[Discuss] [OT] Really strange Thunderbird behavior

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 02/19/2012 01:13 PM, edwardp at linuxmail.org wrote:
> On 2/19/2012 10:56 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> A few weeks ago my friend was complaining that he could not send email.
>> He has Windows 7. I had him check the SMTP panel. Today he brought his
>> computer with him to breakfast, and the problem is that the Compose
>> windows is missing BOTH the menu bar and the tool bar. So, not only can
>> I get the send button to reappear (right click on menu bar), but I have
>> not yet found a way to bring either of the bars up on the Compose
>> windows. I have not checked to see if he has a backup prefs.js. I was
>> looking through my prefs.js to see if I could easily find the correct
>> setting. While at the Galley I did a search, but ended up taking the
>> laptop home. After a quick search I found a solution. Alt-V (view) will
>> cause the menu bar to come back up, then you can turn on the menu bar
>> and the composition toolbar.
>
> View/Toolbars should take care of this, regardless of OS version.
>
> Also see
> http://support.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts?s=control+keys&as=s
>
>
As I mentioned, the menu bar was missing, so there was no 'View'. The
solution was alt-V (eg view).

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