[Discuss] [OT] Really strange Thunderbird behavior

[edwardp at linuxmail.org]

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


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