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"Save all" "Detach all" and "Delete all" always appear greyed out

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Rahul

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Feb 6, 2009, 4:27:48 PM2/6/09
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Something went wrong with my TB and suddenly a couple of attachment-related
options always appear greyed out when I read an email with an attachment!

"Save all" "Detach all" and "Delete all"

I am sure I have used these in the past. Either an update or an addon must
have screwed things up.

Any sugesstions?

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Rahul

Nir

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Feb 6, 2009, 4:42:31 PM2/6/09
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You can do either of two :

Keeping message selected in message list pane, goto File > Attachment

or

Right click on the blank space next to the attachments.


"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466060#c0"
"http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.support.thunderbird/msg/74965319622bb2f3"

Rahul

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Feb 6, 2009, 5:21:58 PM2/6/09
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Nir <nir...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1-Sdne_Fe_VVMxHU...@mozilla.org:

> You can do either of two :
>
> Keeping message selected in message list pane, goto File > Attachment

Thanks Nir! That does work.

> or
>
> Right click on the blank space next to the attachments.

Now this is funny. The blank space click works for me *only* if I double
click on the message to "open" it maximised.

If I blank-space-click next to the attachments while the message is in the
preview panel underneath the messages-list; then those options still remain
greyed out. Don't know if I make myself clear! Did I find a new bug that I
ought to report?

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Rahul

Al Bert

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Feb 6, 2009, 11:44:20 PM2/6/09
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It appears that the context menu changes focus when you initially delete
a single image (either in a previous or in the current message)
resulting in the "Save all..", Detach All.." and Delete All.."
functions being greyed out. Try double-clicking anywhere in the blank
space near the attachments, This should restore the focus and bring back
the "...all.." functions.

Al

Rahul

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Feb 9, 2009, 3:02:34 PM2/9/09
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Al Bert <al0...@hotmail.com> wrote in news:Iu-
dnXmHqcs7jBDUn...@mozilla.org:

> It appears that the context menu changes focus when you initially delete
> a single image (either in a previous or in the current message)
> resulting in the "Save all..", Detach All.." and Delete All.."
> functions being greyed out. Try double-clicking anywhere in the blank
> space near the attachments, This should restore the focus and bring back
> the "...all.." functions.
>

Thanks Al. That worked. I was totally astonished. That's one of the
stranger GUI quirks I have seen in a while now!

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Rahul

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