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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

When switching between tabs, returning to a tab brings me back to the top of the page

SanityChallanged
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I use the tab features in both Thunderbird and Firefox. When reading an article in a new tab in Thunderbird, sometimes it's necessary to switch to a different tab, e.g. to check my Inbox. When I return to the tab, I find the article has scrolled back to the top, meaning I have to scroll down to find my place in the article. In Firefox, the page loaded will stay in the same position ( e.g. half-way down the page) and not return to the top of the page. Thunderbird doesn't work the same way. Can Thunderbird be fixed to maintain the position on the page?

I use the tab features in both Thunderbird and Firefox. When reading an article in a new tab in Thunderbird, sometimes it's necessary to switch to a different tab, e.g. to check my Inbox. When I return to the tab, I find the article has scrolled back to the top, meaning I have to scroll down to find my place in the article. In Firefox, the page loaded will stay in the same position ( e.g. half-way down the page) and not return to the top of the page. Thunderbird doesn't work the same way. Can Thunderbird be fixed to maintain the position on the page?

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Matt
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SanityChallanged said

Can Thunderbird be fixed to maintain the position on the page?

Eventually. Unfortunately we do not have the benefit of a group of paid developers, so Thunderbird evolves when volunteers have the time to give.

This is the bug that will be fixed to implement the change. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=487386

SanityChallanged
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After looking at the long, old list of issues, I understand this wasn't as easy a fix as I had hoped. I was hoping it might be a simple matter of reviewing some Firefox code and then applying the pertinent parts to Thunderbird. Ah well. My programming skills are very old and out of date - last coded in Foxbase 3+ over 20 years ago - so I understand the frustrations you face. Good luck and thanks for a fine effort.