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Adding/modifying recipients when selecting "Edit as New Message" in Thunderbird 78.4

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As written in the subject, in the 78.4 version when selecting "Edit as New Message" the "To" field is not accessible. Is this a bug or a feature? In the latter case I would say it is less than ideal as at times it might be useful to modify the list of recipients. Thanks in advance for any help/clarification.

As written in the subject, in the 78.4 version when selecting "Edit as New Message" the "To" field is not accessible. Is this a bug or a feature? In the latter case I would say it is less than ideal as at times it might be useful to modify the list of recipients. Thanks in advance for any help/clarification.

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marcocecconello said

It was in a local folder. I suspect a bug (see previous post).

Tried it in a local folder copy and the Write/compose window that opens behaves normally on my end. Could be graphics glitches with your hardware. Disable hardware acceleration in Thunderbird's Options and restart Tbird.

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It's not a feature and definitely not standard behaviour. When I do it, the To field is there and fully accessible. I just dragged a second address to it from an address book then deleted it. Are you saying the To field is visible, but inactive and its contents unchangeable?

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Hi Stan thanks for the reply. The "To" field is visible. However, I tried to "edit as new message" a few different emails after your reply and in this case the "To" field is fully accessible and editable. Something wrong with that specific first mail?

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Even more strange.... when moving a recipient from the "To" list (drag & drop) into the "CC" list both the "To" and "CC" list disappear...

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Hard to tell why that specific message. Try copying it to a local or drafts folder, the attempt this on the copy.

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It was in a local folder. I suspect a bug (see previous post).

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Gekose oplossing

marcocecconello said

It was in a local folder. I suspect a bug (see previous post).

Tried it in a local folder copy and the Write/compose window that opens behaves normally on my end. Could be graphics glitches with your hardware. Disable hardware acceleration in Thunderbird's Options and restart Tbird.

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Yes, that was the issue. Additional info for others that might experience the same issue: installation on Linux 5.9.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.9.1-1 (2020-10-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux with KDE Plasma 5.17.5, QT version 5.14.2.