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Calendar - Event search panel size issue

Mateo — Mon, 19 May 2025 11:46:54 GMT

Every time I start the program, the event search panel shrinks and the calendar area grows.
The program does not remember my settings. Preview in attachment.

How do I make it save the size of the panels?

Re: Calendar - Event search panel size issue

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 19 May 2025 12:11:37 GMT

Hello

Apparently, the information (among other) is in the file, xulstore.json, in the profile folder.

1 - Go to your profil folder https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-thunderbird-stores-user-data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile
2 - Stop Thunderbird
3 - Delete the file xulstore.json (or rename it, for example, to xulstore.jsonOLD)
4 - Start Thunderbird
5 - Perform your test

A new xulstore.json file will be created.
And, check, xulstore.json -> right-click on it and select Properties -> Attributes -> the read-only box uncheck.

Re: Calendar - Event search panel size issue

Mateo — Mon, 19 May 2025 12:41:06 GMT

Thank you for your quick response.

I have done all the steps, the changes are clearly visible. A new file has been created and the interface has been reset. Unfortunately, the panel still shrinks after restarting Thunderbird.

Looking into the new xulstore.json file, I came across this parameter:

"calendar-view-splitter":{"state":""}

Re: Calendar - Event search panel size issue

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:07:14 GMT

I don't know what more i can say, according my multiple tests, the source, that's the file xulstore.json.

And the panel not shrinks after restarting Thunderbird, except if, xulstore.json -> right-click on it and select Properties -> Attributes -> the read-only box checked, in this case, if during a session I change the layout and restart Thunderbird, then Thunderbird does not remember my setting.

Re: Calendar - Event search panel size issue

Mateo — Tue, 20 May 2025 08:44:23 GMT

Dear Agentvirtuel,
The problem has been solved (somewhat by itself).

I confirm, the appearance settings are saved in the xulstore.json file and in my case Thunderbird did it, but incorrectly.
A piece of code I posted in my previous entry can serve as proof. It currently looks different, but I don't want to go into details. If there is such a need, I will try to explain the problem from the programming side.

What happened?

Last night, I received a notification about an update to version 128.10.1esr. After installing it, the problem disappeared. Thunderbird started remembering appearance settings.

I am not sure if the developers fixed it, or if deleting and adding the xulstore.json file worked after some time?
Anyway, IT WORKS!

Thank you once again for your involvement.