Please allow for "Fixed" locations for delete and other buttons

[jrconlin]

When going through my email, I often encounter individual messages and message threads. These two different message types have different button bars displayed. I often review my mail in a session, and it would be very useful if I could keep my mouse in the same location to quickly delete either.

As it is, I may be deleting a large number of single emails, but then accidentally archive a mail thread I did not intend because the button shifted.

[OlivJD]

Quite simply,
I would like the "delete" button to always be in the same place in the banner ..
It's more practical for deleting large numbers of messages
Good for you
Oliv D

[Jon]

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[MattAuSupport]

The delete key on the keyboard never moves and works well for me.

[TheRupp]

As of today (21st of May 2024) with the current Thunderbird version (115.11.0) a delete button can be added to the top of the screen by rightclicking at the very top of the screen -> "Customise ..." (this also works for other similiar buttons).

I am not quite sure what you mean with "banner".

[Flybeaux]

It is very annoying that the button layout at the top of the message changes between messages. This is causing me to occasionally click the wrong button when processing a lot of email. Please fix the layout so all buttons are present at all times and just gray out those that do not apply, do not remove them. That way the Delete button will be in exactly the same location for every message and eliminate the potential to click the wrong button.

[Jon]

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[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

Of course, this is not the expected answer
However, if you practice, userChrome.css, if you'd like to test https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/edit-the-foreground-background-colours-of-the-interface-buttons...

[Jon]

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[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

Apparently it's a similar subject
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/buttons-in-email-header/idi-p/62951

[jrconlin]

Ah, it is! Thanks. 
I'm fine with closing this idea in favor of that one. 

[ReallyPissedOff]

I have 100 emails to plow through, deleting 99 of them.

So I put the mouse cursor on top of the delete button.   And I start reading and clicking.

The first email is deleted.

The second email is reply

The third email is spam

The forth email is archived.

The fifth email is reply all.

And so on.

And the mouse cursor hasn't moved.

It's 2026, not 2001, we're not still figuring stuff out.

Build out the mouse buttons from the left or the right.  BUT BUILD THEM OUT.  DO NOT RANDO MIX THEM UP.  

So when I put the mouse cursor on top of a button, the button DOESN'T MOVE after the first mouse click, and then keep moving randomly.

Lord almighty.

[wsm]

@ReallyPissedOff,

I'm certain you are seeing a problem but I'm struggling to understand how.

In what part of the screen are the buttons?  Or please post a screen shot.

Does Bug 844475 - When selecting multiple messages, archive and delete buttons should use the same positi... - look like your problem?

[wsm]

Merging this to https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/buttons-in-email-header/idi-p/62951

[wsm]

Actually, the description here in the initial comment is more clear and and complete.  

[wsm]

Merging this to https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/please-allow-for-quot-fixed-quot-locations-for-delete-and-other...