Thunderbird - Trash/delete button beside star in cards view

[SkorBlizzard]

It would provide an easy one click option to delete an email without clicking the email itself and opening it.  Adding a trash button next to the star button in card view would be helpful without actually opening up the email much like how it is in Outlook would be very helpful.

[sim32101]

I've coded this add-on with the help of AI. It works quite well for me, though it is a workaround and might not be a perfect solution yet. I’m not sure if I'll have the time to maintain it long-term, so perhaps someone else would like to take over or contribute:

https://services.addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/quick-card-delete-button/ (also available on GitHub).

I also came across another possible solution online: an add-on that mimics Gmail’s conversation view. I have not tested it myself. https://services.addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/gmail-conversation-view/ 

[seeley]

sim32101,

This works great. I couldn't find it and install it directly from the TB addons page, but I downloaded it in my browser and manually added the .xpi. I like it! Thanks so much.

[Reixiew]

@sim32101 

You are a KING!

Thank you so much!

[bbawt]

Thanks @sim32101  - works great.  I had posted the same request here and on reddit.  Thunderbird team replied it was not likely going to happen so having a good working add-on is much appreciated.

[Supernano]

Adding on to this idea, it would be great to have a range of options for buttons that appear on cards and have a setting to customise which ones appear, e.g., user can choose their 3 most used for quick actions

[wsm]

> Adding on to this idea

Please create a new, separate idea if one does not already exist. Thanks

[wsm]

> I've coded this add-on with the help of AI. It works quite well for me

Works well here also.

Visit https://github.com/sim32101/Delete-Button-for-Thunderbird/blob/main/delete-button-addon.xpi in browser, click "..." button, then pick download. 

[wsm]

Development has indicated they are not adding more (action) items inside the cards view. 

But "We're also adding a mouse accessible context menu with quick actions later on"

[KarolTheGuy]

Unfortunately this is really not the same. 

I think that if you want to compete against the only one big email reader on PC, you need to add some of the same features, otherwise many people don't want to move over because "changes".

I presume that you had to add the cards at some point because Outlook had done so, and that your old ways of doing it was not attractive to new comers anymore.

At least for now, the add-on I built for myself to have some must have features is still possible, although apparently you will be removing that kind of API...

[wsm]

@KarolTheGuy I agree, such a solution would not be the same as requested.  Another possibility, which I like in gmail's web interface, is actions which appear on hover such as the screen shot below. In fact I'd prefer that to a traditional context menu solution.

[KarolTheGuy]

@sim32101 FYI I've forked your project and added the outlook unread indicator and possibility to do ctrl-z to bring back the deleted mail.

I didn't do a PR since it's quite different but just letting you know since you said you may not be able maintain yours.

https://github.com/karoltheguy/Thunderbird-Cardview-QOL

[KarolTheGuy]

@sim32101 FYI I have forked your project and added quality of life features. Just letting you since you mention you may not want to maintain yours. 

Can do ctrl-z to bring the deleted mail back, it has the outlook unread indicator and a settings page to only enable some of those and he bin disappears when not hovering the mail card.

https://github.com/karoltheguy/Thunderbird-Cardview-QOL