Gordon wrote:
> Is there a setting in about:config to force threads to show collapsed as
> default? I couldn't find one....

Set value of these preference to false

mailnews.scroll_to_new_message
mailnews.remember_selected_message

Restart Thunderbird .

Nir wrote:
> Gordon wrote:
>> Is there a setting in about:config to force threads to show collapsed
>> as default? I couldn't find one....
>
> Set value of these preference to false
>
> mailnews.scroll_to_new_message
> mailnews.remember_selected_message
>
> Restart Thunderbird .
>

Thanks for that - doesn't work......

Gordon wrote:
> Nir wrote:
>> Gordon wrote:
>>> Is there a setting in about:config to force threads to show collapsed
>>> as default? I couldn't find one....
>>
>> Set value of these preference to false
>>
>> mailnews.scroll_to_new_message
>> mailnews.remember_selected_message
>>
>> Restart Thunderbird .
>>
>
> Thanks for that - doesn't work......

It's a View thing - if I set the View to threads-all, then the threads
are collapsed. if I use threads-unread then the threads are expanded.
Odd.

Any developer like to comment on that?

Gordon wrote:
> Gordon wrote:
>> Nir wrote:
>>> Gordon wrote:
>>>> Is there a setting in about:config to force threads to show
>>>> collapsed as default? I couldn't find one....
>>>
>>> Set value of these preference to false
>>>
>>> mailnews.scroll_to_new_message
>>> mailnews.remember_selected_message
>>>
>>> Restart Thunderbird .
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for that - doesn't work......
>
> It's a View thing - if I set the View to threads-all, then the threads
> are collapsed. if I use threads-unread then the threads are expanded.
> Odd.
>
> Any developer like to comment on that?

I'm just starting with TB and had the same question. I want to see
unread threads only, but initially collapsed (like Outlook Express). No
way to do that?