thunderbird starts up with a too small window #39

toralf · 2012-05-26T09:30:46Z

since version 0.4.2 it is only about 200x200 dots in its site. Previously it started with something like 800x600 at an almost stable Gentoo Linux.

lgbaldoni · 2012-05-27T09:36:22Z

Same here on Ubuntu.

Coeur-Noir · 2012-06-26T21:28:26Z

Same here in K-Ubuntu (KDE) but it's ok with Ubuntu (Unity 3D)

asterix5 · 2012-06-28T19:03:40Z

I have had the same issue with linux mint 13, it is only true when the window was not completely maxamised before closing and it is always a similar size and place. It is not that it has been scaled down (zoomed out), it is just that the size has been wrongly adjusted, in such a way that you could do normally by dragging the corner of the window, and so this bug can be worked around, although is still annoying.

I include information about my thunderbird (I can also send screenshots if you want):

Application Basics

Name: Thunderbird
Version: 13.0.1
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:13.0) Gecko/20120615 Thunderbird/13.0.1
Profile Directory: Open Directory

          (Unknown location)
Application Build ID: 20120615181619
Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
Crash Reports: about:crashes
Memory Use: about:memory

Mail and News Accounts
account1:
INCOMING: account1, , (imap) imap.googlemail.com:993, SSL, passwordCleartext
OUTGOING: smtp.googlemail.com:465, SSL, passwordCleartext, true

account2:
  INCOMING: account2, , (none) Local Folders, plain, passwordCleartext

Extensions
British English Dictionary, 1.19.1, true, en-GB@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org
CompactHeader, 2.0.5, true, {58D4392A-842E-11DE-B51A-C7B855D89593}
Enigmail, 1.4.2, true, {847b3a00-7ab1-11d4-8f02-006008948af5}
FireTray, 0.4.2, true, {9533f794-00b4-4354-aa15-c2bbda6989f8}
Lightning, 1.5.1, true, {e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}
Maximize Message Pane, 1.1.16, true, {CC1FC7EB-79F7-4A28-B12C-731304F16E53}
Quicktext, 0.9.11.1, true, {8845E3B3-E8FB-40E2-95E9-EC40294818C4}
ThunderBridge, 4.02, true, mgts1@UniqueID.txt
Adblock Plus, 2.0.3, false, {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
EDS Contact Integration, 0.3.9, false, edsintegration@mozilla.com
Global Menu Bar integration, 3.2.3, false, globalmenu@ubuntu.com
Google Contacts, 0.6.40, false, {BDD92442-0534-4D6F-A966-BAB7D561D781}
Messaging Menu and Unity Launcher integration, 0.9.3, false, messagingmenu@mozilla.com
ThunderBrowse, 3.8, false, ThunderBrowse@thunderbrowse.com

Important Modified Preferences

Name: Value

  browser.cache.disk.capacity: 1048576
  browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 1048576
  browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
  browser.display.background_color: #FFFF99
  extensions.lastAppVersion: 13.0.1
  font.name.monospace.x-western: Liberation Sans
  font.name.serif.x-western: Liberation Serif
  mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
  network.cookie.cookieBehavior: 2
  network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
  places.database.lastMaintenance: 1340628681
  places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 101405

Graphics

Adapter Description: Tungsten Graphics, Inc -- Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile
Vendor ID: Inc
Device ID: ile
Driver Version: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2
WebGL Renderer: Tungsten Graphics, Inc -- Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile  -- 3.0 Mesa 8.0.2
GPU Accelerated Windows: 0/1

foudfou · 2012-07-09T19:33:15Z

Hi, could anyone provide a VirtualBox VM illustrating the bug ?

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-09T19:39:40Z

Wouldn't a screenshot do?

asterix5 · 2012-07-09T19:49:34Z

here are two screen shots, i will try and send a virtualbox but how can
i send it because it will be a very large file...

On 09/07/12 20:33, foudfou wrote:

Hi, could anyone provide a VirtualBox VM illustrating the bug ?

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asterix5 · 2012-07-09T19:51:18Z

attached. these is the size before i restart thunderbird then after.

On 09/07/12 20:49, Zack wrote:

here are two screen shots, i will try and send a virtualbox but how can
i send it because it will be a very large file...

On 09/07/12 20:33, foudfou wrote:

Hi, could anyone provide a VirtualBox VM illustrating the bug ?

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foudfou · 2012-07-09T20:13:40Z

@luigino: a VM illustrates the bug by providing an environment to reproduce the bug, and thus helps me debugging. It also saves me a lot of time setting up a new environment.

@asterix5: I guess RapidShare or Dropbox should be sufficient.

asterix5 · 2012-07-10T09:17:13Z

Sorry i have tried but virtualbox isnt running properly for me so i
can't transfer the firetray files to install them as the internet,
shared folders and usb connections are just not working.

On 09/07/12 21:13, foudfou wrote:

@luigino: a VM illustrates the bug by providing an environment to reproduce the bug, and thus helps me debugging. It also saves me a lot of time setting up a new environment.

@asterix5: I guess RapidShare or Dropbox should be sufficient.

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foudfou · 2012-07-10T09:29:15Z

@asterix5 you could try to install FireTray from the internet (from addon.mozilla.org), or you could try to ssh from/to your VM.

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-10T10:36:13Z

I created a VM but couldn't reproduce the bug.
Could this be related to a stale firetray/gtk+/thunderbird setting?

lapoigne · 2012-07-17T21:35:17Z

After a test with a new profile, the bug come with the install of lightning add-on.

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-17T21:41:52Z

Problem apparently disappeared on Ubuntu since updating to TB 14.

asterix5 · 2012-07-17T22:52:11Z

I have upgraded to tb 14 on linux mint 13, and the problem is still there, although when i disable lightening it does not happen.

lapoigne · 2012-07-18T05:25:52Z

Just upgraded to thunderbird 14 and lightning 1.6 on archlinux, and the problem is still there
Edit:
A little Virtualbox image for reproducing bug (275Mo):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/79624848/firetray.ova

foudfou · 2012-07-19T09:44:06Z

thank you @lapoigne ! This is indeed related to start_hidden and Lightning. I'll be digging...

simonbcn · 2012-07-19T09:53:25Z

Same problem.
Thunderbird 14
FireTray git version (compiled yesterday)
Gnome-shell 3.4.1
Ubuntu 12.04 64 bits

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-20T06:14:35Z

I stand corrected: the problem is still there on linuxmint 13 and thunderbird 14, but apparently only on the first launch.
If I close and restart it, the window size is normal.

asterix5 · 2012-07-20T09:05:56Z

I am using linux mint 13 and thunderbird, and the problem is still there when i restart it. the way to reproduce it is that you need lightening installed, and you need to have "start minimised to system tray" as an option, then make the window unmaximised (so less than the full screen, but more than the tiny window that gets created). Then you quit thunderbird (not minimise to tray) and restart it, and it will have changed to the tiny window. Equally, if you have the window maximised before restart, then it will restart maximised, but when you unmaximise it it will be a tiny window rather than a normal sized unmaximised window.

foudfou · 2012-07-24T10:21:40Z

Hi all, could you build and test the start-hidden branch ? I think I overcame the issue.

lapoigne · 2012-07-24T10:45:18Z

This build work fine for me.

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-24T10:45:45Z

Looks like we're in business.

simonbcn · 2012-07-25T08:59:55Z

How can I download that branch?

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-25T09:03:54Z

git clone https://github.com/foudfou/FireTray.git -b start-hidden

asterix5 · 2012-07-25T09:27:09Z

How do i add that to firetray?

On 25/07/12 10:03, luigino wrote:

git clone https://github.com/foudfou/FireTray.git -b start-hidden

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foudfou · 2012-07-25T09:32:51Z

building instructions may be of some help

simonbcn · 2012-07-25T10:05:39Z

It works well for me too. Thanks.

asterix5 · 2012-07-25T10:13:18Z

I followed the build instructions, then installed firetray-0.4.2.xpi from the folder ../Firetray/build/ that had appeared in my home folder, and the problem is still there :( lm13, tb14.0, lightening 1.6.

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-25T10:17:59Z

@asterix5
Did you download the correct branch?

asterix5 · 2012-07-25T10:39:39Z

Um I'm not sure, is git://github.com/foudfou/FireTray.git the right one?

lgbaldoni · 2012-07-25T10:50:34Z

git will default to the master branch if not otherwise specified.
See above.

pierricpao · 2012-07-26T07:53:30Z

Bug resolved with the " git clone https://github.com/foudfou/FireTray.git -b start-hidden " sources (Asterix5 ;) )

thanks a lot.

foudfou · 2012-07-28T13:11:29Z

resolved: 4fb215c. Will be included in the next official release v0.4.3

foudfou mentioned this issue Jul 19, 2012

Start minimized doesn't work in Gnome-shell 3.4.1 #43

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