clicking on thunderbird new mail notification does not bring thunderbird window to the top

[Kayvee]

Binary package hint: thunderbird

I guess the title says it all. I get new mail notifications in thunderbird appear as a rectangular box at the bottom right corner of my desktop. When I click on one of those notifications,
Expected behavior (correct me if I am wrong here): Thunderbird window (if minimized) should be restored and that particular mail should be highlighted and open for me to read. The mail should then be marked 'Read'.
Current behavior: Email is marked 'Read'. If thunderbird is minimized, it gets restored but the window itself is buried under several other windows that may be open. If thunderbird is not minimized, then nothing really happens other than the email getting marked 'Read'.

Ubuntu Intrepid
Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (20081125)

[Timo Reimann (timo.reimann)]

I can confirm this kind of buggy behavior for Ubuntu Jauntry and Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 as well.

To verify this issue is not related to extensions, I disabled all I had (only two: German language pack and Lightning) and restarted Thunderbird. However, the problem persisted.

What's strange is that while my machine at work suffers from this bug, my laptop installation at home does not although both run Jaunty.

Let me know if I can be of any help to fix the problem by means of providing further details, debug output, or similar.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Kayvee.
Thanks for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with Thunderbird.

You made this bug report in 2008 regarding Thunderbird and there have been several versions of Thunderbird since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket? Or, if it is still a problem, could you come to Launchpad and make a comment to that effect?

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and Thunderbird better.

G

[Kayvee (vkkodali)]

I stopped using Thunderbird a few years ago. I cannot confirm whether this is still an issue. This bug report should just be closed now.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Thanks for your email, Kayvee. Have a great day.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Closing per reporter’s request; not a bug.