Re: [orca-list] Thunderbird Address Book and Exporting

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

No joy here.  When I do a shift-control Tab, I get the exact same 
behavior I get when doing shift tab.  First press focuses the Save 
button; second press focuses the Cancel button; third press focuses the 
Browse directories button.  I'm beginning to wonder if the file types 
option even shows up visually on my export dialog. <sigh>  It's there 
for import.  Yes, I am running 3.1.7 Lanakai of Thunderbird.

On 12/27/2010 06:56 AM, José Vilmar Estácio de Souza wrote:
> Hi all,
> Using thunderbird 3.1.7 I found the file types combo box.
> In the name field Try to press ctrl+shift+tab three times.
> It is before the cancel button.
>
> On 12/27/2010 11:14 AM, Steve Holmes wrote:
> > No, I think the Linux export dialog is broken!!!
> >
> > All documentation on Google searches indicates that one is supposed to
> > be able to choose the file types in the export dialog as well.  But
> > when I use flat review, I see nothing and I can't tab to anything.
> > It's almost like there is no option there at all but everybody claims
> > there is a way.  I began to question my local setup, though I can't
> > see why that would be the case.  If that were to be  a hard defalt of
> > ldif format and nothing else, I would find that to be most
> > unacceptable.  This ldif format is the last thing I would want.  It's
> > a lot easier to parse a comma or tab delimitted file.  I don't know
> > squat about LDAP or it's sub set, LDIF.
> >
> > That's why I opened the bug but with them going off on beta4 or
> > whatever it is, they will probably abbandon any further changes to the
> > current production version even though I think this a serious bug!
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 09:12:21AM -0500, Peter Tesar wrote:
> > > Hello Steve,
> > >
> > > There are some discrepancies between the Windows and Linux versions
> > > of Thunderbird and also between the Linux Thunderbird's Import and
> > > Export features.
> > >
> > > When I was creating the Vinux Wiki page:
> > > http://wiki.vinuxvirtual.org.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page
> > >
> > >    How to Import and Export in Firefox and Thunderbird
> > >
> > > I noticed some differences.
> > >
> > > In the Linux Import of the Address Book there is a list of the three
> > > file types:
> > >    ldif, comma separated and tab delimited.
> > >
> > > But In the Linux Export of the Address Book there is no list and
> > > ldif seems to be the default.
> > >
> > > In the Windows Thunderbird both the Import and Export of the Address
> > > Book allows for selecting these three file types.
> > >
> > > I assume that the Linux version is secondary to the Windows version 
> > > so some
> > > features will lag behind in the Linux version.
> > >
> > > If you find out how to do it, let me know so that I can update the 
> > > Vinux
> > > Wiki page.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes"
> > > <steve holmes88 gmail com>
> > > To: "Orca E-mail List"<orca-list gnome org>
> > > Sent: 24 December, 2010 3:58 AM
> > > Subject: [orca-list] Thunderbird Address Book and Exporting
> > >
> > >
> > > > I'm trying to export my thunderbird address book into a .CSV file 
> > > > but I
> > > > cannot find the file type choices in the export dialog.  Can anyone 
> > > > else
> > > > verify this being a problem?
> > > >
> > > > The steps to follow are like this:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Get into thunderbird and choose address book from the tools menu.
> > > > Shift-Ctrl+b ot to do it easily enough.
> > > >
> > > > 2. Navigate to an address book with some entries in it.  The one 
> > > > created
> > > > by all your sent e-mails should have some entries in it.
> > > >
> > > > 3. Go to the Export dialog by choosing Tools / Export from the menus.
> > > >
> > > > At this point, you should be in a dialog for saving files and the 
> > > > current
> > > > focus will be in the file name text box which accepts auto completion.
> > > > Pressing Ctrl+Tab should move you out of that control.  Keep tabbing
> > > > around and listen for anything to do with file types.  In my case, 
> > > > I can't
> > > > find any.  Can any of you find anything?
> > > >
> > > > When I am in the Windows version of Thunderbird, I do find a file 
> > > > types
> > > > combo showing 3 types of output.  The current default is ldiff and 
> > > > I don't
> > > > wanna use that format.
> > > >
> > > > In the meantime, I have filed a bug in the Mozilla site
> > > > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=621191
> > > > explaining that I cannot find the file types option anywhere on this
> > > > dialog.  I am using Thunderbird 3.1.7 on both Linux and Windows.
> > > >
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