Re: [orca-list] Search mail in thunderbird

[Rastislav Kish <rastislav kish protonmail com>]

Hi,

as for standard Thunderbird search...


Go to menu View, Tool panels and make sure the item Quick filter is checked.

Note that the captions of the menu items may be different, I'm
translating them from my native language.


Then, the filter field you want to use is between the folder tree and
message list.

You can type your search phrase there and the message list will get
filtered in real time.

When you clear the field, everything will be back to normal.


For searches of multiple folders or more complex searches, use
Ctrl+Shift+F. Note that this is a standalone dialog, where you need to
set up the search parameters and the results will get displayed in the
same window.


Now, what I actually use.

Thunderbird has a fantastic addon called Expression search NG:

https://github.com/opto/Expression-Search-NG


It's the most powerful mail search tool I've ever seen. In a search bar
as simple as the one of the quick filter, you can do searches even more
powerful than the search window offers.

For example, say you want to filter out all messages from John. All you
need to do here is to write:

f:John


And you have the results (f stands for "from").

or say you want to filter out all factures from a food delivery service
for a particular food in a specified month. You can write:

f:service b:food d:2022/01 a:yes


(f stands for from, b body, d date and a attachment, this specific
example searches for all mails from service containing keyword food,
having an attachment and being send on January 2022).


For more information see the repository readme, much more is possible
with this awesome addon.


Best regards


Rastislav


Dňa 5. 2. 2022 o 9:22 Edhoari Setiyoso via orca-list napísal(a):
> Hi list,
>
>
> How do we search email in thunderbird? I tried Ctrl+K and found the link
> for the email I'm looking for but when I clik or press enter on it it
> seems nothing happened.
>
> Also tried Ctrl+shift +F but find no edit field to search for.
>
>
> Please advice.
>
>
> Regards.
>
> --
> Edhoari Setiyoso
>
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