How do I get Thunderbird to show the attachments expanded

The latest update to Thunderbird email client shows the attachments under a separate panel. I'd like the panel to display expanded automatically.

How do I do that? It doesn't seem to be in the help files or the release notes.

Brad Bruce

Posted 2011-07-14T02:14:43.350

Reputation: 153

Answers

As per this writeup on the Attachment Pane Redesign on MozillaZine, you can add the following to userChrome.css to remove the attachment toggles:

#attachmentView > [collapsed="true"] {
  visibility: visible !important;
}

#attachmentToggle {
  display: none !important;
}

Edit: Corrected filename to userChrome.css

Sanjay Sheth

Posted 2011-07-14T02:14:43.350

Reputation: 734

Thanks. I ended up using the "Attachment Options" extension referenced in the article. – Brad Bruce – 2011-07-21T10:59:02.737

Sanjay- nice call, I used the code in your answer however you should note, the file and directory probably need to be created and the file name is not userContent.css (that has a different purpose) it is userChrome.css. – None – 2012-05-02T14:25:12.877

Ahh .. good catch on the filename. I'm updating my answer. – Sanjay Sheth – 2012-05-04T18:11:08.577

Right-click on the attachment pane, and click "Initially Show Attachment Pane."

(The option was added in Thunderbird v24 and up.)

gamingexpert13

Posted 2011-07-14T02:14:43.350

Reputation: 151

And it seems as if it this option was removed again. At least I can't find it in Thunderbird 38.7.0. – Andreas – 2016-04-03T17:42:22.843

It's here in 45.8.0 and saved me when userChrome.css was ignored by TB – patricktokeeffe – 2017-04-05T20:31:29.963

This ability to change this through the UI has been removed in newer versions, but it still exists in about:config (Preferences > Advanced > General > Config Editor...)

Set mailnews.attachments.display.start_expanded to true

aaron-bru

Posted 2011-07-14T02:14:43.350

Reputation: 111

In the version I have, 45.6.0, there is an option under the View tab to Display Attachments Inline that worked for me.

dadto7

Posted 2011-07-14T02:14:43.350

Reputation: 11