Thunderbird- different in XP & Mint????

[dnmint]

I have a dual boot- XP & Mint. I have Thunderbird on both.
I find that in XP it shows Mail, Calender, Tasks in the left pane.
In Mint it shows only Mail , Calender.
Is it OK or I have to do something more ????

[lakehousetech]

You just have to change the layout. There aren't any differences between OS versions.

[dnmint]

How do I do that?
In XP I did nothing.. it came as Mail-Calender- Tasks format.
In Mint as Mail - Calender only.

Thanks

[lakehousetech]

Click 'view' then 'layout'.

[dnmint]

I rerued that.
It shows 3 options Classic - Wide- Vertical.
None of them show the 3rd option of Tasks

Pls advise

[lakehousetech]

Oops. When you click 'view' then 'layout' make sure that 'today pane' is checked. That will show your tasks. Hope this helps!

[dnmint]

Did that - No luck
The version is 2.0.0.14 (20080505 Does it say anything?

[lakehousetech]

That's the same version I use (latest stable available) , and I have no trouble enabling tasks via that menu selection I showed you. Perhaps you need to resize your window? If that doesn't work try to uninstall it via synaptic package manager, then re-install it again. I really don't understand why it wouldn't work for you now.

[dnmint]

Got it Thank you.
Yes, the icon in the left pane is ther in XP but not in Mint. Can there be a way of activating it?

[dnmint]

I downloaded Lightning 0.8 & installed. Presto, the Task icon showed up in the low left corner.

[dnmint]

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