I've the same bug the mail isn't shown or visible in inbox when they're a new mail. Perhaps because the mail is threaded and the first message is read.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to thunderbird in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884288 Title: Message menu doesn't refresh new mail state for Thunderbird Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If I open messages without clicking on the new mail icon in the panel, the icon stays blue, indicating that there's still new messages. The program should somehow check whether there's still unopened messages in the inbox. Ubuntu 11.10 Thunderbird 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 notify-osd 0.9.32-0ubuntu3 0 Bug summary: Notification menu should refresh when mail is opened without clicking on the message menu first. This doesn't happen. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: thunderbird 7.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: david 5675 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: david 5675 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20110929183320 CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC889A' Components : 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101' Controls : 39 Simple ctrls : 22 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfcffc000 irq 19' Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 14 HDMI/DP' Components : 'HDA:10de0014,10de0101,00100100' Controls : 16 Simple ctrls : 4 Channel: release Date: Mon Oct 31 09:42:23 2011 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/thunderbird-7.0.1/thunderbird-bin ForcedLayersAccel: False InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011) IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.5 metric 1 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. LocalLibraries: /home/david/.thunderbird/6l6usuoc.default/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/components/Linux_x86_64-gcc3/libcalbasecomps.so Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=7.0.1/20110929183320 (Running) RfKill: RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: thunderbird UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/30/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F4 dmi.board.name: RS780-SB700 dmi.board.version: Unknox dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Unknow dmi.chassis.version: Unknow dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF4:bd04/30/2008:svnUnknow:pnUnknow:pvrUnknow:rvn:rnRS780-SB700:rvrUnknox:cvnUnknow:ct3:cvrUnknow: dmi.product.name: Unknow dmi.product.version: Unknow dmi.sys.vendor: Unknow To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/884288/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp