I just downloaded the new version of ubuntu. (BTW, i have loads of spare memory and disk space). I started Thunderbird in a terminal. Here's what shows in the terminal when I double click on an item; and then I double clicked on another item:
saul@NullA:~$ thunderbird (thunderbird:3175): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.32.3/./gobject/gsignal.c:3393: signal name `selection_changed' is invalid for instance `0x958b87c0' (thunderbird:3175): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.32.3/./gobject/gsignal.c:3393: signal name `selection_changed' is invalid for instance `0x88d090a0' According to Nikki (and it seems very believable to me), this is the source of the bug in Thunderbird -- actually a bug in Glib. (I was hoping it would be fixed in the new version of Ubuntu -- but, no change). Balsa mail works perfectly. (Also, I should note: Thunderbird has no trouble with my gmail account. The problems occur with my zimbra mail account (my business email: z.rochester.edu)) Hope that you can hep, -- Saul On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Phillip Susi <ps...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > I am unable to reproduce this on 12.10. Do you have any basis for your > statement that this is a Glib bug? How much free memory do you have? > > > ** Changed in: thunderbird (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1082728 > > Title: > The Glib library has bugs that affect Thunderbird > > Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > When I double click on an email in Thunderbird, Thunderbird > (correctly) puts a copy of that email in a new tab. > > But when I delete the new tab, Thunderbird greys; it makes extensive > use of the hard disk, causing a large whirling sound, for two or three > minutes, before Thunderbird returns to normal (not greyed out). > > As a result, my Thunderbird is very difficult to use, and is putting > far too much demand on the computer. > > In fact, just single clicking on an email (to read it) often causes > Thunderbird to grey, and to whirl the hard disk, for > a minute. > > Something must be wrong with my Thunderbird. > > I've tried; > > sudo apt-get install --reinstall Thunderbird -- this did not help. > > Help much appreciated. > > -- Saul > > The Ubuntu/Thunderbird problem described above is caused by a bug in > Ubuntu Glib. > > -- Saul > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1082728/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1082728 Title: The Glib library has bugs that affect Thunderbird To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/+bug/1082728/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
