Feature Request: When Betterbird launches, show the latest message

[ReyVGM]

Hello Betterbird!

Right now, when Betterbird launches, the message panel shows either the "Start Page" or a blank space. Is there any chance you could implement an option for BB to always start already showing whichever is the latest message in the last folder you used?

I'm coming from Windows Live Mail, which I have been using since the Windows XP days, and so far, Betterbird looks and behaves pretty much like it, except on this issue I'm requesting.

Or maybe this is something one could already do through an option or extension? Please let me know because I couldn't fine one.

Thanks!

[Betterbird]

We'll take a look.

[ReyVGM]

We'll take a look.

Excellent, thanks!

I'm using 115.17.0-bb35, because I see that there's another version called "128".

[Betterbird]

Is there any chance you could implement an option for BB to always start already showing whichever is the latest message in the last folder you used?

You want to return to the folder that was selected before you closed the application, and in that folder, return to the last selected message? Is that really relevant? Usually people read/process their e-mail and they don't care where they left off when the start again since they are done with that particular message.

There may be a point of selecting the first new message in a folder at startup, which can currently be done by pressing N.

[ReyVGM]

Is there any chance you could implement an option for BB to always start already showing whichever is the latest message in the last folder you used?

You want to return to the folder that was selected before you closed the application, and in that folder, return to the last selected message? Is that really relevant? Usually people read/process their e-mail and they don't care where they left off when the start again since they are done with that particular message.

There may be a point of selecting the first new message in a folder at startup, which can currently be done by pressing N.

It's basically like it worked on Windows Live Mail (and I suppose Outlook). When you open the program, you start on the last folder you were using and it would auto show whatever is the last dated message there (using panel views, of course). In the case of the inbox, if there are new messages, it would still show the last dated unread message.

There's actually a Thunderbird extension that does this (called "Start with Inbox"), but it's a little bit glitchy.

I also notice that on Betterbird's release notes there's already code to start the program in specific spots:
"NEW - New preference mail.startup.focus to set focus after startup: 0: no focus, 1: focus spaces toolbar, 2: focus folder pane, 3: focus message list"

I suppose another entry could be added to, let's say, "4: focus on last dated message" or something along those lines.

[Betterbird]

This has come up here again:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Betterbird/comments/1mkd4n2/select_latest_message/

The add-on discussed there was https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/auto-select-latest-message/. What's the deal with: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/start-with-inbox/? Apparently working up to 142.