Description of problem: this problem relates to the redhat launch script of thunderbird: /usr/bin/thunderbird when issuing the command </usr/bin/thunderbird -compose "to=mail,subject=test&bcc=,body=test,attachment='bla1,bla2'"> everything works as expected if thunderbird is not already running. However, when thunderbird is already running, the compose window will be incorrectly filled out. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): thunderbird-2.0.0.9 How reproducible: always Additional info: the following patch will fix this: -------------- --- /usr/bin/thunderbird.org 2007-12-19 21:08:42.000000000 -0800 +++ /usr/bin/thunderbird 2007-12-19 21:17:11.000000000 -0800 @@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ -compose) shift - if [ "${ALREADY_RUNNING}" -eq "1" ]; then - # remove 'mailto:' prefix - ARGS="`echo $@ | sed 's/^mailto://'`" - exec $MOZ_CLIENT_PROGRAM "mailto($ARGS)" - else - rm_shit - exec $MOZ_PROGRAM $MOZARGS -compose "$@" - fi + rm_shit + exec $MOZ_PROGRAM $MOZARGS -compose "$@" ;; ------------------ I have tested this patch with picasa and nautilus and it fixed my problems. The patch should work universally because there is no need to prevent the creation of a new window when the compose window is a new window in any case. I haven't dug in deep, but I suspect that the /usr/bin/thunderbird script contains a few legacy things. I wonder if a simple link to /usr/lib(64)/thunderbird/thunderbird wouldn't do the job just fine without the /usr/bin/thunderbird script?
I've ran into the same issue, when I tried to solve nautilus-sendto thunderbird plugin bug, which was never adding attachments and/or recipients properly. Fortunately solution given by Jost worked for me, however it needs fixing in next thunderbird release for Fedora. Btw, that problem does not seem to occur in Ubuntu - I've checked with my workmate, an Ubuntu user.
Taking the bug.
Fixed in thunderbird-2.0.0.12-2.fc9.