[v3.4.2 TB102] Can't move ES tools to different toolbar

[bvandergiessen]

The location of the Expression Search tools is fixed in the Quick Search toolbar. The setting for its location has no effect: the tools don't move to the Mail toolbar, the Menu bar or the Tab bar.

EDIT: it seems the extension is also not doing anything. When I type search terms, no filter is applied to the displayed mails. (Further edit: it does activate Global search if you hit Shift+Enter after typing the search terms. But it doesn't filter at all.)

This is v3.4.2 in Thunderbird v102.2.0 on macOS 12.5.1.

My settings:

[bvandergiessen]

If it could be useful to run the debugger for further diagnosis, I could give it a try – please give some instructions for where to look and what to look for.

[opto]

as for so many bug I receive for multipleaddons on MacOS, this is workiing in Win. Unfortunately, I do not have a Mac for testing.

You could opnen console (ctrl shift J), clear everything with the trash icon, do your action and see/copy here what comes up

[bvandergiessen]

In the Error console, this is what comes up:

• When typing a filter term in ES (which fails to do any filtering): no message
• When typing Shift+Enter in ES so it opens a global search: no message
• When changing the settings to move the ES tools to the Menu bar: no message

Should there be console messages when I do these things?

Anyway, I thought the Extension debugger might be a useful place to look, particularly when I know where to put some breakpoints and what to look for. Where would you look first?

[otinkyad]

I have the exact same issues as OP:

-- This is v3.4.2 and 3.4.3, on Thunderbird 102.2.0, 102.2.1, and 102.2.2, on MacOS 12.4. Multiple M1 Macs -- I have the exact same settings as the OP

The exact same issues I have are:

1. The extension is not doing anything. When I type search terms, no filter is applied to the displayed mails.
2. It does activate Global search if you hit Shift+Enter after typing the search terms. But it doesn't filter at all.
3. In the Error console, I get no messages, exactly like OP.

Does seem to be a Mac thing, Any fixes? I was so excited and thankful to dev when the Expression Search got updated for TB 102 that I donated right way. And then discovered that it doesn't work at all for me :-(

[cuh7b5]

I had the same issue on Linux. Starting TB in safe mode and resetting toolbars and controls solved the problem for me. Probably this could help on MacOS as well.

[bvandergiessen]

Amazingly, this did help. The steps:

1. Make a screenshot or some other record of how Thunderbird looks (assuming you'll want to recreate that configuration)
2. In the menu, choose Help... Troubleshoot Mode... en choose Restart
3. In the popup, check Reset toolbars and controls and click Make Changes and Restart
4. Thunderbird now restarts without any of your customizations - including userChrome.css, if you have that, so it may look very wrong.
5. Close and restart Thunderbird again so it starts in the normal, standard way
6. Redo your customizations (choice of toolbars, icons on toobars etc.).

Indeed, Expression Search works again, and its settings make a difference: I was able to move it to the toolbar where I want it.