Contacts Sidebar is a software extension that presents address books in a sidebar.
The Contacts Sidebar is an extension that allows users to display their address books in a sidebar within Thunderbird's 3-pane-window. This sidebar can be toggled with either the F4 key or a toolbar button. The latest version, 0.6, also replaces the sidebar in the compose window. Additionally, the extension provides the same context menu and sidebar features across both windows.
Users have the ability to customize the Contacts Sidebar to fit their preferences. As with all extensions, the sidebar's options can be found in the "Tools | Extension" list. Users can simply double-click on the Contacts Sidebar entry or select the sidebar entry and choose "Options" in the context menu.
The key features of the Contacts Sidebar include a collapsable address book selection and search field to save space, quick search that allows users to search their contacts with different criteria modes and multiple terms, and the ability to write a message to selected contacts.
Other convenient features include the ability to forward contact information as a vCard attachment, drag and drop files and messages to a contact to easily add attachments to a new message, and the option to automatically populate LDAP address books with a user-defined search query.
Users can toggle the display of the Contacts Sidebar with a toolbar button, the F4 key, or a menu item "View | Layout | Contacts Sidebar". Requirements include Thunderbird 1.4 - 1.5.0.* for all platforms.
Improvements in the latest release include compatibility with Thunderbird 1.5, a default sidebar replacement in the compose window, and an improved quick search that searches all address book fields, allows for multiple term searches, and offers four search modes. The Contacts Sidebar is a useful and customizable extension for Thunderbird users managing multiple contacts.
Users have the ability to customize the Contacts Sidebar to fit their preferences. As with all extensions, the sidebar's options can be found in the "Tools | Extension" list. Users can simply double-click on the Contacts Sidebar entry or select the sidebar entry and choose "Options" in the context menu.
The key features of the Contacts Sidebar include a collapsable address book selection and search field to save space, quick search that allows users to search their contacts with different criteria modes and multiple terms, and the ability to write a message to selected contacts.
Other convenient features include the ability to forward contact information as a vCard attachment, drag and drop files and messages to a contact to easily add attachments to a new message, and the option to automatically populate LDAP address books with a user-defined search query.
Users can toggle the display of the Contacts Sidebar with a toolbar button, the F4 key, or a menu item "View | Layout | Contacts Sidebar". Requirements include Thunderbird 1.4 - 1.5.0.* for all platforms.
Improvements in the latest release include compatibility with Thunderbird 1.5, a default sidebar replacement in the compose window, and an improved quick search that searches all address book fields, allows for multiple term searches, and offers four search modes. The Contacts Sidebar is a useful and customizable extension for Thunderbird users managing multiple contacts.
What's New
Version 0.7.1: N/A