LiquidBird version
0.1.0
Thunderbird version and build
Thunderbird 154.0 (Release channel, aarch64)
Operating system and version
macOS 27
Appearance
Light
Thunderbird density
Compact
Message-list view
Card view
Pane layout
Vertical view
What happened?
Two separate spacing gaps, both on the light theme on macOS.
1. Compose window: Send toolbar has no top padding, collides with the title bar
In liquidbird.css:
#composeToolbar2 {
min-block-size: 36px !important;
padding-inline: 8px !important;
padding-block-end: 5px !important; /* bottom only, no top */
gap: 2px !important;
}
#composeToolbar2 gets padding-block-end but no padding-block-start, so on macOS the Send / Encrypt / Spelling / Save / Contacts row sits hard against the native window title bar, roughly 2px of gap. Every other row in the compose header (From, To, Subject) has comfortable spacing; only the toolbar is cramped.
Note: naively adding padding-block-start to #composeToolbar2 makes it worse. The toolbar shifts upward and overlaps the title text. The fix looks like it belongs on #compose-toolbox or a titlebar spacer, not on #composeToolbar2 itself.
Expected: the toolbar gets the same vertical breathing room the rest of the compose header has, clearly separated from the title bar.
2. Task list: rows have border-radius but the tree has no inset
In liquidbird.css, around line 1428:
#cards tr,
#task-tree tr,
.calendar-event-box-container,
.conversation-list-item {
border-radius: var(--lb-radius-small) !important;
}
#task-tree tr gets a border-radius, but #task-tree has no padding and the rows have no margin, so the rounded rows butt against the pane edges with no gap and the rounding is effectively invisible. Compare #folderTree, which has padding: 3px 7px 12px so its rounded rows sit inside with room.
Expected: a small inset on #task-tree (and probably #cards for the address book, which shares the rule), matching the folder tree.
Reproduction steps
Compose toolbar:
- Enable LiquidBird on macOS, light appearance.
- Open a new compose window.
- The Send / Spelling / Save toolbar row sits flush against the window title bar.
Task list:
- Open the Tasks space (or the Tasks panel in the mail window).
- The task rows run edge to edge with no inset; the row border-radius has no visible effect.
Sanitized screenshot (optional)
No response
Other customizations and add-ons
Personal custom.css has rules for the 3-pane mail list, folder tree, and tabs only. Nothing in it touches the compose window or the task pane, and the two rules cited above are LiquidBird's own. Installed add-ons (Thunderbird Conversations, CardBook, Compact Headers, Send Later, Markdown Here Revival) do not restyle either area.
Isolation checks
LiquidBird version
0.1.0
Thunderbird version and build
Thunderbird 154.0 (Release channel, aarch64)
Operating system and version
macOS 27
Appearance
Light
Thunderbird density
Compact
Message-list view
Card view
Pane layout
Vertical view
What happened?
Two separate spacing gaps, both on the light theme on macOS.
1. Compose window: Send toolbar has no top padding, collides with the title bar
In
liquidbird.css:#composeToolbar2getspadding-block-endbut nopadding-block-start, so on macOS the Send / Encrypt / Spelling / Save / Contacts row sits hard against the native window title bar, roughly 2px of gap. Every other row in the compose header (From, To, Subject) has comfortable spacing; only the toolbar is cramped.Note: naively adding
padding-block-startto#composeToolbar2makes it worse. The toolbar shifts upward and overlaps the title text. The fix looks like it belongs on#compose-toolboxor a titlebar spacer, not on#composeToolbar2itself.Expected: the toolbar gets the same vertical breathing room the rest of the compose header has, clearly separated from the title bar.
2. Task list: rows have border-radius but the tree has no inset
In
liquidbird.css, around line 1428:#task-tree trgets aborder-radius, but#task-treehas no padding and the rows have no margin, so the rounded rows butt against the pane edges with no gap and the rounding is effectively invisible. Compare#folderTree, which haspadding: 3px 7px 12pxso its rounded rows sit inside with room.Expected: a small inset on
#task-tree(and probably#cardsfor the address book, which shares the rule), matching the folder tree.Reproduction steps
Compose toolbar:
Task list:
Sanitized screenshot (optional)
No response
Other customizations and add-ons
Personal
custom.csshas rules for the 3-pane mail list, folder tree, and tabs only. Nothing in it touches the compose window or the task pane, and the two rules cited above are LiquidBird's own. Installed add-ons (Thunderbird Conversations, CardBook, Compact Headers, Send Later, Markdown Here Revival) do not restyle either area.Isolation checks
custom.cssrules removed, if practical.