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Nchekwa

Nchekwa​

Terminology note: see the Glossary for consistent terms used in UI and docs.

Meghee nhọrọ na Thunderbird​

  • Thunderbird → Ngwaọrụ → Ngwa‑na Isiokwu → chọta “Zaghachi na Dọtụ” → Nhọrọ/Ntọala

Ntọala​

Confirmation​

  • Toggle “Jụọ tupu itinye dọtụ”
  • Default answer: Ee ma ọ bụ Mba (focus & keyboard default)
  • Keyboard: Y/J = Ee; N/Esc = Mba; Tab/Shift+Tab na igodo arrow na-agbasa uche
    • See keyboard details in Usage.

Blacklist (glob patterns)​

A na-emekarị na faịlụ ndị a ga-abanye na nzaghachi n'ozuzu. See also the Glossary for “Blacklist (Exclude list)”.

  • Otu pattern kwa ahịrị; na-enweghịiched; matching faịlụ aha naanị
  • Example: *intern*, *secret*, *passwor*
  • A na-akwado glob tokens: * (onye na-adịghị enye /), ? (otu char), klass ndị dị ka [abc]. Jiri \[ iji match literal [. Paths (**/) na-emeso anyị n'echiche na naanị faịlụ aha ka a na-emepụta ya.
  • Adịghị akwado: negation (!), brace expansion ({..}), na mgbakwunye ibe. Kee patterns dị mfe.
  • A naghị akwado okwu na patterns. Ekwela itinye # ma ọ bụ inline comments; tinye naanị ederede pattern kwa ahịrị.
Pattern cookbook​
  • Match any PDF: *.pdf
  • Match files starting with “scan”: scan*
  • Character class: report[0-9].txt
  • Escape a literal [: \[ (nke a bụ ezigbo mgbe ị na-etinye brackets dịka karakter)
Notes​
  • Order does not matter; the first/any match excludes the file.
  • Matching is filename‑only (paths/folders are ignored).
  • “Reset to defaults” restores the recommended patterns and the blacklist warning toggle.
  • Why the example *passwor*? It matches both “password” and “Passwort” families.
  • Precedence: if any pattern matches a filename, the file is excluded (first/any match — order does not change the result).
  • Tip — test your pattern: add a temporary pattern, reply to a message containing a file with a matching name, and confirm it is excluded in the warning list.
Quick try‑it (safe test)​
  1. Open Options → Blacklist.
  2. Add a temporary pattern like *.tmp and click Save.
  3. Reply to a test mail that has a file ending with .tmp — the file should appear in the warning list and not be attached.
  4. Remove the temporary pattern when done, or click “Reset to defaults”.

Warning on excluded attachments​

  • Toggle “Warn if attachments are excluded by blacklist” (default: ON).
  • When enabled, a small modal lists excluded files and the matching pattern(s). The warning also appears when nothing will be attached because all candidates were blacklisted.

Save your settings​

Ntọala ka a na-echekwa site na ịpị bọtịnụ Save. Ị nwere ike ịlaghachi na mpaghara ndị a n'ọnọdụ ma ọ bụ weghachite ọkọlọtọ dịka mkpa si dị.

Ọ bụrụ na ntọala echekwara adịghị egosi nke ọma, malite Thunderbird ọzọ ma gbalịa ọzọ. (Thunderbird nwere ike ịchekwa ọnọdụ n'oge ngwa; ịmalite ọzọ na-eme ka ntọala ọhụrụ nke a ga-achọ.)

Tip: To confirm your settings took effect, reply to any message with an attachment and check the confirmation or blacklist warning.

Donation Visibility (90‑day snooze)​

The add‑on includes a convenience feature to hide donation prompts for a while after you’ve donated.

Where to find it

  • Options → Support section: you’ll see an “I donated” button and a small hint area.
  • The Send‑confirmation dialog also shows a Donate button; it automatically hides when the snooze is active.

How it works

  • Clicking “I donated” hides donation buttons and related prompts for 90 days.
  • A status hint shows “Hidden until YYYY‑MM‑DD” (in your local date). There is also a “Show Donate again” button to restore visibility immediately.
  • After 90 days, the Donate button becomes visible automatically again.

Privacy & storage

  • The add‑on stores a single timestamp in Thunderbird’s local storage to remember the snooze period. Key: donateHideUntil (epoch milliseconds).
  • This setting is local to your Thunderbird profile (not cloud‑synced). No network requests are made by this feature.

Troubleshooting

  • If Donate still shows right after clicking “I donated”, wait a moment or reopen the Options page; the UI updates as soon as the setting is saved.
  • To reset manually, click “Show Donate again”. You can also wait until the date listed in the hint passes.

This feature is purely for convenience; it never blocks add‑on functionality and does not collect any personal data.

Filename normalization (duplicates prevention)​

To behave consistently across platforms, filenames are normalized before duplicate checks:

  • Unicode is normalized to NFC.
  • Names are case‑folded (lowercased).
  • Trailing dots/spaces are trimmed (Windows friendliness).

This keeps duplicate detection predictable for names like café.pdf vs café.pdf (NFD) or FILE.txt. vs file.txt.

Confirmation behavior​

  • “Default answer” sets the initially focused button in the confirmation dialog (helpful for keyboard users).
  • Works for both “Reply” and “Reply all”. “Forward” is not modified by this add-on.

Advanced: duplicate detection​

Duplicate prevention is implemented per compose tab and by filename. See Usage for a detailed explanation.

See also

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