Ctrl + F
won't give you a find box for the message. Instead, it will open the Quick Filter bar which lets you search for messages.To get a search bar where you can search within the message text press
Ctrl + F
twice(!) OR press Ctrl + G
.Note: shortcut to hide the bars is escape, once for each bar.
Solution source: http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.feedback.thunderbird/browse_thread/thread/877e7351d9bd51fd
And
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Make_Thunderbird_3.1_look_like_Thunderbird_2
Thank you very much! I've been looking for a way to search the message content without having to activate the quick filter bar for a long time.
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