Tim here. I know that it's possible to hide the icon-bar(s) at the top and to reconfigure them to remove unused portions. Though I'm not sure how accessible the "modify toolbars" interface is. However, I'm not sure about the tabbing-twice-to-get-to-the-subject-field aspect. As for alternative programs, I guess it would depend on what features of Thunderbird that you use. Do you use multiple accounts or just one email account? Do you use any other plug-ins for things like encrypted/signed email, RSS, or calendaring (I think that's what Lightning is, but I'm a tad confused there, since I had understood it had been moved to an add-on, so you should be able to use the add-on manager to remove it if you don't want Lightning to appear in your interface). Of similar functionality to Thunderbird: If you use a Gnome-based desktop, then Evolution might fit your requirements. If you use a KDE-based desktop, KMail might suffice. Both of those are fairly tightly tied to their desktop environment, so the accessiblity should be comparable. I primarily use Claws mail, though I'm not sure how well it plays with other accessiblity tech like Orca. >From the other end, there are a number of CLI mail clients that would be roughly as accessible as your terminal. I know that both mutt/neomutt and alpine have some configuration options to make it more screen-reader/Braille friendly; there's aerc and sup/alot too, though I have less experience with them. If you use a single mail account with something like fetchmail and sendmail, the classic "mail" program works pretty well. With a better idea of how you use mail (and how comfortable you are at a command-line), it might help us give better ideas/suggestions. -Tim On March 18, 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > So is there a way I can declutter Thunderbird to be simpler/easier > to navigate? I don't /need/ Lightningtaking up space, or having to > tab twice in writing a message to get to the subject field. > > So can I do anything to declutter Thunderbird. Or are there any > alternative email programs that are just as good as Thunderbird > that work great with Orca? > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list