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[Bob Briscoe <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Solution: With the focus on the open compose window, select from menu:
Tools > Mail & Newsgroups [Ctrl+1]

There are related inconsistencies though.
* If an email is opened for reading in a new window, the shortcut key changes: Tools > Mail & Newsgroups [Alt+1]
* If only search, message filters, activity manager and preferences windows are open, no top level menus are visible and neither [Ctrl+1] nor [Alt+1] does anything.

The latter is a bug. However, there is a work-round that works in the other cases as well:
* Launcher > right click Thunderbird icon > "Compose New Message", which then gives access to the first solution above.

This problem is irritating for me, because I often have large numbers of
Thunderbird windows open, and until I found the above
solutions/workrounds, if I accidentally closed the main window (which I
have done many times),  in order to reopen it, I had to close all the
other windows, thus losing track of all my work-in-progress when I
restarted Thunderbird.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1507652

Title:
  thunderbird main window can't be started from unity starter icon if
  email compose window is opened

Status in thunderbird package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  If the email compose window has been opened in the `thunderbird` main
  window and then the main window is closed so that the compose window
  stays open there's no way to open the main window again without
  closing the compose window.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: thunderbird 1:38.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
  Uname: Linux 4.2.2-040202-generic x86_64
  AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.5
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   BEN.        PID ZUGR.  BEFEHL
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  richter    3036 F.... pulseaudio
  BootDmesg: (Nothing has been logged yet.)
  BuildID: 20150930121410
  Channel: Unavailable
  Date: Mon Oct 19 17:18:53 2015
  Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  ForcedLayersAccel: False
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-14 (34 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.179.1 dev eth2  proto static  metric 100 
   10.0.3.0/24 dev lxcbr0  proto kernel  scope link  src 10.0.3.1 
   169.254.0.0/16 dev eth2  scope link  metric 1000 
   192.168.122.0/24 dev virbr0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.122.1 
   192.168.179.0/24 dev eth2  proto kernel  scope link  metric 100
  Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  MarkForUpload: True
  Plugins:
   IcedTea-Web Plugin (using IcedTea-Web 1.5.2 (1.5.2-1ubuntu2)) - /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/amd64/IcedTeaPlugin.so (icedtea-7-plugin)
   iTunes Application Detector - /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/librhythmbox-itms-detection-plugin.so (rhythmbox-mozilla)
   Shockwave Flash - /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so
  PrefSources:
   prefs.js
   [Profile]/extensions/{847b3a00-7ab1-11d4-8f02-006008948af5}/defaults/preferences/enigmail.js
   [Profile]/extensions/{e2fda1a4-762b-4020-b5ad-a41df1933103}/defaults/preferences/lightning.js
  Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=38.3.0/20150930121410 (In use)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   icedtea-7-plugin  1.5.2-1ubuntu2
   rhythmbox-mozilla 3.1-1ubuntu3
  RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
  SourcePackage: thunderbird
  SystemImageInfo:
   current build number: 0
   device name: 
   channel: daily
   last update: Unknown
  Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 07/12/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 71CN51WW(V1.21)
  dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: INVALID
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: 31900003WIN8 STD MLT
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr71CN51WW(V1.21):bd07/12/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20221:pvrLenovoIdeaPadZ500Touch:rvnLENOVO:rnINVALID:rvr31900003WIN8STDMLT:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoIdeaPadZ500Touch:
  dmi.product.name: 20221
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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