Thunderbird, please sort on date. Now!

Tutorial on how to sort your Thunderbird emails on date using a keyboard shortcut


Precondition
Install Keyconfig extension and DOM Inspector addon.


Finding the keycode for date sort and descending

1. Tools > DOM inspector
2. File > Inspect Chrome Document > Inbox ... 
3. Search for "sort"
4. Use Search next until you see id "sortByDateMenuItem" in the left panel
5. In the right panel copy the value for oncommand: MsgSortThreadPane('byDate')
6. In the left panel you can navigate down to a node with id "sortDescending", click it
7. In the right panel copy the value for oncommand: MsgSortDescending()

Creating a new keyboard shortcut

1. Tools > Keyconfig...
2. Button "Add a new key"
3. Give the key a name and paste the two oncommand values
4. Choose a keyboard shortcut and click "Apply"

Done.