Mail menu greyed out and no visualisation window

After migrating my Time Machine datas to my new MBP 13" retina running Mavericks I've a major issue with mail. When I launch mail app I've no visualisation window and most of the menus are greyed out ie :file.
I tried variouns tricks via Terminal and/or pref or library cleanup but nothing works and I'm unable to have mail working.
If I do create a new mail account from scratch I'm having a window for a little while but the main window disappears and I've the dummy greyed menu again.
Any ideas of where I could start from to sole this.
And ye, mail app have been updated.

Hi Steve,
It is question of which window is the front one about which of the View items controls the display of Pics and stuff.
With the Buddy List as the Front window it is the top items that are dark and take effect.
In a Group chat as the front window it is the lower items that control the display.
Edited for too fast a-typing
10:00 PM Friday; May 4, 2007

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