[ubuntu-uk] A thank you and a quiery....Re: A thank you and a quiery....

[George MacLeod]

Have you had a look at the tutorial on
Lifehacker<http://lifehacker.com/399407/how-to-sync-any-desktop-calendar-with-google-calendar>
?

2009/2/15 John <jakewc2 at sky.com>

> gerry wrote:
> > I may be teaching you to suck eggs but I run Thunderbird 2, Lightning
> > 0.9 and Provider for Google calendar .0.5.1 and it works perfectly.
> >
> > Looking back over the emails you seem to be trying to download a program
> > whereas Lightning and Provider for Google calendar are addons.
> > They are available by going to
> > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/sunbird/addon/4631 for the Provider.
> > (It says it is for Sunbird but it works with Thunderbird.) and
> >
> >
> > These Release Notes cover what's new, download and installation
> > instructions and known issues for Lightning 0.9 Please read these notes
> > and the bug filing instructions before reporting any bugs to Bugzilla.
> > What's New in Lightning 0.9
> >
> > Lightning 0.9 is the latest release of our calendar extension for
> > Mozilla Thunderbird(R). We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest
> > version.
> >
> > The following features have been added to Lightning 0.9:
> >
> >     * Events spanning days now have a visual indicator indicating them
> > as connected events
> >     * When reloading a remote calendar a progress indicator is now shown
> >     * The so-called "minimonth" (small calendar month in the upper left)
> > has been given a visual overhaul
> >     * The calendar views (day, week, multiweek, month) have been given a
> > visual overhaul
> >     * The today pane can now be displayed in calendar mode and task mode
> > as well
> >     * CalDAV support and interoperability with various CalDAV servers
> > has been improved
> >     * iMip/iTip support (support for email invitations) has been greatly
> > improved
> >     * The application stability and memory consumption has been greatly
> > improved
> >     * Lightning 0.9 is intended to be the last release for the
> > Thunderbird 2 series. For the future we are planning to integrate
> > Lightning fully into the upcoming Thunderbird 3 release
> >     * A full list of changes that have gone into this release can be
> > found on The Rumbling Edge website
> >
> > Release Date: September 23, 2008
> > Downloading and Installing
> > Downloading Lightning 0.9
> >
> > Before installing, make sure your computer meets the system
> > requirements. Mozilla.org provides Lightning for Windows, Linux,
> > Solaris, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. Windows users must have
> > Windows XP or later.
> >
> > IMPORTANT: Install the updated timezones for Windows XP or later.
> > Information on obtaining the updated timezones can be found in Microsoft
> > Knowledge Base article 951072.
> > Not updating your Windows timezones will result in unreliable and
> > erroneous display and entry of time data! Be sure to do this!
> >
> > Windows releases prior to Windows XP are working but may display event
> > times erroneously due to outdated timezones on the operating system
> > level. This can be fixed using unofficial patches. Users should read the
> > known issues section for more information.
> >
> > To get Lightning 0.9, download it from
> > http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning/download.html
> >
> > Installing Lightning
> >
> > Lightning runs as an extension for Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.x
> >
> > IMPORTANT: If you have been using the old Calendar Extension, be sure to
> > backup the ICS file that it put in your profile directory, and uninstall
> > the Calendar Extension before installing Lightning. After you have
> > installed Lightning, you can then import your old events and tasks from
> > the backed up ICS file.
> >
> >    1. Right-click the download link and choose "Save Link As..." to
> > download and save the .XPI file to your your hard disk
> >    2. In Mozilla Thunderbird, under the "Tools" menu, open the "Add-ons
> > Manager"
> >    3. Click the "Install" button, locate and select the .XPI file you
> > downloaded in step 1, and click "OK"
> >    4. Restart Mozilla Thunderbird
> >
> > In Google choose settings, calendars,private address, copy the XML link
> >
> >
> > In Thunderbird
> > Select Calendar, New Calendar, On the network, Goolge Calendar, and
> > paste the location from Google and all should be OK.
> >
> >
> > A better description is given at http://bfish.xaedalus.net/?p=239
> >  but a search on the same site says
> >   Stevo
> > 4:57pm August 26th 2008 | 4:57 pm
> >
> > For those on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) AND are getting the problem with File /
> > New… / Calendar being greyed out (even after clicking the Calendar icon
> > in the lower left of TB)…. This fixed is for me:
> >
> > http://blogs.sun.com/beuchelt/entry/thunderbird_lightning_and_the_ubuntu
> >
> > Using the Synaptic Package Manager, I searched for libstdc and marked
> > the version 5 for install and installed. Uninstalled both Lightning and
> > Google iCal addons and closed / reopened TB and followed the above
> > EXCELLENT install howto - and voila… now working.
> >
> > Which solved a problem I had. It may have been updated in the latest
> > versions but it's worth a thought.
> >
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> >
> >
> Hi everybody, you have been so helpful, I really appreciate it, but its
> not working. The Lightning 0.9 wont work on my machine for some reason.
> I wonder if its the version I am using. Which version is the best?  I
> have everything everybody has suggested, and nothing.  One thing that
> doesnt appear is the log in box for google. Plus I still get that
> message with Google Provider saying there is something missing. I am
> going to have another try tomorrow,  I just dont know what else I can do.
>
> John
>
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