What do I need to make Lightning work with thunderbird

[Eberhard Roloff]

Mark Pyles wrote:
> Hi everyone:
> 
> I have been having the absolute worst time with trying to get lightning 
> 0.9 to work with thunderbird 2.0.0.19. I am using Ubuntu 8.04(gnome 
> desktop) on a Dell Inspiron 1525 and don't know what I need to use 
> lightning. Does it require access to some outside calendar? If so, which 
> one? It does not work as a stand alone. I cannot use the calendar and 
> none of the buttons on the toolbar such as Day, Week, MultiWeek, Month, 
> etc work or do anything at all when I click on them. Am I missing 
> something? Is there something else that I need to make lightning work 
> the way it is supposed to? Thank you.
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
Mark,

Lightning works exceptionally well as a standalone application. Normally 
you open thunderbird and then you swith between mail (thunderbird), 
calendar and tasks (lightning).

In calendar, your screen should change according whether you click on 
day/week/month.

In order to make an appointment, simply click on the day and time you 
wish to have it, either by left-doubleclick or by right-click/choose option.

I am unclear what of this does NOT work on your desktop?

Furthermore, are you using the thunderbird package from the ubuntu repos 
or the one directly downloaded from mozilla.org?

Actually both of them do work in combination with lightning, but there 
possibly could be differences in how to install the lightning addon.

I am using Intrepid 32bit with Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 from the ubuntu 
repositories and lightning 0.9, installed as an addon from mozilla.org

Eberhard