What do I need to make Lightning work with thunderbird
NoOp
glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Mon Feb 16 04:58:59 UTC 2009
On 02/15/2009 10:12 AM, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> 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
>
>
Sunbird is the standalone app, lightning is the extention to Thunderbird:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/lightning/
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird/
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/faq.html
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/faq.html#difference
@Mark: I notice your comment on
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2313>
However, Thunderbird & Lightning (both installed directly from
mozilla.org work) without any issue on my 8.04 systems. I've another
system that has a "Ubuntu" Thunderbird on it, so I tried installing the
Ubuntu repo 'lightning-extension' - the result is that it seems to work
fine there as well.
Perhaps you have basic issues with your Thunderbird install?
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