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®. 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.
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