Re: [LUG] Lightning shorted

[Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 22/10/2018 09:11, Tom via list wrote:
> On 21/10/2018 20:42, Rod Sheaff wrote:
>>
>> Hmm....
>>
>> I meantime found the below at
>>
>> https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/lightning/reviews/
>>
>> The one in German says: 'Ubuntu users... should remove the add-on
>> (Lightning); close TB, install the xul-ext-lightning'.
>>
>> Maybe that's what's required instead of straight re-install (which
>> presumably might have left Lightning as it was)? I wish now I'd
>> written down at the time what I did.
>>
>>
>> BW
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> by Gros_Nolife
>> <https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/user/Gros_Nolife/>
>> on Oct. 19, 2018 · permalink
>> <https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/lightning/reviews/1155414/>
>>
>>
>> This add-on should be integrated in Thunderbird because totaly compulsory.
>> Since recent upgrade to Thunderbird 60 lightning for Linux doesn't
>> work anymore... but thanks to a previous review I didn't lose my
>> appointments !
>> The solution is to remove Lightning, then run "sudo apt install
>> xul-ext-lightning"
>>
>>
>> by Manuel Roth
>> <https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/user/ManuelR/> on
>> Oct. 18, 2018 · permalink
>> <https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/lightning/reviews/1155411/>
>>
>>
>> Gutes Kalender-Addon.
>> Für Ubuntu-Benutzer, bei denen es seit Thunderbird 60.2.1 wie bei mir
>> nicht mehr geht:
>> Addon aus Thunderbird entfernen, Thunderbird beenden, per apt das
>> Paket "xul-ext-lightning" installieren.
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> On 19/10/2018 18:33, Tom via list wrote:
>>> On 19/10/2018 15:22, Rod Sheaff wrote:
>>>> I tried that, but when it didn't work I checked that the packages
>>>> xul-ext-lightning, xul-ext-calendar-timezones and
>>>> xul-ext-gdata-provider were installed. Then I reinstalled
>>>> Thunderbird. That seemed to fix it (but I still don't understand why.)
>>>>
>>>> In case it helps...
>>>>
>>>> Rod
>>>>
>>>> On 19/10/2018 10:12, Simon Waters wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, 19 October 2018 10:01:39 BST Tom via list wrote:
>>>>>> I'm on Xubuntu 18.04.1 and it appears the latest update to
>>>>>> thunderbird
>>>>>> is not compatible with lighning so I have no idea what to do today!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone got a similar problem and any idea of a solution?
>>>>> You been through this?
>>>>>
>>>>> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/calendar-updates-issues-thunderbird
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> Done all that and no luck!
>>>
>>> Tom te tom te tom
>>>
>>>
>> -- 
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>> Treweythyow yw restrennow serghys y'n furvas Skrifen Igor (*.odt po *.ods). 
>> Prag? Drefen na gregi war unn kowethas hepken rag dhrehedhes ow datum yn termyn a 
>> dheu. Gwel:  https://www.documentliberation.org/  
>> Martesen a wra MS-Office leverel 'restren gans fowt' rag digolenni homma mes ev a 
>> wrello igeri an restren(now) yn despit dhe henna. 
>>
>> Attached files are likely to be open-document format (*.odt or *.ods).  
>> Why? So as not to depend on one company for accessing my own data in future. See: 
>>  https://www.documentliberation.org/  
>> MS-Word may say 'damaged file' to discourage this but should open the 
>> attachment(s) anyway. 
>> ----------
>>
>> Rod Sheaff
>>
>> 'Dunsland',
>> Barn Street, 
>> Liskeard, 
>> Kernow / Cornwall 
>> PL14 4BL
>> UK
>>
>> E: rod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> T: 01579 345674
>>
>>
> Ah the removal of the Lightning extension (as provided by mozilla) from
> TB then allows TB to find the zul extension on startup! This had not
> been clear to me until now!
> 
> Tom te tom te tom
> 
> 

I moved / copied my email calendar from T'bird-Lightening to Evolution
to have a 'stand by' in case of update of Thunderbird on openSUSE Leap
15 in future effects Lightening.

-- 
regards
Eion MacDonald

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