Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread Ruth Ann
On 10/1/2013 10:15 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: I deleted my local calander in the end, I didn't want a calander that I could only use in front of the PC and I kept making the mistake of putting appointments in the local calander I could not see during the day. That was the thought I had also. I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread Steve Edmonds
I deleted my local calander in the end, I didn't want a calander that I could only use in front of the PC and I kept making the mistake of putting appointments in the local calander I could not see during the day. As Jame says, your phone syncs with google calander, I have stuck with Samsungs pr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread James Knott
Ruth Ann wrote: > Now that is pretty nifty! ;-) You can also connect to Google Calendar with your tablet or smart phone. I also use gcontact sync to sync my address book with GMail. Of course, my tablet and phone contacts are synced too. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.l

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread Ruth Ann
Thank you to everyone. It was late last night after a very long day and I was sure I had installed the Google Calendar Provider. But after James' email below, I actually went in and checked. Turns out I really had installed the Google Calendar tab - which is probably why I was seeing the separa

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread James Knott
Alex Thurgood wrote: > Also bear in mind that the Google Data provider and Lightning > extension are said not to work with the newest version of Google's > calendar communication protocol API meaning that if nothing is done > about it, the whole thing will become a white elephant. Does the new pro

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread James Knott
Alex Thurgood wrote: > Please also note that the Gdata provider 0.25 currently causes > Thunderbird to hang, requiring the user to restart TB in safe mode. I haven't had that problem with the "Provider for Google Calendar" on either Linux (version 24.0) or Windows (v17.0.3). It just works. Howeve

[libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread Alex Thurgood
Le 01/10/2013 15:27, Ruth Ann a écrit : Hi Ruth, I have been using Lightening and Google both for a long time. In the past, I have always just made separate entries in both calendars - synchronized them manually so to speak. So, I have always had a "Calendar" tab next to my email tab in Thunde

[libreoffice-users] Re: Using Lightning with Google Calendar | How to | Thunderbird

2013-10-01 Thread Alex Thurgood
Le 30/09/2013 19:45, James Knott a écrit : Hi all, Occasionally on this list, someone asks about open source email & calendar that can be used with LibreOffice. Here are instructions for using Google Calendar with Thunderbird. You can use the Thunderbird Add-Ons manager to install both Lightn