I don't know. I suspect it would be something for the main Thunderbird developers to look at rather than an extension to Thunderbird. I know the sort of thing you mean, there are several icons down there by the clock on my system, and if I plug my MP3 player and phone into USB ports there will be two more. Personally I don't like programs that always load when Windows starts, "just in case you need it". I usually deactivate this feature and start the program from the start menu when I need it.
Angelina wrote: > John, Chris > > I'm sorry i didn't explain well my question, I just want to make TB > appear in the systray (not in the task bar) and notify me for new > mails just like Windows live messenger do when you get new mail. Is > that possible?? > > On 11 juil, 14:20, Chris Clifton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> More or less what I thought. Such a service couldn't be an extension or >> Add-on for Thunderbird, if it was it could only run when Thunderbird was >> already running. Which would defeat the object of knowing when email >> arrived in your inbox without having a full blown email client running. >> Also I'd guess that if such a service was to be able to poll web mail >> services as well as regular POP servers, it would have to behave like >> the web mail extensions and emulate a browser session to log in and >> retrieve the inbox information. It would thus be subject to all the >> problems that the web mail extensions suffer whenever the service >> provider changes the web pages. >> >> >> >> Blues Renegade wrote: >> >> >>> Chris, >>> >>> There are notification programs/services for GNOME and KDE desktop >>> environments running under MIT's X server and the Linux kernel. >>> >>> Even on an old Pentium III machine w/only 386 MB of RAM--thanks to >>> Linux--I'm able to run TB, Firefox, OpenOffice, and anything else I >>> want... all at the same time, with very good performance. >>> >>> I have 3 OSes on that PC spread over 2-80GB Western Digital hard >>> drives: 1) CentOS 4.6 (CentOS is an open source version of Red Hat >>> Advanced Enterprise Server); 2) Windows 98; and 3) Windows XP >>> Professional (upgraded from Windows 2000 Professional). >>> >>> The PC I'm running TB on right now is a Pentium 4 w/1-GB RAM, 1-80 GB >>> SATA HD, and I'm running Ubuntu Desktop 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope). This >>> is my LAMP server for development work. >>> >>> John >>> >>> Chris Clifton wrote: >>> >>>> I was puzzled about the question. What Angelina seems to be asking for >>>> is a notification program that will alert her to new messages without >>>> running Thunderbird. Why? As you say, Thunderbird can run minimized, and >>>> automatically check for new mails at any interval you specify. When a >>>> new mail arrives a chime sounds and an envelope icon appears in the >>>> notification area of the system tray (Windows, I don't know what Mac or >>>> Linux systems do).What more could a separate program or daemon do? What >>>> would the user gain by using such a daemon? >>>> >>>> Blues Renegade wrote: >>>> >>>>> Angelina, >>>>> >>>>> What your asking for is already built-in to Thunderbird. >>>>> >>>>> 1. Run Thunderbird >>>>> >>>>> 2. Select the Edit menu, Account Settings..., select Server Settings and >>>>> the rest is self-explanatory. >>>>> >>>>> Depending on your operating system and Desktop Environment, there are >>>>> notification programs available. >>>>> >>>>> What I do is leave TB running and minimize it. With TB running and the >>>>> above mentioned server settings, you have your solution. ;) >>>>> >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> Angelina wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> Is there any way to enable some sort of "Thunderbird daemon"? I'm >>>>>> talking about a little icon to lay in the notification area, and look >>>>>> for new e-mail frequently. >>>>>> I have to start Thunderbird to check for new e-mails, but I want it to >>>>>> run at startup, and frequently check for e-mails without the main >>>>>> window being open. Now I have to keep Thunderbird open (minimized) if >>>>>> I want it to check for new e-mails automatically. As soon as I close >>>>>> it, I get no notification about new e-mails. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know? >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >> -- >> > > > > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
