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Mozilla Lightning 0.1 Released

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the delorean-time-machine-not-included dept.

Mini-Geek writes "MozillaZine is reporting that Lightning 0.1 is released. Lightning is a new Mozilla-made calendar extension for Mozilla Thunderbird that will eventually (once it becomes more mature and stable) be built into Thunderbird. From the article: 'The Lightning Project is a redesign of the Calendar component. Its goal is to tightly integrate calendar functionality (scheduling, tasks, etc.) into Mozilla Thunderbird.'"

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  1. Screenshots :) by B3ryllium · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'm using it at home already. Screenshots at my blog.

  2. Re:Sunbird? by fosterNutrition · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lightning and Sunbird share the same codebase, and therefore have the exact same functionality and bugs, but Sunbird is standalone, whereas Lightning requires Thunderbird or the like.

    I used Sunbird for a little while a while back, and while it is a step in the right direction, it really needs a lot of work. Of course, this new release may have fixed all the bugs that irked me, and it is of course only version 0.1 - and with that in mind, Sunbird/Lightning really is a factor to consider, but not quite ready for widespread use. When it is though, it will be good.

  3. Re:Sunbird? by MSG · · Score: 5, Informative

    Lightning and Sunbird share the same codebase, and therefore have the exact same functionality and bugs

    That's not quite it. Sunbird and Mozilla Calendar share the same codebase, and therefore have the same functionality and bugs. The difference between them is *only* packaging. Sunbird is packaged as a standalone app, while Mozilla Calendar is an extension for Firefox or Thunderbird.

    Lightning, however, is a Thunderbird extention that puts the calendar UI directly in the Thunderbird window. The calendar provided by Sunbird/Mozilla Calendar uses a separate window. The group of products probably shares a codebase for handling calendar and related data, but the UI code is different between Lightning and the others. It's going to have its own share of bugs and features.

  4. Re:Agreed by B3ryllium · · Score: 4, Informative

    Lighting is and always will be a Thunderbird plugin. It is not a separate product. It is a plugin for calendaring that integrates into the Thunderbird GUI. If you don't need it, don't install the extension. Simple as that.

  5. Re:Pocket PC Compatability by Klaruz · · Score: 4, Informative

    Have you heard of FinchSync?

    http://www.finchsync.com/

    FinchSync is a tool for synchronizing contacts, appointments and tasks from Mozilla email and calendar products with a Pocket PC.