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I used thunderbird when I was a windows user (slave?) and I enjoyed it, when I switched to ubuntu I tried to use it as my default mail client. With passing months, I needed to manage my calendar, so I tried sunbird's but the lack of integration with gnome's clock was a big problem (because the todo list and the agenda that easy to get is a real advantage) so I switched to evolution. But it doesn't work well with a mailbox containing a lot of e-mails, especially via google's IMAP but thunderbird performs well.
So my question is why not creating a thunderbird add-on such as the one made for firefox to communicate with evolution-data-server, allow gnome's apps to see it's adress book, TODOs and calendars?
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Het Irv
wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:03
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Thunderbird doesn't seem to have the same level of support that Firefox has in Ubuntu, I would like to see this change.
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tram
wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 21:28
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I agree. This is something that really needs attention and I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. Personally, I don't like Evolution for many reasons. I find it flaky and the interface stinks. Thunderbird/Sunbird as the default would be MUCH appreciated or at least give the option to choose it. Afterall, Linux is about choice. :D
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sawjew2
wrote on the 3 Mar 08 at 01:59
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Check out Spicebird which integrates Thunderbird, Lightning (embedded calendar) RSS reader, instant messenger and more. It's currently only at version 0.4 but they have alot of plans including integration with the Gnome clock applet and MS Exchange support. http://www.spicebird.com/
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gharbeia
wrote on the 11 Mar 08 at 16:32
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Shouldn't this be directed at the developers of Thunderbird?
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Ssdg
wrote on the 15 Mar 08 at 00:45
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gharbeia> According to me, it's not Thunderbird's dev's job to do it, nor a job for evolution's devs. According to me it's a matter of integration of 2 components: thunderbird and evolution-data-server. so according to me, it's ubuntu's or another distro's job to do it. (It might be my job if I had time, evolution-data-server specs and sunbird's specs, and skills in XUL devellopement)
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The whole idea of how better operating system X is better than operating system Y for the end user is how well it integrates all the technologies it uses...
I also think it's Ubuntu's job to do this.
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Not many people do use Thunderbird.
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Many people use thunderbird and find the fact that it is not integrated a frustration. I'd like to see task, calendar, and contacts integration.
I'm not asking for it to be the default application (god forbid we get rid of the horrid buggy evolution app), but i'd at least like to know that when I download and install thunderbird, it integrates and plays nicely with the rest of my desktop.
I'd be more than happy to help out in any way I can to see something like this happen.
Lets start a project now!
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markdarb
wrote on the 30 Oct 08 at 04:04
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Yes, please improve Thunderbird integration! I just switched from Evolution to Thunderbird, and found Thunderbird to be far less buggy. Whereas Evolution really mucked up when it came to offline synchronisation with IMAP, Thunderbird performs very well. Where with Evolution it was a struggle to get one-way synchronisation with Google Calendars (and that synchronisation was for from perfect when events were changed or deleted) Thunderbird communicates with Google Calendars both ways perfectly by means of an extension. So far I have very few gripes with Thunderbird, but it is extremely annoying when it can't be integrated with GNOME. I hope we see this feature soon. Thanks :)
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1337hippo
(Idea reviewer)
wrote on the 24 Dec 08 at 08:43
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I second lemsto, please vote up that feature!
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borsook
wrote on the 24 Dec 08 at 09:39
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What's the problem with using Thunderbird plus Lightning? Is this not what you want? It serves as a default email client/calendar in Linux Mint and seems to fulfil the role just fine.
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Ssdg
wrote on the 4 May 09 at 11:40
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borsook> there is no problem in using thunderbird, but you can see the events and your calendar aren't shown in the panel that appears when you click on the clock in gnome.
(I switched to evolution a few months after submitting that idea, and I'm stuck now because thunerbird adress book isn't as precise as evolution's, but I miss underbirds reliablility on virtual folders and mail checking in general.)
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