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== Using Lightning with google calendars ==
You can use google-calendars in two ways. You can have read-access to public calendars or you can use a calendar bi-directional, with both read and write-access. Most of this is valid for sunbird too though it isn't currently possible to receive or send invites to people with Sunbird.
== read access ==
If you only need read-access to a google-calendar, you can use the link of the public ics-file which is provided by google such as:
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/plasticsoul.nl%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
== read- and write access ==
If you need both read and write access to your calendar, you need to install the gdata-provider from [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/sunbird/addon/4631 addons.mozilla.org]. Download the file by rightclicking on the link and choose save-as. Then in Sunbird or Thunderbird with Lightning installed, choose extra-addons and click on the install-button, point to the downloaded file and install the extension.
To access your calendar data, you need to retrieve your private XML URL from the Google Calendar UI.
1. Open your Google Calendar
2. Click "Settings - Calendars"
3. Click on the Calendar you would like to use in Sunbird or Lightning
4. Click on either of the two XML buttons and copy the link that is shown.
''Note that the provider does not directly use your private url. The Calendar is still accessible when you reset your private url. You may now use this url as the Location in the new remote calendar wizard.''
The private link will look something like:
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/username%40gmail.com/private-1ba218e6a25bfc32b25a4eb3f9ee6d96/basic
Be sure not to use the ics-link but the XML-link!
After installing you can create a new calendar and choose "on the network". Then pick "google calendar" and paste or enter the url to your calendar. Click "next" and choose a name and color. If you click "next" a popup appears in which you have to enter your login (with or without the @gmail.com part) and password and choose wether you want Lightning or sunbird to save your password. Choosing "next" creates the calendar and provides you with two-way access to the google-calendar.
There's still some limitations with using the google-calendar, please see the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Calendar:GDATA_Provider#Bugs_and_Limitations gdata-page on mozilla.
You can use google-calendars in two ways. You can have read-access to public calendars or you can use a calendar bi-directional, with both read and write-access. Most of this is valid for sunbird too though it isn't currently possible to receive or send invites to people with Sunbird.
== read access ==
If you only need read-access to a google-calendar, you can use the link of the public ics-file which is provided by google such as:
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/plasticsoul.nl%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics
== read- and write access ==
If you need both read and write access to your calendar, you need to install the gdata-provider from [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/sunbird/addon/4631 addons.mozilla.org]. Download the file by rightclicking on the link and choose save-as. Then in Sunbird or Thunderbird with Lightning installed, choose extra-addons and click on the install-button, point to the downloaded file and install the extension.
To access your calendar data, you need to retrieve your private XML URL from the Google Calendar UI.
1. Open your Google Calendar
2. Click "Settings - Calendars"
3. Click on the Calendar you would like to use in Sunbird or Lightning
4. Click on either of the two XML buttons and copy the link that is shown.
''Note that the provider does not directly use your private url. The Calendar is still accessible when you reset your private url. You may now use this url as the Location in the new remote calendar wizard.''
The private link will look something like:
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/username%40gmail.com/private-1ba218e6a25bfc32b25a4eb3f9ee6d96/basic
Be sure not to use the ics-link but the XML-link!
After installing you can create a new calendar and choose "on the network". Then pick "google calendar" and paste or enter the url to your calendar. Click "next" and choose a name and color. If you click "next" a popup appears in which you have to enter your login (with or without the @gmail.com part) and password and choose wether you want Lightning or sunbird to save your password. Choosing "next" creates the calendar and provides you with two-way access to the google-calendar.
There's still some limitations with using the google-calendar, please see the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Calendar:GDATA_Provider#Bugs_and_Limitations gdata-page on mozilla.
