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===Downloading Lightning 0.3===
===Downloading Lightning 0.3===
Mozilla.org provides Lightning for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. To get Lightning 0.3, download it [#|here] or browse the [#|FTP site]. For builds for other systems and languages not provided, see the Contributed Builds section at the end of this document.
mozilla.org provides Lightning for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. To get Lightning 0.3, download it [#|here] or browse the [#|FTP site]. For builds for other systems and languages not provided, see the Contributed Builds section at the end of this document.
 
===Known Issues===
Be sure to read the [http://wiki.mozilla.org/Calendar:0.3_Release_Notes#Known_Issues Known Issues] section of the Sunbird release notes before using Lightning.


===Installing Lightning===
===Installing Lightning===

Revision as of 03:49, 3 October 2006

Mozilla Lightning 0.3 Release Notes

What's New in Mozilla Lightning 0.3

Mozilla Lightning 0.3 is the latest release of our calendar extension to Mozilla Thunderbird™.

Here's what's new (since 0.1) in Lightning 0.3:

  • Basic handling of events received in email allows you to easily add iMIP events to your default calendar.
  • Reloading network calendars is now possible.
  • The Agenda view rolls over at midnight.
  • 24-hour views show you your entire day, not just a few hours.
  • Reliable alarms ensure you are notified about events or tasks.
  • Improved localization support
  • Vastly improved reliability makes it much more difficult to lose data.
  • Many performance improvements

Release Date: October xx, 2006

Downloading Lightning 0.3

mozilla.org provides Lightning for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X in a variety of languages. To get Lightning 0.3, download it [#|here] or browse the [#|FTP site]. For builds for other systems and languages not provided, see the Contributed Builds section at the end of this document.

Known Issues

Be sure to read the Known Issues section of the Sunbird release notes before using Lightning.

Installing Lightning

Lightning runs as an extension to either Thunderbird 1.5.x or Thunderbird 2.0 builds.

  1. Download Lightning from the FTP site.
  2. From Thunderbird, select Tools->Extensions (or Tools->Add-Ons).
  3. Click Install, choose the Lightning.xpi file you downloaded
  4. Restart Thunderbird

Lightning with integrated Sun Java System Calendar Server (WCAP) support

Enhanced builds of Lightning with integrated WCAP support are available for the following platforms. Please refer to the Calendar:WCAP Guide for further information about the enhancements.

Contributed Builds

These are unofficial builds and may be configured differently than the official mozilla.org builds. They may also be optimized and/or tested for specific platforms.

Solaris Builds

Sun Microsystems contributed builds for Solaris: