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- Free
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- Downloads:
- 15,100
- Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
- Limitations:
- No limitations
- Date Added:
- October 29, 2007
Publisher's description of Lightning
From Mozilla Calendar Project:
Lightning is an extension for Mozilla Thunderbird that adds an integrated calendar to the e-mail client. It is based on the standalone Mozilla Sunbird calendar application. Lightning includes the Daylight Savings Time (summer time) changes passed by the U.S. legislature in 2005.
Version 0.5 has much more polished user interface in the calendar views, event invitations can be sent and received via iMIP/iTIP (Lightning only), working hours are back, and other improvements.
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Editor's review of Lightning
Lightning strikes Thunderbird
Lightning makes Thunderbird soar above Outlook for home use, and places it on nearly equal ground in the office. It includes an overhauled interface with easy-to-use buttons for jumping from your mail to your calendar, LDAP directory support for event invites, and Sun Java Calendar Server support.
A menu bar for switching between mail and calendar views can live either above or below the folder tree on the left. On the right side of the main pane is a new panel for quickly viewing and managing events and tasks. Option-heavy, it can show only events, only tasks, both, or hide the pane completely, as well as make changes to and create new events and tasks.
Events are searchable at the calendar top. Just below it is a hideable pane showing upcoming events in a spreadsheet format. There are built-in presets for the next seven, 14, and 31 days, and they can be arranged by start date, end date, title, location, and calendar. Lightning supports multiple calendars, including iCal, and has bidirectional support for Google Calendar with the Provider for Google Calendar plug-in.
There is also some support for Exchange servers. If you receive an invite from somebody using an Exchange server, responding works fine. However, the next time you restart Thunderbird, the calendar will jump the time of the event. Going back and changing it clears up the problem. Despite this hang-up, Lightning is an excellent plug-in for Thunderbird users, both lightweight and robust with features.
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