Comments for Bryan Clark http://clarkbw.net/blog Change thrives on me Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by Roland http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9503 Roland Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:49 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9503 hi there, is there a way to change a saved user/password combination inside the g-cal-tab in tb? saved it once and have to change it now - couldn't find a way. VERY thankful for your attn/help. yours, roland hi there,
is there a way to change a saved user/password combination inside the g-cal-tab in tb?
saved it once and have to change it now – couldn’t find a way.
VERY thankful for your attn/help.
yours, roland

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by jules http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9502 jules Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:09:34 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9502 There seems to be a problem updating google calendar tab to version 9.0.1. Before, the fix with the install.rdf file always worked great. I was able to update to version 7 and 8. But now when I change the version numbers to 9.0.1 google calendar tab won't open anymore. Any suggestions? This add-on is great and I don't want to miss it!!! There seems to be a problem updating google calendar tab to version 9.0.1. Before, the fix with the install.rdf file always worked great. I was able to update to version 7 and 8. But now when I change the version numbers to 9.0.1 google calendar tab won’t open anymore. Any suggestions? This add-on is great and I don’t want to miss it!!!

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by Bryan Clark http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9498 Bryan Clark Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:35:56 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9498 There seems to be a problem with Thunderbird that tasks aren't showing up. There's nothing the add-on is doing that would prevent that. There seems to be a problem with Thunderbird that tasks aren’t showing up. There’s nothing the add-on is doing that would prevent that.

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by Joe Cross http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9492 Joe Cross Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:41:49 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9492 Is there any way to make Google Tasks appear in the Tasks section on the right hand side just as they do when the calendar is viewed in a browser? Many thanks for the excellent add-on - Joe Is there any way to make Google Tasks appear in the Tasks section on the right hand side just as they do when the calendar is viewed in a browser?

Many thanks for the excellent add-on – Joe

]]> Comment on Quick Filtering in Thunderbird by EH http://clarkbw.net/blog/2010/04/02/quick-filtering-in-thunderbird/comment-page-2/#comment-9486 EH Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:28:21 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=754#comment-9486 Oddly, there is no hot-key combination for Quick Filter, so you have to click the little icon every time you want it to appear or disappear. User-hostile. Oddly, there is no hot-key combination for Quick Filter, so you have to click the little icon every time you want it to appear or disappear. User-hostile.

]]> Comment on Negotiate with your users by Interesting elsewhere – 20 December 2011 | Public Strategist http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/05/14/negotiate-with-your-users/comment-page-1/#comment-9484 Interesting elsewhere – 20 December 2011 | Public Strategist Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:45:37 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=641#comment-9484 [...] Bryan Clark » Blog Archive » Negotiate with your users A useful dialog would negotiate with your users. Give them actions and power to change their situation. Don’t ask users to acknowledge your troubles and stop the negotiation there. Reconnect! Try Again! Even simple actions can help people correct the situation. [...] [...] Bryan Clark » Blog Archive » Negotiate with your users A useful dialog would negotiate with your users. Give them actions and power to change their situation. Don’t ask users to acknowledge your troubles and stop the negotiation there. Reconnect! Try Again! Even simple actions can help people correct the situation. [...]

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by ponsfrilus http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9467 ponsfrilus Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:49:59 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9467 Hi Clark, I made a version of your addon for Google Reader. I would appreciate to receive your suggestions on comment :-) You can check it here : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/google-reader-tab/ (not yet approved by mozilla). Thanks! Hi Clark,
I made a version of your addon for Google Reader. I would appreciate to receive your suggestions on comment :-)

You can check it here : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/google-reader-tab/ (not yet approved by mozilla).

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by Mike Ruf http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9457 Mike Ruf Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:01:05 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9457 I just found a way to get Google tasks in a dedicated Thunderbird Tab. To do this, I hijacked the GoogleMailTab XPI file (http://electronsoftware.altervista.org/extensions/googlemailtab.xpi. I modified the googlemailtab.js file inside of the jar file the to point to https://mail.google.com/tasks/android instead of https://mail.google.com. Then I installed the XPI file in Thunderbird. When I click on the gmail icon, I get a tab where I can view and gmail tasks. I tried using the canvas URL (https://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas), but that had the same empty task list problem as discussed above. It's probably a problem with how the embedded Thunderbird browser handles javascript. The android version of the page doesn't use the same javascript code, so it doesn't cause that problem. I also tried the mobile version of the page, https://mail.google.com/tasks/m, but I prefer the android version. Bryan, would you be willing to create and post a new "Google Tasks" extension using this approach? I'm sure you'd make quite a few people happy! I just found a way to get Google tasks in a dedicated Thunderbird Tab. To do this, I hijacked the GoogleMailTab XPI file (http://electronsoftware.altervista.org/extensions/googlemailtab.xpi. I modified the googlemailtab.js file inside of the jar file the to point to https://mail.google.com/tasks/android instead of https://mail.google.com. Then I installed the XPI file in Thunderbird. When I click on the gmail icon, I get a tab where I can view and gmail tasks.

I tried using the canvas URL (https://mail.google.com/tasks/canvas), but that had the same empty task list problem as discussed above. It’s probably a problem with how the embedded Thunderbird browser handles javascript. The android version of the page doesn’t use the same javascript code, so it doesn’t cause that problem. I also tried the mobile version of the page, https://mail.google.com/tasks/m, but I prefer the android version.

Bryan, would you be willing to create and post a new “Google Tasks” extension using this approach? I’m sure you’d make quite a few people happy!

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by BarnOwl http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9456 BarnOwl Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:41:56 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9456 Yes, it is a common problem. Tasks is not supported....... Yes, it is a common problem. Tasks is not supported…….

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by Mike Ruf http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9455 Mike Ruf Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:20:35 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9455 I love the Google Calendar plug-in. Thank you for developing it! The only problem I'm having with it is that the task pane is empty -- I can't see existing tasks or add new ones. Everything works fine when I bring up the calendar in firefox. I am using Thunderbird 8. Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions for working around it? Thanks. I love the Google Calendar plug-in. Thank you for developing it! The only problem I’m having with it is that the task pane is empty — I can’t see existing tasks or add new ones. Everything works fine when I bring up the calendar in firefox. I am using Thunderbird 8. Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions for working around it? Thanks.

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by GJP http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9445 GJP Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:56:35 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9445 Am unable to save edit to install.rdf using 7-zip. Error message: "access denied". Solution? Am unable to save edit to install.rdf using 7-zip. Error message: “access denied”. Solution?

]]> Comment on Quick Filtering in Thunderbird by Charles http://clarkbw.net/blog/2010/04/02/quick-filtering-in-thunderbird/comment-page-2/#comment-9419 Charles Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:08:04 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=754#comment-9419 I haven't even seen the Quickfilter Toolbar in a long time, ever since Iago developed the Unified_Search extension, that brings back the simple SearchBox from TB 3.0, but also incorporates the goodness of the Quickfilter Toolbar functionality... and the latest update seems to have fixed the minor quirkiness with the SearchBox not auto-clearing, missing labels for the Search Criteria, and the Search Criteria getting out of sync with the Quickfilter Criteria... https://addons.mozilla.org/es-ES/thunderbird/addon/unified-search-187593/ But be sure to install the latest version (0.6.3) which, if it isn't available on AMO (above) yet, can be found in Iago's site here: https://github.com/IagoSRL/TBX-Unified-Search/downloads I haven’t even seen the Quickfilter Toolbar in a long time, ever since Iago developed the Unified_Search extension, that brings back the simple SearchBox from TB 3.0, but also incorporates the goodness of the Quickfilter Toolbar functionality… and the latest update seems to have fixed the minor quirkiness with the SearchBox not auto-clearing, missing labels for the Search Criteria, and the Search Criteria getting out of sync with the Quickfilter Criteria…

https://addons.mozilla.org/es-ES/thunderbird/addon/unified-search-187593/

But be sure to install the latest version (0.6.3) which, if it isn’t available on AMO (above) yet, can be found in Iago’s site here:

https://github.com/IagoSRL/TBX-Unified-Search/downloads

]]> Comment on Quick Filtering in Thunderbird by Complaint Leader http://clarkbw.net/blog/2010/04/02/quick-filtering-in-thunderbird/comment-page-2/#comment-9418 Complaint Leader Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:47:32 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=754#comment-9418 I love the Quick Filter, unfortunately it's been fairly unusable (to me) ever since this new fancy search was introduced, and it's become even worse with the latest update. Why do I use such harsh words? I use a horizontal layout: folders on the left, then list of mails in the current folder, then the current mail. To me this appears to be the most efficient layout for the widescreen laptop I'm using. The Quick Filter bar places itself inside the second column where the current mail folder is displayed. Seems logical. In which way was it unusable until recently? The quick filter bar used to consist of a few icons, then some horizontal free space, then the search box. The free space pushed the search box so far to the right that its contents were not visible. I could still click on it and enter search terms, but I couldn't see what I had typed. In which way did it become worse? In the latest update, Thunderbird's developers in their infinite wisdom (forgive me, but this type of changes I will never understand) decided to label the formerly unadorned icons. This made the width of the quick search bar blow up, which, given the above description, of course meant that I don't even see the search box displayed anymore. In other words, the quick search has become completely useless to me, unless I change my layout which would mean wasting valuable screen real estate. I love the Quick Filter, unfortunately it’s been fairly unusable (to me) ever since this new fancy search was introduced, and it’s become even worse with the latest update.

Why do I use such harsh words? I use a horizontal layout: folders on the left, then list of mails in the current folder, then the current mail. To me this appears to be the most efficient layout for the widescreen laptop I’m using. The Quick Filter bar places itself inside the second column where the current mail folder is displayed. Seems logical.

In which way was it unusable until recently? The quick filter bar used to consist of a few icons, then some horizontal free space, then the search box. The free space pushed the search box so far to the right that its contents were not visible. I could still click on it and enter search terms, but I couldn’t see what I had typed.

In which way did it become worse? In the latest update, Thunderbird’s developers in their infinite wisdom (forgive me, but this type of changes I will never understand) decided to label the formerly unadorned icons. This made the width of the quick search bar blow up, which, given the above description, of course meant that I don’t even see the search box displayed anymore. In other words, the quick search has become completely useless to me, unless I change my layout which would mean wasting valuable screen real estate.

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by Rod http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9417 Rod Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:23:12 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9417 For those that are having problems with the new Thunderbird Version, 1) Get 7.zip - http://www.7-zip.org/ 2) Open the google_calendar_tab-3.8-tb.xpi file in 7.zip 3) Edit the Install.rdf 4) Change the Version #, like so (2 places, Version and MaxVersion): <em>googlecalendartab@momo</em> <em>Google Calendar Tab</em> <em>7</em> <em>Bryan Clark</em> <em>chrome://googlecalendartab/content/options.xul</em> <em>chrome://googlecalendartab/skin/calendar-icon.png</em> <em> <em>{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}</em> <!-- thunderbird --> <em>3.1</em> <em>7.1</em> </em> For those that are having problems with the new Thunderbird Version,

1) Get 7.zip – http://www.7-zip.org/
2) Open the google_calendar_tab-3.8-tb.xpi file in 7.zip
3) Edit the Install.rdf
4) Change the Version #, like so (2 places, Version and MaxVersion):

googlecalendartab@momo
Google Calendar Tab
7
Bryan Clark
chrome://googlecalendartab/content/options.xul
chrome://googlecalendartab/skin/calendar-icon.png

{3550f703-e582-4d05-9a08-453d09bdfdc6}
3.1
7.1

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by bram http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9416 bram Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:19:01 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9416 @BryanClark THX FOR MAKING SUCH A GREAT ADD-ON (Hope Mozilla is putting you high on the pay-list) @BarnOwl THX for your explanation. I did all of that and it seems to be working. To me you will all be kind of magicians All the Best @BryanClark

THX FOR MAKING SUCH A GREAT ADD-ON (Hope Mozilla is putting you high on the pay-list)

@BarnOwl

THX for your explanation. I did all of that and it seems to be working.

To me you will all be kind of magicians

All the Best

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by BarnOwl http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9415 BarnOwl Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:26:22 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9415 Install.xpi is install.rdf offcourse.....now I'm getting mixed u too :) Install.xpi is install.rdf offcourse…..now I’m getting mixed u too :)

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by BarnOwl http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9414 BarnOwl Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:20:18 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9414 The xpi (google cal tab) is just a few files that make up the program. You'll find it where you put your downloaded extention. If you have 7-zip you go to the calendar tab file (xpi) and open it. There you will see a few files, now open install.xpi with 7-zip and alter the version file. I'm sorry, but I cannot put it any clearer here......good luck! The xpi (google cal tab) is just a few files that make up the program. You’ll find it where you put your downloaded extention.
If you have 7-zip you go to the calendar tab file (xpi) and open it.
There you will see a few files, now open install.xpi with 7-zip and alter the version file.

I’m sorry, but I cannot put it any clearer here……good luck!

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by April http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9413 April Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:23:50 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9413 Sorry but I guess I am not conversant enough to follow it.... Where do I have the xpi? How do you use win7.zip (archiver?) to "go" in the archive (where is the archive?) Sorry, I saw your post above, but it is not *quite* explicit enough for me to follow it - my failing yes but hoping you could give just a little more of a pointer :-) Sorry but I guess I am not conversant enough to follow it….

Where do I have the xpi? How do you use win7.zip (archiver?) to “go” in the archive (where is the archive?)

Sorry, I saw your post above, but it is not *quite* explicit enough for me to follow it – my failing yes but hoping you could give just a little more of a pointer :-)

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by BarnOwl http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9412 BarnOwl Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:44:08 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9412 It's all in my post above! It’s all in my post above!

]]> Comment on Google Calendar in Thunderbird tabs by April http://clarkbw.net/blog/2009/11/23/google-calendar-in-thunderbird-tabs/comment-page-4/#comment-9411 April Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:57:24 +0000 http://clarkbw.net/blog/?p=724#comment-9411 Thanks violaga for asking ... I don't know either!!! Thanks for helping us out BarnOwl. Thanks violaga for asking … I don’t know either!!!

Thanks for helping us out BarnOwl.

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