


Somehow the add-on needed a kind of restart. Now restart Thunderbird completely - then everything works fine. Then activate the add-on again with the slide switch - the contents of the calendars are displayed again. There is then a prompt asking whether the calendars should all be de-registered - I cancelled this, but the whole thing was then deactivated anyway (seemed like a bug to me). My solution: deactivate "Provider for Google Calendar" in the Thunderbird AddOns (do not uninstall). The basic steps to create a new calendar with Lightning in Thunderbird are the same. In the forums mostly desperate people wanted to go back to TB 68. How to sync Lightning with Google Calendar. Since its an extension, Lightning is tightly integrated with Thunderbird, allowing it to easily perform email-related calendaring tasks. Calendars were listed but had no content. Mozilla Lightning By Mozilla Foundation : Mozilla Software Lightning brings the Sunbird calendar to the popular email client, Mozilla Thunderbird. After restarting Thunderbird, the programme no longer displayed any calendar contents, only a constantly "busy" cog was turning. I use various Google calendars both privately and professionally, all of which I had integrated during the initial setup. I was really annoyed - I use Thunderbird 78.7.1 for Mac and the AddOn in version 78.0.1.


I do not know if my recent addition of syncing my new Android phone with the Google Calendar has anything to do with it, or just a coincidence. I have checked the CalDAV addresses and they are all still ok. It has worked well for the last few weeks. Config Editor The Config Editor can be accessed via the same Options window, but in a different panel. Or Click the Tools menu at the top of the Thunderbird window and select Options. I have experienced an issue where accepting a meeting invite creates a separate instance of the meeting with myself as the owner and notifies attendees of the new meeting (as alluded to in its options screen).Hey, I have been experiencing the same issue (had to hide/unhide all calendars after each program start to make them display) and saw this comment in the reviews of the "provider for google calendar" add-on: I set up Google Calendar to sync with Lightning in Thunderbird. Select the Lightning Extension and click the Options button. Such as if you don't want your work account to intrude on a personal device.ĬalDAV still seems better than the 'Provider for Google Calendar' at handling email scheduling. Incidently DAVx5 is a great way to get a Google Calendar on Android without bolting an account into the OS.CalID = # formerly I used '%40' rather than this is no longer necessary Go back to Thunderbird, add new calendar > choose On the network > choose CalDAV > paste the URL > give it color you like.You need to set up an app password as per here:
