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1,654 reviews for this add-on
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I have used this add on for a long time. I'm also experiencing the same problems as many others. Google calendar not connecting, blank logon box. But I'm only having this issue with my Windows 8.1 computer. My other computer running Windows 7 is fine and works as intended. Could this latest be a problem between Provider and Windows 8.1, it seems this problem started around the same time as the last Windows update?
Update: So I have it working again and this is what I did. The problem was a blank logon screen when creating a new Google calendar. I'd uninstalled my calendar previously. So I treated the blank logon window as if it was visible. Typed in my email address then tabbed and typed in my PW. Lo and behold the box became visible and all is well. Very odd.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Five starts for historical work, 1 star for current version. I am sure the bugs will be worked out. If you really have a problem with the current edition, contribute. I am sure the authors would love to get your feedback and bug reports. I am sure they could use some help with testing. And I know they would appreciate $10 to help them keep going.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Had it for several years and has worked brilliantly. Stopped working a couple of weeks ago. Still not working. Do not know if it is a lightning problem or this program but disappointing. When it works its so useful. I have tried reinstalling etc and it even worked again for a few minutes before the calendar went blank again ie cannot seem to read the google calendar.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Gave it five stars this morning but 1 this afternoon. I thought the new version would be a permanent fix. But as soon as I close Thunderbird and reopen, it's finished....doesn't connect to Gmail calendar anymore. Uninstalled, deleted passwords, reinstalled, the whole bit....nothing works....I give up!!! Going back to managing 2 calendars again. It's a pity. this was a great add on when it worked.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The new update of provider gave some problems on installation, it appears to have struggled to include items on google calendar that were regualr and not time limited. I experienced thunderbird completely lockign up and initially did not know what to do. Discovering safe-mode allowed me to uninstall and re-install Provider after having removed the 'eternal' items from google calendar. After this, all google calendars loaded quickly and I am very happy with the results.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2). This user has a previous review of this add-on.Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I was running into issues like many others with the new update. I don't know why I was running into glitches - I just couldn't see entries on my calender. I removed both Lightning and Provider and installed first Lightening 3.3.1 then Provider 1.0.2. I deleted my Google calendar and reinstalled it. (I rebooted and Adobe Flash updated too - could that be an issue as it deals with api scripts?) Then it worked.
This is the best calendar/task manager that there is.
Philipp did an awesome job!!
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
after last update it works very good!!!
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2). This user has a previous review of this add-on.Rated 4 out of 5 stars
There were rumors this was incompatible with the ThunderBirthDay add-on. Is this still true?
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).I've provided the author with a fix, but he still has version 0.8.0 officially released which doesn't contain it.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Firstly, if you're reading these reviews, click the "Contribute" button above.
Phillip, THANK YOU.
A lot of folks find it really easy to leave biting, harsh criticism when something doesn't personally work the way they want it to. Very few of them will ever come back to express any shred of gratitude when it does work. And virtually none of them understand the complexity and sheer work involved in developing and then supporting a free add-on who's very functionality is dictated by the whims of Google.
I'm just speculating, but I suspect that this add-on may have started as a 2:00 am solution to a personal need. Phillip had the knowledge and skills (that the rest of us don't), created an elegant solution that solved the problem, and graciously offered it to the community for free.
Maybe it was too good of a solution, for now that hundreds of thousands of us have come to rely on it "just working," when something goes awry (i.e. Google changes how everything works), Phillip gets a firestorm of comments and demands to "fix it". It's tough not to take some of that stuff personally, folks, so be thoughtful in your message. Don't berate and belittle the person you're trying to get something from.
This add-on has become so essential that we may forget how much we're using it. Kind of like when the electricity goes out at your house and you can't work on the computer. "I'll just watch a little television until it comes back. Oh, that's right... Guess I'll listen to the radio instead. Oh, wait. Fine, I'll just turn on the light and read a book. Crap."
So, Phillip, on behalf of the silent thousands, thanks for creating such a seamless little add-on, and thanks for working double overtime to make sure it still works.
For the rest of you, if you're still reading this review, show a little gratitude and please click the "Contribute" button above. This guy deserves it.
Thank you so much for the kind words! There have been a lot of "fix it" messages, some quite harsh, but in the end I really just want to see everything working. The new version has some nice improvements that I can upstream to Lightning when time comes, stay tuned for some more great code!
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
When it works, it's great. It seems that after a period of time, however, it can't connect to Google anymore and the only way to restore it is to exit Thunderbird and restart it.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
After taking so many potshots as Philipp (and I am as guilty as anyone), we should be grateful that verson 1.0.2 seems to have solved all the earlier problems. It's free, it works and it's indispensable. Also, as most of us had not understood, the change was forced on the dev (though an explanation would have muted most criticisms). Apologies, in any case, for the earlier criticism and thanks again for having brought the add-on back up to scratch.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2). This user has a previous review of this add-on.Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hi.
If experiencing already reported erratic behaviour, uninstall first Google Provider then Lightning and reinstall them again first Lightning then Google Provider.
It repairs the erratic behaviour issue.
If the calendars don't show up while not connected to the network, then click in each in order to switch the calendar on.
You'll need to repeat this step (after switching on the calendar for the first time it shows a glimpse for a brief moments) in order to get the calendar visible again.
After the second time you switch the calendar on it should show up.
You'll need to repeat this process each time your computer goes offline.
Despite this I would say:
Great work Philipp!
Excellent add-on.
Many thanks.
Joao
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
After few weeks of struggle on my macbook
Everything seems to get back to work with latest version 1.0.2
keep on going on this wonderfool tool
Worth a donation
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
If after updating, the calendar doesn't work, you may need to remove your google calendar and add it again. That way, it worked for me after updating to 1.0.2.
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Its been a bumpy couple of weeks without my google calendar but all is back to normal now. thanks to the Dev Philipp Kewisch, I know you had to update in order to keep up with google API changes, it was broken but now you fixed it.. thanks. and thanks to everybody else who helped get my calendar working again.
Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Thunderbird 31.2.0, Lightning 3.3.1
Awsome add on, will continue to use it as long as its supported.
and of course worth a donation :)
(no doubt there are still many bugs to iron out, but tottaly worth the bugs for this level of awsomeness)
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Version 1.0.2 works fine it seems. Great addon
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Until now I have been very happy with Google Provider..... however, now it is refusing to allow me to write to my calendar - I can see it, I can write on other devices and it updates, but in Lightning it is essentially read-only. The status of the calendar tells me it is momentarily not available, but I think after 2 days this is no longer "momentarily"! It also insists I have 25 reminders to address going back to September but it won't let me dismiss them, so they keep returning and slowing down my whole Thunderbird experience. Hope this is only a momentary glitch?
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.0.2).Rated 4 out of 5 stars
You have delete your Google calendar from Thunderbird and then reinstall it. See:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/provider-for-google-calendar/nSqra_q-zQ4
Probably a good idea to include information of this sort when releasing an update that requires user action.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
A few days ago I noticed my Google calendar in Thunderbird was no longer working. I did notice it would sometimes come and go. Finally tried to figure out what was going on and now I see there was a major new version pushed recently, apparently with a variety of intermittent problems.
I tried to downgrade to 0.32 but it failed with some obscure javascript error in what appeared to be a tempoary .js file. Bottom line, couldn't get 0.32 to work again (TB version 31.2.0). Gave up. Guess I'm stuck waiting for a 1.0.x version that actually works.
With 1.0.2 I get NO calendar information at all from Google. All my other calendars seem to work fine.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Congratulations! Awesome plug-in for Thunderbird+Lightning
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