Thunderbird: Lightning calendar extension not translated
I'm using Mozilla's Thunderbird with thunderbird-locale-de and xul-ext-lightning for calendaring.
Unfortunately, the lightning extension seems not to be translated - while the rest of thunderbird is.
Is there a way to get the calendar part of thunderbird translated to german?
thunderbird locale calendar translation lightning
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
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asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
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I'm using Mozilla's Thunderbird with thunderbird-locale-de and xul-ext-lightning for calendaring.
Unfortunately, the lightning extension seems not to be translated - while the rest of thunderbird is.
Is there a way to get the calendar part of thunderbird translated to german?
thunderbird locale calendar translation lightning
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
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asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
Have you installed thexul-ext-lightningpackage or the add-on via Thunderbird?
– A.B.
Oct 26 '15 at 10:20
Thexul-ext-lightningpackage via apt.
– cweiske
Oct 26 '15 at 15:11
add a comment |
I'm using Mozilla's Thunderbird with thunderbird-locale-de and xul-ext-lightning for calendaring.
Unfortunately, the lightning extension seems not to be translated - while the rest of thunderbird is.
Is there a way to get the calendar part of thunderbird translated to german?
thunderbird locale calendar translation lightning
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
9518
asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
I'm using Mozilla's Thunderbird with thunderbird-locale-de and xul-ext-lightning for calendaring.
Unfortunately, the lightning extension seems not to be translated - while the rest of thunderbird is.
Is there a way to get the calendar part of thunderbird translated to german?
thunderbird locale calendar translation lightning
thunderbird locale calendar translation lightning
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
9518
asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
9518
asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
9518
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
9518
edited Oct 17 '18 at 19:29
Willie Robert
9518
9518
asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
asked Oct 26 '15 at 8:21
cweiske
2,57012033
2,57012033
Have you installed thexul-ext-lightningpackage or the add-on via Thunderbird?
– A.B.
Oct 26 '15 at 10:20
Thexul-ext-lightningpackage via apt.
– cweiske
Oct 26 '15 at 15:11
add a comment |
Have you installed thexul-ext-lightningpackage or the add-on via Thunderbird?
– A.B.
Oct 26 '15 at 10:20
Thexul-ext-lightningpackage via apt.
– cweiske
Oct 26 '15 at 15:11
Have you installed the
xul-ext-lightning package or the add-on via Thunderbird?– A.B.
Oct 26 '15 at 10:20
Have you installed the
xul-ext-lightning package or the add-on via Thunderbird?– A.B.
Oct 26 '15 at 10:20
The
xul-ext-lightning package via apt.– cweiske
Oct 26 '15 at 15:11
The
xul-ext-lightning package via apt.– cweiske
Oct 26 '15 at 15:11
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The package xul-ext-lightning in the Ubuntu repository does not support the German language.
To add German language support:
Remove the package
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-lightning
Use the Add-Ons page to install the add-on.
edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
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As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
add a comment |
I have found a solution, but I have no idea why it works. Information about the changes in how Lightning is treated post-Thunderbird-60 is a little thin on the ground.
Background
- it cannot be installed through the add-on system
- it doesn’t magically appear by removing the old add-on and restarting, which people in Mozilla support forums suggest as a solution (possibly because how it’s packaged in Ubuntu hasn’t caught up with the change yet)
- it can be installed through a package (
xul-ext-lightning) as described by A.B. but the interface will be in English, not your chosen Thunderbird language
Having done a fresh Irish language install of Ubuntu when 18.04 arrived, I did have both Thunderbird and Lightning (installed through add-on system) in Irish until one day Lightning was somehow auto-updated to version 60 even though Thunderbird was still on 57(?!). It stopped working at that point. I eventually removed the Lightning add-on and found the system package which reinstalled Lightning, but in English.
Solution
I’d seen suggestions that the Thunderbird people wanted you to download it as a standalone, so I thought I’d try that.
- Downloaded localised Thunderbird
- Extracted under
~/bin
- Ran it from a file manager — Lightning is bundled and localised!
- Ran system version of Thunderbird — Lightning is localised!
- Deleted downloaded Thunderbird and ran system version — Lightning still localised!
I’m guessing this has changed a config file somewhere.
You could also remove the system version and use the downloaded version instead, but I’m unsure of how updates are handled (if at all). Once again, on Mozilla support people will say that it is updated automatically, but I’m not sure there’s much experience of Linux there.
answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
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The package xul-ext-lightning in the Ubuntu repository does not support the German language.
To add German language support:
Remove the package
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-lightning
Use the Add-Ons page to install the add-on.
edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
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answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
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As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
add a comment |
The package xul-ext-lightning in the Ubuntu repository does not support the German language.
To add German language support:
Remove the package
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-lightning
Use the Add-Ons page to install the add-on.
edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
26.5k1360159
answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
68k12165255
2
As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
add a comment |
The package xul-ext-lightning in the Ubuntu repository does not support the German language.
To add German language support:
Remove the package
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-lightning
Use the Add-Ons page to install the add-on.
edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
26.5k1360159
answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
68k12165255
The package xul-ext-lightning in the Ubuntu repository does not support the German language.
To add German language support:
Remove the package
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-lightning
Use the Add-Ons page to install the add-on.
edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
26.5k1360159
answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
68k12165255
edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
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edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
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edited Oct 26 '15 at 21:58
Fabby
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26.5k1360159
answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
68k12165255
answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
68k12165255
answered Oct 26 '15 at 15:13
A.B.
68k12165255
68k12165255
2
As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
add a comment |
2
As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
2
2
As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
As of Thunderbird 60+ this is not possible anymore since Lightning on ATN is only offered up to v52.
– Salim B
Oct 17 '18 at 17:15
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
@SalimB indeed, and the question is three years old :P
– A.B.
Nov 21 '18 at 20:32
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
Yeah, but the problem persists (untranslated Lightning), at least in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS which is supported by Canonical until 2021.
– Salim B
Nov 21 '18 at 21:50
add a comment |
I have found a solution, but I have no idea why it works. Information about the changes in how Lightning is treated post-Thunderbird-60 is a little thin on the ground.
Background
- it cannot be installed through the add-on system
- it doesn’t magically appear by removing the old add-on and restarting, which people in Mozilla support forums suggest as a solution (possibly because how it’s packaged in Ubuntu hasn’t caught up with the change yet)
- it can be installed through a package (
xul-ext-lightning) as described by A.B. but the interface will be in English, not your chosen Thunderbird language
Having done a fresh Irish language install of Ubuntu when 18.04 arrived, I did have both Thunderbird and Lightning (installed through add-on system) in Irish until one day Lightning was somehow auto-updated to version 60 even though Thunderbird was still on 57(?!). It stopped working at that point. I eventually removed the Lightning add-on and found the system package which reinstalled Lightning, but in English.
Solution
I’d seen suggestions that the Thunderbird people wanted you to download it as a standalone, so I thought I’d try that.
- Downloaded localised Thunderbird
- Extracted under
~/bin
- Ran it from a file manager — Lightning is bundled and localised!
- Ran system version of Thunderbird — Lightning is localised!
- Deleted downloaded Thunderbird and ran system version — Lightning still localised!
I’m guessing this has changed a config file somewhere.
You could also remove the system version and use the downloaded version instead, but I’m unsure of how updates are handled (if at all). Once again, on Mozilla support people will say that it is updated automatically, but I’m not sure there’s much experience of Linux there.
answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
16312
add a comment |
I have found a solution, but I have no idea why it works. Information about the changes in how Lightning is treated post-Thunderbird-60 is a little thin on the ground.
Background
- it cannot be installed through the add-on system
- it doesn’t magically appear by removing the old add-on and restarting, which people in Mozilla support forums suggest as a solution (possibly because how it’s packaged in Ubuntu hasn’t caught up with the change yet)
- it can be installed through a package (
xul-ext-lightning) as described by A.B. but the interface will be in English, not your chosen Thunderbird language
Having done a fresh Irish language install of Ubuntu when 18.04 arrived, I did have both Thunderbird and Lightning (installed through add-on system) in Irish until one day Lightning was somehow auto-updated to version 60 even though Thunderbird was still on 57(?!). It stopped working at that point. I eventually removed the Lightning add-on and found the system package which reinstalled Lightning, but in English.
Solution
I’d seen suggestions that the Thunderbird people wanted you to download it as a standalone, so I thought I’d try that.
- Downloaded localised Thunderbird
- Extracted under
~/bin
- Ran it from a file manager — Lightning is bundled and localised!
- Ran system version of Thunderbird — Lightning is localised!
- Deleted downloaded Thunderbird and ran system version — Lightning still localised!
I’m guessing this has changed a config file somewhere.
You could also remove the system version and use the downloaded version instead, but I’m unsure of how updates are handled (if at all). Once again, on Mozilla support people will say that it is updated automatically, but I’m not sure there’s much experience of Linux there.
answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
16312
add a comment |
I have found a solution, but I have no idea why it works. Information about the changes in how Lightning is treated post-Thunderbird-60 is a little thin on the ground.
Background
- it cannot be installed through the add-on system
- it doesn’t magically appear by removing the old add-on and restarting, which people in Mozilla support forums suggest as a solution (possibly because how it’s packaged in Ubuntu hasn’t caught up with the change yet)
- it can be installed through a package (
xul-ext-lightning) as described by A.B. but the interface will be in English, not your chosen Thunderbird language
Having done a fresh Irish language install of Ubuntu when 18.04 arrived, I did have both Thunderbird and Lightning (installed through add-on system) in Irish until one day Lightning was somehow auto-updated to version 60 even though Thunderbird was still on 57(?!). It stopped working at that point. I eventually removed the Lightning add-on and found the system package which reinstalled Lightning, but in English.
Solution
I’d seen suggestions that the Thunderbird people wanted you to download it as a standalone, so I thought I’d try that.
- Downloaded localised Thunderbird
- Extracted under
~/bin
- Ran it from a file manager — Lightning is bundled and localised!
- Ran system version of Thunderbird — Lightning is localised!
- Deleted downloaded Thunderbird and ran system version — Lightning still localised!
I’m guessing this has changed a config file somewhere.
You could also remove the system version and use the downloaded version instead, but I’m unsure of how updates are handled (if at all). Once again, on Mozilla support people will say that it is updated automatically, but I’m not sure there’s much experience of Linux there.
answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
16312
I have found a solution, but I have no idea why it works. Information about the changes in how Lightning is treated post-Thunderbird-60 is a little thin on the ground.
Background
- it cannot be installed through the add-on system
- it doesn’t magically appear by removing the old add-on and restarting, which people in Mozilla support forums suggest as a solution (possibly because how it’s packaged in Ubuntu hasn’t caught up with the change yet)
- it can be installed through a package (
xul-ext-lightning) as described by A.B. but the interface will be in English, not your chosen Thunderbird language
Having done a fresh Irish language install of Ubuntu when 18.04 arrived, I did have both Thunderbird and Lightning (installed through add-on system) in Irish until one day Lightning was somehow auto-updated to version 60 even though Thunderbird was still on 57(?!). It stopped working at that point. I eventually removed the Lightning add-on and found the system package which reinstalled Lightning, but in English.
Solution
I’d seen suggestions that the Thunderbird people wanted you to download it as a standalone, so I thought I’d try that.
- Downloaded localised Thunderbird
- Extracted under
~/bin
- Ran it from a file manager — Lightning is bundled and localised!
- Ran system version of Thunderbird — Lightning is localised!
- Deleted downloaded Thunderbird and ran system version — Lightning still localised!
I’m guessing this has changed a config file somewhere.
You could also remove the system version and use the downloaded version instead, but I’m unsure of how updates are handled (if at all). Once again, on Mozilla support people will say that it is updated automatically, but I’m not sure there’s much experience of Linux there.
answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
16312
answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
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answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
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answered Oct 31 '18 at 5:16
Moilleadóir
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Have you installed the
xul-ext-lightningpackage or the add-on via Thunderbird?– A.B.
Oct 26 '15 at 10:20
The
xul-ext-lightningpackage via apt.– cweiske
Oct 26 '15 at 15:11