The second and final 0.1 beta version of gContactSync is now available for download. This beta will probably not last as long as 0.1b1 did and there probably won’t be any significant new features before the first release. If you would like me to add a new feature, help translate, Read more…
gContactSync now synchronizes e-mail address types and screenname protocols from Google and shows them in the Thunderbird Edit Card dialog. The types and protocols are chosen through a drop-down menu. Valid e-mail types include other, home, and work and valid protocols include Google Talk, AIM, ICQ, MSN (Windows Live Messenger), Read more…
The first beta version of my extension has been released with several changes and a new tutorial. The manual postal address modifications of the last two versions are no longer necessary. Feedback on the new method of syncing addresses and the extension in general is appreciated since I would like Read more…
When my extension was written about, the reviewers and commenters all mentioned the onerous task of editing every single contact in Google to reformat the addresses. I have just finished some tweaking that will allow you to synchronize postal addresses exactly the way you want them formatted. It will be Read more…
I have just released another alpha (testing) version of gContactSync with some bug fixes and a few new features. New Features Mail Lists in Thunderbird and Groups in Google Contacts are now synchronized. You can rename, add, or remove groups or add or remove the cards to and from them. Read more…
When I woke up this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to see several e-mail messages about my extension. After seeing the web traffic for my website rise from a dozen or so visitors per day to nearly 500, I discovered that several sites have written about the extension even though Read more…
I have finished adding support for synchronizing Thunderbird’s mail lists and Google’s contact groups in gContactSync. It can do everything one would expect, such as reflecting changes in the contacts contained within groups, add/remove groups, etc. except if you rename a mail list or contact group the complementary group or Read more…
I ran into Bug 401496 while working on adding support for groups/mailing lists to my extension. Basically, it causes Thunderbird to crash sometimes if you delete an Address Book and do something (most noticeable with mailing lists) without restarting Thunderbird that tries to access that Address Book or mailing list Read more…
The first–and possibly only–alpha version of my extension is available for download. You can watch a flash tutorial on basic use and download it here. Please watch the tutorial before using it or you might run into problems. Remember that it is an alpha version, so there might be bugs, Read more…
I have been looking for and fixing bugs, so I am almost ready to release my extension either late today or tomorrow if everything works out as planned. I’m going to be pretty busy today through Saturday, so I might not be able to respond to comments/bugs until then. Mozdev Read more…