Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make the changes.
> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that
> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked
> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address
> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make
> the changes.
> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that
> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked
> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address
> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make
> the changes.
Tools => Address Book => Select the address => Click on "Properties" =>
Make changes
I think many could be confused by your wording here... By "open another program" do you really mean "open another window" (in this case, the address book window)? If so, it is really NOT another program, it is part of the same ThunderBird program. If so, I can understand your irritation with this. My ThunderPlunger addon <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/thunderplunger/> has code which does most of what I think you might want. Contact me by clicking on my name top of this page and email to the address shown. Let me know what you are looking for. I may be able to make some changes to address your needs.
Timothy Mathews wrote:
> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that > one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked > the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address > change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make > the changes.
Timothy Mathews wrote:
> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that > one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked > the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address > change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make > the changes.
Timothy Mathews wrote:
> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that > one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked > the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address > change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make > the changes.
> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that >> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked >> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address >> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make >> the changes.
> Are you a Mac user by any chance?
> Chris
Yes, he's using Unison/2.1.5 which is Mac exclusive.
> I think many could be confused by your wording here... By "open another
> program" do you really mean "open another window" (in this case, the
> address book window)? If so, it is really NOT another program, it is
> part of the same ThunderBird program. If so, I can understand your
> irritation with this. My ThunderPlunger addon
> <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/thunderplunger/> has
> code which does most of what I think you might want. Contact me by
> clicking on my name top of this page and email to the address shown. Let
> me know what you are looking for. I may be able to make some changes to
> address your needs.
> David
> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that
>> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked
>> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address
>> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make
>> the changes.
No, I mean Thunderbird uses the Mac's address book and won't allow changes to be made. To make any change, I have to open the Mac's address book and do whatever I need to do and then go back to Thunderbird.
> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that
>> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked
>> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address
>> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make
>> the changes.
> Are you a Mac user by any chance?
> Chris
Ooops, yeah, I guess I forgot to make that clear. So, to any who weren't sure, last I checked Thunderbird uses the Mac's address book but to make any changes, one has to open the Mac address book.
> On 11-10-29 2:14 PM, Chris Ramsden wrote:
>> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that
>>> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked
>>> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address
>>> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make
>>> the changes.
>> Are you a Mac user by any chance?
>> Chris
> Ooops, yeah, I guess I forgot to make that clear. So, to any who weren't
> sure, last I checked Thunderbird uses the Mac's address book but to make
> any changes, one has to open the Mac address book.
You could use windows which lets you do the operation from within TB ;-)
Anyone know if this means that addons which manipulate the address book simply don't work on Mac? Or have the addon programming interfaces been "mapped" somehow to Apple ones?
Jay Garcia wrote:
> On 29.10.2011 12:14, Chris Ramsden wrote:
> --- Original Message ---
>> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that >>> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked >>> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address >>> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make >>> the changes.
>> Are you a Mac user by any chance?
>> Chris
> Yes, he's using Unison/2.1.5 which is Mac exclusive.
> No, I mean Thunderbird uses the Mac's address book and won't allow
> changes to be made. To make any change, I have to open the Mac's
> address book and do whatever I need to do and then go back to Thunderbird.
Searching on "Thunderbird address book on mac" will give you a bunch more hits.
Also, Tbird should be saving addresses for your outgoing mail in Collected Addresses in its address book.
Finally, IIRC even on the Mac, you can build your own address book from incoming mail: right click on name > select Add to Address Book (there are other options, too.)
FWIW, I avoided the Mac's address book. I d/l TBird as soon as I bought the Mac, and that's what I used; I never used Mail. I no longer use the Mac, though, too restrictive in too many ways (as your plea for help illustrates), and the software is too expensive.
> Anyone know if this means that addons which manipulate the address book
> simply don't work on Mac? Or have the addon programming interfaces been
> "mapped" somehow to Apple ones?
> Thanks
> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 29.10.2011 12:14, Chris Ramsden wrote:
>> --- Original Message ---
>>> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>>>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so
>>>> that one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really
>>>> liked the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an
>>>> address change or addition from someone I have to open another
>>>> program to make the changes.
>>> Are you a Mac user by any chance?
>>> Chris
>> Yes, he's using Unison/2.1.5 which is Mac exclusive.
The Mac pretty well keeps its address book to itself. I don't know if TB will ever support the Mac Address Book.
Respectfully disagree. I have been a TB user since it originated. First on Windows, then 7 years ago I switched to Apple/MAC/OSx. I have all of my addresses in the TB addressbook and my OSX addressbook is empty.
On 10/29/11 1:49 PM, Timothy Mathews wrote:
> On 11-10-29 2:14 PM, Chris Ramsden wrote:
>> Timothy Mathews wrote:
>>> Is there an address book ad-on or alternative for Thunderbird so that
>>> one can make changes to an address from inside T-Bird? I really liked
>>> the program but I find it really irritating that if I get an address
>>> change or addition from someone I have to open another program to make
>>> the changes.
>> Are you a Mac user by any chance?
>> Chris
> Ooops, yeah, I guess I forgot to make that clear. So, to any who weren't
> sure, last I checked Thunderbird uses the Mac's address book but to make
> any changes, one has to open the Mac address book.
