I have used Thunderbird with an add-on that enabled the use of recorded voice announcements identifying incoming messages so that I did not have to come back upstairs to the computer to determine what it was. The upgrade to Fedora-30 requires the use of a Thunderbird version that no longer supports the add-on [Tonequilla]. Until now I dnf downgraded Thunderbird and then the add-on could be installed, now downgrade gets Thunderbird 60.6.1 (64-bit) for which the add-on is disabled and not available.
Is there another way to accomplish this, a way to make a unique sound for incoming email message addresses?
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-- Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA http://www.qrz.com/db/W2BOD box83 FEDORA-29/64bit LINUX XFCE Fastmail POP3
On 6/18/19 10:09 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I have used Thunderbird with an add-on that enabled the use of recorded voice announcements identifying incoming messages so that I did not have to come back upstairs to the computer to determine what it was. The upgrade to Fedora-30 requires the use of a Thunderbird version that no longer supports the add-on [Tonequilla]. Until now I dnf downgraded Thunderbird and then the add-on could be installed, now downgrade gets Thunderbird 60.6.1 (64-bit) for which the add-on is disabled and not available.
Is there another way to accomplish this, a way to make a unique sound for incoming email message addresses?
Hi Bob,
--> Edit --> Preferences --> General --> When Message arri es: Play a sound
Pick your sound file
On 6/18/19 11:59 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
On 6/18/19 10:09 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I have used Thunderbird with an add-on that enabled the use of recorded voice announcements identifying incoming messages so that I did not have to come back upstairs to the computer to determine what it was. The upgrade to Fedora-30 requires the use of a Thunderbird version that no longer supports the add-on [Tonequilla]. Until now I dnf downgraded Thunderbird and then the add-on could be installed, now downgrade gets Thunderbird 60.6.1 (64-bit) for which the add-on is disabled and not available.
Is there another way to accomplish this, a way to make a unique sound for incoming email message addresses?
Hi Bob,
--> Edit --> Preferences --> General --> When Message arri es: Play a sound
Pick your sound file
Cancel. Not what he asked. He wants something that will announce the subject or sender
On 6/18/19 3:00 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
Cancel. Not what he asked. He wants something that will announce the subject or sender
. Yes, I have voice announcements, I recorded to announce the identity of certain messages, that were added to the Thunderbird message filters. That has worked well through a number of Fedora releases but stops wit Fedora30.
Thanks for responding, Bob
On 6/18/19 2:03 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 6/18/19 3:00 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
Cancel. Not what he asked. He wants something that will announce the subject or sender
. Yes, I have voice announcements, I recorded to announce the identity of certain messages, that were added to the Thunderbird message filters. That has worked well through a number of Fedora releases but stops wit Fedora30.
Thanks for responding, Bob
Hi Bob,
Idea. Go get FC29's rpm and load it.
https://mirror.sfo12.us.leaseweb.net/fedora/linux/releases/29/Everything/x86...
# dnf remove thunderbird The remove will not destroy your profile.
# dnf install thunderbird-52.8.0-1.fc29.x86_64.rpm
And put an entry in dnf.conf to keep it from updating /etc/dnf/dnf.conf excludepkgs=thunderbird (multiples use a space as a delimiter)
The only draw back is that you will forget you excluded it. If that is the case, you will wonder why dnf does not see it. What? NEVER happened to me!!! Well maybe once.
:-)
-T
Hi, Bob:
Tonequilla looks like a very useful add-on, but it appears it's been unsupported for some time, and new versions of Thunderbird have a different API it won't work with.
The only suggestion I could find online was to consider "Mailbox Alert" ( https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/mailbox-alert/)
Mailbox Alert doesn't work the same way as Tonequilla, but it appears if you wanted to set up filters to save specific email senders into their own folders, Mailbox Alert would let you set up different sounds for them. That might be a big disruption to your workflow.
Haven't tried it, just found the clues on the internet.
Hope that helps.
On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 2:00 PM Bob Goodwin bobgoodwin@fastmail.us wrote:
I have used Thunderbird with an add-on that enabled the use of recorded voice announcements identifying incoming messages so that I did not have to come back upstairs to the computer to determine what it was. The upgrade to Fedora-30 requires the use of a Thunderbird version that no longer supports the add-on [Tonequilla]. Until now I dnf downgraded Thunderbird and then the add-on could be installed, now downgrade gets Thunderbird 60.6.1 (64-bit) for which the add-on is disabled and not available.
Is there another way to accomplish this, a way to make a unique sound for incoming email message addresses?
.
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On 6/18/19 8:06 PM, Ted Roche wrote:
Tonequilla looks like a very useful add-on, but it appears it's been unsupported for some time, and new versions of Thunderbird have a different API it won't work with.
The only suggestion I could find online was to consider "Mailbox Alert" (https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/mailbox-alert/)
Mailbox Alert doesn't work the same way as Tonequilla, but it appears if you wanted to set up filters to save specific email senders into their own folders, Mailbox Alert would let you set up different sounds for them. That might be a big disruption to your workflow.
. I did a lot of searching but missed that one, it sounds as though it may be what I need, many thanks ...
I already filter all the mail into a number of directories, some have sound, most do not, so it's not disruptive for me, just business as usual.
Bob.
On 6/18/19 10:09 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I have used Thunderbird with an add-on that enabled the use of recorded voice announcements identifying incoming messages so that I did not have to come back upstairs to the computer to determine what it was. The upgrade to Fedora-30 requires the use of a Thunderbird version that no longer supports the add-on [Tonequilla]. Until now I dnf downgraded Thunderbird and then the add-on could be installed, now downgrade gets Thunderbird 60.6.1 (64-bit) for which the add-on is disabled and not available.
I unpacked the xpi file, changed the install.rdf to allow Thunderbird 60.*, repacked it, and installed it. No errors and the play sound option is in the filters. I didn't actually test it though. Worth a try.
On 6/20/19 4:12 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
I unpacked the xpi file, changed the install.rdf to allow Thunderbird 60.*, repacked it, and installed it. No errors and the play sound option is in the filters. I didn't actually test it though. Worth a try. ____
. Yes, but how do I do that? Where is the install.rdf file? I tried from the add-on gui and it came up "Disabled." It appears in the add-ons list all right but marked Disabled ...
On 6/20/19 1:52 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 6/20/19 4:12 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
I unpacked the xpi file, changed the install.rdf to allow Thunderbird 60.*, repacked it, and installed it. No errors and the play sound option is in the filters. I didn't actually test it though. Worth a try. ____
. Yes, but how do I do that? Where is the install.rdf file? I tried from the add-on gui and it came up "Disabled." It appears in the add-ons list all right but marked Disabled ...
Here's what is probably the easiest method. Go into your Thunderbird profile extensions folder, something like: .thunderbird/randomchars.default/extensions Open the tonequilla@mesquilla.com.xpi file with archive manager. Open the install.rdf file inside. If you have wine installed, it might open with the wrong application. You might need to assign .rdf files to the text editor before. Once you have it opened, change the Thunderbird version to 60.*. Save it, archive manager will ask about updating the archive. Do that, then restart Thunderbird.
On 6/20/19 8:01 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
Here's what is probably the easiest method. Go into your Thunderbird profile extensions folder, something like: .thunderbird/randomchars.default/extensions Open the tonequilla@mesquilla.com.xpi file with archive manager. Open the install.rdf file inside. If you have wine installed, it might open with the wrong application. You might need to assign .rdf files to the text editor before. Once you have it opened, change the Thunderbird version to 60.*. Save it, archive manager will ask about updating the archive. Do that, then restart Thunderbird.
. I tried this, found that I had two .thunderbird/xxxdefault files and tried renaming them to determine which was the active one. Should not have done that, I am reconfiguring Thunderbird after losing those files.
So I can forget Tonequilla for a while while I restore things. Something I have done many times before ... Just needed to make known what happened.
Thanks for the help. Bob
On 6/22/19 5:08 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I tried this, found that I had two .thunderbird/xxxdefault files and tried renaming them to determine which was the active one. Should not have done that, I am reconfiguring Thunderbird after losing those files.
For future reference, the file .thunderbird/profiles.ini will tell you which is being used by default.
On 6/21/19 5:19 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
For future reference, the file .thunderbird/profiles.ini will tell you which is being used by default.
. Good to know, thanks.
On 22/6/19 7:46 am, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 6/21/19 5:19 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
For future reference, the file .thunderbird/profiles.ini will tell you which is being used by default.
. Good to know, thanks.
Just for reference, I'm using Version 69 of Thunderbird but I seem to remember this applied to earlier versions of Thunderbird as well, if you got to Edit->Account Settings->Server Settings (under your user account)->Local Directory tells you your profile being used currently.
regards,
Steve
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On 6/25/19 8:14 AM, Stephen Morris wrote:
Just for reference, I'm using Version 69 of Thunderbird but I seem to remember this applied to earlier versions of Thunderbird as well, if you got to Edit->Account Settings->Server Settings (under your user account)->Local Directory tells you your profile being used currently.
Yes, I see it now, I use a larger font and had to scroll down, off the bottom ...
Thanks,
Bob
On 6/21/19 2:08 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I tried this, found that I had two .thunderbird/xxxdefault files and tried renaming them to determine which was the active one. Should not have done that, I am reconfiguring Thunderbird after losing those files.
Couldn't you just rename them back? Renaming the directory won't lose the data.
On 6/21/19 5:20 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
Couldn't you just rename them back? Renaming the directory won't lose the data. ______________
. Apparently not, when I did I got empty files, sub directories and filters were gone. I used the Thunar file manager since it takes less typing that renaming on the command line. That usually works without problems, whatever I botched it somehow and things went down hill from there. It's a special knack I have.
On 6/21/19 5:20 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
Couldn't you just rename them back? Renaming the directory won't lose the data. ______________
. Apparently not, when I did I got empty files, sub directories and filters were gone. I used the Thunar file manager since it takes less typing that renaming on the command line. That usually works without problems, whatever I botched it somehow and things went down hill from there. It's a special knack I have.
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