How can I access Local Calendar(s) from Sunbird or Lightning at the same time?
Use File | New Calendar File to create a new local file in one program, and File | Open Calendar File to open the same local file from the other program. This is intended for viewing the same local calendar from two programs, not for editing a shared calendar. Be careful not to add or edit any events or tasks in the same calendar file from two program instances simultaneously, or you may lose changes when the file is overwritten. (If you must live dangerously, refresh before editing.) An example in more detail: • Create a local calendar within the first program, say Lightning. • To create a new local file, by using a file:// URL: • In Calendar mode, in the Calendar menu, choose New Calendar… • Select On the Network…, and click Next (Not On My Computer, which creates calendars stored in a local SQLite database.) • Select iCalendar (ICS) (default), and enter a file: URL to the local file. On MS-Windows operating systems it may be something like: file:///c:/Documents and Settings/USER
Use File | New Calendar File to create a new local file in one program, and File | Open Calendar File to open the same local file from the other program. This is intended for viewing the same local calendar from two programs, not for editing a shared calendar. Be careful not to add or edit any events or tasks in the same calendar file from two program instances simultaneously, or you may lose changes when the file is overwritten. (If you must live dangerously, refresh before editing.) An example in more detail: • Create a local calendar within the first program, say Lightning. • To create the new file: • In the Calendar File menu, click New Calendar File • click Browse • Navigate to a directory in which to store your calendar, • Enter the filename to be your calendar file, say MyCal.ics • ok the file browser, and • ok the New Calendar File dialog window. • To add an event: • In the Calendars tab, select the new calendar MyCal so it has an outline border. (The checkbox should remain on.
