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Javascript code snippets for mozzilla thunderbird org-mode links. Allows easy insertion of links to thunderbird email messages in org-mode for emacs.
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| /* | |
| Call org-protocol capture from thunderbird and create link using thunderlink | |
| ============================================================================ | |
| This works by setting up a custom button in Thunderbird calling org-protocol:// links | |
| and then inserting thunderlink::// links in the org-mode document. | |
| Thunderbird setup | |
| ----------------- | |
| 1. Install Custom Buttons add-on for Thunderbird | |
| http://custombuttons.mozdev.org/ | |
| 2. Install thunderlink for thunderbird | |
| https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/thunderlink/ | |
| 3. Setup org-protocol | |
| http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-protocol.php | |
| 4. Add this as a custom button: | |
| - Use View->Add new button. Copy this file into Code tab and name the button "org capture" | |
| - Use View->Toolbar->Customize. Find your new button and drag it onto the toolbar. | |
| - Click it! | |
| Additional info: | |
| Thunderbird API Reference: | |
| https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XPCOM_Interface_Reference | |
| org-mode / emacs setup | |
| ---------------------- | |
| use emacsclient | |
| */ | |
| var messageUri = gFolderDisplay.selectedMessageUris[0]; | |
| var emacsLink = ThunderLinkChromeNS.GetThunderlink(); | |
| // message subject with "mail: " prefixed. | |
| var msgHdr = messenger.messageServiceFromURI(messageUri).messageURIToMsgHdr(messageUri); | |
| var topicName = "mail: " + msgHdr.mime2DecodedSubject; | |
| // open URL | |
| var url = 'org-protocol://capture?template=w&url=' + encodeURIComponent(emacsLink) +'&title=' + encodeURIComponent(topicName) + '/' | |
| messenger.launchExternalURL (url); |
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| /* | |
| Create thunderlink link in org-mode and call org-protocol://store-link | |
| ====================================================================== | |
| This works by setting up a custom button in Thunderbird calling org-protocol:// links | |
| and then inserting thunderbird:// links in the org-mode document. | |
| Thunderbird setup | |
| ----------------- | |
| 1. Install Custom Buttons add-on for Thunderbird | |
| http://custombuttons.mozdev.org/ | |
| 2. Install thunderlink for thunderbird | |
| https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/thunderlink/ | |
| 3. Setup org-protocol | |
| http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-protocol.php | |
| 4. Add this as a custom button: | |
| - Use View->Add new button. Copy this file into Code tab and name the button "org link" | |
| - Use View->Toolbar->Customize. Find your new button and drag it onto the toolbar. | |
| - Click it! | |
| Additional info: | |
| Thunderbird API Reference: | |
| https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XPCOM_Interface_Reference | |
| org-mode / emacs setup | |
| ---------------------- | |
| */ | |
| var messageUri = gFolderDisplay.selectedMessageUris[0]; | |
| var emacsLink = ThunderLinkChromeNS.GetThunderlink() | |
| // message subject with "mail: " prefixed. | |
| var msgHdr = messenger.messageServiceFromURI(messageUri).messageURIToMsgHdr(messageUri); | |
| var topicName = "mail: " + msgHdr.mime2DecodedSubject; | |
| // open URL | |
| window.url = 'org-protocol://store-link?url=' + encodeURIComponent(emacsLink) +'&title=' + encodeURIComponent(topicName); | |
| messenger.launchExternalURL(window.url); | |
There is a fixed version of the custom buttons extension that works on Thunderbird 47.7+ available here.
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Javascript code to create keyboard actions and buttons for org-mode links to thunderbird emails
Allows easy insertion of links to thunderbird email messages in org-mode for emacs.
Some javascript to allow a way to quickly make links to thunderbird email messages and either store that link for org-mode or call org-capture.
Sets up a custom button in Thunderbird which calls org-protocol:// links and then inserting thunderlink::// links in the org-mode document.
Thunderbird setup
http://custombuttons.mozdev.org/
As of Thunderbird 51, this add on does not work. You can create a custom button manually, but it is a pain: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Tech/XUL/Toolbars/Custom_toolbar_button
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/thunderlink/
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-protocol.php
Additional info:
Thunderbird API Reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XPCOM_Interface_Reference
org-mode / emacs setup
use emacsclient