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Thunderbird cannot minimize itself to the system tray. However, | Thunderbird cannot minimize itself to the system tray. However, if you're running Microsoft Windows you could try one of these solutions: | ||
* [http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/ MinimizeToTray]: an extension for Thunderbird, Firefox, and Sunbird. There is also a [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2831 Minimize To Tray Enhancer] extension that adds more features to it. See [http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/] and [http://codefisher.org/projects/minimize_to_tray_enhancer] for more information about each extension. | * [http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/ MinimizeToTray]: an extension for Thunderbird, Firefox, and Sunbird. There is also a [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/2831 Minimize To Tray Enhancer] extension that adds more features to it. See [http://minimizetotray.mozdev.org/] and [http://codefisher.org/projects/minimize_to_tray_enhancer] for more information about each extension. | ||
* [http://debfx.fobos.de/tbtray/ Thunderbird-Tray]. | * [http://debfx.fobos.de/tbtray/ Thunderbird-Tray]. | ||
* One of the general minimize-to-tray utilities mentioned in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=511144#511144 this MozillaZine Forums thread] or below. | * One of the general minimize-to-tray utilities mentioned in [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=511144#511144 this MozillaZine Forums thread] or below. | ||
If you | If you are using GNOME, KDE, XFCE, or Fluxbox you can use [http://kdocker.sourceforge.net kdocker] or [http://alltray.sourceforge.net/ AllTray]. | ||
==External links for general minimize-to-tray utilities== | ==External links for general minimize-to-tray utilities== | ||
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* [http://rbtray.narod.ru/ rbtray] | * [http://rbtray.narod.ru/ rbtray] | ||
* [http://www.snapfiles.com/get/traycomlite.html tray commander lite] | * [http://www.snapfiles.com/get/traycomlite.html tray commander lite] | ||
==Email notification utilities== | |||
Some email notification utilities that support the system tray: | |||
* [http://www.fastcheck.org/ Fastcheck (Fastmail)] | |||
* [http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/notifier_windows.html Gmail notifier] | |||
* [http://www.notifier2.com/ Notifier2 (GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Ymail or Rocketmail)] | |||
* [http://www.poppeeper.com/ Pop Peeper] | |||
* [http://www.poptray.org/ Pop Tray] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Disable the new mail system tray icon]] | *[[Disable the new mail system tray icon]] | ||
[[Category:Configuration (Thunderbird)]] | [[Category:Configuration (Thunderbird)]] | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 15 October 2009
Thunderbird cannot minimize itself to the system tray. However, if you're running Microsoft Windows you could try one of these solutions:
- MinimizeToTray: an extension for Thunderbird, Firefox, and Sunbird. There is also a Minimize To Tray Enhancer extension that adds more features to it. See [1] and [2] for more information about each extension.
- Thunderbird-Tray.
- One of the general minimize-to-tray utilities mentioned in this MozillaZine Forums thread or below.
If you are using GNOME, KDE, XFCE, or Fluxbox you can use kdocker or AllTray.
External links for general minimize-to-tray utilities
With the following utilities you can minimize not only Thunderbird, but any program to the system tray.
Email notification utilities
Some email notification utilities that support the system tray:
- Fastcheck (Fastmail)
- Gmail notifier
- Notifier2 (GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Ymail or Rocketmail)
- Pop Peeper
- Pop Tray
