Start TB in offline mode? - SOLVED

[Burma]

The portable version has a way to start TB in offline mode. I couldn't find a way to start the regular non-portable version of TB in offline mode. Does anyone know if there is a way to do this? I don't want to do this by turning off my internet connection or disable server checking of individual TB accounts (I have too many). I was hoping for a way of doing this from the command line. Thanks

[morat]

You can configure offline settings with the "Offline Settings" dialog.

i.e. Menu Bar > Tools > Settings > General > Offline

To configure Thunderbird always to start up offline, use the Config Editor to set the preference offline.startup_state to 3.

Outbox - Online and offline states
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Outbox#Online ... ine_states

[morat]

You can use the command-line-startup observer to handle a command-line flag at startup using the autoconfig files. (advanced users only)

e.g.

ThunderbirdPortable.exe --cowabunga
thunderbird.exe --cowabunga

* <install directory>\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js

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pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

* <install directory>\mozilla.cfg

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// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  Services.console.logStringMessage("test command-line-startup observer");
  var commandLine = aSubject;
  if (commandLine.handleFlag("cowabunga", false)) {
    if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
      Services.console.logStringMessage("test STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH without param");
      var win = Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow("mail:3pane"); // null
      if (win.MailOfflineMgr.isOnline()) win.MailOfflineMgr.toggleOfflineStatus();
    }
  }
}, "command-line-startup", false);

I get an error because the main window isn't ready yet. I don't remember how to listen for the opening of the main window.

Edit:

I don't remember how to listen for the opening of the main window.

I guess you can use the nsIWindowWatcher.registerNotification method.

Reference
http://searchfox.org/comm-esr102/search ... tification
http://searchfox.org/mozilla-esr102/sou ... atcher.idl

[Burma]

I can't seem to get autoconfig.js working at all in TB 102.1.0 (64-bit). Could you possibly provide a Hello World type of sample to test that autoconfig.js and mozilla.cfg are functional? Thanks

You can use the command-line-startup observer to handle a command-line flag at startup using the autoconfig files. (advanced users only)

e.g.

ThunderbirdPortable.exe --cowabunga
thunderbird.exe --cowabunga

* <install directory>\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js

Code: Select all

pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

* <install directory>\mozilla.cfg

Code: Select all

// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  Services.console.logStringMessage("test command-line-startup observer");
  var commandLine = aSubject;
  if (commandLine.handleFlag("cowabunga", false)) {
    if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
      Services.console.logStringMessage("test STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH without param");
      var win = Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow("mail:3pane"); // null
      if (win.MailOfflineMgr.isOnline()) win.MailOfflineMgr.toggleOfflineStatus();
    }
  }
}, "command-line-startup", false);

I get an error because the main window isn't ready yet. I don't remember how to listen for the opening of the main window.

[morat]

Hello World Example:

* <install directory>\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js

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pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

* <install directory>\mozilla.cfg

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// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  var chromeWindow = aSubject;
  chromeWindow.addEventListener("load", function (event) {
    var doc = event.target;
    var url = doc.location.href;
    if (url == "chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml") {
      chromeWindow.setTimeout(function () {
        try {
          chromeWindow.alert("Hello, world!");
        } catch (e) {
          Components.utils.reportError(e);
        }
      }, 3000);
    }
  }, false);
}, "chrome-document-global-created", false);

Installation directory
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installation_directory

Thunderbird Portable 32-bit:

* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird\mozilla.cfg

Thunderbird Portable 64-bit:

* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird64\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird64\mozilla.cfg

Thunderbird 32-bit:

* C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\mozilla.cfg

Thunderbird 64-bit:

* C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\mozilla.cfg

The autoconfig.js file should be in the same folder as the channel-prefs.js file.

The mozilla.cfg file should be in the same folder as the thunderbird.exe executable.

[Burma]

That worked, thanks morat. It will give me a starting point to work out the command line observer above.

Hello World Example:

* <install directory>\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js

Code: Select all

pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

* <install directory>\mozilla.cfg

Code: Select all

// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  var chromeWindow = aSubject;
  chromeWindow.addEventListener("load", function (event) {
    var doc = event.target;
    var url = doc.location.href;
    if (url == "chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml") {
      chromeWindow.setTimeout(function () {
        try {
          chromeWindow.alert("Hello, world!");
        } catch (e) {
          Components.utils.reportError(e);
        }
      }, 3000);
    }
  }, false);
}, "chrome-document-global-created", false);

Installation directory
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installation_directory

Thunderbird Portable 32-bit:

* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird\mozilla.cfg

Thunderbird Portable 64-bit:

* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird64\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\ThunderbirdPortable\App\Thunderbird64\mozilla.cfg

Thunderbird 32-bit:

* C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\mozilla.cfg

Thunderbird 64-bit:

* C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js
* C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\mozilla.cfg

The autoconfig.js file should be in the same folder as the channel-prefs.js file.

The mozilla.cfg file should be in the same folder as the thunderbird.exe executable.

[morat]

I don't remember how to listen for the opening of the main window.

I guess you can use the nsIWindowWatcher.registerNotification method.

Reference
http://searchfox.org/comm-esr102/search ... tification
http://searchfox.org/mozilla-esr102/sou ... atcher.idl

[morat]

Cowabunga Example:

ThunderbirdPortable.exe --cowabunga
thunderbird.exe --cowabunga

* <install directory>\defaults\pref\autoconfig.js

Code: Select all

pref("general.config.sandbox_enabled", false);
pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

* <install directory>\mozilla.cfg

Code: Select all

// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  var commandLine = aSubject;
  if (commandLine.handleFlag("cowabunga", false)) {
    if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
      Services.ww.registerNotification(function onOpen(aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
        if (aTopic == "domwindowopened") {
          var chromeWindow = aSubject;
          chromeWindow.addEventListener("load", function (event) {
            var doc = event.target;
            var url = doc.location.href;
            if (url == "chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml") {
              Services.ww.unregisterNotification(onOpen);
              chromeWindow.setTimeout(function () {
                try {
                  chromeWindow.alert("Cowabunga!");
                } catch (e) {
                  Components.utils.reportError(e);
                }
              }, 3000);
            }
          }, {once: true});
        }
      });
    }
  }
}, "command-line-startup", false);

You could listen for the "DOMContentLoaded" event. That event is fired before the "load" event.

[Burma]

This is what I've hacked together from morat's code. I'm not sure of all of what it does but it works. It's certainly not elegant and can use some cleaning up:

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// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  var commandLine = aSubject;
  if (commandLine.handleFlag("offlinemode", false)) {
    if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
      Services.ww.registerNotification(function onOpen(aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
        if (aTopic == "domwindowopened") {
          var chromeWindow = aSubject;
          chromeWindow.addEventListener("load", function (event) {
            var doc = event.target;
            var url = doc.location.href;
            if (url == "chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml") {
              Services.ww.unregisterNotification(onOpen);
              chromeWindow.setTimeout(function () {
                try {
                  // chromeWindow.alert("offlinemode!");
                  if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
                        Services.console.logStringMessage("test STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH without param");
                        var win = Services.wm.getMostRecentWindow("mail:3pane"); // null
                        if (win.MailOfflineMgr.isOnline()) win.MailOfflineMgr.toggleOfflineStatus();
                      }                  
                } catch (e) {
                  Components.utils.reportError(e);
                }
              }, 3000);
            }
          }, {once: true});
        }
      });
    }
  }
}, "command-line-startup", false);

To launch TB offline with this configuration you would go:

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" --offlinemode

Thanks again morat.

[morat]

You're welcome.

P.S.

You don't need to use the nsIWindowMediator.getMostRecentWindow method. The onOpen observer gets the most recent window.

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// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  var commandLine = aSubject;
  if (commandLine.handleFlag("offlinemode", false)) {
    if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
      Services.ww.registerNotification(function onOpen(aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
        if (aTopic == "domwindowopened") {
          var chromeWindow = aSubject;
          chromeWindow.addEventListener("load", function (event) {
            var doc = event.target;
            var url = doc.location.href;
            if (url == "chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml") {
              Services.ww.unregisterNotification(onOpen);
              chromeWindow.setTimeout(function () {
                try {
                  if (chromeWindow.MailOfflineMgr.isOnline()) {
                    chromeWindow.MailOfflineMgr.toggleOfflineStatus();
                  }
                } catch (e) {
                  Components.utils.reportError(e);
                }
              }, 3000);
            }
          }, {once: true});
        }
      });
    }
  }
}, "command-line-startup", false);

[Burma]

You're welcome.

P.S.

You don't need to use the nsIWindowMediator.getMostRecentWindow method. The onOpen observer gets the most recent window.

Code: Select all

// mozilla.cfg file needs to start with a comment line

Components.utils.import("resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
Services.obs.addObserver(function (aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
  var commandLine = aSubject;
  if (commandLine.handleFlag("offlinemode", false)) {
    if (commandLine.state == Components.interfaces.nsICommandLine.STATE_INITIAL_LAUNCH) {
      Services.ww.registerNotification(function onOpen(aSubject, aTopic, aData) {
        if (aTopic == "domwindowopened") {
          var chromeWindow = aSubject;
          chromeWindow.addEventListener("load", function (event) {
            var doc = event.target;
            var url = doc.location.href;
            if (url == "chrome://messenger/content/messenger.xhtml") {
              Services.ww.unregisterNotification(onOpen);
              chromeWindow.setTimeout(function () {
                try {
                  if (chromeWindow.MailOfflineMgr.isOnline()) {
                    chromeWindow.MailOfflineMgr.toggleOfflineStatus();
                  }
                } catch (e) {
                  Components.utils.reportError(e);
                }
              }, 3000);
            }
          }, {once: true});
        }
      });
    }
  }
}, "command-line-startup", false);