New gmail inbox

Submitted by Tester on Sun, 08/09/2015 - 23:15

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There is  a new gmail inbox with  a different link (inbox.google.com). Problem is X-Notifier always opens in the old gmail inbox (mail.google.com) and I can't change the link. X-Notifer only provides the option fot choosing a link wih IMAP. For gmail Inbox, it chooses it automatically and user can't change it.

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jeroen

Mon, 08/10/2015 - 00:09

See the developer's solution in this post:
http://xnotifier.tobwithu.com/dp/comment/9797#comment-9797

Additional usage help for creating the new 'link' string record for your Gmail account in about:config:

  1. Search for your Gmail account by copying the following record part in the search box: extensions.xnotifier.accounts.[gmail#
  2. Right-click a config record of your Gmail account
    (like 'extensions.xnotifier.accounts.[gmail#USERNAME].enabled')
    and choose 'Copy name'
  3. Right-click again and choose New->String
  4. Paste the record name from clipboard, replace the end part 'enabled' by 'link' and click Ok
  5. Right-click your new config record and choose Modify
  6. Set the value to 'https://inbox.google.com' and click Ok

You might have to restart Firefox.

Tester

Mon, 08/10/2015 - 00:31

Thank you. That worked!

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jeroen

Mon, 08/10/2015 - 00:46

You're welcome ;-)

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scgt1

Sat, 10/29/2016 - 01:55

Still don't get notifications of new gmail in the xnotifier icon after doing the above ;-(

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lestrange

Sun, 11/13/2016 - 08:27

I'm using Gmail on FF 49.0.2, and running Win 10. Yesterday, audio and visual notifications just stopped working... for the third time in a year and a half. The last two times, it came back on its own. I've tried disabling all other add-ons, but no improvement. Any ideas? When I looked elesewhere on this site, I saw that X-notifier does not (any longer) support Gmail on Firefox. Huh? Any ideas?

RpD

Thu, 11/17/2016 - 02:44

My three gmail accounts are checking just fine on Firefox 49.0.1 (32 bit) and X-Notifier 3.5.23 ...on Win10 latest updated.
I do occasionally have accounts (not just Gmail) that stop responding, but as you've seen, they will start working again... or I delete the account definition in X-Notifier, restart browser, and redefine the account and it may start working again.

I think  you misunderstood the comment elsewhere about Gmail on Firefox... it was probably referencing some feature of Gmail.

I will upgrade to FF 49.0.2 ...and later I may try the  64 bit version.  (Edit:  working fine with 64bit 49.0.2)
You can find out which bit version you're running by following steps here... 
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-tell-if-32-bit-or-64-bit
(They should work the same, whether 32 or 64 bit.)

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lestrange

Fri, 11/18/2016 - 20:56

I deleted x-notifier, reinstalled, and eerything's fine.