Deploying Zimlets in ZD2 Beta1

[Somertech]

I have looked at the Wiki and various threads related to deploying zimlets in ZD, but none of the solutions have worked for me, and I am wondering if the correct procedure for doing so has been changed in ZD2, or is this even possible at this stage of the products development.

Otherwise it looks very promising and is a vast improvement over ZD1, which I basically stopped using after upgrading to ZCS FOSS 6.01.

[jmhe]

Deploying zimlets on zd2 is easier, but it is still a manual step. We are working on installing zimlets via UI - hopefully it will make to the final release of zd2.

Here is how:

1) Copy your zimlet bundle (should be a zip file) under the "zimlets" folder in "user data home". This link tells you where to find user data location on different platforms: Zimbra Desktop 2 FAQ - Zimbra :: Wiki

2) Shutdown ZD backend service: Zimbra Desktop 2 FAQ - Zimbra :: Wiki

3) Start ZD. The new zimlet(s) will be deployed during startup. And new zimlets will also survive future upgrades of ZD.

I have looked at the Wiki and various threads related to deploying zimlets in ZD, but none of the solutions have worked for me, and I am wondering if the correct procedure for doing so has been changed in ZD2, or is this even possible at this stage of the products development.

Otherwise it looks very promising and is a vast improvement over ZD1, which I basically stopped using after upgrading to ZCS FOSS 6.01.

[Somertech]

Awesome! Thanks. This worked Perfectly.

For any others out there, I am running Windows Vista 64 bit.

[storm]

I am unable to install zimlets using this method. I have had to resort to creating '_dev' folder in '~/.zdesktop/zimlets-deployed/' - and copied the unzipped zimlet folders there. That worked, but is only intended as a development technique.

I am using ZD2 beta1 on Linux - Kubuntu 10.4 (running KDE SC 4.4), 64 bit.

[soxfan]

Deploying zimlets on zd2 is easier, but it is still a manual step. We are working on installing zimlets via UI - hopefully it will make to the final release of zd2.

Here is how:

1) Copy your zimlet bundle (should be a zip file) under the "zimlets" folder in "user data home". This link tells you where to find user data location on different platforms: Zimbra Desktop 2 FAQ - Zimbra :: Wiki

2) Shutdown ZD backend service: Zimbra Desktop 2 FAQ - Zimbra :: Wiki

3) Start ZD. The new zimlet(s) will be deployed during startup. And new zimlets will also survive future upgrades of ZD.

I've followed these steps and it appears that the zimlets I'm trying to use are being deployed correctly because they show up on the Zimlets preferences page. But something isn't working right. When I'm on the "Mail" tab I don't see the "Zimlets" section in the left-hand panel. What's kind of strange is if I change to one of the other tabs (Address Book, Calendar, Tasks, etc.) I do see the Zimlets in the left-hand panel. Unfortunately these zimlets that I'm trying to use really need to be visible when I'm viewing email messages. I'm running into this issue on both a Linux desktop (F12) and a Windows 7 system.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
John

Edit: Sorry, just found out that a bug 42575 has already been opened for this issue.