Re: Event dialog > Attachments has no effect on Google calendar?

On 2016.05.16 23:20, Stefan Sitter wrote:
> On 16.05.2016 20:29, STF wrote:
>>     As a follow-up to my previous mails, I have just done a little test.
>
> What version of Thunderbird and Lightning did you use for testing?

Thunderbird 45.0
Lightning 4.7

>> 1. I created a *local calendar* in the hard drive.
>> 2. I created an event and added a bogus URL to attachment.
>> 3. I closed the event and opened it again.
>> Observation: the URL is still present in attachment.
>>
>> 4. I connected to a Google calendar
>
> Are you using the build-in CalDAV provider or the Provider for Google
> Calendar extension to access your calendar?

CalDAV provider.

(I always prefer something general having a broad and widely accepted 
standard than specific implementation which has its own "standard" -- 
the day when the guys who know this specific implementation are gone, 
the product will virtually be dead)

>> 5. I created an event and added a bogus URL to attachment.
>> 6. I closed the event and opened it again.
>> Observation: the URL has disappeared!
>>
>>     Is that because Google calendar does not support "attachment" for
>> some reason?  Standard?  Or is this a bug?
>
> Does Google support adding attachments links to an event using the
> Google Calendar web interface?

I would say "sort of yes".  In Google Calendar web interface, the 
attachment function lets us attach files.  So I suppose I could create a 
shortcut file and attach it.

>
> /Stefan