Update sync_thunderbird.rst

Merged out-of-date "old method" for calendar subscriptions into the current recommended method. The old method is no longer relevant.

Signed-off-by: Elliott Partridge <elliott.partridge@gmail.com>
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@@ -8,26 +8,44 @@ Synchronizing with Thunderbird
Recommended method
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Contacts
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Since Thunderbird 102, the CardDAV protocol is natively supported.
To enable it:
* On the address book view, click the down arrow near "**New Address Book**" and choose "**Add CardDAV Address Book**".
* In the next window, type your **user name** and **URL of your server**.
* The next window will ask for your username and password for this account.
* The previous window will be refreshed and ask you which address books you wish to sync.
* Choose and then click **Continue**.
#. On the address book view, click the down arrow near "**New Address Book**" and choose "**Add CardDAV Address Book**".
#. In the next window, type your **user name** and **URL of your server**.
#. The next window will ask for your username and password for this account.
#. The previous window will be refreshed and ask you which address books you wish to sync.
#. Choose and then click **Continue**.
If you later want to add a new address book, you can redo all of those steps and only the books not already synchronized will be suggested.
Calendars
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For calendars, the CalDAV protocol is also natively supported.
To enable it:
* Click on "**+**" near Agendas on the agendas page.
* Choose "**On the network**" on the next window.
* Type your "**user name**" and "**Url of the server**", then click on "Find Calendars".
* Choose which agendas you want to add and click "**Subscribe**"
#. Go to your Nextcloud Calendar and click on the |pencil| menu for the calendar that you want to synchronize.
.. |pencil| image:: ../images/pencil.png
#. Copy the "**Internal link**" URL, which will look something like this:
``https://cloud.nextcloud.com/remote.php/dav/calendars/daniel/personal/``
#. Go to the calendar view in Thunderbird and select the "**New Calendar...**" button at the bottom of the left side panel.
#. Choose "**On the network**":
.. image:: ../images/new_calendar.png
#. Type your "**Username**" and "**Location**" (URL copied above), then click on "**Find Calendars**".
#. Choose which calendars you want to add and click "**Subscribe**"
Same thing here, if you later want to add more calendars, just redo the procedure.
@@ -76,23 +94,3 @@ Alternative: Using the CardBook add-on (Contacts only)
#. When you are finished, CardBook synchronizes your address books. You can always trigger a synchronization manually by clicking "Synchronize" in the top left corner of CardBook:
.. image:: ../images/synchronize_cardbook.png
The old method: Manually subscribing to calendars
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This method is only needed if you don't want to install TBSync.
#. Go to your Nextcloud Calendar and click on the 3 dots menu for the calendar that you want to synchronize which will display a URL that looks something like this:
``https://cloud.nextcloud.com/remote.php/dav/calendars/daniel/personal/``
#. Go to the calendar view in Thunderbird and right-click in the calendar menu to the left (where the names of the calendars are) to add a **New Calendar**.
#. Choose **On the Network**:
.. image:: ../images/new_calendar.png
#. Choose **CalDAV** and fill in the missing information:
.. image:: ../images/CalDAV_calendar.png

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