## ReminderFox - Info

### Overview

> ReminderFox is an extension for Mozilla based applications like Firefox, Thunderbird, Postbox or SeaMonkey, it displays and manages lists of date-based reminders - Events and ToDo's.
> ReminderFox does not seek to be a full-fledged calendar system. In fact, the target audience is anybody that simply wants to remember important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, etc) without having to run an entire calendar application.
> ReminderFox also has a lot of features to extend it's use also to not forget such special reminders based on internet pages, published calendars, mail messages or even entries to the addressbook.

#### Events

> 'Events' are reminders which have single occurance or may repeat and have at least a start date/time. ReminderFox can add a notification to an event, so the user will be warned in time.
> A 'remind until completed' makes sure no reminder will be lost.

#### Todo's

> 'Todo' or also called 'task' are reminders, similar to the 'events'. An event will always have a date with it, the 'Todo' can have a start and/or end date.
> The user can define additional Task lists for grouping. For each such list a separate Tab will be added to the ReminderFox List. See also 'Options and Preferences'

#### Reminder List

> The 'ReminderFox List' is the central to display and manage the reminders and todo's.
> It will be opened with a click onto the ribbon symbol on the statusbar or using the context menu on it.
> The list display organized with Tab's gives a table with reminders, todo's and user defined todo lists.
> Each Tab shows all relevant reminders with their attributes in columns. Which attributes/columns has to be shown is user configurable.
> The list display offers also search and filter functions. The user can configure 'Views' based on attributes (date, category, notes etc) to display subsets of the reminders on the list for a better overview.
> Using the list the displayed reminders can be show as a web page, printed, exported or send as information or invitation.

#### Notifications - Alerts / Alarms

> Reminderfox offers two kinds of notifications:
> 1. 'normal' notification, this will be issued by events stored to the ReminderFox list with the stored date/ time and the setting for a time period before the event which has been stored with the event
> 2. 'alarm' which isn't stored to the ReminderFox list, but is only valid during the actual session

#### Special Reminders

> Events / Todo's can be stored based on different system based information:
> WEB-pages / e-mail or part of them, addressbook entries

#### Reminders working with Messages

> For e-mail applications like Thunderbird, Seamonkey and Postbox ReminderFox offers different methods to use the reminder functions:

> 1. store a reminder with sending a message
> 2. add a reminder to a message stored in the folders
> 3. open a message from within a reminder or the list
> 4. open a reminder form a message which was tied to reminder

#### Sharing Reminders

> ReminderFox works based on the standardized iCal/ICS format for calendar applications defined with RFC 2445 *\. This makes it possible to exchange events and todo's between ReminderFox and other, iCal based calendar applications, e.g. Lightning/Sunbird, Google Calendar, MS Outlook.
> Syncing with PDA or Smartphones supporting the iCal format is also possible using applications like FinchSync.

> *\ RFC 2445 [iCAL/ICS] - specifies a core specification of objects, data types, properties and property parameters.

#### Invitation with Reminderfox [iCal / iTIP]

> ReminderFox differentiate between 'event information' and 'invitations'.
> In this context 'event information' is the sending of events / todo's using the e-mail system.
> Reminders stored with ReminderFox can be send also as an 'invitation'. Answers send by the attendee(s) with a [Accept] or [Decline] can be added to the reminder/invitation.
> Also invitations received from other users (calendar systems) can be added to the ReminderFox list.

#### Options and Preferences

> A wide variety of options helps to tailor your ReminderFox experience to your liking.

#### FAQ (Frequent Asked Questions)

> Some of the most commonly asked questions.

#### Troubleshooting

> Having problems? View answers to some common issues.

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