[rel] Gmail Notifier Plus for Windows 7

[tehmemories]

Maybe you both could workon it together? Teamwork! :cool:

[apread]

To tide some of you over while a more complete fix is in the works, here's a link to my modified version that works for single account users:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4281404/Gmail%20Notifier%20Plus.exe

[Savage Alien]

Looks like an issue accessing Gmail's RSS feed to get the latest mail.At this rate I may just rewrite it from scratch using IMAP.

Yeah I get a similar problem, too. I have both posted about it here and even asked daty2k1 about it.

The program hangs when it attempts to check the mail. Daty2k1 says it's likely something blocking my access to the RSS but I can't think of anything that I've done to break it.

Gmail Notifier is allowed through Win7's firewall and my other security settings are mostly defaults..

Any ideas?

[daty2k1]

Yeah I get a similar problem, too. I have both posted about it here and even asked daty2k1 about it.

The program hangs when it attempts to check the mail. Daty2k1 says it's likely something blocking my access to the RSS but I can't think of anything that I've done to break it.

Gmail Notifier is allowed through Win7's firewall and my other security settings are mostly defaults..

Any ideas?

Are you able to access the feed (https://mail.google.com/mail/feed/atom) in your web browser?

Any funny character in your password or username that I might have missed in my testing?

[downandout]

I've been using Gmail Notifier Plus for a while now and I like it - except for the fact that that I have to re-enter my password when I choose any option from the jumplist (such as "Go to your inbox"). Gmail keeps me signed in and when I just open gmail.com I don't have to enter my password.

I know I could probably find the solution in this thread somewhere but it has over 50 pages now and neowin's forum search is not the best either. Why is there no site (however simple) for this software with a FAQ for example?

[apread]

I've been using Gmail Notifier Plus for a while now and I like it - except for the fact that that I have to re-enter my password when I choose any option from the jumplist (such as "Go to your inbox"). Gmail keeps me signed in and when I just open gmail.com I don't have to enter my password.

I know I could probably find the solution in this thread somewhere but it has over 50 pages now and neowin's forum search is not the best either. Why is there no site (however simple) for this software with a FAQ for example?

Look 3 posts above yours. Only have to read the last 2 pages or so for context.

[downandout]

Look 3 posts above yours. Only have to read the last 2 pages or so for context.

:blush: Thanks for pointing that out and maybe I should have read a bit more. But I still think that having one biiiiig forum thread is not the ideal solution ...

[savagecabage]

hey, thanks very much for this app its great, ive been uising version 1 until yesterday untill i saw the new one had a blue icon come up when there is unread mail. so i installed the new version but i cant get the blue notification, it is just the white number on its own. i cant see any option to change it? its probably something really obvious:)

[Author X]

Ok I've been doing some tests and I'm able to retrieve that GALX value using POST then login securely. However, all of this is done "programmatically" and I can't find a way to open the inbox in the browser once I'm logged in :(

I also tried to retrieve a GALX value programmatically then login using the old way plus the GALX parameter and it doesn't work. This is strange because if I retrieve the GALX manually in Firefox and hardcode it in the code, it works.

I don't know if it makes sense to anyone but I think I'm gonna need help on this one :wacko:

Hm, I was afraid of that. I don't know for sure how all that works, but it sounds like it won't let you use the GALX retrieved with one program/session, to login with another. The only thing I can think to do next is to just contact someone at gmail to ask if it's possible to use an external program to start a valid login for a browser.

[Greg S]

To tide some of you over while a more complete fix is in the works, here's a link to my modified version that works for single account users:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4281404/Gmail%20Notifier%20Plus.exe

Hey it works, Thanks

[Charnita Fance]

This is so cool, thanks! I just HAD to sign up just to let you know how thankful I am for this. It's perfect. Plus I can add my google apps account too, which makes it even better!! Great work.

[Shasoosh]

Hate to be paranoid but i don't like the fact that someone with 2 posts "Releases" an updated version of this notifier and another 3 users with 1 posts saying "thanks" and "great".

Just a heads up to everyone, it's our gmail password we are talking about.

[Phenom II]

Yes it does look a little suspicious

[apread]

Hate to be paranoid but i don't like the fact that someone with 2 posts "Releases" an updated version of this notifier and another 3 users with 1 posts saying "thanks" and "great".

Just a heads up to everyone, it's our gmail password we are talking about.

I would have the same suspicion myself. Not much I can say that will remedy that. If you're ambitious, however, open up the program in .Net Reflector and check the disassembly (Tools->Disassemble). My changes are under: Gmail Notifier Plus.exe->GmailNotifierPlus.Utilities->UrlHelper. I modified the following functions in that class: BuildComposeUrl, BuildInboxUrl, and BuildMailUrl. They are changed to skip adding all the extra stuff to the end of the urls (like your username and password). Did I change anything else? No. Can I prove it? Not really.

As an interesting side note, the latest Digsby release includes an awesome gmail notifier. It sits in the system tray (as opposed to the taskbar), but it has a popup for new mail and keeps a number over the icon for unread count (like this notifier). The preview functionality shows more about the e-mails and (the best part IMO) you can archive, mark as read, delete, or mark as spam all from within the notifier. This is exactly the type of functionality I'd like to see from gmail notifier plus. Sadly, I can't add all that in assembly, and the original author isn't interested in adding any more features to his program...

[masa2]

Why I don't get any notification if I get a new mail? It shows it only when cursor on the tab but there is no number icon showing the number of unread messages.

Any solution to this problem?

[daty2k1]

Any solution to this problem?

You guys have the toolbar in small icons mode maybe?

[glenrock]

I would have the same suspicion myself. Not much I can say that will remedy that. If you're ambitious, however, open up the program in .Net Reflector and check the disassembly (Tools->Disassemble). My changes are under: Gmail Notifier Plus.exe->GmailNotifierPlus.Utilities->UrlHelper. I modified the following functions in that class: BuildComposeUrl, BuildInboxUrl, and BuildMailUrl. They are changed to skip adding all the extra stuff to the end of the urls (like your username and password). Did I change anything else? No. Can I prove it? Not really.

Are you using a plugin for Reflector to make the edits? If so, which plugin? The reason I ask is because it looks like you either modified an older version prior to the Google Apps support being added, or your changes broke Google Apps support. I want to try making the edits myself to the newest version.

[apread]

Are you using a plugin for Reflector to make the edits? If so, which plugin? The reason I ask is because it looks like you either modified an older version prior to the Google Apps support being added, or your changes broke Google Apps support. I want to try making the edits myself to the newest version.

Yeah the plugin is called reflex. I think you can find it on the Reflector site somewhere.

[apread]

Yeah the plugin is called reflex. I think you can find it on the Reflector site somewhere.

Edit: *reflexil is the name of the plugin

[13xforever]

So, have anyone tried to [Alt]+[Tab] to the GNP window and then press [Win]+[↑] to maximize it? :D

Also, a bug: if I change notification sound to custom wave that contains far-east characters in its path (or any other characters outside of my ansi codepage, I believe), it won't play.

[masa2]

You guys have the toolbar in small icons mode maybe?

Yea that was the problem. Thanks for help!

[LeonCB]

Nice App.

But... my primary browser is Safari 4.0.4. When I click on items on the jump lists or compose new mail it doesn't work.

Safari opens the Inbox instead. Maybe you could look at it.

Also I would like to have labels included. Most of my mail is filtered and archived automaticaliy.

And please include the feature "Mark as read".

Thanks and keep up the good work.

[netjack]

I'm not certain why but the notifier seems unresponsive/lazy at time. It doesn't show the emails that have arrived recently. If I click on it and select check for new email, than voila, the little counter shows..what gives? running win 7 x64.

thx

[natchiketa]

Edit: *reflexil is the name of the plugin

Thanks for the info, apread. And thanks to Baptiste of course! I wouldn't have wanted to go through the trouble of editing an exe if I didn't really love this little app so much :) I have a regular Gmail account, and the following steps fix the whole 'have to log in every time' issue:

1. Get .NET Reflector.
   
2. Get the Reflexil add-in.
   
3. Open .NET Reflector. You'll be asked which .NET assemblies to have loaded. I selected 2.0, so these steps reflect that (no pun intended :p).
   (I'd say to make sure you have .NET installed first but since Gmail Notifier Plus is a Windows 7 app, we all have the currently supported .NET frameworks preinstalled)

4. Load the Reflexil add-in by going to View > Add-ins > Add and browse to where you unzipped Reflexil. Select 'reflexil.dll' open. Close the Add-Ins dialog.
   
5. Open the Notifier executable with .NET Reflector, and expand the "Gmail Notifier Plus" node to:
   
   Gmail Notifier Plus.exe > GmailNotifierPlus.Utilities > UrlHelper

6. Here you see the three methods you want to edit:
   
   BuildComposeUrl (which makes the URL to compose mail),
   
   
   BuildInboxUrl ("Go to your Inbox"), and
   
   
   BuildMailUrl (to go to a specific new message).
   Repeat steps 7-19 for each of the three methods:

7. You can choose a different disassembly language in the pulldown menu on the Reflector toolbar. I used C#.
   
8. Highlight the method and either press spacebar or right-click and choose "Disassemble". The "Disassembler" pane will appear on the right.
   
9. In order to avoid the account login screen, we can remove the 'continue string' part of the method definition.
   
   It's a conditional argument which looks like this:

       if (!settingsManager.GetAccount(accountIndex).IsEmpty)
       {
           continueUrl = ToLoginUrl(continueUrl, accountIndex);
       }

10. We can remove it with Reflexil, but first you want to copy the method definition into a text editor and remove the section above. Copy the edited definition into the clipboard.
    
    NOTE: Make sure you still have "return continueUrl;" after the part you remove.

11. Open Reflexil from the menu bar: Select Tools > Reflexil 1.0.
    
12. In the 'Instructions' tab on the Reflexil pane, right-click anywhere and choose 'Replace all with code'
    
13. This opens a Reflexil pop-up called 'Compile', with an editor pane and another method definition pane.
    
14. In the editor, you have the method, which is preceded by its imports, referenced assemblies, the namespace, and the class. Don't change these. Then you have the method definition, which is empty (except for a default 'return' statement which we'll replace), looks like this:
    

    		static string BuildMailUrl(string link, int accountIndex)
    		{
    			return default(string);
    		}

    
    

15. Replace the contents of the method (everything inbetween the {} curly braces) with the edited version from your clipboard.
    
16. By editing these three methods in this manner, we have modified them so that they no longer include a call to the field declaration settingsManager.GetAccount(). This means we now have to remove the stub for that field declaration. As the comments in the Compile window text editor suggest, we can just comment out the stub.
    
17. Click on the + next to "Field Stubs" to expand the field stubs region, and add two forward slashes to comment out the following line:
    

    		static GmailNotifierPlus.Common.SettingsManager settingsManager;

    
    

18. Click "Preview IL" to check for errors. If all is well, you should see the IL appear in the "Instructions" pane on the right side of the "Compile" window.
    
19. Click OK to finish the edits. The "Compile" window will close.
    
20. In the browser pane on the left of the main .NET Reflector window, click on "Gmail Notifier Plus.exe" (NOT its parent, "Gmail Notifier Plus").
    
21. The Reflexil pane should now offer you the options "Save as" or "Reload". Click "Save As" to save the patched result to a new .exe file.
    
22. Use the patched .exe file. It should still see the same registry entries holding your account info, o you shouldn't have to re-enter anything.
    

[apread]

...and when you're all done, you get the .exe posted on page 51 ;)

Nice post natchiketa. Now everyone can get the fix without worrying if their passwords are getting stolen.