Brian, if you have a working version of this gmail notifier widget, I would love to be able to use. I tried emailing the author a couple months ago and my message got bounced back to me so i don't think the author is going to update it. If you would be so kind to post a working version, that'd be awsome

I like the interface of this notifier--much simpler than the others. So I messed around with the php to get it to work. Is there any demand for a working version? Does the original author plan on updating it?

it doesn't work!!! when i click on the star thingy, it has a popup that says that ive been disconnected! the link to gmail is working tho... wut's wrong?

If you right click on the widget and do "show package contents" then edit the php file, you can change the URL in two places from https://gmail.google.com/gmail to https://mail.google.com/mail and the widget works again! :)

Google has changed its URL https://gmail.google.com/gmail to https://mail.google.com/mail so it doesn't work anymore :-(
It ask again and again for a good login and pssword ....

Works just dandy for me.

Been using it for a while and it’s been great, but, for some reason, it hasn’t worked at all in the last week or so. Any known issues? Specs: Mac OS X 10.3.7, latest Konfabulator, Gmail Check 1.4. Thanks.

In addition to escaping backslash characters in the username/password inputs, you also need to escape dollar-signs ($).

Other than that, it works flawlessly, although I wish i could move it around more easily (ie, other than by the star)

does'nt work for windows. please fix it! :(


at least it looks pretty...

Brad, are you using it on Windows? It's not compatible with Windows, I don't know why it was put in the Windows category.

I uploaded a new version, then re-uploaded it after I was told that it was accidently deleted, and it's still not up yet.

Apparently there is no error checking. I put in my account and password and I just get a zero even though there are new messages.

I found that even when PHP was installed on my Windows XP, there was some error on parsing HTTP headers. The problem was that the delimitor "

" didn't work in the second parsing from get javascript. I changed it to "Date:", which was the last header key. Anyway, what I've got from the code was that extracting headers from a HTTP message could be incorrect.

I solved the problem by using Java. Please see http://www.iasandcb.pe.kr/blog/2004/11/gmail-check-with-java.html for more details.

I can't get it to work??

Yes, the <secure> stuff has already been added, it should show up next time widgetgallery updates.

The atom feed has a limit of 20 unread messages, so I'm reluctant to use it.

You could also do with adding the <secure> attribute to the password preference, so it hides the password in the preferences.

I've hacked a little .net app together to do the same job as the php scripts.

Cool widget though.

Got it working too by adding the PHP scripts in the .widget file to my PHP include dir. I'm not sure how you could resolve this in a nicer way, beyond perhaps seeing if the Konfabulator guys could enable a PHP install with Konfabulator itself - it already ships with curl binaries...

Alternately if you could find a Javascript Atom reader, you could check the Atom feeds gmail produces. Theoretically you could just load Atom in as a normal XML document and travserse the dom tree.

That's great, but I can't exactly include a copy of PHP in the widget. I guess I could include instructions on how to install PHP, how to add the proper dlls into the windows/system32 folder, and how to add the PHP directory to the path, but I'm not sure that many people would be willing to do that. I could probably toss together a VBScript (ick!) to do it, but it doesn't sound like a very nice solution.

Yea!!! Got it to work in Windows. Final problem (after the ones reported below in Nov 10 & 11 threads) was a PATH problem. I added a debug alert() statement to the "checkForNewMail()" function and found that PHP was not being found...So after adding the PHP directory to my path, it now works.

Yea!!! Got it to work in Windows. Final problem (after the ones reported below in Nov 10 & 11 threads) was a PATH problem. I added a debug alert() statement to the "checkForNewMail()" function and found that PHP was not being found...So after adding the PHP directory to my path, it now works.

PHP has "argv" and "argc" set to OFF by default. You have to go turn it on in PHP.INI. Just to a search on "argv" in the file and you'll find it.

yea, I got the curl thing to work, but now I'm getting an undefined variable error when I try to run it from the command line. It says argv is undefined even though I clearly provide arguments. Wish I knew php.

On windows I got the PHP script to work (although it returned -1) by adding this line to my php.ini:

extension=php_curl.dll

But the extension still didn't seem to work. I might take another look at it when I have time

Concerning the Curl error, this might be of help (from the PHP documentation):

"Note to Win32 Users: In order to enable this module on a Windows environment, you must copy libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll from the DLL folder of the PHP/Win32 binary package to the SYSTEM folder of your Windows machine. (Ex: C:WINNTSYSTEM32 or C:WINDOWSSYSTEM)"

From http://us2.php.net/curl

Okay, I finished and uploaded a new version that hides the password, and isn't quite as loud when errors occur. It'll be online soon.

Yes, I tried it under Windows, and found that problem. I really don't want to rewrite this PHP code into Javascript, though.

As for your error, I guess the version of PHP for Windows doesn't have built in curl support.

Well, I downloaded PHP from www.php.net and If I run the line 'php -f checkinboxunread.php username password I get back...

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Content-type: text/html
X-Powered-By: PHP/4.3.9

<br />
<b>Fatal error</b>: Call to undefined function: curl_init() in <b>C:Program FilesPHPcheckinboxunread.php</b> on line <b>35</b><br />
----------------------------------------------------------

Not sure why this is...

Thanks for the quick response David.

I think I've found the problem with running your widget on Windows machines. The lines in onLoad.js:

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function queryMail() {
if(preferences.checkall.value == 0) {
return runCommand("php -f checkinboxunread.php " + preferences.username.value + " " + preferences.password.value);
} else {
return runCommand("php -f checkallunread.php " + preferences.username.value + " " + preferences.password.value);
}
}
-----------------------------------------------

try to run the command 'php' which doesn't exist on a standard windows machine. I'm sure there is a way around this but I'm not positive as to what it is. I'm thinking the php files could be completely re-written in JS, but I don't really know PHP well enough to do that. I may try anyways.

As for the other two problems I noticed, I don't know what is causing them but they are less important. :)

Thanks again,

Brew

Yes! Konfabulator 1.8 did add encrypted password support! I'll try to have a new version out this weekend. I can't promise anything about Windows support, but I'll see what I can do.

Sorry that it took so long!

Yep, same issue Windows XP SP2, never changes from a "0" no matter the settings. Also the frequency settings do not appear - awesome looking widget - look forward to using it!

I can't get this widget to work in Win 2000. I looked over the code and didn't notice anything that looked like it would allow this widget to work in MacOS and not Win2000 but I may have missed something. The problems I have are:

Always displays 0.
When I set "go away when I don't have new mail" it doesn't go away even when it says I have 0 messages.
Where it says "Checking frequency" I see in the code that it is supposed to display "5 minutes" and "60 minutes" at either end (or something like that, I don't have it open at the moment) but in the preferences, neither is displayed.

Thanks for taking the time to make this widget, I can't wait to use it! :)

it logs me in, but i have the same problem as the guy below me, always a zero. i run windows as well.

I can´t get working this nice widget, it always shows zero on the gmail count, i´m using the new windows version, anyone has the same problem??

Two quick things: when you don't have a network connection, it assumes there is a problem and goes to the prefs to have you fix the login or you have to quit the widget. I wish it would gracefully go offline instead. I don't know if this has been fixed since I can't tell what version this is from the "About Gmail" which is the second thing -- put the version in the About box :-) Otherwise, nice widg.

Okay. Found the problems. The regex for "get all mail" no longer works. This can be fixed easily. There's a bigger problem, though: They've started to block people who log in too many times. This could explain everyone else's problem.

Perhaps it would work better if it cached the login cookie... For now, however, I'll try to go fix the regular expression for allmail. (On that note, getallmail won't work when you hit 100 messages, as Gmail then just says "hundreds of messages" instead of an actual number.)

I had used version 1.1 or 1.2, and of course it stopped working at one point and I was too lazy to figure out why... Saw there was a recent-ish update, so I tried it (1.3) today, and got the chronic "either something is really wrong with gmail..." errors that have been mentioned here. When I switched though from my original setting of check all mailboxes to check only the inbox, it worked perfectly... There are two separate php scripts, depending on which option you choose, so if it's not a problem with the search for new messages part, perhaps it's as simple as a typo in the login portion. I'll check it for any obvious differences, and if I by some stroke of luck figure it out, I will post my findings back here... otherwise, hopefully this will point you in the right direction.

It worked great for a while, but now it won't connect at all. All I get is the pop up message that the username and/or password is wrong. I am guessing google did something to prevent the widget from working?

I'm still waiting for the new version of Konfabulator before implementing the encrypted password field, and the subtle connection error icon. However, when I update it, I will *not* allow it to check less than every five minutes. Google certainly wouldn't want people hammering at its server every minute, and five is already a bit on the abusive side. (Scraping widgets should not update very often, especially one that has to LOG IN every time it updates.)

I may just forgo the encrypted password field for now, and upload the latest one anyway. I'd really like to just do both at once, though.

I've modified the Gmail Widget a bit for my own use.
Changes :
- No more errors warning, showing a "?" instead
- Availability to disable the click opening Gmail in the browser
- Minimum checking time at 1 min

+ a few minor changes

Available for download here :
http://etudiant.epitech.net/~bret_a/Gmail%20Check.widget.zip

Enjoy :-)

the invalid username/password keeps popping up which is most annoying. on top of that, the message counter is not that accurate even it checks every 5 mins when it should really allow us to change it to 1 min.

i just have to uninstall this until these problems are corrected.

just installed this and i keep getting username and password are incorrect when i know there is nothing wrong with them.

I love the widget, just made a change to allow me to make it check more frequently than the current maximum rate of 5 minutes. Other than that it's great.. I agree it would be cool to have an "ignore errors" feature as well as encrypted passwords.

Not working for me either - I'm running 10.3.5 and I'm having exactly the same issues as Michael from Sept. 7.

I still can't figure out the weird problems with some people being unable to connect.

Yes, I could probably add a little "error" icon, and a "don't display this message again" button for the dialog box.

Konfabulator 1.8 apparently has encrypted password storage, and it supposedly coming out "soonish". I'll implement it quickly after that.

1 - password field should not be cleartext

2 - on the occasion that gmail's servers have problems (or you don't have internet access, like on a laptop), maybe present a third option like "Ignore errors" that changes the icon to something that signifies there are communication problems. it's annoying to have to exit the widget or open the prefs every time this happens. it should be an option in the prefs that you can turn on or off.

Can it not store the password in the clear? This is a serious hole...

David, I love it, I did tweak the graphics a little to suit my aesthetic, I would be happy to send you my version: jcwandrews@gmail.com

It doesn't work for me.
I have it checked so it hides at 0 new messages, but it never hides, and it never changes from 0 to 1 or 2 when I get new mail, its just an icon stuck with 0 new messages.

I'm switching all the preferences around, trying it with someone else's account, etc, and it still works, and updates correctly. Maybe Google is trying to mess with people's heads by changing the login mechanisms around for only certain people. (Is anyone *not* having problems?)

What I've been hearing is that Gmail is randomly showing an image with a word that you have to type in. It used to be just for failed authentications, but now it's doing it seemingly at random, perhaps to fool tools like this.

I'm going to try it on a different computer tomorrow, maybe it will bug out then. For now, make sure that your password, if it has any special characters like ? / etc, has a before each special character. (I haven't bothered to put in any real escaping... -_-)

I keep getting login errors with this version. Did Google change something again?

I'm not having any problems here, removing and adding messages works fine on both Inbox only and All Messages mode... Try trying again later, maybe you (or someone trying to get into your account) typed your password wrong a few times so it's doing that "enter this distorted word" thing.

Worked yesterday, now I get a password error today. I guess I'll be waiting for version 1.4.

looks so promising but it doesn't work for me either. i have panther 10.3.5 and the latest widget and konfabulator versions. the gmail widget doesn't display until i open its prefs via konfab on the menu bar. shows no error either when i set the wrong username or password.

where does PHP need to be installed?

THANKS.

Yes, I have version 1.3 of the widget. It probably is a Jaguar thing.

Gramalkin - Are you sure you have the latest version of this Widget? It is possible that it's a Jaguar problem. (I can't remember if Jaguar had a PHP command line binary or not...)
Marco - That's... Really strange. I can't seem to reproduce it, either. Try running an advanced search in Gmail, and change what it searches to "Unread Mail". See if that reports a high number, too. (The script does that then performs a regex search on it.)

I get wild unread mail counts when I check "all mailboxes". Numbers are huge and usually multiples of 100 (most often, 700 and 600). I have a Gmail rule to label and "skip inbox" for certain newsletters, but there are nowhere near 600 unread messages there.

Also, I must give two stars because showing a readable password is really, really awful, though I realize it might be a Konfabulator problem,

This widget doesn't seem to work. I have new mail in my Gmail account, but the widget still shows "0".

Does it matter that I'm running Jaguar (10.2.8) and not Panther?
(I already have a problem with Jaguar's version of Safari not being able to access Gmail. I have to use Camino 0.8.)

exactly what i was looking for. works great. thanks.

Not working for me :-(

my username is blar.blar@gmail.com

so whats wrong ?, I can login okay via a browser :-(

Ok, it's fixed (Thanks, Paul!). The new update will be posted with this weekend's group of widgets.

Mine didn't work, but i think its due to Gmail changing something... If you do get it working again, a sound alert would be great and hiding the password would also be good!

David, I just figured out the PHP solution to the new Gmail login change. If you still need to know, give me an email at reedmaniac [at] pmachine [dot] com, since I am not sure where to find your email address.

gCount needed a total rewrite not using PHP to fix it, and apparently it now just uses Safari for handling login cookies. The Firefox one is doing the same thing, as far as I can tell. Everything else is still broken. If anyone knows of an easy way to fix this using Javascript and PHP, I'd like to know. Or just go ahead and take this and make a new widget that fixes it separately from mine.

I'll keep looking over it, and post here if I figure anything out.

Gmail changed something today, apparently. All of the GMail Checking things have died suddenly. I'm looking at the code right now, I think I can fix this, but maybe not.

This doesn't work for me at all. :( It just says that my username/password is wrong.

This widget works great for me, the only change I'd like to see in it is for it to make a sound like GMailStatus does. If it had that I'd give it 4 stars!

Wonderful - the only possible improvement would be to hide the password. Otherwise, it's perfect.

Gmail should just toss out any periods in the username, I think. Try it without a period. Also, if your password has any strange characters in it, like , !, or something, try putting a before that character. So, it would be \, or !

Very nice. However I've tried to get it to work and I keep getting the bad password / ID error message. My ID email has a "." in it before the @ sign, I'm wondering if that is the problem. I'm assuming that the ID is everything to the left of the @ sign in the email address.

I would love to be able to hide the passwords, as I don't like my password being stored in cleartext either. I'm looking into it. (Konfabulator doesn't provide an easy way to do this.)

I don't like the fact that my password isn't covered with *'s when I input it. It would really suck if someone stole my Gmail account so please hide the characters I type in the password field.

Love this widget, works perfectly and it is nice and small, cheers!

I can't use it because I'm behind a proxy server.

i feel this widget is great!
small and does exactly what it's supposed to.
great job!!

You have to drag it by the star for it to not open Safari, the M is a link.

I like the graphics better than Gee-Mail, but I would rather be able to move a widget by clicking and dragging than have it open Safari. Very annoying.

Personally, I like the disappearing act of Gee-Mail, but that didn't affect my rating.