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== Introduction ==
WIPA Thunderbird extension that does a slideshow of all the image attachments in the email. Currently planned to replace the inline attachments display to something similar to the Web 2.0 image boxes.
== Project Description ==
== Project Contributor(s) ==
None yet...Become a contributor! How to contribute! # Make more transitions# Documentation# Make suggestions for future release# Report any bugs
== Project Details ==
Provides more depth than The project is an extension to Mozilla Thunderbird. The name of the Project Descriptionextension is now called "Slideshow Gallery" as "Picture Preview" sounds like it is like the tab preview extension to Firefox.  This extension is to make the place for technical discussions, project specs, or other detailssimilar Web 2. If this gets very long, 0 picture slideshows you might consider breaking this part into multiple pages and linking see in various websites on the internet. It replaces the inline picture attachment with the slideshow. This only applied to themon-screen display. Printing of the email is not effected. Currently has one transition which is the common fade in/fade out.
== Project News ==
# v0.3 - http://blog.zero-type.com/osd/2008/04/17/road-to-code-v03/# v0.2 - http://blog.zero-type.com/osd/2008/03/23/road-to-code-v02/# v0.1 - http://blog.zero-type.com/osd/2008/02/29/the-road-to-code-v01/ Feel free to read the blog and see the progression of the extension. == Future Plans == This is where your regular updates will goproject was done for OSD600. I have no plans to take the continuing course (OSD700) as I am graduating. In these  If you should discuss will take over the status project or your workcontribute to the project by all means, your interactions with other members of send me an email. Plans to continue the extension to the community (ev1.g0 release is planned., Seneca  Here are what changes are to made # Restructure the code to JSON# Add more transitions# Make it more extensible like the choice of colours and Mozilla), problems you have encountered, etclayout# Switch to the Canvas element == Bugzilla == Currently found no bugs on bugzilla that specifically relates to my project. The following are the closest I can find that may help my project.
Put detailed technical information into # [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370792 Bug 370792 – Improvements to the new attachment UI] - I will need to add a button or some sort to start the slideshow. The attachments are displayed in the pane below the message.# [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218999 Bug 218999 – Thunderbird should use a tabbed interface] - Currently TB doesn't use tabs. But one idea I got was maybe put the slideshow in a new tab to switch between attachment and the Project Details page (islideshow# [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.ecgi?id=44135 Bug 44135 – Allow preview of attachments in mail compose window] - This is similar to the project., update it as As you go)attach pictures in the compose window, and save this section for news to display a preview of the pictures.# [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=321325 Bug 321325 – attachment panel taller than needed] - Talks about participation the attachment pane. Might be helpful. Wondering how they got it to display in the projectlist view though.# [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=226264&action=diff Bug 244459 – Drag and drop ical (.ics) attachments from mail onto calendar] - A link jminta posted on my blog that would be helpful