Investigate Designing a Home Tab - Revision history

Natewatson at 22:23, 24 June 2012

2012-06-24T22:23:15Z

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	\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab		\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab
	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	\|Feature health=~~Blocked~~		\|Feature health=OK
	\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one. Updated specs. Better design posted.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one. Updated specs. Better design posted.
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Natewatson at 22:25, 22 June 2012

2012-06-22T22:25:47Z

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	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	\|Feature health=Blocked		\|Feature health=Blocked
	\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one. Updated specs.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one. Updated specs. Better design posted.
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	\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.		\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.
	\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|old prototype]]		\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|old prototype]]
	[[File:Thunderbird-Home-tab-design-version-0-01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]		[[File:Thunderbird-Home-tab-design-version-0-01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|current prototype]]

	~~<del>~~The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."		The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography,
			<del>and will be less "retina burning colorful." </del>

	The Central inbox component will show all unread messages, but that piece hasn't been designed yet.		The Central inbox component will show all unread messages, but that piece hasn't been designed yet.
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	The launchers include starters for: the address book,, calendar, Add-on manager, chat features "assuming these are implemented before this", new event editors in 2 forms, an about:about launcher, a settings launcher, and a new message editor.		The launchers include starters for: the address book,, calendar, Add-on manager, chat features "assuming these are implemented before this", new event editors in 2 forms, an about:about launcher, a settings launcher, and a new message editor.

	The internal notification system is a list of things various Thunderbird pieces will want to convey, from updates to reminders. Every notification has 3 components: a delete button, the actual text, and a 3rd button with the text and 3rd button being defined by the function caller.~~</del>~~		The internal notification system is a list of things various Thunderbird pieces will want to convey, from updates to reminders. Every notification has 3 components: a delete button, the actual text, and a 3rd button with the text and 3rd button being defined by the function caller.
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	Aside from some designs, this feature's development hasn't started yet, nor is there any indication of when or if it will.		Aside from some designs, this feature's development hasn't started yet, nor is there any indication of when or if it will.
	The target release is not yet defined, but the currently assumed version is Thunderbird 16.		The target release is not yet defined, but the currently assumed version is Thunderbird 18.
	Development is blocked, due of the lack of developers.		Development is blocked, due of the lack of developers.

Natewatson at 22:22, 22 June 2012

2012-06-22T22:22:41Z

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	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	\|Feature health=Blocked		\|Feature health=Blocked
	\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one. Updated specs.
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	* major changes to the tab infrastructure.		* major changes to the tab infrastructure.
	\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.		\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.
	\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]		\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|old prototype]]
	[[File:Thunderbird-Home-tab-design-version-0-01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]		[[File:Thunderbird-Home-tab-design-version-0-01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]

	The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."		<del>The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."

	The Central inbox component will show all unread messages, but that piece hasn't been designed yet.		The Central inbox component will show all unread messages, but that piece hasn't been designed yet.
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	The launchers include starters for: the address book,, calendar, Add-on manager, chat features "assuming these are implemented before this", new event editors in 2 forms, an about:about launcher, a settings launcher, and a new message editor.		The launchers include starters for: the address book,, calendar, Add-on manager, chat features "assuming these are implemented before this", new event editors in 2 forms, an about:about launcher, a settings launcher, and a new message editor.

	The internal notification system is a list of things various Thunderbird pieces will want to convey, from updates to reminders. Every notification has 3 components: a delete button, the actual text, and a 3rd button with the text and 3rd button being defined by the function caller.		The internal notification system is a list of things various Thunderbird pieces will want to convey, from updates to reminders. Every notification has 3 components: a delete button, the actual text, and a 3rd button with the text and 3rd button being defined by the function caller.</del>
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Natewatson at 22:20, 22 June 2012

2012-06-22T22:20:52Z

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	\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.		\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.
	\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]		\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]
	[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]		[[File:Thunderbird-Home-tab-design-version-0-01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]

	The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."		The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."

Natewatson at 22:19, 22 June 2012

2012-06-22T22:19:12Z

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	\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.		\|Feature functional spec=This feature will provide a tab which is open by default, and has a convenient internal means of performing all of the common tasks Thunderbird Users usually perform when starting Thunderbird; thus optimizing the workflow.
	\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]		\|Feature ux design=[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 00.jpg\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]
			[[File:Thunderbird Home tab design version 0 01.png\|thumb\|500 px\|prototype]]

	The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."		The current prototype includes a central unread messages panel, list of upcoming Calendar events, launchers, a tabbed notepad, and an internal notification system which Thunderbird components are able to call. All of the requirements have a counterpart. The finalized version will have better iconography, and will be less "retina burning colorful."

Natewatson at 14:41, 7 June 2012

2012-06-07T14:41:48Z

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	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	\|Feature health=Blocked		\|Feature health=Blocked
	\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted. Duplicate of Home Tab " https://wiki.mozilla.org/Features/Thunderbird/Home_Tab ." The data from that page will be merged into this one.
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Natewatson at 19:17, 3 June 2012

2012-06-03T19:17:46Z

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	\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab		\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab
	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
			\|Feature health=Blocked
	\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted.
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	{{FeatureTeam		{{FeatureTeam
	\|Feature feature manager=Blake Winton		\|Feature feature manager=Blake Winton
			\|Feature additional members=Nate Watson
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			Aside from some designs, this feature's development hasn't started yet, nor is there any indication of when or if it will.
			The target release is not yet defined, but the currently assumed version is Thunderbird 16.
			Development is blocked, due of the lack of developers.

Natewatson at 00:00, 2 June 2012

2012-06-02T00:00:46Z

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	\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab		\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab
	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	~~\|Feature health=Blocked~~
	\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted.
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Natewatson at 16:02, 25 May 2012

2012-05-25T16:02:48Z

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	\|Feature name=~~Investigate Designing a~~ Home Tab		\|Feature name=Thunderbird Home Tab
	\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	\|Feature health=Blocked		\|Feature health=Blocked
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	The goal of this feature is to reduce the workload a user has to deal with when they start Thunderbird, come back to it after a while, wake up their computer, etc. This is important because one of the goals of Thunderbird's development is to provide faster software, and reducing required user interaction time is a way this can be implemented.		The goal of this feature is to reduce the workload a user has to deal with when they start Thunderbird, come back to it after a while, wake up their computer, etc. This is important because one of the goals of Thunderbird's development is to provide faster software, and reducing required user interaction time is a way this can be implemented.
	\|Feature users and use cases=The target users are users who use Thunderbird for more than just one inbox, "be it multiple inboxes or multiple features." The planned supported users are users who, when starting Thunderbird in one way or another, want to know what has come up, such as unread E-mail, events which occur that day, or launch a Thunderbird component.		\|Feature users and use cases=The target users are users who use Thunderbird for more than just one inbox, "be it multiple inboxes or multiple features." The planned supported users are users who, when starting Thunderbird in one way or another, want to know what has come up, such as unread E-mail, events which occur that day, or launch a Thunderbird component.
	\|Feature dependencies=Maybe the inclusion of app tabs in Thunderbird, but this can be bypassed.		\|Feature dependencies=Maybe the inclusion of app tabs in Thunderbird, but this can be bypassed. The Launchers are dependent on their related features.
	\|Feature requirements=Thunderbird home tab should provide the following:		\|Feature requirements=Thunderbird home tab should provide the following:

Natewatson at 04:10, 25 May 2012

2012-05-25T04:10:35Z

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	\|Feature name=Investigate Designing a Home Tab		\|Feature name=Investigate Designing a Home Tab
	\|Feature stage=~~On hold~~		\|Feature stage=Feature Inbox
	\|Feature health=Blocked		\|Feature health=Blocked
	\|Feature status note=~~Developer~~ needed. Components posted.		\|Feature status note=Developers and sponsor needed. Components posted.
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	\|Feature dependencies=Maybe the inclusion of app tabs in Thunderbird, but this can be bypassed.		\|Feature dependencies=Maybe the inclusion of app tabs in Thunderbird, but this can be bypassed.
	\|Feature requirements=Thunderbird home tab should provide the following:		\|Feature requirements=Thunderbird home tab should provide the following:

	A consolidated display of unread E-mails from all inboxes. REQUIRED		A consolidated display of unread E-mails from all inboxes. REQUIRED

	A list of all events scheduled for that day. OPTIONAL "Depends on use of Lightning"		A list of all events scheduled for that day. OPTIONAL "Depends on use of Lightning"

	A framework for launchers. REQUIRED		A framework for launchers. REQUIRED

	A new message launcher. REQUIRED		A new message launcher. REQUIRED

	chat and twitter launchers OPTIONAL based on add-ons and the release of the chat feature.		chat and twitter launchers OPTIONAL based on add-ons and the release of the chat feature.

	An Add-On Manager launcher. OPTIONAL "not a frequent use case."		An Add-On Manager launcher. OPTIONAL "not a frequent use case."

	A to-do list. OPTIONAL		A to-do list. OPTIONAL
	A common framework for Thunderbird to tell the user about relevant information, such as updates or crashes.
			A common framework for Thunderbird to tell the user about relevant information, such as updates or crashes. REQUIRED
	\|Feature non-goals=* Re-doing the core inbox page.		\|Feature non-goals=* Re-doing the core inbox page.
	* Adding browsing features to Thunderbird.		* Adding browsing features to Thunderbird.