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'''Please don't edit this page unless you are a member of the calendar team.'''<br>To join in the discussion regarding the next calendar release, please see [http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.calendar/browse_thread/thread/5adb513f0ade569e/e057ef42c42cf042#e057ef42c42cf042 this newsgroup thread].</div>
 
== Overview==
Sunbird and Lightning are aiming for a simultaneous release of their next version in January 2007.  This page is meant to provide an overview of the status of that release.
 
<p style="background-color: #fdd;">Items with a red background were originally targetted for version 0.3</p>
 
==Key Development Areas==
 
===Core Architecture===
<p>Develop Sunbird and Lightning's core architecture to be robust enough for new feature support and ease of future development.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
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| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P1 || Editing / viewing of events: Complete the move to using a controller to act on the data, instead of having the views do that directly. || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|}
 
===Performance===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning will display all events and tasks with the correct information and in the correct places.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
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| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P1 || Improve performance of storage provider (daniel/mvl) || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|-
| P1 || Improve performance of other providers (ssa and team) || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Zoom/Scroll===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should allow easy navigation of calendars.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
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| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P2 || Investigate zoom scroll (dmose) || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Navigation===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should allow users to move to any display they want.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P1 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| A 'Go to Date' functionality should be exposed. (Lightning) || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;"| On track
|}
 
===Workflow (user experience)===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should have an easy and intuitive user interface, allowing the user to get things done as effortlessly as possible.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
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| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P1 || Determine major pain points (christian) || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|-
| P1 || Come up with sketches for solutions (christian) || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|-
| P2 || Implement Agenda View improvements || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Item Creation/Modification===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should allow users to create, modify, and interact with tasks and events easily.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P1 || Event vs. Task semantics - Determine what is require for usability and RFC2445 conformance (ssa) ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || We should be registered to handle .ICS files - Mac||style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;"| On track
|-
| P2 || We should be registered to handle webcal:// URLs - Mac||style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;"| On track
|-
| P2 || We should be registered to handle .ICS files - Windows||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || We should be registered to handle webcal:// URLs - Windows ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || We should be registered to handle .ICS files - Unix||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || We should be registered to handle webcal:// URLs - Unix||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || Double-clicking an .ICS file should open it (or subscribe, or offer to import it) ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || Launching a webcal:// URL should add that subscription to the calendar list ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P1 || Copying and pasting ICS from the clipboard should create an appropriate new item ||style="color: blue; white-space: no-wrap;"| On track
|-
| P3 || Copying and pasting hCalendar data from the clipboard should create an appropriate new item ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P3 || Copying and pasting events between Lightning and Sunbird should work properly ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|}
 
===ICS Export===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should provide a way for users to export their data in a standards compliant format.  This allows users to not need to enter a 'walled garden' when using Sunbird/Lightning</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P2 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Export of particular items/sets of items should be possible. (Lightning) || style="color: red;"| Unknown
|}
 
===Conflict Resolution===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should intelligently handle data conflicts, and present the user with a clear interface for the user to resolve any that it can't do itself.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P2 || Share an .ICS file on the network without dataloss ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || Offline storage of remote calendars ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|-
| P2 || Gracefully handle conflicts between local and network data ||style="color: red;"| Unknown
|}
 
===Printing===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should provide an easy to use way for users to get their data in a paper format, through their printer.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P1 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Printing should be possible. (Lightning) || style="color: green;" | Complete
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P2 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Printing a week's view of items should be possible. || style="color: green;" | Complete
|}
 
===Publishing===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should allow users to publish their calendar information to a web server.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P2 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Publishing a specific set of items should be possible. (Lightning) || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Get Data In===
<p>Users should be able to get calendar data from multiple sources into the application.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P2 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Standards compliant data should always be successfully read/preserved. || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P3 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Errors in standards compliance should be gracefully handled. || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|-
| P1 || Import data from the user's existing calendar applications || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|}
 
===Thunderbird Integration===
<p>Lightning should be integrated as seamlessly as possible into Thunderbird.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P2 || Integrate into Thunderbird's undo/redo queue || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|-
| P2 || Integrate into Thunderbird's copy/paste || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|-
| P2 || Integrate into Thunderbird's print command || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Calendar Interoperation===
<p>Users should be able to send and receive meeting invitations received via email.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P1 || Allow sending iMIP/iTIP invitations. || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|-
| P1 || Allow sending decline/accept iMIP/iTIP responses. || style="color: blue; white-space: nowrap;" | On track
|}
 
===Backup===
<p>Sunbird and Lightning should provide functionality for users to easily backup and restore their data.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P3 || Make backups of data || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Dataloss===
<p>Users should be able to use Sunbird/Lightning with confidence that their data will be preserved.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P1 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Subscribing to a calendar with unexpected data should preserve the data || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|-
|style="background-color: #fdd;"| P2 ||style="background-color: #fdd;"| Standards compliant data should be preserved when edited. || style="color: red;" | Unknown
|}
 
===Misc Regressions===
<p>Users upgrading from past versions should not notice significant loss of functionality/usability.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
|-
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Priority'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee; width: 20px"| '''Status'''
|-
| P1 || "Misc Regressions" is provided to give it visibility during discussions.  Individual elements do not exist at this time.
|}
 
===User pain-points from 0.3===
<p>Wherever possible, we should attempt to address pain-points in 0.3 identified by our users. These were not determined scientifically. They're a "gut feeling" based on IRC, bugmail, and newsgroups.</p>
 
{| width="100%" cellpadding="3"
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| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Bug(s)'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Item'''
| style="background-color: #eee;"| '''Status'''
|-
|{{bug|349048}}||Having CalExt installed||blocked by migrator
|-
|{{bug|349520}}||24 hour views (and no way to make them smaller)||next steps? tbe?
|-
|{{bug|345643}}||<strike>Date formatting (MM/DD vs DD/MM)</strike>||FIXED
|-
|{{bug|343792}}||Data import errors - invalid or atypical ICS||
|-
|{{bug|354951}}||Data import errors - charset||
|-
|{{bug|310258}}||<strike>Hide completed tasks is missing from Lightning</strike>||FIXED
|}
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