Wishes Index - Sunbird Lightning Calendar
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Index of Wishes for Mozilla Calendar/Sunbird
(Frequently Requested Enhancements)
Overview
Contains
- No discussion here, discuss elsewhere, then add link here.
- Organized into hierarchical categories
- mentioned: links to thread with dates when they were mentioned
- FAQ: links to any relevant FAQs
- 4v: Links to any relevant bug/rfe's, with bug/rfe developer votes, bounties.
Source threads
- (1) MozillaZine forum topic 'Calendar Wish List' 2003-09-06 -- 2004-10-12.
- (2) MozillaZine forum topic 'Sunbird: my wish-list' 2004-10-25 -- 2004-11-12.
Index
Event/Task Dialogs
- change calendar of event/task
- mentioned (1) 2004-03-09
- mentioned (2) 2004-10-25
- 3v: bug 210369
- 2v: bug 220755
- set default calendar for new tasks/events
- (select in calendars list so it is outlined)
- mentioned (2) 2004-10-25
0v: bug 222256
- make default calendar persistent
- mentioned (2) 2004-11-08
- defaults (private/public, tentative/confirmed, repeat daily/weekly, etc.)
- mentioned (1) 2004-09-29
- 4v: bug 220328
- 0v: bug 258298
- 0v: bug 215975
- associate file (e.g, map) [can use URL, but need file browser? file(s)?]
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-05
- 1v: bug 168680
- add task with no date
- mentioned (1) 2004-07-10
- 0v: bug 220075
- edit one instance of recurring event
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-31
- 0v: bug 259738
- recurrent task acts like template, creates new task [that can be completed]
- mentioned (1) 2004-09-19
- category acts like template, e.g., birthday --> recurs once per year
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-29
type time (implemented)- mentioned (1) 2004-08-25
1v: bug 206382
Grid Views
- layout of events and tasks in views
- display tasks
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-22, 2004-10-09
- partly implemented for Multiweek view (use View | Tasks in View)
- 0v: bug 157274
- order events in each box (e.g,. in calendar order, w/reorderable calendars)
- (conflicts with bannering)
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28, 2004-09-29
- multiday event as one banner spanning multiple days (allow long text)
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28, 2004-07-18, 2004-08-16, 2004-08-20, 2004-09-29
multiday event ends day early (fixed)- mentioned (1) 2004-02-22, 2004-04-05, 2004-08-21
4v: bug 232320
- show/hide based on categories, keywords [search?], etc.
- mentioned (1) 2004-10-09
- alternative: can show/hide files, so put each category in a different file
- display tasks
- display of each event/task in views
- colors for categories (to avoid synchronizing multiple calendars)
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-15, 2004-07-05, 2004-07-18, 2004-08-16, 2004-08-20, 2004-09-29
- FAQ: Colors
- 11v: bug 171657
- icons for categories
- mentioned (1) 2004-07-18
- 0v: bug 160131
- word wrap
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-24
- 1v: bug 231486
- 0v: bug 262811
- title only in view, show time only in tooltip (allow more space for title)
- mentioned (1) 2004-07-18, 2004-08-24
- distinguish private events
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-28
- distinguish done events
- mentioned (2) 2004-10-26
- colors for categories (to avoid synchronizing multiple calendars)
- direct editing/manipulation of an event or task in views
- drag event to change date
- mentioned (1) 2004-07-05, 2004-09-29
- 0v: bug 216958
- drag edge of event to change start or end only
- mentioned (1) 2004-02-26, 2004-07-05
- 0v: bug 262299
- drag event between calendars
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28
- 1v: bug 179484
- directly typing tasks/events without dialog
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-18
- 1v: bug 202368
- paste should remember times
- mentioned (1) 2004-03-09
- 5v: bug 199422
- cut should select date where it can be pasted back if mistake
- mentioned (1) 2004-03-09
- drag task from task list into calendar to set date
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-30
- day-view shift, can end after midnight
- mentioned (1) 2004-03-09
- drag event to change date
- year view
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-09
- 2v: bug 157270
- Gantt view
- mentioned (1) 2004-09-22
- 2v: bug 182558
- compact view(s)
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-19 like "Rainlendar"
- go to today button
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28
- 0v: bug 200991
go to date (implemented)- mentioned (1) 2003-09-06
0v: bug 245179
Table/Tree views
- folders of tasks, hierarchical tasks
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-21
- mentioned (2) 2004-10-29
- 0v: bug 256712
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-21
Search
- multiday event query [?]
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-07 like "Shadoglare"
Help Menu
- manual/help/faq
- mentioned (1) 2004-02-22
- FAQ: FAQ.html
- help project: calendarhelp.mozdev.org
- old draft guide pdf: news
- "integration" [general]
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-15 like "Outlook"
- (rather use RFC2445, not proprietary ms-tnef attachments)
- mentioned (2) 2004-11-05
- 20v: bug59630
- 1v: bug 203638
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-15 like "Outlook"
- email appointments open calendar, shown in calendar
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-11 (vCal), 2004-05-13 (outlook), 2004-06-21 (TB to SB)
- 2v: bug 212792
- 1v: bug 244459
- web appointment link opens calendar, shown in calendar
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-21 (FF to SB)
- sending email (from sunbird)
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-11
- 2v: bug 237148
- drag event to become email attachment
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28
- 0v: bug 224948
Address Book
- linking event to address book entry
- mentioned (1) 2004-04-03 like "Lotus", 2004-05-07
- 3v: bug 163029
- connecting to LDAP to select addresses for invitations [invite should use TB]
- mentioned (1) 2004-07-28
Alarms
- customize alarm sound
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-22
- FAQ: Alarm sound
- 0v: bug 135593
- alarm should take focus
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-25
- 2v: bug 202620
- email day itinerary automatically [?]
- mentioned (1) 2004-10-09
- visible clock
- mentioned (2) 2004-11-04
- time to next alarm
- mentioned (2) 2004-11-04
- multiple alarms for one event
- mentioned (2) 2004-11-05
OS Integration
- minimize to system tray (windows)
- mentioned (1) 2004-01-18, 2004-02-22, 2004-06-21, 2004-06-28, 2004-08-31
- FAQ: SunTray
- 14v: bug 128812
- background task (so alarms fire even if no window)
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-11, 2004-06-28, 2004-07-11
- mentioned (2) 2004-11-11
- 17v: bug 134969
- double click .ics files
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-13
Printing
- change css style and layout of printed output
- mentioned (1) 2004-05-14, 2004-09-19
- print tasks
- mentioned (1) 2004-09-19
Storage
- Share profile: Sunbird, FF ext, TB ext, all use same profile files.
- (issue: running several concurrently. Partial workaround: open files in a shared directory, rather than using the default dir)
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-31, 2004-08.31
Publish/Subscribe
- hide private events/tasks from publish
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-16
- subscribe without alarms
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-16
- reload button for subscribed calendar
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28
- auto-refresh for subscribed calendar
- mentioned (1) 2004-06-28, 2004-08-24
- login with password
- mentioned (1) 2004-07-28
- save password
- login with password silently (no confirm dialog)
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-16
- overwrite checks [check if lastmod date same as read date before overwriting]
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-24
Export File
- export entire calendar
- mentioned (1) 2004-02-22, 2004-08-20 "save as"
Import File
- import with timezone [specify timezone if remote calendar has only floating times?]
- mentioned (1) 2004-08-19, 2004-08-24
Phone/PDA
- import/export
- sync with pda/phone (merge using most recent data)
Notes
Calendar/Sunbird is supported by volunteers. If you need to see a bug fixed soon, report the bug if there isn't one already, and contribute a fix yourself, [http://groups.google.com/groups?group=netscape.public.mozilla.jobs hire a developer], or offer a bounty.
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