1978474 - Expose a way for extensions to toggle between table and card view

Status: ASSIGNED

(Thunderbird :: Add-Ons: Extensions API, enhancement)

Description

[dreadnaut]

I started working on an add-on to switch between standard layout + table view and vertical layout + cards view with a single action, and maybe one day based on screen resolution.

The MailTab type includes a layout: standard | wide | vertical, but I couldn't find a way to toggle the format of the message, that is, the value of mail.threadpane.listview.

Would it make sense to add a view attribute, with values cards | table ?

Comment 1

[dreadnaut]

Attachment: Attempt at adding a new mailTab property

I've made a first attempt at adding a new property for switching between cards and table display. While it appears to work, it is just a proof of concept. The property name, in particular, doesn't feel quite right!

Comment 2

[John Bieling]

I will look at this in the next days. Thanks for your contribution!

Would you be able to create a phabricator account?
https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/auth/start/

It will be much easier to work with the patch on phab, then via attachments.

Comment 3

[dreadnaut]

Thank you John! I'll have a look at Phabricator, but I probably need to get a proper environment set up — my current process is to unpack omni.ja and mess with the contents 👀

Comment 4

[dreadnaut]

Attachment: Bug 1978474 - Let extensions read and change the thread pane layout

Comment 5

[dreadnaut]

Hello John,
No worries if it's a matter of time and priority, but I was wondering if there's anything else I should do to get the proposed patch ready on Phabricator. The flow is not entirely clear to me.

Thank you!

Comment 6

[John Bieling]

Hey @dreadnaut, I tried to contact you via phabricator, but I am not sure if you got my message. Your submission slipped because you did not request review, and it was not listed in any of my dashboards. I forgot to mention that crucial step, I am sorry for that oversight.

I posted a question: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D265567#9438567

If possible, could you tell me what you think, preferable directly in phabricator?

Thanks again for tackling this.

Comment 7

[John Bieling]

I am on it!

Comment 8

[dreadnaut]

Very gently bumping this after a couple of months, in case there is anything I can do to help 👀