251983 - Define and implement a GUI for DCC chat and file sending

Status: NEW

(Other Applications :: ChatZilla, enhancement)

Description

[James Ross]

DCC Chat and File work now, but your average IRC n00b stands no chance of using
it. Issues:

  - no menu items for starting DCC chat or file.
  - no UI (e.g. in chat view) for accepting/declining an offer.
  - no UI for showing what DCC is doing, and /dcc-list only shows state (doesn't
include file progress, etc.).

Comment 1

[Robin Monks]

I'm just noting that DCC items relating to UI and user-friendliness from Bug
73257 are now being discussed/fixed in this bug.

-Robin

Comment 2

[Damian Yerrick]

To me, "easy to use" is a nebulous term with little if any meaning, and
"user friendly" is the name of a comic strip.  Shouldn't the summary
reflect what is to be done in the bug?

As I see it, the two steps to fixing this bug are
 1. designing GUI elements for DCC file and chat in Chatzilla, and
 2. implementing that GUI.

Comment 3

[Ian Neal]

*** Bug 255570 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4

[James Ross]

just to note that the latest ChatZillas have [Accept] [Decline] buttons in the chat against each offer, to help make using DCC easier. We still need a 'real' (accessible) UI for it, and for starting such transfers, though.

Comment 5

[James Ross]

As can be seen on the current http://wiki.mozilla.org/ChatZilla:Menus page, I
have put some basic DCC menu items into the view and userlist menus.

I think all three items in comment #0 will be addressed after this, but I don't
feel we're done yet - there is plenty more to do. :)