Notes.txt

Planned and possible features.

reorganize this file using section numbers from docs

require app password for certain ops after idle period

enable service-specified skin & ringtone
  adjustable by user

tour
  better graphics
  more slides

docs
  enable in-msg links to docs
  move panel by dragging border
  pin menu open?
  resize pane

search
  keep list of abbreviations & original words, per language
  extensible by service

nodes
  per-client setting to limit attachment size in received msgs
    attachments over limit are replaced with placeholder
    handled on server via node parameters
  local service list all known nodes, sublist of accounts per-node
    button to disable node's accounts
  node list
    ui show online status (from ohi msg)
    ui to change name for non-pending
    on pin fail, prompt for new pin&addr
    "user" broadcast item not "active" on arrival; 2nd broadcast for "active"
      on first login, check status; disconnect if already confirmed/active
    status:ready must complete on matching nodeid, or be deactivated?
  synchronize: thread draft, ping draft
    for tag sync, send names of svc tags, don't reuse those names on receiver
    p2p xfer to local nodes
    log original thread draft
      tService index of logged drafts, map[string]bool
      sendThread & sendPing append drop-draft to log
      sendSync lock thread drafts, send diff of original vs current data
        clear log, unlock drafts
    recv msg & ping clear draft at nodes
  files & forms replication
    svc: list items previously attached in threads
  on receiver
    indicate xfers in settings menu
    timeout listen mode
    separate http.server instance? 
    MakeNode(bodyReader)
      syscall.o_direct; syscall.open patch
      handle duplicate upload items or omit
  on sender
    drop thread drafts, update indexes
    checksum archive
    HandleUpdtService reject calls during op

tags
  msg-list tags-menu buttons to clear all msgs of that tag
  blurb to describe tag?
  rebuild file on search-index build?
  in search result, textbox to rename tag
    button to remove tag
  on open msgs
    select-tag adds search tab?

forwarding
  CC menu: forward form + button, unsubscribe button, CC list
    dropped CCs have strikethrough
    on drop CC, send unsubscribe, drop Todo tag
  sent threads: disable reply buttons if unsubscribed or CC empty
  client notify
    add to notice list
  client delivery
    also handle newthread receipt?
  client confirm
    store mismatched forwarded message alongside thread?
  client unsubscribe
    option to tag thread "hidden"
  add non-pinged CCs to adrsbk

notices menu
  log threads, msgs, group membership
  delimit seen sets ?
  categories filter in clientstate?
  configurable history limit, default 1wk + 2 seen sets
  accrete related items in not-seen set
  overwrite not-seen items on new entry
  audio tone option
  include hyperlink to relevant menu/thread/etc

alias
  add, drop, list; store in sep file
  status pending until ack

invites
  save as pending if sent
  lookup-alias-by-pre/suffix
  msg-from: log cc aliases?
    log group msg froms (not preceeded by ping)
  storeSent: if group unknown, make file for members in groups/gid?
  service member directories; invite to directory name returns directory members

forms
  allow multiple results from a form via [?n](...), where n=0 is unlimited
  form-fill option to log data in ..._recv FFT
  list of fields
    label, id, name, type, option names/values, default, layout column ref
    types: checkbox, radio, menu, date, phone, zip code, etc
      labels & checkbox/radio/menu can reference image attachment
    containers: table (fieldnames=col+row), tab/panel
  robot test
  single or multiple column layout
  stylesheet: colors, fonts, borders
  online registries define unique FFNs and required/optional/deprecated fields
    name: domain.name/[path/]form_def
    offer recommended form_blank?
  make *_sent elements attachable
  functions
    blank: per-msg defaults?
      prevent reuse of generated FFN after form dropped?
    on receive, validate result vs registry
    query form-table, form-table item patches (incl omit flag)
    markdown tags form-blank & form-filled, reference attachment
    renderSpec (js) in form-blank preview and form-filled compose
    renderResult (js) in form-blank preview and form-filled preview
    on reply, copy selected form ref to text

msg panel
  thread printable page; link opens tab; chronological order
  menu of visited threads next to back/forward arrows
  tab NONE to collapse all?
  tabs, per client: reply-to chain
    pin tab? saves state, broadcasts to clients & nodes
    search tabs highlight result text
  combine consecutive msgs from single user chronologically, tag each with date-time
  ohi status of sender?
  reply-to chain link/button per msg
  retain msg header bar at top of panel if topmost visible msg is open
  overlay panel to view pdf/html/video attachments?
  menu of revisions for each attachment sent multiple times in thread
  thread-summary popup or tab
    list of excerpts and optional notes, with link to msg of excerpt
    to add item, select text in msg, right-click for add-to-summary, write optional note

thread panel
  dragging thread to a tag tab applies tag to first/latest message
  threads tagged hidden omitted from ALL
  change panel width via centerline drag
  infinite scrolling or back/forward buttons
  sort by first/latest toggle
  sort threads with a draft to top for T+n hours
  named pinned tabs, notify other clients & nodes
  search relevance slider (# positions varies with result set size?)
    lower relevance yields more results
  mute button to hide panel updates
  local service
    have origin service's look in msg panel
    permanent thread tabs: todo/tag, contact
    transient thread tabs: search-all results
    thread items include column for svc name
    group consecutive same-service items with color
  form-table view
    drag to order columns, click column to sort rows
    per-row link to form-viewer (in attachments?)
    export to csv, json, etc
  events table, via EVENTS tab
  new-thread draft list

ohi panel
  normally hidden, can pin panel
  last-active time in tooltip

files menu
  search box, adds a tab after Date, Name
  copy msg body to text file
  upload via drag/drop

services (notifications) panel
  search box searches svc name, description, etc
    prefix all: or second box jumps to local tab?
  back/forward buttons? switch tab if possible
  panes
    all services, sorted by recent activity
    deadlines, sorted by date
    services with user-defined tags
  contact search?
    enter contact name (aided by menu)
    jumps to relevant service
    thread list panel shows recent threads including the contact/s
  find/join service widget
    display service certificate
    user can specify network (e.g. NIC)
    select other nodes to add on service
  form to disconnect or delete service

msg viewer
  text length limit with new-browsertab link for whole msg
  reply-chain button opens reply-to tab
  way to link attachment in upload dir for future use
  button to copy form to our collection
  attachment viewer: list files in archive, zip, tar, etc
    display contents of archive item; show path of item in panel
  enable revision of last-sent msg
    single item on msg panel if no intervening msgs (ie combine consecutive)
    list rev history on revised msgs
    limit size of total revs to N% or N characters
  on click, lookup & notify redirected links; bit.ly etc
  signature validation

msg editor
  send-with-delay option to allow editing
    edit stops timer
    stopwatch animation to show time left?
  import alias list into Cc
  search & replace
  use markdown format
    formatting characters shown in color & boldface
    change linebreak to ^ or non-ascii character
    change em & strong to ~
    insert > when dividing >'d paragraph
    video/audio object via ![>](ref)
    can render tables as charts, or chart input as table?
    select from menu of common & service-supplied stylesheets
  lookup & suggest rewrite of redirecting links
  preview pop-up on ctrl-J/F?, repeat/esc to close
    highlight line for current cursor position
    scroll with cursor position changes
  upload attachment via drag/drop, copy/paste file or data
  attach by reference to previous attachment
  create & attach icalendar object, markdown ![@](ref)
  attach-list expand to multiple columns if nec
  add msg to thread by ref-to msg link
    placeholder for recipients who did not receive original
  branch-reply
    make new thread with copy/excerpt of (or ref-to for recipients of original) replied msg
    button copy-next adds msg from reply-chain
    ref parent thread & msg
  reply with meta-msg (continues at link, closed, defer until date, priority, user-defined)
  slides/pages/tabs; markdown hrefs
    slide-title for table of contents and tab-names
    set background & foreground colors of slides
  embedded tags via '\tag/tags/tagged #name...'; drop prior tag with !name
    prefix to identify source, e.g. hr-benefits
    prefix list on server
  thread/message hyperlinks may indicate excerpts (list of byte ranges)
  charts menu; outputs templates
  poll/vote component
  form-table queries?
  message templates menu
  msg signing

meta-messages
  sender-specified opts
  request response
  intent to ack/respond
  reader ack/opinion (-5 to +5 or none)
    msg SubHead.RequestAck enables ack UI
      auto-tag msg with Todo?
    summaries in index
    display as bar graph, y-axis gives totals
  poll/vote response

address book
  alias lists for import into Cc?
  reply button on pings & invites
  join/leave button on invites
  query s,n returns n matches starting with s
    s$ ending in s

groups
  popup with aliases on msg panel (enable when group in recipients)
    drop & contact & write-to links
  popup with groups on thread panel
    edit & select links, select opens tab
  group-invite option on compose/reply UI
  SubHead.Attn []string: aliases of members to be flagged
  choose number of months to store unreplied incoming threads from group (or service?)

more secondary headers
  dates: authored, received
  [action] requested by [recipients]

calendar
  endless scrolling list of weeks
    zoomable to full screen
  sunday after saturday, adjustable week-start day
  day (row) height adjustable by zoom (shift mouse wheel)
  give number of hours free on each day & week
  record attached icalendar objects
  attach icalendar objects to msgs
  send new objects to calendar service
  pull objects from calendar service

contacts
  (list of form-tables? contact tag instead of separate database?)
  distribution & receipt of contact info doc
  std metadata, cached signature
  pinged alias

support plugins for non-messaging threads

elembe features
  tab for collections/projects
  collection has
    layout file: any number of screen/document layouts
    data files, ref'd in layouts
    revision history
    associated mnm group
  alternate msg panel design
  layout manager, history view
  plugins for data object view/edit