Adding a button to UI

[wfweaver]

Is there an easy/preferred way to add a button and associated functionality to the UI? I'm also looking for something that doesn't require redeployment on each and every upgrade. Specifically I need to add a special type of send button to the Compose window.

Thanks!

[wfweaver]

I haven't seen a response and I really need some general help on how to get started with this task. I'm new to Zimbra and it's way of doing things so guidance would be much appreciated. I'm sure there is a "right" and "wrong" way of going about this!

[cdamon]

How you do it depends on where you're adding the button: whether in the core client code, or via a zimlet. Either way, you'd probably create an operation for it - an operation in the ZCS client represents an action the user can take, and is represented visually as either a button or a menu item.

If you do it in the core client code, you would do something like this (assuming you're reasonably current):

- ZmMailApp: create an operation for it via ZmOperation.registerOp
- ZmComposeController: add it to the toolbar (_initializeToolBar)
- ZmComposeController: add a listener for it (constructor)
- ZmComposeController: write the listener, have it do what you want

Via a zimlet (this all goes in your zimlet's .js file):

- create an operation for it via ZmOperation.registerOp
- get a reference to the compose controller, add operation to its toolbar
- add a listener
- write the listener

-Conrad