Skin layout control

[rkerr]

Hi All,

Where can I find the html/xml/css/whatever that controls the layout of the Message View/Preview Pane? I would like to have a skin that offers that view in Outlook 2003 style (preview pane on the right instead of below). Can this be done in a skin, or does it have to be a systemwide default?

Thanks

[pshah]

Unfortunately, adding a new view to the web client isnt as easy as mucking with the skin. There's a lot of javascript behind each view that drives the UI.

We're slowly getting to a point where the rendering code is being separated from the program logic using templates. So eventually, you will be able to modify a template and override an existing one. But we're not completely there yet. And even then, is some cases, you'll have to do a little javascript kung fu.

In the meantime, there's a couple of existing enhancements that you may want to vote for depending on whether either solves you're what you're trying to do:

http://bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=450
http://bugzilla.zimbra.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14863

[rkerr]

Have voted for bug 14863 which is exactly what I'm trying to do. Is there anything I can do to assist with that bug?

[jholder]

Nope.
We're doing some MAJOR (re)coding, so it's best if it's left up to our devs.
You can read more about it on our blog post from Conrad named LAZY LOADING.

john