[SC-CSTD] For Users of Mozilla Thunderbird: From The Thunderbird Blog: Thunderbird Supernova Preview: The New Calendar Design

Mon Nov 14 10:18:15 UTC 2022

>From the Tech-VI list owner: 

The reference to Supernova has nothing to do with Dolphin's Supernova screen
reader. Also, as I am no longer a Thunderbird user I can offer no feedback
as to the accessibility of these upcoming changes. Users who are interested
in ensuring the accessibility of these new features should get involved with
testing and providing feedback to Mozilla.

The Thunderbird Blog - Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Thunderbird Supernova Preview: The New Calendar Design

*	Announcements
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In 2023, Thunderbird will reinvent itself with the "Supernova" release,
featuring a modernized interface and brand new features like Firefox Sync
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forward to is an overhaul to our calendar UI (user interface). Today we're
excited to give you a preview of what it looks like! 

Since this is a work-in-progress, bear with us for a few disclaimers. The
most important one is that these screenshots are mock-ups which guide the
direction of the new calendar interface. Here are a few other things to
consider: 

*	We've intentionally made this calendar pretty busy to demonstrate
how the cleaner UI makes the calendar more visually digestible, even when
dealing with many events.
*	Dialogs, popups, tool-tips, and all the companion calendar elements
are also being redesigned.
*	Many of the visual changes will be user-customizable.
*	Any inconsistent font sizes you see are only present in the mock-up.

*	Right now we're showing Light Mode. Dark and High Contrast mode will
both be designed and shared in the near future.
*	These current mock-ups were done with the "Relaxed" Density setting
in mind, but of course a tighter interface with scalable font-size will be
possible. 

Thunderbird Supernova Calendar: Monthly, Weekly, Daily Views

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Thunderbird Supernova Calendar: Monthly View 

The first thing you may notice is that Saturday and Sunday are only
partially visible. You can choose to visually collapse the weekends to save
space. 

But wait, we don't all work Monday through Friday! That's why you'll be able
to define what your weekend is, and collapse those days instead. 

And do you see that empty toolbar at the top? Don't worry, all the calendar
actions will be reachable in context, and the toolbar will be customizable.
Flexibility and customization is what you've come to expect from
Thunderbird, and we'll continue to provide that. 

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Calendar: Weekly View 

Speaking of customization, visual customization options for the calendar
will be available via a menu popup. Some (but not all) of the options you'll
see here are: 

*	Hide calendar color
*	Hide calendar icons
*	Swap calendar color with category color
*	Collapse weekends
*	Completely remove your weekend days

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You'll also see some new hotkey hints in the Search boxes (top middle, top
right). 

Speaking of Search, we're moving the "Find Events" area into the side pane.
A drop-down will allow choosing which information (such as title, location,
and date) you want each event to show.

Thunderbird Supernova Calendar: Event View

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Supernova Calendar: Event View 

The Event view also gets a decidedly modernized look. The important details
have a lot more breathing room, yet subheadings like Location, Organizer and
Attendees are easier to spot at a glance. Plus, you'll be able to easily
sort and identify the list of attendees by their current RSVP status. 

By default, getting to this event preview screen requires only 1 click. And
it's 2 clicks to open the edit view (which you can do either in a new tab or
a separate floating window). Because you love customization, you can control
the click behavior. Do you want to skip the event preview screen and open
the edit screen with just 1 click? We'll have an option for that in
preferences. 

Feedback? Questions? 

Life gets busy, so we want our new calendar design to look and feel
comfortable. It will help you more efficiently sift, sort, and digest all
the crucial details of your day. 

Do you have questions or feedback about the new calendar in Thunderbird
Supernova? We have a public mailing list specifically for User Interface and
User Experience in Thunderbird, and it's very easy to join. 

Just head over to this link on TopicBox
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