[Design] Item tray concept

[Jeffrey Harris]

Hi Folks,

Picasa has an interesting feature called the picture tray (see attached
image).  I wonder if Chandler might want to consider implementing
something similar?

Basically, the tray is like an always visible clipboard which can hold
multiple items.  There are a couple of ways this seems useful to me.

1) In Thunderbird, I often want to focus on 2-3 items, but I don't want
to create a special folder for those mail messages.  This would be a way
to focus on a few items for a short time.

2) As we develop UI for building complex relationships between items, a
tray could be a locus for drag and drop, right click options, and
keyboard shortcuts.

I imagine that we'd use icons for different items, with an image of a
contact if one's related to the item and stamp overlays (see attached
picture).

Sincerely,
Jeffrey
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