Unofficial working solution for TB 102

[AlexUkr73]

Fixed to work in TB 102.

• only showing photos from Local Directory is fixed (messageheaders and compose window);
• does not include LDAP fix by Aleksey aka ferta (see Unofficial working solution for TB91 #44 (comment)
  InfoShow_102.zip
  )

[defacto64]

This one works, although it's looking a bit different than it used to.
It has the limitations you said above, but it's much better than nothing :)
Good work, thank you!
👍

[AlexUkr73]

@defacto64
Thunderbird developers are re-designed structure of Message Header.
I figured out that the best way is to place frame with photos at the bottom of Message Header.
In initial and other places it looks ugly.

[Exatice72]

@AlexUkr73
It works...sometimes for me.
In my local address book of Thunderbird 102, my contacts have a picture (sometimes the same one).
However, some photos are displayed well but others...not at all !
And I don't understand why...
Any idea ?

[AlexUkr73]

@Exatice72

Try to re-check settings manually like shown in post below

#44 (comment)

Also try to play with setting "extensions.ldapinfoshow.service_priority":

• you can put first "addressbook" value and then other values, like
  addressbook>local_dir>ldap>....

[Exatice72]

@AlexUkr73
I have checked these settings.
In fact, I think it comes from the management of the address book (and photos) of Thunderbird 102: the old contacts with a photo are well displayed but not the new ones !
For example, if I modify an old contact by deleting its photo and replacing it by a new one, it will be displayed in the address book but it will not be displayed in the extension !

[AlexUkr73]

@Exatice72
You are right!
Photos for old (not modified) contacts still can be displayed because they are present in cache.
After modification or new contact creation - cache is not updated by addon.

Solution is not found on this moment.
Moreover, from version 106 developers will introduce another mechanism for obtaining contact photo from card.

[AlexUkr73]

@Exatice72

Unfortunately there is no any solution (after switching to vCard format in addressbook).

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1617490#c4

Reading photos from AddressBook will be implemented in version 106 and I'll try to adjust addon accordingly.

[Exatice72]

@AlexUkr73

Thanks for your answer.

You said that photos for not modified contacts are still present in cache.

What is the location of this cache and would it be possible to modify it ?

Or it's not even worth thinking about it !

[AlexUkr73]

I don't know, really ;o)

I see from the code, that when modifying contact it's photo is removed from cache and updated again if photo exist (this is broken).

I've already played around with beta 106 version - new function seems not available yet.

[Exatice72]

@AlexUkr73

Hi AlexUkr73,

Any news about your addon ? Will it be compatible with Thunderbird supernova ? I hope so !

In Thunderbird 114 it is now possible to display sender's profile picture, but this picture is much smaller than in the addressbook...

[AlexUkr73]

@Exatice72
Hi,
good news - i've managed to make photos from addressbook to display, but only in test addon SCF (ShowContactFoto).
SCF_0_1.zip

I developed it from scratch based on MailExtensions development guides from Mozilla developers to check - is it possible to pull any photos from AddressBook at all.

When I realised that photos can be pulled - I reviewed LdapInfoShow code again to find the solution, but failed:

• photos somehow cached inside addon and this cache isn't updated on AddressBook items change.

The biggest minus of SCF - delay on displaying photo icons - maybe the reason is monkey code (I'm just advanced PC user) + additional layer between addon and Thunderbird (ugly by design)

But.... it runs on TB versions 91, 102.
In 115-beta it also works, but does not display AddressBook photos ;o(

Plans:

• develop Options page for new SCF addon (to provide ability to control photo icons size, spacing, popup size/font. define path selection outside TB profile directory;
• develop photos displaying in compose window for SCF.
• review from time to time LdapInfoShow code in hope to resolve it's issue too.

I can not give any ETA for plans above, as this is tons of googling and thousands of wrong steps/attempts for amateur java coder.

[Exatice72]

@AlexUkr73
Hi,
Thanks for the job !

As you said, it works on TB 102 even if I see the message "To protect your privacy, TB has blocked remote content in this message". So I allow remote content frome file://name-profile-thunderbird and all is ok.

However, I noticed a surprising behavior with another user (Linux) on the same computer with TB 102 (with another profile) and SCF does not display AddressBook photos...

Good luck with the rest of job

[AlexUkr73]

@Exatice72

I use Debian-based Linux for developing and testing with different Thunderbird versions:
("MX Linux" and the only one user defined in system)

• v 91 is installed from official repository and locked from updates (and use profile by default);
• v102, v108, v115 run as "portable" and have profiles in custom places (created using --ProfileManager option on start, e.g.
  /home/alex/Mail_releases/thunderbird_102/./thunderbird --ProfileManager )

Thunderbird releases are taken from https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla.net/pub/thunderbird/releases/

Different TB versions run with option to load defined profile, e.g.
/home/alex/Mail_releases/thunderbird_102/./thunderbird --profile '/home/alex/.thunderbird_102/luvwn0gm.Default User'

All profiles contain directory "Photos" with images (created by AddressBook to store photos from contacts setup)

Path to profile can be found in TB from "Account Setting" -> "Local Folders"

Hope this information will be useful.

[AlexUkr73]

@Exatice72
Seems issue with AddressBook photos is fixed.
Please try.
InfoShow_102_AB_fix.zip