[TYPO3-ect] Just another gallery extension :-)

[Jan-Philipp Halle]

Hello,

during the last project my client asked for a gallery.
After evaluating the most common extensions and heavily
patching the lz_gallery, I came to the conclusion that
the development of another gallery extension could be
really needed.

To avoid the development of the 100th "my_initials_
underscore_simple_gallery" I want to post my list of
wishes for a gallery here.

Maybe there already exists an extension which fulfills
all my wishes, but I don't think so. If you know one,
we can keep this thread short ;-)

My list of wishes:

- Different install/configuration modes varying from simple
   to full featured
- Upload of images by FTP or web form
- Easy/automatic (re-)indexing of images/image folders
- Simple adding of titles and descriptions to galleries
   and pictures
- Full multi-language support for labels, gallery and
   picture titles and descriptions
- Backend maintenance with tree view and light box
- Compact db-structure which can easily be extended
- Generous providing of hooks
- Flexible configuration of the frontend output
   via template file and TS (maybe an extendable array
   of views)
- Full support of RealUrl
- Possible extensions: commenting system, shopping cart,
   zipped download, ...

Before I start this project on my own or ask you for help
on the implementation, I ask you for your ideas and comments.
Does TYPO3 need a new gallery extension?
If yes, which features should it have?

Greetings, Jan-Philipp Halle