I'm a former ACDSee user having a devil of a time finding these two features that I enjoyed so much in ACDSee v5:

1. Separate panes for viewing folders vs files ... so you can click on an expandable file directory list in the left pane, and, in the right pane, see all the relevant thumbnails for the selected folder.

It's amazing how much time this saves, having two panes (one for browsing and one for previewing) when you're looking for a particular photograph. Yet I can't find it anywhere in the Mac world.

2. A slideshow with cross-fade, variable delay between images, and the ability to choose a sub-set of images (by command-clicking on the filenames) to be shown in the sideshow.

I've been looking for days for anything that meets these fairly basic criteria, but can't find it anywhere in one application.

One thing I have found is hundreds of people clamoring -- begging, really -- for more ACDSee-like functionality on the Mac. And actually ACDSee says they're releasing a beta version of their Pro software for the mac, but it's likely to cost well over $100 once it gets released.

It will also be filled with tons of image editing options that I could care less about, as a Photoshop user. I just want a better interface for enjoying my final photos -- which means finding and viewing them in a slideshow.

So I started wondering how hard it would be to just write the damned thing myself. I design interfaces and code PHP professionally but have no experience with Cocoa or desktop applications.

And then I realized your software was open source, and you've got about 50% of the features I'm looking for already. What you have so far looks clean and performs well, so maybe you're the perfect person to team up with.

So with that in mind, what's the chance that I could either:

1. Get some tips and coaching about how to add these features myself, or

2. Pay you or someone else a reasonable fee to add these features to your software

Please let me know.

You an reach me directly at joshua at atlaswebdev dawt com.

Having tried a half-dozen image viewers over the past week, I can say yours is probably the most elegant I've found. I'd love to see these new features get added soon.