Code Standards...
I am not a developer, and probably will not become one, but... I thought I would post this to solicit responses.
http://gallery.menalto.com is one of the most sophisticated image galleries in the open source world... in the closed source as well I might add.
~They have a java 'Remote Control Module'
~They are in the pre-alpha phase of developing Version 2.x (wich includes a decent API and a significant amount of abstraction on numerous levels) as we speak
~They have significant experience and a vested interest in embedding the gallery as a PHPNuke module. (which effort could easily be channeled I believe)
~They have a pretty robust coding standard
~They have at least tested using Smarty layout for their theme engine
all in all, image galleries being pretty central to TikiWiki, maybe the effort going into gallery can be used here. This is already a very mature product in its 1.x releases, and the 2.x code is still 'wet'.
I could be interested in digging into this, but currently do not have the time.
--gabe