[kronolith] New Event

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:

> On 19 November 2012 06:45, Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
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>> Zitat von Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> On 16 November 2012 10:27, Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Zitat von Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> On 16 November 2012 05:18, Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Zitat von Simon Brereton <simon.buongiorno at gmail.com>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) The Kronotlith New Event link is easily available from any
>>>>>>> application - including the portal.  Why, then, is it necessary to
>>>>>>> switch to Kronolith once the new event link is used?  For example, if
>>>>>>> I get an email asking for a meeting or arranging an appointment - I
>>>>>>> should be able to access the new event dialogue whilst still viewing
>>>>>>> the email.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe you didn't notice, but the new event dialog is not a popup
>>>>>> window.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps window was the wrong term - it's clearly a div/iframe, but I
>>>>> still don't see why it needs to load Kronolith in the background.  It
>>>>> means at least one extra click to return to IMP or the portal or what
>>>>> ever - and extra clicks should be avoided as a matter of good UI
>>>>> design.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Again, the dialog is not a popup. It *has* to load the whole calendar UI
>>>> because it is *part* of that UI.
>>>
>>>
>>> Then there's nothing to be done - but I think it would be better if it
>>> could be separated.  If I wanted to compose a new mail from the portal
>>> or the calendar, I wouldn't expect to load the imp UI to do it.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> 2) If you have more than one event in a day then a) it looks like the
>>>>>>> appointments are adjacent and worse than that, that they are actually
>>>>>>> related.  It would be nice to have at least a border around the
>>>>>>> individual events to denote separate events please.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it looks better this way.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sweet.  But could you make it a preference then please?  Even having a
>>>>> different shade would help distinguish.  At the moment I have
>>>>> something that looks like:
>>>>>
>>>>> O. Musterman
>>>>> Gesellschaft
>>>>>
>>>>> which looks to all the world like one meeting with O. Musterman at
>>>>> Gesellschaft and not two separate events, one with O. Musterman and
>>>>> one with Gesellschaft.  Even adding the meeting times, or even just
>>>>> the start time would help with clarity.  Clarity is another plank of
>>>>> good UI design principles.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It's a preference to display the start time.
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't see this preference.  Can you give me a hint where to look please?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Simon
>>
>>
>> Right in the UI section of the Kronolith prefs.
>
> Really?  Which one is it then?  Because there's nothing here I see
> relating to adding the times:
>
> Show the dynamic view by default, if the browser supports it?
> Confirm deletion of events?
> Select the view to display on startup:
> How many events should be displayed per day in the month view? Set to
> 0 to always show all events.
> Show time of day between each day in week views?
> Select the first weekday:
> What time should day and week views start, when there are no earlier events?
> What time should day and week views end, when there are no later events?
> Restrict day and week views to these time slots, even if there are
> earlier or later events?
> How long should the time slots on the day and week views be?
> Show delete, alarm, and recurrence icons in calendar views?

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> Choose the views to show event locations in:
> Show Free/Busy legend?
> Show shared calendars side-by-side?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Simon


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Jan Schneider
The Horde Project
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