On Apr 10, 2007, at 12:29 PM, Priscilla Chung wrote:
This in regards to bug 8130 targeted to 0.7: https://
bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8130
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*Issue*
+ Create an all day event
+ user unchecks the event as all day
+ event becomes 'anytime event'
+ This behavior is consistent with Chandler
+ But this doesn't make any sense to Adam/Mikeal
The expectation is that the event should go back to the main
calendar canvas
and force the user to complete date/time so it falls correctly on
the main
calendar canvas. The event should not just change into a different
type of
event, ie. into an 'anytime' event appearance.
In Chandler Desktop, (running current veresion:
Chandler_osx_0.7alpha5.dev-r13755-checkpoint20070402) when you
create an event in the 'all day area', it starts off as an 'anytime
event' (an event w/ no time info.), *not* an all day event.
This behavior is at odds with iCal. When you add an event event in
the 'all day area', it starts off as an 'all day' event' (all day
checkbox is checked in the detail view). When you uncheck the item,
the event drop down to the main calendar canvas and expands from
10AM to 6PM. (hmm…why 10AM, lazy bones?)
Note: 'anytime event' is unique to Chandler.
I completely understand it's a bit hard to grasp the 'anytime'
event in the all day area.
*Proposal*
+ Since this is workflow is consistent to Chandler desktop I would
recommend to visit this later post preview.
+ Review this again to identify why it's odd when you unmark an
'all day' item, it become an 'anytime' event and stays in the 'all
day' area.
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Here are some thoughts I have:
+ Do users really understand the difference by looking at the
lozenge that it's an 'anytime' event?
+ Would ppl use the 'anytime' event lozenge more if it's made more
apparent to the user that this exists?
+ An event can't be both an 'all day' and an 'anytime' event, has
there been thought about changing the 'all day' check box to either
a bullion:
On the desktop side when you create a new event in the all-day area
it defaults to an anytime event so people discover this feature. Are
we doing the same thing in Cosmo?
When I demo'd Chandler for a couple of friends a while back, they
thought the anytime event feature was pretty good. Personally, I use
these all the time and rarely use all day events. I realized that
when I used iCal, I was creating all day events for this purpose really.
[ ] all day *OR* [ x ] anytime. (Or to save space, use a drop
down list?)
Terminology:
+ Change the name of the 'all day' area?
+Rename 'anytime' to a more familiar term say 'stickie note',
'scribble pad' (ooh…I like that!) or 'note to self'—because
essentially that is what it is. The lozenge would look different
then other lozenges (and I don't mean a subtle difference in status—
I mean more of a distinct looking lozenge)
+ Perhaps a header can be displayed to identify a different type of
event item, since it is a 'note item'—crossing over to a 'calendar
event item'.
-Priscilla
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