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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: relevantive - korganizer
From:       "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-08-14 21:54:04
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On Thursday 14 August 2003 03:38, Reinhold Kainhofer wrote:
> > That's sounds cool.
>
> No, because the  line edit is there so that people can also just type in or
> paste the date easily. If you want to display the date using localized
> strings (i.e. 14. August 2003), you run into all kind of trouble parsing
> the dates.

there's already all kinds of trouble parsing the dates:

  http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50625

i suppose we shouldn't make it any harder ;-) would it be possible to include 
a simple RO label in the localized format next to the editable combobox?

> > My concern is that normal people may not clearly distinguish between
> > Dates and Times.
>
> But in the view it makes are really big difference if the item has a time
> associated or not!

*nods*

> >> > * The "Play Sound" and "Run Program" stuff should be a bit clearer.
> >> > Although we're a bit cramped for space in that area.
>
> BTW, an alarm can only display a message or it can play a sound or it can
> run  a program. Currently the check buttons do not indicate that, but the
> actions are exclusive, there can only be one. (IIRC their precedence is run
> program, then play sound, and if none of these is set, its action is
> display message).

ah, so it should be radio buttons then...

> Another thing about your general layout: I think the description should go
> to the top. My reason is that many people first select the time span for
> the new event in the agenda view, and then create the event (see e.g.
> wishlist item 5241, and some others). Then the time is already known and
> correctly inserted, so there is only the summary and in some cases a more
> detailed description missing. So the summary line edit is the widget that
> should be on top.

or the description...

> And concerning the request to just drop the summary line: I'm quite a heavy
> user of korganizer, and I hardly ever use the description (maybe twice or
> three times in the last two years). Most of the time, all you need is just
> two or three words to describe the event.

so put those two or three words in the description area, and they 
automagically appear as the "summary" text as well?

> Additionally, using just one description, but no extra summary line,
> creates real troubles when synchronizing the calendar to handhelds.

i thought we'd already covered this and i'd been able to come up with 
reasonable algorithms for the various cases? no? is there some remaining 
issue?

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Aaron J. Seigo
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