Re: [Evolution-hackers] Calendars and Tasks integration

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 15:39 -0400, Anna Marie Dirks wrote:
> > Alternatively, we could keep the current way, i.e. keep calendars and
> > tasks separate components and have a way to select which tasks are being
> > shown in the taskbar on the right.  However, I am afraid this might turn
> > into an even bigger mess, since the user model would be more
> > complicated, we would require the user to configure more stuff, etc.
> I think I favor keeping something like the current way, with the
> following modification:
> 
> The task list is really not that different from the message list, is
> it? In the message list, we use the search bar to filter messages --
> this makes me wonder if a simple filter bar above the mini-task list
> in the calendar might make sense.. something like:
> 
> Show:  <omenu>"All Tasks", "Tasks Due Today", "<Insert Foldernames
> here> Tasks" </omenu>  
> 
> At least that way, it would be simple from the Calendar view for the
> user to select which tasks she wants to see... and, you'd be reusing
> an existing UI, so the learning curve would be less than with your
> navigation-button-in-the-toolbar idea.
> 
> Does that make any sense to you? If my explanation isn't clear, let me
> know, and I can mockup a sample.
> 
I do like this idea, since it keeps the separation between the calendar
and tasks. I was just wondering if the option menu might look a bit
weird there, since there is not much space, but it seems not, at least
for me. It would be really nice to have a mockup of this :-)

cheers