Re: [Evolution-hackers] Re: evo calendar mockup

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Wed, 2003-07-23 at 22:16, Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote:
> 
> >       * What is it going to look like when you have categories in
> >         addition to multiple calendars?  We need to display the category
> >         icons in the calendar items as well.
> 
> Separate overlaid calendars can sort of work as categories too. But on
> the other hand, I guess the ical standard has the category stuff.
> 
> Do people find those useful, and are they actually being used?
>
I use them for all my appointments and tasks. It is a nice way to filter
things.

>  If I have
> a calendar event "Wife's birthday" it does not really become any better
> if it has a birthday cake emblem since the name makes it obvious anyway.
>
yes, maybe for that case, but for other cases, things are not so obvious
by looking at the name, whereas the icon is a quick visual indication.

cheers