[evolution-patches] Re: colors in tasks

[Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo ximian com>]

On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 17:05 +0200, Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 15:09, Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I guess this is a UI change that needs review, so here it is, the patch,
> > attached, and a screenshot:
> > 
> > http://primates.ximian.com/~rodrigo/shots/tasks-colored.png
> > 
> > for Tuomas to look at it. Does it look ok like this? Doing this, we have
> > the same look in the event list and in the task list. Overdue tasks have
> > the assigned overdue color, regardless of which task list they belong
> > to.
> 
> It looks OK to me. 
> 
ok, committed

> What makes me wonder is if the tasks component could be somehow more
> effective than just a single list?
>
yes, I think it should be one of the high-priority TODO items for post-
2.0

>  Those could also be organized in a
> tree-like structure where tasks can have subtasks etc.
>
yes, that's one of the missing things to make it useful. There is even
an old bug in bugzilla about subtasks, IIRC.

>  I kind of wonder
> if it would be possible to adapt the ex-MrPr*ject, now "Planner" as a
> task component? It has quite nifty things like the gantt chart etc.
> 
yes, it would be a great idea. At least, the gantt chart would be a good
addition.

> It's like the calendar-mailer problem:
> 
>         We have been very focused on the mailer and it shows - I think
>         the mailer is pretty excellent and works well for people, scales
>         great etc.
>         
>         But the Calendar was lacking - it was more or less the old
>         GnomeCalendar wrapped into evolution, not many people used it
>         extensively and it "worked" but wasnt very powerful or handy.
>         Simple, nice calendar.
>         
>         Now with the webcal support, and with the support of calendar
>         exporting and sharing in general etc, it can become a lot more
>         useful as a data feed tool as well as fitting your own events
>         between the externally-fed events.
>         
> So what should we do with Tasks? How can it become more powerful?
>
Having subtasks would be a good first step, since you'll be able to
better organize your tasks. Also, having a bugzilla backend might be a
very good addition.

Also, having tasks show up in the calendar might be also a good idea.
Not sure though if that could cause confusion.

cheers