[chandler-users] Display of calender dates

[Allan Day]

One thing that I've sometimes struggled with is knowing exactly what the 
entries in the date column refer to. Are they the time the item was last 
modified, the time of an alarm, or the time of a calendar event? The 
clock symbol in the alarm column does give some feedback, though it's 
connection with the date isn't always obvious. I do like the idea of 
having different kinds of dates in this column, but I do wonder whether 
it would be possible to make it clear which type of date is being 
displayed in each row.

I realise this might not be practical, or that it might go against the 
kind of logic that Chandler is going for. I just thought I'd throw it 
out there! ;)

Allan


Keith Winsor wrote:
> Mimi,
>
> I'm not Stuart, but comments inline :-)
>
> Mimi Yin wrote:
>> Hi Stuart,
>>
>> The thinking behind displaying custom alarm dates in the List View is 
>> that generally speaking, they represent the next important date for 
>> that event: e.g. I'm attending a wedding in August, but I set a 
>> Custom Alarm set for when I need to RSVP for the wedding (June 10th). 
>> So the wedding event represents 2 things to me:
>>
>> 1. Task to RSVP to wedding
>> 2. Wedding event on my calendar
>>
>> And the next important thing to worry about is the RSVP date.
> I agree that this is a typical use for a custom alarm. Other examples:
>    - there's a gig in August - remind me in July to give me time to 
> book tickets if my calendar is free by then
>    - my credit card needs paying - remind me ten days before the 
> payment has to arrive
>
> I don't think the date of the alarm is significant enough to need 
> displaying. It's not important that you RSVP/buy tickets/pay bill on 
> the exact day of the alarm, just that you do it a good time ahead of 
> the actual event. It's a 'pop to Now to remind me in advance to RSVP' 
> kind of thing. The date of the event is what I need to see in the list 
> - the mere fact it jumps to Now in advance is all I need to remind me 
> of the task associated with it (which is recorded in the item note 
> anyway), and the amount of 'advance' I set takes into account how long 
> it's likely to take me to carry out the preparatory task.
>> In my mind, this is different from alarms that are set for say 15 
>> minutes before an event. Those aren't displayed in the List View 
>> because they're simply a way to remind you of when the event starts.
> Agreed.
>>
>> Can I ask what you set Custom Alarm dates for?
> Anything that has a potential action that must be done before the 
> event I'm creating:
>
>    - buy worm tablet for cat, so that I can treat on the right day, 
> three-monthly
>    - monthly payment for 'something' is due: transfer funds from 
> savings account to current account (um... checking account, over 
> there? Don't get me started on mis-spelling 'cheque' ;-)
>    - family birthdays, remember to buy/send card and gift
>    - car insurance due, start getting quotes
>    - car MoT due (statutory annual roadworthiness check), get car 
> serviced in advance
>
> In every example I can think of, the event date is important and the 
> alarm date is merely when I want to be reminded that it's imminent. It 
> really is the Chandler/GtD ethos of forgetting about it until I need 
> to remember.
>
> Looking forward to 1.0
>
> Keith
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