[cosmo-dev] Re: Creating Tasks from Lightning

[Alan Lord]

Brian Moseley wrote:
> On Dec 21, 2007 7:21 AM, Alan Lord <alanslists at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I notice some problems when I try to create a task using the "New Task"
>> dialogue in Lightning.
>>
>> Although the "task" itself is created on Cosmo, it does not seem to
>> record any of the following bits of information:
>>
>> * Start Date/Time
>> * End Date/Time
>> * Status of task
>> * Percentage completed of task
> 
> what specifically do you mean by "record"? the Cosmo web UI doesn't
> know about these attributes of an iCalendar task, but the server
> should store the entire iCalendar object sent by Lightning.
> 
> could you use the account browser to view the item and copy and paste
> the "Original iCalendar" section into a reply so we can see what it
> looks like?

Hmmmm - strange. I created a new task in Lightning and saved it. There
is no "Original iCalendar" section at all. I attach
(screenshot-cosmo-nq8-2.png) screenshot.

A task I created *in cosmo* does display the "Original iCalendar"
section as attached too (screenshot-cosmo-1-nq8.png).

I see what you mean though. If I close and restart Thunderbird I get all
the relevant information back.

>> Also, if the start/end times are filled in, I would like to be able to
>> determine (probably as a default setting per user) whether the task
>> should be added to the calendar or not.
> 
> that's an interesting idea, but see below for why this might not work
> the way you would like it to.
> 
    >> If, conversely, I create a task in Cosmo. When I reload the 
collection
>> in Lightning, it displays the task as an *event* and not a task...
> 
> this should only happen if you stamp the item as both an event and a
> task. in that case, Cosmo has to decide how to represent the item in
> iCalendar. CalDAV rules require that the item be represented as an
> event or as a task but not both. if an item is stamped as an event,
> then it is represented in iCalendar as an event, regardless of the
> fact that it might also be stamped as a task. if it is stamped only as
> a task, then it is represented in iCalendar as a task.
> 
> if you want an item to exist in the Cosmo calendar view, you have to
> stamp it as an event. this is one place where Cosmo's design conflicts
> with the iCalendar data model used by iCal and Lightning. it's
> unfortunate.

I guess when one is happy with the overall service that the calendar
server provides, the web interface to Cosmo would not be used that much
but, when one travels, access to the *right* data (Events or Tasks)
should be accessible. Can't you have the "task-displayed-in-calendar"
flag so it could be displayed as a Calendar item without having to be an
event? This seems to me to be a serious issue that will cause confusion
and unnecessary "bug" reports...


Al

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