[Design] Google Calendar

[Nicholas Bastin]

On Apr 13, 2006, at 3:16 PM, Brian Moseley wrote:

> On 4/13/06, Nicholas Bastin <nbastin at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> The chat->web integration code is pretty new (it would use the same
>> mechanism as gmail does), so give it time, and you'll likely see IM
>> integration.. :-)  SMS would seem like the thing to hit first -
>> anybody who can receive IM on their phone can likely receive SMS, and
>> if you're sitting in front of your computer, it's not that big of a
>> deal to keep the calendar open somewhere.
>
> sure, but for me its hidden in a firefox tab. it would be a waste of
> space for me to leave my calendar visible at all times, since i use it
> mainly for inputting data (i glance at it  maybe two or three times a
> day to get a rough picture of what's happening in the next few hours).

The 'pop-up' notification should work, at least in Firefox, even if  
the tab is hidden.  It will bring a small dialog box to the front  
with a notification, as long as the calendar page is loaded somewhere  
in your browser.

--
Nick