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Gemini Calendar - my vision of calendar software

syrguy1969 said:
How about using the top half of the screen to swipe?
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This could be a good idea. I am not sure if it is intuitive (changing months on the events area, instead of month area), but maybe it is worth to try.

syrguy1969 said:
Or....what would be the possibility of making the events displaying a double-tap item, or instead of a smooth swipe to change months more of a gesture (fishing for words here) like a slight pause and swipe without relieving pressure?
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Thanks syrguy1969, I will think about it.
 
syrguy1969 said:
How about using the top half of the screen to swipe? I tried with a few days I have a lot of things listed and swiped a lot, hard + light touch and the events never went to the detail screen
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that sounds good, as powell mentioned not as great as a swipe over the month part, but with a lower "false comand" risk

I tried it myself after reading (in day view), it really worked as i wanted it to.

@ intuitive :
tell the users at the first start about it (and the other things like double tab f
 
On the main screen I still like your slide bar for changing months. With other apps, depending on my touch pressure, I've found myself overshooting where I want to go. Or causing it to go to day or a display/edit screen depending on the app. The slider seems to give my big shaky finger or thumb better control.

How about tap the month, pop-up the slider to change the month, then tap the slider to select. Instead of going back to the month to tap and select?

Edit:
Also, by using the slider method the right and left arrows next to the Month could be removed and add the year?
 
Hi,
I just today downloaded the latest version of your calendar after reading this thread. I haven't used it a ton yet but I like it so far. I wanted to draw your attention to a small detail that -really- bugs me though:
When I'm on day view, the animations when I swipe left and when I swipe right seem to be identical. It might seem silly, but it really weirds me out to see me "flipping forward" if I'm trying to move backwards. Maybe mirroring it would be a good solution?
Also, how do you plan to proceed with skins?
Thanks for the great calendar!
 
laonious said:
When I'm on day view, the animations when I swipe left and when I swipe right seem to be identical. It might seem silly, but it really weirds me out to see me "flipping forward" if I'm trying to move backwards.
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I see exactly what you mean. When you swipe right-to-left, the screen changes from right-to-left. When you swipe left-to-right, the screen still changes from right-to-left.

The screen always changes starting at the right, and moving toward the left, no matter which way you swipe.
 
Very good calendar app, powell! This is almost exactly the type of app I've been looking for after switching from a bb to the Droid Incredible. I do have a couple of comments and suggestions.

First, when I attempt to move to an adjacent month (usually to move backwards), I often have to press the arrow 3 or 4 times before it will actually back up by one month. I read in an earlier post that someone was having the same issue when attempting to move forward, but my issue is mostly moving backwards in the month view.

Second, it would help to have the ability to set up an event that occurs every other week. I have checked the options for recurring events, but a bi-weekly option is not available. There may be a work-around for it that I'm not aware of, but it would help to have that capability.

Third, it would be helpful to allow the user to select a preferred date format. Instead of DY/MO/YR, I prefer MO/DY/YR, but I haven't found a way to change that.

Finally, it would be great to have a weekly view that operates similarly to the monthly view. My wishlist would have the entire week shown at the bottom with blocked appointments and the agenda displayed for the whole day when that day is selected.

Otherwise, you've done a great job with this app! I really like the skin you chose for the display!
 
paget007 said:
it would be great to have a weekly view that operates similarly to the monthly view. My wishlist would have the entire week shown at the bottom with blocked appointments and the agenda displayed for the whole day when that day is selected.
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I would second this request but perhaps 2 wks option would be more handy - like "Current + next week" view. It would still leave plenty of space at the top for displaying appointments while would also give us option to plan our life a bit further. I think typical work "mini-cycle" for many of us lies within current and next week.
Also "1 line event display" option could be helpful for viewing more appointments without scrolling.
 
paget007 said:
First, when I attempt to move to an adjacent month (usually to move backwards), I often have to press the arrow 3 or 4 times before it will actually back up by one month. I read in an earlier post that someone was having the same issue when attempting to move forward, but my issue is mostly moving backwards in the month view.
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Next release will have this issue corrected.

paget007 said:
Second, it would help to have the ability to set up an event that occurs every other week. I have checked the options for recurring events, but a bi-weekly option is not available. There may be a work-around for it that I'm not aware of, but it would help to have that capability.
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How about this:

  1. Daily period + Every 14 days,
  2. Weekly period + Every 2 weeks,
Both configurations of recurrent events can be set up in Gemini Calendar and do pretty much the same. Don't they meet your requirements?

Thank you for your other suggestions.
 
Outstanding work, Powell! Your Gemini is already one of the best calendar apps, and at the rate your development is running you will own this space in no time!

This is a minor glitch:
Adding multi-day events does not appear to work across month boundaries. If I want an event starting 30 May and ending 5 June, I cant drag beyond 31 May. Its easy to enter the 5 June end date in event detail, but thought the cross-month issue was worth noting.

Thanks again for Gemini - its a winner.
 
Version 0.9.24 released.

There are following changes in this version:

  • Day widget (please, consider it as a kind of experiment, this widget will be improved in the near future, more widgets are also planned),
  • In GoTo dialog, Today button jumps immediately to current day,
  • Event Details view redesigned,
  • Add/Edit Event view redesigned,
  • Trackball/D-pad moves on Month improved (May 29/30 issue),

Regarding the month switching, there are three things changed:

  1. active touch area for the next/previous arrows is bigger now, which should make the clicking easier,
  2. you can swipe left or right on the month name,
  3. you can also use the slider, I have changed the procedure here,

I started to write the Tips & Tricks section on my site , which will guide you through the more tricky actions in Gemini Calendar.
 
First i really want to thank you for implementing request so fast.
Second congrats for the 5000th download

to the update :
I like that you can get to both the day and the month view from the widget, but i would prefer if it displays the events of tomorrow if there is nothing going on today (any more), but thats minor

But i found a small bug :
When I open the day view (of today) through the widget, and press the menu key, the add event it grayed out
When i go to the day view (of today) from the month view (whatever open through widget or shortcut) everything is ok

And the "date box" on the day view is wierdly formated on my Magic (runnig cyanogen's 2.1 experimental rom)
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can somebody conform updating of the widget after adding an event (for today)
it seems as it wouldnt do it on my magic, the event appears in the month view and in the stock widget.
But it could be Helix Launcher causing this - custom rom, custom home app - i'm a bad tester xD
 
Kr0nos said:
to the update :
I like that you can get to both the day and the month view from the widget, but i would prefer if it displays the events of tomorrow if there is nothing going on today (any more), but thats minor.
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An idea along those lines...my BB just shows the next four items in my calendar no matter what date/time they occur. So, if I don't have anything in the calendar for the rest of this month, it will show whatever is in the calendar next month (along with the date and time of the entry).
 
powell said:
Next release will have this issue corrected.


How about this:

  1. Daily period + Every 14 days,
  2. Weekly period + Every 2 weeks,
Both configurations of recurrent events can be set up in Gemini Calendar and do pretty much the same. Don't they meet your requirements?

Thank you for your other suggestions.
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powell, this absolutely meets my requirements! I apologize if I didn't realize the functionality before posting if it was already there. If it wasn't, thanks for such a quick response and fix.

The new methods for scrolling between months are great, too. But I think I have found a bug when using the touch field method. It doesn't seem to allow you to move to a month in other calendar years. For example, when I attempt to use that method to select December, 2009, and then touch the month name to set it, the default is December, 2010. The same happens if I attempt to move to January, 2011. Fortunately, the swipe method doesn't have this problem and I can swipe back to 2009 or into 2011 with no problems.

The only other fix I would suggest (and I believe it has been mentioned in an earlier post) is the way the display moves when swiping from the left in either the day view or the month view. The entire display seems to move from right to left when swiping from the left. It would seem more natural if the display moved from left to right when swiping in that direction.

But regardless, this is truly a great app! It has definitely taken the spot of any other calendar on my device for viewing my schedule. Thanks, powell!
 
jae_63 said:
Redflea, just making sure that you know about Google Apps Sync for Outlook.
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gappssync

If you can run this on your desktop, then you should be able to do what you want with your Exchange calendar with respect to Google Calendar and Gemini.
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Thanks, but I have no interest in syncing my exchange calendar to google...the whole point of exchange support is to avoid having to do that... :)

You should consider including support for corporate calendar...nice app you have here.
 
I've installed the beta of Gemini Calendar and it is GREAT, exactly what I was searhing for (I'm a Palm refugee too...).

Keep up the good work!
 
Is there a way of forcing an update? I haven't seen the new update on this in the market yet, and I would like to try the new version out.
 
Two items as an introduction:

  1. I just finished reading through this entire thread, and I'm excited to try this app.
  2. I left my phone at home, which doesn't do me any good here at work.
With that said, I'm terrified of finding out that what I want to do won't work with this app, or that I won't be able to figure out how to do it. As a result, I thought I'd go ahead and ask ahead of time.

I have a personal Google account, and I have a work Google Apps account. My phone is my personal one, and so it's sync'd with my personal account. I would very much like to be able to access my work calendar on my phone, but I can't see of any way to do it (and our apps account is set up in such a way that I can't "share" my work calendar with my personal one, or at least not with any details).

Is this something that Gemini can do? From my reading, it looks like it's more of a front end to the on board app, but the talk of multiple calendars got me all excited.

If Gemini can't do it, does anyone know of a workaround that would make it possible?

[Apologies, in advance, if this information was in the thread and I managed to miss it. It's one of those days.]

A quick note to Powell: Not only does your app look fantastic, but your response time is amazing. I would happily buy this app just to support your awesomeness.
 
sylbaris : what version of android is running on your device ?
With 2.1 you should be able to add a secend google account, and could perhabs sync the calendar that way.
I just switched from 1.6 last week, but i dont remember if it already was possible, dont think so
 
Hi,
I downloaded this app and I love it. It is the best calendar app I've found and beats the stock calendar hands down. I don't know if it is just me, but the 'swipe' on the month is not working. Again, it is probably just me and is likely user error.:D

I would like to make a request. I would love to be able to set a daily or weekly reminder for a user determined period of time for an upcoming event. I schedule deadlines and currently use a stand alone calendar program that gives me a daily or weekly pop-up reminder leading up to the date of the scheduled deadline. For example, I can enter a deadline as an event for June 15, 2010. I can set a daily reminder that will pop up each day for 5 (or any number of days or weeks that I choose) before and on the date of the scheduled deadline. It really helps keep me on track so that a deadline doesn't sneak up on me.

Would this be of interest to anyone else? Can this even be done?

Thanks for everything you are doing to make this the best calendar app possible. I love what you are doing.
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Kr0nos said:
But i found a small bug :
When I open the day view (of today) through the widget, and press the menu key, the add event it grayed out
When i go to the day view (of today) from the month view (whatever open through widget or shortcut) everything is ok

And the "date box" on the day view is wierdly formated on my Magic (runnig cyanogen's 2.1 experimental rom)
snap20100517_231859.png


can somebody conform updating of the widget after adding an event (for today)
it seems as it wouldnt do it on my magic, the event appears in the month view and in the stock widget.
But it could be Helix Launcher causing this - custom rom, custom home app - i'm a bad tester xD
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I got the most recent update!! I seem to have the same issue posted above. (running stock ROM on the Incredible)

Thanks, this app is looking GREAT!!!!!
 
All I can say is wow! Long time lurker, first time poster. Powell, your amazing app is the whole reason I finally registered to post. I have been searching desperately trying to find even a decent calendar app without any success. I finally stumbled onto this thread by accident and woohoo! Best accident I've had in a long time. I absolutely love this thing. It offers almost everything I need and want in the * perfect* calendar app. You've done a great job and are obviously gaining quite a following. I must thank you for being so open and active with us end users in the development of this app. If only more did this! I can't wait for the widget... that will seriously put this app head and shoulders above the rest. I also agree with some of the others here... if the current widget showed maybe the next 3 or4 appointments rather than just the current days appointments it'd would be very helpful. As for the actual calendar widget, I'd be happy with the current month view with the week's or a set number of appointments showing. If you can't fit it all, maybe you could do a two week calendar with an agenda of those two weeks appointments. Kind of a monthly calendar view + agenda view all together in a 4x4 widget. I hope what I've described makes sense.

Love the app... great job! Thanks for letting us be such an interactive part of making it what it is. Your frequent updates and posts in this thread are greatly appreciated and setting the standard higher for other devs!

Ps... thanks for the swipe between months. Much easier!
 
I've kind of given up trying to get the "Add Event" widget to work every time. I absolutely cannot figure out why it works sometimes, and why at other times it just brings up the normal calendar view.

It's not a huge deal for me, and in fact, before I add an event I want to see what the rest of the day looks like, so hitting "menu/Add event" isn't that hard.

I just wish I could help by spotting the preceding actions that trigger the wrong thing to pop up.
 
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