Gemini Calendar - my vision of calendar software

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if the current widget showed maybe the next 3 or4 appointments rather than just the current days appointments it'd would be very helpful.

Agreed. I'm using CalWidget in a 3x2 configuration and love it. Works just fine with Gemini, and shows a lot of information. The only drawback is that when you tap CalWidget, it brings up the built-in calendar. Wish they'd make that configurable.

 

[paget007]

powell, just wanted to make you aware of a time format issue. In Preferences, I do not have the Time Format checked for the 24-hour format and the time is displayed correctly in Day view or in Month view (when viewing the agenda above the monthly calendar). However, when opening the Day view directly with the widget on my home screen, the times are displayed in 24-hour format instead of the preferred 12-hour format.

Didn't know if this was intentional or not.

 

[bdavis8090]

Hi Powell,
Just a couple of things to report. I entered 3 events for 5/19/10 but only 2 show up when I go to day view by double tapping the date on the calendar view or by tapping the widget. All 3 are listed in the events list above the calendar in month view. I've rechecked my dates and times and they are correct and none extend past midnight into the 20th. Also, the widget only shows 2 of 3 also. Also, when I go to day view from the widget I also get the time based on the 24 hour format and the color bars indicating which calendar the event was entered into is incorrect. The color bar is correct in the events list in month view. The color bar is also correct on the 2 events listed in day view when I go there from calendar view. I also tried entering and saving a fourth event from day view by using the 'add event' button just to see if it would show up and it did not. Again, it is there on the events list above the calendar in calendar view but not on day view. I too, have found that when I open the day view from the widget the 'add event' is grayed out.

We know you are working diligently to make this app the very best it can be. I applaud your efforts and can't wait to see how this evolves. Thanks for all the hard work.
B

 

[tommygun]

I'd like to report a small "cosmetic" issue with the day view: when swiping to the left, to access the next day, a "flipping page" animation is correctly played.

When swiping to the right however, the same animation is played, and it looks like the page actually moved to the left, instead of going to its supposed direction (right).

The data shown on the day view stay coherent and correct, but the animation is often misleading, suggesting that you are getting the "next" page instead of the "previous".

I'm sorry if this problem has been already reported, and let me stress the fact that is just a minor issue in an overall awesome app!

 

[tommygun]

While I'm here, I'd like to suggest a new feature.

One thing that I found terrific on my previous PalmOS/Datebk calendar was the ability to use Floating Events and Advance Reminders to set reminders for expiring car insurance, for example.

Here's how it worked:

A Floating Event in Datebk is an event whose date it's always "today". When creating a FE, you create an event that "moves" itself automatically as the days pass by, so that it's always placed on the current day.
It is very handy if you want to remind you something to do, like "remember to call grandpa!" or something.

But the real shine of this feature was in pair with a recurring event: imagine -as an example- that you have a yearly insurance whose payment expires on 15th of July.

Firstly, you create a "standard" Event on 15th July, something like "Insurance expires!".

Then, in the Event properties, you flag the "Advance Event" option, that lets you input how many days in advance you want to be alerted. Let's say 10 days.

What happens is that on 5th of July, 10 days before the Event, the calendar will show a new Floating Event saying something like "Insurance expires! - due in 10 days".
As you may have guessed, the following day the Floating Event will automatically move to the 11th, now saying "Insurance expires! - due in 9 days".

And so on.

I'm not sure something like this could be technically viable on Android, given the Google Calendar integration, etc.
What I know is that Datebk used the "notes" field to store the addition info needed for its magic.

That's it.

(and please forgive my awful English... I hope I was clear enough)

 

[ylexot]

While I'm here, I'd like to suggest a new feature.

One thing that I found terrific on my previous PalmOS/Datebk calendar was the ability to use Floating Events and Advance Reminders to set reminders for expiring car insurance, for example.

Here's how it worked:

A Floating Event in Datebk is an event whose date it's always "today". When creating a FE, you create an event that "moves" itself automatically as the days pass by, so that it's always placed on the current day.
It is very handy if you want to remind you something to do, like "remember to call grandpa!" or something.

But the real shine of this feature was in pair with a recurring event: imagine -as an example- that you have a yearly insurance whose payment expires on 15th of July.

Firstly, you create a "standard" Event on 15th July, something like "Insurance expires!".

Then, in the Event properties, you flag the "Advance Event" option, that lets you input how many days in advance you want to be alerted. Let's say 10 days.

What happens is that on 5th of July, 10 days before the Event, the calendar will show a new Floating Event saying something like "Insurance expires! - due in 10 days".
As you may have guessed, the following day the Floating Event will automatically move to the 11th, now saying "Insurance expires! - due in 9 days".

And so on.

I'm not sure something like this could be technically viable on Android, given the Google Calendar integration, etc.
What I know is that Datebk used the "notes" field to store the addition info needed for its magic.

That's it.

(and please forgive my awful English... I hope I was clear enough)

Couldn't you just set a really early reminder and snooze it for a day? That's what I do in Outlook.

 

[tommygun]

Couldn't you just set a really early reminder and snooze it for a day? That's what I do in Outlook.

Yes, that's an option, but once you snooze it, you won't be reminded for the rest of the day.

The beauty of the Datebk approach (at least IMO) is that you have your "Floating Event" sitting quietly there every time you look at the Today screen, without "bothering" you with alarms.

I think it's a preferable solution for some kinds of activities.

 

[ylexot]

Yes, that's an option, but once you snooze it, you won't be reminded for the rest of the day.

The beauty of the Datebk approach (at least IMO) is that you have your "Floating Event" sitting quietly there every time you look at the Today screen, without "bothering" you with alarms.

I think it's a preferable solution for some kinds of activities.

Ok, I understand now.

 

[bdavis8090]

While I'm here, I'd like to suggest a new feature.

One thing that I found terrific on my previous PalmOS/Datebk calendar was the ability to use Floating Events and Advance Reminders to set reminders for expiring car insurance, for example.

Here's how it worked:

A Floating Event in Datebk is an event whose date it's always "today". When creating a FE, you create an event that "moves" itself automatically as the days pass by, so that it's always placed on the current day.
It is very handy if you want to remind you something to do, like "remember to call grandpa!" or something.

But the real shine of this feature was in pair with a recurring event: imagine -as an example- that you have a yearly insurance whose payment expires on 15th of July.

Firstly, you create a "standard" Event on 15th July, something like "Insurance expires!".

Then, in the Event properties, you flag the "Advance Event" option, that lets you input how many days in advance you want to be alerted. Let's say 10 days.

What happens is that on 5th of July, 10 days before the Event, the calendar will show a new Floating Event saying something like "Insurance expires! - due in 10 days".
As you may have guessed, the following day the Floating Event will automatically move to the 11th, now saying "Insurance expires! - due in 9 days".

And so on.

I'm not sure something like this could be technically viable on Android, given the Google Calendar integration, etc.
What I know is that Datebk used the "notes" field to store the addition info needed for its magic.

That's it.

(and please forgive my awful English... I hope I was clear enough)

Yes, this is very similar to what I was talking about in an earlier post. I use this feature A LOT to set future deadline dates. In the program I currently use when you set a reminder it gives you the option to repeat this reminder daily for X number of days prior to the event or weekly for X number of weeks prior to the event. It would be wonderful if this could be included in this app. It keeps future events/deadlines that from sneaking up on you.
B

 

[paget007]

I discovered another issue that may require a fix. The widget on my home screen is showing tomorrow's date already and it's only 8:30 my time today. Plus, when I tap the widget the agenda that opens in day view is today's agenda even though the events shown on the widget are tomorrow's events.

 

[fisher_of_man]

Agreed. I'm using CalWidget in a 3x2 configuration and love it. Works just fine with Gemini, and shows a lot of information. The only drawback is that when you tap CalWidget, it brings up the built-in calendar. Wish they'd make that configurable.

I use Calwidget too. I'd love to have a 4x2 calwidget type agenda showing with a 4x2 calendar view (maybe two weeks showing on the actual calendar) for a total 4x4 widget. that's my dream anyway. and I agree with calwidget bringing up the built in calendar...wish that wasn't the case...cause man do i love my Gemini calendar!!!

 

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I forgot to mention, Powell: I LOVE the new graphics of the event screen. The colors and round-corners on the boxes are very nice!

 

[powell]

Yes, some issues with time zones has been reported. I will fix this, but it is going to take some time, because I am going to 4 days long vacation. I will come back on Sunday, so be patient
I agree, that Day Widget should display the upcoming events, even if they do not start today.

 

[tommygun]

The colors and round-corners on the boxes are very nice!

Actually, I don't like it that much. Too colorful for my taste.

But hey, as long as the app is so awesome, who cares!

 

[samaruf]

Powell,
I absolutely lover your calendar app and it is working really well for me. My only request is you have a whole year view so that I can tap on any month of the year to view it instead of scrolling up and down on the touch bar.

Thanks once again for the tremendous effort you have put in so far.

 

[bdavis8090]

Hi,
Can someone out there do a test to determine if a problem I am having is with my phone (HTC Hero) or if it is a program bug? Any event I enter for 7:00 PM or later shows up on the next calendar date in day view. Also, anything I enter for 6:00 PM shows up on both dates, the correct date and the following date. This only occurs on day view. The events list on month view is correct. A day or 2 ago I posted that some of my events were not showing up on day view. Then I realized that events scheduled for after 7:00 PM are actually showing up, just on the following day and 6:00 events are showing up on both days. Has anyone else noticed this or able to re-produce it? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Take care.
B

 

[jae_63]

B,

This is the same bug that I reported in post #117 on the previous page. I am on the united states in the eastern time zone. Which time zone are you in?

I have an eris, which is a cousin of the hero

 

[fisher_of_man]

Powell...loving this application. I cant stand to use any other app to put dates/appointments into now...you've ruined me! I have another comment/suggestion/feature request.

I love how in Outlook you can "catagorize" events. it gives you the option to label a certian number of colors for whatever you want to define them as. so when you put an event in, you can catagorize the event by color too. makes it really easy to visually at a quick glance to get an idea of what's going on that day. for example, I do PTO/vacation as red, meetings/conferences/seminars as yellow, birthdays as blue, and so on and so forth...so when i see my calendar in outlook, I can just at a glance know that whatever is coming up is a xxxxx because of the color of it. would it be possible to make the all day line or the dots or maybe even the background for that day a specific color based on a user defined category? I don't know what all this would require as far as programming, but it would be nice to have a limited number of colors that we could assign "tags" or "labels" to that when we add an event of that kind that the dot (or mulitple dots as someone posted a page or two back) or the all day event line or even the color behind the day on the calendar view would change to that color. I think that would make the best calendar app out there a little bit better... this would probably have to be an option type thing because I'm sure there would be some that don't want a "colorful" background or dots or whatever showing up ruining their look...but I'm more about functional and helpful than "pretty".

thanks again for the great app....and for being so responsive. it's nice to see a developer on this site asking for input and actually responding to it all too!

 

[bdavis8090]

B,

This is the same bug that I reported in post #117 on the previous page. I am on the united states in the eastern time zone. Which time zone are you in?

I have an eris, which is a cousin of the hero

Thanks for responding. I am in the United States, central time zone. I apologize for duplicating your bug report. I've read this entire thread and either missed your post or it got lost in the muddle that is my mind today.

I wonder if people owning other models of phones are seeing this as well? Hopefully someone else will jump in here and let us know.

I really like this app and Powell has been so good about fixing things and tweaking things to add requested features, that I know he will work this out as soon as he can.
B

 

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Can someone out there do a test to determine if a problem I am having is with my phone (HTC Hero) or if it is a program bug? ...Has anyone else noticed this or able to re-produce it?

Yes, I can confirm that it happens on my Motorola Droid, too. Both instances: a >7pm event shows up on the following day, and a 6pm event shows up on both days.

 

[tommygun]

My only request is you have a whole year view so that I can tap on any month of the year to view it instead of scrolling up and down on the touch bar.

Nice one!
I second that.

 

[tommygun]

Can someone out there do a test to determine if a problem I am having is with my phone (HTC Hero) or if it is a program bug?

Hi, I've made some tests on my Desire, but I wasn't able to reproduce your bug.

Events created on 18:00, 19:00 or 22:00 time (I'm using 24hrs format) show correctly in the proper day in day view, nothing appears in the following one.

I'm in the GMT +2 time zone (GMT +1 Central Europe, +1 hr summer time).

If I may be of any further assistance, please ask.

 

[ylexot]

Powell,
I absolutely lover your calendar app and it is working really well for me. My only request is you have a whole year view so that I can tap on any month of the year to view it instead of scrolling up and down on the touch bar.

That would be nice. Maybe do something like what SenseUI does with the extended home screens where you pinch to zoom out and see all of the screens ("Leap view"). Then tap to go to the one you want.

 

[MonsterByte]

I'm gonna have to try this out too,

There are just too many apps here that I would have never found

 

[jae_63]

Hi, I've made some tests on my Desire, but I wasn't able to reproduce your bug.

Events created on 18:00, 19:00 or 22:00 time (I'm using 24hrs format) show correctly in the proper day in day view, nothing appears in the following one.

I'm in the GMT +2 time zone (GMT +1 Central Europe, +1 hr summer time).

If I may be of any further assistance, please ask.

Thanks for trying this. I suspect that this is only a problem for those of us in the New World, i.e. those with negative GMT offsets. Any counterexamples (e.g., Americans unable to reproduce this problem) would be great to know about.