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[Peter Bittner <peter.bittner@xxxxxxx>]

Can you open bug reports for each of the issues mentioned?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-calendar-app

Especially 4) should be a popular one. I'd certainly vote for it.

I feel the calendar app (and its syncing mechanism) still has a long way to go.

Peter


2016-01-23 21:39 GMT+01:00 Warren Jacques <warren@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi
>
> After a few months of Ubuntu Phone use on the MX4, a few thoughts about the
> calendar.
>
> 1. Views: I think the default number of hours shown in day and week view is
> too few.  Ideally I like to see around 10 - 12 hours of the day at one time.
> At the moment I find I can scroll past a day and miss events as they are out
> of the view, and there is too much scrolling up and down in those views.
> Ideally it would be customisable - both the number of hours shown and the
> start time of day.
>
> 2. Deleting calendars: there doesn't seem to be a way to delete calendars in
> the list.  I created multiple calendars while trying out sync options and
> had to go looking in the evolution back end to delete them from the command
> line (still can't find a way to get rid of the default "Personal" one).
>
> 3. Unchecked calendars show up in create event dialog:  I think if a
> calendar has been unchecked in the calendar list and so is not being used it
> shouldn't show up in the create event dialog.  Alternatively it should be
> possible to select a default calendar for new events to be created in.
>
> 4. Sync:  very disappointing that the only officially supported sync option
> is Google.  I think there should be a generic CalDAV option to support
> ownCloud and similar (which ideally would be an account login that enabled
> all data on the ownCoud server to be synced with the phone).  I've tried
> setting up sync to an ownCloud server, but only got it working one-way (from
> the phone to ownCloud), and only via a manual sync from the command line.
> Tried a few crontab solutions that are online for auto-syncing, but haven't
> got that working yet, so have reluctantly gone back to Google Calendar for
> now, as the DIY option has been too unreliable.
>
> Having moved to Ubuntu Phone from iPhone and from Android before that, one
> of the attractions of Ubuntu Phone is the possibility if ditching Apple &
> Google for cloud services.
>
> Hope at least some of this is useful feedback.
>
> Thanks
>
> Warren