It is something I have raised before as the current Calendar User experience in Dashboard/Profile is a pet hate of mine in EasySocial, but trying to find a solution that allows the Calendar to have as much space as possible without leaving the profile or dashboard area has eluded me until now.
When I am in my own dashboard or profile area, or viewing the profile of another member, I flick down through the available apps (for example, Blog, Calendar, Comments, Discuss, Feeds, Notes) but because the Calendar currently takes me OUT of the dashboard or profile area, I skip it until I have viewed the other apps to avoid the frustration of going out and back instead of a quick viewing experience in the stream area as i flick down through the apps.
If I am viewing another profile and the member allows me to see his calendar, I prefer a slick UX by quickly going down through the list of visible apps to see what the content shows me in the stream area but the calendar is the only app that does not follow this route.
It is also a pain to have to go out of the other member profile area to view the calendar, especially if there is nothing in it......
I accept the calendar needs max space to display content clearly, especially in month view, so my suggested solution is this:
When you click on the Calendar app, you see a note in the stream area that says "There are no events listed in the Calendar" or, if there are events, the date, time/all day and title of each event is listed in date order, starting from the current date (events prior to the current date are ignored).
If I want to see details of an event it can appear as a pop up on a hover and if I wish to go to the full calendar a button link is available.
If I am in my own Dashboard or Profile, perhaps an 'Add New Event' button as well, allowing me to add an event without leaving the dashboard/profile area at all?
It means the calendar viewing area is not affected and I can get the information I need quickly for a good UX, especially when viewing another member profile.
The 'Summary Event List' can be a yes/no option controlled either at admin level or when a user is installing the app (or both).
I know I should post this in Voices, but in v 1.0.8 this is the only thing that gives me negative vibes in the otherwise great component so I thought I would post here instead as hopefully it is something that could be added into v 1.1............
When I am in my own dashboard or profile area, or viewing the profile of another member, I flick down through the available apps (for example, Blog, Calendar, Comments, Discuss, Feeds, Notes) but because the Calendar currently takes me OUT of the dashboard or profile area, I skip it until I have viewed the other apps to avoid the frustration of going out and back instead of a quick viewing experience in the stream area as i flick down through the apps.
If I am viewing another profile and the member allows me to see his calendar, I prefer a slick UX by quickly going down through the list of visible apps to see what the content shows me in the stream area but the calendar is the only app that does not follow this route.
It is also a pain to have to go out of the other member profile area to view the calendar, especially if there is nothing in it......
I accept the calendar needs max space to display content clearly, especially in month view, so my suggested solution is this:
When you click on the Calendar app, you see a note in the stream area that says "There are no events listed in the Calendar" or, if there are events, the date, time/all day and title of each event is listed in date order, starting from the current date (events prior to the current date are ignored).
If I want to see details of an event it can appear as a pop up on a hover and if I wish to go to the full calendar a button link is available.
If I am in my own Dashboard or Profile, perhaps an 'Add New Event' button as well, allowing me to add an event without leaving the dashboard/profile area at all?
It means the calendar viewing area is not affected and I can get the information I need quickly for a good UX, especially when viewing another member profile.
The 'Summary Event List' can be a yes/no option controlled either at admin level or when a user is installing the app (or both).
I know I should post this in Voices, but in v 1.0.8 this is the only thing that gives me negative vibes in the otherwise great component so I thought I would post here instead as hopefully it is something that could be added into v 1.1............