am a happy user of Itsycal[2], and the form factor..
some context as to how I use the same, for my biases will be clear:
1. mostly see today's and tomorrow's events
2. click on event -> click on video conferencing link -> browser opens :)
this is, different.
1. default view is BIG.. without the calendar events to start off. with the calendar events, this is take up half your screen big.
2. only event names are shown, which is fine, until you consider that all the names are cropped and you can only see the "(first 5 chars) ... (last 5 chars)<space>(calendar name)" (this might be an issue long calendar names) [1]
3. events are not actionable in any form, which doesn't help when you need to get information, like, the meeting location, or video conferencing link.
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my initial thoughts: i'm not the target audience here. that said, good luck :)
Yes, for now the app is targeted more towards personal life events, not work/office events.
I mostly needed it for planning trips with friends, seeing birthdays on a glance, checking when I'll be able to visit parents or when we scheduled the next concert/theatre play.
And I wanted my wife to be able to view the days and events I'm pointing at without her having to come close to my monitor, which is why the UI is so big.
Not everyone has these needs, I'm aware ^_^
Thanks for the feedback though! I might improve on the other use cases as well in the near future.
I think it wouldn't take much to make it useful for work use, too, and I suppose that's a much bigger market. I use Itsycal too, to get an overview of what's coming up (I think Grila can do that already) and as an easy way to jump into calls (it parses Teams/Zoom links and shows a little button to open them). That but with better keyboard navigation, like jump into upcoming meeting with 1-2 keystrokes, that would be pretty enticing, and a pretty good Outlook replacement when combined with Apple Calendar for those who don't really need Outlook.
am a happy user of Itsycal[2], and the form factor..
some context as to how I use the same, for my biases will be clear:
1. mostly see today's and tomorrow's events
2. click on event -> click on video conferencing link -> browser opens :)
this is, different.
1. default view is BIG.. without the calendar events to start off. with the calendar events, this is take up half your screen big.
2. only event names are shown, which is fine, until you consider that all the names are cropped and you can only see the "(first 5 chars) ... (last 5 chars)<space>(calendar name)" (this might be an issue long calendar names) [1]
3. events are not actionable in any form, which doesn't help when you need to get information, like, the meeting location, or video conferencing link.
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my initial thoughts: i'm not the target audience here. that said, good luck :)
[1] https://imgur.com/a/QW0Tqxz [2] https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/