Event Field

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Usages Cases 3 Appearance & Interaction 3.1 View Mode 3.1.1 On Tap 3.1.2 On Tap with Hold 3.2 Edit Mode 4 Constraints 5 Architectural Details 6 Implementation Recommendations 7 UI Position 8 Cross-Widget Interactions 9 Unresolved Issues 10 Questions and Answers

Overview

The Event Field Widget provides a general method to handle interactions with date & time events

Usages Cases

• Commonly used in the Details Area of Native Stylus-Based applications.

Appearance & Interaction

View Mode

On Tap

• Open in Calendar -- Opens to this date in the Calendar application.

On Tap with Hold

• Popup Menu is opened with the following structures, based on the active field type:

Home, Work Types

Item	Action	Constraints
Open In Calendar	Opens to this date in the Calendar application
Add to Contact	Adds this event to a contact	Grayed-out if event is within existing contact
Copy to Clipboard	Copies event to clipboard

Custom Type

Item	Action	Constraints
Copy to Clipboard	Copies event to clipboard

Edit Mode

While in Edit Mode, the Event Field Widget, has the following modifiable regions:

• 1) Remove Field -- On Tap will remove this widget.

• 2) Add New Field -- On Tap will add a new copy of this widget (empty, but of the same type)

• 3) Type

• 4) Type Selector -- On Tap will open Popup Menu with the following structure:

• 5) Text Field

• 6) Open Keyboard -- Open the Date-Time Picker keyboard in this case.

Item	Action	Constraints
Birthday	Sets event type to Birthday	This is a reoccuring rule
Anniversary	Sets event type to Anniversary	This is a reoccuring rule
Meeting	Sets event type to Meeting
Custom	Opens Dialog prompting for custom type name

Constraints

(TBD)

Architectural Details

(TBD)

Implementation Recommendations

• Could be derived from a GtkHBox
• In View Mode, the actual event is shown using a GtkLabel
• In Edit Mode, the actual event is shown using a GtkEntry
• Should open a GtkCalendar if the event entry has the incput focus.

UI Position

Cross-Widget Interactions

(TBD)

Unresolved Issues

• Do we need any more default field types?
• How do we want to handle Custom types?
• We are going to need to have a few non-removable fields. Otherwise, with this interface there is no way to (say) add another event, if there is only one, and it's removed.

Questions and Answers

(None)