GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 248105
No warning if you create an appointment in the past
Last modified: 2010-05-27 15:29:04 UTC
Description of Problem: Calendar does not display a warning if you create an appointment in the past. Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. Invoke Calendar. 2. Select a past date in the date pane. 3. Create an appointment. Actual Results: The appointment is created with no warning. Expected Results: Should display a warning and require confirmation to create an appointment in the past. How often does this happen? Every time. Additional Information: Evolution 1.4.
*** bug 234182 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
adding version number and target milestone.
i ll start working on it
i am working on it
Bumping version to a stable release.
It seems nobody is working on this. Just to summarize: a) for events (appointments/meetings) b) when saving from an editor c) also when creating inline events (in a view or table) d) not when drag&drop events Questions: e) With a text: "You are going to save an event which starts in the past. Are you sure you want to continue?" f) For new events only or when changing the old event too? This reminded me of bug #223893, maybe this one is part of it, isn't it?
(In reply to comment #7) > It seems nobody is working on this. Just to summarize: > a) for events (appointments/meetings) > b) when saving from an editor > c) also when creating inline events (in a view or table) > d) not when drag&drop events > > Questions: > e) With a text: "You are going to save an event which starts in the past. > Are you sure you want to continue?" > This string looks fine to me > f) For new events only or when changing the old event too? > IMHO, it should be displayed only for the new events. > This reminded me of bug #223893, maybe this one is part of it, isn't it?
Created attachment 156198 [details] [review] prposed evo patch for evolution; Text changed, because a need for an error definition and breaking it into primary and secondary texts. Otherwise should work. The other approach I noticed in Outlook is about showing a notification at the top of the window, like with "you are not an organizer" in evo, telling the start time is in the past. Maybe it's less intrusive, but more likely to overlook?
Review of attachment 156198 [details] [review]: I would like to go with the second approach especially since its less intrusive.
Created attachment 162114 [details] [review] evo patch for evolution; OK, rewritten to update info at the top of the editor page.
Created commit c98ff48 in evo master (2.31.3+)