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Ask HN: Any good school timetable apps for Linux?

5 points by mdwalters 3y ago

I'm looking for a timetable app for Linux to keep track of my school schedule (five days, 8 periods, including lunch breaks). Any suggestions?

mlhpdx 3y ago
Do you have alternating A/B days or a straight five day schedule? I’ve struggled to find a good way to handle the A/B day mess and ended up just scripting it each year.
- mdwalters 3y ago
  What do you mean by A/B days?
  - disjunct 3y ago
    Some school schedules are done so classes meet every-other-day. There are A days and B days, which is specified because certain holidays or exam periods might necessitate a break in the sequence. Schools are often cute with it; they theme the days with their school colors instead of A/B.
    - mdwalters 3y ago
      Yes, we do this, every time there's a holiday/PA Day, the days are pushed forward, so students won't miss that day.
smoldesu 3y ago
Here's a few places to start: https://github.com/alainm23/planner https://github.com/alainm23/planner https://apps.gnome.org/Calendar/ https://apps.gnome.org/Calendar/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/ https://apps.kde.org/merkuro.calendar/ https://apps.kde.org/merkuro.calendar/ Planner/Planify is an all-around decent to-do list/calendar app, kinda like Things for MacOS. From there, you could also check out GNOME and KDE's default calendar apps to see if either of those do anything for you. Finally, if you want all the features (and a less-maintained app) then Evolution is the old GNOME groupware app that does scheduling really well.
- GradientInsight 3y ago
  I use Planner/Planify and it's a great option. Simple yet powerful.
- mdwalters 3y ago
  Planner is EXACTLY the kind of timetable app I'm looking for, thank you so much!
2143 3y ago
Assuming that the timetable stays static throughout the year, create a document (using LibreOffice Write, Pages, Docs, Word or whatever it is that's available), insert a 8×5 table, and populate it. Cannot possibly be more straightforward than that. Pro tip: share it with your classmates! PS: why do you need an "app"? Do you need to tag homework/reading schedule to it?
- mdwalters 3y ago
  > PS: why do you need an "app"? Do you need to tag homework/reading schedule to it? No, it's just that I frequently loose physical paper, and just like the digital experince overall.
factorialboy 3y ago
Any calendar app should work, right? What am I missing?

5 points by mdwalters 3y ago

I'm looking for a timetable app for Linux to keep track of my school schedule (five days, 8 periods, including lunch breaks). Any suggestions?

mlhpdx 3y ago

Do you have alternating A/B days or a straight five day schedule? I’ve struggled to find a good way to handle the A/B day mess and ended up just scripting it each year.

mdwalters 3y ago
What do you mean by A/B days?
- disjunct 3y ago
  Some school schedules are done so classes meet every-other-day. There are A days and B days, which is specified because certain holidays or exam periods might necessitate a break in the sequence. Schools are often cute with it; they theme the days with their school colors instead of A/B.
  - mdwalters 3y ago
    Yes, we do this, every time there's a holiday/PA Day, the days are pushed forward, so students won't miss that day.

smoldesu 3y ago

Here's a few places to start: https://github.com/alainm23/planner https://github.com/alainm23/planner https://apps.gnome.org/Calendar/ https://apps.gnome.org/Calendar/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Evolution/ https://apps.kde.org/merkuro.calendar/ https://apps.kde.org/merkuro.calendar/ Planner/Planify is an all-around decent to-do list/calendar app, kinda like Things for MacOS. From there, you could also check out GNOME and KDE's default calendar apps to see if either of those do anything for you. Finally, if you want all the features (and a less-maintained app) then Evolution is the old GNOME groupware app that does scheduling really well.

GradientInsight 3y ago
I use Planner/Planify and it's a great option. Simple yet powerful.
mdwalters 3y ago
Planner is EXACTLY the kind of timetable app I'm looking for, thank you so much!

2143 3y ago

Assuming that the timetable stays static throughout the year, create a document (using LibreOffice Write, Pages, Docs, Word or whatever it is that's available), insert a 8×5 table, and populate it. Cannot possibly be more straightforward than that. Pro tip: share it with your classmates! PS: why do you need an "app"? Do you need to tag homework/reading schedule to it?

mdwalters 3y ago
> PS: why do you need an "app"? Do you need to tag homework/reading schedule to it? No, it's just that I frequently loose physical paper, and just like the digital experince overall.

factorialboy 3y ago

Any calendar app should work, right? What am I missing?