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Still no calendar where “today” is visually distinct. It has the same faded background as a multi-hour event. Look,at the header image and glance in the middle

Still no calendar where “today” is visually distinct. It has the same faded background as a multi-hour event. Look,at the header image and glance in the middle of the Wednesday column vs the middle of Sunday’s or Monday’s column. Very little visual distinction: you have to ask, am I looking at a long event or the ‘today’ highlight?

nianderwallace 2mo ago
Nor any visible control to quickly take you to "Today". People who use calendars for work-related purposes typically want work-week focused views. None of this is new. Which speaks to the people developing/designing this. (Or maybe they have incorporated this but the handful of screenshots aren't exposing them). They aren't dogfooding this - or if they are - they aren't the power users - people whose typical day have more appointments scheduled than free time. They need to seek out the power users so their design doesn't preclude use-cases (or at least make them very awkward). Here's a freebie - for monthly view - the day that is highlighted should get a detailed day view as a sidebar.
- zikduruqe 2mo ago
  > Nor any visible control to quickly take you to "Today". Nor any way to view the week, starting with Today.
- justsomehnguy 2mo ago
  > They aren't dogfooding this The year is 2026 and ThunderBird still insists what a single SMTP outbound server for all your accounts is totes fine. Sure, if you insist it would configure a separate one, but all SMTP configuration is under a separate "Ougoing Server (SMTP)" option and not under the account. > They need to seek out the power users They are in a fine and cozy place "giving value" and "providing the alternative to a corporate capture". They are not interested.
kvuj 2mo ago
Huh? Can't you very easily tell by checking if there is a light strip on the side?
- vintagedave 2mo ago
  What do you mean by a light strip on the side? I see large vertical areas of subdued colour. Ah - I see a border on some. You're right, that does distinguish it (and thanks) but my reaction there to the design is: wow, by so little. It's hardly intuitive or clear: the same representation for two completely different things where the only difference is a few left-side pixels :(
  - nianderwallace 2mo ago
    Many calendar apps use roundrects for items which helps for multi-day appointments/events because you can tell which is the start/left edge of the item and which is the end/right edge of the item. I'm not sure what's displayed if the app shows the middle portion of an event that extends for more than one week - maybe a rectangle, if the rounded corners signify the beginning/ending of an event.

nianderwallace 2mo ago

Nor any visible control to quickly take you to "Today". People who use calendars for work-related purposes typically want work-week focused views. None of this is new. Which speaks to the people developing/designing this. (Or maybe they have incorporated this but the handful of screenshots aren't exposing them). They aren't dogfooding this - or if they are - they aren't the power users - people whose typical day have more appointments scheduled than free time. They need to seek out the power users so their design doesn't preclude use-cases (or at least make them very awkward). Here's a freebie - for monthly view - the day that is highlighted should get a detailed day view as a sidebar.

zikduruqe 2mo ago
> Nor any visible control to quickly take you to "Today". Nor any way to view the week, starting with Today.
justsomehnguy 2mo ago
> They aren't dogfooding this The year is 2026 and ThunderBird still insists what a single SMTP outbound server for all your accounts is totes fine. Sure, if you insist it would configure a separate one, but all SMTP configuration is under a separate "Ougoing Server (SMTP)" option and not under the account. > They need to seek out the power users They are in a fine and cozy place "giving value" and "providing the alternative to a corporate capture". They are not interested.

kvuj 2mo ago

Huh? Can't you very easily tell by checking if there is a light strip on the side?

vintagedave 2mo ago
What do you mean by a light strip on the side? I see large vertical areas of subdued colour. Ah - I see a border on some. You're right, that does distinguish it (and thanks) but my reaction there to the design is: wow, by so little. It's hardly intuitive or clear: the same representation for two completely different things where the only difference is a few left-side pixels :(
- nianderwallace 2mo ago
  Many calendar apps use roundrects for items which helps for multi-day appointments/events because you can tell which is the start/left edge of the item and which is the end/right edge of the item. I'm not sure what's displayed if the app shows the middle portion of an event that extends for more than one week - maybe a rectangle, if the rounded corners signify the beginning/ending of an event.