Written by gruntzen the 22 Mar 12 at 13:49.

A lightweight, simple calendar application for GNOME with integration to the indicator and NotifyOSD seems like the sort of small detail that would add a lot of polish to Ubuntu. Something like the elementary project's "Maya" (could it be adopted and used in Ubuntu?), or iCal on OSX.

Preferably, the calendar would sync to Google Calendar and iCloud (and various other calendar services).

A lightweight, simple calendar application for GNOME with integration to the indicator and NotifyOSD seems like the sort of small detail that would add a lot of polish to Ubuntu. Something like the elementary project's "Maya" (could it be adopted and used in Ubuntu?), or iCal on OSX. Preferably, the calendar would sync to Google Calendar and iCloud (and various other calendar services).

Written by MsG the 28 Mar 12 at 20:54.

Make a generic calendar API in Ubuntu and a seperate application which can talk to services like Google Agenda, this application then can hook into the API. The API can also be used by desktop email applications for people who DO use a desktop email or calendar client. This will suit both.

Make a generic calendar API in Ubuntu and a seperate application which can talk to services like Google Agenda, this application then can hook into the API. The API can also be used by desktop email applications for people who DO use a desktop email or calendar client. This will suit both.

Written by RobinJ1995 the 9 Apr 12 at 08:06.

Provide integration with services like Remember The Milk and Google Calendar.

Provide integration with services like Remember The Milk and Google Calendar.

Written by stevenroose the 28 Sep 12 at 09:53.

My suggestion is to start development of a simple calendar application, mostly mimicking iCal, that has some basic, but essential, functionality. I think about managing multiple calendars, syncing with Google Calendar / Exchange / iCloud and (auto-)importing ical files.

My suggestion is to start development of a simple calendar application, mostly mimicking iCal, that has some basic, but essential, functionality. I think about managing multiple calendars, syncing with Google Calendar / Exchange / iCloud and (auto-)importing ical files.

Written by gruntzen the 2 Oct 12 at 14:58.

Elementary's Maya ( https://launchpad.net/maya ) shows promise, but development is slow to the point of being nearly nonexistent. If additional support could be given to the project (or a fork of the project), it could become a great application (at the moment, it is missing cloud syncing and other important features).

Elementary's Maya ( https://launchpad.net/maya ) shows promise, but development is slow to the point of being nearly nonexistent. If additional support could be given to the project (or a fork of the project), it could become a great application (at the moment, it is missing cloud syncing and other important features).

Written by Porky the 4 Oct 12 at 05:34.

Sunbird may no longer be maintained, but its still a handy FOSS calendar. It can be customized with add-ons just like any other mozilla project and can come in quite handy. Since the code is open, it can be retailored to match the specific needs of the average Ubuntu user.

Sunbird may no longer be maintained, but its still a handy FOSS calendar. It can be customized with add-ons just like any other mozilla project and can come in quite handy. Since the code is open, it can be retailored to match the specific needs of the average Ubuntu user.

Written by Jimmydoug the 8 Oct 11 at 12:07.

In previous versions of Ubuntu this was achieved with Evolution. With the adoption of Thunderbird as the default email client, it might seem logical to incorporate Lightning into the calendar applet. However, I wonder whether something more configurable and better integrated with Ubuntu could be written. This application could sync via Ubuntu One to the other calendar applets on all the other Ubuntu computers the user works on. So long as it could sync with Google Calendar, and could read ical etc, I think people would appreciate this feature.

In previous versions of Ubuntu this was achieved with Evolution. With the adoption of Thunderbird as the default email client, it might seem logical to incorporate Lightning into the calendar applet. However, I wonder whether something more configurable and better integrated with Ubuntu could be written. This application could sync via Ubuntu One to the other calendar applets on all the other Ubuntu computers the user works on. So long as it could sync with Google Calendar, and could read ical etc, I think people would appreciate this feature.

Written by julientroploin the 12 Oct 11 at 11:52.

Lightning even has lots of qualities in the targeted functionalities, it could be a good idea to work with mozilla on this integration or to fork lighning (keeping compatibility with it) if no common work is possible.

Lightning even has lots of qualities in the targeted functionalities, it could be a good idea to work with mozilla on this integration or to fork lighning (keeping compatibility with it) if no common work is possible.

Written by julientroploin the 12 Oct 11 at 12:28.

Lightning or an other calendar utility could be used as a scope transmiting information to an event-lens in the dash.

Lightning or an other calendar utility could be used as a scope transmiting information to an event-lens in the dash.

Written by RobinJ1995 the 14 Oct 11 at 12:08.

The new "Online accounts" option doesn't actually have many uses yet. Wouldn't it be nice to use it to intergrate the Google services into your desktop? Having Google Calendar integrated right into your calendar applet would be a very helpful feature! It could notify you about events and stuff like that.

The new "Online accounts" option doesn't actually have many uses yet. Wouldn't it be nice to use it to intergrate the Google services into your desktop? Having Google Calendar integrated right into your calendar applet would be a very helpful feature! It could notify you about events and stuff like that.

Written by MsG the 20 Oct 11 at 11:05.

Make a generic API where applications can hook in. So Thunderbird can be made compatible as well as Evolution, or other plugins for online services like Google Calendar.

Make a generic API where applications can hook in. So Thunderbird can be made compatible as well as Evolution, or other plugins for online services like Google Calendar.

Written by petko10 the 23 Jan 12 at 13:08.

Now , I envision it as being one of the super handy things that Ubuntu has , so bare with me . I've always had trouble keeping track of my daily notes, but I'm frequently around the computer .So when I'm on the computer I want to be able to easily check what the notes/events for the day are and to check them or add more (for any of the upcoming days) .The most handy thing to have is to click on the calendar , which will drop a two-thirds-of-the-screen type of panel (picture : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42681910/Calendar%20blueprint.png ) , that has the calendar , and in each cell (representing a day) there could be events/notes , that are readable as soon as you expand the applet (and everything hides on Esc or click on the indicator) . I think no other OS has anything similar . So to add an event or to edit one - just click on the cell .
An addition to the idea is to have the cell ,that's clicked on, expand (makes it more usable when there's many events/notes) as shown in the picture.

What I've drawn is pretty bad , but I guess you could imagine a better coloured version with some transparency and some simple open-animation .

Importing/exporting with a mail client and/or Ubuntu One will make the integration complete and enable syncing with other devices through the already existing systems.

Now , I envision it as being one of the super handy things that Ubuntu has , so bare with me . I've always had trouble keeping track of my daily notes, but I'm frequently around the computer .So when I'm on the computer I want to be able to easily check what the notes/events for the day are and to check them or add more (for any of the upcoming days) .The most handy thing to have is to click on the calendar , which will drop a two-thirds-of-the-screen type of panel (picture : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42681910/Calendar%20blueprint.png ) , that has the calendar , and in each cell (representing a day) there could be events/notes , that are readable as soon as you expand the applet (and everything hides on Esc or click on the indicator) . I think no other OS has anything similar . So to add an event or to edit one - just click on the cell . An addition to the idea is to have the cell ,that's clicked on, expand (makes it more usable when there's many events/notes) as shown in the picture. What I've drawn is pretty bad , but I guess you could imagine a better coloured version with some transparency and some simple open-animation . Importing/exporting with a mail client and/or Ubuntu One will make the integration complete and enable syncing with other devices through the already existing systems.