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petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: OneView Calendar – My zoomable calendar app just got a big facelift

Wow, that's a cool timeline. You should give it a try! Didn't know it existed.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: OneView Calendar – My zoomable calendar app just got a big facelift

Well the stack is small :) No backend. No db. Using Typescript to get some compiler help, instead of plain js. No libraries for the graphical parts. All drawn on an html canvas. And finally wrapped up to native with Cordova.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: OneView Calendar – My zoomable calendar app just got a big facelift

The web app only works with Google right now, but the Android app works with most services.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: OneView Calendar – My zoomable calendar app just got a big facelift

It's actually just a matter of "longest wins", so no magic :)

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: OneView Calendar – My zoomable calendar app just got a big facelift

Sorry about that. It hasn't been tested on laptops with touch screen.

Sorry also for LOL, imagining you trying to catch the plus button. I'm sure your not alone there :)

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: OneView Calendar – My zoomable calendar app just got a big facelift

Hi, well yes that is but design. It may take some getting use to. When zooming out of only shows the most important appointment and a small number telling you that there is more to see by zooming in.

Hope that works for you :)

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New Cool Calendar App for Android Just Launched

Glad you like it :) I'll check on that detail on the Calendars View, thanks.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New Cool Calendar App for Android Just Launched

The reason for the web technology choice is firstly that it works on the web :) and secondly for not needing to maintain code bases for each OS.

It has meant a lot of extra work, so I'm not sure I would recommend that choice to others.

And, yes, the iOS version shouldn't take much work :)

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New Cool Calendar App for Android Just Launched

Finally,

I showed you all this app idea a while back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11846108

It was #1 here at hacker news most of the day. So I put in an extra gear and got the app finalized and launched.

It has been a side project of mine for the past 3.5 years. Basically, it's a clean Calendar app visualized as a zoomable and scrollable timeline. Developed on an HTML5 canvas.

Hope you all like it :)

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: It’s cheaper to build multiple native applications than one responsive web app

I built this app with web tech. It was sweaty, and I many times wished that I had gone native. But now that it's done it is something native could never be :) http://www.oneviewcalendar.com

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Hi everone, Thanks for all the great feedback. Anyone applying for Beta-testing will have to wait a few hours. Got my hand full :)

Feel free to use the contact form for any questions or if you just want the IPhone version.

Cheers, Peter

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

I like Moleskine's design and I have noticed the similarity. But their app is escentially different and if it matters the answer to your question is no :)

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Hi, thanks for the feedback. Sorry for hijacking the scroll, but it just had to be done :) Your second point on recurring events is good, I will look at that. Even more so the last point, that one is really important, but I haven't found a good way to solve it yet. Thanks /Peter

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Well your looking at the demo calendar. You'll have to switch to your google account to get total control. Hope that helps /Peter

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

No frameworks, just plain js on a html canvas.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Hi, glad you like it. Yes IPhone version is planned. But will be a few months yet. You could send me an email and I'll put you on the list.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Sorry, I should have done that. For now could you use the contact form? Cheers Peter

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Thanks for your interest. Performance has been har to get good enough. Basically it is a javascript app on a canvas. Thats why it can be integrated on the landing page.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Hi, glad you liked it!! On the trackpad scrolling and zooming is done as on google maps. That is a two finger scroll does zooming and a single finger pressed and dragged does scrolling.

Hope that helps.

petermolyneux | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: New calendar app idea

Hi, I will try it out again. The zooming and scrolling should have been done to perfection, but maybe I've missed something. The two finger zoom is intended to follow your fingers vertically and ignore any horizontal movement.