Button to jump to "today"/current month

[flrns]

A button that jumps straight to the current month (somewhere near the month/year navigation in the top right corner) would be handy.

[iffy]

This is a great idea

[Limezy]

Agreed

[iffy]

Would a menu option and shortcut key be an okay substitute for something near the top right?

I've played with putting an icon or the word "Today" near the month selector, but it starts to get messy (especially when you translate "Today" into other languages).

[flrns]

Well, personally for me, that's enough. (And keyboard shortcuts are always great!)
From a UX point of view, I'd say it's a bit hidden if in the menu and it would be nicer to have an icon.

If text is too wide, might an icon with alt text be an option?

[iffy]

@flrns yes, that would be a bit hidden. This issue will auto-close when I release the current version, but I'll leave it open to add an icon with alt text. I think that could be made to work.

[iffy]

Included in v0.47.0 release (AUTOMATED COMMENT)

[flrns]

Half-related: What about keyboard shortcuts for navigating to the next/previous month.

And maybe also a shortcut for jumping to the month selector, i.e., hitting and then using up/down arrows for month selection, tab and enter year - bam, there you go!

[iffy]

@flrns I've added another issue for the next/previous (those are easy) #266.

Altering focus from a shortcut might be a little trickier, but also doable. For things like this I'm considering using the command palette that many code editors use nowadays. It's like spotlight on the mac or ⌘P in SublimeText (if you've used that). I'll give that one some thought.

[iffy]

Adding a "Go to the current month" button can also serve as a visual indicator that you're not looking at the current month.