[Feature Request] add visual representation of current position in the pomodoro cycle

[raul-lezameta]

Is your proposal related to a problem?

There is no way to know in which of the pomodoro sessions you currently are right? (At least I didn't find any 🤔)
I mean, there is no information on how far you are into the pomodoro cycle, I find this very confusing at times.

Describe the solution you'd like

A lot of other apps add a visual representation of the current state within the pomodoro cycle. For instance small dots above the timer representing the different work and break sessions.

Coupling that with the ability to just click on any point in the cycle to set it to that would be very nice! This is really the only thing missing in this app for me, as I think it would not only give much more control, but also be less confusing.

For example, this is how the Focusmeter Android app does it:

Other information

I know you are currently in the work of rewriting it to GTK4 and don't implement any new features currently. I just wanted to add this feature request anyway. Hope you have time to consider it in the future.

Apart from that your application is truly sensational!! Thanks a lot for the hard work you put in :)) it really shows, and the app is such a joy to use!

[kamilprusko]

Hi @raul-lezameta

Actually its done in wip/gtk4 branch. This idea was suggested in #524

As to the idea that we could touch at any place and use it as a slider. It may work better on a mobile app / touch screen. On desktop I'd rather have easier way to drag window around... I'd like first to allow modifying the history, in cases user didn't start the timer, but wish to have the stats correct.

Best regards

[raul-lezameta]

Aweseome :))

Sry, for not noticing the previous suggestion 🙈.
This looks really nice and is exactly what I had in mind. 😃

Probably I wasn't very clear about my second suggestion though... sry 😅

I actually meant that you could click on the dots representing the different study and break sessions to jump to any of those sessions. For instance, by clicking on it, I could set my position to the second work session or third break etc.
I hope that makes it clearer. Obviously, this doesn't work very well with your current implementation as you don't show the individual break sessions, but only the work sessions. Maybe showing both is worth considering 🤔, although the current representation of the sessions as bars might make it too cluttered...

Anyways, your WIP Implementation already looks great 😍 ... Can't wait to see how it ends up!