Feature Request - Creating cards through calendar view

[savoiebz]

Hey!

It would be great if we could add cards from the calendar view.

I've searched in the issues if to make sure if the feature hasn't been requested yet but can't seem to find it. Sorry if it was already asked!

Very nice project by the way. I quite enjoy it for business and personal life!

-Thank you

[airdogvan]

second that!

[xet7]

@savoiebz @airdogvan

Please explain with more details and screenshot mockups about how this should work.

[savoiebz]

@xet7

Sorry, it's been a while. A year, in fact. All our business migrated to Microsoft 365 and we now use MS Project.

Have a good one.

[xet7]

@savoiebz

Hi ! Thanks for replying 😄

About MS Project: Currently Wekan does not yet have Import/Export to MS Project, I did previously apply for grant for getting funding for that, but my application did not get accepted yet.

Businesses are different, some prefer to use Open Source software for everything and support their development, and some like to pay for high license costs of propietary software.

@airdogvan

Because you replied second that, do you have more details about how this should work?

[savoiebz]

Yeah in our programming department we're more into OSS. But the the rest of the business trying to adapt to the new market by selling and understanding MS365.

Thank you for your time and nice project. Used it a lot in 2019.

Wish you the best

[xet7]

@savoiebz

Thanks! Wish you the best too! 😄

[sirup]

Hi!
Wanted to comment on this too. Right now I can see all the cards on the calendar, but cannot simply add one there. Let's say I want to schedule a card at a specific start+end date, I just want to click there and add the card. Start+End should be filed automatically.
Could look like this:

Thanks!

[DimDz]

Hello, I am trying to implement this (creating cards from month view)

it doesn't create the card yet, I need to find how cards are created at swimlanes. Should be something similar I suppose, but haven't found it yet. any tip so I can continue?

[xet7]

@DimDz

Maybe this?

https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/master/client/components/lists/listBody.js#L38

https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/master/client/components/lists/listBody.js#L96

[DimDz]

Just an update, I tried to use API requests to create cards through calendar view. It works ! but needs improvement. At the moment, it reads only the first swimlane and first list and creates the card there.

2022-08-12.12-14-15.mp4

[xet7]

Added at #4922 by @DimDz . Thanks!

[xet7]

@DimDz

How your new feature currently works? I could not yet figure it out yet. Can you post text instructions and video to this issue?

[DimDz]

@xet7
At Calendar View, on Month when you click a date it will ask you if you want to create a new card and give its name. It then creates at first swimlane and at first list the card with the due date that it got from the date you clicked. Video demonstration is on my previous #2687 (comment)

[xet7]

@DimDz

Is there any + button where it's possible to add new card? Can you add it? Clicking invisible position is not usable.

[xet7]

@DimDz

Or alternativelu, translateable description text above monthly calendar, that it's possible to click some date.

[xet7]

Hmm, it seems clicking calendar opens new card popup. Thanks! I'll try to add remaining fixes myself.

[DimDz]

Can do that, will check on it on Monday and will do a PR.

[xet7]

@DimDz

To that create card popup, also please add to right top X close button.

It would be easier for you to do it. That code at https://github.com/wekan/wekan/pull/4922/files looks like amazing hack, I'm not able to look at it upside down yet, I have not drinked enough coffee yet. And I don't even know would there be any way to do it like other popups in WeKan, because it's at top of calendar. That's so amazing that this works.

[xet7]

And looks like that text in that popup is not using translations yet.

[xet7]

To use translatons at Javascript, add to top of file:

import { TAPi18n } from '/imports/i18n';

Then use translation like this, adding it to middle of that text, joining strings:

TAPi18n.__('add-card')

Translation strings are here, new can be added with PR:

https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/master/imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json

[mfilser]

@DimDz
Maybe there is also the possibility to make the popup like all other popup's with the class https://github.com/wekan/wekan/blob/master/client/lib/popup.js ?

[DimDz]

PR #4934 adds right top X close button and translations.
Sadly I wasn't able to make the popup like the other popups.