improve the time picker
Please add a comment how this time picker should look like if you vote for this idea.
In version 1.0.78 (which has been released a few minutes ago) a first, experimental version of a new time picker has been added as an option. You can turn it on under “Settings”, “Display and Use”, “General”, “Use improved time picker”. It offers three choices: “Plus/minus” (the standard time picker), “Numberpad” (a number pad) and “List” (there you just have to tap twice to choose a complete time). Because it is “experimental” it hasn’t been announced in the update description. Instead it is announced here to get some feedback if it is good this way or what should be changed. One thing that is missing are buttons +/-5 minutes which have been suggested here. But maybe the number pad or the list are better choices anyway, so that the +/- 5 minutes buttons are not necessary. Please try the new time picker and write a comment here if it is good this way or what should be changed. If you have any problems with the new time picker, you can just turn it off again and continue to use the standard time picker.
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Terodil commented
- <x> minute in-/decrements by pressing "+"/"-" buttons
- 12 hour in-/decrements by pressing "+"/"-" buttonsFor <x>, I support framboos's suggestion to make it customisable, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 sound like good options.
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framboos commented
For me, I think a good way would be: default timepicker, but pressing the up-down buttons will increment with 15min increments. When pressing the time, you can still type in any number you want. 99% of my appointments are on the quarter anyway.
Perhaps you can add this as an option in the settings: Time Picker: default 1min. or 15 min increments (or 5 min, 10min, 30min..). Seems to be quite simple to implement then?
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Charlie Sullivan commented
I don't really know what the best way to do this is. Some ideas:
*pop up a numeric keypad for direct entry
*Have 0-12 buttons, AM/PM buttons, :00, :15 :30 and :45 buttons, plus +/- 5 minute increment buttons.
*Look at Datebk, pimlical, and Pocket Informant for ideas (Pimlical Android release notes say this feature is coming soon.