Calendar functionality (GSOC 2010)

[panna]

Hello!

I'll very shortly introduce myself here, just not to be out of the blue :P :
I'm Ania, a Computer Science student from Gdynia, Poland who would like to participate in this year's Google Summer of Code (GSOC). 

And - yes!- the point:
I'd be pleased to create a tool that would be useful for DreamWidth Members: a calendar - on-line time organizer. ( http://wiki.dwscoalition.org/notes/Summer_of_code#Calendar_Functionality )

I would do as much as I can to create a practical, intuitive and configurable tool that could meet Your expectations, therefore I'd be very thankful for any requests, suggestions, advice.
 
Below I attach an outline of the calendar functionality. It bases on the requirements from Dreamwidth GSOC ideas page and the research I conducted among my family and friends about the functionality that they look for in this kind of utilities or they think this tools lack of: 
 
 
I TECHNICAL FEATURES
 
1. Synchronization handling (proposition below is a open list of possible options): 

a. iCalendar format (RFC2445) - used e.g. in Google calendar
b. CSV format
 

2. Exporting calendar to printable format
 
 
II USER FEATURES
 
 3. Multiple calendars

- Calendars may share information with each other
 

4. Events

a. Relating events to categories
  b. Support for recurring events

- Choice of recur period

c. Possibility to set a note
d. Possibility to assign file, etc
e. Possibility to assign to persons, groups...
 

5. Group events

a. Group events - possibility to create events shown in group members calendars
b. Event invitations
 

6. Notifications (highlighting on calendar, pop-ups, email)

a. Reminder of incoming events
b. Reminding of past - not done events
 

7. Reconfigurability and personalization

a. User's ability to control calendar's visibility (public, private, among group)
b. Calendar features personalization
c. Configurable time zone
d. Configurable calendars days (e.g. Mon-Fri), hours, …
e. Configurable design
 

8. Design

a. Skin personalization
b. Coloring events depending on it's category, priority
c. Highlighting events that are of a high priority, are already delayed, etc...
d. Pinning images in the background of an event/day/… view
 

9. Searching

a. Pick a data/month/year and search through the portal for specified by User data, events
b. Displaying history concerning specific category, person meet, etc
 

10. Others

a. Todo notes -> events to place in time in the future
b. Events -> todo notes  -possibility to "unschedule" an event
 

 
III WORTH CONSIDERATION
 
11. Interesting fields to look at

a. Weather calendar

- Displaying background views for e.g. future week weather

- Retrieving data from web service
 

b. Sms notification about important events

- Possible only for particular phone operators
 

c. Integration with MS Outlook

Once again - I'd be very thankful for any comment, suggestion or criticism and for your attitude to this subject. I'm looking very forward to this.

Thanks!