2.4.3. Scheduling Events

An event is the simplest form of scheduled item in a calendar. When the user selects Event in the Schedule menu, the system displays the dialog shown in Figure 127.


Figure 127: Event scheduling dialog.



The Title and Category fields contain the same information as in an appointment, meeting, and task. Events have a start date and an optional end date, but no time. Since events cannot be recurring, the end date is used to define a multi-day event. A multi-day event is a single item in the calendar, but it appears on multiple days in calendar and list views. If specified, the end date must be one or more days after the start date. If the end date is empty, the event is for a single day. As for a task, security is one of `public' or `private'.

Figures 128 and 129 show two filled-in event scheduling dialogs, for a single- day and multi-day event, respectively.


Figure 128: Jim`s birthday event.






Figure 129: Multi-day vacation event.



When the user presses `OK', the system adds the event to the user's calendar. `Clear' clears any entered data values; `Cancel' cancels the event scheduling operation. The system removes the dialog window from the screen when the user presses `OK' or `Cancel'.

Figures 130 and 131 show how a multi-day event appears in calendar and list views.


Figure 130: Month view showing a multi-day event.






Figure 131: Event list showing a multi-day event.



The figures show how each day of a multi-day event is displayed as a separate item in both calendar and list views. The list view contains the "Year's events" custom list, shown originally in Figure 43. Here the "Ski vacation" event has been added and the list is scrolled down to show all its occurrences.

The Calendar Tool defines a number of built-in events for standard holidays and other event-worthy dates. The complete list of system-defined events is given in Section .




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