Comment 5 for bug 793033

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John S. Gruber (jsjgruber) wrote :

@Nathan and Grof,

Please see the related blueprint on the right. Most users won't have to worry about events anymore. We'll get rid of event calendars and just use one calendar per classroom. So we'll just have one linear list for organizers to keep track of (presumably one they already have), and one linear list can be presented to the user, pre-scrolled to the next session. There should be much less confusion and bother, I think. I also think that should take care of this bug.
It will also take care of people using Lernid who don't see slides or see web pages change because they chose the wrong event when connecting. If they are in the correct classroom (which they can now check) they, and the software will be following the correct sessions.

PS. Events are now added to schedule tab list. I don't imagine Nathan has seen this yet but Grof has. That addition can help users pick out future event sessions of interest, and helps clarify what sessions are about, and ties sessions to event promotion. I'm not saying that events won't be important, but they won't have to be specified by the student anymore, which I think will be a big win for them and for event organizers and should eliminate overall headaches. (Not my idea, by the way, but I think it's a great one).