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Chandler 0.6: The Experimentally Useable Calendar
iCalendar gives me a bit of a headache each time I go look at
it, so it's nice to know that a small team of dedicated open source developers, including Andy Hertzfeld, are
developing a Calendar and personal organizer application called Chandler. I've downloaded the 0.6 version, and it looks like the
developers definitely have put the right foot forward with this one. If you're a python programmer, they're looking for
help. If you want to help with debugging as an end user, they'll take your help too!The user interface is quite pleasant, even if still in the rudimentary phase of development. Calendaring functions include layered data, integration with chat and email, and much more. Check out the Chandler team'sphilosophy and while you're at it, an interview of Andy Hertzfeld at NerdTV (Episode 1 of NerdTV at the bottom of the page).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tom said 1:13PM on 1-13-2006
Looks pretty nice, actually. But 54 megs for a calendar app? What's up with that?
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Jerome said 1:35PM on 1-13-2006
Not sure how iCal could give a headache. One of the simplest easiest to use apps I've used. I did try this one out, seems promising and maybe better than Sunbird. But for a Mac OS X user I can't imagine it'll be that fitting over something like iCal etc. that integrates nicely with the rest of the system, not to mention much faster.
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Thomas said 2:28PM on 1-13-2006
What does Chandler have over iCal? Does it integrate with Mail or Thunderbird or iCal? I saw the demo and it looks a lot like iCal. Just wondering why it's better. :)
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Tom said 3:12PM on 1-13-2006
Holy crap! 178mb when installed! That's ridiculous and unnecessary, even for beta software.
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Mark said 4:15PM on 1-13-2006
It doesn't look to me as though this is intended to be an iCal-killer... It looks more like it's bringing iCal's approachability to the masses, as there are Windows and Linux versions. Perhaps the install size is due to the cross-platform porting?
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Prasad said 3:48AM on 1-16-2006
After having read all that stuff, I must ask you what is the thing in iCal that you don't like and is been addressed by Chandler? You SHOULD mention it when you comapre, shouldn't you?
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