Multiple color entry option!

GrzegorzCiepka

I have a suggestion that It is possible to use already existing elements. Days with multiple entries have a bar at the bottom with multiple dots. Those dots could receive colour options, and if there were an option to enable this bar, even if a particular day has only one entry, it would function the same way.
The example below: (Android version)

JJ

GrzegorzCiepka I was going to ask about this, if the tag colors could show up on the calendar day squares. But yeah, I thought it might be complicated. Not sure if someone asked about this, but can the tags show their colors in the timeline view? Right now they're just the accent color.

timo

As mentioned in my other comments above, I have thought about using the tag colors for coloring the calendar squares. Some problems are still holding me back:

as tags aren't sorted, a random color would be picked if there are multiple colored tags for a day
when there are multiple entries per day with colored tags, the first entry (lowest time) would be picked
when the day has an image and display of images in the calendar is enabled, then the colored tile wouldn't be visible
currently tags aren't retrieved from the database when displaying the calendar. When adding this feature, they would have to be queried, which will slightly decrease performance

Maybe some alternative as mentioned by @GrzegorzCiepka could at least tackle 2 of these 4 problems.

JJ but can the tags show their colors in the timeline view? Right now they're just the accent color

They should, did you enable the display of tags in the timeline in the app settings?

JJ

Hi! Sorry for the late response. I just tested it again, and the tag colors show up in the entry, but in the timeline they are all the accent color. For example, one of my tags is red, and it's red in the entry, but my blue accccent color in the timeline. Thanks!
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timo

JJ I was not able to reproduce this issue on Windows. Please always mention on what device/platform you are using the app, it makes it much much easier for me

JJ

Ooh, sorry, I'm using an iphone XR with version 15. So ios.
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Chelle

Hi Timo, I have version 2.9.9 for iPhone and I see the same thing. The tags are all the accent colour in the timeline but I can see the chosen colours in the entries when I open them. Coloured tags work perfectly on the Windows app (vers 2.9.5.1).

Is 2.9.5.1 the latest version of the Windows app? I can't work out how to check or update it 🙂

timo

Thanks! Was now able to reproduce and fix this on iOS

AvinashR

GrzegorzCiepka Those dots could receive colour options

If we have an option of background color for each entry and then dots(entries) can have the color from this background color in calendar view.

So Instead of tags, this approach depends on adding background color to each entry.

I feel this makes timeline view looks more beautiful.

@timo thoughts on this?

timo

This would require an additional column in the database for the color, which is something I would want to avoid

AvinashR

Never in future?

ZviEhrman

@timo I think being able to set background color would be very useful in organising / viewing entries. For example one color for holidays. Or color for important days and even days which I haven't completed the entry yet. For me personally I want to view at a glance which days I had my kids with me and which one I have't. Very hard to track as there are no set days.

AvinashR

timo maybe add as optional column so that it will be backward compatible and if none fallback to as it is now?

Nana

I came upon this since I had a very similar idea. Would it be possible to just add the concept of a 'main' tag that defines the colour of the posts? Like, adding code that just always gives that main tag priority to use it to colour them and simultanously feeds into the calendar view?

As for colour - perhaps give each post a little colour strip on the left side to more easily differentiate them depending on their tags?

timo

Nana What do you think about my brainstorming here?

Nana

timo

1 and 2. Is there a possibility to pick the colour by what tags are used most that day? Like, if you have 3 entries with red tags and 2 with a blue one, the tile will be red. That's the only thing I can think of that could work. My point for a 'main' flag still stands that could basically serve as a communicator between UI and tag colours. Kinda like Diaro's folders?

Seems about right.
Don't mind that if it ends up making it more colourful.

timo

Nana My point for a 'main' flag still stands

That would mean changes to the database schema and that is something I always want to avoid as it requires migrating databases. And if one device migrates its database, all other Diarium installations on other devices need to be updated (and migrate their database) before they are able to sync again. And adding a column just for marking the "main" tag isn't worth it. I'd like to somehow derive the tag color to display some other way

Nana

timo Hmmm. Then I don't have much of an idea. How does the calendar fetch colour and would it be possible to somehow integrate with the ways the tags display it?

timo

Nana The calendar currently just displays the app's accent color for days that have an entry (but no picture).

Nana

timo Which means there is currently absolutely no way of applying other colours unless the database scheme is restructured?