Copy/Clone events

[c-holtermann]

It would be nice to have a possibility to clone/copy events

[raghunayyar]

Can you please explain the use case?

[c-holtermann]

I'd like to be able to copy an event then maybe move it to another day or change some details. I like to handle similar or recurring events in that way manually.

[archont00]

Yes, that would be great.

I use this funtionality for meetings, which are not typically "recurring" in terms of predictability. E.g. language classes in different times of a week, always agreed upon with the teacher shortly beforehand.

In MS Outlook, I liked that it worked similarly like in a file manager: start draging the event by mouse (this works) and press the CTRL key before dropping the event else where in the calendar. (I would expect a small "+" sign to appear after CTRL is pressed.)

Alternatively, a new button "Duplicate" in the "More..." section of event editing might do the job, too. Although a bit clumsier for a desktop user.

[georgehrke]

I'm thinking about a completely different approach. Just create an event as usual and as you type the name of the event a list based on existing events will appear. Selecting an item will copy all properties like location, attendees, alarms, etc ...

[raimund-schluessler]

@georgehrke This could be an option too, but the benefit of the Ctrl+Drag approach is that it is faster and you can directly change the date and time. Just cloning an event one-to-one to be totally identical seems an rather unlikely wish.

[georgehrke]

I think that Ctrl+Drag is pretty unintuitive. It's not easy to discover and it won't work on mobile. That's why we generally try to avoid these kinds of interaction in ownCloud.

[enoch85]

Just drag the event to another day... Works in current version.

[archont00]

@raimund-schuessler: I really do one-to-one cloning. Some time later, I may edit the event so it eventually becomes non-identical.

@enoch85: yes, drag & drop works, but only for moving and not for copying.

@georgerhke: yes, drag + CTRL + drop might be a bit hidden feature, but really fast to use. BTW, I tested Evolution mail client, and it cannot even move events by dragging :-( Google's Calender Web GUI also does not support drag to copy, but at least has a "duplicate" option.

A side note: is the Calendar Web app supposed to work on mobile? I tried in Firefox (Android) and it seems to be usable only for viewing the calendar, because any editing action does not fit the screen. (I use a native calendar app otherwise.)

P.S. I have recently moved from MS Outlook environment to own solution and I am of course ready to accept many shortcomings in workflow. ownCloud offers other advantages which are important to me.

[enoch85]

@milankni Ah ok, I misunderstood.

[georgehrke]

because any editing action does not fit the screen.

We are aware of this issue. See https://github.com/owncloud/calendar/issues/193

[scroom]

On our school where we are using Owncloud (ca. 900 users) many are asking for an ability of the OC calendar to copy events from one calendar to another (some are shared with groups, some not, some are public, some are not ....) or to a different day.

[xtsimpouris]

It could be just a new Clone or Save as New button in a different color side by side the "Update" button and the workflow could be:

1. User clicks on an existing event and popup shows with all predefined info
2. User makes any changes, for example sets a different day
3. User clicks the Clone/Save as New button.
4. An event is then created with the new info