[Summary] Chandler survey: what are you excited about? what bugs you?

Many thanks to all who responded -- your responses were thoughtful and 
helpful. You are welcome to re-send your response to everyone and/or 
continue discussion. Let's keep the discussion to the chandler-users list.

Katie Capps Parlante wrote:
> What about Chandler (server, hub, desktop) are you excited about (in the 
> Preview timeframe)? Conversely, what are the biggest nits/problems that 
> bug you?

The responses were a small sample size (and are mostly from people who 
have been actively involved in developing, testing, etc.). I don't think 
we should take this list as definitive, but it does give perspective on 
the big picture.

What is to like
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*Sharing*
Easy sharing of events and tasks is one of the main selling points.

+ Bookmarkable URL
+ Interoperable, not forcing people to "join the community" to share

*Triage*
Many people mentioned triage related features; managing your focus from 
a 'dashboard' or 'triage table view' is at the heart of what is neat 
about the non-calendar feaures. Jeffrey mentioned that he uses this as 
the spine of the demos he's tried out, adding features that complement 
the basic idea.

+ Triage status
+ Auto triage features
+ Easy to assign reminder from dashboard

*Peeling the onion*
The flow of gradually adding information to items is appreciated (and 
makes a nice demo):

+ Quick item entry
+ Stamping
+ Email as conduit for shared editing of item

*Calendar*
Features that stand out in calendaring use cases (though some may apply 
eventually to non-calendar scenarios):

+ Tracking calendar changes in a feed reader from an Atom feed
+ Calendar event in multiple calendars
+ Anytime events

*Opportunities for hackers*
+ Easy programmatic access to data from server -- write goofy little 
widgets for one's web site
+ Python plugins on desktop

*Desktop Miscellaneous*
+ Email integration with IMAP folders
+ Synchronization between two machines
+ Cross platform
+ i18n ready

Potential barriers to adoption
------------------------------
+ bugs/stability (experimenting with "advanced features" causing data 
corruption)
+ complex recurrences
+ calendar overlay (hub)
+ remote subscription (hub)
+ detail view editing rudimentary (desktop)
+ focus and selection issues (desktop)
+ dashboard/calendar not showing a calendar, sidebar oddities (desktop)

Wish list
---------
+ auto filter rules putting items in collections
+ doing more with parsing of incoming emails
+ multiple alarms
+ audible alarms
+ url field in detail view
+ month view
+ printing

Cheers,
Katie
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