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Event Management

Chimr provides powerful event management capabilities that go beyond simple viewing. Manage attendance, access detailed information, and take quick actions—all from your menu bar.

Event Details View​

Access comprehensive event information with a single click.

Information Display​

Each event shows the following information.

  • Title and time - Clear event identification
  • Duration - Total meeting length
  • Calendar source - Color-coded origin
  • Location - Physical or virtual venue
  • Attendees - Participant list with status
  • Description - Full event notes with formatting
  • Your status - Accepted, declined, tentative, or none

TBD: スクリーンショット - イベント詳細ポップオーバーの全体像

Rich Content Support​

HTML Descriptions​

  • Preserves formatting from calendar invites
  • Clickable links open in browser
  • Supports bullets, numbering, and emphasis
  • Renders tables and structured content
  • Video meeting URLs become clickable
  • Email addresses open mail client
  • Web links launch default browser
  • Phone numbers ready for calling

Quick Actions​

Take action on events without opening Calendar app.

Join Meeting Button​

For video conferences, the join button provides these features.

  • Appears 15 minutes before meeting start
  • One-click join - Opens meeting in browser
  • Smart detection - Works with all major platforms
  • Visual prominence - Can't miss important calls

Supported platforms include the following.

  • Zoom (Personal & Webinar)
  • Google Meet
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Cisco Webex

TBD: スクリーンショット - ビデオ会議参加ボタンがあるイベント詳細

Open in Calendar​

Deep integration with macOS Calendar provides these benefits.

  • Opens event in native Calendar app
  • Allows full editing capabilities
  • Syncs changes immediately
  • Preserves your default calendar view

Open Location​

For physical locations, these options are available.

  • Apple Maps integration - One click to directions
  • Address detection - Works with various formats
  • Travel time awareness - Plan your departure
  • Fallback to search - Handles venue names

Attendance Management​

Manage your participation directly from Chimr.

View Attendance Status​

See everyone's response with these status indicators.

  • ✅ Accepted - Confirmed attendance
  • ❌ Declined - Not attending
  • ❓ Tentative - Maybe attending
  • ⏳ No Response - Haven't replied yet
  • 👑 Organizer - Meeting owner indicator

TBD: スクリーンショット - 出席者状態表示画面

Change Your Status​

If calendar permits, you can change your status using these steps.

  1. Click on event in list
  2. View current attendance status
  3. Select new status from these options.
    • Accept
    • Decline
    • Maybe (Tentative)
  4. Changes sync immediately

Attendee Insights​

Role Indicators​

  • Required - Must attend
  • Optional - Attendance flexible
  • Organizer - Can modify event
  • Resource - Room or equipment

Smart Sorting​

Attendees displayed by this priority order.

  1. Organizer first
  2. Required attendees
  3. Optional participants
  4. Resources last

Event States & Indicators​

Visual cues help you understand event context.

Status Indicators​

🔴 Live Event​

  • Currently ongoing
  • Shows in menu bar
  • Highlighted in event list
  • Join button if video meeting

TBD: スクリーンショット - ライブイベントの表示

⏰ Upcoming​

  • Next event highlighted
  • Countdown timer shown
  • Join button appears at -15 min
  • Notification pending

✓ Completed​

  • Past events grayed out
  • Kept for reference
  • No actions available
  • Hidden after day ends

Permission Indicators​

🔒 Read-Only Events​

  • From subscribed calendars
  • Exchange/Google restrictions
  • Cannot modify attendance
  • Shows lock icon

TBD: スクリーンショット - 読み取り専用イベントのロックアイコン

✏️ Editable Events​

  • Can change attendance
  • Able to open in Calendar
  • Full modification rights
  • No special indicator

Conflict Warnings​

🔴 Complete Overlap​

  • Critical scheduling conflict
  • Requires immediate attention
  • Shows all conflicting events
  • Red warning badge

TBD: スクリーンショット - イベント重複警告バッジ

🟠 Partial Overlap​

  • Some time conflict
  • May need rescheduling
  • Orange warning badge
  • Shows overlap duration

🟡 Back-to-Back​

  • No break between events
  • Yellow caution badge
  • Consider travel/prep time
  • Common but notable

Event Organization​

Sorting and Grouping​

Events organized by these criteria.

  1. Start time - Chronological order
  2. All-day first - If enabled
  3. Calendar priority - Important calendars first
  4. Conflict status - Warnings prominent

Visual Hierarchy​

  • Current events - Bold and highlighted
  • Next event - Slightly emphasized
  • Future events - Normal weight
  • Past events - Dimmed/grayed

Calendar Color Coding​

  • Event bars match calendar colors
  • Consistent across all views
  • Quick calendar identification
  • Helps with mental organization

Advanced Features​

Smart Event Filtering​

Chimr automatically filters and organizes your events with these behaviors.

  • Hides declined events (configurable)
  • Shows only relevant time periods
  • Groups by calendar priority
  • Highlights conflicts and overlaps

Best Practices​

Daily Workflow​

  1. Morning review

    • Check day's events
    • Resolve conflicts
    • Update attendance

  2. Pre-meeting check

    • Review attendees
    • Find video links
    • Check location

  3. End of day

    • Review tomorrow
    • Update tentative events
    • Clear old notifications

Meeting Preparation​

5 minutes before:

  • Check event details
  • Locate meeting link
  • Review attendee list
  • Prepare materials

15 minutes before:

  • Join button appears
  • Final preparation
  • Travel if needed
  • Set status

Conflict Resolution​

  1. Identify conflicts - Check warning badges
  2. Prioritize - Determine critical meeting
  3. Communicate - Update attendance status
  4. Reschedule - Open in Calendar if needed