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One of the most significant challenges in scheduling events is finding a time that works for all participants.

In this post, we will explore our solution for preventing the user from navigating separate windows or assistants for finding out about availability of participants while creating a new event. And why this is important.

The Need for Availability Insights[edit | edit source]

Time Conflicts: Users often struggle with scheduling conflicts when trying to coordinate with multiple participants. Visualizing availability can alleviate this issue significantly.
Enhanced Decision-Making: By providing real-time availability data, users can make informed decisions about when to schedule events without back-and-forth communication.

Our solution[edit | edit source]

Availability Indicators: We use color-coded indicators next to each participant's name (e.g., green for available, red for busy) to provide immediate visual feedback on their status.
Hover Tooltips: When users hover over these indicators, tooltips can display detailed information about each participant’s availability (e.g., "Available 2 PM - 4 PM").
Availability table: Below the list of participants, expanding the label 'Availability of participants' we included a colorful table that shows the free slots for everybody.

Let us know your thoughts about this!!

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-= Integrated Availability View =
+[[File:Last one.png|thumb]]One of the most significant challenges in scheduling events is finding a time that works for all participants.
+In this post, we will explore our solution for preventing the user from navigating separate windows or assistants for finding out about availability of participants while creating a new event. And why this is important.
-To enhance user experience, we propose integrating participant availability directly into the New Event dialog.
+== The Need for Availability Insights ==
-This integration would include:
+* '''Time Conflicts''': Users often struggle with scheduling conflicts when trying to coordinate with multiple participants. Visualizing availability can alleviate this issue significantly.
+* '''Enhanced Decision-Making''': By providing real-time availability data, users can make informed decisions about when to schedule events without back-and-forth communication.
-* Availability indicators while typing/searching participant names
+== Our solution ==
-* A comprehensive table showing globally all participants' availability with color-coded status indicators:
-** All available
-** No information
-** Some available/some not
-** Blocked
-* Tooltip functionality on hover, displaying detailed availability information
+* '''Availability Indicators''': We use color-coded indicators next to each participant's name (e.g., green for available, red for busy) to provide immediate visual feedback on their status.
+* '''Hover Tooltips''': When users hover over these indicators, tooltips can display detailed information about each participant’s availability (e.g., "Available 2 PM - 4 PM").
-[[File:Last one.png|thumb]]
+* '''Availability table:''' Below the list of participants, expanding the label 'Availability of participants' we included a colorful table that shows the free slots for everybody. <br />
+Let us know your thoughts about this!!