Design overhaul of calendar app

[fm-sys]

Hi there,

Coming from the Google Calendar app, I’ve been looking for a FOSS alternative. While I’ve found solid options in terms of functionality (like yours), I haven’t seen one that feels visually polished and pleasant to use.

Instead of forking and making changes privately, I’d like to contribute UI/UX improvements directly to this project. I realize this approach requires more collaboration and alignment, but I believe it will ultimately benefit both the community and long-term maintainability.

Before I get started, I’d like to ask:

Is there general interest in UI/UX contributions?

Would it be acceptable to submit PRs directly (with before/after screenshots and one PR per change) rather than opening an issue for each proposal first? This workflow would make things a lot easier for me, while still leaving room to discuss, improve, and either accept or discard each change.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

[naveensingh]

Hi!

Is there general interest in UI/UX contributions?

Yes, but it's also not a priority as of now. Design overhauls (theming, etc.) are done together in all Fossify apps to keep things consistent across the suite. Minor changes like icon updates are likely to get accepted.

Would it be acceptable to submit PRs directly (with before/after screenshots and one PR per change) rather than opening an issue for each proposal first? This workflow would make things a lot easier for me, while still leaving room to discuss, improve, and either accept or discard each change.

In Fossify, there are strict rules, and nearly every change is tracked through issues because it helps with prioritization, future reference, and allows community feedback (if any). Rejecting PRs directly leads to more net work for everyone, as someone might spend a week working on something only to get it rejected. You will already find similar requests that aren't yet accepted here: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Calendar/issues?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc%20is%3Aissue%20is%3Aopen%20label%3A%22feature%20request%22

Contribution guidelines: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/General-Discussion#contributing-code

But I am curious, what changes are you looking to implement?

[Cwpute]

Probably I'll just spin up a fork, where I can modify the UI the way I like. Primarily, I want to code instead of dealing with discussions. 😇

Did you get to try make your idea of an UI-enhanced fork ?

[neoscaler]

Probably I'll just spin up a fork, where I can modify the UI the way I like. Primarily, I want to code instead of dealing with discussions. 😇

Did you get to try make your idea of an UI-enhanced fork ?

There is https://github.com/fm-sys/MaterialCalendar, but without releases

[Cwpute]

Would you be as kind as to share screenshots so we how your version looks compared to the original ? thank you :)

[fm-sys]

In fact, I'm using Google Calendar again 🙈

There were too many minor annoyances and not enough spare time on my side. Since almost my complete life depends on my calendar, it's important for me to have a reliable calendar app.

And Fossify wasn't the right choice for me, at least not right now. Maybe I will come back someday.

BTW, some minor changes from my fork were merged back to the upstream project :)

[Cwpute]

Don't worry too much, we all do as much as we can 😄 thanks for what you contributed !

[neoscaler]

As a user coming from the Google apps I can only also emphasize that design UI/UX is the biggest shortcoming in the Fossiy Apps. They are working great, but don't feel very polished.