357386 - Tasks with no date set should disable alarm instead of disabling OK button

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 356580

(Calendar :: Tasks, defect)

Description

[David Tenser [:djst]]

The New Task dialog is very badly designed from a usability point of view. If you have activated alarms by default for tasks and create a new task with no date set, the OK button becomes disabled. There is also no hint as to why it's disabled, unless you click the "More >>" button. This is very confusing, and rather annoying at the same time. A much more sensible approach would be to just disable the alarm if you uncheck the date.

Steps to reproduce:
1. In Sunbird/Calendar, to go Tools > Options > Alarm and select "Default alarm setting for tasks: On".
2. Double click in the Tasks sidebar (where's the New Task button? The toolbar is too far away!) to open the New Task dialog.
3. Enter a "Title" (why not call it a "Task"?) and then uncheck the Date checkbox.

Actual results:
The OK button becomes disabled, with no hint why. Clicking "More >>" reveals the reason for it in a red color that's probably not distinguishable from the black text by color blinds. It doesn't help if you check the Due Date either, because you can't set an alarm for that date. May I ask why? Isn't the due date more important than the start of the task?

Expected results:
The Alarm setting should be changed to "none" instead of disabling the OK button.

Comment 1

[Sebastian Schwieger]

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 356580 ***

Comment 2

[David Tenser [:djst]]

Attachment: The disabled OK button

Sorry for squeezing in other RFE's in the bug description. If these are valid points, let me know and I'll file separate bugs.