583569 - Support alternative LOCATION representations (ALTREP, map view, geolocation)

Status: NEW

(Calendar :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Victor Engmark]

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Since many interesting events don't happen in previously known locations, it would be very useful to be able to specify the *map* location of an event in the Calendar. On the back-end, it could use the vCard GEO property type, and in the front-end it could for example have a "Map location", "Find location" or "Find on map" button. The button would open a new window with the current location in the search query, and would feed back the location and perhaps the zoom level to the Calendar. Another possibility would be to feed back a mini-map, so that it could even include the path from a known location.

Workaround: Add a link to a map service like Google Maps. Not nearly as few steps, and not nearly as flexible or user friendly.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

The vCard standard doesn't apply here. Implementation of events and tasks is based on the iCalendar standard.

But maybe this is something that would be suited best in an extension?

Comment 2

[Philipp Kewisch [:Fallen][📱📆]]

I have an extension that adds a Google map, but its not ready yet. What we could do here is provide a dropdown panel that shows some alternative representations:

* The ALTREP url, if specified (bug 268042)
* A not too large map and/or a button to open the map on Google maps or other.
* a button to use the current location (using geolocation API)

Not sure how much of this should be integrated, especially since some might prefer other map services and this might pull in other problems like the need for maps provider selection UI.

I'm going to use this as the main bug for everything since one UI concept should be created. Anything not fixed here please file follow-up bugs.