zulip/zulip-flutter

compose: Insert a <time> element ("global times")

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#1,215 opened on Dec 27, 2024

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Description

From beta feedback:

There doesn't seem to be a way to enter dates/times in the new beta app. I would love to have an option in the toolbar to insert a date, and have that bring up a date picker.

This issue is for offering the "global times" feature as part of the message-composing UI.

We already parse and render these elements in messages (that was #354; we still have #922 open for an uncommon edge case). We should offer a date-picker UI that helps the user insert the Markdown for one of these in the compose box.

This will be another button in the row beneath the content input; see Figma:

The icon should come from the Figma icons page.

Implementation

Probably should start by trying out showDatePicker.

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Research direction
Implement a date picker button in the compose row, using Flutter's showDatePicker. On selection, insert the corresponding Markdown for a global time (e.g., <time datetime='...'>). See Figma for icon and placement.
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dartflutter
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mobile
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