[Feature Request]: Improvement of event readability

[LDolosor]

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Hello,

I have been using Cronicle for several years with 180+ events, and I have been testing xyOps since the public beta.

xyOps brings many improvements, but in my case there is one major regression : the event list is much less readable.

I have attached two screenshots (apologies for the blur) : one from Cronicle and one from xyOps, both showing the exact same events with the same configuration.

As shown in the Cronicle screenshot:

• Events are visually separated into blocks
• Events can be enabled or disabled directly from the list
• Disabled events are clearly identifiable
• Linked events are also easy to identify

Additionally, disabled events can still be run manually. I noticed the comment in lib/util.js ("event.enabled means different things in Cronicle vs. xyOps"), but from a user perspective, the Cronicle behavior felt more intuitive.

In comparison, xyOps displays a dense list with fewer visual distinctions:

• Disabled events are now regular events with the schedule trigger disabled, but this is not clearly visible-
• Linked events are not differentiated (although a custom icon can be used as a workaround)

Are other users reporting similar feedback ? Do you have any plans to improve the readability of this page ?

Thank you for your work on this project !

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[jhuckaby]

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to write up this issue. I am very sorry you are not happy with the new event list, and consider it a major regression 😞. I worked on it for months, and tried to bring over all the features from Cronicle that I could, which still made sense in xyOps. Let me address your concerns individually:

Events are visually separated into blocks

I reintroduced this in xyOps v1.0.35, but it only makes sense when the table is sorted by specific columns (i.e. category, tags, plugin, targets). See screenshot below.

Events can be enabled or disabled directly from the list

I removed the checkbox because I received nothing but complaints about it throughout the years. People generally hated it, and randomly clicked it and disabled events without realizing it. However, I will think about ways to improve functionality in the future.

Disabled events are clearly identifiable

I improved this in xyOps v1.0.35. Disabled events now show a different default icon vs. enabled ones. See screenshot below.

Linked events are also easy to identify

I improved this in xyOps v1.0.35. Events that have an attached "Run Event" action (otherwise known as a chain reaction in Cronicle) are now shown with a different icon. See screenshot below.

I hope this helps.

[LDolosor]

Wow. Amazing. It's perfect !

I understand the checkbox removal and I can live without it.

And thanks as well for the sidebar customization (v1.0.37) !

We will switch from Cronicle to xyOps soon !