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Make it possible to insert local time

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#5,079 opened on Oct 26, 2021

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Description

The local times widget is very useful, but can be difficult to discover. On mobile, it is very difficult to insert a new local time, as it requires manually typing the appropriate syntax, which is not designed to be easy to enter by hand.

To address these challenges, we should add a compose box button to insert a local time.

  • Icon: https://fontawesome.com/v4.7/icon/clock-o
  • Location: As the rightmost icon in the "plus" compose box menu.
  • Action: Open a calendar widget for inserting a timezone-sensitive time, and generate the appropriate local time syntax into the message based on the selection.

The time should be inserted in the position of the cursor.

Typing <time directly into the compose box should also pop up a calendar widget to select a local time. This is the current way to access the time widget in the web app.

Corresponding web app issue: https://github.com/zulip/zulip/issues/20045

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Research direction
Examine the compose box UI code to add a new button, implement a time picker component, and integrate timezone handling.
Tech stack
javascriptreact native
Domain
mobile
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