Basic UI (Tkinter) Guide

The Basic UI edition is SchedPlus stripped down to its core. By leveraging Python’s built-in standard Tkinter library, it gives you a utilitarian, lightweight scheduling workspace with zero external package bloat.

Why Use the Basic UI?

The Tkinter edition is designed for absolute simplicity. It delivers an incredibly low resource profile and near-instant launch speeds because it avoids heavy third-party runtime parsing. If you are tracking agendas on an older machine, remoting into a basic display server, or just prefer a clean, compact tool that stays out of your way, this is your choice.

Window Layout & Anatomy

The Basic UI condenses your entire workspace into a single, cohesive window frame:

• The Input Header: Positioned directly at the top of the window, this section houses your inline task text entries and date/time selector buttons.
• The Task Tree: Occupying the lower section of the layout is a clean, structured table that reflects your active relational database records at a glance.

Core Workflow Paths

1. Launching the App

To start SchedPlus explicitly in its standard Tkinter environment, execute the window launcher parameter from your shell:

schedplus --interface basic

2. Adding an Agenda Event

Adding tasks is entirely inline, removing the friction of pop-up screens:

1. Click into the Task Name input text box at the top.
2. Select your scheduled target date using the helper pop-up dialog widget.
3. Hit Add Task. The application commits the string to your local database file instantly and refreshes the low-overhead table view below.