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I need to create a scheduling selector, but the user can't select ALL available times, but only the ones provided by the system's algorithm.

Something like when you call your dentist and the attendee says: "We have 05/08 @ 10:00 and 06/08 @ 11:30 available".

I thought in somethink like this:

08/05
[8:00 - 8:30] [10:00 - 10:30] [4:30pm - 5:00pm]

10/05
[9:00 - 9:30] [11:30 - 12:00] [3:30pm - 4:00pm]

It works, but it's not easy for the user to visualize the best available time.

Anyone has solved a problem like this?

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  • Why do you say it's not easy for users to visualize the best available time? The approach you describe is commonly used for reservation systems. – tohster May 8 '15 at 17:36
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    The horizontal visualization and the fact that you have 8:00 aligned with 9:00… I used the Calendar approach: cl.ly/aumg – Eduardo Russo May 8 '15 at 19:35
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I would use a calendar-style layout for this sort of thing and only display the available time slots to the person (explicitly displaying the unavailable times might just confuse the person).

Here's an example, created with Google Calendar:

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