# Natural language processing for date chooser

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/natural-language-processing-for-date-chooser/199608>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [August 7, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natural-language-processing-for-date-chooser/199608 "2021-08-07T18:18:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![justin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justin/32/157614_2.png) [@justin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justin)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natural-language-processing-for-date-chooser/199608/7 "2022-01-17T22:09:31Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> I am also not sure normal people _want_ to type that much versus click especially on a smartphone?

I actually find our modal tedious to use on both desktop and mobile, which is why I suggested this feature in the first place. It’s significantly faster to type `today at 11:31am` in a modal than to use the scrolly wheels or click around a large modal. The fact that many calendars do this already makes it less of a mental overhead for people to figure out.

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