Thanks Rob. It looks promising. I'll give it a shot tomorrow at work. I'm not set on it being jQuery, just on it being not as buggy as the YUI thing is. :-/
On Thursday 26 July 2007, Rob Desbois wrote: > Larry, > > Try the dynarch calendar at http://www.dynarch.com/projects/calendar/ > It's not jQuery but does the job and can most likely be ported to jQuery if > desired. > > --rob > > On 7/26/07, Larry Garfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, Kelvin. (And sorry about misspelling your name. <g>) > > > > I was afraid you were going to say that. Unfortunately my timeframe > > allowed for this project is measured in hours, not weeks, so I doubt I'd > > even have time to try and figure out how to do it myself. Is there a > > method that you think would work that you haven't tested yet, or is it > > just a non-available feature? > > > > Is there some alternate plugin you can recommend? Or some possible > > alternate interface that's similar that could be accomplished with > > datePicker? > > > > Thanks. > > > > --Larry Garfield > > > > On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:12:14 +0100, Kelvin Luck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm afraid that it is currently exactly as you describe. A date picker > > > calendar (with the paging etc) only exists as a popup and if you use > > > renderCalendar then you don't get paging or anything. > > > > > > The ability to use a date picker not in a popup is one of the two > > > additions I wanted to make before I stop calling the date picker v2 > > > "beta". Unfortunately I'm really busy at work at the moment and > > > realistically it will probably be a couple of weeks before I get a > > > chance to work on the date picker again. > > > > > > If you want to try and figure it out yourself then feel free and report > > > back on your progress, otherwise if you can wait I'll try and get it > > > done then, > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Kelvin :) > > > > > > Larry Garfield wrote: > > >> Hello, jQuery. My apologies if this is a dupe; the first copy didn't > > > > > > seem to > > > > > >> go through. > > >> > > >> I'm working with Kevin Luck's datePicker plugin, v2[1], because it > > > > > > seemed the > > > > > >> least unsuited for what I was trying to do and I'm already using it > > >> elsewhere. What I'm trying to do is have an inline calendar grid > > > > rather > > > > > than > > > > > >> a popup, and have that inline grid offer paging and multi-select > > >> abilities. Then on submit, grab all of the selected dates and > > > > serialize > > > > > them > > > > > >> to a hidden field and submit. I'm replacing a YUI widget that did > > > > that, > > > > > but > > > > > >> did so only on certain systems when it was in certain moods, making it > > > > > > far > > > > > >> too unreliable. > > >> > > >> According to the docs, I can get paging and multi-select in a popup > > >> easily[2]. I can also render an inline calendar instead[3]. What I > > > > > > have > > > > > >> found no documentation on and have been unable to do myself is get > > >> both > > > > > > to > > > > > >> happen at the same time. If I render my own calendar, it gets no > > > > > > paging, no > > > > > >> select ability at all; it's really just a static read-only display. > > > > > > I've > > > > > >> looked at the plugin's source, but haven't been able to find any > > > > > > indication > > > > > >> of what I'd need to copy out or reference directly in order to get > > >> the "picker" parts of datePicker. > > >> > > >> Any tips on how to have my picker and see it, too, would be most > > >> appreciated. Samples of working code would be even better. > > : > > :-) Thanks. > > : > > >> [1] http://kelvinluck.com/assets/jquery/datePicker/v2/demo > > >> [2] > > > > http://kelvinluck.com/assets/jquery/datePicker/v2/demo/datePickerMultiple > >.html > > > > >> [3] > > > > http://kelvinluck.com/assets/jquery/datePicker/v2/demo/renderCalendar.htm > >l -- Larry Garfield AIM: LOLG42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6817012 "If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; but the moment it is divulged, it forces itself into the possession of every one, and the receiver cannot dispossess himself of it." -- Thomas Jefferson
