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Vcal (Event calendar) Alpha screenshots

MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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These are not mockups, only real screenshots
Calendar Monthly view. I'll be adding the daily view right next to the monthly view. their will be no weekly views.
Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

Complete Event Form
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Advanced options for the event
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Repeat options
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Picture 8
Calendar Options
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  • MinisweeperMinisweeper
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    THIS IS NOT A DRILL GUYS!! Looks cool :) Does it all work then? How much work you got left?
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    only 5% done
    95% left

    Look at the other integrated event calendar for the feature list.
  • mis-onemis-one
    Posts: 223
    Awesome! I like the way you handled the Multi-Event listings. I think that's the best way. The multiple spanning divs thing can get messy with several entries. Make sure you post your PayPal link :)
  • waynem80waynem80
    Posts: 147
    will this calendar allow users to post events?
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    You will have role permissions of who can add/edit or remove events
  • jakob_rjakob_r
    Posts: 262
    looking good. Maybe these Design Pattern Calendar UI examples are of interest: http://flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/sets/152201/ EDIT: more background and samples: http://www.welie.com/patterns/showPattern.php?patternID=event-calendar
  • pbearpbear
    Posts: 231
    Looking forward to it!
  • TomTesterTomTester
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    I loves ma lil' schizo! main request: author, location or event tag/type indicator (color?)
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    @jakob, flickr is blocked in dubai
    can u post it somewhere else, like photobucket

    @tomtester. yes it will have color and categories but no tags
  • jakob_rjakob_r
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    flickr is blocked in dubai
    Oh right, I didn't know that. The link is quite an extensive and continually extended scrapbook of typical UI Design Elements so downloading and re-uploading has limited value. I did a quick google - would this help: bypass flickr ban firefox extension? If not, post again and I'll go the manual route.
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    Awesome worked perfectly
    Thanks jacob
    Pictures in the month view was a nice touch. instead of saying Nov 28th concert, just add the picture of the concert promotions, which makes it easily recognizable if their is lot of clutter.
    this link was worth the look, nice ideas.
  • pbearpbear
    Posts: 231
    yes it will have color and categories but no tags

    I guess this is via Categories set up on the forum then, not user-defined only-appearing-on-calendar categories (I have no idea what to understand here by tags).

    I'm thinking of a Vanilla Category called "Events" but only in the Calendar would I want to distinguish different kinds of events. So forum denizens get the full "Events" spread in the usual cats.
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    categories as in calendars.
    so it will be within the Event category but different calendars
  • jimwjimw
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    Add me to your list of beta testers.
  • waynem80waynem80
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    me too!! :)
  • jakob_rjakob_r
    Posts: 262
    I added a further link to my post above a little earlier and now this even more and exhaustive calendar and date-picker round-up arrived in my feeds: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/10/23/online-calendars-and-date-pickers/
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    What type of permissions are we looking at
    Right now i have 2
    Role specific Events-> Which roles can view a particular event
    Role specific Event types-> Which roles can view an entire event type. So you can have an event type specially for mods or admins.

    is it which roles or what roles :S
  • [-Stash-][-Stash-]
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    Which
  • jakob_rjakob_r
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    plus which roles can create or manage events
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    ok a bit of a change here
    Scenario
    You added bunch of events in different calendar type and allowed only Admins and Members to view them. Later on you added another Role called "ConcertReps" How will you now allow all the old events to be viewable to this new role.
    I think i will remove per event viewing.
    I'll keep Per Calendar viewing. So you can just say this new role ConcertReps can view all events in this calendar.

    Avcourse you will have who which roles can add/manage and delete events
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    should the eventform be added to the discussion form or it should be a separate ion the calendar tab?
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper
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    Optional? Otherwise I say seperate. Or ajaxy.
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    so for adding discussions you use the usual post.php, but for events you use a totally different one.
    Is that what you want?
    All the extensions that work in the discussion form won't work if i create a separate form.
    Themes won't work on it either. you will have to create new themes
  • mis-onemis-one
    Posts: 223
    I would say from a both a usability standpoint and (as you mentioned) a standards compliance with other extensions, to keep this functionality in the same form as post.php. You can't do any harm by keeping the process for all operations in the same place (in my opinion). I know from a technical standpoint that my users don't tend use a feature that goes too far outside of the basics no matter how beneficial it may be.
  • MinisweeperMinisweeper
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    By optional I meant 'have an admin setting which says either use the post form or a seperate one'. But if you're using the post form, I say get some ajaxy goodness in to hide/display it when necessary :)
  • MySchizoBuddyMySchizoBuddy
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    this is one awesome calendar widget It has all the views, monthly, weekly and daily all in one page all animated. http://moomonth.com/demo/index.html Its build on mootools Seriously now when will see cool stuff made in jquery
  • SteVaderSteVader
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    That is indeed a very, very nice way to handle the interface. I'm interested to see how this turns out as I'm in need of a calendar for my Vanilla community at the moment -- I guess that means I'm volunteering to be on your list of beta testers too if required? I'd tend to agree with the above in that the form should be kept on the usual post.php, but has the ability to be shown/hidden as required. mis-one is spot on with the comments about regular users not straying too far away from the norm when it comes to additional features.
  • pbearpbear
    Posts: 231
    Schiz, just pick one and start building! lol!

    Add me to the testing list if that helps. :)
  • sirlancelotsirlancelot
    Posts: 408
    I will definitely be waiting for this! Looks amazing.
  • WandererWanderer
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    I'm propping my eyelids up with matchsticks in feverish anticipation of this one!
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