jMonthCalendar: Minor Release 1.2.0
Wow, let me first start by saying it has been too long since I posted any updates on jMonthCalendar. I hope that the new release of jMonthCalendar 1.2.0 excites you as much as it does me. 1.2.0 sets the stage for some pretty cool stuff. Continue reading to see a short list of the new features and where this project is going next.
On the short list of new features there is:
- Today Link (navigate back to today’s date)
- Year navigation, jump to ‘10 or back to ‘08 in the active month
- Ability to click a day cell or day link and fire your own custom logic (i.e. add event on that day)
- JSON date parsing, parse what some from that event object if the calendar is un-aware.
- Fixed in-line sizing, configurable by options conscruct
- Deprecating Date property, replaced by StartDate
- Added EndDate property to event object
While not all of all of them seem flashy, the last three or four points make the calendar that much closer to having multi-day events and event overflow support.
I am happy to report that I am currently using the calendar on an ASP.Net MVC site on my development machine. I hope to have a new calendaring system ready soon. This should concern you only because when I find issues while developing and using it, I fix them and everyone benefits. In more detail my calendar does a JSON GetData call to a controller actions, which executes and returns JSON formatted events. I am using James Newton-King’s JSON.Net library to map and serialize my C# objects. I use the attributes on my properties to rename or exclude them from serialization. Very nice library and commend James for the work.
Hi,
i’m very interested to work with you on this plugin, do you plan to open an svn sever ? Are you interested to work with someone ?
Leave me your response by mail, i can’t find yours.
jMonthCalendar came around JUST WHEN I NEEDED IT MOST !!! I can’t thank you enough !!
I had to make one change, in the 1.2.0.js file — lines 26&27 — height: ‘auto’, & width: ‘auto’,
Then I could use .css to size the calendar rather than having to use js
thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks
Al;
Glad you like it. The reason the size is specified is to handle multi-day events and day overflows for an upcoming minor release. This is the best way I could think of, but I will think of it more as I start developing.