DayPilot News (December 2015)

Monthly summary of new releases and articles - December 2015.
Dec 9, 2015

Releases

DayPilot Lite for JavaScript 1.3 (Open-Source) Nov 2, 2015

javascript event calendar scheduler open source localization

  • Improved DayPilot.Date class implementation.
  • Calendar uses timeFormat (12/24 hour clock) specified in the locale (for the default .timeFormat = "Auto" value).
  • Calendar .headerDateFormat uses the current .locale when formatting the day header text.

DayPilot Pro for ASP.NET WebForms 8.1 SP4 Nov 9, 2015

asp.net webforms event calendar navigator

  • BeforeEventRender/e.Visible property added (Calendar).
  • CallBackStartJavaScript, CallBackEndJavaScript properties added (Scheduler).
  • DayPilotBubble JS init code moved to Render phase (used to be Load).
  • Navigator themes updated.

DayPilot Pro for ASP.NET MVC 8.1 SP1 Nov 30, 2015

asp.net mvc scheduler touch mobile devices

  • DayPilot.Date.parse() supports "MMMM" and "MMM" (month names).
  • DayPilot.Date.parse() returns null for formally correct but invalid input - e.g. DayPilot.Date.parse("2/29/2015", "M/d/yyyy")
  • Active area with action: "Bubble" supported on touch devices.
  • UI update in dp.events.add() postponed and merged - multiple calls will cause just one UI redraw (Scheduler).
  • DayPilot.Modal.opener() added.
  • Move/ResizeStart/ResizeEnd active areas in floating event divs supported.
  • ResizeEnd and ResizeStart event active areas supported in the Calendar.

DayPilot Pro for JavaScript 8.1 SP7 Nov 30, 3015

javascript scheduler custom snap to grid moving

  • Cellwidth range demo (Scheduler).
  • DayPilot.Date.parse() supports "MMMM" and "MMM" (month names).
  • DayPilot.Date.parse() returns null for formally correct but invalid input - e.g. DayPilot.Date.parse("2/29/2015", "M/d/yyyy");
  • onAfterRender fired during .update(), with args.isUpdate = true (Calendar).
  • .showCurrentTimeOffset property added (Calendar).
  • dp.events.forRange() added (Month).
  • ...

Tutorials

HTML5 Scheduler and Modal Dialog (jQuery) Nov 10, 2015

html5 scheduler javascript new event modal dialog

  • Demonstrates DayPilot.Modal usage
  • Displays a standalone web page in the modal dialog
  • Binding the modal dialog to the DayPilot JavaScript Scheduler control
  • Requires jQuery for submitting the form using an AJAX call
  • Passing data to the modal dialog using URL and JavaScript
  • Passing data from the modal dialog back to the main page using JavaSciprt
  • Sample PHP project with SQLite database

HTML5 Scheduler for Touch Devices - iPad, iPhone, Android (PHP, JavaScript) Nov 11, 2015

html5 scheduler for touch devices ipad iphone android

  • Customizable touch gestures
  • Custom CSS theme adjusted for mobile screens
  • Set of font icons that can be used for active areas (resizing, moving, info, menu)
  • Support for iOS (iPad, iPhone) and Android (phones and tables)
  • Client-side solution - works with any server-side platform (ASP.NET MVC, Node.js, Ruby, etc.)
  • Sample project with PHP backend (SQLite database)