Running - Main Calendar Form

1) Month Selector

This menu allows users to select the month to view. The month currently being viewed is selected by default.

2) Year Input

This is where a user inputs the year they wish to view. Only 4 digit years are accepted. For example, if to view a month in the year 2002, "2002" must be entered, NOT "02". By default, the current year being viewed is displayed.

3) Display Options

There are 6 possible display options: "with Headings only", "showing both Headings and Details", "just current Week's Details", "only Remaining Events", "and the Next 11 Months", and "with Inline Day View Window".



Each option is described more fully below:

• "with Headings only" - Whenever a new calendar is created, this is the default option. Selecting this option will show only the heading information to events on the calendar.
  1. Heading information can include any of the following: a "heading icon", a user supplied "heading image", a start time and/or end time for the event, and/or an actual textual heading as a clickable link.
  2. At the minimum, a user must supply a "heading icon", "heading image", or "heading text" when entering an event. "Heading icons" and "heading images" may not be enabled depending on how your calendar is configured. If this is the case, "heading text" must be supplied.
  3. Start and end times are always optional. However, if either is supplied, but not both, a "?" character will be displayed to inform users this event does not have a specified start time or end time.
  4. Clicking the date links will show a detailed informational window which displays all details to all events for the selected day.
  
  See the section on the detailed informational window for more details on the input fields
  
  
• "showing both Headings and Details" - this option will show all details for the events within the main calendar. This includes all the heading information plus:
  1. An optional user supplied event "description".
  2. An optional "description image" the user wants included with their description.
  3. Clicking date links will show the detailed informational window with all details to all events for the selected day.
  
  See the section on the detailed informational window for more details on the input fields
  
  
• "just current Week's Details" - This will show the details to the current week only. If the user is viewing another month the current week is not in, the calendar will show the selected month, with this option removed from the drop down menu.



• "only Remaining Events" - This option is the same as "with headings only", except that only the events from the current day forward in the currently viewed month will be displayed. For example, if viewing March 2001 and the current date is the 13th, selecting this option will only display events in the March 2001 calendar from March 13th onwards.



• "and the Next 11 Months" - This option is the same as "with headings only" except that the calendar will show the current month's heading information along with that of the next 11 months. For example, if the current month is March 2001, selecting this option will show the heading details for March 2001 through February 2002.



• "with Inline Day View Window" - Selecting this option will force the calendar to show a separate "inline" window, similar to that of the detailed informational window, on the left hand side of the calendar.
  1. The days in the calendar will show heading information only.
  2. The "inline" window will show every detail for every event for the selected day.
  3. Clicking on date links will reload the calendar view, with the details for the day selected displayed within the "inline" window.

4) Weekend Selector

There are two options: "including Weekends" and "excluding Weekends".

• "including Weekends" - the calendar will show all 7 days of the week.
• "excluding Weekends" - the calendar will show weekdays only. This option is especially beneficial for businesses that do not have a lot of weekend events, thus saving space in the calendar display.

5) Search Option

There are 5 options from this menu: "whose heading contains", "whose description contains", "heading & description contain", "entered by user", and "listing event number".

1. "whose heading contains" - the calendar will display only those events whose heading contains the specified text. The search performed is case-insensitive.
2. "whose description contains" - the calendar will display only those events whose description contains the specified text. The search performed is case-insensitive.
3. "Whose heading and description contain" - the calendar will display only those events whose heading OR description contain the specified text. The search performed is case-insensitive.
4. "entered by user" - will show all events entered by the user specified.
5. "listing event number" - will show all events that match the event number specified.

6) Search Input

The textual input field supplying the value for the search option. If left blank, no search is performed.

7) Format Selector

There are 2 options to this menu: "in Calendar format" and "in Tabular format".

1. "in Calendar format" - displays the calendar in the traditional calendar format.
2. "in tabular format" - displays the calendar in a descending "table" format. That is, each day will be listed on an individual row, with the beginning of the month at the top, and the last day of the month at the bottom. Any "overlapping" days from the next or previous months will not be shown.

8) Submit Button

Click to view the calendar with the specified settings.

Scaling Factor

There are 3 possible settings to adjust the calendar's scaling factor, minimizing the amount of dispaly space the calendar utilizes. Below are two snap shots showing how the form will look when the scaling factor is set to "a little" and "a lot" respectively. Notice how various options "disappear" as the scaling factor increases. These missing options will be set automatically.

Scaling factor set to "a little":

Scaling factor set to "a lot":