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JEM - an Event Manager for Joomla
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adapt modified 'calendar' field of J! 3.7 #1131

Closed Hoffi1 closed 7 years ago

Hoffi1 commented 7 years ago

With Joomla! 3.7 the calendar field (edit field to type in date/time) has exchanged. The new one has improved and e.g. shows additionally drop down boxes for time.

(a) Because we have dedicated time fields they should be hidden in calendar popup. (b) On Export view something is crazy. Instead of a form (xml) the calendar field is added directly via JHtml::_() - and looks somehow crazy. The Close button is within the calendar table instead of a dedicated area below - solutions welcome! (for this part I've no idea yet)

jojo12 commented 7 years ago

welldone!

ernst67 commented 7 years ago

Trying to understand what impacts this..? I've tested, and see no difference in the New Event form (backend)?

I was also wondering abot the drom downs we currently have for start- and endtime. They've been introduced after EL 1.0.1, but are so annoying. Entering an event takes longer as it requires mouse action. Can we revert to plain old keyboard entry? I'd be more than happy to do the actual work and go over the forms...

jojo12 commented 7 years ago

As much as I understand: the new joomla 3.7.0 has a js-calendar with datetime picker in one, but packs date and time in one field. This gives problems with our separate date and time. The solution is to have only a date picker in jem. Better would be to have a date time picker and then to send them in separate fields. But this needs a complete rebuilding of the date time part. And I remember there was years ago a long search and discussion (even in bluefox times). EDIT: Yes the input of hours and minutes is really annoying.

Hoffi1 commented 7 years ago

Guys, this time input method we don't love in JEM is what the new date/time picker in Joomla! 3.7 provides to the world! 😆

jojo12 commented 7 years ago

yes, you're right, I see. But it's better to have date and window in one modal (not in one field). I think. EDIT: no I fear it's not true: what, when I have no time?

jojo12 commented 7 years ago

I found a new problem: with joomla 3.7.0 you can not change a date in the line! If you change there and save it, it's the old date! You are forced to take datetimepicker

ernst67 commented 7 years ago

Grrr..... get's worse by the day :-(

Hoffi1 commented 7 years ago

@jojo12, same bad behaviour as color picker (used e.g. on categories). You have to finish your input with Enter key. But that's a post for the Joomla forum / bug tracker, not here. I can't fix all the Joomla code too. 😉

jojo12 commented 7 years ago

I know. I was only collecting new strange behaviour for us inside of joomla.

ernst67 commented 7 years ago

Are we obliged to comply to "standard Joomla behaviour" if there are good reasons not to do so?

jojo12 commented 7 years ago

I don't understand your question: I see, that with updating to joomla 3.7.0 the behaviour inside of JEM changed too. If you don't want that, you have to persist in earlier joomlas to start programming beneath joomla (both are not good ideas in my mind). So we can hope there will be a change back in joomla (it's discussed in issue tracker!)

Hoffi1 commented 7 years ago

@ernst67 Yes we are. Or we have to implement all the things ourselve, loosing the date picker and having a simple text field with a lot of code to hopefully understand all the different ways to write a date around the world. Also we would get a lot of overstrained users not able to press ordinary keys instead of touch and swipe. Not my way, but maybe that's the entropy increase of the universe...

ernst67 commented 7 years ago

@Hoffi1 OK, clear. I think it's a step backward for people using a PC environment, and want to use keyboard entry. Much quicker than touch and swipe methods. As far as I understand you've chacked the admin backend. Does that still leave the front end editing / entry of events left to-do?

Hoffi1 commented 7 years ago

regarding (b) (problem on Export view): This will be fixed with next Joomla 😉 (see https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/15569)

@ernst67 : sorry for my bad english but what do you mean with "chacked"? With v2.2.1-dev7 I changed the editevent views on BE and FE to hide the time fields of calendar popup for out start and end date fields. The only thing was the Export view on BE which I found out yet is a bug in Joomla. To also prevent the time fields shown there (with fixed Joomla) I need to adapt this view too. This will coming soon so this ticket will be fixed then from my point of view.

ernst67 commented 7 years ago

Sorry for the typo.. I meant 'changed'. OK, I get it, both FE en BE changed. Thanks!