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Mini Calendar · **Released**: 08-07-2004

Mini Calendar

What it does:
The Mini Calendar is just what it's name says. It allows you to add a small calendar to any or all vBulletin page(s). It links back to the month, next and previous month as well as any days with an event.

Is it complicated?
Installation is easy. Just include the cal.php file on any page that you want it shown, make one new template and insert $smallcalendar at the exact place you want it shown. Look at the instructions below.

Changes:
New files (1):
cal.php

Changed files(0-1):
depending on where it should be shown

New database fields/tables(0):
none

New templates(1):
small_calendar

Changed templates(1-2):
wherever mini calendar should be shown
(phpinclude_start, if shown on all pages)

New phrases(0):
none

Screenshots:
see attachments

Instructions:

Backup all your files as well as your database.
For help backing up your database, look here: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...atabase_backup
Upload cal.php (attachment) to your forum home directory
Make a new template with the name small_calendar and insert the contents of template.txt (attachment) into it
Decide if you want to have your mini calendar on specific pages or on all your pages
- If you decide to have the mini calendar on all your pages (for example in a sidebar) edit your phpinclude_start template and add
  
  PHP Code:
  
  include ("cal.php");
  
  to the end of it.
- If you only want the mini calendar on specific pages, open the php file that makes that page and under
  
  PHP Code:
  
  require_once('./global.php');
  
  add
  
  PHP Code:
  
  include ("cal.php");
edit the template that shows the area in which you want to insert your mini calendar and add $smallcalendar to the exact spot where your mini calendar should be shown.

Donations: This hack will always be free, however your donations are kindly accepted and will help towards further development. If you donate, please leave me some info (either your forum site or username at vB.org) so that I can thank you.

Install:

Don't feel like donating, but still want to thank me for my work? Click the install button to show your appreciation. As a great side effect, you'll get an email update once there is a bigger update or important security fix!

Updates:

10.08.2004: Updated cal.php to fix (hopefully) the events being on the wrong day with far out timezones.

PUPSTAHS · #22 08-12-2004, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colin F

I also don't use ranged events on my calendar

But I'll look into it aswell when I get home this evening.

Hehe... yea, it'd just be a cool feature to have. Also having the preview text for the day's events when you hover over the link would be damn cool.

If you don't get around to it I might give it a shot down the line.

Colin F · #23 08-12-2004, 05:27 PM

Can you try it with this file?

I did something for the ranged events...

Eventpreview is kind of complicated. What should I do if there are 5 events? which one is the first?

PUPSTAHS · #24 08-12-2004, 06:32 PM

I'd say ignore the ordering... it's more of a nice small feature than anything that should be robust, in my opinion... so just grab the events so people can see what's going on.

As for the ranged events... very close to working. The one bug I have seems to be related to timezone offset. Since I'm PST (-8), any event 4pm or after is showing up for the next day instead.

Colin F · #25 08-12-2004, 07:03 PM

Any event that starts 4pm or after is showing up for the next day....

Can you check if this is only for ranged events or also for recurring events?
If so, then it's most probably the utc field in the database...

Colin F · #26 08-12-2004, 07:10 PM

Here's an updated file, try this and tell me if it works please...

PUPSTAHS · #27 08-12-2004, 08:43 PM

Hmm, that just seems to have pushed the threshold back an hour, to 5pm. The bug happens with any event that allows you to schedule a time.

Anytime that's 5pm or after appears for the next day. So if I have a single-day ranged event from 9pm-11pm on August 10th, the link will appear on August 11th.

Colin F · #28 08-13-2004, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PUPSTAHS

Hmm, that just seems to have pushed the threshold back an hour, to 5pm. The bug happens with any event that allows you to schedule a time.

Anytime that's 5pm or after appears for the next day. So if I have a single-day ranged event from 9pm-11pm on August 10th, the link will appear on August 11th.

Now that's unusual... I have no idea why it should push it back only 1 hour...

spence2 · #29 08-13-2004, 05:46 AM

Daylight Savings Time?

Colin F · #30 08-13-2004, 10:12 AM

I don't see how it can be daylight savings time, as I "actually" didn't touch anything that has to do with that. Thanks for the input though...

Why dont you try changing the three occurences of $theday = date( to $theday = gmdate(

I'll also look into changing the thing checking the date, if that doesn't solve the problem.

PUPSTAHS · #31 08-13-2004, 07:44 PM

Ok it has to be a time-zone bug. Because when you enter calendar event data it allows you to choose the timezone, so vbulletin must be doing some additional calculations based on the user's own timezone selection, and the timezone for which the event was added.

Pacific Time (for both event and user setting):
August 14th 8am - 4:30pm ---works fine
August 14th 8am - 5:00pm ---links the 15th as well

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