Calendar Help

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

orthsix - 09 Aug 2007 17:44 GMT

I am making individual monthly calendars for our PTA website and want to know
how I can allow someone to click on one particular date and a window will pop
up, showing the activities that are going on that day. Does that require
making an individual page for each activity?

Reply to this Message

DavidF - 10 Aug 2007 00:43 GMT

Probably, and it might not work even then. I am not sure that your calendar
wouldn't be converted to an image when it is converted to html, which would
likely kill the hyperlinks.

Personally I would hate to be forced to click a link for each day to find
out what is happening that day. Perhaps consider the simpler option of
listing the dates and the corresponding activities in textual form....or the
activities and the corresponding dates. Might not be as "gee whiz", but it
would certainly be more universally functional and easier for the user. A
good rule of thumb in my opinion...KISS.

DavidF

>I am making individual monthly calendars for our PTA website and want to
>know
> how I can allow someone to click on one particular date and a window will
> pop
> up, showing the activities that are going on that day. Does that require
> making an individual page for each activity?

Reply to this Message

Mike Koewler - 09 Aug 2007 05:29 GMT

David,

Of if the OP's web host supports php, consider WebCalendar. It's free,
doesn't have any ads or banners and some servers can automatically
install it.

Each date displays activities happening that day, plus the user can
hover it to see a more in depth description. They can also click on it
to open a window where the description is displayed and active
hyperlinks can be included. Thus:

August 17 might include David's Birthday.
Hovering over it could show: Wish David a Happy Birthday as he turns 21.
Clicking on it could allow the visitor to send David a Birthday Greeting
or visit a link to the grand party that is planned.

Mike

> Probably, and it might not work even then. I am not sure that your calendar
> wouldn't be converted to an image when it is converted to html, which would
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>>up, showing the activities that are going on that day. Does that require
>>making an individual page for each activity?

Reply to this Message

DavidF - 11 Aug 2007 13:35 GMT

Mike,

Sounds like a more elegant solution to me, although error prone if it
suggests that I am 21...I wish ;-)

DavidF

> David,
>
[quoted text clipped - 33 lines]
>>>up, showing the activities that are going on that day. Does that require
>>>making an individual page for each activity?

Reply to this Message

Rate this thread: