DayPilot - AJAX Calendar/Scheduling Controls for ASP.NET

DayPilot 5.6 Released (Including SP1)

2009-06-26T02:26:00.002-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.6 (build 1808) was released on June 10, 2009. Selected new features:

1. Scheduler Image Export (PNG, BMP, GIF, JPG)

DayPilot Scheduler control snapshot can be exported to common image formats (BMP, PNG, GIF, JPG).

2. Custom First Day of Week (WeekStarts)

All days of week are now supported in WeekStarts property (Scheduler, Month, Dynamic Scheduler, Navigator).

Check the illustrated 5.6 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

See also changes introduced in DayPilot Pro 5.6 SP1 (June 22, 2009).

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

First Day of Week Support Improved

2009-06-06T07:24:00.002-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.6 will extend the support for first day of week values (WeekStarts property).

Since build 5.6.1798, any day of week can be used for WeekStarts property. It's supported in the following controls:

You download the preview in the sandbox (available since build 5.6.1798).

Scheduler Export (PNG, BMP, GIF, JPG)

2009-06-01T15:30:00.005-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.6 will introduce an image export feature for the Scheduler control.

It is possible to export the Scheduler into several image formats:

BMP
GIF
JPEG
PNG
TIFF

Some limitations apply:

The related CSS classes are ignored (CssClassPrefix)
It's not possible to use HTML in Before*Render events. You can detect the export by checking DayPilotScheduler.IsExport property and set e.InnerHTML to plain text during export.

Example

This example returns the current Scheduler view as PNG image (it forces the Open/Download dialog box by setting "content-disposition" HTTP header).

protected void ButtonExport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
setDataSourceAndBind();

Response.Clear();
Response.ContentType = "image/png";
Response.AddHeader("content-disposition", "attachment;filename=print.png");
MemoryStream img = DayPilotScheduler1.Export(ImageFormat.Png);
img.WriteTo(Response.OutputStream);
Response.End();
}

This feature is already available for DayPilot Calendar: Image Export (BMP, PNG, GIF, JPG).

You can test it live in the sandbox (available since build 5.6.1792).

Tutorial: Using Scheduler for Hotel Room Booking (C#, VB.NET)

2009-05-18T15:00:00.005-04:00

A new tutorial for DayPilot Scheduler is online:

Scheduler: Hotel Room Booking Tutorial (C#, VB.NET)

It shows more advanced usage of the Scheduler:

Colors indicating the reservation phase
Rules for reservation updates (overlap forbidden, past reservations)
Filter for visible rooms (based on drop-down)
Modal dialog for event creating and editing
Flash notification about user action result

Source code is included (C# and VB.NET).

You can test it online as well.

DayPilot 5.5 Released (Including SP1)

2009-05-15T16:06:00.002-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.5 (build 1773) was released on May 13, 2009. Selected new features:

1. CSS themes (DayPilot Calendar, DayPilot Scheduler, DayPilot Month)

2. Crosshair (DayPilot Scheduler)

3. Transparent move/resize shadow (DayPilot Calendar, DayPilot Scheduler)

Check the illustrated 5.5 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

See also changes introduced in DayPilot Pro 5.5 SP1 (May 15, 2009).

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Lite for ASP.NET MVC

2009-05-13T11:46:00.002-04:00

Craig Stuntz has adapted DayPilot Calendar Lite for use with ASP.NET MVC framework:

http://blogs.teamb.com/craigstuntz/2009/05/12/38297/

A sample project is included.

Nice work, Craig!

Maximum Scheduler Height

2009-05-12T16:07:00.004-04:00

In addition to the existing height specification modes, the DayPilot Scheduler now offers a new option.

Existing Scheduler height modes (HeightSpec property):

Auto (the height will be determined by row heights, no scrollbar is added)
Fixed (the Height property value will be used, scrollbar is added when necessary)

New height mode:

Max (the height will grow as in Auto mode up to the value specified in Height property; than the height will be fixed and scrollbar added)

Example: Scheduler maximum height set to 250 pixels

1) Tree collapsed

Height adjusted, no vertical scrollbar.

2) Tree expanded

Height set to 250 pixels, vertical scrollbar visible.

This feature will be available in the DayPilot Pro 5.5 release.

Improved Scheduler Crosshair

2009-05-12T15:51:00.002-04:00

The crosshair for DayPilot Scheduler introduced in build 5.5.1759 is now even better. There are two modes available:

Full Crosshair (Crosshair="Full")

This mode shows a full crosshair, highlighting the current row and column.

Full Crosshair (Crosshair="Header")

This is a more decent mode, highlighting only the headers.

You can test it live in the sandbox (available since build 5.5.1765).

Scheduler Row Height Adjustment

2009-05-11T04:38:00.002-04:00

By default, the row height in DayPilot Scheduler is determined by the EventHeight property and the maximum number of overlapping events in the row. That means that when you add new concurrent events the height will increase automatically.

Single Event

Two Overlapping Events

Adding a Free Space (RowMarginBottom)

DayPilot Pro 5.3 introduced a new property for adding a free space below the events: RowMarginBottom.

Minimum Row Height (RowMinHeight)

DayPilot Pro 5.5 will introduce another property that will allow to specify the minimum row height: RowMinHeight.

RowMinHeight is available since build 5.5.1761 (see the sandbox).

Crosshair for DayPilot Scheduler

2009-05-07T06:17:00.002-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.5 will introduce a new optional hover crosshair for the Scheduler control.

DayPilot Scheduler Crosshair

The current pre-release build uses a property CrosshairEnabled with a default value set to "true" (this may change in the final release).

You can test it live in the sandbox (available since build 5.5.1759).

DayPilot Pro Scheduler Tutorial (C# and VB.NET)

2009-05-05T17:51:00.001-04:00

A new tutorial for the Scheduler control from DayPilot Pro package is available:

Both C# and VB.NET code
One web page
Year view, 1 cell = 1 day
Connected to an SQLite database
Event moving enabled (drag&drop)
Resources loaded from a database

Transparent Event Move/Resize Indicator

2009-05-05T08:03:00.002-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.5 will introduce a new event move/resize indicator ("shadow").

Old style (Shadow="Outline")

New style (Shadow="Fill")

The new shadow style is now default (Shadow="Fill").

You can test it live in the sandbox (available since build 5.5.1751). It's already implemented for the Calendar and for the Scheduler.

DayPilot Pro Calendar Tutorial (C# and VB.NET)

2009-04-24T03:21:00.002-04:00

A new tutorial for the Calendar control from DayPilot Pro package is available:

Both C# and VB.NET code
One web page
Week view calendar
Connected to an SQLite database
Event moving enabled (drag&drop)

DayPilot Calendar Themes

2009-04-20T12:01:00.005-04:00

I've been experimenting with improving DayPilot Pro look, especially making it more 3D and adding visual effects (DayPilot Calendar can already show events with rounded corners since 5.3 release).

The result is an easy way to switch themes using CSS:

Default Look

"Silver" Theme

"Bronze" Theme

Switching a theme is easy, just specify the CssClassPrefix that points to a theme:

CssClassPrefix="calendar_silver_"

CssClassPrefix="calendar_bronze_"

All required styles are defined in demo.css style sheet.

To make it possible the single "header" class that covered all header areas is now split into five classes:

corner
colheader
cornerright
alldayheader
rowheader

DayPilot Calendar Header CSS Classes

You can check the new look live in the sandbox. It will be a part of 5.5 release.

DayPilot 5.4 released (including SP1)

2009-03-30T11:07:00.003-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.4 (build 1718) was released on March 23, 2009. New features:

1. Multiple columns in resource headers (DayPilot Scheduler)

2. Dynamic loading of Resource children (DayPilot Scheduler)

Check the illustrated 5.4 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

See also changes introduced in DayPilot Pro 5.4 SP1 (March 30, 2009).

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Pro 5.3 released

2009-03-09T03:35:00.003-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.3 (build 1704) was released on March 2, 2009. New features:

1. Rounded event corners (DayPilot Calendar)

2. Cell stacking mode (DayPilot Month)

3. New display options (DayPilot Month)

Example of left alignment with end time hidden:

4. Hiding event border(DayPilot Scheduler)

Check the illustrated 5.3 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Pro 5.2 released

2009-02-11T06:04:00.002-05:00

DayPilot Pro 5.2 (build 1672) was released on January 30, 2009. New features:

1. Resources hierarchy (DayPilot Scheduler)

2. Option to hide weekends (DayPilot Month)

3. Fast event filtering example (DayPilot Month, DayPilot Scheduler)

4. Event background image (DayPilot Scheduler, DayPilot Calendar)

5. Turning off snap-to-grid behavior for moving/resizing (DayPilot Scheduler)

6. Faster loading and scrolling for large date ranges (DayPilot Scheduler)
7. ClientState property (DayPilot Scheduler, DayPilot Month)

Check the illustrated 5.2 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Lite 3.0 released (introduces DayPilot Scheduler Lite)

2008-12-14T09:45:00.002-05:00

DayPilot Lite 3.0 (build 209) was released on December 14, 2008.

This release introduces a new DayPilot Scheduler Lite control.
Live examples:

Main features

Simple and clean look.
Multiple resources on the Y axis.
Customizable time scale on the X axis (one cell = 1 minute, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week ...).
Highlights business hours (customizable color).
Automatically handles concurrent events.
Customizable event box (text, size, background color, duration bar...).
Customizable fonts and colors.

Database connectivity

DataSource and DataSourceID properties supported.
SqlDataSource
XmlDataSource
DataTable
DataSet
ArrayList
and other sources...

Event handling

Free time slot click event (automatic PostBack or manual JavaScript handling).
Calendar event click event (automatic PostBack or manual JavaScript handling).

Compatibility

Internet Explorer 6
Internet Explorer 7
Firefox 2
Firefox 3
Opera 9
Safari 2
Safari 3

Check the 3.0 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

The demo and download page are updated.

DayPilot Pro 5.1 released (including SP1)

2008-12-14T09:34:00.003-05:00

DayPilot Pro 5.1 (build 1600) was released on December 7, 2008. New features:

1. New DayPilot Navigator control

DayPilot Navigator is a new control that helps with changing the date/range of the main controls.

2. Configurable callback Update() (DayPilotCalendar, DayPilotMonth, DayPilotSchedulerDynamic)
3. Command event (flexible replacement for Refresh) (DayPilotCalendar, DayPilotMonth, DayPilotSchedulerDynamic)
4. Improved scroll position handling (DayPilotScheduler)
5. DayPilot.Date object (DayPilotCalendar, DayPilotMonth, DayPilotScheduler)
6. Sending custom data with CallBack (DayPilotCalendar, DayPilotMonth, DayPilotScheduler)
7. Prefixed CSS class names (DayPilotCalendar, DayPilotScheduler)
8. All-day event improvements (DayPilotCalendar)

Check the illustrated 5.1 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

See also changes introduced in DayPilot Pro 5.1 SP1 (December 8, 2008).

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

Documentation update: DayPilot Scheduler, DayPilot Dynamic Scheduler

2008-10-21T07:04:00.004-04:00

The documentation section now contains collection of guides for the most interesting features of DayPilot Scheduler and DayPilot Dynamic Scheduler.

DayPilot Scheduler

DayPilot Dynamic Scheduler

DayPilot Pro 5.0 SP2 released

2008-10-16T03:28:00.003-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.0 SP2 (build 1547) was released on October 16, 2008.

This release affects DayPilotScheduler only and it addresses the problems with the new div-based layout. This new layout is causing problems when used inside a table-based column page layout.

Now you can switch the layout using a new DayPilotScheduler.Layout property. Detailed description can be found in the DayPilot Pro 5.0 SP2 release notes.

The demo, sandbox, and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot 5.0 released (including SP1)

2008-10-13T11:38:00.003-04:00

DayPilot Pro 5.0 (build 1536) was released. New features:

1. Browser support improved

Supported browsers: Firefox 2+3, Internet Explorer 6+7, Safari 3, Google Chrome, Opera 9

2. DayPilotScheduler performance boost

DayPilotScheduler is now way faster and supports larger data sets.

Check the illustrated 5.0 release notes for a full feature list and more details.

See also changes introduced in DayPilot Pro 5.0 SP1 (October 13, 2008).

The sandbox, demo and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP3 released

2008-08-24T11:05:00.003-04:00

DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP3 (build 1490) was released on August 24, 2008.

Bug fixes:

Bug: "Operation Aborted" (IE) error fixed in DayPilotCalendar.
Bug: DayPilotBubble doesn't show up when IE is in quirks mode (on a page with no DOCTYPE)

The demo, sandbox, and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP2 released

2008-08-12T04:21:00.002-04:00

DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP2 (build 1483) was released on August 12, 2008.

Bug fixes and other improvements:

Bug: DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP1 introduced a bug that prevents proper working of DayPilotCalendar inside UpdatePanel.

The demo, sandbox, and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.

DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP1 released

2008-08-07T02:36:00.001-04:00

DayPilot Pro 4.9 SP1 (build 1481) was released on August 5, 2008.

New feature:

(F74) Static loading of resources (all controls)

Bug fixes and other improvements:

Bug: Disappearing events (IE6)
Bug: DayPilotScheduler memory leak
Improvement: Custom context menu in BeforeEventRender (DPM)
Improvement: Header font adjusting (DPSD)

The demo, sandbox, and trial download are updated. The customers will find a full version in the customer area.