Questions Tagged how-to
modal.form html inputs
Answered: This is not a typical scenario but you can use the onClose event handler to query the content before it is removed from DOM: https://api.daypilot.org/daypilot-modal-onclose/
VueJS, DayPilotCalendar, resource view
Answered: In the Lite (open-source) version this is not possible at the moment but in the Pro version you can customize the calendar column headers using "onBeforeHeaderRender" event handler: https://doc.daypi...
Any Option for Max-Width for the columns or Resizable height
Answered: In the latest sandbox build (2022.4.5479), there is now a new property (maxAutoWidth) added to the rowHeaderColumns array items that lets you specify a maximum width that will be respected during row...
How can I get the line of event?
Answered: I do not recommend storing individual line numbers in the database. A fixed line number should only be used for selected events that you want to display in a specific position, out of the standard or...
Trying to update resource row using timerange selected
Answered: This error has been fixed in version 2022.3.5391: https://javascript.daypilot.org/daypilot-pro-for-javascript-2022-3-5391/ Please let me know if the problem persists.
Scheduler - How to center multiple active areas horizontally in row header column
Answered: Unfortunately, it's not possible to center a variable number of active areas horizontally. The width is not adjusted because active areas are displayed in a separate layer which is not part of the ro...
Scheduler - onTimeRangeRightClick not fired on frozen rows
Answered: This should be fixed now in the latest sandbox build (2022.4.5471): https://release.daypilot.org/changes/js/
Show event bubble in Queue?
Answered: Event bubbles are now supported in the Queue component in the latest sandbox build (2022.4.5467): https://release.daypilot.org/changes/js/ You can use the standard API: https://api.daypilot.org/daypi...
Use keyboard with daypilot angular
Answered: The Scheduler attaches "keyup" and "keydown" event handlers to the document element if you enable keyboard support using "keyboardEnabled: true". It uses the document object as the event target (you ...
How to change text in active area.
Answered: It is not possible to change the text of an existing active area using the Scheduler API. The Scheduler is built on a "refresh" model - you need to update the state first and then request an update t...
Scheduler - Is it possible to show whole days, although cell duration is half-day
Answered: You can use onBeforeGridLineRender to hide selected grid lines in the Scheduler: https://api.daypilot.org/daypilot-scheduler-onbeforegridlinerender/ You can also use a different approach - set scale ...
Start drag and drop programatically (Scheduler)
Answered: That is not possible but you can activate any element to be draggable to the Scheduler using DayPilot.Scheduler.makeDraggable(): https://api.daypilot.org/daypilot-scheduler-makedraggable/
Scheduler - Changing the margin for certain events
Answered: Unfortunately, this is not supported at the moment. You can change it using CSS by overriding (increasing) the left/right/top/bottom properties of the inner div (marked with "scheduler_default_event_...
Confirm pop up on calendar
Answered: The onValidate event handler can't be asynchronous. Every change of "args" made after the "await" call in validateDateRequired() method will be ignored. If there are values which you allow but requir...
Gantt Chart - the html(img) is not rendering on the gantt view.
Answered: I recommend checking the DOM element using browser developer tools. If you see a broken image icon, the image path may be incorrect.
Scheduler - How to use linear-gradient() in event's backColor property
Answered: You can set the gradient using the "backColor" property. See also: https://api.daypilot.org/daypilot-event-data/ This example uses DayPilot.ColorUtil.lighter() and DayPilot.ColorUtil.darker() helpers...
Conditional drags crashes scheduler
Answered: There are a couple of issues with this example: 1. If you set args.async = true, you must call args.loaded() in every code path. Otherwise the dragging operation will remain active. The first "if" bl...
Scheduler - How to show bubble for active area
Answered: This seems to be fine and a static version of your sample works well in my tests:
dp.events.list = [
{
id: DayPilot.guid(),
text: '',
resource: "frozen1",
s...
Scheduler - How to get current cell width when cellWidthSpec is set to "Auto"
Answered: The calculated value is stored in cellWidth: https://api.daypilot.org/daypilot-scheduler-cellwidth/
Scheduler - How to position event's areas to lower right corner
Answered: You can do it like this:
{
visibility: "Visible",
bottom: 0,
right: 0,
width: 0,
height: 0,
style: "border-bottom: 6px solid #006600; border-left: 6px solid transparent;"
}
Events with rounded corners (border-radius)
Answered: It is not possible to set border-radius using a special property at the moment. However, you can can use cssClass to set multiple classes (separated by space).
Floating event feature is not working
Answered: I recommend using the browser devtools to check the DOM structure. If an event is partially hidden (outside of the current viewport), the Scheduler adds a special <div> element with "scheduler_defaul...
Customize time blocks on Weekly Calendar
Answered: At this moment, the Calendar component uses fixed time blocks but it is possible to use a workaround and map the block number to the hour/minute part of the start/end time. This approach is used in t...
multiple event
Answered: This is not supported in the Calendar component at the moment but you can take a look at the Scheduler component which can group concurrent events automatically: https://doc.daypilot.org/scheduler/co...
Multiple event show +1
Answered: > If we have multiple event can we show +2 or +3 etc Please see my answer here: https://forums.daypilot.org/question/5848/multiple-event > in weekly can we change date format You can change the calen...
Search task in Gantt Chart View.
Answered: Task filtering is now available in the latest sandbox build (since version 2022.4.5449): https://doc.daypilot.org/gantt/row-filtering/
Can't Write Input Using DayPilot.Modal.prompt
Answered: It depends on what "will not work" means - the field is read-only, can't be focused, you can't type in the field, the new value is not available in modal.result? I recommend inspecting the <input> el...
Is database connectivity available in Demo version
Answered: Yes, the database connectivity is available in the trial version as well. Please take a look at the ASP.NET Scheduler tutorial which shows how to use DayPilot with SQL Server: https://code.daypilot.o...
Daypilot Scheduler in ipad (Safari browser)
Answered: Unfortunately, I'm not able to reproduce the issue. Which version of Safari, iOS and DayPilot do you use? Safari and Chrome use the same engine on iOS and they should behave exactly the same.