[xsl] Re: Re: A Calendar Project...

Subject: [xsl] Re: Re: A Calendar Project...
From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 06:53:39 +0200
You can download (AFAIK) the trial version. The datetime_lib.xsl is just one
file. I am not aware about any conditions on using just datetime_lib.xsl, it
would be correct to ask the XSelerator support for this.

Anyway, you just wanted an example.


=====
Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL

"Karl Stubsjoen" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:001301c3331d$e39ad870$71d76844@xxxxxxx
> So do I need to download xselerator?  If so, is this something that I
would
> also need to add to my server box (currently, developing calendar app at
> home).
> Karl
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dimitre Novatchev" <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 1:51 PM
> Subject: [xsl] Re: A Calendar Project...
>
>
> > See: "A Calendar, using the XSelerator's datetime library",
> > http://www.topxml.com/code/default.asp?p=3&id=v20020711152545
> >
> > In addition to your requirements this XSLT app supports two display
> formats
> > for a week (with Sun starting the week and with Mon starting the week)
and
> > also hilighting holidays and events from an external xml file.
> >
> >
> > Hope this helped.
> >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dimitre Novatchev.
> > http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL
> >
> >
> > "Karl Stubsjoen" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:003401c33308$20ee7800$71d76844@xxxxxxx
> > > Hello,
> > > I'm embarking on a calendar project... from the ground up.  So, I have
> the
> > > luxuray of putting it together any way I like : )
> > > I'm trying to determine the best XML data structure to suit XSLT
> > processing.
> > >
> > > Thinking in terms of the XSLT processor:
> > >     1)  I need to be able to create standard 7 day week wide calendar
by
> > > 30/31 day month view
> > >     2)  I need to be able to create a week view in a vertical and
> > horizontal
> > > display format
> > >     3) As well an assortment of calendar views...
> > >
> > > With item # 1 above, the challenge is to create 7 TD's then a new
TR...
> 7
> > > TD's a new TR and so on...
> > > The challenge in general is the grouping of different calendar parts,
> and
> > > the discovery of first day of week, etc...
> > >
> > > Has anyone else done such a project?
> > > I will be building my XML data source from ASP, so I will script it on
> the
> > > fly in a suitable structure to be processed by XSLT.  I guess my real
> > > question is:  what would be a good XML structure for XSLT processing
of
> a
> > > calendar?
> > >
> > > Here is a couple of ideas I had (very prelimary):
> > >
> > > <CAL D="2003-06-04">
> > >  <DATE D="2003-05-29" DOW="1" WK="100"/>
> > >  <DATE D="2003-05-30" DOW="2" WK="100"/>
> > >  <DATE D="2003-05-31" DOW="3" WK="100"/>
> > >  <DATE D="2003-06-01" DOW="4" WK="100"/>
> > >  <DATE D="2003-06-02" DOW="5" WK="100"/>
> > >  <DATE D="2003-06-03" DOW="6" WK="100"/>
> > >  <DATE D="2003-06-04" DOW="7" WK="100"/>
> > >     <DATE D="2003-06-05" DOW="1" WK="101"/>
> > > ....
> > > </CAL>
> > >
> > > Where CAL/@D is the current date (not necessarily todays date but the
> > > selected date)
> > > Where CAL/DATE/@DOW is the day-of-week (sunday..monday..tuesday.. ..)
> > > Where CAL/DATE/@WK is the week of the year
> > >
> > > Here is another format:
> > > <CAL D="2003-06-04">
> > >  <WEEK W="100">
> > >      <DATE D="2003-05-29" DOW="1" />
> > >      <DATE D="2003-05-30" DOW="2" />
> > >      <DATE D="2003-05-31" DOW="3" />
> > >      <DATE D="2003-06-01" DOW="4" />
> > >      <DATE D="2003-06-02" DOW="5" />
> > >      <DATE D="2003-06-03" DOW="6" />
> > >      <DATE D="2003-06-04" DOW="7" />
> > >   </WEEK>
> > >   <WEEK W="101">
> > >     <DATE D="2003-06-05" DOW="1">
> > >     ...
> > > </CAL>
> > >
> > >
> > > Again, the challeng (that I see) is grouping calendar dates into the
> > > different calendar views we are use to seeing.
> > > I've built a calendar before using ASP and recall the struggle I had
of
> > > discovering first day of the month... what week day the first day of
> month
> > > fell on... I recall the "skipping" of non-current month dates, and so
> > on...
> > >
> > > Any ideas would be appreciated!  I'm working on this all day today.
Oh,
> > and
> > > if anyone is interested in collaboriting on this project, let me know.
> > >
> > > Karl
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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