We are please to announce that you can now try JEvents 1.5 alpha2 for Joomla 1.5 - you can download the files you need at the forge.  

This is an alpha release for feedback and testing.  IT SHOULD NOT BE USED ON A PRODUCTION SITE.  Please note that not everything is finished.  Here are some instructions for using the build.

WARNING

Do NOT install this on a live site - it is an alpha release that has only been partially tested.  Also the code may change a fair amount before the final release and you may well need to clean out test events in order to deal with upgrades.

Feedback, Comments and Bug Reports

At this stage we are very interested in technically literate comments and bug reports.  Ideally you should diagnose the problem yourself and give us detailed information about how to recreate the problem.

The best place to discuss this build and report any bugs you find is our new forum (see the Forum link in the top menu above).

Installation

1. Install the component as a normal Joomla 1.5 component.
2. After installation change the config to replace the admin email address
3. You must then click the following links in the 'Development' tab in the JEvents control panel in order (VERY IMPORTANT)
   1. Migrate admin menus and update databases (this will make sure your tables are up to date - the sql in the xml install file is more difficult to maintain during development and is therefore out of date!)
   2. Migrate All Events to IcalEvents (this will copy all your existing events into the new format, if you have any - without removing them)
4. You MUST create at least one category before doing anything else

A neat feature of the migration link is that you can view 'old style' events directly alongside 'new style' events to test repeats etc.

New Events Structure

In order to accommodate repeat exceptions, and iCal imports a whole new way of representing events has been implemented.  This follows the iCal model and you will see there is a whole new way of creating events.

ICal Subscriptions

You can either import or create 'calendars' (currently called 'iCal Subscriptions) in one of 3 ways:

1. Importing from a URL
2. Importing from a file on your local drive
3. Created from scratch 

Taking these in turn.  If you click on ical subscriptions and then click new you can try them out.

The "Unique Identifier" is just a label you will use to identify your calendar.

The "Category" is the category into which events in this calendar will be placed.

1. Importing from a URL  

Calendars imported from a URL (i.e. from a Google Calendar) can be 'refreshed' at a later date.  You can reload the calendar whenever you want by clicking the green reload button in the list of ical subscriptions.

2. Importing from a File

Calendars imported from a local ical File.  These can not be refreshed after the initial import.

3. Native or Raw Calendars

These are empty calendars you create yourself.

Manage Ical Events

You can look at the iCal events for given calendars and/or categories.  The BIG difference between this list and the old events list is that you can click on a little icon in each row to see the repeats/recurrences of the event.

Editing Ical Events

You can click on an event to edit it - the layout is slightly different and the definition of repeats is completely different since it now follows the ical model.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you edit an event from an imported iCal you must save it to a native calendar since a refresh of the calendar as a whole would eliminate your changes otherwise.  If you have a good idea for an alternative approach please let us know.

Editing Repetitions

From the list of repetitions (or when suitably logged in from the frontend) you can edit or even delete individual repetitions  .