Add URL textbox to ical export screen

[momentis]

Using the ical menu option, a user can easily export a calendar. It would be useful if the screen could also show, in addition to the download link of the ics file, a textbox displaying the link itself. This would give the user an easy way to copy the url for use in Outlook, Google Calendar, Sunbird, etc.

Also, the ability for us to be able to add some text to that screen with instructions for the end-user would be helpful.

As always, thanks Geraint!
Rick

[dpsghh]

Using the ical menu option, a user can easily export a calendar. It would be useful if the screen could also show, in addition to the download link of the ics file, a textbox displaying the link itself. This would give the user an easy way to copy the url for use in Outlook, Google Calendar, Sunbird, etc.. Also, the ability for us to be able to add some text to that screen with instructions for the end-user would be helpful.

This are good ideas, would be fine if this could be implemented

By the way, did you manage to import or synchronize with sunbird/Win…

[momentis]

dpsghh,

I made some code changes on my client's site to do these things, but it IS a core hack. If you want to see the way it works, visit the site at http://www.avonlocalschools.org and under the Calendar menu item at the top you'll see an option for calendar export/sync.

It has worked well for those that have tried it. I did successfully export the ical file and import into Sunbird on Win.

I added a configuration tab to JEvents which allowed me to populate the text on the export screen as well as display the URLs and help popups. However, these are ALL HACKS to Geraint's code. I hate to do it, but my client was insistent. Don't know where this stands in the queue for future builds, but I don't think it's a priority. There are LOTS more widely-used features being worked on, and Geraint is only human

If you want, I could share the code changes with you. Just PM me your email address and I will send them over. I do not want to post them here, as I really don't want Geraint to have to deal with that fallout;)
Peace,
Rick

[dpsghh]

hello momentis,

thank you for your fast answer and the link. Well done. Thanks for the link to the OL2003 ical extension too May be i will come back to your offer.

At the moment my first priority is to understand and getting to work the ical export from Jevents to be synced from some of the importants desktop calendar applications or google calendar.

Did you try yourself to select just one or two calendars for export? Could bet you will get all categories to your calendar, no matter what you choose. There has been yesterday a fix from Geraint in the forum, that made my export to Apple iCal work fine but not sunbird, as it looks. Just wanted to ask, if its me dont getting it to work or something else…

[dpsghh]

hello momentis,

now ical export works fine for me. What about updates in your enviroment? I like and prefer the easy way offered by Geraint, just installing over and its working, but if he would offer your modifications… On the othe hand i would prefer to find a solution in modules showing up on ical export for example.

You have good explanations and if you dont mind, i will read it again before writing my own manuals for event ex- and importing Thank you for your help

[momentis]

Hey dpsghh,

I know what you mean. Updates are a PAIN!! I've got all of this code commented and documented so I can make changes whenever Geraint puts out an update. If he was lazy like many other developers, this wouldn't be an issue He really cares about this product, and its great to see it under constant development.

Like I said, I only made the core changes because my client REALLY wanted it this way. I'm glad you like the instructions. I must confess - I pulled them from some other sites

Anyway, good luck and I hope it all works out for you!

Rick