input field to the right of calendar icon not visible
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Re: input field to the right of calendar icon not visible
 
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Thanks for the update. So do you plan to work on fixing these issues
with the text field? What I was saying was that if the text field doesn't work, then we could disable it in a first phase. -Erik On Feb 1, 2008, at 5:38 PM, XGuy wrote: > > Hi Erik > The current visual appearance is intact, which means that I have a > calendar > icon sitting on top of the text field and writing its usual date > string in > the space next to it. But this action also writes an ISO date format > value > into the text field. > You are right about the fact that users will not want the ISO date > format at > all. So the next step would be to format it to a usable one!! > > The text field that I have now allows me to highlight the value with > my > mouse and delete it. But it does not let me delete it with the > delete key or > the backspace key. (in fact kayak.com does all this). > > > > > Erik Bruchez wrote: >> >> Looks like a good start! >> >> Regarding how to make the text entry useful: I think the text entry >> should support the two main formats in use, e.g. month/day/year and >> day/month/year. That would be a good start. I don't think many users >> will want to enter the ISO format directly, even if for us developers >> that would not be a problem. >> >> >> >> I also think that if the text input is not usable, then it would be >> best for now to keep the current visual appearance. >> >>> what role does the Java component play in getting the calendar to >> work the way we want it to? >> >> Mainly, allow switching between JSCalendar and the YUI calendar >> through a property. If nothing else needs to be changed in the HTML, >> then great. >> >> -Erik >> >> On Jan 31, 2008, at 12:34 PM, XGuy wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Erik >>> The attachment of a few hours ago was actually an image inserted >>> into the >>> message. Maybe, you are not able to view that for some reason. >>> >>> Well, I worked on this date picker and this is what I came up with. >>> I have >>> an input date field that allows "manual date entry", which means >>> that I can >>> enter a date in ISO Format in the text input field (and then select >>> the >>> whole thing, delete it and have a new date in it, if I don't like it >>> and >>> want to change it. But it won't let me use the backspace or the >>> delete keys >>> respectively..So maybe my so-called manual date entry is not such a >>> big >>> deal. >>> >>> I have attached the latest screenshot image, as well as the older >>> one. >>> Should I attach the xhtml file as well, showing how the example >>> works? In >>> the older screenshot, the calendar icon appears sits inside a non- >>> editable >>> readonly text field ( that has a read-only string as "Wednesday Jan >>> 30, >>> 2008") >>> >>> >>> >>> Erik Bruchez wrote: >>>> >>>> I think the attachment is missing ;-) >>>> >>>> -Erik >>>> >>>> On Jan 31, 2008, at 6:03 AM, XGuy wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have attached a snapshot of the date picker (the calendar widget >>>>> sitting >>>>> inside a text control that is read-only and as you rightly said, >>>>> it >>>>> does not >>>>> allow manual date entry) >>>>> >>>>> I have Eric's instructions on what to do with the Javascript and >>>>> all >>>>> that. >>>>> What do you think about the result I have here (which is not >>>>> much, I >>>>> know). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Alessandro Vernet wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 23, 2008 11:27 AM, XGuy <[hidden email]> wrote: >>>>>>> How can I have an input control displayed besides the calendar >>>>>>> icon >>>>>>> (causing >>>>>>> a date value from the calendar icon to be written to be written >>>>>>> into this >>>>>>> field). Right now, the default behavior is to have a value >>>>>>> written >>>>>>> besides >>>>>>> the calendar icon after a certain selection is made inside the >>>>>>> calendar >>>>>>> popup. Hopefully i am right about understanding the basic >>>>>>> existing >>>>>>> behaviour >>>>>>> of the calendar picker date-control. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am afraid that the current date picker just doesn't support >>>>>> manual >>>>>> date entry. You could display the text that is hidden with CSS, >>>>>> but >>>>>> then the text field will expect to have the date to be entered in >>>>>> the >>>>>> ISO format (e.g. same as what you have in the instance). And most >>>>>> likely the ISO format won't be what your users are familiar with. >>>>>> We >>>>>> want to change this, to: >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. Allow dates to be manually entered (while still keeping the >>>>>> date >>>>>> picker, for those who want to use it). >>>>>> 2. Switch to the YUI implementation of the date picker. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you don't want to implement or sponsor this right now, you can >>>>>> do >>>>>> this in XForms by having another control bound to another node >>>>>> that >>>>>> contains the formatted version of the date. You will have to >>>>>> maintain >>>>>> those two controls in sync: setting the value in ISO when the >>>>>> formatted value is changed, and vice versa. >>>>>> >>>>>> Alex >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Orbeon Forms - Web 2.0 Forms, open-source, for the Enterprise >>>>>> http://www.orbeon.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You receive this message as a subscriber of the [hidden email] >>>>>> mailing >>>>>> list. >>>>>> To unsubscribe: mailto:[hidden email] >>>>>> For general help: mailto:[hidden email]?subject=help >>>>>> OW2 mailing lists service home page: http://www.ow2.org/wws >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> Orbeon Forms - Web 2.0 Forms, open-source, for the Enterprise >>>>>> http://www.orbeon.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p15205289/date_sample.jpg >>>>> -- >>>>> View this message in context: >>>>> http://www.nabble.com/input-field-to-the-right-of-calendar-icon-not-visible-tp15048938p15205289.html >>>>> Sent from the ObjectWeb OPS - Users mailing list archive at >>>>> Nabble.com. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way >>>> http://www.orbeon.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You receive this message as a subscriber of the [hidden email] >>>> mailing >>>> list. >>>> To unsubscribe: mailto:[hidden email] >>>> For general help: mailto:[hidden email]?subject=help >>>> OW2 mailing lists service home page: http://www.ow2.org/wws >>>> >>>> >>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p15214167/date_manual_entry.JPG >>> date_manual_entry.JPG :-) >>> http://www.nabble.com/file/p15214167/date_sample.JPG date_sample.JPG >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://www.nabble.com/input-field-to-the-right-of-calendar-icon-not-visible-tp15048938p15214167.html >>> Sent from the ObjectWeb OPS - Users mailing list archive at >>> Nabble.com. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You receive this message as a subscriber of the [hidden email] >>> mailing list. >>> To unsubscribe: mailto:[hidden email] >>> For general help: mailto:[hidden email]?subject=help >>> OW2 mailing lists service home page: http://www.ow2.org/wws >> >> -- >> Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way >> http://www.orbeon.com/ >> >> >> >> -- >> You receive this message as a subscriber of the [hidden email] >> mailing >> list. >> To unsubscribe: mailto:[hidden email] >> For general help: mailto:[hidden email]?subject=help >> OW2 mailing lists service home page: http://www.ow2.org/wws >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/input-field-to-the-right-of-calendar-icon-not-visible-tp15048938p15238585.html > Sent from the ObjectWeb OPS - Users mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > > > -- > You receive this message as a subscriber of the [hidden email] > mailing list. > To unsubscribe: mailto:[hidden email] > For general help: mailto:[hidden email]?subject=help > OW2 mailing lists service home page: http://www.ow2.org/wws Orbeon Forms - Web Forms for the Enterprise Done the Right Way http://www.orbeon.com/ -- You receive this message as a subscriber of the [hidden email] mailing list. 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You are welcome. Yes, I do plan on fixing these issues with the text field. I hope we do not have to disable it. I am going to give a try on fixing these issues. After that we could try your opinion.
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