I have written to the JSCalendar author about changing the GPL to a dual license, but I haven't heard back so I presume this option is dead in the water.
I think the two options we have going forward to bring back DateField functionality. These options are: http://electronicholas.com/calendar Pros: * has time support Cons: * has prototype dependency, which can impact jquery code * large JS includes http://jqueryui.com/demos/datepicker/ Pros: * looks slick * uses jquery library Cons: * has not time support * large JS includes Interested in everyones feedback regards Malcolm Edgar On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 4:30 AM, florin.g <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm a jQuery guy. If I am forced to load prototype for the sake of a > calendar, I'll have to make do without the click-extra package. A popup > calendar is the single most needed javascript component and in my opinion it > should be independent of any framework. > > Thanks to everyone for the good work. > > > Joseph Schmidt wrote: >>> Please note this is a Prototype based Calendar so its claim of only >>> 20kb is incorrect. More likely 20kb + 115kb for Prototype. >> But Prototype is already required by other Click controls, and >> it's in extras anyway. > > > Not saying not to include it. Just providing full disclosure and that > we need to be careful with siding with a particular JS framework. > > For example if you include a Prototype control in your Page and want > to use JQuery you are bound to run into incompatibility issues since > Prototype have the bad practice of polluting Object. Also both > frameworks bind the '$' character. > > >> Besides, if you want to remove Prototype than another base library needs >> to take it's place - e.g. jQuery(cause it's small enough compared to >> other solutions) - it doesn't make sense to implement everything by hand. > > > There are no plans of removing the Prototype controls however we need > to be careful because we are forcing the Prototype framework onto users. > > My own feeling is that its better to host specific JS framework > controls in ClickClick like was done with JQuery. > > regards > > bob > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/A-very-good-Calendar-replacement-%28MIT-license%29-tp2651408p2656713.html > Sent from the click-development mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >
