minical and $showCat Issue...

[metalshaper]

Hey Gurus,

I'm having another issue with two minicals on the same joomla page.

Background:
Ve9gra was awesome and got me sorted on my first issue that is in another post. Now I seem to have another issue. My $showCat[s] are working but in a funny way.

System:
joomla 1.5.18 windows server
PHP 5.2.9-1
Single MySQL5 DB
EPHPCAL 6.4.0 single install [need to update to 6.4.1 I know]
mod_escal latest version. One mod for each calendar.

1. mod_ephpcal for town events [town hall calendar]
2. mod_ephpcal_events for local events [event calendar]

I have two minicals on all pages.

1. town hall calendar
2. event calendar

I have categories setup in the admin.


For each calendar/module the filter results that I have added to $showCat.

1. cal/mod townhall

$CSS=1;
$showCat="1|3|4";
require ("calendar/calendar.php");
$OL=1;
require ("calendar/calendar.php");
switch($jm_epccaltype)
{
case "mini":




2. cal/mod event calendar

$CSS=1;
$showCat="a|2|6";
require ("calendar/calendar.php");
$OL=1;
require ("calendar/calendar.php");

switch($jm_epccaltype)
{
case "mini":



So here's what is not working. Even with the $showCat[s] set, the events calendar shows town hall events and NOT the categorized events for that calendar.

check it here http://www.sharonct.org

So, is there a solution? Am I not doing this correctly? Should I install a second calendar and reference that in the mod?

TIA

Joel

[Brian]

Can you make this work on the demo.php file (trying to eliminate Joomla as the issue)?

[metalshaper]

Thank you Brian for the reply,

I get the same behavior on the demo page when I add a second minical and apply filters to both. http://sharonct.org/calendar/demo.php

The first instance seems to set the popup display to its' filter. Yet the second displays the correct legends for its' filter. Could be I need an "unset" somewhere but I don't know where.

Joel

[Brian]

What happens if you reverse the order of the calendars?

You might want to search the forum for unset and try the various suggestions. Off the top of my head right now, I don't remember what they are. (Note to self: Make a FAQ...)

[ve9gra]

I see... it's the popups that aren't working like expected. And I can tell you why.

When the require() for the small calendar gets called, that's when the JavaScript function popupEvent gets added to the page.

This is the function for your first calendar:

<script type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function popupEvent(ev, w, h) {
  var winl = (screen.width - w) / 2;
  var wint = (screen.height - h) / 2;
  win = window.open("/calendar/functions/popup.php?ev=" + ev + "&showCat=1|3|4&oc=1","Calendar","scrollbars=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=" + w + ",height=" + h + ",top=" + wint + ",left=" + winl + "");
  if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4) { win.window.focus(); }
  }
//-->
</script>

Then you get your second calendar on the page... and the second popupEvent

<script type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function popupEvent(ev, w, h) {
  var winl = (screen.width - w) / 2;
  var wint = (screen.height - h) / 2;
  win = window.open("/calendar/functions/popup.php?ev=" + ev + "&showCat=a|2|6&oc=1","Calendar","scrollbars=yes,status=no,location=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,directories=no,resizable=yes,width=" + w + ",height=" + h + ",top=" + wint + ",left=" + winl + "");
  if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4) { win.window.focus(); }
  }
//-->
</script>

Now, on the days that have events, they call the function like this

onclick="popupEvent(2455614,250,220)"

The first variable is the day to show in the popup, and the other two are for the size of the popup. Now, when you look in the function, you see that the $showCat has been added in there.

What do you think happens when something on a page calls a function that has been declared twice?

Yup... it takes the first one.

So, your only fix is to not use on-click popups. However, Joomla doesn't play nice with mouse-over popups either as the variables required don't get declared properly.

Rock, meet hard place.

I would say your best bet is in trying to figure out how to fix Joomla so that the variables get called properly for the mouse-overs, because there's no fixing the other popups.

Alternatively, you could run your calendars in small iframes...

[metalshaper]

@Brian

I tried that and the result is reversed. So 1st cal sets the function for the 2nd as well.

@ Ve9gra

I noticed the same thing as I was digging through the source.
Now I have a clearer understanding of what's happening. Thank you for your explanation.

So I will have to figure some other way to get this to work. iFrames may be the ticket. I will give that a try. If not, I may just link to a separate page altogether for the local events and not try to display a minical. If I do find a way to fix joomla mouseovers I will post my solution here for others.

Still love the calendar though!

Thanks Brian and Gervais for the help!

[ve9gra]

The problem is with what I call "function variable isolation". Because Joomla uses a function to parse the PHP, stuff that you declare in the page isn't passed to the rest of the page because it gets segregated to the parsing function.

One way that you can try is by adding

PHP Code:

require("calendar/config.inc.php"); 


before the

PHP Code:

require("calendar/calendar.php"); 


in each section. This might work, but only if Joomla didn't replace the require() function too.