I've redesigned the form substantially. Everything works, but the calendar appears several hundred px too high on the page.
I've tried to comprehend the js documentation and get a feeling that I need to go to the calendar.js file, below (but I don't know what to do)! (below is pasted from the js file):
/**
* Shows the calendar at a given absolute position (beware that, depending on
* the calendar element style -- position property -- this might be relative
* to the parent's containing rectangle).
*/
Calendar.prototype.showAt = function (x, y) {
var s = this.element.style;
s.left = x + "px";
s.top = y + "px";
this.show();
};
/** Shows the calendar near a given element. */
Calendar.prototype.showAtElement = function (el, opts) {
var self = this;
var p = Calendar.getAbsolutePos(el);
if (!opts || typeof opts != "string") {
this.showAt(p.x, p.y + el.offsetHeight);
return true;
}
function fixPosition(box) {
if (box.x < 0)
box.x = 0;
if (box.y < 0)
box.y = 0;
var cp = document.createElement("div");
var s = cp.style;
s.position = "absolute";
s.right = s.bottom = s.width = s.height = "0px";
document.body.appendChild(cp);
var br = Calendar.getAbsolutePos(cp);
document.body.removeChild(cp);
if (Calendar.is_ie) {
br.y += document.body.scrollTop;
br.x += document.body.scrollLeft;
} else {
br.y += window.scrollY;
br.x += window.scrollX;
}
var tmp = box.x + box.width - br.x;
if (tmp > 0) box.x -= tmp;
tmp = box.y + box.height - br.y;
if (tmp > 0) box.y -= tmp;
};
this.element.style.display = "block";
Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_browser = function() {
var w = self.element.offsetWidth;
var h = self.element.offsetHeight;
self.element.style.display = "none";
var valign = opts.substr(0, 1);
var halign = "l";
if (opts.length > 1) {
halign = opts.substr(1, 1);
}
// vertical alignment
switch (valign) {
case "T": p.y -= h; break;
case "B": p.y += el.offsetHeight; break;
case "C": p.y += (el.offsetHeight - h) / 2; break;
case "t": p.y += el.offsetHeight - h; break;
case "b": break; // already there
}
// horizontal alignment
switch (halign) {
case "L": p.x -= w; break;
case "R": p.x += el.offsetWidth; break;
case "C": p.x += (el.offsetWidth - w) / 2; break;
case "l": p.x += el.offsetWidth - w; break;
case "r": break; // already there
}
p.width = w;
p.height = h + 40;
self.monthsCombo.style.display = "none";
fixPosition(p);
self.showAt(p.x, p.y);
};
if (Calendar.is_khtml)
setTimeout("Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_browser()", 10);
else
Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_browser();
};
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I solved the problem. I simply created a <div title="form1"> at the beginning of the form (them closed it after the form, with </div>.
Then replaced the word "string" with "form1" in the js file:
(code below is from the calendar.js file) about halfway down.)
/** Shows the calendar near a given element. */
Calendar.prototype.showAtElement = function (el, opts) {
var self = this;
var p = Calendar.getAbsolutePos(el);
if (!opts || typeof opts != "form1") {
this.showAt(p.x, p.y + el.offsetHeight);
return true;
}
Now the calendar pops up immediately to the right of the date button in my forms.
If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:
I've redesigned the form substantially. Everything works, but the calendar appears several hundred px too high on the page.
I've tried to comprehend the js documentation and get a feeling that I need to go to the calendar.js file, below (but I don't know what to do)! (below is pasted from the js file):
/**
* Shows the calendar at a given absolute position (beware that, depending on
* the calendar element style -- position property -- this might be relative
* to the parent's containing rectangle).
*/
Calendar.prototype.showAt = function (x, y) {
var s = this.element.style;
s.left = x + "px";
s.top = y + "px";
this.show();
};
/** Shows the calendar near a given element. */
Calendar.prototype.showAtElement = function (el, opts) {
var self = this;
var p = Calendar.getAbsolutePos(el);
if (!opts || typeof opts != "string") {
this.showAt(p.x, p.y + el.offsetHeight);
return true;
}
function fixPosition(box) {
if (box.x < 0)
box.x = 0;
if (box.y < 0)
box.y = 0;
var cp = document.createElement("div");
var s = cp.style;
s.position = "absolute";
s.right = s.bottom = s.width = s.height = "0px";
document.body.appendChild(cp);
var br = Calendar.getAbsolutePos(cp);
document.body.removeChild(cp);
if (Calendar.is_ie) {
br.y += document.body.scrollTop;
br.x += document.body.scrollLeft;
} else {
br.y += window.scrollY;
br.x += window.scrollX;
}
var tmp = box.x + box.width - br.x;
if (tmp > 0) box.x -= tmp;
tmp = box.y + box.height - br.y;
if (tmp > 0) box.y -= tmp;
};
this.element.style.display = "block";
Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_browser = function() {
var w = self.element.offsetWidth;
var h = self.element.offsetHeight;
self.element.style.display = "none";
var valign = opts.substr(0, 1);
var halign = "l";
if (opts.length > 1) {
halign = opts.substr(1, 1);
}
// vertical alignment
switch (valign) {
case "T": p.y -= h; break;
case "B": p.y += el.offsetHeight; break;
case "C": p.y += (el.offsetHeight - h) / 2; break;
case "t": p.y += el.offsetHeight - h; break;
case "b": break; // already there
}
// horizontal alignment
switch (halign) {
case "L": p.x -= w; break;
case "R": p.x += el.offsetWidth; break;
case "C": p.x += (el.offsetWidth - w) / 2; break;
case "l": p.x += el.offsetWidth - w; break;
case "r": break; // already there
}
p.width = w;
p.height = h + 40;
self.monthsCombo.style.display = "none";
fixPosition(p);
self.showAt(p.x, p.y);
};
if (Calendar.is_khtml)
setTimeout("Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_browser()", 10);
else
Calendar.continuation_for_the_fucking_khtml_browser();
};
I solved the problem. I simply created a <div title="form1"> at the beginning of the form (them closed it after the form, with </div>.
Then replaced the word "string" with "form1" in the js file:
(code below is from the calendar.js file) about halfway down.)
/** Shows the calendar near a given element. */
Calendar.prototype.showAtElement = function (el, opts) {
var self = this;
var p = Calendar.getAbsolutePos(el);
if (!opts || typeof opts != "form1") {
this.showAt(p.x, p.y + el.offsetHeight);
return true;
}
Now the calendar pops up immediately to the right of the date button in my forms.