Full Calendar Behavior - WIP

[achartier]

NOTE:: I am travelling at the moment, as I get extra time I will keep adding to this.

To maximize the benefits of FC, it's essential to understand the access rules and specific configuration options.

The most crucial configuration is your List Access settings. Users must belong to the configured access level to view and interact with the FC. If your FC includes multiple data sources, you can specify different options for each one.

Below is the hierarchy of permissions. Generally, all previous access settings must be enabled for a user's access level to be active. Thus, when a user is assigned to the designated Access Level:

• View List: The list (data source) will be displayed on the FC.
  
  
• View Records: Clicking on an event will open a popup window with the record's details. The FC's "Show Full Details (SFD)" option plays a key role here. When SFD is disabled, the popup only shows the event title along with the start and end dates (and times, if applicable). It will also feature a small button that, when clicked, opens a full details view of the event. With SFD enabled, the popup window will include all published elements that are not hidden.
  
  
• Edit Records: When an event is clicked, the popup window will now feature a small button that opens the event in edit mode. Additionally, you can double-click on an event to access the edit mode window directly. Currently, user-specific edit restrictions have not yet been implemented.
  
  Add Records: The FC system checks the settings for Add Types under the Data Sources Options tab. You can choose to enable an Add button, allow adding by double-clicking, or both. Regardless of the option selected, taking that action will open a new event window for the user to complete.
  
  Delete Records: If permitted, a delete icon will appear on the event popup.

 

[wezetel]

If you write:

user-specific edit restrictions have not yet been implemented.

you mean, the access definitions 'or use field' in the list access settings have currently no effect?

 

[achartier]

The use of this field is not yet implemented by the fullcalendar, i.e. I have not tested it yet. On my list for Monday.

 

[wezetel]

This was just a question. No hurry

 

[troester]

You may choose which theme you wish to use on the Presentation tab for the calendar.

I can't see anything where to select it.
You can override it with the "Full calendar options" but only with the commit which changed the array_merge params.

 

[achartier]

I haven't pushed those changes yet. Just wanted to get that documented. Fighting with the icons for the 3 themes. I did fix the css issue for bootstrap5.

 

[achartier]

I have rethought this whole theme business. The Bootstrap4 and Standard theses are quite limited, especially when it comes to icon usage. Therefore I have made the decision to only support the BS5 theme. Since J!4+ comes with BS5 this should not be an issue and the calendar will have a much better look & feel.

 

[troester]

Since J!4+ comes with BS5

Not automatically. You (resp. your J! template) must load it explicitly.

But Fabrik needs BS5 (at least until now) so I think it's ok to set theme=BS5

It's always possible to override the FC options for users knowing what they doing and wanting to add custom CSS/icons etc.

 

[achartier]

True enough. I think it best out of the box to keep it simple.

 

[troester]

Yup. I think you don't need to provide an extra backend option for every possible FC option