My users have a requirement that they must be able to select a 'custom' date range. Like: April 4th to March 27th.
In the desktop, I'd create a calendar object that allows multiple selection, and using ctrl or shift, I can now satisfy this requirement. When that document gets served to the user via AJAX from the server, suddenly, it is only capable of selecting just one date. I've tried using a slider, but for dates, it really doesn't make any sense, unless there is some way that I can trick the scale into doing major units every month, and at least 1 minor unit at mid month, but because not every month is the same, I can't see how this could be done. (apart from monkeying around, creating some new fictitious calendar where every month is the same, and shoe-horning the Gregorian calendar into it, and explaining why February now has 31 days in my world...)
I raised the issue with support, and the official line is that Mutli-selection from a calendar object is not supported in AJAX in v9. (not sure if it was included in 10)
The solution we came up with, which isn't great but is a little better, is to use a multi box with just the date field (so I get a drop down list of dates) which I can then multi-select from.
The reception from the users wasn't great, but at least it meets functional requirements, even if it isn't pretty, or particularly user friendly.
I raised the issue with support, and the official line is that Mutli-selection from a calendar object is not supported in AJAX in v9. (not sure if it was included in 10)
The solution we came up with, which isn't great but is a little better, is to use a multi box with just the date field (so I get a drop down list of dates) which I can then multi-select from.
The reception from the users wasn't great, but at least it meets functional requirements, even if it isn't pretty, or particularly user friendly.
An alternative solution: Use two calendar objects. One to set a "from" date, the other a "to" date. Sorta similar to how many travel websites work. Works like a charm.
