Pick date

GMKai · Post by **GMKai** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:33 am

Is there a nice way to let the user pick a date?

I searched forum and the way to go on AOS/MOS seems to be kind of old and dated (haha).

Of course an option is to setup a special string, or even 3 strings for YMD.

How do you guys let a user pick a date for input with RapaGui?

evil · Post by **evil** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:51 pm

I wrote a smalll "plugin" for this purpuse.
It includes the GUI, which will be created on demand, and some functions.
This Main-function needs 3 arguments:
The minimum and maximum dates, which are possible and a date, which should be used as default.

The "plugin" opens the gui, and returns the date, selected by the user.

airsoftsoftwair · Post by **airsoftsoftwair** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:04 pm

The reason why RapaGUI doesn't offer a date picker class yet is mostly because AFAIR the OS3/OS4 MUI doesn't have one. MorphOS MUI has one and it's also easily possible on Windows/macOS/Linux but I think MUI on OS3 and OS4 doesn't have it.

Redlion · Post by **Redlion** » Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:13 am

@ all,

Here is a date selection program I did last year ( This is the proof of concept version - the full version has a few more features but is inbedded in a large project and is hard to extract)
Hope you find it helpful.

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/*** Make sure we have at least Hollywood 9.0!*/
@VERSION 9,0

/*** Enable DPI-awareness so that our GUI looks sharp even on high DPI monitors ****************************/
@OPTIONS {DPIAware = True}

/*** This script requires the RapaGUI plugin*/
@REQUIRE "RapaGUI", {Link = True}

/*** Program Information ****************************************************************************/
@APPTITLE "Date Selector"
@APPVERSION "$VER: Date Selector 1.0.0 (16.04.23)"
@APPCOPYRIGHT "(C) 2023 by Leo den Hollander"
@APPAUTHOR "George Leo den Hollander"
@APPDESCRIPTION "Date Selector Example"

Version$ = "1.0.0"
Build$ = "230416"

/***  Setup ESC to exit program  ***************************************************************************/
EscapeQuit(True)

/*** Setup Constants ***************************************************************************************/
Const #DAY = 1

/*** Date setup ********************************************************************************************/ 
LoadBrush(2, "autobutton_lfarrow", {loadalpha=True})
LoadBrush(3, "autobutton_rtarrow", {loadalpha=True})

day$ = GetWeekday()
daynumb = GetDateNum(#DATEDAY)
monthnumb = GetDateNum(#DATEMONTH)
yearnumb = GetDateNum(#DATEYEAR)
currentdate$ = GetDate(True)
currentdate$ = LeftStr(currentdate$, 11)
selday = daynumb
selmonth = monthnumb
selyear = yearnumb
seldate$ = currentdate$

/*** Setup GUI ********************************************************************************************/
moai.CreateApp([[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<application id="app">
	<menubar id="mymenubar">
		<menu title=" Date ">
			<item id="date-select"> Date Selection </item>
		</menu>
	</menubar>

	<window id="mainwin" title=" Date Selector V1.0.0 " margin="0" width="800" height="600" notify="closerequest" menubar="mymenubar">
		<vgroup color="#99D2CB">
			<rectangle/>
			<hgroup>
				<hspace width="75"/> 
				<button id= "clear-select"> Clear </button>
				<hspace width="75"/>
				<text id="showdate" frame="1"> </text>
				<hspace width="75"/>
			</hgroup>
			<rectangle/>		
		</vgroup>	
	</window>

	<window title="Calendar" width="200" id="calendar" margin="1" sizegadget="False" closegadget="False" open="false" minimizegadget="False" maximizegadget="False">
	 <vgroup color="#99D2CB">
		<hgroup>
		   <hspace width="2"/> 
			<vgroup>
			<vspace height="2"/>
		
		   <hgroup>   
			 <button id="monthback"  fixwidth="true" width="40" icon="2"></button>
			 <rectangle/>
			 <text id="calmonth" frame="true"  fixwidth="true" width="150" align="Center"></text>
			 <rectangle/>          
			 <button id="monthforward"  fixwidth="true" width="40" icon="3"></button>
		   </hgroup>
		   <hline/>
		   <colgroup columns="7">
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">S</label>
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">M</label>
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">T</label>
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">W</label>
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">T</label>
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">F</label>
			 <label align="Center" fixwidth="true" width="40">S</label>
			 <button id="cal_1" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>    
			 <button id="cal_2" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_3" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_4" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_5" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_6" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_7" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_8" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_9" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>  
			 <button id="cal_10" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_11" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_12" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_13" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_14" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_15" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_16" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>  
			 <button id="cal_17" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_18" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_19" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_20" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_21" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_22" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_23" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_24" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_25" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_26" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>  
			 <button id="cal_27" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_28" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_29" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_30" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_31" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_32" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_33" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>
			 <button id="cal_34" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button> 
			 <button id="cal_35" fixwidth="true" width="40"></button>  
		   </colgroup>
		   <hline/>
		   <text id="selecteddate" align="Center" weight="50"></text>
		   <hline/>
		   <hgroup>
			 <button id="calok" weight="25">OK</button>         
			 <button id="calcancel" weight="25">Cancel</button>
		   </hgroup>
		</vgroup> 
		<hspace width="2"/>  
		</hgroup>
		<vspace height="3"/>   
	 </vgroup>
	</window>
</application>]])

/***********************************************************************************************************/
/*** Date & Calendar ***************************************************************************************/
/***********************************************************************************************************/

/************************************************************************************************ Calendar */
Function Display_Calendar()
	selmonth = GetDateNum(#DATEMONTH)
	selYear = GetDateNum(#DATEYEAR)
	Update_Calendar()
EndFunction

/************************************************************************************************ Calendar */
Function Update_Calendar()	
	dy = 0
		If selmonth = 1 
			yearday = 0 
			monthdays =31
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 2 
			yearday = 31
			monthdays = 28
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 3 
			yearday = 59
			monthdays = 31
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 4 
			yearday = 90
			monthdays = 30
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 5 
			yearday = 120
			 monthdays = 31
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 6 
			yearday = 151
			monthdays = 30
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 7 
			yearday = 181
			monthdays = 31
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 8 
			yearday = 212
			monthdays = 31
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 9 
			yearday = 243
			monthdays = 30
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 10 
			yearday = 273
			monthdays = 31
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 11 
			yearday = 304
			monthdays = 30
		EndIf
		If selmonth = 12 
			yearday = 334
			monthdays = 31
		EndIf
	yr = selyear
	yr = yr - 2000
	leapyear = Int(yr/4)
	If Mod(yr,4) = 0
		If yearday >= 59
			yearday = yearday + 1
		EndIf
	Else
		leapyear = leapyear + 1
	EndIf
	totaldays = (yr*365) + leapyear + dy + yearday
	an = Mod(totaldays,7)
	If an = 0 Then an = 7
	For dd = 1 To 35
		moai.Set("cal_"..StrStr(dd), "Text", "")     
	Next
	For dd = 1 To monthdays
		xx = (an-1) + dd
		If xx > 35 Then xx = xx -35
		moai.Set("cal_" .. StrStr(xx), "Text", PadNum(StrStr(dd),2))     
	Next
	If selmonth = 1 Then CalMonth$ = "January"
	If selmonth = 2 Then CalMonth$ = "Februrary"
	If selmonth = 3 Then CalMonth$ = "March"
	If selmonth = 4 Then CalMonth$ = "April"
	If selmonth = 5 Then CalMonth$ = "May"
	If selmonth = 6 Then CalMonth$ = "June"  
	If selmonth = 7 Then CalMonth$ = "July"
	If selmonth = 8 Then CalMonth$ = "August"
	If selmonth = 9 Then CalMonth$ = "September"
	If selmonth = 10 Then CalMonth$ = "October"
	If selmonth = 11 Then CalMonth$ = "November"
	If selmonth = 12 Then CalMonth$ = "December" 
	moai.Set("calmonth", "Text", CalMonth$ .. "  " .. StrStr(selyear))     
	moai.Set("selecteddate", "Text", SelDate$)
EndFunction

/*************************************************************************************** Set Selected Date */
Function Selected_Date(Button$)
	SelectedDate$ = selday .. "-" .. LeftStr(CalMonth$, 3) .. "-" .. selyear
	If Button$ = "qmonconclude"
		moai.Set("qmonconclude", "Text", SelectedDate$)
		moai.Set("qmonstatus", "Text", "CONCLUDED")
		moai.Set("qmonreviewer", "Text", CurrentUser$)
	ElseIf Button$ = "qmonstart"
		moai.Set("qmonstart", "Text", SelectedDate$)	
	ElseIf Button$ = "DueDate"
		moai.Set("showdate","text", SelectedDate$)
	EndIf			
EndFunction

/***********************************************************************************************************/
/*** RAPAGUI Events ****************************************************************************************/
/***********************************************************************************************************/
Function Rapa_Events(msg)
	Switch msg.action
		Case "RapaGUI"
			Switch msg.attribute
				Case "Pressed":
					If LeftStr(msg.id,4) = "cal_"
						selday = moai.Get(msg.id, "text")
						moai.Set("selecteddate", "Text", selday .. " " .. LeftStr(CalMonth$,3) .. " "..selyear)
					EndIf
					Switch msg.id
						Case "clear"
							SelectedDate$ = ""
							moai.Set("showdate","text", SelectedDate$)
						
				;Calendar Screen Buttons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
						Case "cal1"
							Button$ = "qmonstart"
							moai.Set("calendar", "open", True)
							moai.Set("calendar", "Title", " MONITORING START DATE - " .. CIMDATA[2])
							Display_Calendar()							
					
						Case "cal2"
							Button$ = "qmonconclude"
							moai.Set("calendar", "open", True)
							moai.Set("calendar", "Title", " MONITORING CONCLUDE DATE - " .. CIMDATA[2])
							Display_Calendar()							

						Case "calok"
							Selected_Date(Button$)
							moai.Set("calendar", "open", False)	
												
						Case "calcancel"
							moai.Set("calendar", "open", False)
							SelDate$ = ""
					
						Case "monthback"
							If selyear < 2001
								D_Message(" Calendar Input Limit ! ", "Sorry", "Calendar only goes back To 2001.")
							Else
								selmonth = selmonth -1
								If selmonth = 0
									  selmonth = 12
									  selyear = selyear -1
								EndIf
								monthnumb = selmonth
								Update_Calendar()
							EndIf
			
						Case "monthforward"
							selmonth = selmonth +1
							If selmonth = 13
								selmonth = 1
								selyear = selyear +1
							EndIf
							monthnumb = selmonth
							Update_Calendar()
							
					EndSwitch
				
				Case "Selected"
					Switch Msg.id
					;Date - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -		
						Case "date-select"
							moai.Set("calendar", "open", True)
							moai.Set("calendar", "Title", " CHANGE DUE DATE " )
							Button$ = "DueDate"	
							Display_Calendar()	
					EndSwitch
				
				Case "CloseRequest"
					Switch msg.id
						Case "mainwin"
							moai.Set("mainwin", "Open", False)
							End
					EndSwitch
					
			EndSwitch
	EndSwitch			
EndFunction


/*** listen to these events ********************************************************************************/
InstallEventHandler({RapaGUI = Rapa_Events})

Date$ = GetDate(#DATELOCAL)
ToDaysDate$ = LeftStr(Date$, 11) 

/***  main loop ********************************************************************************************/
Repeat
	WaitEvent
Forever

Have fun

Cheers
Leo

Yvan_Amiga · Post by **Yvan_Amiga** » Sun Aug 04, 2024 5:21 pm

Thank you for sharing this date selector code. I integrated it in a ToDo-List program I am developin, stil lwork in progress.
Here some screenshots
https://drive.proton.me/urls/KNEZ5ZAGZ0#GJE0wQVNmF7H

I added sliders for time selection.

I mentioned you in the 'About' window to give you credit. Hope this is okay. I only had you User name.
https://drive.proton.me/urls/EXHBQPZRT4#zdMCUDVJAOfm

plouf · Post by **plouf** » Mon Aug 05, 2024 5:25 pm

airsoftsoftwair wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:04 pm The reason why RapaGUI doesn't offer a date picker class yet is mostly because AFAIR the OS3/OS4 MUI doesn't have one. MorphOS MUI has one and it's also easily possible on Windows/macOS/Linux but I think MUI on OS3 and OS4 doesn't have it.

imho a single Os should let the rest "grabbed to the past"
as i understand a date picker exist for
Morphos
windows
linux
macos
android

but NOT aos3
so i think fuction should be implemended, and (optionally) in 68k version date picker can be a simple text input
this way we can have date picker in all oses, and in 68k somthing compatible...

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