Date picker in Chronoforms3.2?

Stupid question but how do I get an input field to display a box where the user can click and select a date? I am usinng Joomla 1.5.26 and Chronoforms 3.2 and I can't find anything anywhere!

At the moment I have the code

<input class="cf_date_picker" validation="required" name="date_of_installation" id="date_of_installation" tabindex="3" value="" title="Enter date of installation" size="30" maxlength="150" />

but it's not working. I am also trying to start a new test form through the wizard so I can see the generated code but the wizard's drag and drop functionality is not working!(Once I drop, box is not created)

Solved. I had

jQuery.noConflict();

in the Form JavaScript: box as per developer's advice to avoid any javascript conflicts but it was that entry that was causing the conflict! Strange...

Hi quantum_leap,

You probably have the MooTools Upgrade Plugin enabled. This is an optional plug-in that enables the MooTools 1.2 library on your site.

ChronoForms v3 (and many other Joomla! extensions) use the MooTools 1.1.2 library that is installed by default. The ChronoForms Wizard, and other back-end code will not run with the plugin enabled.

If you disable the plug-in then ChronoForms v3 should run correctly.

Note ChronoForms v4 requires MooTools 1.2 and need the plug-in enabled.

If you are using ChronoForms v3 and need MooTools 1.2 in the front-end of your site then there is a hack for the plug-in posted in the forums here that will enable the 1.2 library in the front-end only. However the ChronoForms validation code and some other features will not work with this version.

There's a fuller "How-to Document" here that includes fixed files that will let the front-end of ChronoForms v 3.2 work with MooTools 1.2.

Bob

The only reason I have the Mootools Upgrade enabled is because my validation won't work on Internet Explorer! If there is another solution that would solve the issue I would be happy to hear it. Thank you!

Hi quantum_leap,

I wouldn't expect ChronoForms 3.2 validation to work at all with the MooTools Upgrade plug-in enabled; as you see it breaks most of the rest of the JavaScript :-(

There weren't any special IE8 validation problems with CFv3.2 that I remember - but it was a while ago now!

Bob

Well, what can I say? With Mootools Upgrade plugin on, validation works on IE! I wish it was different. By the way, validation works even when I have Enable Validation set to No! Another weird thing to add to the list...

Is it possible to have the user only select month and year and NOT a particular date?

Hi quantum_leap,

YOu can do that with the v4 date-picker but it doesn't seem to be an option for the one used in CFv3 (docs are here).

Bob

Bob, what files do I need to modify the calendar format?

I would think it would be

/components/com_chronocontact/js/calendar.js

but nothing happens when I modify this file, it doesn't seem to be influencing the datepicker at all(I even cleared my browser's cache).

Just to let anyone that might have a similar issue. I sort of solved the issue by adding

classes: ['dashboard'], navigation: 2

in the Date Fields extras: box. It added left and right arrows under the month and year fields so at least my users can navigate through the months and years a bit faster. I also added a bit of CSS to improve the datepicker layout. Cheers.