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Template Files and Markers

With release 1.4, the extension is delivered with two different templates:

  • A classic template: This is historically grown and proven as stable for years now. They are named “Classic CSS-based template (cal)” and “Classic CSS styles (cal)”
  • A new standard template: The goal was to create a more modern template with better accessibility. It was introduced with release 1.4 and already is used in production installations. If you want to use this template, simply include the “Standard CSS-based template (cal)” and “Standard CSS styles (cal)” instead of the default ones.

This extension itself has a MVC (model-view-controller) structure, and the same corresponds to the templates. Each view has an own template with a self-speaking name such as create_event.tmpl for the “Create Event”-view, list.tmpl for the “List”-view and so on.

The different templates describe how a view should look like in general. Within those views, events (or other models) are to be shown. The description for those models are located in the *_model.tmpl files. These model files contain subparts for the different views, defining the final output.There are also some templates, which get injected if the according marker gets inserted: list, month (month_small, month_medium, month_large), sidebar and calendar_nav. This means, that other templates can simply insert these templates as markers, without having to redefine them.In the view templates, you can find {VIEW}_TEMPLATE subparts. These are essential for the view. There can be other subpart markers for additional configuration though.

The most important model if you want to change any event-related output is the event model, stored in the event_model.tmpl file. Please take a closer look to this file to get an impression what marker is used for what purpose.

img-3 Please note: Please refer also to the template and model files to get some more information. They hold some more interesting information which should not be duplicated to the manual since it will be outdated very fast

Example: If you want to change the output of the list view, open the list.tmpl file. There, you will find only the general things like the page browser and where the event list shall be displayed. So, open the event_model.tmpl file and search for “list”. You will find four subpart definitions:

###TEMPLATE_PHPICALENDAR_EVENT_LIST_ODD###
###TEMPLATE_PHPICALENDAR_EVENT_LIST_EVEN###
###TEMPLATE_PHPICALENDAR_EVENT_LIST_ODD_ALLDAY###
###TEMPLATE_PHPICALENDAR_EVENT_LIST_EVEN_ALLDAY###

Can you image what these are for? Yes, for the odd and even entries in the list, allowing to distinguish between standard events with start/end dates and allday events. Now you can proceed to remove unwanted markers or add your own.