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Ak reservations seems to be a nice component with lots of features. Installation goes without any problem. The only thing is it does not have a user guide or any documentation on how to get going with creating reservation items, accepting reservation or managing them.

I have read the docs that come with the files but noting in them describes how to use software.

nathandigriz wrote: Ak reservations seems to be a nice component with lots of features. Installation goes without any problem. The only thing is it does not have a user guide or any documentation on how to get going with creating reservation items, accepting reservation or managing them.

I have read the docs that come with the files but noting in them describes how to use software.

That's true the docs are lacking but i think it is only fair to say that having to code and write docs is a hell of a lot of work for one person. Anyway, best thing to doat this point to visit the demo site: http://akr.tuntange.net/ and have alook at how some of the forms are presented and refer this to the docs as well. Its' not great help but much easier to figure out and once you get into the flow of things it should be easier.

I had to learn it this way. Also, anything you aren't sure about, maybe try: http://developer.joomla.org/sf/discussi ... servations for help as well.

I have gotten the set up I need for the most part but ak reservations frontend management does not repond to anything but "everyone" for management access. The admin which is the only user can not access the pages.

nathandigriz wrote: I have gotten the set up I need for the most part but ak reservations frontend management does not repond to anything but "everyone" for management access. The admin which is the only user can not access the pages.

When you created a menu item link to your AKR 1.4 component, did you set to for registered user level. Even if this is set to the registered level, only admin can view and modify things from the frontend.

Anyway, my problem is that i cnnot seem to style the calendar using the editCSS button. Do you know how it's done?

The docs says, use the table id (which is akr_evcal in the parameter) but this doesn't seem to have any effect. This is my css as a test:

/* css user */

#akr_evcal {background-color: #ffffff;}

I now agree that the docs isn't great 

thanks,

Sunburst

Well my problem is because of a bug in Joomla. Using the login component form does not login the user. Only using the module login form creates a proper user session.

Right now I am trying to figure out how to get the management pages shown in the example site.

This is frustrating because It does not take too much effort to provide documentation. I have written very complicated drupal, phpnuke and typo 3 modules with enough documentation to get anyone started using them. If I could not explain it then I threw in an example file.

If you get to the styling stage let me know. I'm pulling all my hair out trying to figure out how to style the calendar from the EditCSS button.

You're right, the docs sucks! I hate to say this as i know the developer must have put a hell lot of time into the script to make it very useful but lack of documentation just doesn't help to make a script any more useful.

Oaky! i figured out that putting the CSS styles in the  editCSS button (which is the user,css file) don't work. You have to style it in the \components\com_akreservations\css\akreservations.css file. This is a bit of a bummer since if i was to update AKR 1.4 it going to overwrite my CSS styles.

The classes that style your calendar is akr_evcal (halfway down the css file)

The classes to style your latest event is akr_latest1 (halfway down the css file)

Just make sure the Table Id in the modules have the same name. You can't define your own.

Hope that's one part resolved for you as well.

Sunburst

Great thanks for the tips! I definatly will be doing some styling and you have saved me some time and asprin

I give up. It is easier to just hack the code to get what I need.

This might be a good app in about a year if any docs appear.
I can't even get an explaination of the examples.

nathandigriz wrote: I give up. It is easier to just hack the code to get what I need.

This might be a good app in about a year if any docs appear.
I can't even get an explaination of the examples.

What is it you are trying to achieve with AKR 1.4?

I am trying to get this:

http://akr.tuntange.net/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=14

calendar to work. There was no expalinantion of how to set this up so I winged it. After getting as close as I could I found that the links in the calendar were wrong. They lacked the Itemid.  I figured there is something that I was missing in my set up. I can't find it though so I have hacked the class file in the evt calendar module on line 463 to
which adds the Itemid to the querystring.

I have started documenting some things here http://www.hivemindz.com/akreservations and will make adjustments as I learn and go.

Previous to this I though that I had to create a new content item for each akreservations category rather than one.

I am going to have to do more hacks because I cannot get confirmation emails and several other functions to work. All problems or a good percentage of them due to lack of documentation. So my only out is to hack then comment the code and write my own docs as I go along. At least then I will have a referen and something to deliver to the customer by way of a users guide.

I think you are complicating things a bit. I've got my calendar to show (running Joomla! 1.0.3).

Have you installed the mambot and AKR_EvCal module, and published both? (here for the module: http://developer.joomla.org/sf/frs/do/v ... ions.v1_40)

The mambot is need to place the AKR content.

I also assigned the module position and only to my event menu as well so it will show there  and no other pages.

You then create an item content to place it in. For example i have a category name events and i created an item called Annual conference 2005. In this item i place a tag  {akreserv,0001} onto the page. NOTE: 0001 is my category ID.

With any luck, it shoud show on your page, if it doesn't then check if both mambot and module has been published.

If you want to add heading titles and the look of the column fields, it is done in the AKR_EvCal module's parameters.

for example, i want to add heading title so in the Header columns parameter (AKR_EvCal module) i inserted: Date|Event|Contact 

the | is used to separate the text into each column.

The styling is done in the CSS file (see previous thread in this post).

I hope that helps.

Sunburst

I think I have done exactly the same as you have only I am being a bit more granular in describing it. 

What happens when you click on a calendar link do you get a page ( content item) with the calendar at the top or just a page with the reservation form and nothing else? Because in the demo the calendar is at the top of each reservation page which is what I am trying to do.

Sorry about that and really couldn't tell you at this point.

Hi,

According to kramer (the developer of AKR). This is how it's done:

Hi,

as akr_calendar is a module, you can display it on whatever menu-context you like.
The form is in the main content of the page (done by the bot)

Have a look at the module. At the bottom of the parameter, you find some options how
to display the module.
In this case, you select Alias display  "with menu context"
for menu context, you select the menu you want  - this means, the link behind the session will be displayed in the same
context as if you type on this menu-item.

Sounds somewhat complicated, but try it and you'll see how it works

Bye
AK

(see: http://developer.joomla.org/sf/discussi ... 9664883843)


I wasn't able to reproduce it but i think it's because i have mine set up quite differenrtly because only public are allow to see the calendar but the reservation forms are only open for registered users, so maybe this breaks the linkage.

Let me know how you get on.

Thanks,

S

Okay doing that does get the Itemid to show in the links. But they are still incorrect because the Itemid shown is the one for the frontpage (17) and not the one for the set menu item so that the calendar does not show. Now the question is why is it showing an incorrect Itemid?

Go it!!

Configuration for calendar frontend -

• Create a content item in the backend and name it "Course 1"
• Create a link to the top menu for the content item. Give it the name "Courses". This is a dummy link and should point to the "Course 1"
• Add a module section to the page template "user9" just above the main body section.
• In site moduels->AKR_evt set the module to appear in menu item "Courses" and display in template  area "user9". Also set the following at the bottom:
  • set alias display to "with context menu
  • set menu context to nothing
  • set contact display to "parent window"
• akreservations category "MyCourses" create a session (1000 with description "Joomla 101") and set content to "Course 1". Set an item (joomlaDevA with "beginners" ) and set content to "Course 1"

Nice one, thanks for that. :-) 

There's more to come. I am still trying to get things straight in my head and going over my scratch paper notes. I will put up some screen shots later also.

I have a rule of thumb for plugins, components and such, etc

If they do not work right the very first time then they are crap and I uninstall them  especially if there's no supporting documentation that makes sense.

Why put yourself through the hassle of trying to get someone fluk thing to work, people who make these need to test these components throughly before putting them out to download, if they aren't working they shouldn't be made available.

Amatuers

warmac wrote: I have a rule of thumb for plugins, components and such, etc

If they do not work right the very first time then they are crap and I uninstall them  especially if there's no supporting documentation that makes sense.

Why put yourself through the hassle of trying to get someone fluk thing to work, people who make these need to test these components throughly before putting them out to download, if they aren't working they shouldn't be made available.

Amatuers

I think that is quite a harsh approach. You must understand these are developers (like nathandigriz as well) who have an interest to develop components or provide support in the same time often doing it in their free time. It's hard enough working for no money but they want to serve the community well. How many users do you know that donate (as an honourable thing to do and to keep a project alive)? The least a user without much knowledge of coding can do by giving something back is to test their components, modules or mambot. It isn't too hard to do or ask especially when you need it that component to work for you.

That's not my problem or anyone elses, if a developer wishes to serve the community be it free or donation they should be professional/(outstanding) about it and make their stuff as good as it can be aka like gold.  I don't buy the, we can't do it because its free or not supported or we don't have enough time, either do it 100% or don't do it at all I always say

I understand how you feel and of course it's great to see people volunteer to work on these things but the bottom line is peoples time is on the line, does not matter whether a developer works for free supported or not.  Its their duty (if they choose it) to make it shine otherwise their true intention is not to serve the community.  If I were building these things I'd put 100% into it and make it snap but that's just me  I'd kill the bugs before they even get to the end user.  Does this type of quality require a donation ? Absoultely not, it's not about the $$ it's about service.  Its time to rasie the bar for developers he he that's right I said it somebody has to 

No more half ass beta (original and extra crispy only) make it good and then people will begin to send donations based on work/service, I'm not alone on this there are many who would agree.  It's doing right by the people.

If you make it good, donations will come...

I understand what you are saying and you have a point but i think you are looking at it in a wrong perspective. It's partly to serve a community butmore of a community involvement (take and give). We all know time is money and as you said our time is on the line too but so are theirs. The kind of service you are describing are services that major company can provide, often 3PD for Joomla! don't have the big buck to invest in development and testing before releasing their products, let alone pay users for it. This is why they rely on us (as a community not service) and quality can only come from feedbacks. Of course, any developer wishes to release a bug free product but this is the real world. Even M$ products or Macs are not bug-free yet they're paid services. So are you telling me they should not waste any more time and give up on their product?

I'm sure you don't offer free support services to your clients so you shouldn't make those same demand (to the community) that your client is paying you for.

The bottom line is that we all want to make some money out of what we enjoy but this can only happen if we all start helping each other out and there is nothing professional or unprofessional about this, is there?

Anyway, i think this thread is going a bit off-topic now...

Is there anything we can help you on with AKR 1.4?

Thank you,

Sunburst

Hey everyone;  I found a "step by step" guide link: http://www.hivemindz.com/akreservations on how to configure the frontend.

I haven't been able to figure it out how to create the "item content" for this tutorial but that might just due to my lack of experience. :-)

Hopefully somone can figure this out for all of us.

norman kaui wrote: Hey everyone;  I found a "step by step" guide link: http://www.hivemindz.com/akreservations on how to configure the frontend.

I haven't been able to figure it out how to create the "item content" for this tutorial but that might just due to my lack of experience. :-)

Hopefully somone can figure this out for all of us.

There is a wealth of documentation here (from the mambo forum): http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=42100

It's just that Joomla Doc team have been slow to get the docs up to date on this site. Even though it is Mambo, i think most of the docs still applies to Joomla! as well.

For AKR 1.4 you can also ask the developer for help at: http://developer.joomla.org/sf/discussi ... discussion

Good luck, it takes awhile to get use to Joomla! but once you're comfortable with it... i think you'll stick to it (of course that depends on the type of website your building but hey! Every CMS has it's limitations)

Sunburst

Hi,

Has anybody actually managed to make the calendar like on the demo page.

http://akr.tuntange.net/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=14


I want to achieve a similar calendar (the one in the center of the page) but I just simply can't figure it out. I've read all the forums and I just don't get it. Is there some sort of module position in the center of the page? And if so how come it only turns up on that particular page.

A simple step by step guide on how to achieve the calendar would be very much appreciated!!

BFC

Hey everyone,

I finally figured out how to make the event calendar work. What I wanted to achieve was the same thing that was on the demo website with the calendar in the "content area". Since the event calendar is a module you will have to have a module space on top of the content area. You can also make the module appear only on a specific page. This can be done by editting the module parameters. It's the column on the right.

I hope this helps.

BFC

I found this little tip on a German forum that explains how to format AKReservations Request Confirmation Email's Custom Date Field {custdate1,F}
Add this code in the Request Confirmation Email and any other AKReservation email templates
{custdate1, %l %d.%m.%Y}
That displays Monday, 25.12.2006
So
{custdate1, %l %m. %d. %Y}
displays Monday, 12.25.2006

Use {custdate2,  %l %m. %d. %Y} or {custdate2,  %l %d. %m. %Y} for your second Custom Date field.

To edit the Emails you have to click Edit Category and then the Mode icon and select the Emails Tab.
Merry Christmas

HI,
I have installed akreservations but when i try to create a new item it wont save it. When i try to save a new reservation category it will only redirect me to the administrator cpanel and the reservation category will not be saved...can anyone help please. Going crazy with this i do have the comp working on other site.
Thak you
Rafael

rafaelmm wrote: HI,
I have installed akreservations but when i try to create a new item it wont save it. When i try to save a new reservation category it will only redirect me to the administrator cpanel and the reservation category will not be saved...

Hi, got exactly the same problem... and no way to find an hint anywhere (akr.tuntange.net not responding). Any suggestion?
Thx.sahaj

I guess no one is talking anymore about Ak Reservations anymore, any one that knows what happened. ??