Discussion on GCal Event Color Codes | Userscripts.org

How to implement, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:40:43 +0000

Sorry for the slow reply arnie2.

Have you edited the script with your tag preferences yet? I'm working on making it easier to define your own tags, but for now it requires editing the table at the top of the script.

The default tags are just the ones I use. For example, try creating an event titled "Fly to LA !travel". When you turn color codes on, the event should be colored light teal. When you turn the color codes off, the event should return to the default color of the calendar it is on.

Does that help?

How to implement, replied by arnie2

arnie2 — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:24:16 +0000

Sorry, but I don't understand.

I've installed this add-on. I have a new clickable box but t only toggles on (tick) or off (crossed circle).

I tried adding keywords to an event, but it doesn't change anything. Please advise where EXACTLY do the keywords go and how EXACTLY they should be (e.g. in quotes?) I tried ...

!tag1
#tag1
"!tag1"
"#tag1"

in the description box of a not-yet-due event. Entered a new one. Still no dice. All events are black and no drop-down arrow on the "color codes" box.

I'd really like to use this function, but so far it doesn't look promising.

I have several other scripts that work fine.

Update for Monthly View?, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:42:50 +0000

I've added color coding to month view. let me know what you think!

Update for Monthly View?, replied by Michael Shaub

Michael Shaub — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:20:32 +0000

Matthew,

I'd love to have the added ability to use the color codes in the Monthly view as well. I know it's more work to add, but I hope you are able to do it. Thanks for the amazing script.

_mike

Archived Comments, replied by Selma

Selma — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:28:25 +0000

Hi, this is what I need! Show my appointments in one calendar in different colors. I installed this script yesterday but I couldn't seem to get it too work...

Archived Comments, replied by jackwest

jackwest — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:50:18 +0000

Hi I just discovered this mod and its exactly what I need.

does this nolonger work? (I installed greasemonkey + this script and nothing has changed)

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:04:36 +0000

@jesa: month view uses a different page structure from daily and weekly views, so for now the script ignores month view. If it's something people would really like to see I could work on supporting it.

Archived Comments, replied by jesa

jesa — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:39:57 +0000

This script is exactly what I was looking for - thanks. I'm wondering though if it should work for the month view - I can only get it to work for the weekly view. Thanks

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:27:33 +0000

Thanks Dogwalker.

Sorry to anyone who was waiting for a long time for me to get in the change. Every time google updates their javascript, the funtion name changes, breaking the script.

@bobielawlintine: The recent security update for greasemonkey broke my system for storing your prefrences over a refresh. I'll try to get a fix in soon, but for now you can open about:config and change the value of the key with a name like this:
greasemonkey.scriptvals.http://www.hmc.edu/~mjeffryes/GCal Event Color Codes.is_on
to true to have the color codes stay on when you refresh the page

Archived Comments, replied by Dogwalker

Dogwalker — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:51:29 +0000

Update the Code urself:

Open the Code
1. Tools -> Greasemonkey -> Manage user Scripts...

2. Choose Gcal Event Color Codes
3. Click "Edit" Button
4. On the code search for:".gt"
5. Replace it for:".Ft"

It should be
unsafeWindow.gccc = new GCalColorCoder('gccc',unsafeWindow.Ft, rhook);
unsafeWindow.Ft = unsafeWindow.gccc.color_hook

Archived Comments, replied by bobielawlintine

bobielawlintine — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:41:40 +0000

#Using Bugmenot account!

Nice script, i wonder why its not keeping my preference to keep it always On!
Anything i can change in the code to get it Always ON?

Archived Comments, replied by CyberCPA

CyberCPA — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:58:31 +0000

Nope, no luck. Changing the include pattern does not make it work for me. Bummer!

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:22:30 +0000

@CyberCPA: you might double check that the @include patterns match the url for your google calendar. I may not have gotten them all.

Archived Comments, replied by Philip Stoever

Philip Stoever — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:40:15 +0000

thanks, works like a charme :)

Archived Comments, replied by CyberCPA

CyberCPA — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:03:33 +0000

I have never been able to get this to work with any events, all day or otherwise. I have tried changing the # and ! characters without any results whatsoever. The calendar still shows events in the default calendar color. I run no other GreaseMonkey scripts with Calendar, so I know it's not a script conflict. I am using the secure connection w/ calendar.

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:31 +0000

There, now all day events should color code just like regular events. Let me know how it works for you.

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:39:18 +0000

I changed the script to support the new code again. All day events shouldn't be too hard to add, just need to search for a different set of divs.

Archived Comments, replied by Philip Stoever

Philip Stoever — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:30:52 +0000

i wonder if it's possible to get the coloring working on the "all day" events, too?

Archived Comments, replied by Philip Stoever

Philip Stoever — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:27:52 +0000

it's update time again, the function is called "fc" now

Archived Comments, replied by Philip Stoever

Philip Stoever — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:04:24 +0000

Thanks a lot, great work :)

Following your suggestion to crosslink I've uploaded a slightly modified version:

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/13432

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:41:30 +0000

Also, for those of you who want to know how to update the script yourself when google updates code, it's not too hard:

- Get a copy of the big Google calender js file with most of the application code using firebug of the like.

- Search the js file for '("eventowner")' space out the function containing the first hit. Looks something like this:

- Replace the old 2 letter function name with the new function name in the insert and uninsert functions in the color-coding script.

If that sounds like too much work, you can just wait until I post the fix, usually no longer than a few days.

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:34:56 +0000

Posted a new version which works with the changes in google's code.

Unfortunately, every time google posts a change to their source, their compiler changes all the function names, breaking my hooks which call the coloring code. I love any suggestions for ways to overcome this weakness in the current design.

Archived Comments, replied by Philip Stoever

Philip Stoever — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:50:38 +0000

Script ceased to work a few days ago. Google must have changed something.
I think the color() function never gets called. Probably the line

Xb = function(a){oldXb(a); color();};

needs some tweaking but I can't get it to work :-/

Archived Comments, replied by janp

janp — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:15:08 +0000

Hi Matthew, you can add a menu toggle as setting, so everybody can choose whether she prefers colored or uncolored view as default, and choose between # and !
http://wiki.greasespot.net/Code_snippets#Make_m...

Archived Comments, replied by Matthew Jeffryes

Matthew Jeffryes — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:15:37 +0000

Thanks for the comments.
@Philip:
I personally prefer to us "!" but if there are several others who'd like it to be "#" I'll change the code. Since it's just a simple find/replace, it should be easy to use any flag you prefer. I also like to use the button, simply because I occasionally need to flip between comparing calendars and comparing the events in the calendar. Maybe you could post your variation on the script and we could just cross-link them for convenience.