要將日程安排功能添加到你的應(yīng)用軟件中需要你描述一些功能特征，這些功能應(yīng)該是最終用戶所期望達到的主流個人信息管理的功能特征。一個高級的日程安排系統(tǒng)不只是外觀漂亮而應(yīng)該是怎樣展現(xiàn)信息以及最終用戶怎樣以最有效的方式來處理這些信息。在引入微軟Outlook的界面可選擇性基礎(chǔ)上, ExpressScheduler使你能非常靈活的以多樣的設(shè)計選擇來創(chuàng)建一個更高級的用戶界面。一旦你開始使用它, 你將發(fā)現(xiàn)它是市面上同種產(chǎn)品中最好的,在開發(fā)過程中只需進行簡單的屬性設(shè)置，就能獲得很豐富的功能。



功能特征:

日期視圖和時間標尺

日期視圖為被安排的日子提供了最明細的事件圖表。它所展現(xiàn)的事件都記錄在垂直的時間標尺線所表示的時間段內(nèi)，垂直時間標尺線最頂端表示開始時間，最底端表示結(jié)束時間，這種布局選擇最主要的功能特征如下:

 

• 工作時間顯示 — 為了使最終用戶在制定日程安排時更加高效的功能，你可以在時間標尺線內(nèi)預先指定好工作時間。 

• 多天日期視圖 — 你可以很容易地從單天的日期視圖切換到多天的日期視圖以便于更好地觀察哪些時間可用。

• 日期視圖通過高亮顯示標題欄中與當前日期相對應(yīng)的時間欄來指示當前日期。并在時間標尺線上指明當前時間。

• 在時間標尺線上方顯示全天事務(wù)名稱。

• 有著用戶自定義功能的高級時間標尺管理，你可以為不同的時區(qū)添加對應(yīng)于該時區(qū)的另一個時間標尺線。

• 時間標尺軸頂端和底端的滾動按鈕顯示在當前日期視圖不可見范圍內(nèi)是否還有其他已安排的事務(wù)。點擊這些滾動按鈕可滾動顯示下一個或上一個已安排的事務(wù)。

周視圖

ExpressScheduler 周視圖顯示某周被安排的事件。它的主要功能包括:

 

• 周末壓縮(也可以展示以日期分組的多種資源視圖 — 在本例中，一周中的每天在視圖內(nèi)做水平排列顯示)。

• 可以用數(shù)字或時鐘表示事情開始和結(jié)束的時間。

• 可以選擇縮短個別事件的結(jié)束時間。

• 滾動按鈕表明還有另外的計劃事件存在但不適合顯示在當前屏幕區(qū)域.點擊這個按鈕將切換到對應(yīng)日期的視圖以查看該事件。

• 當前的日期通過高亮顯示相對應(yīng)的日期標題欄表示。

多周視圖

多周視圖是允許你的最終用戶瀏覽和分析長期計劃的最小詳細視圖。視圖中一天和另一天按水平排列以致于能夠排列數(shù)周，而周的排列是按一周位于另一周的下方的方式。它主要的功能包括：

 

• 自動用不同顏色區(qū)分各月的日期。

• 可選擇周末壓縮

• 可選擇縮短某事務(wù)的結(jié)束時間

• 用數(shù)字或時鐘表示事件的開始時間

• 滾動按鈕表明還有另外的計劃事件存在但不適合顯示在當前屏幕區(qū)域.點擊這個按鈕將切換到對應(yīng)日期的視圖以查看該事件。

• 通過高亮顯示相對應(yīng)的日期標題欄來標明當前的日期。

多資源顯示

多資源顯示可以使你的最終用戶同時瀏覽幾個計劃(對任何對象例如個人或辦公場所,等等)。為了能運用這個功能,你只需要添加幾種資源到存儲器中。每一種資源僅僅只是某個特定計劃中的一個ID — 它有唯一的標志和一個標題顯示在日歷中。你所需要顯示的資源種類是無關(guān)緊要地，它可以是人力資源,部門資源等等。一旦資源被選定創(chuàng)建,日程安排程序?qū)⒃趲讉€平行的時間線內(nèi)顯示它。下面是多資源視圖擁有功能的簡要概述：

 

• 如果資源被顯示，你可以指定計劃應(yīng)該優(yōu)先按日期還是按資源分組。需要注意的是你可以改變默認分組方式，對于特殊的視圖類型（日期視圖，周視圖和多周視圖）也可以忽略其分組方式。

• 不同資源的時間欄自動用不同顏色加以區(qū)分（你也可以手動更改顏色）。

• 日程安排程序提供上下文菜單允許你調(diào)用資源定制窗口。這使得最終用戶可以很輕松的顯示，隱藏和重新組織資源。

日期導航器

ExpressScheduler內(nèi)嵌的日期導航器為直接到達目標時間幀提供了快捷通道。 無論你需要選擇某天、某幾天、一周或幾周都不是問題，所做的僅僅是一個單擊鼠標操作!每個日期選擇的改變都會自動的切換當前日程安排程序的視圖，不僅如此 – 你也可以根據(jù)你的任何需要利用日期導航器做分類控制。它的功能特征包括：

 

• 可以顯示周數(shù)。

• 對于已安排事情的日期可以選用粗體標識

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• 月的快速導航通過點擊月份標題欄和點擊滾動彈出的月份列表。

控制欄

ExpressSxheduler允許你在內(nèi)嵌的日期導航欄下的區(qū)域內(nèi)插入任何控制信息。

這使得你無論什么時候需要加入特定控制元件到日程制定器上都能夠提供一致的用戶界面，模仿微軟outlook的任務(wù)列表或是顯示其他與日程制定相關(guān)的信息。

Building scheduling capabilities into your application requires that you deliver features end-users have come to expect from today’s leading PIMs. An advanced scheduling system is not just about appearances but how information can be presented and processed by end-users in an efficient manner. Building upon the interface options introduced in Microsoft Outlook, ExpressScheduler gives you the ability to create a superior UI with unrivaled flexibility and design options. Once you being using ExpressScheduler, you will find it the most capable product of its kind in the market and loaded with dozens and dozens of features that are a simple property setting away from implementation.



Features:

Days View and Time Rulers

The Day View offers the most detailed picture of events for a given day. It displays events within vertical timelines where an event’s top-most edge corresponds to its start time and its bottom-most edge is the finish time. The primary features of this layout option are:

 

• Work time display - You are able to specify work hours within the timeline for more efficient end-user scheduling.
  　
   
• Multi-Day View - You can easily switch from a single day view to multiple days to obtain a better perspective of time availability.
  　
   
• The Day view displays the current date/time by highlighting the header corresponding to the current date and indicating the current time on the time ruler.
  　
   
• Display all-day events above the timeline.
  　
   
• An advanced time ruler with a customizable scale offering you the ability to display an additional time ruler for a different time zone.
  　
   
• Scroll buttons displayed at the top or bottom of time rulers that indicate whether additional events exist in any non-visible region of the Day view. These buttons can be clicked to scroll to the next/previous event.

Week View

The ExpressScheduler Week view displays events for any given weekly period. Its primary features include:

 

• Weekend compression (also available for multiple resource views when grouping by dates - in this instance, week days are arranged horizontally).
  　
   
• Able to display an event’s start and end times using either digits or clocks.
  　
   
• Optional suppression for the end time of individual events.
  　
   
• Buttons indicating that additional events exist but which did not fit into the screen region. Clicking this button switches the view to the corresponding date.
  　
   
• Current date indication by highlighting the corresponding date header.

Multi-Week View

The weeks view is the least detailed view designed to allow your end users to browse and analyze long-term plans. This view positions days one after another horizontally so that they construct weeks while weeks are placed one under another. Its primary features include

 

• Automatic coloring for dates corresponding to different months.
  　
   
• Optional weekend compression.
  
   
• Optional suppression of event end times.
  　
   
• Showing event start time as digits or clocks.
  　
   
• Buttons indicating that additional events exist but which did not fit into the screen region. Clicking this button switches the view to the corresponding date.
  　
   
• Current date indication by highlighting the corresponding date header.

Multiple Resources Display

The multiple resources display enables your end users to browse several plans (for any entity such as an individual or office location, etc) simultaneously. To enable this feature, you simply need to provide several resources in the bound storage. Each resource is just an ID for a particular plan - it has a unique label and a caption to display within the calendar. As such, it doesn't matter which resource types you need to display - human resources, department resources, etc. Once resources have been created, the scheduler will display several parallel timelines. Following is a brief overview of the features available within the multiple resource view:

 

• If resources are present, you can specify whether plans should be grouped first by dates or by resources. Note that you can change the default grouping style and override it for particular view types (days view, week view and weeks view).
  　
   
• Timelines for different resources are automatically colored. (You can also provide colors for resources manually.)
  　
   
• The scheduler provides a context menu allowing you to invoke the resource customization window. This enables end users to show, hide and rearrange resources with ease.

Date Navigator

The ExpressScheduler’s built-in date navigator offers extremely intuitive access to desired time frames. It doesn't matter whether you need to select a particular day, a range of days, a week or multiple weeks - everything is done with a single mouse operation! Each date selection change automatically updates the scheduler's view but this is not the end of the story - you can also use the date navigator as a separate control for any purposes you need. Its features include:

 

• Ability to display week numbers.
  　
   
• Optional bold mark-up for dates that have events assigned.
  　
   
• Switching between integral or live sizing.
  　
   
• Quick month navigation by clicking the month header and scrolling the popup month list.

Control Box

The ExpressScheduler allows you to insert any control into the region under the built-in date navigator. This gives you the ability to provide really consistent user interfaces whenever you need to add custom control elements to a scheduler, imitate the MS Outlook's task list or display any other scheduling related information.