scheduler.dataSource.read() which doesn't close dialogues?

[Paul]

Hi there,

I'm developing a multi-user website using the scheduler as one of the key components. The site will allow multiple users to have simultaneous access to creating and view scheduler entries.

Currently, when the datasource is updated by a user, all machines viewing the datasource will have .read() called in order to refresh the view. Unfortunately, this closes any editor dialogues which is less than ideal.

Is there anyway to have the scheduler update from the datasource without closing currently open dialogues?

Cheers, Paul.

[Kiril Nikolov]

Hello Paul,

When dataSource.read() is called the widget will read the data from the remote service and refresh itself, therefore the editors will be closed as the widget is being redrawn. I have tried to find a workaround that will achieve the functionality that you are looking for using the edit and dataBound events, but the problem is that when change is saved, it also calls the dataBound event and there is no way to determine if this was caused by user change and therefore not open the event for editing using the editEvent() method, so I at the current moment I am not able to offer you a viable workaround.

Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik

 

 

[Paul]

Hi Kiril,

Thanks for looking for a solution anyway :)

Maybe I can work around the problem by postponing read() when the user has a dialogue box open - what is the best way to tell if any dialogues are currently open?

Cheers, Paul.

[Kiril Nikolov]

Hello Paul,

You can introduce a global variable, that will hold the edit state of the scheduler and change it based on user activity. Here is the example that I created:

http://jsbin.com/gacovu/1/edit

Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik