DIY Planner - Dynamic Templates v2.05: The Next Generation - Comments

Week numbers

TechnicalGuru — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:28:04 -0500

You are right, the current implementation does work only for weeks starting on Monday. However, there are definitions (as implemented in Java's GregorianCalendar) that resolve the issue properly.

Also: my implementation just uses week numbers as delivered by Qt. I assume that they are correct. If not, Qt has an issue there. Perhaps it is sufficient to configure Qt class properly (if required at all).

I will consider this feature request

ygor — Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:14:55 -0500

If you are willing to do some command-line Java commands, I can walk you through using a package called Multivalent to create the layout.
Contact me directly by clicking on my user-name and then on the tab labelled "Contact"
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Two days per page

JT101 — Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:53:04 -0500

Hi Ygor

Fantastic piece of software. I scoured the internet for ages, and there is nothing like it out there. Thanks so much

My personal request would be to be to have two days per page in "Dated Journal - Plain" in the next revision.

Ultimately I am trying to print four x A6 simple diary dated pages, with lines seperating the four so I can cut them out of an A4 sheet if that makes sense. I'm sure that requires a lot more work to program, but if that's a possibility I'd be grateful

I would be willing to try it myself, but not sure how you edit the source code.

I still have a problem with week numbers

ygor — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:30:59 -0500

http://www.diyplanner.com/node/6210#comment-582634

Week numbers (ISO 8601) and Weeks-Not-Starting-On-Monday do not mix properly IMHO
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Calendars 2012 with week numbers

TechnicalGuru — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:46:04 -0500

Hi, again I prepared the DIY templates with week numbers for download at: http://techblog.ralph-schuster.eu/2011/12/27/diy-calendars-2.... The site also contains the modified source code so you can build your own Dynamic Templates executable to produce adjusted templates.

Thought you might wanna know... :)

Thanks to Ygor for keeping this up.

Ralph

Yes

ygor — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:59:07 -0400

Yes, there is.
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OSX Lion not working

TempsPerdu — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:42:06 -0400

Is there any news on an update to this great app to make it work in OSX Lion?

Thanks
Steve

À la recherche du temps perdu - In Search of Lost Time and Remembrance of Things Past

Yes, yes there is.

ygor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:43:02 -0400

http://www.diyplanner.com/node/6210#comment-592702
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Fantastic

flyred — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:59:18 -0400

Hi there,

I wanted to tell you thanks for such a cool little app. Is there anyway a person can add some color where the gray headings and such are?

I am one of those people that feel a need for a little color.

Thanks

Ahhh, I need this so badly

bodhimama — Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:32:33 -0400

Ahhh, I need this so badly and it won't run on Lion! Planning an update? Pretty please? I have been using Circa notebooks for all kinds of things, like pulling together pdf articles for the huge scientific pieces I write, but I *just* started a Classic planner with Circa and am desperate for my very own custom templates.

Thanks!!!

No

ygor — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:39:44 -0400

The template is limited to a max of 12 hours.
I will consider this in the next wave of revisions.

In the meantime, you could disable the numbers and write in what you need.
Just set "Appt Clock Type" to "None"
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Appointment Time

Tinkerbug — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:36:00 -0400

Hi,

I love the program and can't wait to print it out for the rest of the year.
I do have a question, not sure if it's already been asked, but is there a way to add more appoinment slots. I am only have 12 slots (and the top and bottom ones are blank), but I tend to have appointments that go longer in the day. Please let me know if this is possible.

Thanks so much!

DON'T use the source, Luke !

ygor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:06:29 -0500

That's the third download link.
Use the first or second one depending on whether your computer runs Mac or Windows.

Unless you are on MacOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). Then you need this link: http://www.diyplanner.com/node/7179
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Next Generation

Valhalla — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:57:49 -0500

Your directions are clear, however I'm stuck because when I unzip the download, I'm receiving .cpp files vice .pdf files as called for in the instructions.

I'm not sure where or how to proceed. Any help is appreciated.

Look at the instructions...

ygor — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:47:37 -0500

...between the screenshots and the download links. All this is explained.
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Dynamic Templates v2.05: The Next Generation

ygor — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:38:31 -0500

The D*I*Y Planner Dynamic Template application has now hit version 2.0, ready to produce any size and shape of yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily calendars for your printing pleasure. All designs are based upon the Classic versions of the D*I*Y Planner, along with input from Doug, and so will integrate completely into your DiyP setup. (The daily design was created by Doug, but was never implemented as a static template owing to the insane amount of repetitive work required.)

Simply select your paper size, choose the calendar type, and tweak the settings to come up with your own printable set of calendars that perfectly fit your planner and your lifestyle.

The Mac version was built in Mac OS 10.4.11, using Qt 4.5.2
Here's a shot of the Mac version as it starts up:

The Windows version was built in Windows XP, using Qt 4.5.2 and MinGW
Here's the Windows version as it starts up:

This is multi-platform software. Below are download links for pre-built, static, binary applications for both Windows and Mac OS X as well as the source code. Through the Nordic Magic of the Qt Libraries, both of these applications were built from the same source code. This source can be built on any platform supported for Qt 4.5.2

Some Major Changes:

One application instead of many. The initial merge was a pain, but once established, adding new templates is now far easier. This release replaces all of the individual Calender-type Dynamic Templates, which will be disappearing in the near future.
No Printing, Only PDF and SVG. Details below.
ANY Page size, Painlessly. I included the major US and European page sizes along with a Custom Page Size control. The Qt feature that lets me do this was new to Qt 4.4

Screenshots:

Single Daily Pages

Double Daily Pages

Single Weekly Pages

Double Weekly Pages

Single Monthly Pages

Double Monthly Pages

Single Yearly Pages

Double Yearly Pages

I would like to believe the application is intuitive easy to use, but what I call easy may not be so for other folks, so here are some basic instructions.

Be sure you have the font "Blue Highway" installed as it is hard coded into the application
Use the "Page Size" tab to set paper size and margins
Use the calendar widget and the First/Last selectors to set your page range.
The Qt date widget is a bit non-intuitive. Here's how to "do it". (I'm doing this a step at a time with a copy of the application running as I type this - Two Pages per Day template - originally posted 30 May 2008) The default date selection is today for both first/last. The widgets are set so that the last day must be AFTER the first day, so you should start by setting the LAST day.
- Click on "May" in "Last Day" then click the up-arrow once. Last Day should now read "June 30,2008".
- Click on the "1" which is June 1st to set the displayed date to June 1, 2008
- To set the "First Day", decrement the day from May 30 to May 1, then increment the month from May to June.
- Now the range is June 1 to June 30.
If you do not like the way this works, complain to Trolltech, the makers of Qt.
Set your line width and Line Spacing with the "Line Spacing and Thickness" tab. Try tinkering with a custom line spacing on the templates that have blocks of lines. The spacing is done as multiples of a single line and that can leave blank space at the page bottom
No printing, just PDF or SVG. For multi-page PDF output, you can use the "File" menu or just type [Control-S(Win)/ Command-S(Mac)] This is, I hope, a temporary thing. At the last minute, I ran into difficulty between the parts that "draw" to a printer versus the parts that "draw" to a PDF document. I decided to just pull the print feature rather than delay the release. We have figured out how to arrange and rearrange PDF's for double-sided (duplex) printing:
Arrange Pages for 2-Up Duplex Printing
Dynamic Templates and Multivalent: Example 1 - January 2008 classic booklet
Dynamic Templates and Multivalent: Example 2 - A 2 year classic booklet
Graphic output in SVG format. Be careful: It makes one file per page. [Control-P(Win)/ Command-P(Mac)] SVG is Scaled Vector Format. An open source equivalent of the file format used by Adobe Illustrator. There is a freeware application called Inkscape you can use to edit the shape and color of any generated template page.
The "Controls" are in what Qt calls a dock. It can be detatched to be a floating window or it can be hidden. To the right of the word "Controls" you see two small icons. The left had one "un-docks" the controls and the right hand one will hide it. To re-dock the window, double-click on the window's title bar - where the word "Controls" is. To un-hide it, use the "View" menu on the menu bar (On the application window for Windows, at the top of the screen for Macs)

Please let me know if you encounter problems. I do not consider this totally finished. There are refinements to be made, but it is, I believe, Ready for Prime Time.

License:
License granted to me (Dan White) by Douglas Johnston to duplicate the D*I*Y Planner forms look and feel under the Creative Commons NC-ND License. The source code is declared under GNU GPL.

Language:
That's part of the Nordic Magic. Qt allows one to make an application multi-lingual. If you want to add a language, All I need is a list of words and phrases translated and they can easily be added to the application.

Current known problems:
None (yet). My goal is to add direct printing and the ability to save into a graphic format (SVG or PNG or something).

Version History:

2.0: Initial Release
2.01:
Bug 01 - Full date range not "printing"
Bug 02 - Second pages not "printing"
2.02: Bug 03 - month display, 5th week/first day comes up as "1"
2.03: Bug 04 - line spacing added to 2 pages per week and 2 pages per month -- AND !! -- Notes !
2.04: Bug 05 - 2 page per month inner/outer margins reversed on right hand page
Plus !! two added goodies !! - I added an interactive label to the pen/line thickness control and I added a Progress Dialog to let you see your PDF's being generated.
2.05: 6 new templates, a credit line, and SVG output. The new templates are:
- One Page Per Day: Daily Journal pages -- Lined, Grid, and Blank
- Two Pages per Month - Landscape. I did this on 11 by 17 inch paper for a wall calendar !
- Two Pages per Week - one Portrait and one Landscape done in a minimal style inspired by Moleskine
Paper Sizes:

I originally wanted to include all the following in the application, but was asked to remove it to avoid legal issues. The info is important for folks using commercial binders, so I feel safe including it like this:

Franklin-Covey Page Sizes:

Pocket    3 x 5 inches

Compact    4.25 by 6.75 inches

Classic    5.5 by 8.5 inches

Monarch    8.5 by 11 inches

Filofax Page Sizes:

Mini    67 by 105 mm

Compact/Slimline/Personal    95 by 171 mm

Pocket    81 by 120 mm

Levenger Circa Page Sizes:

Micro PDA    2 by 3.5 inches

PDA    3 by 5 inches

Compact    3.75 by 6.75 inches

Junior    5.5 by 8.5 inches

Letter    8.5 by 11 inches

Pocket		3 x 5 inches
Compact		4.25 by 6.75 inches
Classic		5.5 by 8.5 inches
Monarch		8.5 by 11 inches

Mini		67 by 105 mm
Compact/Slimline/Personal		95 by 171 mm
Pocket		81 by 120 mm

Micro PDA		2 by 3.5 inches
PDA		3 by 5 inches
Compact		3.75 by 6.75 inches
Junior		5.5 by 8.5 inches
Letter		8.5 by 11 inches

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