Google Uses UI Datepicker: jQuery, JavaScript, My Work

Google Uses UI Datepicker

Category: Google & Yahoo Tags: jQuery, JavaScript, My Work | Written on Dec 28, 2007

Google let me know that they are using jQuery UI Datepicker on Google Code (http://code.google.com/events/calendar/add/). This is great news, Google is actually adopting something I wrote! Here is a screenshot:

Google Code using UI Datepicker

Google did a nice job of changing the colors to match their site (refer to the screenshot above). I think the simple skin provides an easy way to adopt the datepicker's look and feel into web applications, but I think that we need new skins for the datepicker. If anyone wants to contribute designs please let me know.

I can't leave this post without mentioning Keith Wood, thanks for all the great work. And to everyone who has sent me emails and feedback, thanks again!

Comments

#1. Karl Swedberg http://www.learningjquery.com/ on Dec 28, 2007
Congrats, Marc! That is awesome news.
#2. Richard D Worth http://rdworth.org on Dec 30, 2007
Great news! Nicely done, Marc.
#3. Galeel on Jul 09, 2008
Hi matey,
Great job done by your side.

The Google link has been changed. The new link is http://code.google.com/events/calendar/add/

update this page accordingly.

cheers
Galeel Bhasha
//Bangalore-India
#4. Marc Grabanski http://marcgrabanski.com on Jul 09, 2008
Thanks Galeel, I updated the article with the new URL.
#5. Sameer Alibhai http://www.sharpdeveloper.net/ on Sep 30, 2008
I guess you didnt see any $$$ or credit (i.e. a link back to your site) after this announcement did you?
#6. Marc Grabanski http://marcgrabanski.com on Sep 30, 2008
Nope, you don't code open source for money. You code applications based on open source for money. =)
#7. Yao http://www.hs21.co.jp/ on Nov 14, 2008
Hello , I am a programmer in HITACHI Software Engineering. It is my honor to using this widget with joy. And I think it is a great component with nice appearance, that is why google adopt it.

And also, do you mind if you offer us a licence or some kind of permission that HITACHI can embed it unto a commercial usage. Just as to google.

Thank you sir. Nice day.
#8. Marc Grabanski http://marcgrabanski.com on Nov 16, 2008
Yao, HITACHI or any other company can freely use the code for commercial purposes because it is under the MIT license.
#9. Yao http://www.hs21.co.jp on Nov 16, 2008
Thanks again.

And we shall be appreciate about your kindness.

Good day.
#10. NHAFENG http://www.basicdatepicker.com/ on Jul 04, 2009
There is another datepicker which show a good way to select year. Please have a try. :)
http://www.basicdatepicker.com/

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