Index: trunk/calendar3/deployment/webuser/webapp/resources/demoskins/default/default/default.css
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--- trunk/calendar3/deployment/webuser/webapp/resources/demoskins/default/default/default.css (revision 383)
+++ trunk/calendar3/deployment/webuser/webapp/resources/demoskins/default/default/default.css (revision 387)
@@ -159,8 +159,4 @@
   padding: 0;
 }
-#bodyBlock td {
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-}
 #bodyBlock td#sideBar {
   width: 200px;
@@ -173,4 +169,5 @@
   border-top: 24px solid #333;
   vertical-align: top;
+  margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
 }
@@ -231,4 +228,5 @@
   vertical-align: top;
   padding: 0;
+  margin: 0;
 }
 #utilBarTable {
Index: trunk/calendar3/deployment/webuser/webapp/resources/demoskins/default/default/default.xsl
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--- trunk/calendar3/deployment/webuser/webapp/resources/demoskins/default/default/default.xsl (revision 386)
+++ trunk/calendar3/deployment/webuser/webapp/resources/demoskins/default/default/default.xsl (revision 387)
@@ -520,5 +520,5 @@
              <xsl:when test="/bedework/periodname = 'day'">
                <xsl:variable name="date" select="/bedework/firstday/date"/>
-               <a href="{$initEvent}?date={$date}" title="add event">
+               <a href="{$initEvent}?startdate={$date}" title="add event">
                   <img src="{$resourcesRoot}/resources/add2mycal-icon-small.gif" width="12" height="16" border="0" alt="add event"/>
                   add event
@@ -640,5 +640,5 @@
                 <td colspan="6" class="dateRow">
                    <xsl:variable name="date" select="date"/>
-                   <a href="{$initEvent}?date={$date}" class="listAdd">
+                   <a href="{$initEvent}?startdate={$date}" class="listAdd">
                      add event
                    </a>
@@ -819,5 +819,5 @@
             <td>
               <xsl:variable name="dayDate" select="date"/>
-              <a href="{$initEvent}?date={$dayDate}" class="gridAdd" title="add event">
+              <a href="{$initEvent}?startdate={$dayDate}" class="gridAdd" title="add event">
                 <img src="{$resourcesRoot}/resources/addEvent-forGrid-icon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0" alt="add event"/>
               </a>
@@ -856,5 +856,5 @@
                 <td>
                   <xsl:variable name="dayDate" select="date"/>
-                  <a href="{$initEvent}?date={$dayDate}" class="gridAdd" title="add event">
+                  <a href="{$initEvent}?startdate={$dayDate}" class="gridAdd" title="add event">
                     <img src="{$resourcesRoot}/resources/addEvent-forGrid-icon.gif" width="10" height="10" border="0" alt="add event"/>
                   </a>
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@
                 Select:
               </option>
-              <xsl:copy-of select="/bedework/formElements/form/calendar/select/*"/>
-              <!--
+              <!--<xsl:copy-of select="/bedework/formElements/form/calendar/select/*"/>-->
+              <!-- the following calendar select box is temporary.  Should be
+                   replaced with the xml from the line above. -->
               <xsl:for-each select="/bedework/myCalendars/calendars//calendar[calendarCollection='true']">
                 <xsl:if test="(name != 'Inbox') and (name != 'Outbox')">
@@ -1282,5 +1283,5 @@
                   </xsl:choose>
                 </xsl:if>
-              </xsl:for-each>-->
+              </xsl:for-each>
             </select>
           </td>
@@ -1651,6 +1652,7 @@
                 Select:
               </option>
-              <xsl:copy-of select="/bedework/formElements/form/calendar/select/*"/>
-              <!--
+              <!--<xsl:copy-of select="/bedework/formElements/form/calendar/select/*"/>-->
+              <!-- the following calendar select box is temporary.  Should be
+                   replaced with the xml from the line above. -->
               <xsl:for-each select="/bedework/myCalendars/calendars//calendar[calendarCollection='true']">
                 <xsl:if test="(name != 'Inbox') and (name != 'Outbox')">
@@ -1666,5 +1668,4 @@
                 </xsl:if>
               </xsl:for-each>
-              -->
             </select>
           </td>
@@ -1948,14 +1949,15 @@
           <xsl:for-each select="period">
             <xsl:variable name="startTime"><xsl:apply-templates  select="start" mode="timeDisplay"/></xsl:variable>
-            <xsl:variable name="startDate" select="start"/>
+            <!-- the start date for the add event link is a concat of the day's date plus the period's time (+ seconds)-->
+            <xsl:variable name="startDate"><xsl:value-of select="substring(../start,1,8)"/>T<xsl:value-of select="start"/>00</xsl:variable>
             <xsl:choose>
               <xsl:when test="fbtype = '0'">
                 <td class="busy">
-                  <a href="{$initEvent}?date={$startDate}" title="{$startTime}">*</a>
+                  <a href="{$initEvent}?startdate={$startDate}" title="{$startTime}">*</a>
                 </td>
               </xsl:when>
               <xsl:otherwise>
                 <td class="free">
-                  <a href="{$initEvent}?date={$startDate}" title="{$startTime}">*</a>
+                  <a href="{$initEvent}?startdate={$startDate}" title="{$startTime}">*</a>
                 </td>
               </xsl:otherwise>
Index: trunk/calendar3/webclient/src/org/bedework/webclient/BwInitEventAction.java
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--- trunk/calendar3/webclient/src/org/bedework/webclient/BwInitEventAction.java (revision 324)
+++ trunk/calendar3/webclient/src/org/bedework/webclient/BwInitEventAction.java (revision 387)
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@
  *
  * <p>Parameters are:<ul>
- *      <li>"date"              Optional date for the event</li>
+ *      <li>"startdate"              Optional start date for the event
+                                     as yymmdd or yymmddTHHmmss</li>
  * </ul>
  *
@@ -76,12 +77,16 @@
     form.refreshIsNeeded();
 
-    String date = getReqPar(request, "date");
-    
+    String date = getReqPar(request, "startdate");
+
     if (date != null) {
-      Date jdt = CalFacadeUtil.fromISODate(date);
-      
-      form.assignEventDates(jdt);
+      if (CalFacadeUtil.isISODate(date)) {
+        Date jdt = CalFacadeUtil.fromISODate(date);
+        form.assignEventDates(jdt);
+      } else if (CalFacadeUtil.isISODateTime(date)) {
+        Date jdt = CalFacadeUtil.fromISODateTime(date);
+        form.assignEventDates(jdt);
+      }
     }
-    
+
     return "success";
   }