Today consisted of working on a jQuery search function for the Thriftway site. It features the ability for people to use a calendar view for selecting the date as well as predictive text for choosing flight destinations. The whole thing is checked by jQuery to ensure that valid data is being entered before submitting, ensuring that proper dates have been entered in and that a proper ratio of adults to minors is maintained (1 adult per 2 minors).

Mukesh, Will and Stephen also met with the company that manages the search engine that we use to search for flights. They have, apparently, agreed to give up an increased amount of control over the look and feel of the search engine, allowing us to style the content and, apparently, providing us with FTP access to their servers... at least to a limited extent. This will greatly improve the overall look and feel of the site, bringing it together as a whole.

Mukesh has also brought in a sheet covered in little sketches which have dimensions over them. They are the dimensions of the store's windows. He's looking to get banners displayed along the top windows of the office, to provide passersby something that might catch their eye. I've been given the luxourious task of putting something together for this, which will be interesting. The idea is that it will promote the business and provide the currently available methods for booking travel with them, via phone and online.

It will have to wait until Friday though, as I'm in class tomorrow giving a presentation on Edward de Bono's six thinking hats, and how I used them as part of the Write on Time Project I completed last semester.

Posted by Wulf on March 25, 2009, 5:19 pm