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different colors
hi, I want to suggest that Yahrzeit , anniversaries and birthdays will get a different colors.
it will be nicer for the eyes
maybe the color is google calendar function, so it will be good to have option that the calendar will recognize these as different types of events.
I also want to add birthdays of people that are not live but want it to be with different color.
the issue is that it is not one event that repeat, if it would I can change the color once for all the series but each date is standalone ....
Answer
Hi Tzipi, thanks for using Hebcal and thanks for the great idea/suggestion.
Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple all allow custom colors for a calendar feed, but individual events within a feed all inherit the same color. As far as I know, there is no way for different events within the same calendar feed to have different colors.
The only way to have different colors in Google Calendar is to create multiple personal anniversary calendars on Hebcal. For example, you could create a first calendar that contains Hebrew birthdays only, a 2nd separate calendar with only Yahrzeits, and a 3rd for Hebrew anniversaries. Then you'd subscribe to those 3 Hebcal calendars in Google Calendar as 3 separate feeds. Once the feeds are set up in Google, then you can have different colors.
Here's an example:
It's a bit tedious to set up separate calendars, but once you do so, you will get perpetual updates. And perpetual updates also means you can make changes to the Hebcal side and they will automatically be reflected on the Google side.
For example, if you set up a Hebcal yahrzeit calendar with just 3 names and then later add a 4th name, you will automatically see the additional 4th person's yahrzeits show up in Google Calendar, typically 1-2 days after you make the changes on the Hebcal side.
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Hi Tzipi, thanks for using Hebcal and thanks for the great idea/suggestion.
Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple all allow custom colors for a calendar feed, but individual events within a feed all inherit the same color. As far as I know, there is no way for different events within the same calendar feed to have different colors.
The only way to have different colors in Google Calendar is to create multiple personal anniversary calendars on Hebcal. For example, you could create a first calendar that contains Hebrew birthdays only, a 2nd separate calendar with only Yahrzeits, and a 3rd for Hebrew anniversaries. Then you'd subscribe to those 3 Hebcal calendars in Google Calendar as 3 separate feeds. Once the feeds are set up in Google, then you can have different colors.
Here's an example:
It's a bit tedious to set up separate calendars, but once you do so, you will get perpetual updates. And perpetual updates also means you can make changes to the Hebcal side and they will automatically be reflected on the Google side.
For example, if you set up a Hebcal yahrzeit calendar with just 3 names and then later add a 4th name, you will automatically see the additional 4th person's yahrzeits show up in Google Calendar, typically 1-2 days after you make the changes on the Hebcal side.