[SPIP] ~spip v3.2.0-->v3.2.1
[lhc/web/www.git] / www / plugins-dist / organiseur / lib / fullcalendar / fullcalendar.js
index 0439930..c90a572 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*!
- * FullCalendar v3.2.0
+ * FullCalendar v3.5.1
  * Docs & License: https://fullcalendar.io/
  * (c) 2017 Adam Shaw
  */
 ;;
 
 var FC = $.fullCalendar = {
-       version: "3.2.0",
+       version: "3.5.1",
        // When introducing internal API incompatibilities (where fullcalendar plugins would break),
        // the minor version of the calendar should be upped (ex: 2.7.2 -> 2.8.0)
        // and the below integer should be incremented.
-       internalApiVersion: 8
+       internalApiVersion: 10
 };
 var fcViews = FC.views = {};
 
@@ -39,8 +39,24 @@ $.fn.fullCalendar = function(options) {
 
                // a method call
                if (typeof options === 'string') {
-                       if (calendar && $.isFunction(calendar[options])) {
+
+                       if (options === 'getCalendar') {
+                               if (!i) { // first element only
+                                       res = calendar;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else if (options === 'destroy') { // don't warn if no calendar object
+                               if (calendar) {
+                                       calendar.destroy();
+                                       element.removeData('fullCalendar');
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else if (!calendar) {
+                               FC.warn("Attempting to call a FullCalendar method on an element with no calendar.");
+                       }
+                       else if ($.isFunction(calendar[options])) {
                                singleRes = calendar[options].apply(calendar, args);
+
                                if (!i) {
                                        res = singleRes; // record the first method call result
                                }
@@ -48,6 +64,9 @@ $.fn.fullCalendar = function(options) {
                                        element.removeData('fullCalendar');
                                }
                        }
+                       else {
+                               FC.warn("'" + options + "' is an unknown FullCalendar method.");
+                       }
                }
                // a new calendar initialization
                else if (!calendar) { // don't initialize twice
@@ -78,7 +97,6 @@ function mergeOptions(optionObjs) {
 ;;
 
 // exports
-FC.intersectRanges = intersectRanges;
 FC.applyAll = applyAll;
 FC.debounce = debounce;
 FC.isInt = isInt;
@@ -277,6 +295,7 @@ function getOuterRect(el, origin) {
 // Queries the area within the margin/border/scrollbars of a jQuery element. Does not go within the padding.
 // Returns a rectangle with absolute coordinates: left, right (exclusive), top, bottom (exclusive).
 // Origin is optional.
+// WARNING: given element can't have borders
 // NOTE: should use clientLeft/clientTop, but very unreliable cross-browser.
 function getClientRect(el, origin) {
        var offset = el.offset();
@@ -313,10 +332,11 @@ function getContentRect(el, origin) {
 
 
 // Returns the computed left/right/top/bottom scrollbar widths for the given jQuery element.
+// WARNING: given element can't have borders (which will cause offsetWidth/offsetHeight to be larger).
 // NOTE: should use clientLeft/clientTop, but very unreliable cross-browser.
 function getScrollbarWidths(el) {
-       var leftRightWidth = el.innerWidth() - el[0].clientWidth; // the paddings cancel out, leaving the scrollbars
-       var bottomWidth = el.innerHeight() - el[0].clientHeight; // "
+       var leftRightWidth = el[0].offsetWidth - el[0].clientWidth;
+       var bottomWidth = el[0].offsetHeight - el[0].clientHeight;
        var widths;
 
        leftRightWidth = sanitizeScrollbarWidth(leftRightWidth);
@@ -574,63 +594,17 @@ function flexibleCompare(a, b) {
 }
 
 
-/* FullCalendar-specific Misc Utilities
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-// Computes the intersection of the two ranges. Will return fresh date clones in a range.
-// Returns undefined if no intersection.
-// Expects all dates to be normalized to the same timezone beforehand.
-// TODO: move to date section?
-function intersectRanges(subjectRange, constraintRange) {
-       var subjectStart = subjectRange.start;
-       var subjectEnd = subjectRange.end;
-       var constraintStart = constraintRange.start;
-       var constraintEnd = constraintRange.end;
-       var segStart, segEnd;
-       var isStart, isEnd;
-
-       if (subjectEnd > constraintStart && subjectStart < constraintEnd) { // in bounds at all?
-
-               if (subjectStart >= constraintStart) {
-                       segStart = subjectStart.clone();
-                       isStart = true;
-               }
-               else {
-                       segStart = constraintStart.clone();
-                       isStart =  false;
-               }
-
-               if (subjectEnd <= constraintEnd) {
-                       segEnd = subjectEnd.clone();
-                       isEnd = true;
-               }
-               else {
-                       segEnd = constraintEnd.clone();
-                       isEnd = false;
-               }
-
-               return {
-                       start: segStart,
-                       end: segEnd,
-                       isStart: isStart,
-                       isEnd: isEnd
-               };
-       }
-}
-
-
 /* Date Utilities
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-FC.computeIntervalUnit = computeIntervalUnit;
+FC.computeGreatestUnit = computeGreatestUnit;
 FC.divideRangeByDuration = divideRangeByDuration;
 FC.divideDurationByDuration = divideDurationByDuration;
 FC.multiplyDuration = multiplyDuration;
 FC.durationHasTime = durationHasTime;
 
 var dayIDs = [ 'sun', 'mon', 'tue', 'wed', 'thu', 'fri', 'sat' ];
-var intervalUnits = [ 'year', 'month', 'week', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second', 'millisecond' ];
+var unitsDesc = [ 'year', 'month', 'week', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second', 'millisecond' ]; // descending
 
 
 // Diffs the two moments into a Duration where full-days are recorded first, then the remaining time.
@@ -663,12 +637,12 @@ function diffByUnit(a, b, unit) {
 // Computes the unit name of the largest whole-unit period of time.
 // For example, 48 hours will be "days" whereas 49 hours will be "hours".
 // Accepts start/end, a range object, or an original duration object.
-function computeIntervalUnit(start, end) {
+function computeGreatestUnit(start, end) {
        var i, unit;
        var val;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < intervalUnits.length; i++) {
-               unit = intervalUnits[i];
+       for (i = 0; i < unitsDesc.length; i++) {
+               unit = unitsDesc[i];
                val = computeRangeAs(unit, start, end);
 
                if (val >= 1 && isInt(val)) {
@@ -680,6 +654,19 @@ function computeIntervalUnit(start, end) {
 }
 
 
+// like computeGreatestUnit, but has special abilities to interpret the source input for clues
+function computeDurationGreatestUnit(duration, durationInput) {
+       var unit = computeGreatestUnit(duration);
+
+       // prevent days:7 from being interpreted as a week
+       if (unit === 'week' && typeof durationInput === 'object' && durationInput.days) {
+               unit = 'day';
+       }
+
+       return unit;
+}
+
+
 // Computes the number of units (like "hours") in the given range.
 // Range can be a {start,end} object, separate start/end args, or a Duration.
 // Results are based on Moment's .as() and .diff() methods, so results can depend on internal handling
@@ -760,7 +747,8 @@ function isNativeDate(input) {
 
 // Returns a boolean about whether the given input is a time string, like "06:40:00" or "06:00"
 function isTimeString(str) {
-       return /^\d+\:\d+(?:\:\d+\.?(?:\d{3})?)?$/.test(str);
+       return typeof str === 'string' &&
+               /^\d+\:\d+(?:\:\d+\.?(?:\d{3})?)?$/.test(str);
 }
 
 
@@ -842,15 +830,6 @@ function mergeProps(propObjs, complexProps) {
 }
 
 
-// Create an object that has the given prototype. Just like Object.create
-function createObject(proto) {
-       var f = function() {};
-       f.prototype = proto;
-       return new f();
-}
-FC.createObject = createObject;
-
-
 function copyOwnProps(src, dest) {
        for (var name in src) {
                if (hasOwnProp(src, name)) {
@@ -865,12 +844,6 @@ function hasOwnProp(obj, name) {
 }
 
 
-// Is the given value a non-object non-function value?
-function isAtomic(val) {
-       return /undefined|null|boolean|number|string/.test($.type(val));
-}
-
-
 function applyAll(functions, thisObj, args) {
        if ($.isFunction(functions)) {
                functions = [ functions ];
@@ -886,6 +859,44 @@ function applyAll(functions, thisObj, args) {
 }
 
 
+function removeMatching(array, testFunc) {
+       var removeCnt = 0;
+       var i = 0;
+
+       while (i < array.length) {
+               if (testFunc(array[i])) { // truthy value means *remove*
+                       array.splice(i, 1);
+                       removeCnt++;
+               }
+               else {
+                       i++;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return removeCnt;
+}
+
+
+function removeExact(array, exactVal) {
+       var removeCnt = 0;
+       var i = 0;
+
+       while (i < array.length) {
+               if (array[i] === exactVal) {
+                       array.splice(i, 1);
+                       removeCnt++;
+               }
+               else {
+                       i++;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return removeCnt;
+}
+FC.removeExact = removeExact;
+
+
+
 function firstDefined() {
        for (var i=0; i<arguments.length; i++) {
                if (arguments[i] !== undefined) {
@@ -1305,28 +1316,48 @@ newMomentProto.utcOffset = function(tzo) {
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 newMomentProto.format = function() {
+
        if (this._fullCalendar && arguments[0]) { // an enhanced moment? and a format string provided?
                return formatDate(this, arguments[0]); // our extended formatting
        }
        if (this._ambigTime) {
-               return oldMomentFormat(this, 'YYYY-MM-DD');
+               return oldMomentFormat(englishMoment(this), 'YYYY-MM-DD');
        }
        if (this._ambigZone) {
-               return oldMomentFormat(this, 'YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss');
+               return oldMomentFormat(englishMoment(this), 'YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss');
+       }
+       if (this._fullCalendar) { // enhanced non-ambig moment?
+               // moment.format() doesn't ensure english, but we want to.
+               return oldMomentFormat(englishMoment(this));
        }
+
        return oldMomentProto.format.apply(this, arguments);
 };
 
 newMomentProto.toISOString = function() {
+
        if (this._ambigTime) {
-               return oldMomentFormat(this, 'YYYY-MM-DD');
+               return oldMomentFormat(englishMoment(this), 'YYYY-MM-DD');
        }
        if (this._ambigZone) {
-               return oldMomentFormat(this, 'YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss');
+               return oldMomentFormat(englishMoment(this), 'YYYY-MM-DD[T]HH:mm:ss');
        }
+       if (this._fullCalendar) { // enhanced non-ambig moment?
+               // depending on browser, moment might not output english. ensure english.
+               // https://github.com/moment/moment/blob/2.18.1/src/lib/moment/format.js#L22
+               return oldMomentProto.toISOString.apply(englishMoment(this), arguments);
+       }
+
        return oldMomentProto.toISOString.apply(this, arguments);
 };
 
+function englishMoment(mom) {
+       if (mom.locale() !== 'en') {
+               return mom.clone().locale('en');
+       }
+       return mom;
+}
+
 ;;
 (function() {
 
@@ -1756,25 +1787,21 @@ function Class() { }
 // Called on a class to create a subclass.
 // Last argument contains instance methods. Any argument before the last are considered mixins.
 Class.extend = function() {
-       var len = arguments.length;
+       var members = {};
        var i;
-       var members;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-               members = arguments[i];
-               if (i < len - 1) { // not the last argument?
-                       mixIntoClass(this, members);
-               }
+       for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+               copyOwnProps(arguments[i], members);
        }
 
-       return extendClass(this, members || {}); // members will be undefined if no arguments
+       return extendClass(this, members);
 };
 
 
 // Adds new member variables/methods to the class's prototype.
 // Can be called with another class, or a plain object hash containing new members.
 Class.mixin = function(members) {
-       mixIntoClass(this, members);
+       copyOwnProps(members, this.prototype);
 };
 
 
@@ -1792,7 +1819,7 @@ function extendClass(superClass, members) {
        }
 
        // build the base prototype for the subclass, which is an new object chained to the superclass's prototype
-       subClass.prototype = createObject(superClass.prototype);
+       subClass.prototype = Object.create(superClass.prototype);
 
        // copy each member variable/method onto the the subclass's prototype
        copyOwnProps(members, subClass.prototype);
@@ -1803,205 +1830,6 @@ function extendClass(superClass, members) {
        return subClass;
 }
 
-
-function mixIntoClass(theClass, members) {
-       copyOwnProps(members, theClass.prototype);
-}
-;;
-
-/*
-Wrap jQuery's Deferred Promise object to be slightly more Promise/A+ compliant.
-With the added non-standard feature of synchronously executing handlers on resolved promises,
-which doesn't always happen otherwise (esp with nested .then handlers!?),
-so, this makes things a lot easier, esp because jQuery 3 changed the synchronicity for Deferred objects.
-
-TODO: write tests and more comments
-*/
-
-function Promise(executor) {
-       var deferred = $.Deferred();
-       var promise = deferred.promise();
-
-       if (typeof executor === 'function') {
-               executor(
-                       function(value) { // resolve
-                               if (Promise.immediate) {
-                                       promise._value = value;
-                               }
-                               deferred.resolve(value);
-                       },
-                       function() { // reject
-                               deferred.reject();
-                       }
-               );
-       }
-       
-       if (Promise.immediate) {
-               var origThen = promise.then;
-
-               promise.then = function(onFulfilled, onRejected) {
-                       var state = promise.state();
-                       
-                       if (state === 'resolved') {
-                               if (typeof onFulfilled === 'function') {
-                                       return Promise.resolve(onFulfilled(promise._value));
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else if (state === 'rejected') {
-                               if (typeof onRejected === 'function') {
-                                       onRejected();
-                                       return promise; // already rejected
-                               }
-                       }
-
-                       return origThen.call(promise, onFulfilled, onRejected);
-               };
-       }
-
-       return promise; // instanceof Promise will break :( TODO: make Promise a real class
-}
-
-FC.Promise = Promise;
-
-Promise.immediate = true;
-
-
-Promise.resolve = function(value) {
-       if (value && typeof value.resolve === 'function') {
-               return value.promise();
-       }
-       if (value && typeof value.then === 'function') {
-               return value;
-       }
-       else {
-               var deferred = $.Deferred().resolve(value);
-               var promise = deferred.promise();
-
-               if (Promise.immediate) {
-                       var origThen = promise.then;
-
-                       promise._value = value;
-
-                       promise.then = function(onFulfilled, onRejected) {
-                               if (typeof onFulfilled === 'function') {
-                                       return Promise.resolve(onFulfilled(value));
-                               }
-                               return origThen.call(promise, onFulfilled, onRejected);
-                       };
-               }
-
-               return promise;
-       }
-};
-
-
-Promise.reject = function() {
-       return $.Deferred().reject().promise();
-};
-
-
-Promise.all = function(inputs) {
-       var hasAllValues = false;
-       var values;
-       var i, input;
-
-       if (Promise.immediate) {
-               hasAllValues = true;
-               values = [];
-
-               for (i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
-                       input = inputs[i];
-
-                       if (input && typeof input.state === 'function' && input.state() === 'resolved' && ('_value' in input)) {
-                               values.push(input._value);
-                       }
-                       else if (input && typeof input.then === 'function') {
-                               hasAllValues = false;
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               values.push(input);
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       if (hasAllValues) {
-               return Promise.resolve(values);
-       }
-       else {
-               return $.when.apply($.when, inputs).then(function() {
-                       return $.when($.makeArray(arguments));
-               });
-       }
-};
-
-;;
-
-// TODO: write tests and clean up code
-
-function TaskQueue(debounceWait) {
-       var q = []; // array of runFuncs
-
-       function addTask(taskFunc) {
-               return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-
-                       // should run this function when it's taskFunc's turn to run.
-                       // responsible for popping itself off the queue.
-                       var runFunc = function() {
-                               Promise.resolve(taskFunc()) // result might be async, coerce to promise
-                                       .then(resolve) // resolve TaskQueue::push's promise, for the caller. will receive result of taskFunc.
-                                       .then(function() {
-                                               q.shift(); // pop itself off
-
-                                               // run the next task, if any
-                                               if (q.length) {
-                                                       q[0]();
-                                               }
-                                       });
-                       };
-
-                       // always put the task at the end of the queue, BEFORE running the task
-                       q.push(runFunc);
-
-                       // if it's the only task in the queue, run immediately
-                       if (q.length === 1) {
-                               runFunc();
-                       }
-               });
-       }
-
-       this.add = // potentially debounce, for the public method
-               typeof debounceWait === 'number' ?
-                       debounce(addTask, debounceWait) :
-                       addTask; // if not a number (null/undefined/false), no debounce at all
-
-       this.addQuickly = addTask; // guaranteed no debounce
-}
-
-FC.TaskQueue = TaskQueue;
-
-/*
-q = new TaskQueue();
-
-function work(i) {
-       return q.push(function() {
-               trigger();
-               console.log('work' + i);
-       });
-}
-
-var cnt = 0;
-
-function trigger() {
-       if (cnt < 5) {
-               cnt++;
-               work(cnt);
-       }
-}
-
-work(9);
-*/
-
 ;;
 
 var EmitterMixin = FC.EmitterMixin = {
@@ -2070,6 +1898,13 @@ var EmitterMixin = FC.EmitterMixin = {
                $(this).triggerHandler(types, { context: context, args: args });
 
                return this; // for chaining
+       },
+
+
+       hasHandlers: function(type) {
+               var hash = $._data(this, 'events'); // http://blog.jquery.com/2012/08/09/jquery-1-8-released/
+
+               return hash && hash[type] && hash[type].length > 0;
        }
 
 };
@@ -2138,11059 +1973,14629 @@ var ListenerMixin = FC.ListenerMixin = (function() {
 })();
 ;;
 
-/* A rectangular panel that is absolutely positioned over other content
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Options:
-       - className (string)
-       - content (HTML string or jQuery element set)
-       - parentEl
-       - top
-       - left
-       - right (the x coord of where the right edge should be. not a "CSS" right)
-       - autoHide (boolean)
-       - show (callback)
-       - hide (callback)
-*/
-
-var Popover = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
-
-       isHidden: true,
-       options: null,
-       el: null, // the container element for the popover. generated by this object
-       margin: 10, // the space required between the popover and the edges of the scroll container
-
+var ParsableModelMixin = {
 
-       constructor: function(options) {
-               this.options = options || {};
-       },
+       standardPropMap: {}, // will be cloned by allowRawProps
 
 
-       // Shows the popover on the specified position. Renders it if not already
-       show: function() {
-               if (this.isHidden) {
-                       if (!this.el) {
-                               this.render();
+       /*
+       Returns true/false for success
+       */
+       applyRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               var standardPropMap = this.standardPropMap;
+               var manualProps = {};
+               var otherProps = {};
+               var propName;
+
+               for (propName in rawProps) {
+                       if (standardPropMap[propName] === true) { // copy automatically
+                               this[propName] = rawProps[propName];
+                       }
+                       else if (standardPropMap[propName] === false) {
+                               manualProps[propName] = rawProps[propName];
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               otherProps[propName] = rawProps[propName];
                        }
-                       this.el.show();
-                       this.position();
-                       this.isHidden = false;
-                       this.trigger('show');
                }
-       },
 
+               this.applyOtherRawProps(otherProps);
 
-       // Hides the popover, through CSS, but does not remove it from the DOM
-       hide: function() {
-               if (!this.isHidden) {
-                       this.el.hide();
-                       this.isHidden = true;
-                       this.trigger('hide');
-               }
+               return this.applyManualRawProps(manualProps);
        },
 
 
-       // Creates `this.el` and renders content inside of it
-       render: function() {
-               var _this = this;
-               var options = this.options;
+       /*
+       If subclasses override, they must call this supermethod and return the boolean response.
+       */
+       applyManualRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               return true;
+       },
 
-               this.el = $('<div class="fc-popover"/>')
-                       .addClass(options.className || '')
-                       .css({
-                               // position initially to the top left to avoid creating scrollbars
-                               top: 0,
-                               left: 0
-                       })
-                       .append(options.content)
-                       .appendTo(options.parentEl);
 
-               // when a click happens on anything inside with a 'fc-close' className, hide the popover
-               this.el.on('click', '.fc-close', function() {
-                       _this.hide();
-               });
+       applyOtherRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               // subclasses can implement
+       }
 
-               if (options.autoHide) {
-                       this.listenTo($(document), 'mousedown', this.documentMousedown);
-               }
-       },
+};
 
 
-       // Triggered when the user clicks *anywhere* in the document, for the autoHide feature
-       documentMousedown: function(ev) {
-               // only hide the popover if the click happened outside the popover
-               if (this.el && !$(ev.target).closest(this.el).length) {
-                       this.hide();
-               }
-       },
+/*
+TODO: devise a better system
+*/
+var ParsableModelMixin_allowRawProps = function(propDefs) {
+       var proto = this.prototype;
 
+       proto.standardPropMap = Object.create(proto.standardPropMap);
 
-       // Hides and unregisters any handlers
-       removeElement: function() {
-               this.hide();
+       copyOwnProps(propDefs, proto.standardPropMap);
+};
 
-               if (this.el) {
-                       this.el.remove();
-                       this.el = null;
+
+/*
+TODO: devise a better system
+*/
+var ParsableModelMixin_copyVerbatimStandardProps = function(src, dest) {
+       var map = this.prototype.standardPropMap;
+       var propName;
+
+       for (propName in map) {
+               if (
+                       src[propName] != null && // in the src object?
+                       map[propName] === true // false means "copy verbatim"
+               ) {
+                       dest[propName] = src[propName];
                }
+       }
+};
 
-               this.stopListeningTo($(document), 'mousedown');
-       },
+;;
 
+var Model = Class.extend(EmitterMixin, ListenerMixin, {
 
-       // Positions the popover optimally, using the top/left/right options
-       position: function() {
-               var options = this.options;
-               var origin = this.el.offsetParent().offset();
-               var width = this.el.outerWidth();
-               var height = this.el.outerHeight();
-               var windowEl = $(window);
-               var viewportEl = getScrollParent(this.el);
-               var viewportTop;
-               var viewportLeft;
-               var viewportOffset;
-               var top; // the "position" (not "offset") values for the popover
-               var left; //
+       _props: null,
+       _watchers: null,
+       _globalWatchArgs: null,
 
-               // compute top and left
-               top = options.top || 0;
-               if (options.left !== undefined) {
-                       left = options.left;
-               }
-               else if (options.right !== undefined) {
-                       left = options.right - width; // derive the left value from the right value
+       constructor: function() {
+               this._watchers = {};
+               this._props = {};
+               this.applyGlobalWatchers();
+       },
+
+       applyGlobalWatchers: function() {
+               var argSets = this._globalWatchArgs || [];
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < argSets.length; i++) {
+                       this.watch.apply(this, argSets[i]);
                }
-               else {
-                       left = 0;
+       },
+
+       has: function(name) {
+               return name in this._props;
+       },
+
+       get: function(name) {
+               if (name === undefined) {
+                       return this._props;
                }
 
-               if (viewportEl.is(window) || viewportEl.is(document)) { // normalize getScrollParent's result
-                       viewportEl = windowEl;
-                       viewportTop = 0; // the window is always at the top left
-                       viewportLeft = 0; // (and .offset() won't work if called here)
+               return this._props[name];
+       },
+
+       set: function(name, val) {
+               var newProps;
+
+               if (typeof name === 'string') {
+                       newProps = {};
+                       newProps[name] = val === undefined ? null : val;
                }
                else {
-                       viewportOffset = viewportEl.offset();
-                       viewportTop = viewportOffset.top;
-                       viewportLeft = viewportOffset.left;
+                       newProps = name;
                }
 
-               // if the window is scrolled, it causes the visible area to be further down
-               viewportTop += windowEl.scrollTop();
-               viewportLeft += windowEl.scrollLeft();
+               this.setProps(newProps);
+       },
 
-               // constrain to the view port. if constrained by two edges, give precedence to top/left
-               if (options.viewportConstrain !== false) {
-                       top = Math.min(top, viewportTop + viewportEl.outerHeight() - height - this.margin);
-                       top = Math.max(top, viewportTop + this.margin);
-                       left = Math.min(left, viewportLeft + viewportEl.outerWidth() - width - this.margin);
-                       left = Math.max(left, viewportLeft + this.margin);
+       reset: function(newProps) {
+               var oldProps = this._props;
+               var changeset = {}; // will have undefined's to signal unsets
+               var name;
+
+               for (name in oldProps) {
+                       changeset[name] = undefined;
                }
 
-               this.el.css({
-                       top: top - origin.top,
-                       left: left - origin.left
-               });
+               for (name in newProps) {
+                       changeset[name] = newProps[name];
+               }
+
+               this.setProps(changeset);
        },
 
+       unset: function(name) { // accepts a string or array of strings
+               var newProps = {};
+               var names;
+               var i;
 
-       // Triggers a callback. Calls a function in the option hash of the same name.
-       // Arguments beyond the first `name` are forwarded on.
-       // TODO: better code reuse for this. Repeat code
-       trigger: function(name) {
-               if (this.options[name]) {
-                       this.options[name].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
+               if (typeof name === 'string') {
+                       names = [ name ];
+               }
+               else {
+                       names = name;
                }
-       }
 
-});
+               for (i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
+                       newProps[names[i]] = undefined;
+               }
 
-;;
+               this.setProps(newProps);
+       },
 
-/*
-A cache for the left/right/top/bottom/width/height values for one or more elements.
-Works with both offset (from topleft document) and position (from offsetParent).
+       setProps: function(newProps) {
+               var changedProps = {};
+               var changedCnt = 0;
+               var name, val;
 
-options:
-- els
-- isHorizontal
-- isVertical
-*/
-var CoordCache = FC.CoordCache = Class.extend({
+               for (name in newProps) {
+                       val = newProps[name];
 
-       els: null, // jQuery set (assumed to be siblings)
-       forcedOffsetParentEl: null, // options can override the natural offsetParent
-       origin: null, // {left,top} position of offsetParent of els
-       boundingRect: null, // constrain cordinates to this rectangle. {left,right,top,bottom} or null
-       isHorizontal: false, // whether to query for left/right/width
-       isVertical: false, // whether to query for top/bottom/height
+                       // a change in value?
+                       // if an object, don't check equality, because might have been mutated internally.
+                       // TODO: eventually enforce immutability.
+                       if (
+                               typeof val === 'object' ||
+                               val !== this._props[name]
+                       ) {
+                               changedProps[name] = val;
+                               changedCnt++;
+                       }
+               }
 
-       // arrays of coordinates (offsets from topleft of document)
-       lefts: null,
-       rights: null,
-       tops: null,
-       bottoms: null,
+               if (changedCnt) {
 
+                       this.trigger('before:batchChange', changedProps);
 
-       constructor: function(options) {
-               this.els = $(options.els);
-               this.isHorizontal = options.isHorizontal;
-               this.isVertical = options.isVertical;
-               this.forcedOffsetParentEl = options.offsetParent ? $(options.offsetParent) : null;
-       },
+                       for (name in changedProps) {
+                               val = changedProps[name];
 
+                               this.trigger('before:change', name, val);
+                               this.trigger('before:change:' + name, val);
+                       }
 
-       // Queries the els for coordinates and stores them.
-       // Call this method before using and of the get* methods below.
-       build: function() {
-               var offsetParentEl = this.forcedOffsetParentEl;
-               if (!offsetParentEl && this.els.length > 0) {
-                       offsetParentEl = this.els.eq(0).offsetParent();
-               }
+                       for (name in changedProps) {
+                               val = changedProps[name];
 
-               this.origin = offsetParentEl ?
-                       offsetParentEl.offset() :
-                       null;
+                               if (val === undefined) {
+                                       delete this._props[name];
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       this._props[name] = val;
+                               }
 
-               this.boundingRect = this.queryBoundingRect();
+                               this.trigger('change:' + name, val);
+                               this.trigger('change', name, val);
+                       }
 
-               if (this.isHorizontal) {
-                       this.buildElHorizontals();
-               }
-               if (this.isVertical) {
-                       this.buildElVerticals();
+                       this.trigger('batchChange', changedProps);
                }
        },
 
+       watch: function(name, depList, startFunc, stopFunc) {
+               var _this = this;
 
-       // Destroys all internal data about coordinates, freeing memory
-       clear: function() {
-               this.origin = null;
-               this.boundingRect = null;
-               this.lefts = null;
-               this.rights = null;
-               this.tops = null;
-               this.bottoms = null;
+               this.unwatch(name);
+
+               this._watchers[name] = this._watchDeps(depList, function(deps) {
+                       var res = startFunc.call(_this, deps);
+
+                       if (res && res.then) {
+                               _this.unset(name); // put in an unset state while resolving
+                               res.then(function(val) {
+                                       _this.set(name, val);
+                               });
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               _this.set(name, res);
+                       }
+               }, function() {
+                       _this.unset(name);
+
+                       if (stopFunc) {
+                               stopFunc.call(_this);
+                       }
+               });
        },
 
+       unwatch: function(name) {
+               var watcher = this._watchers[name];
 
-       // When called, if coord caches aren't built, builds them
-       ensureBuilt: function() {
-               if (!this.origin) {
-                       this.build();
+               if (watcher) {
+                       delete this._watchers[name];
+                       watcher.teardown();
                }
        },
 
+       _watchDeps: function(depList, startFunc, stopFunc) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var queuedChangeCnt = 0;
+               var depCnt = depList.length;
+               var satisfyCnt = 0;
+               var values = {}; // what's passed as the `deps` arguments
+               var bindTuples = []; // array of [ eventName, handlerFunc ] arrays
+               var isCallingStop = false;
+
+               function onBeforeDepChange(depName, val, isOptional) {
+                       queuedChangeCnt++;
+                       if (queuedChangeCnt === 1) { // first change to cause a "stop" ?
+                               if (satisfyCnt === depCnt) { // all deps previously satisfied?
+                                       isCallingStop = true;
+                                       stopFunc();
+                                       isCallingStop = false;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
 
-       // Populates the left/right internal coordinate arrays
-       buildElHorizontals: function() {
-               var lefts = [];
-               var rights = [];
-
-               this.els.each(function(i, node) {
-                       var el = $(node);
-                       var left = el.offset().left;
-                       var width = el.outerWidth();
+               function onDepChange(depName, val, isOptional) {
 
-                       lefts.push(left);
-                       rights.push(left + width);
-               });
+                       if (val === undefined) { // unsetting a value?
 
-               this.lefts = lefts;
-               this.rights = rights;
-       },
+                               // required dependency that was previously set?
+                               if (!isOptional && values[depName] !== undefined) {
+                                       satisfyCnt--;
+                               }
 
+                               delete values[depName];
+                       }
+                       else { // setting a value?
 
-       // Populates the top/bottom internal coordinate arrays
-       buildElVerticals: function() {
-               var tops = [];
-               var bottoms = [];
+                               // required dependency that was previously unset?
+                               if (!isOptional && values[depName] === undefined) {
+                                       satisfyCnt++;
+                               }
 
-               this.els.each(function(i, node) {
-                       var el = $(node);
-                       var top = el.offset().top;
-                       var height = el.outerHeight();
+                               values[depName] = val;
+                       }
 
-                       tops.push(top);
-                       bottoms.push(top + height);
-               });
+                       queuedChangeCnt--;
+                       if (!queuedChangeCnt) { // last change to cause a "start"?
 
-               this.tops = tops;
-               this.bottoms = bottoms;
-       },
+                               // now finally satisfied or satisfied all along?
+                               if (satisfyCnt === depCnt) {
 
+                                       // if the stopFunc initiated another value change, ignore it.
+                                       // it will be processed by another change event anyway.
+                                       if (!isCallingStop) {
+                                               startFunc(values);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
 
-       // Given a left offset (from document left), returns the index of the el that it horizontally intersects.
-       // If no intersection is made, returns undefined.
-       getHorizontalIndex: function(leftOffset) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
+               // intercept for .on() that remembers handlers
+               function bind(eventName, handler) {
+                       _this.on(eventName, handler);
+                       bindTuples.push([ eventName, handler ]);
+               }
 
-               var lefts = this.lefts;
-               var rights = this.rights;
-               var len = lefts.length;
-               var i;
+               // listen to dependency changes
+               depList.forEach(function(depName) {
+                       var isOptional = false;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-                       if (leftOffset >= lefts[i] && leftOffset < rights[i]) {
-                               return i;
+                       if (depName.charAt(0) === '?') { // TODO: more DRY
+                               depName = depName.substring(1);
+                               isOptional = true;
                        }
-               }
-       },
 
+                       bind('before:change:' + depName, function(val) {
+                               onBeforeDepChange(depName, val, isOptional);
+                       });
 
-       // Given a top offset (from document top), returns the index of the el that it vertically intersects.
-       // If no intersection is made, returns undefined.
-       getVerticalIndex: function(topOffset) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
+                       bind('change:' + depName, function(val) {
+                               onDepChange(depName, val, isOptional);
+                       });
+               });
 
-               var tops = this.tops;
-               var bottoms = this.bottoms;
-               var len = tops.length;
-               var i;
+               // process current dependency values
+               depList.forEach(function(depName) {
+                       var isOptional = false;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-                       if (topOffset >= tops[i] && topOffset < bottoms[i]) {
-                               return i;
+                       if (depName.charAt(0) === '?') { // TODO: more DRY
+                               depName = depName.substring(1);
+                               isOptional = true;
+                       }
+
+                       if (_this.has(depName)) {
+                               values[depName] = _this.get(depName);
+                               satisfyCnt++;
                        }
+                       else if (isOptional) {
+                               satisfyCnt++;
+                       }
+               });
+
+               // initially satisfied
+               if (satisfyCnt === depCnt) {
+                       startFunc(values);
                }
-       },
 
+               return {
+                       teardown: function() {
+                               // remove all handlers
+                               for (var i = 0; i < bindTuples.length; i++) {
+                                       _this.off(bindTuples[i][0], bindTuples[i][1]);
+                               }
+                               bindTuples = null;
 
-       // Gets the left offset (from document left) of the element at the given index
-       getLeftOffset: function(leftIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.lefts[leftIndex];
+                               // was satisfied, so call stopFunc
+                               if (satisfyCnt === depCnt) {
+                                       stopFunc();
+                               }
+                       },
+                       flash: function() {
+                               if (satisfyCnt === depCnt) {
+                                       stopFunc();
+                                       startFunc(values);
+                               }
+                       }
+               };
        },
 
+       flash: function(name) {
+               var watcher = this._watchers[name];
 
-       // Gets the left position (from offsetParent left) of the element at the given index
-       getLeftPosition: function(leftIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.lefts[leftIndex] - this.origin.left;
-       },
+               if (watcher) {
+                       watcher.flash();
+               }
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Gets the right offset (from document left) of the element at the given index.
-       // This value is NOT relative to the document's right edge, like the CSS concept of "right" would be.
-       getRightOffset: function(leftIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.rights[leftIndex];
-       },
 
+Model.watch = function(/* same arguments as this.watch() */) {
+       var proto = this.prototype;
 
-       // Gets the right position (from offsetParent left) of the element at the given index.
-       // This value is NOT relative to the offsetParent's right edge, like the CSS concept of "right" would be.
-       getRightPosition: function(leftIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.rights[leftIndex] - this.origin.left;
-       },
+       if (!proto._globalWatchArgs) {
+               proto._globalWatchArgs = [];
+       }
 
+       proto._globalWatchArgs.push(arguments);
+};
 
-       // Gets the width of the element at the given index
-       getWidth: function(leftIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.rights[leftIndex] - this.lefts[leftIndex];
-       },
 
+FC.Model = Model;
 
-       // Gets the top offset (from document top) of the element at the given index
-       getTopOffset: function(topIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.tops[topIndex];
-       },
 
+;;
 
-       // Gets the top position (from offsetParent top) of the element at the given position
-       getTopPosition: function(topIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.tops[topIndex] - this.origin.top;
-       },
+var Promise = {
 
-       // Gets the bottom offset (from the document top) of the element at the given index.
-       // This value is NOT relative to the offsetParent's bottom edge, like the CSS concept of "bottom" would be.
-       getBottomOffset: function(topIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.bottoms[topIndex];
-       },
+       construct: function(executor) {
+               var deferred = $.Deferred();
+               var promise = deferred.promise();
 
+               if (typeof executor === 'function') {
+                       executor(
+                               function(val) { // resolve
+                                       deferred.resolve(val);
+                                       attachImmediatelyResolvingThen(promise, val);
+                               },
+                               function() { // reject
+                                       deferred.reject();
+                                       attachImmediatelyRejectingThen(promise);
+                               }
+                       );
+               }
 
-       // Gets the bottom position (from the offsetParent top) of the element at the given index.
-       // This value is NOT relative to the offsetParent's bottom edge, like the CSS concept of "bottom" would be.
-       getBottomPosition: function(topIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.bottoms[topIndex] - this.origin.top;
+               return promise;
        },
 
+       resolve: function(val) {
+               var deferred = $.Deferred().resolve(val);
+               var promise = deferred.promise();
 
-       // Gets the height of the element at the given index
-       getHeight: function(topIndex) {
-               this.ensureBuilt();
-               return this.bottoms[topIndex] - this.tops[topIndex];
+               attachImmediatelyResolvingThen(promise, val);
+
+               return promise;
        },
 
+       reject: function() {
+               var deferred = $.Deferred().reject();
+               var promise = deferred.promise();
 
-       // Bounding Rect
-       // TODO: decouple this from CoordCache
+               attachImmediatelyRejectingThen(promise);
 
-       // Compute and return what the elements' bounding rectangle is, from the user's perspective.
-       // Right now, only returns a rectangle if constrained by an overflow:scroll element.
-       // Returns null if there are no elements
-       queryBoundingRect: function() {
-               var scrollParentEl;
+               return promise;
+       }
 
-               if (this.els.length > 0) {
-                       scrollParentEl = getScrollParent(this.els.eq(0));
+};
 
-                       if (!scrollParentEl.is(document)) {
-                               return getClientRect(scrollParentEl);
-                       }
-               }
 
-               return null;
-       },
+function attachImmediatelyResolvingThen(promise, val) {
+       promise.then = function(onResolve) {
+               if (typeof onResolve === 'function') {
+                       return Promise.resolve(onResolve(val));
+               }
+               return promise;
+       };
+}
 
-       isPointInBounds: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
-               return this.isLeftInBounds(leftOffset) && this.isTopInBounds(topOffset);
-       },
 
-       isLeftInBounds: function(leftOffset) {
-               return !this.boundingRect || (leftOffset >= this.boundingRect.left && leftOffset < this.boundingRect.right);
-       },
+function attachImmediatelyRejectingThen(promise) {
+       promise.then = function(onResolve, onReject) {
+               if (typeof onReject === 'function') {
+                       onReject();
+               }
+               return promise;
+       };
+}
 
-       isTopInBounds: function(topOffset) {
-               return !this.boundingRect || (topOffset >= this.boundingRect.top && topOffset < this.boundingRect.bottom);
-       }
 
-});
+FC.Promise = Promise;
 
 ;;
 
-/* Tracks a drag's mouse movement, firing various handlers
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-// TODO: use Emitter
+var TaskQueue = Class.extend(EmitterMixin, {
 
-var DragListener = FC.DragListener = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
+       q: null,
+       isPaused: false,
+       isRunning: false,
 
-       options: null,
-       subjectEl: null,
 
-       // coordinates of the initial mousedown
-       originX: null,
-       originY: null,
+       constructor: function() {
+               this.q = [];
+       },
 
-       // the wrapping element that scrolls, or MIGHT scroll if there's overflow.
-       // TODO: do this for wrappers that have overflow:hidden as well.
-       scrollEl: null,
 
-       isInteracting: false,
-       isDistanceSurpassed: false,
-       isDelayEnded: false,
-       isDragging: false,
-       isTouch: false,
+       queue: function(/* taskFunc, taskFunc... */) {
+               this.q.push.apply(this.q, arguments); // append
+               this.tryStart();
+       },
 
-       delay: null,
-       delayTimeoutId: null,
-       minDistance: null,
 
-       shouldCancelTouchScroll: true,
-       scrollAlwaysKills: false,
+       pause: function() {
+               this.isPaused = true;
+       },
 
 
-       constructor: function(options) {
-               this.options = options || {};
+       resume: function() {
+               this.isPaused = false;
+               this.tryStart();
        },
 
 
-       // Interaction (high-level)
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       tryStart: function() {
+               if (!this.isRunning && this.canRunNext()) {
+                       this.isRunning = true;
+                       this.trigger('start');
+                       this.runNext();
+               }
+       },
 
 
-       startInteraction: function(ev, extraOptions) {
-               var isTouch = getEvIsTouch(ev);
+       canRunNext: function() {
+               return !this.isPaused && this.q.length;
+       },
 
-               if (ev.type === 'mousedown') {
-                       if (GlobalEmitter.get().shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
-                               return;
-                       }
-                       else if (!isPrimaryMouseButton(ev)) {
-                               return;
+
+       runNext: function() { // does not check canRunNext
+               this.runTask(this.q.shift());
+       },
+
+
+       runTask: function(task) {
+               this.runTaskFunc(task);
+       },
+
+
+       runTaskFunc: function(taskFunc) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var res = taskFunc();
+
+               if (res && res.then) {
+                       res.then(done);
+               }
+               else {
+                       done();
+               }
+
+               function done() {
+                       if (_this.canRunNext()) {
+                               _this.runNext();
                        }
                        else {
-                               ev.preventDefault(); // prevents native selection in most browsers
+                               _this.isRunning = false;
+                               _this.trigger('stop');
                        }
                }
+       }
 
-               if (!this.isInteracting) {
-
-                       // process options
-                       extraOptions = extraOptions || {};
-                       this.delay = firstDefined(extraOptions.delay, this.options.delay, 0);
-                       this.minDistance = firstDefined(extraOptions.distance, this.options.distance, 0);
-                       this.subjectEl = this.options.subjectEl;
+});
 
-                       preventSelection($('body'));
+FC.TaskQueue = TaskQueue;
 
-                       this.isInteracting = true;
-                       this.isTouch = isTouch;
-                       this.isDelayEnded = false;
-                       this.isDistanceSurpassed = false;
+;;
 
-                       this.originX = getEvX(ev);
-                       this.originY = getEvY(ev);
-                       this.scrollEl = getScrollParent($(ev.target));
+var RenderQueue = TaskQueue.extend({
 
-                       this.bindHandlers();
-                       this.initAutoScroll();
-                       this.handleInteractionStart(ev);
-                       this.startDelay(ev);
+       waitsByNamespace: null,
+       waitNamespace: null,
+       waitId: null,
 
-                       if (!this.minDistance) {
-                               this.handleDistanceSurpassed(ev);
-                       }
-               }
-       },
 
+       constructor: function(waitsByNamespace) {
+               TaskQueue.call(this); // super-constructor
 
-       handleInteractionStart: function(ev) {
-               this.trigger('interactionStart', ev);
+               this.waitsByNamespace = waitsByNamespace || {};
        },
 
 
-       endInteraction: function(ev, isCancelled) {
-               if (this.isInteracting) {
-                       this.endDrag(ev);
+       queue: function(taskFunc, namespace, type) {
+               var task = {
+                       func: taskFunc,
+                       namespace: namespace,
+                       type: type
+               };
+               var waitMs;
 
-                       if (this.delayTimeoutId) {
-                               clearTimeout(this.delayTimeoutId);
-                               this.delayTimeoutId = null;
-                       }
+               if (namespace) {
+                       waitMs = this.waitsByNamespace[namespace];
+               }
 
-                       this.destroyAutoScroll();
-                       this.unbindHandlers();
+               if (this.waitNamespace) {
+                       if (namespace === this.waitNamespace && waitMs != null) {
+                               this.delayWait(waitMs);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               this.clearWait();
+                               this.tryStart();
+                       }
+               }
 
-                       this.isInteracting = false;
-                       this.handleInteractionEnd(ev, isCancelled);
+               if (this.compoundTask(task)) { // appended to queue?
 
-                       allowSelection($('body'));
+                       if (!this.waitNamespace && waitMs != null) {
+                               this.startWait(namespace, waitMs);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               this.tryStart();
+                       }
                }
        },
 
 
-       handleInteractionEnd: function(ev, isCancelled) {
-               this.trigger('interactionEnd', ev, isCancelled || false);
+       startWait: function(namespace, waitMs) {
+               this.waitNamespace = namespace;
+               this.spawnWait(waitMs);
        },
 
 
-       // Binding To DOM
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+       delayWait: function(waitMs) {
+               clearTimeout(this.waitId);
+               this.spawnWait(waitMs);
+       },
 
-       bindHandlers: function() {
-               // some browsers (Safari in iOS 10) don't allow preventDefault on touch events that are bound after touchstart,
-               // so listen to the GlobalEmitter singleton, which is always bound, instead of the document directly.
-               var globalEmitter = GlobalEmitter.get();
 
-               if (this.isTouch) {
-                       this.listenTo(globalEmitter, {
-                               touchmove: this.handleTouchMove,
-                               touchend: this.endInteraction,
-                               scroll: this.handleTouchScroll
-                       });
-               }
-               else {
-                       this.listenTo(globalEmitter, {
-                               mousemove: this.handleMouseMove,
-                               mouseup: this.endInteraction
-                       });
-               }
+       spawnWait: function(waitMs) {
+               var _this = this;
 
-               this.listenTo(globalEmitter, {
-                       selectstart: preventDefault, // don't allow selection while dragging
-                       contextmenu: preventDefault // long taps would open menu on Chrome dev tools
-               });
+               this.waitId = setTimeout(function() {
+                       _this.waitNamespace = null;
+                       _this.tryStart();
+               }, waitMs);
        },
 
 
-       unbindHandlers: function() {
-               this.stopListeningTo(GlobalEmitter.get());
+       clearWait: function() {
+               if (this.waitNamespace) {
+                       clearTimeout(this.waitId);
+                       this.waitId = null;
+                       this.waitNamespace = null;
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Drag (high-level)
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       canRunNext: function() {
+               if (!TaskQueue.prototype.canRunNext.apply(this, arguments)) {
+                       return false;
+               }
 
+               // waiting for a certain namespace to stop receiving tasks?
+               if (this.waitNamespace) {
 
-       // extraOptions ignored if drag already started
-       startDrag: function(ev, extraOptions) {
-               this.startInteraction(ev, extraOptions); // ensure interaction began
+                       // if there was a different namespace task in the meantime,
+                       // that forces all previously-waiting tasks to suddenly execute.
+                       // TODO: find a way to do this in constant time.
+                       for (var q = this.q, i = 0; i < q.length; i++) {
+                               if (q[i].namespace !== this.waitNamespace) {
+                                       return true; // allow execution
+                               }
+                       }
 
-               if (!this.isDragging) {
-                       this.isDragging = true;
-                       this.handleDragStart(ev);
+                       return false;
                }
+
+               return true;
        },
 
 
-       handleDragStart: function(ev) {
-               this.trigger('dragStart', ev);
+       runTask: function(task) {
+               this.runTaskFunc(task.func);
        },
 
 
-       handleMove: function(ev) {
-               var dx = getEvX(ev) - this.originX;
-               var dy = getEvY(ev) - this.originY;
-               var minDistance = this.minDistance;
-               var distanceSq; // current distance from the origin, squared
+       compoundTask: function(newTask) {
+               var q = this.q;
+               var shouldAppend = true;
+               var i, task;
 
-               if (!this.isDistanceSurpassed) {
-                       distanceSq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
-                       if (distanceSq >= minDistance * minDistance) { // use pythagorean theorem
-                               this.handleDistanceSurpassed(ev);
-                       }
-               }
+               if (newTask.namespace) {
 
-               if (this.isDragging) {
-                       this.handleDrag(dx, dy, ev);
-               }
-       },
+                       if (newTask.type === 'destroy' || newTask.type === 'init') {
 
+                               // remove all add/remove ops with same namespace, regardless of order
+                               for (i = q.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                                       task = q[i];
 
-       // Called while the mouse is being moved and when we know a legitimate drag is taking place
-       handleDrag: function(dx, dy, ev) {
-               this.trigger('drag', dx, dy, ev);
-               this.updateAutoScroll(ev); // will possibly cause scrolling
-       },
+                                       if (
+                                               task.namespace === newTask.namespace &&
+                                               (task.type === 'add' || task.type === 'remove')
+                                       ) {
+                                               q.splice(i, 1); // remove task
+                                       }
+                               }
 
+                               if (newTask.type === 'destroy') {
+                                       // eat away final init/destroy operation
+                                       if (q.length) {
+                                               task = q[q.length - 1]; // last task
 
-       endDrag: function(ev) {
-               if (this.isDragging) {
-                       this.isDragging = false;
-                       this.handleDragEnd(ev);
+                                               if (task.namespace === newTask.namespace) {
+
+                                                       // the init and our destroy cancel each other out
+                                                       if (task.type === 'init') {
+                                                               shouldAppend = false;
+                                                               q.pop();
+                                                       }
+                                                       // prefer to use the destroy operation that's already present
+                                                       else if (task.type === 'destroy') {
+                                                               shouldAppend = false;
+                                                       }
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               else if (newTask.type === 'init') {
+                                       // eat away final init operation
+                                       if (q.length) {
+                                               task = q[q.length - 1]; // last task
+
+                                               if (
+                                                       task.namespace === newTask.namespace &&
+                                                       task.type === 'init'
+                                               ) {
+                                                       // our init operation takes precedence
+                                                       q.pop();
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (shouldAppend) {
+                       q.push(newTask);
                }
-       },
 
+               return shouldAppend;
+       }
 
-       handleDragEnd: function(ev) {
-               this.trigger('dragEnd', ev);
-       },
+});
 
+FC.RenderQueue = RenderQueue;
 
-       // Delay
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;
 
+/* A rectangular panel that is absolutely positioned over other content
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Options:
+       - className (string)
+       - content (HTML string or jQuery element set)
+       - parentEl
+       - top
+       - left
+       - right (the x coord of where the right edge should be. not a "CSS" right)
+       - autoHide (boolean)
+       - show (callback)
+       - hide (callback)
+*/
 
-       startDelay: function(initialEv) {
-               var _this = this;
+var Popover = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
 
-               if (this.delay) {
-                       this.delayTimeoutId = setTimeout(function() {
-                               _this.handleDelayEnd(initialEv);
-                       }, this.delay);
-               }
-               else {
-                       this.handleDelayEnd(initialEv);
-               }
+       isHidden: true,
+       options: null,
+       el: null, // the container element for the popover. generated by this object
+       margin: 10, // the space required between the popover and the edges of the scroll container
+
+
+       constructor: function(options) {
+               this.options = options || {};
        },
 
 
-       handleDelayEnd: function(initialEv) {
-               this.isDelayEnded = true;
+       // Shows the popover on the specified position. Renders it if not already
+       show: function() {
+               if (this.isHidden) {
+                       if (!this.el) {
+                               this.render();
+                       }
+                       this.el.show();
+                       this.position();
+                       this.isHidden = false;
+                       this.trigger('show');
+               }
+       },
 
-               if (this.isDistanceSurpassed) {
-                       this.startDrag(initialEv);
+
+       // Hides the popover, through CSS, but does not remove it from the DOM
+       hide: function() {
+               if (!this.isHidden) {
+                       this.el.hide();
+                       this.isHidden = true;
+                       this.trigger('hide');
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Distance
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       // Creates `this.el` and renders content inside of it
+       render: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var options = this.options;
 
+               this.el = $('<div class="fc-popover"/>')
+                       .addClass(options.className || '')
+                       .css({
+                               // position initially to the top left to avoid creating scrollbars
+                               top: 0,
+                               left: 0
+                       })
+                       .append(options.content)
+                       .appendTo(options.parentEl);
 
-       handleDistanceSurpassed: function(ev) {
-               this.isDistanceSurpassed = true;
+               // when a click happens on anything inside with a 'fc-close' className, hide the popover
+               this.el.on('click', '.fc-close', function() {
+                       _this.hide();
+               });
 
-               if (this.isDelayEnded) {
-                       this.startDrag(ev);
+               if (options.autoHide) {
+                       this.listenTo($(document), 'mousedown', this.documentMousedown);
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Mouse / Touch
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       // Triggered when the user clicks *anywhere* in the document, for the autoHide feature
+       documentMousedown: function(ev) {
+               // only hide the popover if the click happened outside the popover
+               if (this.el && !$(ev.target).closest(this.el).length) {
+                       this.hide();
+               }
+       },
 
 
-       handleTouchMove: function(ev) {
+       // Hides and unregisters any handlers
+       removeElement: function() {
+               this.hide();
 
-               // prevent inertia and touchmove-scrolling while dragging
-               if (this.isDragging && this.shouldCancelTouchScroll) {
-                       ev.preventDefault();
+               if (this.el) {
+                       this.el.remove();
+                       this.el = null;
                }
 
-               this.handleMove(ev);
+               this.stopListeningTo($(document), 'mousedown');
        },
 
 
-       handleMouseMove: function(ev) {
-               this.handleMove(ev);
-       },
+       // Positions the popover optimally, using the top/left/right options
+       position: function() {
+               var options = this.options;
+               var origin = this.el.offsetParent().offset();
+               var width = this.el.outerWidth();
+               var height = this.el.outerHeight();
+               var windowEl = $(window);
+               var viewportEl = getScrollParent(this.el);
+               var viewportTop;
+               var viewportLeft;
+               var viewportOffset;
+               var top; // the "position" (not "offset") values for the popover
+               var left; //
 
+               // compute top and left
+               top = options.top || 0;
+               if (options.left !== undefined) {
+                       left = options.left;
+               }
+               else if (options.right !== undefined) {
+                       left = options.right - width; // derive the left value from the right value
+               }
+               else {
+                       left = 0;
+               }
 
-       // Scrolling (unrelated to auto-scroll)
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+               if (viewportEl.is(window) || viewportEl.is(document)) { // normalize getScrollParent's result
+                       viewportEl = windowEl;
+                       viewportTop = 0; // the window is always at the top left
+                       viewportLeft = 0; // (and .offset() won't work if called here)
+               }
+               else {
+                       viewportOffset = viewportEl.offset();
+                       viewportTop = viewportOffset.top;
+                       viewportLeft = viewportOffset.left;
+               }
 
+               // if the window is scrolled, it causes the visible area to be further down
+               viewportTop += windowEl.scrollTop();
+               viewportLeft += windowEl.scrollLeft();
 
-       handleTouchScroll: function(ev) {
-               // if the drag is being initiated by touch, but a scroll happens before
-               // the drag-initiating delay is over, cancel the drag
-               if (!this.isDragging || this.scrollAlwaysKills) {
-                       this.endInteraction(ev, true); // isCancelled=true
+               // constrain to the view port. if constrained by two edges, give precedence to top/left
+               if (options.viewportConstrain !== false) {
+                       top = Math.min(top, viewportTop + viewportEl.outerHeight() - height - this.margin);
+                       top = Math.max(top, viewportTop + this.margin);
+                       left = Math.min(left, viewportLeft + viewportEl.outerWidth() - width - this.margin);
+                       left = Math.max(left, viewportLeft + this.margin);
                }
-       },
 
-
-       // Utils
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+               this.el.css({
+                       top: top - origin.top,
+                       left: left - origin.left
+               });
+       },
 
 
        // Triggers a callback. Calls a function in the option hash of the same name.
        // Arguments beyond the first `name` are forwarded on.
+       // TODO: better code reuse for this. Repeat code
        trigger: function(name) {
                if (this.options[name]) {
                        this.options[name].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
                }
-               // makes _methods callable by event name. TODO: kill this
-               if (this['_' + name]) {
-                       this['_' + name].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
-               }
        }
 
-
 });
 
 ;;
-/*
-this.scrollEl is set in DragListener
-*/
-DragListener.mixin({
-
-       isAutoScroll: false,
 
-       scrollBounds: null, // { top, bottom, left, right }
-       scrollTopVel: null, // pixels per second
-       scrollLeftVel: null, // pixels per second
-       scrollIntervalId: null, // ID of setTimeout for scrolling animation loop
+/*
+A cache for the left/right/top/bottom/width/height values for one or more elements.
+Works with both offset (from topleft document) and position (from offsetParent).
 
-       // defaults
-       scrollSensitivity: 30, // pixels from edge for scrolling to start
-       scrollSpeed: 200, // pixels per second, at maximum speed
-       scrollIntervalMs: 50, // millisecond wait between scroll increment
+options:
+- els
+- isHorizontal
+- isVertical
+*/
+var CoordCache = FC.CoordCache = Class.extend({
 
+       els: null, // jQuery set (assumed to be siblings)
+       forcedOffsetParentEl: null, // options can override the natural offsetParent
+       origin: null, // {left,top} position of offsetParent of els
+       boundingRect: null, // constrain cordinates to this rectangle. {left,right,top,bottom} or null
+       isHorizontal: false, // whether to query for left/right/width
+       isVertical: false, // whether to query for top/bottom/height
 
-       initAutoScroll: function() {
-               var scrollEl = this.scrollEl;
+       // arrays of coordinates (offsets from topleft of document)
+       lefts: null,
+       rights: null,
+       tops: null,
+       bottoms: null,
 
-               this.isAutoScroll =
-                       this.options.scroll &&
-                       scrollEl &&
-                       !scrollEl.is(window) &&
-                       !scrollEl.is(document);
 
-               if (this.isAutoScroll) {
-                       // debounce makes sure rapid calls don't happen
-                       this.listenTo(scrollEl, 'scroll', debounce(this.handleDebouncedScroll, 100));
-               }
+       constructor: function(options) {
+               this.els = $(options.els);
+               this.isHorizontal = options.isHorizontal;
+               this.isVertical = options.isVertical;
+               this.forcedOffsetParentEl = options.offsetParent ? $(options.offsetParent) : null;
        },
 
 
-       destroyAutoScroll: function() {
-               this.endAutoScroll(); // kill any animation loop
-
-               // remove the scroll handler if there is a scrollEl
-               if (this.isAutoScroll) {
-                       this.stopListeningTo(this.scrollEl, 'scroll'); // will probably get removed by unbindHandlers too :(
+       // Queries the els for coordinates and stores them.
+       // Call this method before using and of the get* methods below.
+       build: function() {
+               var offsetParentEl = this.forcedOffsetParentEl;
+               if (!offsetParentEl && this.els.length > 0) {
+                       offsetParentEl = this.els.eq(0).offsetParent();
                }
-       },
 
+               this.origin = offsetParentEl ?
+                       offsetParentEl.offset() :
+                       null;
 
-       // Computes and stores the bounding rectangle of scrollEl
-       computeScrollBounds: function() {
-               if (this.isAutoScroll) {
-                       this.scrollBounds = getOuterRect(this.scrollEl);
-                       // TODO: use getClientRect in future. but prevents auto scrolling when on top of scrollbars
+               this.boundingRect = this.queryBoundingRect();
+
+               if (this.isHorizontal) {
+                       this.buildElHorizontals();
+               }
+               if (this.isVertical) {
+                       this.buildElVerticals();
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Called when the dragging is in progress and scrolling should be updated
-       updateAutoScroll: function(ev) {
-               var sensitivity = this.scrollSensitivity;
-               var bounds = this.scrollBounds;
-               var topCloseness, bottomCloseness;
-               var leftCloseness, rightCloseness;
-               var topVel = 0;
-               var leftVel = 0;
+       // Destroys all internal data about coordinates, freeing memory
+       clear: function() {
+               this.origin = null;
+               this.boundingRect = null;
+               this.lefts = null;
+               this.rights = null;
+               this.tops = null;
+               this.bottoms = null;
+       },
 
-               if (bounds) { // only scroll if scrollEl exists
 
-                       // compute closeness to edges. valid range is from 0.0 - 1.0
-                       topCloseness = (sensitivity - (getEvY(ev) - bounds.top)) / sensitivity;
-                       bottomCloseness = (sensitivity - (bounds.bottom - getEvY(ev))) / sensitivity;
-                       leftCloseness = (sensitivity - (getEvX(ev) - bounds.left)) / sensitivity;
-                       rightCloseness = (sensitivity - (bounds.right - getEvX(ev))) / sensitivity;
+       // When called, if coord caches aren't built, builds them
+       ensureBuilt: function() {
+               if (!this.origin) {
+                       this.build();
+               }
+       },
 
-                       // translate vertical closeness into velocity.
-                       // mouse must be completely in bounds for velocity to happen.
-                       if (topCloseness >= 0 && topCloseness <= 1) {
-                               topVel = topCloseness * this.scrollSpeed * -1; // negative. for scrolling up
-                       }
-                       else if (bottomCloseness >= 0 && bottomCloseness <= 1) {
-                               topVel = bottomCloseness * this.scrollSpeed;
-                       }
 
-                       // translate horizontal closeness into velocity
-                       if (leftCloseness >= 0 && leftCloseness <= 1) {
-                               leftVel = leftCloseness * this.scrollSpeed * -1; // negative. for scrolling left
-                       }
-                       else if (rightCloseness >= 0 && rightCloseness <= 1) {
-                               leftVel = rightCloseness * this.scrollSpeed;
-                       }
-               }
+       // Populates the left/right internal coordinate arrays
+       buildElHorizontals: function() {
+               var lefts = [];
+               var rights = [];
 
-               this.setScrollVel(topVel, leftVel);
+               this.els.each(function(i, node) {
+                       var el = $(node);
+                       var left = el.offset().left;
+                       var width = el.outerWidth();
+
+                       lefts.push(left);
+                       rights.push(left + width);
+               });
+
+               this.lefts = lefts;
+               this.rights = rights;
        },
 
 
-       // Sets the speed-of-scrolling for the scrollEl
-       setScrollVel: function(topVel, leftVel) {
+       // Populates the top/bottom internal coordinate arrays
+       buildElVerticals: function() {
+               var tops = [];
+               var bottoms = [];
 
-               this.scrollTopVel = topVel;
-               this.scrollLeftVel = leftVel;
+               this.els.each(function(i, node) {
+                       var el = $(node);
+                       var top = el.offset().top;
+                       var height = el.outerHeight();
 
-               this.constrainScrollVel(); // massages into realistic values
+                       tops.push(top);
+                       bottoms.push(top + height);
+               });
 
-               // if there is non-zero velocity, and an animation loop hasn't already started, then START
-               if ((this.scrollTopVel || this.scrollLeftVel) && !this.scrollIntervalId) {
-                       this.scrollIntervalId = setInterval(
-                               proxy(this, 'scrollIntervalFunc'), // scope to `this`
-                               this.scrollIntervalMs
-                       );
-               }
+               this.tops = tops;
+               this.bottoms = bottoms;
        },
 
 
-       // Forces scrollTopVel and scrollLeftVel to be zero if scrolling has already gone all the way
-       constrainScrollVel: function() {
-               var el = this.scrollEl;
+       // Given a left offset (from document left), returns the index of the el that it horizontally intersects.
+       // If no intersection is made, returns undefined.
+       getHorizontalIndex: function(leftOffset) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
 
-               if (this.scrollTopVel < 0) { // scrolling up?
-                       if (el.scrollTop() <= 0) { // already scrolled all the way up?
-                               this.scrollTopVel = 0;
-                       }
-               }
-               else if (this.scrollTopVel > 0) { // scrolling down?
-                       if (el.scrollTop() + el[0].clientHeight >= el[0].scrollHeight) { // already scrolled all the way down?
-                               this.scrollTopVel = 0;
-                       }
-               }
+               var lefts = this.lefts;
+               var rights = this.rights;
+               var len = lefts.length;
+               var i;
 
-               if (this.scrollLeftVel < 0) { // scrolling left?
-                       if (el.scrollLeft() <= 0) { // already scrolled all the left?
-                               this.scrollLeftVel = 0;
-                       }
-               }
-               else if (this.scrollLeftVel > 0) { // scrolling right?
-                       if (el.scrollLeft() + el[0].clientWidth >= el[0].scrollWidth) { // already scrolled all the way right?
-                               this.scrollLeftVel = 0;
+               for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                       if (leftOffset >= lefts[i] && leftOffset < rights[i]) {
+                               return i;
                        }
                }
        },
 
 
-       // This function gets called during every iteration of the scrolling animation loop
-       scrollIntervalFunc: function() {
-               var el = this.scrollEl;
-               var frac = this.scrollIntervalMs / 1000; // considering animation frequency, what the vel should be mult'd by
+       // Given a top offset (from document top), returns the index of the el that it vertically intersects.
+       // If no intersection is made, returns undefined.
+       getVerticalIndex: function(topOffset) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
 
-               // change the value of scrollEl's scroll
-               if (this.scrollTopVel) {
-                       el.scrollTop(el.scrollTop() + this.scrollTopVel * frac);
-               }
-               if (this.scrollLeftVel) {
-                       el.scrollLeft(el.scrollLeft() + this.scrollLeftVel * frac);
+               var tops = this.tops;
+               var bottoms = this.bottoms;
+               var len = tops.length;
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                       if (topOffset >= tops[i] && topOffset < bottoms[i]) {
+                               return i;
+                       }
                }
+       },
 
-               this.constrainScrollVel(); // since the scroll values changed, recompute the velocities
 
-               // if scrolled all the way, which causes the vels to be zero, stop the animation loop
-               if (!this.scrollTopVel && !this.scrollLeftVel) {
-                       this.endAutoScroll();
-               }
+       // Gets the left offset (from document left) of the element at the given index
+       getLeftOffset: function(leftIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.lefts[leftIndex];
        },
 
 
-       // Kills any existing scrolling animation loop
-       endAutoScroll: function() {
-               if (this.scrollIntervalId) {
-                       clearInterval(this.scrollIntervalId);
-                       this.scrollIntervalId = null;
+       // Gets the left position (from offsetParent left) of the element at the given index
+       getLeftPosition: function(leftIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.lefts[leftIndex] - this.origin.left;
+       },
 
-                       this.handleScrollEnd();
-               }
+
+       // Gets the right offset (from document left) of the element at the given index.
+       // This value is NOT relative to the document's right edge, like the CSS concept of "right" would be.
+       getRightOffset: function(leftIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.rights[leftIndex];
        },
 
 
-       // Get called when the scrollEl is scrolled (NOTE: this is delayed via debounce)
-       handleDebouncedScroll: function() {
-               // recompute all coordinates, but *only* if this is *not* part of our scrolling animation
-               if (!this.scrollIntervalId) {
-                       this.handleScrollEnd();
-               }
+       // Gets the right position (from offsetParent left) of the element at the given index.
+       // This value is NOT relative to the offsetParent's right edge, like the CSS concept of "right" would be.
+       getRightPosition: function(leftIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.rights[leftIndex] - this.origin.left;
        },
 
 
-       // Called when scrolling has stopped, whether through auto scroll, or the user scrolling
-       handleScrollEnd: function() {
-       }
+       // Gets the width of the element at the given index
+       getWidth: function(leftIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.rights[leftIndex] - this.lefts[leftIndex];
+       },
 
-});
-;;
 
-/* Tracks mouse movements over a component and raises events about which hit the mouse is over.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-options:
-- subjectEl
-- subjectCenter
-*/
+       // Gets the top offset (from document top) of the element at the given index
+       getTopOffset: function(topIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.tops[topIndex];
+       },
 
-var HitDragListener = DragListener.extend({
 
-       component: null, // converts coordinates to hits
-               // methods: hitsNeeded, hitsNotNeeded, queryHit
+       // Gets the top position (from offsetParent top) of the element at the given position
+       getTopPosition: function(topIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.tops[topIndex] - this.origin.top;
+       },
 
-       origHit: null, // the hit the mouse was over when listening started
-       hit: null, // the hit the mouse is over
-       coordAdjust: null, // delta that will be added to the mouse coordinates when computing collisions
+       // Gets the bottom offset (from the document top) of the element at the given index.
+       // This value is NOT relative to the offsetParent's bottom edge, like the CSS concept of "bottom" would be.
+       getBottomOffset: function(topIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.bottoms[topIndex];
+       },
 
 
-       constructor: function(component, options) {
-               DragListener.call(this, options); // call the super-constructor
+       // Gets the bottom position (from the offsetParent top) of the element at the given index.
+       // This value is NOT relative to the offsetParent's bottom edge, like the CSS concept of "bottom" would be.
+       getBottomPosition: function(topIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.bottoms[topIndex] - this.origin.top;
+       },
 
-               this.component = component;
+
+       // Gets the height of the element at the given index
+       getHeight: function(topIndex) {
+               this.ensureBuilt();
+               return this.bottoms[topIndex] - this.tops[topIndex];
        },
 
 
-       // Called when drag listening starts (but a real drag has not necessarily began).
-       // ev might be undefined if dragging was started manually.
-       handleInteractionStart: function(ev) {
-               var subjectEl = this.subjectEl;
-               var subjectRect;
-               var origPoint;
-               var point;
+       // Bounding Rect
+       // TODO: decouple this from CoordCache
 
-               this.component.hitsNeeded();
-               this.computeScrollBounds(); // for autoscroll
+       // Compute and return what the elements' bounding rectangle is, from the user's perspective.
+       // Right now, only returns a rectangle if constrained by an overflow:scroll element.
+       // Returns null if there are no elements
+       queryBoundingRect: function() {
+               var scrollParentEl;
 
-               if (ev) {
-                       origPoint = { left: getEvX(ev), top: getEvY(ev) };
-                       point = origPoint;
+               if (this.els.length > 0) {
+                       scrollParentEl = getScrollParent(this.els.eq(0));
 
-                       // constrain the point to bounds of the element being dragged
-                       if (subjectEl) {
-                               subjectRect = getOuterRect(subjectEl); // used for centering as well
-                               point = constrainPoint(point, subjectRect);
+                       if (!scrollParentEl.is(document)) {
+                               return getClientRect(scrollParentEl);
                        }
+               }
 
-                       this.origHit = this.queryHit(point.left, point.top);
+               return null;
+       },
 
-                       // treat the center of the subject as the collision point?
-                       if (subjectEl && this.options.subjectCenter) {
+       isPointInBounds: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
+               return this.isLeftInBounds(leftOffset) && this.isTopInBounds(topOffset);
+       },
 
-                               // only consider the area the subject overlaps the hit. best for large subjects.
-                               // TODO: skip this if hit didn't supply left/right/top/bottom
-                               if (this.origHit) {
-                                       subjectRect = intersectRects(this.origHit, subjectRect) ||
-                                               subjectRect; // in case there is no intersection
-                               }
+       isLeftInBounds: function(leftOffset) {
+               return !this.boundingRect || (leftOffset >= this.boundingRect.left && leftOffset < this.boundingRect.right);
+       },
 
-                               point = getRectCenter(subjectRect);
-                       }
+       isTopInBounds: function(topOffset) {
+               return !this.boundingRect || (topOffset >= this.boundingRect.top && topOffset < this.boundingRect.bottom);
+       }
 
-                       this.coordAdjust = diffPoints(point, origPoint); // point - origPoint
-               }
-               else {
-                       this.origHit = null;
-                       this.coordAdjust = null;
-               }
+});
 
-               // call the super-method. do it after origHit has been computed
-               DragListener.prototype.handleInteractionStart.apply(this, arguments);
-       },
+;;
+
+/* Tracks a drag's mouse movement, firing various handlers
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+// TODO: use Emitter
 
+var DragListener = FC.DragListener = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
 
-       // Called when the actual drag has started
-       handleDragStart: function(ev) {
-               var hit;
+       options: null,
+       subjectEl: null,
 
-               DragListener.prototype.handleDragStart.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
+       // coordinates of the initial mousedown
+       originX: null,
+       originY: null,
 
-               // might be different from this.origHit if the min-distance is large
-               hit = this.queryHit(getEvX(ev), getEvY(ev));
+       // the wrapping element that scrolls, or MIGHT scroll if there's overflow.
+       // TODO: do this for wrappers that have overflow:hidden as well.
+       scrollEl: null,
 
-               // report the initial hit the mouse is over
-               // especially important if no min-distance and drag starts immediately
-               if (hit) {
-                       this.handleHitOver(hit);
-               }
+       isInteracting: false,
+       isDistanceSurpassed: false,
+       isDelayEnded: false,
+       isDragging: false,
+       isTouch: false,
+       isGeneric: false, // initiated by 'dragstart' (jqui)
+
+       delay: null,
+       delayTimeoutId: null,
+       minDistance: null,
+
+       shouldCancelTouchScroll: true,
+       scrollAlwaysKills: false,
+
+
+       constructor: function(options) {
+               this.options = options || {};
        },
 
 
-       // Called when the drag moves
-       handleDrag: function(dx, dy, ev) {
-               var hit;
+       // Interaction (high-level)
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               DragListener.prototype.handleDrag.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
 
-               hit = this.queryHit(getEvX(ev), getEvY(ev));
+       startInteraction: function(ev, extraOptions) {
 
-               if (!isHitsEqual(hit, this.hit)) { // a different hit than before?
-                       if (this.hit) {
-                               this.handleHitOut();
+               if (ev.type === 'mousedown') {
+                       if (GlobalEmitter.get().shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
+                               return;
                        }
-                       if (hit) {
-                               this.handleHitOver(hit);
+                       else if (!isPrimaryMouseButton(ev)) {
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               ev.preventDefault(); // prevents native selection in most browsers
                        }
                }
-       },
-
 
-       // Called when dragging has been stopped
-       handleDragEnd: function() {
-               this.handleHitDone();
-               DragListener.prototype.handleDragEnd.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
-       },
+               if (!this.isInteracting) {
 
+                       // process options
+                       extraOptions = extraOptions || {};
+                       this.delay = firstDefined(extraOptions.delay, this.options.delay, 0);
+                       this.minDistance = firstDefined(extraOptions.distance, this.options.distance, 0);
+                       this.subjectEl = this.options.subjectEl;
 
-       // Called when a the mouse has just moved over a new hit
-       handleHitOver: function(hit) {
-               var isOrig = isHitsEqual(hit, this.origHit);
+                       preventSelection($('body'));
 
-               this.hit = hit;
+                       this.isInteracting = true;
+                       this.isTouch = getEvIsTouch(ev);
+                       this.isGeneric = ev.type === 'dragstart';
+                       this.isDelayEnded = false;
+                       this.isDistanceSurpassed = false;
 
-               this.trigger('hitOver', this.hit, isOrig, this.origHit);
-       },
+                       this.originX = getEvX(ev);
+                       this.originY = getEvY(ev);
+                       this.scrollEl = getScrollParent($(ev.target));
 
+                       this.bindHandlers();
+                       this.initAutoScroll();
+                       this.handleInteractionStart(ev);
+                       this.startDelay(ev);
 
-       // Called when the mouse has just moved out of a hit
-       handleHitOut: function() {
-               if (this.hit) {
-                       this.trigger('hitOut', this.hit);
-                       this.handleHitDone();
-                       this.hit = null;
+                       if (!this.minDistance) {
+                               this.handleDistanceSurpassed(ev);
+                       }
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Called after a hitOut. Also called before a dragStop
-       handleHitDone: function() {
-               if (this.hit) {
-                       this.trigger('hitDone', this.hit);
-               }
+       handleInteractionStart: function(ev) {
+               this.trigger('interactionStart', ev);
        },
 
 
-       // Called when the interaction ends, whether there was a real drag or not
-       handleInteractionEnd: function() {
-               DragListener.prototype.handleInteractionEnd.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
-
-               this.origHit = null;
-               this.hit = null;
+       endInteraction: function(ev, isCancelled) {
+               if (this.isInteracting) {
+                       this.endDrag(ev);
 
-               this.component.hitsNotNeeded();
-       },
+                       if (this.delayTimeoutId) {
+                               clearTimeout(this.delayTimeoutId);
+                               this.delayTimeoutId = null;
+                       }
 
+                       this.destroyAutoScroll();
+                       this.unbindHandlers();
 
-       // Called when scrolling has stopped, whether through auto scroll, or the user scrolling
-       handleScrollEnd: function() {
-               DragListener.prototype.handleScrollEnd.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
+                       this.isInteracting = false;
+                       this.handleInteractionEnd(ev, isCancelled);
 
-               // hits' absolute positions will be in new places after a user's scroll.
-               // HACK for recomputing.
-               if (this.isDragging) {
-                       this.component.releaseHits();
-                       this.component.prepareHits();
+                       allowSelection($('body'));
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Gets the hit underneath the coordinates for the given mouse event
-       queryHit: function(left, top) {
+       handleInteractionEnd: function(ev, isCancelled) {
+               this.trigger('interactionEnd', ev, isCancelled || false);
+       },
 
-               if (this.coordAdjust) {
-                       left += this.coordAdjust.left;
-                       top += this.coordAdjust.top;
-               }
 
-               return this.component.queryHit(left, top);
-       }
+       // Binding To DOM
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-});
 
+       bindHandlers: function() {
+               // some browsers (Safari in iOS 10) don't allow preventDefault on touch events that are bound after touchstart,
+               // so listen to the GlobalEmitter singleton, which is always bound, instead of the document directly.
+               var globalEmitter = GlobalEmitter.get();
 
-// Returns `true` if the hits are identically equal. `false` otherwise. Must be from the same component.
-// Two null values will be considered equal, as two "out of the component" states are the same.
-function isHitsEqual(hit0, hit1) {
+               if (this.isGeneric) {
+                       this.listenTo($(document), { // might only work on iOS because of GlobalEmitter's bind :(
+                               drag: this.handleMove,
+                               dragstop: this.endInteraction
+                       });
+               }
+               else if (this.isTouch) {
+                       this.listenTo(globalEmitter, {
+                               touchmove: this.handleTouchMove,
+                               touchend: this.endInteraction,
+                               scroll: this.handleTouchScroll
+                       });
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.listenTo(globalEmitter, {
+                               mousemove: this.handleMouseMove,
+                               mouseup: this.endInteraction
+                       });
+               }
 
-       if (!hit0 && !hit1) {
-               return true;
-       }
+               this.listenTo(globalEmitter, {
+                       selectstart: preventDefault, // don't allow selection while dragging
+                       contextmenu: preventDefault // long taps would open menu on Chrome dev tools
+               });
+       },
 
-       if (hit0 && hit1) {
-               return hit0.component === hit1.component &&
-                       isHitPropsWithin(hit0, hit1) &&
-                       isHitPropsWithin(hit1, hit0); // ensures all props are identical
-       }
 
-       return false;
-}
+       unbindHandlers: function() {
+               this.stopListeningTo(GlobalEmitter.get());
+               this.stopListeningTo($(document)); // for isGeneric
+       },
 
 
-// Returns true if all of subHit's non-standard properties are within superHit
-function isHitPropsWithin(subHit, superHit) {
-       for (var propName in subHit) {
-               if (!/^(component|left|right|top|bottom)$/.test(propName)) {
-                       if (subHit[propName] !== superHit[propName]) {
-                               return false;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-       return true;
-}
+       // Drag (high-level)
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-;;
 
-/*
-Listens to document and window-level user-interaction events, like touch events and mouse events,
-and fires these events as-is to whoever is observing a GlobalEmitter.
-Best when used as a singleton via GlobalEmitter.get()
+       // extraOptions ignored if drag already started
+       startDrag: function(ev, extraOptions) {
+               this.startInteraction(ev, extraOptions); // ensure interaction began
 
-Normalizes mouse/touch events. For examples:
-- ignores the the simulated mouse events that happen after a quick tap: mousemove+mousedown+mouseup+click
-- compensates for various buggy scenarios where a touchend does not fire
-*/
+               if (!this.isDragging) {
+                       this.isDragging = true;
+                       this.handleDragStart(ev);
+               }
+       },
 
-FC.touchMouseIgnoreWait = 500;
 
-var GlobalEmitter = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, EmitterMixin, {
+       handleDragStart: function(ev) {
+               this.trigger('dragStart', ev);
+       },
 
-       isTouching: false,
-       mouseIgnoreDepth: 0,
-       handleScrollProxy: null,
 
+       handleMove: function(ev) {
+               var dx = getEvX(ev) - this.originX;
+               var dy = getEvY(ev) - this.originY;
+               var minDistance = this.minDistance;
+               var distanceSq; // current distance from the origin, squared
 
-       bind: function() {
-               var _this = this;
+               if (!this.isDistanceSurpassed) {
+                       distanceSq = dx * dx + dy * dy;
+                       if (distanceSq >= minDistance * minDistance) { // use pythagorean theorem
+                               this.handleDistanceSurpassed(ev);
+                       }
+               }
 
-               this.listenTo($(document), {
-                       touchstart: this.handleTouchStart,
-                       touchcancel: this.handleTouchCancel,
-                       touchend: this.handleTouchEnd,
-                       mousedown: this.handleMouseDown,
-                       mousemove: this.handleMouseMove,
-                       mouseup: this.handleMouseUp,
-                       click: this.handleClick,
-                       selectstart: this.handleSelectStart,
-                       contextmenu: this.handleContextMenu
-               });
+               if (this.isDragging) {
+                       this.handleDrag(dx, dy, ev);
+               }
+       },
 
-               // because we need to call preventDefault
-               // because https://www.chromestatus.com/features/5093566007214080
-               // TODO: investigate performance because this is a global handler
-               window.addEventListener(
-                       'touchmove',
-                       this.handleTouchMoveProxy = function(ev) {
-                               _this.handleTouchMove($.Event(ev));
-                       },
-                       { passive: false } // allows preventDefault()
-               );
 
-               // attach a handler to get called when ANY scroll action happens on the page.
-               // this was impossible to do with normal on/off because 'scroll' doesn't bubble.
-               // http://stackoverflow.com/a/32954565/96342
-               window.addEventListener(
-                       'scroll',
-                       this.handleScrollProxy = function(ev) {
-                               _this.handleScroll($.Event(ev));
-                       },
-                       true // useCapture
-               );
+       // Called while the mouse is being moved and when we know a legitimate drag is taking place
+       handleDrag: function(dx, dy, ev) {
+               this.trigger('drag', dx, dy, ev);
+               this.updateAutoScroll(ev); // will possibly cause scrolling
        },
 
-       unbind: function() {
-               this.stopListeningTo($(document));
 
-               window.removeEventListener(
-                       'touchmove',
-                       this.handleTouchMoveProxy
-               );
+       endDrag: function(ev) {
+               if (this.isDragging) {
+                       this.isDragging = false;
+                       this.handleDragEnd(ev);
+               }
+       },
 
-               window.removeEventListener(
-                       'scroll',
-                       this.handleScrollProxy,
-                       true // useCapture
-               );
+
+       handleDragEnd: function(ev) {
+               this.trigger('dragEnd', ev);
        },
 
 
-       // Touch Handlers
+       // Delay
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       handleTouchStart: function(ev) {
-
-               // if a previous touch interaction never ended with a touchend, then implicitly end it,
-               // but since a new touch interaction is about to begin, don't start the mouse ignore period.
-               this.stopTouch(ev, true); // skipMouseIgnore=true
 
-               this.isTouching = true;
-               this.trigger('touchstart', ev);
-       },
+       startDelay: function(initialEv) {
+               var _this = this;
 
-       handleTouchMove: function(ev) {
-               if (this.isTouching) {
-                       this.trigger('touchmove', ev);
+               if (this.delay) {
+                       this.delayTimeoutId = setTimeout(function() {
+                               _this.handleDelayEnd(initialEv);
+                       }, this.delay);
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.handleDelayEnd(initialEv);
                }
        },
 
-       handleTouchCancel: function(ev) {
-               if (this.isTouching) {
-                       this.trigger('touchcancel', ev);
 
-                       // Have touchcancel fire an artificial touchend. That way, handlers won't need to listen to both.
-                       // If touchend fires later, it won't have any effect b/c isTouching will be false.
-                       this.stopTouch(ev);
-               }
-       },
+       handleDelayEnd: function(initialEv) {
+               this.isDelayEnded = true;
 
-       handleTouchEnd: function(ev) {
-               this.stopTouch(ev);
+               if (this.isDistanceSurpassed) {
+                       this.startDrag(initialEv);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Mouse Handlers
+       // Distance
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       handleMouseDown: function(ev) {
-               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
-                       this.trigger('mousedown', ev);
-               }
-       },
-
-       handleMouseMove: function(ev) {
-               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
-                       this.trigger('mousemove', ev);
-               }
-       },
 
-       handleMouseUp: function(ev) {
-               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
-                       this.trigger('mouseup', ev);
-               }
-       },
+       handleDistanceSurpassed: function(ev) {
+               this.isDistanceSurpassed = true;
 
-       handleClick: function(ev) {
-               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
-                       this.trigger('click', ev);
+               if (this.isDelayEnded) {
+                       this.startDrag(ev);
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Misc Handlers
+       // Mouse / Touch
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       handleSelectStart: function(ev) {
-               this.trigger('selectstart', ev);
-       },
 
-       handleContextMenu: function(ev) {
-               this.trigger('contextmenu', ev);
+       handleTouchMove: function(ev) {
+
+               // prevent inertia and touchmove-scrolling while dragging
+               if (this.isDragging && this.shouldCancelTouchScroll) {
+                       ev.preventDefault();
+               }
+
+               this.handleMove(ev);
        },
 
-       handleScroll: function(ev) {
-               this.trigger('scroll', ev);
+
+       handleMouseMove: function(ev) {
+               this.handleMove(ev);
        },
 
 
-       // Utils
+       // Scrolling (unrelated to auto-scroll)
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       stopTouch: function(ev, skipMouseIgnore) {
-               if (this.isTouching) {
-                       this.isTouching = false;
-                       this.trigger('touchend', ev);
 
-                       if (!skipMouseIgnore) {
-                               this.startTouchMouseIgnore();
-                       }
+       handleTouchScroll: function(ev) {
+               // if the drag is being initiated by touch, but a scroll happens before
+               // the drag-initiating delay is over, cancel the drag
+               if (!this.isDragging || this.scrollAlwaysKills) {
+                       this.endInteraction(ev, true); // isCancelled=true
                }
        },
 
-       startTouchMouseIgnore: function() {
-               var _this = this;
-               var wait = FC.touchMouseIgnoreWait;
 
-               if (wait) {
-                       this.mouseIgnoreDepth++;
-                       setTimeout(function() {
-                               _this.mouseIgnoreDepth--;
-                       }, wait);
-               }
-       },
+       // Utils
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       shouldIgnoreMouse: function() {
-               return this.isTouching || Boolean(this.mouseIgnoreDepth);
-       }
 
-});
+       // Triggers a callback. Calls a function in the option hash of the same name.
+       // Arguments beyond the first `name` are forwarded on.
+       trigger: function(name) {
+               if (this.options[name]) {
+                       this.options[name].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
+               }
+               // makes _methods callable by event name. TODO: kill this
+               if (this['_' + name]) {
+                       this['_' + name].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
+               }
+       }
 
 
-// Singleton
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+});
 
-(function() {
-       var globalEmitter = null;
-       var neededCount = 0;
+;;
+/*
+this.scrollEl is set in DragListener
+*/
+DragListener.mixin({
 
+       isAutoScroll: false,
 
-       // gets the singleton
-       GlobalEmitter.get = function() {
+       scrollBounds: null, // { top, bottom, left, right }
+       scrollTopVel: null, // pixels per second
+       scrollLeftVel: null, // pixels per second
+       scrollIntervalId: null, // ID of setTimeout for scrolling animation loop
 
-               if (!globalEmitter) {
-                       globalEmitter = new GlobalEmitter();
-                       globalEmitter.bind();
-               }
+       // defaults
+       scrollSensitivity: 30, // pixels from edge for scrolling to start
+       scrollSpeed: 200, // pixels per second, at maximum speed
+       scrollIntervalMs: 50, // millisecond wait between scroll increment
 
-               return globalEmitter;
-       };
 
+       initAutoScroll: function() {
+               var scrollEl = this.scrollEl;
 
-       // called when an object knows it will need a GlobalEmitter in the near future.
-       GlobalEmitter.needed = function() {
-               GlobalEmitter.get(); // ensures globalEmitter
-               neededCount++;
-       };
-
-
-       // called when the object that originally called needed() doesn't need a GlobalEmitter anymore.
-       GlobalEmitter.unneeded = function() {
-               neededCount--;
+               this.isAutoScroll =
+                       this.options.scroll &&
+                       scrollEl &&
+                       !scrollEl.is(window) &&
+                       !scrollEl.is(document);
 
-               if (!neededCount) { // nobody else needs it
-                       globalEmitter.unbind();
-                       globalEmitter = null;
+               if (this.isAutoScroll) {
+                       // debounce makes sure rapid calls don't happen
+                       this.listenTo(scrollEl, 'scroll', debounce(this.handleDebouncedScroll, 100));
                }
-       };
-
-})();
-
-;;
-
-/* Creates a clone of an element and lets it track the mouse as it moves
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-var MouseFollower = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
-
-       options: null,
-
-       sourceEl: null, // the element that will be cloned and made to look like it is dragging
-       el: null, // the clone of `sourceEl` that will track the mouse
-       parentEl: null, // the element that `el` (the clone) will be attached to
+       },
 
-       // the initial position of el, relative to the offset parent. made to match the initial offset of sourceEl
-       top0: null,
-       left0: null,
 
-       // the absolute coordinates of the initiating touch/mouse action
-       y0: null,
-       x0: null,
+       destroyAutoScroll: function() {
+               this.endAutoScroll(); // kill any animation loop
 
-       // the number of pixels the mouse has moved from its initial position
-       topDelta: null,
-       leftDelta: null,
+               // remove the scroll handler if there is a scrollEl
+               if (this.isAutoScroll) {
+                       this.stopListeningTo(this.scrollEl, 'scroll'); // will probably get removed by unbindHandlers too :(
+               }
+       },
 
-       isFollowing: false,
-       isHidden: false,
-       isAnimating: false, // doing the revert animation?
 
-       constructor: function(sourceEl, options) {
-               this.options = options = options || {};
-               this.sourceEl = sourceEl;
-               this.parentEl = options.parentEl ? $(options.parentEl) : sourceEl.parent(); // default to sourceEl's parent
+       // Computes and stores the bounding rectangle of scrollEl
+       computeScrollBounds: function() {
+               if (this.isAutoScroll) {
+                       this.scrollBounds = getOuterRect(this.scrollEl);
+                       // TODO: use getClientRect in future. but prevents auto scrolling when on top of scrollbars
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Causes the element to start following the mouse
-       start: function(ev) {
-               if (!this.isFollowing) {
-                       this.isFollowing = true;
+       // Called when the dragging is in progress and scrolling should be updated
+       updateAutoScroll: function(ev) {
+               var sensitivity = this.scrollSensitivity;
+               var bounds = this.scrollBounds;
+               var topCloseness, bottomCloseness;
+               var leftCloseness, rightCloseness;
+               var topVel = 0;
+               var leftVel = 0;
 
-                       this.y0 = getEvY(ev);
-                       this.x0 = getEvX(ev);
-                       this.topDelta = 0;
-                       this.leftDelta = 0;
+               if (bounds) { // only scroll if scrollEl exists
 
-                       if (!this.isHidden) {
-                               this.updatePosition();
+                       // compute closeness to edges. valid range is from 0.0 - 1.0
+                       topCloseness = (sensitivity - (getEvY(ev) - bounds.top)) / sensitivity;
+                       bottomCloseness = (sensitivity - (bounds.bottom - getEvY(ev))) / sensitivity;
+                       leftCloseness = (sensitivity - (getEvX(ev) - bounds.left)) / sensitivity;
+                       rightCloseness = (sensitivity - (bounds.right - getEvX(ev))) / sensitivity;
+
+                       // translate vertical closeness into velocity.
+                       // mouse must be completely in bounds for velocity to happen.
+                       if (topCloseness >= 0 && topCloseness <= 1) {
+                               topVel = topCloseness * this.scrollSpeed * -1; // negative. for scrolling up
+                       }
+                       else if (bottomCloseness >= 0 && bottomCloseness <= 1) {
+                               topVel = bottomCloseness * this.scrollSpeed;
                        }
 
-                       if (getEvIsTouch(ev)) {
-                               this.listenTo($(document), 'touchmove', this.handleMove);
+                       // translate horizontal closeness into velocity
+                       if (leftCloseness >= 0 && leftCloseness <= 1) {
+                               leftVel = leftCloseness * this.scrollSpeed * -1; // negative. for scrolling left
                        }
-                       else {
-                               this.listenTo($(document), 'mousemove', this.handleMove);
+                       else if (rightCloseness >= 0 && rightCloseness <= 1) {
+                               leftVel = rightCloseness * this.scrollSpeed;
                        }
                }
+
+               this.setScrollVel(topVel, leftVel);
        },
 
 
-       // Causes the element to stop following the mouse. If shouldRevert is true, will animate back to original position.
-       // `callback` gets invoked when the animation is complete. If no animation, it is invoked immediately.
-       stop: function(shouldRevert, callback) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var revertDuration = this.options.revertDuration;
+       // Sets the speed-of-scrolling for the scrollEl
+       setScrollVel: function(topVel, leftVel) {
 
-               function complete() { // might be called by .animate(), which might change `this` context
-                       _this.isAnimating = false;
-                       _this.removeElement();
+               this.scrollTopVel = topVel;
+               this.scrollLeftVel = leftVel;
 
-                       _this.top0 = _this.left0 = null; // reset state for future updatePosition calls
+               this.constrainScrollVel(); // massages into realistic values
 
-                       if (callback) {
-                               callback();
-                       }
+               // if there is non-zero velocity, and an animation loop hasn't already started, then START
+               if ((this.scrollTopVel || this.scrollLeftVel) && !this.scrollIntervalId) {
+                       this.scrollIntervalId = setInterval(
+                               proxy(this, 'scrollIntervalFunc'), // scope to `this`
+                               this.scrollIntervalMs
+                       );
                }
+       },
 
-               if (this.isFollowing && !this.isAnimating) { // disallow more than one stop animation at a time
-                       this.isFollowing = false;
 
-                       this.stopListeningTo($(document));
+       // Forces scrollTopVel and scrollLeftVel to be zero if scrolling has already gone all the way
+       constrainScrollVel: function() {
+               var el = this.scrollEl;
 
-                       if (shouldRevert && revertDuration && !this.isHidden) { // do a revert animation?
-                               this.isAnimating = true;
-                               this.el.animate({
-                                       top: this.top0,
-                                       left: this.left0
-                               }, {
-                                       duration: revertDuration,
-                                       complete: complete
-                               });
+               if (this.scrollTopVel < 0) { // scrolling up?
+                       if (el.scrollTop() <= 0) { // already scrolled all the way up?
+                               this.scrollTopVel = 0;
                        }
-                       else {
-                               complete();
+               }
+               else if (this.scrollTopVel > 0) { // scrolling down?
+                       if (el.scrollTop() + el[0].clientHeight >= el[0].scrollHeight) { // already scrolled all the way down?
+                               this.scrollTopVel = 0;
                        }
                }
-       },
-
 
-       // Gets the tracking element. Create it if necessary
-       getEl: function() {
-               var el = this.el;
+               if (this.scrollLeftVel < 0) { // scrolling left?
+                       if (el.scrollLeft() <= 0) { // already scrolled all the left?
+                               this.scrollLeftVel = 0;
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (this.scrollLeftVel > 0) { // scrolling right?
+                       if (el.scrollLeft() + el[0].clientWidth >= el[0].scrollWidth) { // already scrolled all the way right?
+                               this.scrollLeftVel = 0;
+                       }
+               }
+       },
 
-               if (!el) {
-                       el = this.el = this.sourceEl.clone()
-                               .addClass(this.options.additionalClass || '')
-                               .css({
-                                       position: 'absolute',
-                                       visibility: '', // in case original element was hidden (commonly through hideEvents())
-                                       display: this.isHidden ? 'none' : '', // for when initially hidden
-                                       margin: 0,
-                                       right: 'auto', // erase and set width instead
-                                       bottom: 'auto', // erase and set height instead
-                                       width: this.sourceEl.width(), // explicit height in case there was a 'right' value
-                                       height: this.sourceEl.height(), // explicit width in case there was a 'bottom' value
-                                       opacity: this.options.opacity || '',
-                                       zIndex: this.options.zIndex
-                               });
 
-                       // we don't want long taps or any mouse interaction causing selection/menus.
-                       // would use preventSelection(), but that prevents selectstart, causing problems.
-                       el.addClass('fc-unselectable');
+       // This function gets called during every iteration of the scrolling animation loop
+       scrollIntervalFunc: function() {
+               var el = this.scrollEl;
+               var frac = this.scrollIntervalMs / 1000; // considering animation frequency, what the vel should be mult'd by
 
-                       el.appendTo(this.parentEl);
+               // change the value of scrollEl's scroll
+               if (this.scrollTopVel) {
+                       el.scrollTop(el.scrollTop() + this.scrollTopVel * frac);
+               }
+               if (this.scrollLeftVel) {
+                       el.scrollLeft(el.scrollLeft() + this.scrollLeftVel * frac);
                }
 
-               return el;
-       },
-
+               this.constrainScrollVel(); // since the scroll values changed, recompute the velocities
 
-       // Removes the tracking element if it has already been created
-       removeElement: function() {
-               if (this.el) {
-                       this.el.remove();
-                       this.el = null;
+               // if scrolled all the way, which causes the vels to be zero, stop the animation loop
+               if (!this.scrollTopVel && !this.scrollLeftVel) {
+                       this.endAutoScroll();
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Update the CSS position of the tracking element
-       updatePosition: function() {
-               var sourceOffset;
-               var origin;
-
-               this.getEl(); // ensure this.el
+       // Kills any existing scrolling animation loop
+       endAutoScroll: function() {
+               if (this.scrollIntervalId) {
+                       clearInterval(this.scrollIntervalId);
+                       this.scrollIntervalId = null;
 
-               // make sure origin info was computed
-               if (this.top0 === null) {
-                       sourceOffset = this.sourceEl.offset();
-                       origin = this.el.offsetParent().offset();
-                       this.top0 = sourceOffset.top - origin.top;
-                       this.left0 = sourceOffset.left - origin.left;
+                       this.handleScrollEnd();
                }
-
-               this.el.css({
-                       top: this.top0 + this.topDelta,
-                       left: this.left0 + this.leftDelta
-               });
        },
 
 
-       // Gets called when the user moves the mouse
-       handleMove: function(ev) {
-               this.topDelta = getEvY(ev) - this.y0;
-               this.leftDelta = getEvX(ev) - this.x0;
-
-               if (!this.isHidden) {
-                       this.updatePosition();
+       // Get called when the scrollEl is scrolled (NOTE: this is delayed via debounce)
+       handleDebouncedScroll: function() {
+               // recompute all coordinates, but *only* if this is *not* part of our scrolling animation
+               if (!this.scrollIntervalId) {
+                       this.handleScrollEnd();
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Temporarily makes the tracking element invisible. Can be called before following starts
-       hide: function() {
-               if (!this.isHidden) {
-                       this.isHidden = true;
-                       if (this.el) {
-                               this.el.hide();
-                       }
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       // Show the tracking element after it has been temporarily hidden
-       show: function() {
-               if (this.isHidden) {
-                       this.isHidden = false;
-                       this.updatePosition();
-                       this.getEl().show();
-               }
+       // Called when scrolling has stopped, whether through auto scroll, or the user scrolling
+       handleScrollEnd: function() {
        }
 
 });
-
 ;;
 
-/* An abstract class comprised of a "grid" of areas that each represent a specific datetime
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* Tracks mouse movements over a component and raises events about which hit the mouse is over.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+options:
+- subjectEl
+- subjectCenter
+*/
 
-var Grid = FC.Grid = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
+var HitDragListener = DragListener.extend({
 
-       // self-config, overridable by subclasses
-       hasDayInteractions: true, // can user click/select ranges of time?
+       component: null, // converts coordinates to hits
+               // methods: hitsNeeded, hitsNotNeeded, queryHit
 
-       view: null, // a View object
-       isRTL: null, // shortcut to the view's isRTL option
+       origHit: null, // the hit the mouse was over when listening started
+       hit: null, // the hit the mouse is over
+       coordAdjust: null, // delta that will be added to the mouse coordinates when computing collisions
 
-       start: null,
-       end: null,
 
-       el: null, // the containing element
-       elsByFill: null, // a hash of jQuery element sets used for rendering each fill. Keyed by fill name.
+       constructor: function(component, options) {
+               DragListener.call(this, options); // call the super-constructor
 
-       // derived from options
-       eventTimeFormat: null,
-       displayEventTime: null,
-       displayEventEnd: null,
+               this.component = component;
+       },
 
-       minResizeDuration: null, // TODO: hack. set by subclasses. minumum event resize duration
 
-       // if defined, holds the unit identified (ex: "year" or "month") that determines the level of granularity
-       // of the date areas. if not defined, assumes to be day and time granularity.
-       // TODO: port isTimeScale into same system?
-       largeUnit: null,
+       // Called when drag listening starts (but a real drag has not necessarily began).
+       // ev might be undefined if dragging was started manually.
+       handleInteractionStart: function(ev) {
+               var subjectEl = this.subjectEl;
+               var subjectRect;
+               var origPoint;
+               var point;
 
-       dayClickListener: null,
-       daySelectListener: null,
-       segDragListener: null,
-       segResizeListener: null,
-       externalDragListener: null,
+               this.component.hitsNeeded();
+               this.computeScrollBounds(); // for autoscroll
+
+               if (ev) {
+                       origPoint = { left: getEvX(ev), top: getEvY(ev) };
+                       point = origPoint;
 
+                       // constrain the point to bounds of the element being dragged
+                       if (subjectEl) {
+                               subjectRect = getOuterRect(subjectEl); // used for centering as well
+                               point = constrainPoint(point, subjectRect);
+                       }
 
-       constructor: function(view) {
-               this.view = view;
-               this.isRTL = view.opt('isRTL');
-               this.elsByFill = {};
+                       this.origHit = this.queryHit(point.left, point.top);
 
-               this.dayClickListener = this.buildDayClickListener();
-               this.daySelectListener = this.buildDaySelectListener();
-       },
+                       // treat the center of the subject as the collision point?
+                       if (subjectEl && this.options.subjectCenter) {
 
+                               // only consider the area the subject overlaps the hit. best for large subjects.
+                               // TODO: skip this if hit didn't supply left/right/top/bottom
+                               if (this.origHit) {
+                                       subjectRect = intersectRects(this.origHit, subjectRect) ||
+                                               subjectRect; // in case there is no intersection
+                               }
 
-       /* Options
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+                               point = getRectCenter(subjectRect);
+                       }
 
+                       this.coordAdjust = diffPoints(point, origPoint); // point - origPoint
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.origHit = null;
+                       this.coordAdjust = null;
+               }
 
-       // Generates the format string used for event time text, if not explicitly defined by 'timeFormat'
-       computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
-               return this.view.opt('smallTimeFormat');
+               // call the super-method. do it after origHit has been computed
+               DragListener.prototype.handleInteractionStart.apply(this, arguments);
        },
 
 
-       // Determines whether events should have their end times displayed, if not explicitly defined by 'displayEventTime'.
-       // Only applies to non-all-day events.
-       computeDisplayEventTime: function() {
-               return true;
-       },
+       // Called when the actual drag has started
+       handleDragStart: function(ev) {
+               var hit;
 
+               DragListener.prototype.handleDragStart.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
 
-       // Determines whether events should have their end times displayed, if not explicitly defined by 'displayEventEnd'
-       computeDisplayEventEnd: function() {
-               return true;
+               // might be different from this.origHit if the min-distance is large
+               hit = this.queryHit(getEvX(ev), getEvY(ev));
+
+               // report the initial hit the mouse is over
+               // especially important if no min-distance and drag starts immediately
+               if (hit) {
+                       this.handleHitOver(hit);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Dates
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Called when the drag moves
+       handleDrag: function(dx, dy, ev) {
+               var hit;
 
+               DragListener.prototype.handleDrag.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
 
-       // Tells the grid about what period of time to display.
-       // Any date-related internal data should be generated.
-       setRange: function(range) {
-               this.start = range.start.clone();
-               this.end = range.end.clone();
+               hit = this.queryHit(getEvX(ev), getEvY(ev));
 
-               this.rangeUpdated();
-               this.processRangeOptions();
+               if (!isHitsEqual(hit, this.hit)) { // a different hit than before?
+                       if (this.hit) {
+                               this.handleHitOut();
+                       }
+                       if (hit) {
+                               this.handleHitOver(hit);
+                       }
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Called when internal variables that rely on the range should be updated
-       rangeUpdated: function() {
+       // Called when dragging has been stopped
+       handleDragEnd: function() {
+               this.handleHitDone();
+               DragListener.prototype.handleDragEnd.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
        },
 
 
-       // Updates values that rely on options and also relate to range
-       processRangeOptions: function() {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var displayEventTime;
-               var displayEventEnd;
-
-               this.eventTimeFormat =
-                       view.opt('eventTimeFormat') ||
-                       view.opt('timeFormat') || // deprecated
-                       this.computeEventTimeFormat();
-
-               displayEventTime = view.opt('displayEventTime');
-               if (displayEventTime == null) {
-                       displayEventTime = this.computeDisplayEventTime(); // might be based off of range
-               }
+       // Called when a the mouse has just moved over a new hit
+       handleHitOver: function(hit) {
+               var isOrig = isHitsEqual(hit, this.origHit);
 
-               displayEventEnd = view.opt('displayEventEnd');
-               if (displayEventEnd == null) {
-                       displayEventEnd = this.computeDisplayEventEnd(); // might be based off of range
-               }
+               this.hit = hit;
 
-               this.displayEventTime = displayEventTime;
-               this.displayEventEnd = displayEventEnd;
+               this.trigger('hitOver', this.hit, isOrig, this.origHit);
        },
 
 
-       // Converts a span (has unzoned start/end and any other grid-specific location information)
-       // into an array of segments (pieces of events whose format is decided by the grid).
-       spanToSegs: function(span) {
-               // subclasses must implement
+       // Called when the mouse has just moved out of a hit
+       handleHitOut: function() {
+               if (this.hit) {
+                       this.trigger('hitOut', this.hit);
+                       this.handleHitDone();
+                       this.hit = null;
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Diffs the two dates, returning a duration, based on granularity of the grid
-       // TODO: port isTimeScale into this system?
-       diffDates: function(a, b) {
-               if (this.largeUnit) {
-                       return diffByUnit(a, b, this.largeUnit);
-               }
-               else {
-                       return diffDayTime(a, b);
+       // Called after a hitOut. Also called before a dragStop
+       handleHitDone: function() {
+               if (this.hit) {
+                       this.trigger('hitDone', this.hit);
                }
        },
 
 
-       /* Hit Area
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Called when the interaction ends, whether there was a real drag or not
+       handleInteractionEnd: function() {
+               DragListener.prototype.handleInteractionEnd.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
 
-       hitsNeededDepth: 0, // necessary because multiple callers might need the same hits
+               this.origHit = null;
+               this.hit = null;
 
-       hitsNeeded: function() {
-               if (!(this.hitsNeededDepth++)) {
-                       this.prepareHits();
-               }
+               this.component.hitsNotNeeded();
        },
 
-       hitsNotNeeded: function() {
-               if (this.hitsNeededDepth && !(--this.hitsNeededDepth)) {
-                       this.releaseHits();
-               }
-       },
 
+       // Called when scrolling has stopped, whether through auto scroll, or the user scrolling
+       handleScrollEnd: function() {
+               DragListener.prototype.handleScrollEnd.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-method
 
-       // Called before one or more queryHit calls might happen. Should prepare any cached coordinates for queryHit
-       prepareHits: function() {
+               // hits' absolute positions will be in new places after a user's scroll.
+               // HACK for recomputing.
+               if (this.isDragging) {
+                       this.component.releaseHits();
+                       this.component.prepareHits();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Called when queryHit calls have subsided. Good place to clear any coordinate caches.
-       releaseHits: function() {
-       },
+       // Gets the hit underneath the coordinates for the given mouse event
+       queryHit: function(left, top) {
 
+               if (this.coordAdjust) {
+                       left += this.coordAdjust.left;
+                       top += this.coordAdjust.top;
+               }
 
-       // Given coordinates from the topleft of the document, return data about the date-related area underneath.
-       // Can return an object with arbitrary properties (although top/right/left/bottom are encouraged).
-       // Must have a `grid` property, a reference to this current grid. TODO: avoid this
-       // The returned object will be processed by getHitSpan and getHitEl.
-       queryHit: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
-       },
+               return this.component.queryHit(left, top);
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Given position-level information about a date-related area within the grid,
-       // should return an object with at least a start/end date. Can provide other information as well.
-       getHitSpan: function(hit) {
-       },
 
+// Returns `true` if the hits are identically equal. `false` otherwise. Must be from the same component.
+// Two null values will be considered equal, as two "out of the component" states are the same.
+function isHitsEqual(hit0, hit1) {
 
-       // Given position-level information about a date-related area within the grid,
-       // should return a jQuery element that best represents it. passed to dayClick callback.
-       getHitEl: function(hit) {
-       },
+       if (!hit0 && !hit1) {
+               return true;
+       }
 
+       if (hit0 && hit1) {
+               return hit0.component === hit1.component &&
+                       isHitPropsWithin(hit0, hit1) &&
+                       isHitPropsWithin(hit1, hit0); // ensures all props are identical
+       }
 
-       /* Rendering
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       return false;
+}
 
 
-       // Sets the container element that the grid should render inside of.
-       // Does other DOM-related initializations.
-       setElement: function(el) {
-               this.el = el;
+// Returns true if all of subHit's non-standard properties are within superHit
+function isHitPropsWithin(subHit, superHit) {
+       for (var propName in subHit) {
+               if (!/^(component|left|right|top|bottom)$/.test(propName)) {
+                       if (subHit[propName] !== superHit[propName]) {
+                               return false;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       return true;
+}
 
-               if (this.hasDayInteractions) {
-                       preventSelection(el);
+;;
 
-                       this.bindDayHandler('touchstart', this.dayTouchStart);
-                       this.bindDayHandler('mousedown', this.dayMousedown);
-               }
+/*
+Listens to document and window-level user-interaction events, like touch events and mouse events,
+and fires these events as-is to whoever is observing a GlobalEmitter.
+Best when used as a singleton via GlobalEmitter.get()
 
-               // attach event-element-related handlers. in Grid.events
-               // same garbage collection note as above.
-               this.bindSegHandlers();
+Normalizes mouse/touch events. For examples:
+- ignores the the simulated mouse events that happen after a quick tap: mousemove+mousedown+mouseup+click
+- compensates for various buggy scenarios where a touchend does not fire
+*/
 
-               this.bindGlobalHandlers();
-       },
+FC.touchMouseIgnoreWait = 500;
 
+var GlobalEmitter = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, EmitterMixin, {
 
-       bindDayHandler: function(name, handler) {
+       isTouching: false,
+       mouseIgnoreDepth: 0,
+       handleScrollProxy: null,
+
+
+       bind: function() {
                var _this = this;
 
-               // attach a handler to the grid's root element.
-               // jQuery will take care of unregistering them when removeElement gets called.
-               this.el.on(name, function(ev) {
-                       if (
-                               !$(ev.target).is(
-                                       _this.segSelector + ',' + // directly on an event element
-                                       _this.segSelector + ' *,' + // within an event element
-                                       '.fc-more,' + // a "more.." link
-                                       'a[data-goto]' // a clickable nav link
-                               )
-                       ) {
-                               return handler.call(_this, ev);
-                       }
+               this.listenTo($(document), {
+                       touchstart: this.handleTouchStart,
+                       touchcancel: this.handleTouchCancel,
+                       touchend: this.handleTouchEnd,
+                       mousedown: this.handleMouseDown,
+                       mousemove: this.handleMouseMove,
+                       mouseup: this.handleMouseUp,
+                       click: this.handleClick,
+                       selectstart: this.handleSelectStart,
+                       contextmenu: this.handleContextMenu
                });
-       },
 
+               // because we need to call preventDefault
+               // because https://www.chromestatus.com/features/5093566007214080
+               // TODO: investigate performance because this is a global handler
+               window.addEventListener(
+                       'touchmove',
+                       this.handleTouchMoveProxy = function(ev) {
+                               _this.handleTouchMove($.Event(ev));
+                       },
+                       { passive: false } // allows preventDefault()
+               );
 
-       // Removes the grid's container element from the DOM. Undoes any other DOM-related attachments.
-       // DOES NOT remove any content beforehand (doesn't clear events or call unrenderDates), unlike View
-       removeElement: function() {
-               this.unbindGlobalHandlers();
-               this.clearDragListeners();
+               // attach a handler to get called when ANY scroll action happens on the page.
+               // this was impossible to do with normal on/off because 'scroll' doesn't bubble.
+               // http://stackoverflow.com/a/32954565/96342
+               window.addEventListener(
+                       'scroll',
+                       this.handleScrollProxy = function(ev) {
+                               _this.handleScroll($.Event(ev));
+                       },
+                       true // useCapture
+               );
+       },
 
-               this.el.remove();
+       unbind: function() {
+               this.stopListeningTo($(document));
+
+               window.removeEventListener(
+                       'touchmove',
+                       this.handleTouchMoveProxy
+               );
 
-               // NOTE: we don't null-out this.el for the same reasons we don't do it within View::removeElement
+               window.removeEventListener(
+                       'scroll',
+                       this.handleScrollProxy,
+                       true // useCapture
+               );
        },
 
 
-       // Renders the basic structure of grid view before any content is rendered
-       renderSkeleton: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+       // Touch Handlers
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+       handleTouchStart: function(ev) {
 
-       // Renders the grid's date-related content (like areas that represent days/times).
-       // Assumes setRange has already been called and the skeleton has already been rendered.
-       renderDates: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+               // if a previous touch interaction never ended with a touchend, then implicitly end it,
+               // but since a new touch interaction is about to begin, don't start the mouse ignore period.
+               this.stopTouch(ev, true); // skipMouseIgnore=true
+
+               this.isTouching = true;
+               this.trigger('touchstart', ev);
+       },
+
+       handleTouchMove: function(ev) {
+               if (this.isTouching) {
+                       this.trigger('touchmove', ev);
+               }
        },
 
+       handleTouchCancel: function(ev) {
+               if (this.isTouching) {
+                       this.trigger('touchcancel', ev);
 
-       // Unrenders the grid's date-related content
-       unrenderDates: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+                       // Have touchcancel fire an artificial touchend. That way, handlers won't need to listen to both.
+                       // If touchend fires later, it won't have any effect b/c isTouching will be false.
+                       this.stopTouch(ev);
+               }
        },
 
+       handleTouchEnd: function(ev) {
+               this.stopTouch(ev);
+       },
 
-       /* Handlers
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+       // Mouse Handlers
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       // Binds DOM handlers to elements that reside outside the grid, such as the document
-       bindGlobalHandlers: function() {
-               this.listenTo($(document), {
-                       dragstart: this.externalDragStart, // jqui
-                       sortstart: this.externalDragStart // jqui
-               });
+       handleMouseDown: function(ev) {
+               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
+                       this.trigger('mousedown', ev);
+               }
        },
 
+       handleMouseMove: function(ev) {
+               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
+                       this.trigger('mousemove', ev);
+               }
+       },
 
-       // Unbinds DOM handlers from elements that reside outside the grid
-       unbindGlobalHandlers: function() {
-               this.stopListeningTo($(document));
+       handleMouseUp: function(ev) {
+               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
+                       this.trigger('mouseup', ev);
+               }
        },
 
+       handleClick: function(ev) {
+               if (!this.shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
+                       this.trigger('click', ev);
+               }
+       },
 
-       // Process a mousedown on an element that represents a day. For day clicking and selecting.
-       dayMousedown: function(ev) {
-               var view = this.view;
 
-               // prevent a user's clickaway for unselecting a range or an event from
-               // causing a dayClick or starting an immediate new selection.
-               if (view.isSelected || view.selectedEvent) {
-                       return;
-               }
+       // Misc Handlers
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               this.dayClickListener.startInteraction(ev);
+       handleSelectStart: function(ev) {
+               this.trigger('selectstart', ev);
+       },
 
-               if (view.opt('selectable')) {
-                       this.daySelectListener.startInteraction(ev, {
-                               distance: view.opt('selectMinDistance')
-                       });
-               }
+       handleContextMenu: function(ev) {
+               this.trigger('contextmenu', ev);
        },
 
+       handleScroll: function(ev) {
+               this.trigger('scroll', ev);
+       },
 
-       dayTouchStart: function(ev) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var selectLongPressDelay;
 
-               // prevent a user's clickaway for unselecting a range or an event from
-               // causing a dayClick or starting an immediate new selection.
-               if (view.isSelected || view.selectedEvent) {
-                       return;
-               }
+       // Utils
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               selectLongPressDelay = view.opt('selectLongPressDelay');
-               if (selectLongPressDelay == null) {
-                       selectLongPressDelay = view.opt('longPressDelay'); // fallback
+       stopTouch: function(ev, skipMouseIgnore) {
+               if (this.isTouching) {
+                       this.isTouching = false;
+                       this.trigger('touchend', ev);
+
+                       if (!skipMouseIgnore) {
+                               this.startTouchMouseIgnore();
+                       }
                }
+       },
 
-               this.dayClickListener.startInteraction(ev);
+       startTouchMouseIgnore: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var wait = FC.touchMouseIgnoreWait;
 
-               if (view.opt('selectable')) {
-                       this.daySelectListener.startInteraction(ev, {
-                               delay: selectLongPressDelay
-                       });
+               if (wait) {
+                       this.mouseIgnoreDepth++;
+                       setTimeout(function() {
+                               _this.mouseIgnoreDepth--;
+                       }, wait);
                }
        },
 
+       shouldIgnoreMouse: function() {
+               return this.isTouching || Boolean(this.mouseIgnoreDepth);
+       }
 
-       // Creates a listener that tracks the user's drag across day elements, for day clicking.
-       buildDayClickListener: function() {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
-               var dayClickHit; // null if invalid dayClick
-
-               var dragListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
-                       scroll: view.opt('dragScroll'),
-                       interactionStart: function() {
-                               dayClickHit = dragListener.origHit;
-                       },
-                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
-                               // if user dragged to another cell at any point, it can no longer be a dayClick
-                               if (!isOrig) {
-                                       dayClickHit = null;
-                               }
-                       },
-                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
-                               dayClickHit = null;
-                       },
-                       interactionEnd: function(ev, isCancelled) {
-                               if (!isCancelled && dayClickHit) {
-                                       view.triggerDayClick(
-                                               _this.getHitSpan(dayClickHit),
-                                               _this.getHitEl(dayClickHit),
-                                               ev
-                                       );
-                               }
-                       }
-               });
+});
 
-               // because dayClickListener won't be called with any time delay, "dragging" will begin immediately,
-               // which will kill any touchmoving/scrolling. Prevent this.
-               dragListener.shouldCancelTouchScroll = false;
 
-               dragListener.scrollAlwaysKills = true;
+// Singleton
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               return dragListener;
-       },
+(function() {
+       var globalEmitter = null;
+       var neededCount = 0;
 
 
-       // Creates a listener that tracks the user's drag across day elements, for day selecting.
-       buildDaySelectListener: function() {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
-               var selectionSpan; // null if invalid selection
+       // gets the singleton
+       GlobalEmitter.get = function() {
 
-               var dragListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
-                       scroll: view.opt('dragScroll'),
-                       interactionStart: function() {
-                               selectionSpan = null;
-                       },
-                       dragStart: function() {
-                               view.unselect(); // since we could be rendering a new selection, we want to clear any old one
-                       },
-                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
-                               if (origHit) { // click needs to have started on a hit
+               if (!globalEmitter) {
+                       globalEmitter = new GlobalEmitter();
+                       globalEmitter.bind();
+               }
 
-                                       selectionSpan = _this.computeSelection(
-                                               _this.getHitSpan(origHit),
-                                               _this.getHitSpan(hit)
-                                       );
+               return globalEmitter;
+       };
 
-                                       if (selectionSpan) {
-                                               _this.renderSelection(selectionSpan);
-                                       }
-                                       else if (selectionSpan === false) {
-                                               disableCursor();
-                                       }
-                               }
-                       },
-                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
-                               selectionSpan = null;
-                               _this.unrenderSelection();
-                       },
-                       hitDone: function() { // called after a hitOut OR before a dragEnd
-                               enableCursor();
-                       },
-                       interactionEnd: function(ev, isCancelled) {
-                               if (!isCancelled && selectionSpan) {
-                                       // the selection will already have been rendered. just report it
-                                       view.reportSelection(selectionSpan, ev);
-                               }
-                       }
-               });
 
-               return dragListener;
-       },
+       // called when an object knows it will need a GlobalEmitter in the near future.
+       GlobalEmitter.needed = function() {
+               GlobalEmitter.get(); // ensures globalEmitter
+               neededCount++;
+       };
 
 
-       // Kills all in-progress dragging.
-       // Useful for when public API methods that result in re-rendering are invoked during a drag.
-       // Also useful for when touch devices misbehave and don't fire their touchend.
-       clearDragListeners: function() {
-               this.dayClickListener.endInteraction();
-               this.daySelectListener.endInteraction();
+       // called when the object that originally called needed() doesn't need a GlobalEmitter anymore.
+       GlobalEmitter.unneeded = function() {
+               neededCount--;
 
-               if (this.segDragListener) {
-                       this.segDragListener.endInteraction(); // will clear this.segDragListener
-               }
-               if (this.segResizeListener) {
-                       this.segResizeListener.endInteraction(); // will clear this.segResizeListener
-               }
-               if (this.externalDragListener) {
-                       this.externalDragListener.endInteraction(); // will clear this.externalDragListener
+               if (!neededCount) { // nobody else needs it
+                       globalEmitter.unbind();
+                       globalEmitter = null;
                }
-       },
-
-
-       /* Event Helper
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-       // TODO: should probably move this to Grid.events, like we did event dragging / resizing
+       };
 
+})();
 
-       // Renders a mock event at the given event location, which contains zoned start/end properties.
-       // Returns all mock event elements.
-       renderEventLocationHelper: function(eventLocation, sourceSeg) {
-               var fakeEvent = this.fabricateHelperEvent(eventLocation, sourceSeg);
+;;
 
-               return this.renderHelper(fakeEvent, sourceSeg); // do the actual rendering
-       },
+/* Creates a clone of an element and lets it track the mouse as it moves
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+var MouseFollower = Class.extend(ListenerMixin, {
 
-       // Builds a fake event given zoned event date properties and a segment is should be inspired from.
-       // The range's end can be null, in which case the mock event that is rendered will have a null end time.
-       // `sourceSeg` is the internal segment object involved in the drag. If null, something external is dragging.
-       fabricateHelperEvent: function(eventLocation, sourceSeg) {
-               var fakeEvent = sourceSeg ? createObject(sourceSeg.event) : {}; // mask the original event object if possible
+       options: null,
 
-               fakeEvent.start = eventLocation.start.clone();
-               fakeEvent.end = eventLocation.end ? eventLocation.end.clone() : null;
-               fakeEvent.allDay = null; // force it to be freshly computed by normalizeEventDates
-               this.view.calendar.normalizeEventDates(fakeEvent);
+       sourceEl: null, // the element that will be cloned and made to look like it is dragging
+       el: null, // the clone of `sourceEl` that will track the mouse
+       parentEl: null, // the element that `el` (the clone) will be attached to
 
-               // this extra className will be useful for differentiating real events from mock events in CSS
-               fakeEvent.className = (fakeEvent.className || []).concat('fc-helper');
+       // the initial position of el, relative to the offset parent. made to match the initial offset of sourceEl
+       top0: null,
+       left0: null,
 
-               // if something external is being dragged in, don't render a resizer
-               if (!sourceSeg) {
-                       fakeEvent.editable = false;
-               }
+       // the absolute coordinates of the initiating touch/mouse action
+       y0: null,
+       x0: null,
 
-               return fakeEvent;
-       },
+       // the number of pixels the mouse has moved from its initial position
+       topDelta: null,
+       leftDelta: null,
 
+       isFollowing: false,
+       isHidden: false,
+       isAnimating: false, // doing the revert animation?
 
-       // Renders a mock event. Given zoned event date properties.
-       // Must return all mock event elements.
-       renderHelper: function(eventLocation, sourceSeg) {
-               // subclasses must implement
+       constructor: function(sourceEl, options) {
+               this.options = options = options || {};
+               this.sourceEl = sourceEl;
+               this.parentEl = options.parentEl ? $(options.parentEl) : sourceEl.parent(); // default to sourceEl's parent
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders a mock event
-       unrenderHelper: function() {
-               // subclasses must implement
-       },
-
+       // Causes the element to start following the mouse
+       start: function(ev) {
+               if (!this.isFollowing) {
+                       this.isFollowing = true;
 
-       /* Selection
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+                       this.y0 = getEvY(ev);
+                       this.x0 = getEvX(ev);
+                       this.topDelta = 0;
+                       this.leftDelta = 0;
 
+                       if (!this.isHidden) {
+                               this.updatePosition();
+                       }
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of a selection. Will highlight by default but can be overridden by subclasses.
-       // Given a span (unzoned start/end and other misc data)
-       renderSelection: function(span) {
-               this.renderHighlight(span);
+                       if (getEvIsTouch(ev)) {
+                               this.listenTo($(document), 'touchmove', this.handleMove);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               this.listenTo($(document), 'mousemove', this.handleMove);
+                       }
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders any visual indications of a selection. Will unrender a highlight by default.
-       unrenderSelection: function() {
-               this.unrenderHighlight();
-       },
+       // Causes the element to stop following the mouse. If shouldRevert is true, will animate back to original position.
+       // `callback` gets invoked when the animation is complete. If no animation, it is invoked immediately.
+       stop: function(shouldRevert, callback) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var revertDuration = this.options.revertDuration;
 
+               function complete() { // might be called by .animate(), which might change `this` context
+                       _this.isAnimating = false;
+                       _this.removeElement();
 
-       // Given the first and last date-spans of a selection, returns another date-span object.
-       // Subclasses can override and provide additional data in the span object. Will be passed to renderSelection().
-       // Will return false if the selection is invalid and this should be indicated to the user.
-       // Will return null/undefined if a selection invalid but no error should be reported.
-       computeSelection: function(span0, span1) {
-               var span = this.computeSelectionSpan(span0, span1);
+                       _this.top0 = _this.left0 = null; // reset state for future updatePosition calls
 
-               if (span && !this.view.calendar.isSelectionSpanAllowed(span)) {
-                       return false;
+                       if (callback) {
+                               callback();
+                       }
                }
 
-               return span;
-       },
-
-
-       // Given two spans, must return the combination of the two.
-       // TODO: do this separation of concerns (combining VS validation) for event dnd/resize too.
-       computeSelectionSpan: function(span0, span1) {
-               var dates = [ span0.start, span0.end, span1.start, span1.end ];
+               if (this.isFollowing && !this.isAnimating) { // disallow more than one stop animation at a time
+                       this.isFollowing = false;
 
-               dates.sort(compareNumbers); // sorts chronologically. works with Moments
+                       this.stopListeningTo($(document));
 
-               return { start: dates[0].clone(), end: dates[3].clone() };
+                       if (shouldRevert && revertDuration && !this.isHidden) { // do a revert animation?
+                               this.isAnimating = true;
+                               this.el.animate({
+                                       top: this.top0,
+                                       left: this.left0
+                               }, {
+                                       duration: revertDuration,
+                                       complete: complete
+                               });
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               complete();
+                       }
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Highlight
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Gets the tracking element. Create it if necessary
+       getEl: function() {
+               var el = this.el;
 
+               if (!el) {
+                       el = this.el = this.sourceEl.clone()
+                               .addClass(this.options.additionalClass || '')
+                               .css({
+                                       position: 'absolute',
+                                       visibility: '', // in case original element was hidden (commonly through hideEvents())
+                                       display: this.isHidden ? 'none' : '', // for when initially hidden
+                                       margin: 0,
+                                       right: 'auto', // erase and set width instead
+                                       bottom: 'auto', // erase and set height instead
+                                       width: this.sourceEl.width(), // explicit height in case there was a 'right' value
+                                       height: this.sourceEl.height(), // explicit width in case there was a 'bottom' value
+                                       opacity: this.options.opacity || '',
+                                       zIndex: this.options.zIndex
+                               });
 
-       // Renders an emphasis on the given date range. Given a span (unzoned start/end and other misc data)
-       renderHighlight: function(span) {
-               this.renderFill('highlight', this.spanToSegs(span));
-       },
+                       // we don't want long taps or any mouse interaction causing selection/menus.
+                       // would use preventSelection(), but that prevents selectstart, causing problems.
+                       el.addClass('fc-unselectable');
 
+                       el.appendTo(this.parentEl);
+               }
 
-       // Unrenders the emphasis on a date range
-       unrenderHighlight: function() {
-               this.unrenderFill('highlight');
+               return el;
        },
 
 
-       // Generates an array of classNames for rendering the highlight. Used by the fill system.
-       highlightSegClasses: function() {
-               return [ 'fc-highlight' ];
+       // Removes the tracking element if it has already been created
+       removeElement: function() {
+               if (this.el) {
+                       this.el.remove();
+                       this.el = null;
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Business Hours
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
+       // Update the CSS position of the tracking element
+       updatePosition: function() {
+               var sourceOffset;
+               var origin;
 
-       renderBusinessHours: function() {
-       },
+               this.getEl(); // ensure this.el
 
+               // make sure origin info was computed
+               if (this.top0 === null) {
+                       sourceOffset = this.sourceEl.offset();
+                       origin = this.el.offsetParent().offset();
+                       this.top0 = sourceOffset.top - origin.top;
+                       this.left0 = sourceOffset.left - origin.left;
+               }
 
-       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
+               this.el.css({
+                       top: this.top0 + this.topDelta,
+                       left: this.left0 + this.leftDelta
+               });
        },
 
 
-       /* Now Indicator
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       getNowIndicatorUnit: function() {
-       },
-
+       // Gets called when the user moves the mouse
+       handleMove: function(ev) {
+               this.topDelta = getEvY(ev) - this.y0;
+               this.leftDelta = getEvX(ev) - this.x0;
 
-       renderNowIndicator: function(date) {
+               if (!this.isHidden) {
+                       this.updatePosition();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       unrenderNowIndicator: function() {
+       // Temporarily makes the tracking element invisible. Can be called before following starts
+       hide: function() {
+               if (!this.isHidden) {
+                       this.isHidden = true;
+                       if (this.el) {
+                               this.el.hide();
+                       }
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Fill System (highlight, background events, business hours)
-       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       TODO: remove this system. like we did in TimeGrid
-       */
+       // Show the tracking element after it has been temporarily hidden
+       show: function() {
+               if (this.isHidden) {
+                       this.isHidden = false;
+                       this.updatePosition();
+                       this.getEl().show();
+               }
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Renders a set of rectangles over the given segments of time.
-       // MUST RETURN a subset of segs, the segs that were actually rendered.
-       // Responsible for populating this.elsByFill. TODO: better API for expressing this requirement
-       renderFill: function(type, segs) {
-               // subclasses must implement
-       },
+;;
 
+var ChronoComponent = Model.extend({
 
-       // Unrenders a specific type of fill that is currently rendered on the grid
-       unrenderFill: function(type) {
-               var el = this.elsByFill[type];
+       children: null,
 
-               if (el) {
-                       el.remove();
-                       delete this.elsByFill[type];
-               }
+       el: null, // the view's containing element. set by Calendar(?)
+
+       // frequently accessed options
+       isRTL: false,
+       nextDayThreshold: null,
+
+
+       constructor: function() {
+               Model.call(this);
+
+               this.children = [];
+
+               this.nextDayThreshold = moment.duration(this.opt('nextDayThreshold'));
+               this.isRTL = this.opt('isRTL');
        },
 
 
-       // Renders and assigns an `el` property for each fill segment. Generic enough to work with different types.
-       // Only returns segments that successfully rendered.
-       // To be harnessed by renderFill (implemented by subclasses).
-       // Analagous to renderFgSegEls.
-       renderFillSegEls: function(type, segs) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var segElMethod = this[type + 'SegEl'];
-               var html = '';
-               var renderedSegs = [];
-               var i;
+       addChild: function(chronoComponent) {
+               this.children.push(chronoComponent);
+       },
 
-               if (segs.length) {
 
-                       // build a large concatenation of segment HTML
-                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                               html += this.fillSegHtml(type, segs[i]);
-                       }
+       // Options
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-                       // Grab individual elements from the combined HTML string. Use each as the default rendering.
-                       // Then, compute the 'el' for each segment.
-                       $(html).each(function(i, node) {
-                               var seg = segs[i];
-                               var el = $(node);
 
-                               // allow custom filter methods per-type
-                               if (segElMethod) {
-                                       el = segElMethod.call(_this, seg, el);
-                               }
+       opt: function(name) {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       },
 
-                               if (el) { // custom filters did not cancel the render
-                                       el = $(el); // allow custom filter to return raw DOM node
 
-                                       // correct element type? (would be bad if a non-TD were inserted into a table for example)
-                                       if (el.is(_this.fillSegTag)) {
-                                               seg.el = el;
-                                               renderedSegs.push(seg);
-                                       }
-                               }
-                       });
-               }
+       publiclyTrigger: function(/**/) {
+               var calendar = this._getCalendar();
 
-               return renderedSegs;
+               return calendar.publiclyTrigger.apply(calendar, arguments);
        },
 
 
-       fillSegTag: 'div', // subclasses can override
+       hasPublicHandlers: function(/**/) {
+               var calendar = this._getCalendar();
 
+               return calendar.hasPublicHandlers.apply(calendar, arguments);
+       },
 
-       // Builds the HTML needed for one fill segment. Generic enough to work with different types.
-       fillSegHtml: function(type, seg) {
 
-               // custom hooks per-type
-               var classesMethod = this[type + 'SegClasses'];
-               var cssMethod = this[type + 'SegCss'];
+       // Element
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               var classes = classesMethod ? classesMethod.call(this, seg) : [];
-               var css = cssToStr(cssMethod ? cssMethod.call(this, seg) : {});
 
-               return '<' + this.fillSegTag +
-                       (classes.length ? ' class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' : '') +
-                       (css ? ' style="' + css + '"' : '') +
-                       ' />';
+       // Sets the container element that the view should render inside of, does global DOM-related initializations,
+       // and renders all the non-date-related content inside.
+       setElement: function(el) {
+               this.el = el;
+               this.bindGlobalHandlers();
+               this.renderSkeleton();
        },
 
 
+       // Removes the view's container element from the DOM, clearing any content beforehand.
+       // Undoes any other DOM-related attachments.
+       removeElement: function() {
+               this.unrenderSkeleton();
+               this.unbindGlobalHandlers();
 
-       /* Generic rendering utilities for subclasses
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               this.el.remove();
+               // NOTE: don't null-out this.el in case the View was destroyed within an API callback.
+               // We don't null-out the View's other jQuery element references upon destroy,
+               //  so we shouldn't kill this.el either.
+       },
 
 
-       // Computes HTML classNames for a single-day element
-       getDayClasses: function(date, noThemeHighlight) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var today = view.calendar.getNow();
-               var classes = [ 'fc-' + dayIDs[date.day()] ];
+       bindGlobalHandlers: function() {
+       },
 
-               if (
-                       view.intervalDuration.as('months') == 1 &&
-                       date.month() != view.intervalStart.month()
-               ) {
-                       classes.push('fc-other-month');
-               }
 
-               if (date.isSame(today, 'day')) {
-                       classes.push('fc-today');
+       unbindGlobalHandlers: function() {
+       },
 
-                       if (noThemeHighlight !== true) {
-                               classes.push(view.highlightStateClass);
-                       }
-               }
-               else if (date < today) {
-                       classes.push('fc-past');
-               }
-               else {
-                       classes.push('fc-future');
-               }
 
-               return classes;
-       }
+       // Skeleton
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-});
 
-;;
+       // Renders the basic structure of the view before any content is rendered
+       renderSkeleton: function() {
+               // subclasses should implement
+       },
 
-/* Event-rendering and event-interaction methods for the abstract Grid class
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-Grid.mixin({
+       // Unrenders the basic structure of the view
+       unrenderSkeleton: function() {
+               // subclasses should implement
+       },
 
-       // self-config, overridable by subclasses
-       segSelector: '.fc-event-container > *', // what constitutes an event element?
 
-       mousedOverSeg: null, // the segment object the user's mouse is over. null if over nothing
-       isDraggingSeg: false, // is a segment being dragged? boolean
-       isResizingSeg: false, // is a segment being resized? boolean
-       isDraggingExternal: false, // jqui-dragging an external element? boolean
-       segs: null, // the *event* segments currently rendered in the grid. TODO: rename to `eventSegs`
+       // Date Low-level Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Renders the given events onto the grid
-       renderEvents: function(events) {
-               var bgEvents = [];
-               var fgEvents = [];
-               var i;
+       // date-cell content only
+       renderDates: function() {
+               // subclasses should implement
+       },
 
-               for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-                       (isBgEvent(events[i]) ? bgEvents : fgEvents).push(events[i]);
-               }
 
-               this.segs = [].concat( // record all segs
-                       this.renderBgEvents(bgEvents),
-                       this.renderFgEvents(fgEvents)
-               );
+       // date-cell content only
+       unrenderDates: function() {
+               // subclasses should override
        },
 
 
-       renderBgEvents: function(events) {
-               var segs = this.eventsToSegs(events);
+       // Now-Indicator
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 
-               // renderBgSegs might return a subset of segs, segs that were actually rendered
-               return this.renderBgSegs(segs) || segs;
+       // Returns a string unit, like 'second' or 'minute' that defined how often the current time indicator
+       // should be refreshed. If something falsy is returned, no time indicator is rendered at all.
+       getNowIndicatorUnit: function() {
+               // subclasses should implement
        },
 
 
-       renderFgEvents: function(events) {
-               var segs = this.eventsToSegs(events);
+       // Renders a current time indicator at the given datetime
+       renderNowIndicator: function(date) {
+               this.callChildren('renderNowIndicator', date);
+       },
+
 
-               // renderFgSegs might return a subset of segs, segs that were actually rendered
-               return this.renderFgSegs(segs) || segs;
+       // Undoes the rendering actions from renderNowIndicator
+       unrenderNowIndicator: function() {
+               this.callChildren('unrenderNowIndicator');
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders all events currently rendered on the grid
-       unrenderEvents: function() {
-               this.handleSegMouseout(); // trigger an eventMouseout if user's mouse is over an event
-               this.clearDragListeners();
+       // Business Hours
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               this.unrenderFgSegs();
-               this.unrenderBgSegs();
 
-               this.segs = null;
+       // Renders business-hours onto the view. Assumes updateSize has already been called.
+       renderBusinessHours: function() {
+               this.callChildren('renderBusinessHours');
        },
 
 
-       // Retrieves all rendered segment objects currently rendered on the grid
-       getEventSegs: function() {
-               return this.segs || [];
+       // Unrenders previously-rendered business-hours
+       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
+               this.callChildren('unrenderBusinessHours');
        },
 
 
-       /* Foreground Segment Rendering
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Event Low-level Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Renders foreground event segments onto the grid. May return a subset of segs that were rendered.
-       renderFgSegs: function(segs) {
-               // subclasses must implement
+       // Renders the events onto the view.
+       // TODO: eventually rename to `renderEvents` once legacy is gone.
+       renderEventsPayload: function(eventsPayload) {
+               this.callChildren('renderEventsPayload', eventsPayload);
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders all currently rendered foreground segments
-       unrenderFgSegs: function() {
-               // subclasses must implement
+       // Removes event elements from the view.
+       unrenderEvents: function() {
+               this.callChildren('unrenderEvents');
+
+               // we DON'T need to call updateHeight() because
+               // a renderEventsPayload() call always happens after this, which will eventually call updateHeight()
        },
 
 
-       // Renders and assigns an `el` property for each foreground event segment.
-       // Only returns segments that successfully rendered.
-       // A utility that subclasses may use.
-       renderFgSegEls: function(segs, disableResizing) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var html = '';
-               var renderedSegs = [];
+       // Retrieves all segment objects that are rendered in the view
+       getEventSegs: function() {
+               var children = this.children;
+               var segs = [];
                var i;
 
-               if (segs.length) { // don't build an empty html string
+               for (i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+                       segs.push.apply( // append
+                               segs,
+                               children[i].getEventSegs()
+                       );
+               }
 
-                       // build a large concatenation of event segment HTML
-                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                               html += this.fgSegHtml(segs[i], disableResizing);
-                       }
+               return segs;
+       },
 
-                       // Grab individual elements from the combined HTML string. Use each as the default rendering.
-                       // Then, compute the 'el' for each segment. An el might be null if the eventRender callback returned false.
-                       $(html).each(function(i, node) {
-                               var seg = segs[i];
-                               var el = view.resolveEventEl(seg.event, $(node));
 
-                               if (el) {
-                                       el.data('fc-seg', seg); // used by handlers
-                                       seg.el = el;
-                                       renderedSegs.push(seg);
+       // Drag-n-Drop Rendering (for both events and external elements)
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // Renders a visual indication of a event or external-element drag over the given drop zone.
+       // If an external-element, seg will be `null`.
+       // Must return elements used for any mock events.
+       renderDrag: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               var dragEls = null;
+               var children = this.children;
+               var i;
+               var childDragEls;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+                       childDragEls = children[i].renderDrag(eventFootprints, seg);
+
+                       if (childDragEls) {
+                               if (!dragEls) {
+                                       dragEls = childDragEls;
                                }
-                       });
+                               else {
+                                       dragEls = dragEls.add(childDragEls);
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
-               return renderedSegs;
+               return dragEls;
        },
 
 
-       // Generates the HTML for the default rendering of a foreground event segment. Used by renderFgSegEls()
-       fgSegHtml: function(seg, disableResizing) {
-               // subclasses should implement
+       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event or external-element being dragged.
+       unrenderDrag: function() {
+               this.callChildren('unrenderDrag');
        },
 
 
-       /* Background Segment Rendering
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Selection
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Renders the given background event segments onto the grid.
-       // Returns a subset of the segs that were actually rendered.
-       renderBgSegs: function(segs) {
-               return this.renderFill('bgEvent', segs);
+       // Renders a visual indication of the selection
+       // TODO: rename to `renderSelection` after legacy is gone
+       renderSelectionFootprint: function(componentFootprint) {
+               this.callChildren('renderSelectionFootprint', componentFootprint);
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders all the currently rendered background event segments
-       unrenderBgSegs: function() {
-               this.unrenderFill('bgEvent');
+       // Unrenders a visual indication of selection
+       unrenderSelection: function() {
+               this.callChildren('unrenderSelection');
        },
 
 
-       // Renders a background event element, given the default rendering. Called by the fill system.
-       bgEventSegEl: function(seg, el) {
-               return this.view.resolveEventEl(seg.event, el); // will filter through eventRender
-       },
+       // Hit Areas
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Generates an array of classNames to be used for the default rendering of a background event.
-       // Called by fillSegHtml.
-       bgEventSegClasses: function(seg) {
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var source = event.source || {};
+       hitsNeeded: function() {
+               this.callChildren('hitsNeeded');
+       },
 
-               return [ 'fc-bgevent' ].concat(
-                       event.className,
-                       source.className || []
-               );
+
+       hitsNotNeeded: function() {
+               this.callChildren('hitsNotNeeded');
        },
 
 
-       // Generates a semicolon-separated CSS string to be used for the default rendering of a background event.
-       // Called by fillSegHtml.
-       bgEventSegCss: function(seg) {
-               return {
-                       'background-color': this.getSegSkinCss(seg)['background-color']
-               };
+       // Called before one or more queryHit calls might happen. Should prepare any cached coordinates for queryHit
+       prepareHits: function() {
+               this.callChildren('prepareHits');
        },
 
 
-       // Generates an array of classNames to be used for the rendering business hours overlay. Called by the fill system.
-       // Called by fillSegHtml.
-       businessHoursSegClasses: function(seg) {
-               return [ 'fc-nonbusiness', 'fc-bgevent' ];
+       // Called when queryHit calls have subsided. Good place to clear any coordinate caches.
+       releaseHits: function() {
+               this.callChildren('releaseHits');
        },
 
 
-       /* Business Hours
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Given coordinates from the topleft of the document, return data about the date-related area underneath.
+       // Can return an object with arbitrary properties (although top/right/left/bottom are encouraged).
+       // Must have a `grid` property, a reference to this current grid. TODO: avoid this
+       // The returned object will be processed by getHitFootprint and getHitEl.
+       queryHit: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
+               var children = this.children;
+               var i;
+               var hit;
 
+               for (i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+                       hit = children[i].queryHit(leftOffset, topOffset);
 
-       // Compute business hour segs for the grid's current date range.
-       // Caller must ask if whole-day business hours are needed.
-       // If no `businessHours` configuration value is specified, assumes the calendar default.
-       buildBusinessHourSegs: function(wholeDay, businessHours) {
-               return this.eventsToSegs(
-                       this.buildBusinessHourEvents(wholeDay, businessHours)
-               );
+                       if (hit) {
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return hit;
        },
 
 
-       // Compute business hour *events* for the grid's current date range.
-       // Caller must ask if whole-day business hours are needed.
-       // If no `businessHours` configuration value is specified, assumes the calendar default.
-       buildBusinessHourEvents: function(wholeDay, businessHours) {
-               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
-               var events;
 
-               if (businessHours == null) {
-                       // fallback
-                       // access from calendawr. don't access from view. doesn't update with dynamic options.
-                       businessHours = calendar.options.businessHours;
+       // Event Drag-n-Drop
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be dragged by the user
+       isEventDefDraggable: function(eventDef) {
+               return this.isEventDefStartEditable(eventDef);
+       },
+
+
+       isEventDefStartEditable: function(eventDef) {
+               var isEditable = eventDef.isStartExplicitlyEditable();
+
+               if (isEditable == null) {
+                       isEditable = this.opt('eventStartEditable');
+
+                       if (isEditable == null) {
+                               isEditable = this.isEventDefGenerallyEditable(eventDef);
+                       }
                }
 
-               events = calendar.computeBusinessHourEvents(wholeDay, businessHours);
+               return isEditable;
+       },
+
 
-               // HACK. Eventually refactor business hours "events" system.
-               // If no events are given, but businessHours is activated, this means the entire visible range should be
-               // marked as *not* business-hours, via inverse-background rendering.
-               if (!events.length && businessHours) {
-                       events = [
-                               $.extend({}, BUSINESS_HOUR_EVENT_DEFAULTS, {
-                                       start: this.view.end, // guaranteed out-of-range
-                                       end: this.view.end,   // "
-                                       dow: null
-                               })
-                       ];
+       isEventDefGenerallyEditable: function(eventDef) {
+               var isEditable = eventDef.isExplicitlyEditable();
+
+               if (isEditable == null) {
+                       isEditable = this.opt('editable');
                }
 
-               return events;
+               return isEditable;
        },
 
 
-       /* Handlers
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Event Resizing
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Attaches event-element-related handlers for *all* rendered event segments of the view.
-       bindSegHandlers: function() {
-               this.bindSegHandlersToEl(this.el);
+       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be resized from its starting edge
+       isEventDefResizableFromStart: function(eventDef) {
+               return this.opt('eventResizableFromStart') && this.isEventDefResizable(eventDef);
        },
 
 
-       // Attaches event-element-related handlers to an arbitrary container element. leverages bubbling.
-       bindSegHandlersToEl: function(el) {
-               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'touchstart', this.handleSegTouchStart);
-               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'mouseenter', this.handleSegMouseover);
-               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'mouseleave', this.handleSegMouseout);
-               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'mousedown', this.handleSegMousedown);
-               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'click', this.handleSegClick);
+       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be resized from its ending edge
+       isEventDefResizableFromEnd: function(eventDef) {
+               return this.isEventDefResizable(eventDef);
        },
 
 
-       // Executes a handler for any a user-interaction on a segment.
-       // Handler gets called with (seg, ev), and with the `this` context of the Grid
-       bindSegHandlerToEl: function(el, name, handler) {
-               var _this = this;
+       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be resized by the user at all
+       isEventDefResizable: function(eventDef) {
+               var isResizable = eventDef.isDurationExplicitlyEditable();
 
-               el.on(name, this.segSelector, function(ev) {
-                       var seg = $(this).data('fc-seg'); // grab segment data. put there by View::renderEvents
+               if (isResizable == null) {
+                       isResizable = this.opt('eventDurationEditable');
 
-                       // only call the handlers if there is not a drag/resize in progress
-                       if (seg && !_this.isDraggingSeg && !_this.isResizingSeg) {
-                               return handler.call(_this, seg, ev); // context will be the Grid
+                       if (isResizable == null) {
+                               isResizable = this.isEventDefGenerallyEditable(eventDef);
                        }
-               });
+               }
+               return isResizable;
        },
 
 
-       handleSegClick: function(seg, ev) {
-               var res = this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventClick', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev); // can return `false` to cancel
-               if (res === false) {
-                       ev.preventDefault();
-               }
+       // Foreground Segment Rendering
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // Renders foreground event segments onto the grid. May return a subset of segs that were rendered.
+       renderFgSegs: function(segs) {
+               // subclasses must implement
        },
 
 
-       // Updates internal state and triggers handlers for when an event element is moused over
-       handleSegMouseover: function(seg, ev) {
-               if (
-                       !GlobalEmitter.get().shouldIgnoreMouse() &&
-                       !this.mousedOverSeg
-               ) {
-                       this.mousedOverSeg = seg;
-                       if (this.view.isEventResizable(seg.event)) {
-                               seg.el.addClass('fc-allow-mouse-resize');
-                       }
-                       this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventMouseover', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev);
-               }
+       // Unrenders all currently rendered foreground segments
+       unrenderFgSegs: function() {
+               // subclasses must implement
        },
 
 
-       // Updates internal state and triggers handlers for when an event element is moused out.
-       // Can be given no arguments, in which case it will mouseout the segment that was previously moused over.
-       handleSegMouseout: function(seg, ev) {
-               ev = ev || {}; // if given no args, make a mock mouse event
+       // Renders and assigns an `el` property for each foreground event segment.
+       // Only returns segments that successfully rendered.
+       // A utility that subclasses may use.
+       renderFgSegEls: function(segs, disableResizing) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var hasEventRenderHandlers = this.hasPublicHandlers('eventRender');
+               var html = '';
+               var renderedSegs = [];
+               var i;
 
-               if (this.mousedOverSeg) {
-                       seg = seg || this.mousedOverSeg; // if given no args, use the currently moused-over segment
-                       this.mousedOverSeg = null;
-                       if (this.view.isEventResizable(seg.event)) {
-                               seg.el.removeClass('fc-allow-mouse-resize');
+               if (segs.length) { // don't build an empty html string
+
+                       // build a large concatenation of event segment HTML
+                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                               html += this.fgSegHtml(segs[i], disableResizing);
                        }
-                       this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventMouseout', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev);
+
+                       // Grab individual elements from the combined HTML string. Use each as the default rendering.
+                       // Then, compute the 'el' for each segment. An el might be null if the eventRender callback returned false.
+                       $(html).each(function(i, node) {
+                               var seg = segs[i];
+                               var el = $(node);
+
+                               if (hasEventRenderHandlers) { // optimization
+                                       el = _this.filterEventRenderEl(seg.footprint, el);
+                               }
+
+                               if (el) {
+                                       el.data('fc-seg', seg); // used by handlers
+                                       seg.el = el;
+                                       renderedSegs.push(seg);
+                               }
+                       });
                }
+
+               return renderedSegs;
        },
 
 
-       handleSegMousedown: function(seg, ev) {
-               var isResizing = this.startSegResize(seg, ev, { distance: 5 });
+       // Generates the HTML for the default rendering of a foreground event segment. Used by renderFgSegEls()
+       fgSegHtml: function(seg, disableResizing) {
+               // subclasses should implement
+       },
 
-               if (!isResizing && this.view.isEventDraggable(seg.event)) {
-                       this.buildSegDragListener(seg)
-                               .startInteraction(ev, {
-                                       distance: 5
-                               });
+
+       // Given an event and the default element used for rendering, returns the element that should actually be used.
+       // Basically runs events and elements through the eventRender hook.
+       filterEventRenderEl: function(eventFootprint, el) {
+               var legacy = eventFootprint.getEventLegacy();
+
+               var custom = this.publiclyTrigger('eventRender', {
+                       context: legacy,
+                       args: [ legacy, el, this._getView() ]
+               });
+
+               if (custom === false) { // means don't render at all
+                       el = null;
+               }
+               else if (custom && custom !== true) {
+                       el = $(custom);
                }
+
+               return el;
        },
 
 
-       handleSegTouchStart: function(seg, ev) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var isSelected = view.isEventSelected(event);
-               var isDraggable = view.isEventDraggable(event);
-               var isResizable = view.isEventResizable(event);
-               var isResizing = false;
-               var dragListener;
-               var eventLongPressDelay;
+       // Navigation
+       // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if (isSelected && isResizable) {
-                       // only allow resizing of the event is selected
-                       isResizing = this.startSegResize(seg, ev);
+
+       // Generates HTML for an anchor to another view into the calendar.
+       // Will either generate an <a> tag or a non-clickable <span> tag, depending on enabled settings.
+       // `gotoOptions` can either be a moment input, or an object with the form:
+       // { date, type, forceOff }
+       // `type` is a view-type like "day" or "week". default value is "day".
+       // `attrs` and `innerHtml` are use to generate the rest of the HTML tag.
+       buildGotoAnchorHtml: function(gotoOptions, attrs, innerHtml) {
+               var date, type, forceOff;
+               var finalOptions;
+
+               if ($.isPlainObject(gotoOptions)) {
+                       date = gotoOptions.date;
+                       type = gotoOptions.type;
+                       forceOff = gotoOptions.forceOff;
+               }
+               else {
+                       date = gotoOptions; // a single moment input
                }
+               date = FC.moment(date); // if a string, parse it
 
-               if (!isResizing && (isDraggable || isResizable)) { // allowed to be selected?
+               finalOptions = { // for serialization into the link
+                       date: date.format('YYYY-MM-DD'),
+                       type: type || 'day'
+               };
 
-                       eventLongPressDelay = view.opt('eventLongPressDelay');
-                       if (eventLongPressDelay == null) {
-                               eventLongPressDelay = view.opt('longPressDelay'); // fallback
-                       }
+               if (typeof attrs === 'string') {
+                       innerHtml = attrs;
+                       attrs = null;
+               }
 
-                       dragListener = isDraggable ?
-                               this.buildSegDragListener(seg) :
-                               this.buildSegSelectListener(seg); // seg isn't draggable, but still needs to be selected
+               attrs = attrs ? ' ' + attrsToStr(attrs) : ''; // will have a leading space
+               innerHtml = innerHtml || '';
 
-                       dragListener.startInteraction(ev, { // won't start if already started
-                               delay: isSelected ? 0 : eventLongPressDelay // do delay if not already selected
-                       });
+               if (!forceOff && this.opt('navLinks')) {
+                       return '<a' + attrs +
+                               ' data-goto="' + htmlEscape(JSON.stringify(finalOptions)) + '">' +
+                               innerHtml +
+                               '</a>';
+               }
+               else {
+                       return '<span' + attrs + '>' +
+                               innerHtml +
+                               '</span>';
                }
        },
 
 
-       // returns boolean whether resizing actually started or not.
-       // assumes the seg allows resizing.
-       // `dragOptions` are optional.
-       startSegResize: function(seg, ev, dragOptions) {
-               if ($(ev.target).is('.fc-resizer')) {
-                       this.buildSegResizeListener(seg, $(ev.target).is('.fc-start-resizer'))
-                               .startInteraction(ev, dragOptions);
-                       return true;
+       // Date Formatting Utils
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // Utility for formatting a range. Accepts a range object, formatting string, and optional separator.
+       // Displays all-day ranges naturally, with an inclusive end. Takes the current isRTL into account.
+       // The timezones of the dates within `range` will be respected.
+       formatRange: function(range, isAllDay, formatStr, separator) {
+               var end = range.end;
+
+               if (isAllDay) {
+                       end = end.clone().subtract(1); // convert to inclusive. last ms of previous day
                }
-               return false;
-       },
 
+               return formatRange(range.start, end, formatStr, separator, this.isRTL);
+       },
 
 
-       /* Event Dragging
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       getAllDayHtml: function() {
+               return this.opt('allDayHtml') || htmlEscape(this.opt('allDayText'));
+       },
 
 
-       // Builds a listener that will track user-dragging on an event segment.
-       // Generic enough to work with any type of Grid.
-       // Has side effect of setting/unsetting `segDragListener`
-       buildSegDragListener: function(seg) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
-               var calendar = view.calendar;
-               var el = seg.el;
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var isDragging;
-               var mouseFollower; // A clone of the original element that will move with the mouse
-               var dropLocation; // zoned event date properties
+       // Computes HTML classNames for a single-day element
+       getDayClasses: function(date, noThemeHighlight) {
+               var view = this._getView();
+               var classes = [];
+               var today;
 
-               if (this.segDragListener) {
-                       return this.segDragListener;
+               if (!view.activeUnzonedRange.containsDate(date)) {
+                       classes.push('fc-disabled-day'); // TODO: jQuery UI theme?
                }
+               else {
+                       classes.push('fc-' + dayIDs[date.day()]);
 
-               // Tracks mouse movement over the *view's* coordinate map. Allows dragging and dropping between subcomponents
-               // of the view.
-               var dragListener = this.segDragListener = new HitDragListener(view, {
-                       scroll: view.opt('dragScroll'),
-                       subjectEl: el,
-                       subjectCenter: true,
-                       interactionStart: function(ev) {
-                               seg.component = _this; // for renderDrag
-                               isDragging = false;
-                               mouseFollower = new MouseFollower(seg.el, {
-                                       additionalClass: 'fc-dragging',
-                                       parentEl: view.el,
-                                       opacity: dragListener.isTouch ? null : view.opt('dragOpacity'),
-                                       revertDuration: view.opt('dragRevertDuration'),
-                                       zIndex: 2 // one above the .fc-view
-                               });
-                               mouseFollower.hide(); // don't show until we know this is a real drag
-                               mouseFollower.start(ev);
-                       },
-                       dragStart: function(ev) {
-                               if (dragListener.isTouch && !view.isEventSelected(event)) {
-                                       // if not previously selected, will fire after a delay. then, select the event
-                                       view.selectEvent(event);
-                               }
-                               isDragging = true;
-                               _this.handleSegMouseout(seg, ev); // ensure a mouseout on the manipulated event has been reported
-                               _this.segDragStart(seg, ev);
-                               view.hideEvent(event); // hide all event segments. our mouseFollower will take over
-                       },
-                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
-                               var dragHelperEls;
+                       if (view.isDateInOtherMonth(date)) { // TODO: use ChronoComponent subclass somehow
+                               classes.push('fc-other-month');
+                       }
 
-                               // starting hit could be forced (DayGrid.limit)
-                               if (seg.hit) {
-                                       origHit = seg.hit;
-                               }
+                       today = view.calendar.getNow();
 
-                               // since we are querying the parent view, might not belong to this grid
-                               dropLocation = _this.computeEventDrop(
-                                       origHit.component.getHitSpan(origHit),
-                                       hit.component.getHitSpan(hit),
-                                       event
-                               );
+                       if (date.isSame(today, 'day')) {
+                               classes.push('fc-today');
 
-                               if (dropLocation && !calendar.isEventSpanAllowed(_this.eventToSpan(dropLocation), event)) {
-                                       disableCursor();
-                                       dropLocation = null;
+                               if (noThemeHighlight !== true) {
+                                       classes.push(view.calendar.theme.getClass('today'));
                                }
+                       }
+                       else if (date < today) {
+                               classes.push('fc-past');
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               classes.push('fc-future');
+                       }
+               }
 
-                               // if a valid drop location, have the subclass render a visual indication
-                               if (dropLocation && (dragHelperEls = view.renderDrag(dropLocation, seg))) {
+               return classes;
+       },
 
-                                       dragHelperEls.addClass('fc-dragging');
-                                       if (!dragListener.isTouch) {
-                                               _this.applyDragOpacity(dragHelperEls);
-                                       }
 
-                                       mouseFollower.hide(); // if the subclass is already using a mock event "helper", hide our own
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       mouseFollower.show(); // otherwise, have the helper follow the mouse (no snapping)
-                               }
+       // Date Utils
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-                               if (isOrig) {
-                                       dropLocation = null; // needs to have moved hits to be a valid drop
-                               }
-                       },
-                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
-                               view.unrenderDrag(); // unrender whatever was done in renderDrag
-                               mouseFollower.show(); // show in case we are moving out of all hits
-                               dropLocation = null;
-                       },
-                       hitDone: function() { // Called after a hitOut OR before a dragEnd
-                               enableCursor();
-                       },
-                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
-                               delete seg.component; // prevent side effects
 
-                               // do revert animation if hasn't changed. calls a callback when finished (whether animation or not)
-                               mouseFollower.stop(!dropLocation, function() {
-                                       if (isDragging) {
-                                               view.unrenderDrag();
-                                               _this.segDragStop(seg, ev);
-                                       }
+       // Returns the date range of the full days the given range visually appears to occupy.
+       // Returns a plain object with start/end, NOT an UnzonedRange!
+       computeDayRange: function(unzonedRange) {
+               var calendar = this._getCalendar();
+               var startDay = calendar.msToUtcMoment(unzonedRange.startMs, true); // the beginning of the day the range starts
+               var end = calendar.msToUtcMoment(unzonedRange.endMs);
+               var endTimeMS = +end.time(); // # of milliseconds into `endDay`
+               var endDay = end.clone().stripTime(); // the beginning of the day the range exclusively ends
+
+               // If the end time is actually inclusively part of the next day and is equal to or
+               // beyond the next day threshold, adjust the end to be the exclusive end of `endDay`.
+               // Otherwise, leaving it as inclusive will cause it to exclude `endDay`.
+               if (endTimeMS && endTimeMS >= this.nextDayThreshold) {
+                       endDay.add(1, 'days');
+               }
+
+               // If end is within `startDay` but not past nextDayThreshold, assign the default duration of one day.
+               if (endDay <= startDay) {
+                       endDay = startDay.clone().add(1, 'days');
+               }
 
-                                       if (dropLocation) {
-                                               // no need to re-show original, will rerender all anyways. esp important if eventRenderWait
-                                               view.reportSegDrop(seg, dropLocation, _this.largeUnit, el, ev);
-                                       }
-                                       else {
-                                               view.showEvent(event);
-                                       }
-                               });
-                               _this.segDragListener = null;
-                       }
-               });
+               return { start: startDay, end: endDay };
+       },
 
-               return dragListener;
+
+       // Does the given range visually appear to occupy more than one day?
+       isMultiDayRange: function(unzonedRange) {
+               var dayRange = this.computeDayRange(unzonedRange);
+
+               return dayRange.end.diff(dayRange.start, 'days') > 1;
        },
 
 
-       // seg isn't draggable, but let's use a generic DragListener
-       // simply for the delay, so it can be selected.
-       // Has side effect of setting/unsetting `segDragListener`
-       buildSegSelectListener: function(seg) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
-               var event = seg.event;
+       // Utils
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if (this.segDragListener) {
-                       return this.segDragListener;
-               }
 
-               var dragListener = this.segDragListener = new DragListener({
-                       dragStart: function(ev) {
-                               if (dragListener.isTouch && !view.isEventSelected(event)) {
-                                       // if not previously selected, will fire after a delay. then, select the event
-                                       view.selectEvent(event);
-                               }
-                       },
-                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
-                               _this.segDragListener = null;
-                       }
-               });
+       callChildren: function(methodName) {
+               var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+               var children = this.children;
+               var i, child;
 
-               return dragListener;
+               for (i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+                       child = children[i];
+                       child[methodName].apply(child, args);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Called before event segment dragging starts
-       segDragStart: function(seg, ev) {
-               this.isDraggingSeg = true;
-               this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventDragStart', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev, {}); // last argument is jqui dummy
+       _getCalendar: function() { // TODO: strip out. move to generic parent.
+               return this.calendar || this.view.calendar;
        },
 
 
-       // Called after event segment dragging stops
-       segDragStop: function(seg, ev) {
-               this.isDraggingSeg = false;
-               this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventDragStop', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev, {}); // last argument is jqui dummy
-       },
+       _getView: function() { // TODO: strip out. move to generic parent.
+               return this.view;
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Given the spans an event drag began, and the span event was dropped, calculates the new zoned start/end/allDay
-       // values for the event. Subclasses may override and set additional properties to be used by renderDrag.
-       // A falsy returned value indicates an invalid drop.
-       // DOES NOT consider overlap/constraint.
-       computeEventDrop: function(startSpan, endSpan, event) {
-               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
-               var dragStart = startSpan.start;
-               var dragEnd = endSpan.start;
-               var delta;
-               var dropLocation; // zoned event date properties
-
-               if (dragStart.hasTime() === dragEnd.hasTime()) {
-                       delta = this.diffDates(dragEnd, dragStart);
-
-                       // if an all-day event was in a timed area and it was dragged to a different time,
-                       // guarantee an end and adjust start/end to have times
-                       if (event.allDay && durationHasTime(delta)) {
-                               dropLocation = {
-                                       start: event.start.clone(),
-                                       end: calendar.getEventEnd(event), // will be an ambig day
-                                       allDay: false // for normalizeEventTimes
-                               };
-                               calendar.normalizeEventTimes(dropLocation);
-                       }
-                       // othewise, work off existing values
-                       else {
-                               dropLocation = pluckEventDateProps(event);
-                       }
+;;
 
-                       dropLocation.start.add(delta);
-                       if (dropLocation.end) {
-                               dropLocation.end.add(delta);
-                       }
-               }
-               else {
-                       // if switching from day <-> timed, start should be reset to the dropped date, and the end cleared
-                       dropLocation = {
-                               start: dragEnd.clone(),
-                               end: null, // end should be cleared
-                               allDay: !dragEnd.hasTime()
-                       };
-               }
+/* An abstract class comprised of a "grid" of areas that each represent a specific datetime
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Contains:
+- hit system
+- range->footprint->seg pipeline
+- initializing day click
+- initializing selection system
+- initializing mouse/touch handlers for everything
+- initializing event rendering-related options
+*/
 
-               return dropLocation;
-       },
+var Grid = FC.Grid = ChronoComponent.extend({
 
+       // self-config, overridable by subclasses
+       hasDayInteractions: true, // can user click/select ranges of time?
 
-       // Utility for apply dragOpacity to a jQuery set
-       applyDragOpacity: function(els) {
-               var opacity = this.view.opt('dragOpacity');
+       view: null, // a View object
+       isRTL: null, // shortcut to the view's isRTL option
 
-               if (opacity != null) {
-                       els.css('opacity', opacity);
-               }
-       },
+       unzonedRange: null,
 
+       hitsNeededDepth: 0, // necessary because multiple callers might need the same hits
 
-       /* External Element Dragging
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       dayClickListener: null,
+       daySelectListener: null,
+       segDragListener: null,
+       segResizeListener: null,
+       externalDragListener: null,
 
 
-       // Called when a jQuery UI drag is initiated anywhere in the DOM
-       externalDragStart: function(ev, ui) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var el;
-               var accept;
+       constructor: function(view) {
+               this.view = view;
 
-               if (view.opt('droppable')) { // only listen if this setting is on
-                       el = $((ui ? ui.item : null) || ev.target);
+               ChronoComponent.call(this);
 
-                       // Test that the dragged element passes the dropAccept selector or filter function.
-                       // FYI, the default is "*" (matches all)
-                       accept = view.opt('dropAccept');
-                       if ($.isFunction(accept) ? accept.call(el[0], el) : el.is(accept)) {
-                               if (!this.isDraggingExternal) { // prevent double-listening if fired twice
-                                       this.listenToExternalDrag(el, ev, ui);
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
+               this.initFillInternals();
+
+               this.dayClickListener = this.buildDayClickListener();
+               this.daySelectListener = this.buildDaySelectListener();
        },
 
 
-       // Called when a jQuery UI drag starts and it needs to be monitored for dropping
-       listenToExternalDrag: function(el, ev, ui) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
-               var meta = getDraggedElMeta(el); // extra data about event drop, including possible event to create
-               var dropLocation; // a null value signals an unsuccessful drag
+       opt: function(name) {
+               return this.view.opt(name);
+       },
 
-               // listener that tracks mouse movement over date-associated pixel regions
-               var dragListener = _this.externalDragListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
-                       interactionStart: function() {
-                               _this.isDraggingExternal = true;
-                       },
-                       hitOver: function(hit) {
-                               dropLocation = _this.computeExternalDrop(
-                                       hit.component.getHitSpan(hit), // since we are querying the parent view, might not belong to this grid
-                                       meta
-                               );
 
-                               if ( // invalid hit?
-                                       dropLocation &&
-                                       !calendar.isExternalSpanAllowed(_this.eventToSpan(dropLocation), dropLocation, meta.eventProps)
-                               ) {
-                                       disableCursor();
-                                       dropLocation = null;
-                               }
+       /* Dates
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-                               if (dropLocation) {
-                                       _this.renderDrag(dropLocation); // called without a seg parameter
-                               }
-                       },
-                       hitOut: function() {
-                               dropLocation = null; // signal unsuccessful
-                       },
-                       hitDone: function() { // Called after a hitOut OR before a dragEnd
-                               enableCursor();
-                               _this.unrenderDrag();
-                       },
-                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
-                               if (dropLocation) { // element was dropped on a valid hit
-                                       _this.view.reportExternalDrop(meta, dropLocation, el, ev, ui);
-                               }
-                               _this.isDraggingExternal = false;
-                               _this.externalDragListener = null;
-                       }
-               });
 
-               dragListener.startDrag(ev); // start listening immediately
+       // Tells the grid about what period of time to display.
+       // Any date-related internal data should be generated.
+       setRange: function(unzonedRange) {
+               this.unzonedRange = unzonedRange;
+
+               this.rangeUpdated();
+               this.processRangeOptions();
        },
 
 
-       // Given a hit to be dropped upon, and misc data associated with the jqui drag (guaranteed to be a plain object),
-       // returns the zoned start/end dates for the event that would result from the hypothetical drop. end might be null.
-       // Returning a null value signals an invalid drop hit.
-       // DOES NOT consider overlap/constraint.
-       computeExternalDrop: function(span, meta) {
-               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
-               var dropLocation = {
-                       start: calendar.applyTimezone(span.start), // simulate a zoned event start date
-                       end: null
-               };
+       // Called when internal variables that rely on the range should be updated
+       rangeUpdated: function() {
+       },
+
+
+       // Updates values that rely on options and also relate to range
+       processRangeOptions: function() {
+               var displayEventTime;
+               var displayEventEnd;
+
+               this.eventTimeFormat = // for Grid.event-rendering.js
+                       this.opt('eventTimeFormat') ||
+                       this.opt('timeFormat') || // deprecated
+                       this.computeEventTimeFormat();
 
-               // if dropped on an all-day span, and element's metadata specified a time, set it
-               if (meta.startTime && !dropLocation.start.hasTime()) {
-                       dropLocation.start.time(meta.startTime);
+               displayEventTime = this.opt('displayEventTime');
+               if (displayEventTime == null) {
+                       displayEventTime = this.computeDisplayEventTime(); // might be based off of range
                }
 
-               if (meta.duration) {
-                       dropLocation.end = dropLocation.start.clone().add(meta.duration);
+               displayEventEnd = this.opt('displayEventEnd');
+               if (displayEventEnd == null) {
+                       displayEventEnd = this.computeDisplayEventEnd(); // might be based off of range
                }
 
-               return dropLocation;
+               this.displayEventTime = displayEventTime;
+               this.displayEventEnd = displayEventEnd;
        },
 
 
 
-       /* Drag Rendering (for both events and an external elements)
+       /* Hit Area
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of an event or external element being dragged.
-       // `dropLocation` contains hypothetical start/end/allDay values the event would have if dropped. end can be null.
-       // `seg` is the internal segment object that is being dragged. If dragging an external element, `seg` is null.
-       // A truthy returned value indicates this method has rendered a helper element.
-       // Must return elements used for any mock events.
-       renderDrag: function(dropLocation, seg) {
-               // subclasses must implement
+       hitsNeeded: function() {
+               if (!(this.hitsNeededDepth++)) {
+                       this.prepareHits();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event or external element being dragged
-       unrenderDrag: function() {
-               // subclasses must implement
+       hitsNotNeeded: function() {
+               if (this.hitsNeededDepth && !(--this.hitsNeededDepth)) {
+                       this.releaseHits();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Resizing
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       getSafeHitFootprint: function(hit) {
+               var footprint = this.getHitFootprint(hit);
 
+               if (!this.view.activeUnzonedRange.containsRange(footprint.unzonedRange)) {
+                       return null;
+               }
 
-       // Creates a listener that tracks the user as they resize an event segment.
-       // Generic enough to work with any type of Grid.
-       buildSegResizeListener: function(seg, isStart) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
-               var calendar = view.calendar;
-               var el = seg.el;
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var eventEnd = calendar.getEventEnd(event);
-               var isDragging;
-               var resizeLocation; // zoned event date properties. falsy if invalid resize
+               return footprint;
+       },
 
-               // Tracks mouse movement over the *grid's* coordinate map
-               var dragListener = this.segResizeListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
-                       scroll: view.opt('dragScroll'),
-                       subjectEl: el,
-                       interactionStart: function() {
-                               isDragging = false;
-                       },
-                       dragStart: function(ev) {
-                               isDragging = true;
-                               _this.handleSegMouseout(seg, ev); // ensure a mouseout on the manipulated event has been reported
-                               _this.segResizeStart(seg, ev);
-                       },
-                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
-                               var origHitSpan = _this.getHitSpan(origHit);
-                               var hitSpan = _this.getHitSpan(hit);
 
-                               resizeLocation = isStart ?
-                                       _this.computeEventStartResize(origHitSpan, hitSpan, event) :
-                                       _this.computeEventEndResize(origHitSpan, hitSpan, event);
-
-                               if (resizeLocation) {
-                                       if (!calendar.isEventSpanAllowed(_this.eventToSpan(resizeLocation), event)) {
-                                               disableCursor();
-                                               resizeLocation = null;
-                                       }
-                                       // no change? (FYI, event dates might have zones)
-                                       else if (
-                                               resizeLocation.start.isSame(event.start.clone().stripZone()) &&
-                                               resizeLocation.end.isSame(eventEnd.clone().stripZone())
-                                       ) {
-                                               resizeLocation = null;
-                                       }
-                               }
-
-                               if (resizeLocation) {
-                                       view.hideEvent(event);
-                                       _this.renderEventResize(resizeLocation, seg);
-                               }
-                       },
-                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
-                               resizeLocation = null;
-                               view.showEvent(event); // for when out-of-bounds. show original
-                       },
-                       hitDone: function() { // resets the rendering to show the original event
-                               _this.unrenderEventResize();
-                               enableCursor();
-                       },
-                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
-                               if (isDragging) {
-                                       _this.segResizeStop(seg, ev);
-                               }
+       getHitFootprint: function(hit) {
+       },
 
-                               if (resizeLocation) { // valid date to resize to?
-                                       // no need to re-show original, will rerender all anyways. esp important if eventRenderWait
-                                       view.reportSegResize(seg, resizeLocation, _this.largeUnit, el, ev);
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       view.showEvent(event);
-                               }
-                               _this.segResizeListener = null;
-                       }
-               });
 
-               return dragListener;
+       // Given position-level information about a date-related area within the grid,
+       // should return a jQuery element that best represents it. passed to dayClick callback.
+       getHitEl: function(hit) {
        },
 
 
-       // Called before event segment resizing starts
-       segResizeStart: function(seg, ev) {
-               this.isResizingSeg = true;
-               this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventResizeStart', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev, {}); // last argument is jqui dummy
-       },
+       /* Rendering
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       // Called after event segment resizing stops
-       segResizeStop: function(seg, ev) {
-               this.isResizingSeg = false;
-               this.view.publiclyTrigger('eventResizeStop', seg.el[0], seg.event, ev, {}); // last argument is jqui dummy
-       },
+       // Sets the container element that the grid should render inside of.
+       // Does other DOM-related initializations.
+       setElement: function(el) {
+               ChronoComponent.prototype.setElement.apply(this, arguments);
 
+               if (this.hasDayInteractions) {
+                       preventSelection(el);
 
-       // Returns new date-information for an event segment being resized from its start
-       computeEventStartResize: function(startSpan, endSpan, event) {
-               return this.computeEventResize('start', startSpan, endSpan, event);
+                       this.bindDayHandler('touchstart', this.dayTouchStart);
+                       this.bindDayHandler('mousedown', this.dayMousedown);
+               }
+
+               // attach event-element-related handlers. in Grid.events
+               // same garbage collection note as above.
+               this.bindSegHandlers();
        },
 
 
-       // Returns new date-information for an event segment being resized from its end
-       computeEventEndResize: function(startSpan, endSpan, event) {
-               return this.computeEventResize('end', startSpan, endSpan, event);
+       bindDayHandler: function(name, handler) {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               // attach a handler to the grid's root element.
+               // jQuery will take care of unregistering them when removeElement gets called.
+               this.el.on(name, function(ev) {
+                       if (
+                               !$(ev.target).is(
+                                       _this.segSelector + ',' + // directly on an event element
+                                       _this.segSelector + ' *,' + // within an event element
+                                       '.fc-more,' + // a "more.." link
+                                       'a[data-goto]' // a clickable nav link
+                               )
+                       ) {
+                               return handler.call(_this, ev);
+                       }
+               });
        },
 
 
-       // Returns new zoned date information for an event segment being resized from its start OR end
-       // `type` is either 'start' or 'end'.
-       // DOES NOT consider overlap/constraint.
-       computeEventResize: function(type, startSpan, endSpan, event) {
-               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
-               var delta = this.diffDates(endSpan[type], startSpan[type]);
-               var resizeLocation; // zoned event date properties
-               var defaultDuration;
-
-               // build original values to work from, guaranteeing a start and end
-               resizeLocation = {
-                       start: event.start.clone(),
-                       end: calendar.getEventEnd(event),
-                       allDay: event.allDay
-               };
+       // Removes the grid's container element from the DOM. Undoes any other DOM-related attachments.
+       // DOES NOT remove any content beforehand (doesn't clear events or call unrenderDates), unlike View
+       removeElement: function() {
+               ChronoComponent.prototype.removeElement.apply(this, arguments);
 
-               // if an all-day event was in a timed area and was resized to a time, adjust start/end to have times
-               if (resizeLocation.allDay && durationHasTime(delta)) {
-                       resizeLocation.allDay = false;
-                       calendar.normalizeEventTimes(resizeLocation);
-               }
+               this.clearDragListeners();
+       },
 
-               resizeLocation[type].add(delta); // apply delta to start or end
 
-               // if the event was compressed too small, find a new reasonable duration for it
-               if (!resizeLocation.start.isBefore(resizeLocation.end)) {
+       /* Handlers
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-                       defaultDuration =
-                               this.minResizeDuration || // TODO: hack
-                               (event.allDay ?
-                                       calendar.defaultAllDayEventDuration :
-                                       calendar.defaultTimedEventDuration);
 
-                       if (type == 'start') { // resizing the start?
-                               resizeLocation.start = resizeLocation.end.clone().subtract(defaultDuration);
-                       }
-                       else { // resizing the end?
-                               resizeLocation.end = resizeLocation.start.clone().add(defaultDuration);
-                       }
-               }
+       // Binds DOM handlers to elements that reside outside the grid, such as the document
+       bindGlobalHandlers: function() {
+               ChronoComponent.prototype.bindGlobalHandlers.apply(this, arguments);
 
-               return resizeLocation;
+               this.listenTo($(document), {
+                       dragstart: this.externalDragStart, // jqui
+                       sortstart: this.externalDragStart // jqui
+               });
        },
 
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of an event being resized.
-       // `range` has the updated dates of the event. `seg` is the original segment object involved in the drag.
-       // Must return elements used for any mock events.
-       renderEventResize: function(range, seg) {
-               // subclasses must implement
-       },
-
+       // Unbinds DOM handlers from elements that reside outside the grid
+       unbindGlobalHandlers: function() {
+               ChronoComponent.prototype.unbindGlobalHandlers.apply(this, arguments);
 
-       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event being resized.
-       unrenderEventResize: function() {
-               // subclasses must implement
+               this.stopListeningTo($(document));
        },
 
 
-       /* Rendering Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       // Compute the text that should be displayed on an event's element.
-       // `range` can be the Event object itself, or something range-like, with at least a `start`.
-       // If event times are disabled, or the event has no time, will return a blank string.
-       // If not specified, formatStr will default to the eventTimeFormat setting,
-       // and displayEnd will default to the displayEventEnd setting.
-       getEventTimeText: function(range, formatStr, displayEnd) {
+       // Process a mousedown on an element that represents a day. For day clicking and selecting.
+       dayMousedown: function(ev) {
 
-               if (formatStr == null) {
-                       formatStr = this.eventTimeFormat;
+               // HACK
+               // This will still work even though bindDayHandler doesn't use GlobalEmitter.
+               if (GlobalEmitter.get().shouldIgnoreMouse()) {
+                       return;
                }
 
-               if (displayEnd == null) {
-                       displayEnd = this.displayEventEnd;
-               }
+               this.dayClickListener.startInteraction(ev);
 
-               if (this.displayEventTime && range.start.hasTime()) {
-                       if (displayEnd && range.end) {
-                               return this.view.formatRange(range, formatStr);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               return range.start.format(formatStr);
-                       }
+               if (this.opt('selectable')) {
+                       this.daySelectListener.startInteraction(ev, {
+                               distance: this.opt('selectMinDistance')
+                       });
                }
-
-               return '';
        },
 
 
-       // Generic utility for generating the HTML classNames for an event segment's element
-       getSegClasses: function(seg, isDraggable, isResizable) {
+       dayTouchStart: function(ev) {
                var view = this.view;
-               var classes = [
-                       'fc-event',
-                       seg.isStart ? 'fc-start' : 'fc-not-start',
-                       seg.isEnd ? 'fc-end' : 'fc-not-end'
-               ].concat(this.getSegCustomClasses(seg));
+               var selectLongPressDelay;
 
-               if (isDraggable) {
-                       classes.push('fc-draggable');
-               }
-               if (isResizable) {
-                       classes.push('fc-resizable');
+               // On iOS (and Android?) when a new selection is initiated overtop another selection,
+               // the touchend never fires because the elements gets removed mid-touch-interaction (my theory).
+               // HACK: simply don't allow this to happen.
+               // ALSO: prevent selection when an *event* is already raised.
+               if (view.isSelected || view.selectedEvent) {
+                       return;
                }
 
-               // event is currently selected? attach a className.
-               if (view.isEventSelected(seg.event)) {
-                       classes.push('fc-selected');
+               selectLongPressDelay = this.opt('selectLongPressDelay');
+               if (selectLongPressDelay == null) {
+                       selectLongPressDelay = this.opt('longPressDelay'); // fallback
                }
 
-               return classes;
+               this.dayClickListener.startInteraction(ev);
+
+               if (this.opt('selectable')) {
+                       this.daySelectListener.startInteraction(ev, {
+                               delay: selectLongPressDelay
+                       });
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // List of classes that were defined by the caller of the API in some way
-       getSegCustomClasses: function(seg) {
-               var event = seg.event;
+       // Kills all in-progress dragging.
+       // Useful for when public API methods that result in re-rendering are invoked during a drag.
+       // Also useful for when touch devices misbehave and don't fire their touchend.
+       clearDragListeners: function() {
+               this.dayClickListener.endInteraction();
+               this.daySelectListener.endInteraction();
 
-               return [].concat(
-                       event.className, // guaranteed to be an array
-                       event.source ? event.source.className : []
-               );
+               if (this.segDragListener) {
+                       this.segDragListener.endInteraction(); // will clear this.segDragListener
+               }
+               if (this.segResizeListener) {
+                       this.segResizeListener.endInteraction(); // will clear this.segResizeListener
+               }
+               if (this.externalDragListener) {
+                       this.externalDragListener.endInteraction(); // will clear this.externalDragListener
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Utility for generating event skin-related CSS properties
-       getSegSkinCss: function(seg) {
-               return {
-                       'background-color': this.getSegBackgroundColor(seg),
-                       'border-color': this.getSegBorderColor(seg),
-                       color: this.getSegTextColor(seg)
-               };
-       },
+       /* Highlight
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       // Queries for caller-specified color, then falls back to default
-       getSegBackgroundColor: function(seg) {
-               return seg.event.backgroundColor ||
-                       seg.event.color ||
-                       this.getSegDefaultBackgroundColor(seg);
+       // Renders an emphasis on the given date range. Given a span (unzoned start/end and other misc data)
+       renderHighlight: function(componentFootprint) {
+               this.renderFill('highlight', this.componentFootprintToSegs(componentFootprint));
        },
 
 
-       getSegDefaultBackgroundColor: function(seg) {
-               var source = seg.event.source || {};
-
-               return source.backgroundColor ||
-                       source.color ||
-                       this.view.opt('eventBackgroundColor') ||
-                       this.view.opt('eventColor');
+       // Unrenders the emphasis on a date range
+       unrenderHighlight: function() {
+               this.unrenderFill('highlight');
        },
 
 
-       // Queries for caller-specified color, then falls back to default
-       getSegBorderColor: function(seg) {
-               return seg.event.borderColor ||
-                       seg.event.color ||
-                       this.getSegDefaultBorderColor(seg);
-       },
-
+       /* Converting eventRange -> eventFootprint
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-       getSegDefaultBorderColor: function(seg) {
-               var source = seg.event.source || {};
 
-               return source.borderColor ||
-                       source.color ||
-                       this.view.opt('eventBorderColor') ||
-                       this.view.opt('eventColor');
-       },
+       eventRangesToEventFootprints: function(eventRanges) {
+               var eventFootprints = [];
+               var i;
 
+               for (i = 0; i < eventRanges.length; i++) {
+                       eventFootprints.push.apply(eventFootprints,
+                               this.eventRangeToEventFootprints(eventRanges[i])
+                       );
+               }
 
-       // Queries for caller-specified color, then falls back to default
-       getSegTextColor: function(seg) {
-               return seg.event.textColor ||
-                       this.getSegDefaultTextColor(seg);
+               return eventFootprints;
        },
 
 
-       getSegDefaultTextColor: function(seg) {
-               var source = seg.event.source || {};
-
-               return source.textColor ||
-                       this.view.opt('eventTextColor');
+       // Given an event's unzoned date range, return an array of eventSpan objects.
+       // eventSpan - { start, end, isStart, isEnd, otherthings... }
+       // Subclasses can override.
+       // Subclasses are obligated to forward eventRange.isStart/isEnd to the resulting spans.
+       // TODO: somehow more DRY with Calendar::eventRangeToEventFootprints
+       eventRangeToEventFootprints: function(eventRange) {
+               return [
+                       new EventFootprint(
+                               new ComponentFootprint(
+                                       eventRange.unzonedRange,
+                                       eventRange.eventDef.isAllDay()
+                               ),
+                               eventRange.eventDef,
+                               eventRange.eventInstance // might not exist
+                       )
+               ];
        },
 
 
-       /* Converting events -> eventRange -> eventSpan -> eventSegs
+       /* Converting componentFootprint/eventFootprint -> segs
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       // Generates an array of segments for the given single event
-       // Can accept an event "location" as well (which only has start/end and no allDay)
-       eventToSegs: function(event) {
-               return this.eventsToSegs([ event ]);
-       },
-
-
-       eventToSpan: function(event) {
-               return this.eventToSpans(event)[0];
-       },
+       eventFootprintsToSegs: function(eventFootprints) {
+               var segs = [];
+               var i;
 
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       segs.push.apply(segs,
+                               this.eventFootprintToSegs(eventFootprints[i])
+                       );
+               }
 
-       // Generates spans (always unzoned) for the given event.
-       // Does not do any inverting for inverse-background events.
-       // Can accept an event "location" as well (which only has start/end and no allDay)
-       eventToSpans: function(event) {
-               var range = this.eventToRange(event);
-               return this.eventRangeToSpans(range, event);
+               return segs;
        },
 
 
+       // Given an event's span (unzoned start/end and other misc data), and the event itself,
+       // slices into segments and attaches event-derived properties to them.
+       // eventSpan - { start, end, isStart, isEnd, otherthings... }
+       // constraintRange allow additional clipping. optional. eventually remove this.
+       eventFootprintToSegs: function(eventFootprint, constraintRange) {
+               var unzonedRange = eventFootprint.componentFootprint.unzonedRange;
+               var segs;
+               var i, seg;
 
-       // Converts an array of event objects into an array of event segment objects.
-       // A custom `segSliceFunc` may be given for arbitrarily slicing up events.
-       // Doesn't guarantee an order for the resulting array.
-       eventsToSegs: function(allEvents, segSliceFunc) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var eventsById = groupEventsById(allEvents);
-               var segs = [];
-
-               $.each(eventsById, function(id, events) {
-                       var ranges = [];
-                       var i;
+               if (constraintRange) {
+                       unzonedRange = unzonedRange.intersect(constraintRange);
+               }
 
-                       for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-                               ranges.push(_this.eventToRange(events[i]));
-                       }
+               segs = this.componentFootprintToSegs(eventFootprint.componentFootprint);
 
-                       // inverse-background events (utilize only the first event in calculations)
-                       if (isInverseBgEvent(events[0])) {
-                               ranges = _this.invertRanges(ranges);
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
 
-                               for (i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-                                       segs.push.apply(segs, // append to
-                                               _this.eventRangeToSegs(ranges[i], events[0], segSliceFunc));
-                               }
+                       if (!unzonedRange.isStart) {
+                               seg.isStart = false;
                        }
-                       // normal event ranges
-                       else {
-                               for (i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-                                       segs.push.apply(segs, // append to
-                                               _this.eventRangeToSegs(ranges[i], events[i], segSliceFunc));
-                               }
+                       if (!unzonedRange.isEnd) {
+                               seg.isEnd = false;
                        }
-               });
+
+                       seg.footprint = eventFootprint;
+                       // TODO: rename to seg.eventFootprint
+               }
 
                return segs;
        },
 
 
-       // Generates the unzoned start/end dates an event appears to occupy
-       // Can accept an event "location" as well (which only has start/end and no allDay)
-       eventToRange: function(event) {
-               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
-               var start = event.start.clone().stripZone();
-               var end = (
-                               event.end ?
-                                       event.end.clone() :
-                                       // derive the end from the start and allDay. compute allDay if necessary
-                                       calendar.getDefaultEventEnd(
-                                               event.allDay != null ?
-                                                       event.allDay :
-                                                       !event.start.hasTime(),
-                                               event.start
-                                       )
-                       ).stripZone();
+       componentFootprintToSegs: function(componentFootprint) {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       }
 
-               // hack: dynamic locale change forgets to upate stored event localed
-               calendar.localizeMoment(start);
-               calendar.localizeMoment(end);
+});
 
-               return { start: start, end: end };
-       },
+;;
 
+Grid.mixin({
 
-       // Given an event's range (unzoned start/end), and the event itself,
-       // slice into segments (using the segSliceFunc function if specified)
-       eventRangeToSegs: function(range, event, segSliceFunc) {
-               var spans = this.eventRangeToSpans(range, event);
-               var segs = [];
-               var i;
+       // Creates a listener that tracks the user's drag across day elements, for day clicking.
+       buildDayClickListener: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var dayClickHit; // null if invalid dayClick
 
-               for (i = 0; i < spans.length; i++) {
-                       segs.push.apply(segs, // append to
-                               this.eventSpanToSegs(spans[i], event, segSliceFunc));
-               }
+               var dragListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
+                       scroll: this.opt('dragScroll'),
+                       interactionStart: function() {
+                               dayClickHit = dragListener.origHit;
+                       },
+                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
+                               // if user dragged to another cell at any point, it can no longer be a dayClick
+                               if (!isOrig) {
+                                       dayClickHit = null;
+                               }
+                       },
+                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
+                               dayClickHit = null;
+                       },
+                       interactionEnd: function(ev, isCancelled) {
+                               var componentFootprint;
 
-               return segs;
-       },
+                               if (!isCancelled && dayClickHit) {
+                                       componentFootprint = _this.getSafeHitFootprint(dayClickHit);
 
+                                       if (componentFootprint) {
+                                               _this.view.triggerDayClick(componentFootprint, _this.getHitEl(dayClickHit), ev);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               });
 
-       // Given an event's unzoned date range, return an array of "span" objects.
-       // Subclasses can override.
-       eventRangeToSpans: function(range, event) {
-               return [ $.extend({}, range) ]; // copy into a single-item array
-       },
+               // because dayClickListener won't be called with any time delay, "dragging" will begin immediately,
+               // which will kill any touchmoving/scrolling. Prevent this.
+               dragListener.shouldCancelTouchScroll = false;
 
+               dragListener.scrollAlwaysKills = true;
 
-       // Given an event's span (unzoned start/end and other misc data), and the event itself,
-       // slices into segments and attaches event-derived properties to them.
-       eventSpanToSegs: function(span, event, segSliceFunc) {
-               var segs = segSliceFunc ? segSliceFunc(span) : this.spanToSegs(span);
-               var i, seg;
+               return dragListener;
+       }
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       seg.event = event;
-                       seg.eventStartMS = +span.start; // TODO: not the best name after making spans unzoned
-                       seg.eventDurationMS = span.end - span.start;
-               }
+});
 
-               return segs;
-       },
+;;
 
+Grid.mixin({
 
-       // Produces a new array of range objects that will cover all the time NOT covered by the given ranges.
-       // SIDE EFFECT: will mutate the given array and will use its date references.
-       invertRanges: function(ranges) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var viewStart = view.start.clone(); // need a copy
-               var viewEnd = view.end.clone(); // need a copy
-               var inverseRanges = [];
-               var start = viewStart; // the end of the previous range. the start of the new range
-               var i, range;
-
-               // ranges need to be in order. required for our date-walking algorithm
-               ranges.sort(compareRanges);
-
-               for (i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
-                       range = ranges[i];
-
-                       // add the span of time before the event (if there is any)
-                       if (range.start > start) { // compare millisecond time (skip any ambig logic)
-                               inverseRanges.push({
-                                       start: start,
-                                       end: range.start
-                               });
-                       }
+       // Creates a listener that tracks the user's drag across day elements, for day selecting.
+       buildDaySelectListener: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var selectionFootprint; // null if invalid selection
 
-                       start = range.end;
-               }
+               var dragListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
+                       scroll: this.opt('dragScroll'),
+                       interactionStart: function() {
+                               selectionFootprint = null;
+                       },
+                       dragStart: function() {
+                               _this.view.unselect(); // since we could be rendering a new selection, we want to clear any old one
+                       },
+                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
+                               var origHitFootprint;
+                               var hitFootprint;
 
-               // add the span of time after the last event (if there is any)
-               if (start < viewEnd) { // compare millisecond time (skip any ambig logic)
-                       inverseRanges.push({
-                               start: start,
-                               end: viewEnd
-                       });
-               }
+                               if (origHit) { // click needs to have started on a hit
+
+                                       origHitFootprint = _this.getSafeHitFootprint(origHit);
+                                       hitFootprint = _this.getSafeHitFootprint(hit);
+
+                                       if (origHitFootprint && hitFootprint) {
+                                               selectionFootprint = _this.computeSelection(origHitFootprint, hitFootprint);
+                                       }
+                                       else {
+                                               selectionFootprint = null;
+                                       }
+
+                                       if (selectionFootprint) {
+                                               _this.renderSelectionFootprint(selectionFootprint);
+                                       }
+                                       else if (selectionFootprint === false) {
+                                               disableCursor();
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       },
+                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
+                               selectionFootprint = null;
+                               _this.unrenderSelection();
+                       },
+                       hitDone: function() { // called after a hitOut OR before a dragEnd
+                               enableCursor();
+                       },
+                       interactionEnd: function(ev, isCancelled) {
+                               if (!isCancelled && selectionFootprint) {
+                                       // the selection will already have been rendered. just report it
+                                       _this.view.reportSelection(selectionFootprint, ev);
+                               }
+                       }
+               });
 
-               return inverseRanges;
+               return dragListener;
        },
 
 
-       sortEventSegs: function(segs) {
-               segs.sort(proxy(this, 'compareEventSegs'));
+       // Renders a visual indication of a selection. Will highlight by default but can be overridden by subclasses.
+       // Given a span (unzoned start/end and other misc data)
+       renderSelectionFootprint: function(componentFootprint) {
+               this.renderHighlight(componentFootprint);
        },
 
 
-       // A cmp function for determining which segments should take visual priority
-       compareEventSegs: function(seg1, seg2) {
-               return seg1.eventStartMS - seg2.eventStartMS || // earlier events go first
-                       seg2.eventDurationMS - seg1.eventDurationMS || // tie? longer events go first
-                       seg2.event.allDay - seg1.event.allDay || // tie? put all-day events first (booleans cast to 0/1)
-                       compareByFieldSpecs(seg1.event, seg2.event, this.view.eventOrderSpecs);
-       }
+       // Unrenders any visual indications of a selection. Will unrender a highlight by default.
+       unrenderSelection: function() {
+               this.unrenderHighlight();
+       },
 
-});
 
+       // Given the first and last date-spans of a selection, returns another date-span object.
+       // Subclasses can override and provide additional data in the span object. Will be passed to renderSelectionFootprint().
+       // Will return false if the selection is invalid and this should be indicated to the user.
+       // Will return null/undefined if a selection invalid but no error should be reported.
+       computeSelection: function(footprint0, footprint1) {
+               var wholeFootprint = this.computeSelectionFootprint(footprint0, footprint1);
 
-/* Utilities
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               if (wholeFootprint && !this.isSelectionFootprintAllowed(wholeFootprint)) {
+                       return false;
+               }
 
+               return wholeFootprint;
+       },
 
-function pluckEventDateProps(event) {
-       return {
-               start: event.start.clone(),
-               end: event.end ? event.end.clone() : null,
-               allDay: event.allDay // keep it the same
-       };
-}
-FC.pluckEventDateProps = pluckEventDateProps;
 
+       // Given two spans, must return the combination of the two.
+       // TODO: do this separation of concerns (combining VS validation) for event dnd/resize too.
+       // Assumes both footprints are non-open-ended.
+       computeSelectionFootprint: function(footprint0, footprint1) {
+               var ms = [
+                       footprint0.unzonedRange.startMs,
+                       footprint0.unzonedRange.endMs,
+                       footprint1.unzonedRange.startMs,
+                       footprint1.unzonedRange.endMs
+               ];
 
-function isBgEvent(event) { // returns true if background OR inverse-background
-       var rendering = getEventRendering(event);
-       return rendering === 'background' || rendering === 'inverse-background';
-}
-FC.isBgEvent = isBgEvent; // export
+               ms.sort(compareNumbers);
 
+               return new ComponentFootprint(
+                       new UnzonedRange(ms[0], ms[3]),
+                       footprint0.isAllDay
+               );
+       },
 
-function isInverseBgEvent(event) {
-       return getEventRendering(event) === 'inverse-background';
-}
 
+       isSelectionFootprintAllowed: function(componentFootprint) {
+               return this.view.validUnzonedRange.containsRange(componentFootprint.unzonedRange) &&
+                       this.view.calendar.isSelectionFootprintAllowed(componentFootprint);
+       }
 
-function getEventRendering(event) {
-       return firstDefined((event.source || {}).rendering, event.rendering);
-}
+});
 
+;;
 
-function groupEventsById(events) {
-       var eventsById = {};
-       var i, event;
+Grid.mixin({
 
-       for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-               event = events[i];
-               (eventsById[event._id] || (eventsById[event._id] = [])).push(event);
-       }
+       // Generates an array of classNames to be used for the rendering business hours overlay. Called by the fill system.
+       // Called by fillSegHtml.
+       businessHoursSegClasses: function(seg) {
+               return [ 'fc-nonbusiness', 'fc-bgevent' ];
+       },
 
-       return eventsById;
-}
 
+       // Compute business hour segs for the grid's current date range.
+       // Caller must ask if whole-day business hours are needed.
+       buildBusinessHourSegs: function(wholeDay) {
+               return this.eventFootprintsToSegs(
+                       this.buildBusinessHourEventFootprints(wholeDay)
+               );
+       },
 
-// A cmp function for determining which non-inverted "ranges" (see above) happen earlier
-function compareRanges(range1, range2) {
-       return range1.start - range2.start; // earlier ranges go first
-}
 
+       // Compute business hour *events* for the grid's current date range.
+       // Caller must ask if whole-day business hours are needed.
+       // FOR RENDERING
+       buildBusinessHourEventFootprints: function(wholeDay) {
+               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
 
-/* External-Dragging-Element Data
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               return this._buildBusinessHourEventFootprints(wholeDay, calendar.opt('businessHours'));
+       },
 
-// Require all HTML5 data-* attributes used by FullCalendar to have this prefix.
-// A value of '' will query attributes like data-event. A value of 'fc' will query attributes like data-fc-event.
-FC.dataAttrPrefix = '';
 
-// Given a jQuery element that might represent a dragged FullCalendar event, returns an intermediate data structure
-// to be used for Event Object creation.
-// A defined `.eventProps`, even when empty, indicates that an event should be created.
-function getDraggedElMeta(el) {
-       var prefix = FC.dataAttrPrefix;
-       var eventProps; // properties for creating the event, not related to date/time
-       var startTime; // a Duration
-       var duration;
-       var stick;
+       _buildBusinessHourEventFootprints: function(wholeDay, businessHourDef) {
+               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
+               var eventInstanceGroup;
+               var eventRanges;
 
-       if (prefix) { prefix += '-'; }
-       eventProps = el.data(prefix + 'event') || null;
+               eventInstanceGroup = calendar.buildBusinessInstanceGroup(
+                       wholeDay,
+                       businessHourDef,
+                       this.unzonedRange
+               );
 
-       if (eventProps) {
-               if (typeof eventProps === 'object') {
-                       eventProps = $.extend({}, eventProps); // make a copy
+               if (eventInstanceGroup) {
+                       eventRanges = eventInstanceGroup.sliceRenderRanges(
+                               this.unzonedRange,
+                               calendar
+                       );
                }
-               else { // something like 1 or true. still signal event creation
-                       eventProps = {};
+               else {
+                       eventRanges = [];
                }
 
-               // pluck special-cased date/time properties
-               startTime = eventProps.start;
-               if (startTime == null) { startTime = eventProps.time; } // accept 'time' as well
-               duration = eventProps.duration;
-               stick = eventProps.stick;
-               delete eventProps.start;
-               delete eventProps.time;
-               delete eventProps.duration;
-               delete eventProps.stick;
+               return this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(eventRanges);
        }
 
-       // fallback to standalone attribute values for each of the date/time properties
-       if (startTime == null) { startTime = el.data(prefix + 'start'); }
-       if (startTime == null) { startTime = el.data(prefix + 'time'); } // accept 'time' as well
-       if (duration == null) { duration = el.data(prefix + 'duration'); }
-       if (stick == null) { stick = el.data(prefix + 'stick'); }
+});
 
-       // massage into correct data types
-       startTime = startTime != null ? moment.duration(startTime) : null;
-       duration = duration != null ? moment.duration(duration) : null;
-       stick = Boolean(stick);
+;;
 
-       return { eventProps: eventProps, startTime: startTime, duration: duration, stick: stick };
-}
+Grid.mixin({
 
+       segs: null, // the *event* segments currently rendered in the grid. TODO: rename to `eventSegs`
 
-;;
+       // derived from options
+       // TODO: move initialization from Grid.js
+       eventTimeFormat: null,
+       displayEventTime: null,
+       displayEventEnd: null,
 
-/*
-A set of rendering and date-related methods for a visual component comprised of one or more rows of day columns.
-Prerequisite: the object being mixed into needs to be a *Grid*
-*/
-var DayTableMixin = FC.DayTableMixin = {
 
-       breakOnWeeks: false, // should create a new row for each week?
-       dayDates: null, // whole-day dates for each column. left to right
-       dayIndices: null, // for each day from start, the offset
-       daysPerRow: null,
-       rowCnt: null,
-       colCnt: null,
-       colHeadFormat: null,
+       // Generates the format string used for event time text, if not explicitly defined by 'timeFormat'
+       computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
+               return this.opt('smallTimeFormat');
+       },
 
 
-       // Populates internal variables used for date calculation and rendering
-       updateDayTable: function() {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var date = this.start.clone();
-               var dayIndex = -1;
-               var dayIndices = [];
-               var dayDates = [];
-               var daysPerRow;
-               var firstDay;
-               var rowCnt;
+       // Determines whether events should have their end times displayed, if not explicitly defined by 'displayEventTime'.
+       // Only applies to non-all-day events.
+       computeDisplayEventTime: function() {
+               return true;
+       },
 
-               while (date.isBefore(this.end)) { // loop each day from start to end
-                       if (view.isHiddenDay(date)) {
-                               dayIndices.push(dayIndex + 0.5); // mark that it's between indices
+
+       // Determines whether events should have their end times displayed, if not explicitly defined by 'displayEventEnd'
+       computeDisplayEventEnd: function() {
+               return true;
+       },
+
+
+       renderEventsPayload: function(eventsPayload) {
+               var id, eventInstanceGroup;
+               var eventRenderRanges;
+               var eventFootprints;
+               var eventSegs;
+               var bgSegs = [];
+               var fgSegs = [];
+
+               for (id in eventsPayload) {
+                       eventInstanceGroup = eventsPayload[id];
+
+                       eventRenderRanges = eventInstanceGroup.sliceRenderRanges(this.view.activeUnzonedRange);
+                       eventFootprints = this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(eventRenderRanges);
+                       eventSegs = this.eventFootprintsToSegs(eventFootprints);
+
+                       if (eventInstanceGroup.getEventDef().hasBgRendering()) {
+                               bgSegs.push.apply(bgSegs, // append
+                                       eventSegs
+                               );
                        }
                        else {
-                               dayIndex++;
-                               dayIndices.push(dayIndex);
-                               dayDates.push(date.clone());
+                               fgSegs.push.apply(fgSegs, // append
+                                       eventSegs
+                               );
                        }
-                       date.add(1, 'days');
                }
 
-               if (this.breakOnWeeks) {
-                       // count columns until the day-of-week repeats
-                       firstDay = dayDates[0].day();
-                       for (daysPerRow = 1; daysPerRow < dayDates.length; daysPerRow++) {
-                               if (dayDates[daysPerRow].day() == firstDay) {
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       rowCnt = Math.ceil(dayDates.length / daysPerRow);
-               }
-               else {
-                       rowCnt = 1;
-                       daysPerRow = dayDates.length;
-               }
+               this.segs = [].concat( // record all segs
+                       this.renderBgSegs(bgSegs) || bgSegs,
+                       this.renderFgSegs(fgSegs) || fgSegs
+               );
+       },
 
-               this.dayDates = dayDates;
-               this.dayIndices = dayIndices;
-               this.daysPerRow = daysPerRow;
-               this.rowCnt = rowCnt;
 
-               this.updateDayTableCols();
+       // Unrenders all events currently rendered on the grid
+       unrenderEvents: function() {
+               this.handleSegMouseout(); // trigger an eventMouseout if user's mouse is over an event
+               this.clearDragListeners();
+
+               this.unrenderFgSegs();
+               this.unrenderBgSegs();
+
+               this.segs = null;
        },
 
 
-       // Computes and assigned the colCnt property and updates any options that may be computed from it
-       updateDayTableCols: function() {
-               this.colCnt = this.computeColCnt();
-               this.colHeadFormat = this.view.opt('columnFormat') || this.computeColHeadFormat();
+       // Retrieves all rendered segment objects currently rendered on the grid
+       getEventSegs: function() {
+               return this.segs || [];
        },
 
 
-       // Determines how many columns there should be in the table
-       computeColCnt: function() {
-               return this.daysPerRow;
+       // Background Segment Rendering
+       // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       // TODO: move this to ChronoComponent, but without fill
+
+
+       // Renders the given background event segments onto the grid.
+       // Returns a subset of the segs that were actually rendered.
+       renderBgSegs: function(segs) {
+               return this.renderFill('bgEvent', segs);
        },
 
 
-       // Computes the ambiguously-timed moment for the given cell
-       getCellDate: function(row, col) {
-               return this.dayDates[
-                               this.getCellDayIndex(row, col)
-                       ].clone();
+       // Unrenders all the currently rendered background event segments
+       unrenderBgSegs: function() {
+               this.unrenderFill('bgEvent');
        },
 
 
-       // Computes the ambiguously-timed date range for the given cell
-       getCellRange: function(row, col) {
-               var start = this.getCellDate(row, col);
-               var end = start.clone().add(1, 'days');
+       // Renders a background event element, given the default rendering. Called by the fill system.
+       bgEventSegEl: function(seg, el) {
+               return this.filterEventRenderEl(seg.footprint, el);
+       },
 
-               return { start: start, end: end };
+
+       // Generates an array of classNames to be used for the default rendering of a background event.
+       // Called by fillSegHtml.
+       bgEventSegClasses: function(seg) {
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+
+               return [ 'fc-bgevent' ].concat(
+                       eventDef.className,
+                       eventDef.source.className
+               );
        },
 
 
-       // Returns the number of day cells, chronologically, from the first of the grid (0-based)
-       getCellDayIndex: function(row, col) {
-               return row * this.daysPerRow + this.getColDayIndex(col);
+       // Generates a semicolon-separated CSS string to be used for the default rendering of a background event.
+       // Called by fillSegHtml.
+       bgEventSegCss: function(seg) {
+               return {
+                       'background-color': this.getSegSkinCss(seg)['background-color']
+               };
        },
 
 
-       // Returns the numner of day cells, chronologically, from the first cell in *any given row*
-       getColDayIndex: function(col) {
-               if (this.isRTL) {
-                       return this.colCnt - 1 - col;
-               }
-               else {
-                       return col;
-               }
+       /* Rendering Utils
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Compute the text that should be displayed on an event's element.
+       // `range` can be the Event object itself, or something range-like, with at least a `start`.
+       // If event times are disabled, or the event has no time, will return a blank string.
+       // If not specified, formatStr will default to the eventTimeFormat setting,
+       // and displayEnd will default to the displayEventEnd setting.
+       getEventTimeText: function(eventFootprint, formatStr, displayEnd) {
+               return this._getEventTimeText(
+                       eventFootprint.eventInstance.dateProfile.start,
+                       eventFootprint.eventInstance.dateProfile.end,
+                       eventFootprint.componentFootprint.isAllDay,
+                       formatStr,
+                       displayEnd
+               );
        },
 
 
-       // Given a date, returns its chronolocial cell-index from the first cell of the grid.
-       // If the date lies between cells (because of hiddenDays), returns a floating-point value between offsets.
-       // If before the first offset, returns a negative number.
-       // If after the last offset, returns an offset past the last cell offset.
-       // Only works for *start* dates of cells. Will not work for exclusive end dates for cells.
-       getDateDayIndex: function(date) {
-               var dayIndices = this.dayIndices;
-               var dayOffset = date.diff(this.start, 'days');
+       _getEventTimeText: function(start, end, isAllDay, formatStr, displayEnd) {
 
-               if (dayOffset < 0) {
-                       return dayIndices[0] - 1;
+               if (formatStr == null) {
+                       formatStr = this.eventTimeFormat;
                }
-               else if (dayOffset >= dayIndices.length) {
-                       return dayIndices[dayIndices.length - 1] + 1;
+
+               if (displayEnd == null) {
+                       displayEnd = this.displayEventEnd;
                }
-               else {
-                       return dayIndices[dayOffset];
+
+               if (this.displayEventTime && !isAllDay) {
+                       if (displayEnd && end) {
+                               return this.view.formatRange(
+                                       { start: start, end: end },
+                                       false, // allDay
+                                       formatStr
+                               );
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               return start.format(formatStr);
+                       }
                }
-       },
 
+               return '';
+       },
 
-       /* Options
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+       // Generic utility for generating the HTML classNames for an event segment's element
+       getSegClasses: function(seg, isDraggable, isResizable) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var classes = [
+                       'fc-event',
+                       seg.isStart ? 'fc-start' : 'fc-not-start',
+                       seg.isEnd ? 'fc-end' : 'fc-not-end'
+               ].concat(this.getSegCustomClasses(seg));
 
-       // Computes a default column header formatting string if `colFormat` is not explicitly defined
-       computeColHeadFormat: function() {
-               // if more than one week row, or if there are a lot of columns with not much space,
-               // put just the day numbers will be in each cell
-               if (this.rowCnt > 1 || this.colCnt > 10) {
-                       return 'ddd'; // "Sat"
+               if (isDraggable) {
+                       classes.push('fc-draggable');
                }
-               // multiple days, so full single date string WON'T be in title text
-               else if (this.colCnt > 1) {
-                       return this.view.opt('dayOfMonthFormat'); // "Sat 12/10"
+               if (isResizable) {
+                       classes.push('fc-resizable');
                }
-               // single day, so full single date string will probably be in title text
-               else {
-                       return 'dddd'; // "Saturday"
+
+               // event is currently selected? attach a className.
+               if (view.isEventDefSelected(seg.footprint.eventDef)) {
+                       classes.push('fc-selected');
                }
+
+               return classes;
        },
 
 
-       /* Slicing
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // List of classes that were defined by the caller of the API in some way
+       getSegCustomClasses: function(seg) {
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
 
+               return [].concat(
+                       eventDef.className, // guaranteed to be an array
+                       eventDef.source.className
+               );
+       },
 
-       // Slices up a date range into a segment for every week-row it intersects with
-       sliceRangeByRow: function(range) {
-               var daysPerRow = this.daysPerRow;
-               var normalRange = this.view.computeDayRange(range); // make whole-day range, considering nextDayThreshold
-               var rangeFirst = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.start); // inclusive first index
-               var rangeLast = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.end.clone().subtract(1, 'days')); // inclusive last index
-               var segs = [];
-               var row;
-               var rowFirst, rowLast; // inclusive day-index range for current row
-               var segFirst, segLast; // inclusive day-index range for segment
 
-               for (row = 0; row < this.rowCnt; row++) {
-                       rowFirst = row * daysPerRow;
-                       rowLast = rowFirst + daysPerRow - 1;
+       // Utility for generating event skin-related CSS properties
+       getSegSkinCss: function(seg) {
+               return {
+                       'background-color': this.getSegBackgroundColor(seg),
+                       'border-color': this.getSegBorderColor(seg),
+                       color: this.getSegTextColor(seg)
+               };
+       },
 
-                       // intersect segment's offset range with the row's
-                       segFirst = Math.max(rangeFirst, rowFirst);
-                       segLast = Math.min(rangeLast, rowLast);
 
-                       // deal with in-between indices
-                       segFirst = Math.ceil(segFirst); // in-between starts round to next cell
-                       segLast = Math.floor(segLast); // in-between ends round to prev cell
+       // Queries for caller-specified color, then falls back to default
+       getSegBackgroundColor: function(seg) {
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
 
-                       if (segFirst <= segLast) { // was there any intersection with the current row?
-                               segs.push({
-                                       row: row,
+               return eventDef.backgroundColor ||
+                       eventDef.color ||
+                       this.getSegDefaultBackgroundColor(seg);
+       },
 
-                                       // normalize to start of row
-                                       firstRowDayIndex: segFirst - rowFirst,
-                                       lastRowDayIndex: segLast - rowFirst,
 
-                                       // must be matching integers to be the segment's start/end
-                                       isStart: segFirst === rangeFirst,
-                                       isEnd: segLast === rangeLast
-                               });
-                       }
-               }
+       getSegDefaultBackgroundColor: function(seg) {
+               var source = seg.footprint.eventDef.source;
 
-               return segs;
+               return source.backgroundColor ||
+                       source.color ||
+                       this.opt('eventBackgroundColor') ||
+                       this.opt('eventColor');
        },
 
 
-       // Slices up a date range into a segment for every day-cell it intersects with.
-       // TODO: make more DRY with sliceRangeByRow somehow.
-       sliceRangeByDay: function(range) {
-               var daysPerRow = this.daysPerRow;
-               var normalRange = this.view.computeDayRange(range); // make whole-day range, considering nextDayThreshold
-               var rangeFirst = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.start); // inclusive first index
-               var rangeLast = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.end.clone().subtract(1, 'days')); // inclusive last index
-               var segs = [];
-               var row;
-               var rowFirst, rowLast; // inclusive day-index range for current row
-               var i;
-               var segFirst, segLast; // inclusive day-index range for segment
-
-               for (row = 0; row < this.rowCnt; row++) {
-                       rowFirst = row * daysPerRow;
-                       rowLast = rowFirst + daysPerRow - 1;
+       // Queries for caller-specified color, then falls back to default
+       getSegBorderColor: function(seg) {
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
 
-                       for (i = rowFirst; i <= rowLast; i++) {
+               return eventDef.borderColor ||
+                       eventDef.color ||
+                       this.getSegDefaultBorderColor(seg);
+       },
 
-                               // intersect segment's offset range with the row's
-                               segFirst = Math.max(rangeFirst, i);
-                               segLast = Math.min(rangeLast, i);
 
-                               // deal with in-between indices
-                               segFirst = Math.ceil(segFirst); // in-between starts round to next cell
-                               segLast = Math.floor(segLast); // in-between ends round to prev cell
+       getSegDefaultBorderColor: function(seg) {
+               var source = seg.footprint.eventDef.source;
 
-                               if (segFirst <= segLast) { // was there any intersection with the current row?
-                                       segs.push({
-                                               row: row,
+               return source.borderColor ||
+                       source.color ||
+                       this.opt('eventBorderColor') ||
+                       this.opt('eventColor');
+       },
 
-                                               // normalize to start of row
-                                               firstRowDayIndex: segFirst - rowFirst,
-                                               lastRowDayIndex: segLast - rowFirst,
 
-                                               // must be matching integers to be the segment's start/end
-                                               isStart: segFirst === rangeFirst,
-                                               isEnd: segLast === rangeLast
-                                       });
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
+       // Queries for caller-specified color, then falls back to default
+       getSegTextColor: function(seg) {
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
 
-               return segs;
+               return eventDef.textColor ||
+                       this.getSegDefaultTextColor(seg);
        },
 
 
-       /* Header Rendering
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       renderHeadHtml: function() {
-               var view = this.view;
+       getSegDefaultTextColor: function(seg) {
+               var source = seg.footprint.eventDef.source;
 
-               return '' +
-                       '<div class="fc-row ' + view.widgetHeaderClass + '">' +
-                               '<table>' +
-                                       '<thead>' +
-                                               this.renderHeadTrHtml() +
-                                       '</thead>' +
-                               '</table>' +
-                       '</div>';
+               return source.textColor ||
+                       this.opt('eventTextColor');
        },
 
 
-       renderHeadIntroHtml: function() {
-               return this.renderIntroHtml(); // fall back to generic
+       sortEventSegs: function(segs) {
+               segs.sort(proxy(this, 'compareEventSegs'));
        },
 
 
-       renderHeadTrHtml: function() {
-               return '' +
-                       '<tr>' +
-                               (this.isRTL ? '' : this.renderHeadIntroHtml()) +
-                               this.renderHeadDateCellsHtml() +
-                               (this.isRTL ? this.renderHeadIntroHtml() : '') +
-                       '</tr>';
-       },
+       // A cmp function for determining which segments should take visual priority
+       compareEventSegs: function(seg1, seg2) {
+               var f1 = seg1.footprint.componentFootprint;
+               var r1 = f1.unzonedRange;
+               var f2 = seg2.footprint.componentFootprint;
+               var r2 = f2.unzonedRange;
+
+               return r1.startMs - r2.startMs || // earlier events go first
+                       (r2.endMs - r2.startMs) - (r1.endMs - r1.startMs) || // tie? longer events go first
+                       f2.isAllDay - f1.isAllDay || // tie? put all-day events first (booleans cast to 0/1)
+                       compareByFieldSpecs(
+                               seg1.footprint.eventDef,
+                               seg2.footprint.eventDef,
+                               this.view.eventOrderSpecs
+                       );
+       }
 
+});
 
-       renderHeadDateCellsHtml: function() {
-               var htmls = [];
-               var col, date;
+;;
 
-               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
-                       date = this.getCellDate(0, col);
-                       htmls.push(this.renderHeadDateCellHtml(date));
-               }
+/*
+Contains:
+- event clicking/mouseover/mouseout
+- things that are common to event dragging AND resizing
+- event helper rendering
+*/
+Grid.mixin({
 
-               return htmls.join('');
-       },
+       // self-config, overridable by subclasses
+       segSelector: '.fc-event-container > *', // what constitutes an event element?
 
+       mousedOverSeg: null, // the segment object the user's mouse is over. null if over nothing
 
-       // TODO: when internalApiVersion, accept an object for HTML attributes
-       // (colspan should be no different)
-       renderHeadDateCellHtml: function(date, colspan, otherAttrs) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var classNames = [
-                       'fc-day-header',
-                       view.widgetHeaderClass
-               ];
+       // if defined, holds the unit identified (ex: "year" or "month") that determines the level of granularity
+       // of the date areas. if not defined, assumes to be day and time granularity.
+       // TODO: port isTimeScale into same system?
+       largeUnit: null,
 
-               // if only one row of days, the classNames on the header can represent the specific days beneath
-               if (this.rowCnt === 1) {
-                       classNames = classNames.concat(
-                               // includes the day-of-week class
-                               // noThemeHighlight=true (don't highlight the header)
-                               this.getDayClasses(date, true)
-                       );
+
+       // Diffs the two dates, returning a duration, based on granularity of the grid
+       // TODO: port isTimeScale into this system?
+       diffDates: function(a, b) {
+               if (this.largeUnit) {
+                       return diffByUnit(a, b, this.largeUnit);
                }
                else {
-                       classNames.push('fc-' + dayIDs[date.day()]); // only add the day-of-week class
+                       return diffDayTime(a, b);
                }
-
-               return '' +
-            '<th class="' + classNames.join(' ') + '"' +
-                               (this.rowCnt === 1 ?
-                                       ' data-date="' + date.format('YYYY-MM-DD') + '"' :
-                                       '') +
-                               (colspan > 1 ?
-                                       ' colspan="' + colspan + '"' :
-                                       '') +
-                               (otherAttrs ?
-                                       ' ' + otherAttrs :
-                                       '') +
-                               '>' +
-                               // don't make a link if the heading could represent multiple days, or if there's only one day (forceOff)
-                               view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
-                                       { date: date, forceOff: this.rowCnt > 1 || this.colCnt === 1 },
-                                       htmlEscape(date.format(this.colHeadFormat)) // inner HTML
-                               ) +
-                       '</th>';
        },
 
 
-       /* Background Rendering
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       renderBgTrHtml: function(row) {
-               return '' +
-                       '<tr>' +
-                               (this.isRTL ? '' : this.renderBgIntroHtml(row)) +
-                               this.renderBgCellsHtml(row) +
-                               (this.isRTL ? this.renderBgIntroHtml(row) : '') +
-                       '</tr>';
+       // Attaches event-element-related handlers for *all* rendered event segments of the view.
+       bindSegHandlers: function() {
+               this.bindSegHandlersToEl(this.el);
        },
 
 
-       renderBgIntroHtml: function(row) {
-               return this.renderIntroHtml(); // fall back to generic
+       // Attaches event-element-related handlers to an arbitrary container element. leverages bubbling.
+       bindSegHandlersToEl: function(el) {
+               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'touchstart', this.handleSegTouchStart);
+               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'mouseenter', this.handleSegMouseover);
+               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'mouseleave', this.handleSegMouseout);
+               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'mousedown', this.handleSegMousedown);
+               this.bindSegHandlerToEl(el, 'click', this.handleSegClick);
        },
 
 
-       renderBgCellsHtml: function(row) {
-               var htmls = [];
-               var col, date;
+       // Executes a handler for any a user-interaction on a segment.
+       // Handler gets called with (seg, ev), and with the `this` context of the Grid
+       bindSegHandlerToEl: function(el, name, handler) {
+               var _this = this;
 
-               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
-                       date = this.getCellDate(row, col);
-                       htmls.push(this.renderBgCellHtml(date));
-               }
+               el.on(name, this.segSelector, function(ev) {
+                       var seg = $(this).data('fc-seg'); // grab segment data. put there by View::renderEventsPayload
 
-               return htmls.join('');
+                       // only call the handlers if there is not a drag/resize in progress
+                       if (seg && !_this.isDraggingSeg && !_this.isResizingSeg) {
+                               return handler.call(_this, seg, ev); // context will be the Grid
+                       }
+               });
        },
 
 
-       renderBgCellHtml: function(date, otherAttrs) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var classes = this.getDayClasses(date);
-
-               classes.unshift('fc-day', view.widgetContentClass);
+       handleSegClick: function(seg, ev) {
+               var res = this.publiclyTrigger('eventClick', { // can return `false` to cancel
+                       context: seg.el[0],
+                       args: [ seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(), ev, this.view ]
+               });
 
-               return '<td class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
-                       ' data-date="' + date.format('YYYY-MM-DD') + '"' + // if date has a time, won't format it
-                       (otherAttrs ?
-                               ' ' + otherAttrs :
-                               '') +
-                       '></td>';
+               if (res === false) {
+                       ev.preventDefault();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Generic
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Updates internal state and triggers handlers for when an event element is moused over
+       handleSegMouseover: function(seg, ev) {
+               if (
+                       !GlobalEmitter.get().shouldIgnoreMouse() &&
+                       !this.mousedOverSeg
+               ) {
+                       this.mousedOverSeg = seg;
 
+                       if (this.view.isEventDefResizable(seg.footprint.eventDef)) {
+                               seg.el.addClass('fc-allow-mouse-resize');
+                       }
 
-       // Generates the default HTML intro for any row. User classes should override
-       renderIntroHtml: function() {
+                       this.publiclyTrigger('eventMouseover', {
+                               context: seg.el[0],
+                               args: [ seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(), ev, this.view ]
+                       });
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // TODO: a generic method for dealing with <tr>, RTL, intro
-       // when increment internalApiVersion
-       // wrapTr (scheduler)
+       // Updates internal state and triggers handlers for when an event element is moused out.
+       // Can be given no arguments, in which case it will mouseout the segment that was previously moused over.
+       handleSegMouseout: function(seg, ev) {
+               ev = ev || {}; // if given no args, make a mock mouse event
 
+               if (this.mousedOverSeg) {
+                       seg = seg || this.mousedOverSeg; // if given no args, use the currently moused-over segment
+                       this.mousedOverSeg = null;
 
-       /* Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+                       if (this.view.isEventDefResizable(seg.footprint.eventDef)) {
+                               seg.el.removeClass('fc-allow-mouse-resize');
+                       }
 
+                       this.publiclyTrigger('eventMouseout', {
+                               context: seg.el[0],
+                               args: [ seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(), ev, this.view ]
+                       });
+               }
+       },
 
-       // Applies the generic "intro" and "outro" HTML to the given cells.
-       // Intro means the leftmost cell when the calendar is LTR and the rightmost cell when RTL. Vice-versa for outro.
-       bookendCells: function(trEl) {
-               var introHtml = this.renderIntroHtml();
 
-               if (introHtml) {
-                       if (this.isRTL) {
-                               trEl.append(introHtml);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               trEl.prepend(introHtml);
-                       }
+       handleSegMousedown: function(seg, ev) {
+               var isResizing = this.startSegResize(seg, ev, { distance: 5 });
+
+               if (!isResizing && this.view.isEventDefDraggable(seg.footprint.eventDef)) {
+                       this.buildSegDragListener(seg)
+                               .startInteraction(ev, {
+                                       distance: 5
+                               });
                }
-       }
+       },
 
-};
 
-;;
+       handleSegTouchStart: function(seg, ev) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+               var isSelected = view.isEventDefSelected(eventDef);
+               var isDraggable = view.isEventDefDraggable(eventDef);
+               var isResizable = view.isEventDefResizable(eventDef);
+               var isResizing = false;
+               var dragListener;
+               var eventLongPressDelay;
 
-/* A component that renders a grid of whole-days that runs horizontally. There can be multiple rows, one per week.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               if (isSelected && isResizable) {
+                       // only allow resizing of the event is selected
+                       isResizing = this.startSegResize(seg, ev);
+               }
 
-var DayGrid = FC.DayGrid = Grid.extend(DayTableMixin, {
+               if (!isResizing && (isDraggable || isResizable)) { // allowed to be selected?
 
-       numbersVisible: false, // should render a row for day/week numbers? set by outside view. TODO: make internal
-       bottomCoordPadding: 0, // hack for extending the hit area for the last row of the coordinate grid
+                       eventLongPressDelay = this.opt('eventLongPressDelay');
+                       if (eventLongPressDelay == null) {
+                               eventLongPressDelay = this.opt('longPressDelay'); // fallback
+                       }
 
-       rowEls: null, // set of fake row elements
-       cellEls: null, // set of whole-day elements comprising the row's background
-       helperEls: null, // set of cell skeleton elements for rendering the mock event "helper"
+                       dragListener = isDraggable ?
+                               this.buildSegDragListener(seg) :
+                               this.buildSegSelectListener(seg); // seg isn't draggable, but still needs to be selected
 
-       rowCoordCache: null,
-       colCoordCache: null,
+                       dragListener.startInteraction(ev, { // won't start if already started
+                               delay: isSelected ? 0 : eventLongPressDelay // do delay if not already selected
+                       });
+               }
+       },
 
 
-       // Renders the rows and columns into the component's `this.el`, which should already be assigned.
-       // isRigid determins whether the individual rows should ignore the contents and be a constant height.
-       // Relies on the view's colCnt and rowCnt. In the future, this component should probably be self-sufficient.
-       renderDates: function(isRigid) {
+       // seg isn't draggable, but let's use a generic DragListener
+       // simply for the delay, so it can be selected.
+       // Has side effect of setting/unsetting `segDragListener`
+       buildSegSelectListener: function(seg) {
+               var _this = this;
                var view = this.view;
-               var rowCnt = this.rowCnt;
-               var colCnt = this.colCnt;
-               var html = '';
-               var row;
-               var col;
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+               var eventInstance = seg.footprint.eventInstance; // null for inverse-background events
 
-               for (row = 0; row < rowCnt; row++) {
-                       html += this.renderDayRowHtml(row, isRigid);
+               if (this.segDragListener) {
+                       return this.segDragListener;
                }
-               this.el.html(html);
-
-               this.rowEls = this.el.find('.fc-row');
-               this.cellEls = this.el.find('.fc-day');
 
-               this.rowCoordCache = new CoordCache({
-                       els: this.rowEls,
-                       isVertical: true
-               });
-               this.colCoordCache = new CoordCache({
-                       els: this.cellEls.slice(0, this.colCnt), // only the first row
-                       isHorizontal: true
+               var dragListener = this.segDragListener = new DragListener({
+                       dragStart: function(ev) {
+                               if (
+                                       dragListener.isTouch &&
+                                       !view.isEventDefSelected(eventDef) &&
+                                       eventInstance
+                               ) {
+                                       // if not previously selected, will fire after a delay. then, select the event
+                                       view.selectEventInstance(eventInstance);
+                               }
+                       },
+                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
+                               _this.segDragListener = null;
+                       }
                });
 
-               // trigger dayRender with each cell's element
-               for (row = 0; row < rowCnt; row++) {
-                       for (col = 0; col < colCnt; col++) {
-                               view.publiclyTrigger(
-                                       'dayRender',
-                                       null,
-                                       this.getCellDate(row, col),
-                                       this.getCellEl(row, col)
-                               );
+               return dragListener;
+       },
+
+
+       // is it allowed, in relation to the view's validRange?
+       // NOTE: very similar to isExternalInstanceGroupAllowed
+       isEventInstanceGroupAllowed: function(eventInstanceGroup) {
+               var eventFootprints = this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(eventInstanceGroup.getAllEventRanges());
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       // TODO: just use getAllEventRanges directly
+                       if (!this.view.validUnzonedRange.containsRange(eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint.unzonedRange)) {
+                               return false;
                        }
                }
+
+               return this.view.calendar.isEventInstanceGroupAllowed(eventInstanceGroup);
        },
 
 
-       unrenderDates: function() {
-               this.removeSegPopover();
-       },
+       /* Event Helper
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // TODO: should probably move this to Grid.events, like we did event dragging / resizing
 
 
-       renderBusinessHours: function() {
-               var segs = this.buildBusinessHourSegs(true); // wholeDay=true
-               this.renderFill('businessHours', segs, 'bgevent');
+       renderHelperEventFootprints: function(eventFootprints, sourceSeg) {
+               return this.renderHelperEventFootprintEls(eventFootprints, sourceSeg)
+                       .addClass('fc-helper');
        },
 
 
-       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.unrenderFill('businessHours');
+       renderHelperEventFootprintEls: function(eventFootprints, sourceSeg) {
+               // Subclasses must implement.
+               // Must return all mock event elements.
        },
 
 
-       // Generates the HTML for a single row, which is a div that wraps a table.
-       // `row` is the row number.
-       renderDayRowHtml: function(row, isRigid) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var classes = [ 'fc-row', 'fc-week', view.widgetContentClass ];
-
-               if (isRigid) {
-                       classes.push('fc-rigid');
-               }
-
-               return '' +
-                       '<div class="' + classes.join(' ') + '">' +
-                               '<div class="fc-bg">' +
-                                       '<table>' +
-                                               this.renderBgTrHtml(row) +
-                                       '</table>' +
-                               '</div>' +
-                               '<div class="fc-content-skeleton">' +
-                                       '<table>' +
-                                               (this.numbersVisible ?
-                                                       '<thead>' +
-                                                               this.renderNumberTrHtml(row) +
-                                                       '</thead>' :
-                                                       ''
-                                                       ) +
-                                       '</table>' +
-                               '</div>' +
-                       '</div>';
+       // Unrenders a mock event
+       // TODO: have this in ChronoComponent
+       unrenderHelper: function() {
+               // subclasses must implement
        },
 
 
-       /* Grid Number Rendering
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       renderNumberTrHtml: function(row) {
-               return '' +
-                       '<tr>' +
-                               (this.isRTL ? '' : this.renderNumberIntroHtml(row)) +
-                               this.renderNumberCellsHtml(row) +
-                               (this.isRTL ? this.renderNumberIntroHtml(row) : '') +
-                       '</tr>';
-       },
+       fabricateEventFootprint: function(componentFootprint) {
+               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
+               var eventDateProfile = calendar.footprintToDateProfile(componentFootprint);
+               var dummyEvent = new SingleEventDef(new EventSource(calendar));
+               var dummyInstance;
 
+               dummyEvent.dateProfile = eventDateProfile;
+               dummyInstance = dummyEvent.buildInstance();
 
-       renderNumberIntroHtml: function(row) {
-               return this.renderIntroHtml();
-       },
+               return new EventFootprint(componentFootprint, dummyEvent, dummyInstance);
+       }
 
+});
 
-       renderNumberCellsHtml: function(row) {
-               var htmls = [];
-               var col, date;
+;;
 
-               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
-                       date = this.getCellDate(row, col);
-                       htmls.push(this.renderNumberCellHtml(date));
-               }
+/*
+Wired up via Grid.event-interation.js by calling
+buildSegDragListener
+*/
+Grid.mixin({
 
-               return htmls.join('');
-       },
+       isDraggingSeg: false, // is a segment being dragged? boolean
 
 
-       // Generates the HTML for the <td>s of the "number" row in the DayGrid's content skeleton.
-       // The number row will only exist if either day numbers or week numbers are turned on.
-       renderNumberCellHtml: function(date) {
-               var html = '';
-               var classes;
-               var weekCalcFirstDoW;
+       // Builds a listener that will track user-dragging on an event segment.
+       // Generic enough to work with any type of Grid.
+       // Has side effect of setting/unsetting `segDragListener`
+       buildSegDragListener: function(seg) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var view = this.view;
+               var calendar = view.calendar;
+               var eventManager = calendar.eventManager;
+               var el = seg.el;
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+               var eventInstance = seg.footprint.eventInstance; // null for inverse-background events
+               var isDragging;
+               var mouseFollower; // A clone of the original element that will move with the mouse
+               var eventDefMutation;
 
-               if (!this.view.dayNumbersVisible && !this.view.cellWeekNumbersVisible) {
-                       // no numbers in day cell (week number must be along the side)
-                       return '<td/>'; //  will create an empty space above events :(
+               if (this.segDragListener) {
+                       return this.segDragListener;
                }
 
-               classes = this.getDayClasses(date);
-               classes.unshift('fc-day-top');
-
-               if (this.view.cellWeekNumbersVisible) {
-                       // To determine the day of week number change under ISO, we cannot
-                       // rely on moment.js methods such as firstDayOfWeek() or weekday(),
-                       // because they rely on the locale's dow (possibly overridden by
-                       // our firstDay option), which may not be Monday. We cannot change
-                       // dow, because that would affect the calendar start day as well.
-                       if (date._locale._fullCalendar_weekCalc === 'ISO') {
-                               weekCalcFirstDoW = 1;  // Monday by ISO 8601 definition
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               weekCalcFirstDoW = date._locale.firstDayOfWeek();
-                       }
-               }
+               // Tracks mouse movement over the *view's* coordinate map. Allows dragging and dropping between subcomponents
+               // of the view.
+               var dragListener = this.segDragListener = new HitDragListener(view, {
+                       scroll: this.opt('dragScroll'),
+                       subjectEl: el,
+                       subjectCenter: true,
+                       interactionStart: function(ev) {
+                               seg.component = _this; // for renderDrag
+                               isDragging = false;
+                               mouseFollower = new MouseFollower(seg.el, {
+                                       additionalClass: 'fc-dragging',
+                                       parentEl: view.el,
+                                       opacity: dragListener.isTouch ? null : _this.opt('dragOpacity'),
+                                       revertDuration: _this.opt('dragRevertDuration'),
+                                       zIndex: 2 // one above the .fc-view
+                               });
+                               mouseFollower.hide(); // don't show until we know this is a real drag
+                               mouseFollower.start(ev);
+                       },
+                       dragStart: function(ev) {
+                               if (
+                                       dragListener.isTouch &&
+                                       !view.isEventDefSelected(eventDef) &&
+                                       eventInstance
+                               ) {
+                                       // if not previously selected, will fire after a delay. then, select the event
+                                       view.selectEventInstance(eventInstance);
+                               }
+                               isDragging = true;
+                               _this.handleSegMouseout(seg, ev); // ensure a mouseout on the manipulated event has been reported
+                               _this.segDragStart(seg, ev);
+                               view.hideEventsWithId(eventDef.id); // hide all event segments. our mouseFollower will take over
+                       },
+                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
+                               var isAllowed = true;
+                               var origFootprint;
+                               var footprint;
+                               var mutatedEventInstanceGroup;
+                               var dragHelperEls;
 
-               html += '<td class="' + classes.join(' ') + '" data-date="' + date.format() + '">';
+                               // starting hit could be forced (DayGrid.limit)
+                               if (seg.hit) {
+                                       origHit = seg.hit;
+                               }
 
-               if (this.view.cellWeekNumbersVisible && (date.day() == weekCalcFirstDoW)) {
-                       html += this.view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
-                               { date: date, type: 'week' },
-                               { 'class': 'fc-week-number' },
-                               date.format('w') // inner HTML
-                       );
-               }
+                               // hit might not belong to this grid, so query origin grid
+                               origFootprint = origHit.component.getSafeHitFootprint(origHit);
+                               footprint = hit.component.getSafeHitFootprint(hit);
 
-               if (this.view.dayNumbersVisible) {
-                       html += this.view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
-                               date,
-                               { 'class': 'fc-day-number' },
-                               date.date() // inner HTML
-                       );
-               }
+                               if (origFootprint && footprint) {
+                                       eventDefMutation = _this.computeEventDropMutation(origFootprint, footprint, eventDef);
 
-               html += '</td>';
+                                       if (eventDefMutation) {
+                                               mutatedEventInstanceGroup = eventManager.buildMutatedEventInstanceGroup(
+                                                       eventDef.id,
+                                                       eventDefMutation
+                                               );
+                                               isAllowed = _this.isEventInstanceGroupAllowed(mutatedEventInstanceGroup);
+                                       }
+                                       else {
+                                               isAllowed = false;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       isAllowed = false;
+                               }
 
-               return html;
-       },
+                               if (!isAllowed) {
+                                       eventDefMutation = null;
+                                       disableCursor();
+                               }
 
+                               // if a valid drop location, have the subclass render a visual indication
+                               if (
+                                       eventDefMutation &&
+                                       (dragHelperEls = view.renderDrag(
+                                               _this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(
+                                                       mutatedEventInstanceGroup.sliceRenderRanges(_this.unzonedRange, calendar)
+                                               ),
+                                               seg
+                                       ))
+                               ) {
+                                       dragHelperEls.addClass('fc-dragging');
+                                       if (!dragListener.isTouch) {
+                                               _this.applyDragOpacity(dragHelperEls);
+                                       }
 
-       /* Options
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+                                       mouseFollower.hide(); // if the subclass is already using a mock event "helper", hide our own
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       mouseFollower.show(); // otherwise, have the helper follow the mouse (no snapping)
+                               }
 
+                               if (isOrig) {
+                                       // needs to have moved hits to be a valid drop
+                                       eventDefMutation = null;
+                               }
+                       },
+                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
+                               view.unrenderDrag(); // unrender whatever was done in renderDrag
+                               mouseFollower.show(); // show in case we are moving out of all hits
+                               eventDefMutation = null;
+                       },
+                       hitDone: function() { // Called after a hitOut OR before a dragEnd
+                               enableCursor();
+                       },
+                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
+                               delete seg.component; // prevent side effects
 
-       // Computes a default event time formatting string if `timeFormat` is not explicitly defined
-       computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
-               return this.view.opt('extraSmallTimeFormat'); // like "6p" or "6:30p"
-       },
+                               // do revert animation if hasn't changed. calls a callback when finished (whether animation or not)
+                               mouseFollower.stop(!eventDefMutation, function() {
+                                       if (isDragging) {
+                                               view.unrenderDrag();
+                                               _this.segDragStop(seg, ev);
+                                       }
 
+                                       if (eventDefMutation) {
+                                               // no need to re-show original, will rerender all anyways. esp important if eventRenderWait
+                                               view.reportEventDrop(eventInstance, eventDefMutation, el, ev);
+                                       }
+                                       else {
+                                               view.showEventsWithId(eventDef.id);
+                                       }
+                               });
+                               _this.segDragListener = null;
+                       }
+               });
 
-       // Computes a default `displayEventEnd` value if one is not expliclty defined
-       computeDisplayEventEnd: function() {
-               return this.colCnt == 1; // we'll likely have space if there's only one day
+               return dragListener;
        },
 
 
-       /* Dates
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Called before event segment dragging starts
+       segDragStart: function(seg, ev) {
+               this.isDraggingSeg = true;
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventDragStart', {
+                       context: seg.el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(),
+                               ev,
+                               {}, // jqui dummy
+                               this.view
+                       ]
+               });
+       },
 
 
-       rangeUpdated: function() {
-               this.updateDayTable();
+       // Called after event segment dragging stops
+       segDragStop: function(seg, ev) {
+               this.isDraggingSeg = false;
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventDragStop', {
+                       context: seg.el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(),
+                               ev,
+                               {}, // jqui dummy
+                               this.view
+                       ]
+               });
        },
 
 
-       // Slices up the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data) into an array of segments
-       spanToSegs: function(span) {
-               var segs = this.sliceRangeByRow(span);
-               var i, seg;
+       // DOES NOT consider overlap/constraint
+       computeEventDropMutation: function(startFootprint, endFootprint, eventDef) {
+               var date0 = startFootprint.unzonedRange.getStart();
+               var date1 = endFootprint.unzonedRange.getStart();
+               var clearEnd = false;
+               var forceTimed = false;
+               var forceAllDay = false;
+               var dateDelta;
+               var dateMutation;
+               var eventDefMutation;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       if (this.isRTL) {
-                               seg.leftCol = this.daysPerRow - 1 - seg.lastRowDayIndex;
-                               seg.rightCol = this.daysPerRow - 1 - seg.firstRowDayIndex;
+               if (startFootprint.isAllDay !== endFootprint.isAllDay) {
+                       clearEnd = true;
+
+                       if (endFootprint.isAllDay) {
+                               forceAllDay = true;
+                               date0.stripTime();
                        }
                        else {
-                               seg.leftCol = seg.firstRowDayIndex;
-                               seg.rightCol = seg.lastRowDayIndex;
+                               forceTimed = true;
                        }
                }
 
-               return segs;
-       },
-
-
-       /* Hit System
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               dateDelta = this.diffDates(date1, date0);
 
+               dateMutation = new EventDefDateMutation();
+               dateMutation.clearEnd = clearEnd;
+               dateMutation.forceTimed = forceTimed;
+               dateMutation.forceAllDay = forceAllDay;
+               dateMutation.setDateDelta(dateDelta);
 
-       prepareHits: function() {
-               this.colCoordCache.build();
-               this.rowCoordCache.build();
-               this.rowCoordCache.bottoms[this.rowCnt - 1] += this.bottomCoordPadding; // hack
-       },
-
+               eventDefMutation = new EventDefMutation();
+               eventDefMutation.setDateMutation(dateMutation);
 
-       releaseHits: function() {
-               this.colCoordCache.clear();
-               this.rowCoordCache.clear();
+               return eventDefMutation;
        },
 
 
-       queryHit: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
-               if (this.colCoordCache.isLeftInBounds(leftOffset) && this.rowCoordCache.isTopInBounds(topOffset)) {
-                       var col = this.colCoordCache.getHorizontalIndex(leftOffset);
-                       var row = this.rowCoordCache.getVerticalIndex(topOffset);
+       // Utility for apply dragOpacity to a jQuery set
+       applyDragOpacity: function(els) {
+               var opacity = this.opt('dragOpacity');
 
-                       if (row != null && col != null) {
-                               return this.getCellHit(row, col);
-                       }
+               if (opacity != null) {
+                       els.css('opacity', opacity);
                }
-       },
-
-
-       getHitSpan: function(hit) {
-               return this.getCellRange(hit.row, hit.col);
-       },
-
-
-       getHitEl: function(hit) {
-               return this.getCellEl(hit.row, hit.col);
-       },
-
-
-       /* Cell System
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-       // FYI: the first column is the leftmost column, regardless of date
-
-
-       getCellHit: function(row, col) {
-               return {
-                       row: row,
-                       col: col,
-                       component: this, // needed unfortunately :(
-                       left: this.colCoordCache.getLeftOffset(col),
-                       right: this.colCoordCache.getRightOffset(col),
-                       top: this.rowCoordCache.getTopOffset(row),
-                       bottom: this.rowCoordCache.getBottomOffset(row)
-               };
-       },
-
-
-       getCellEl: function(row, col) {
-               return this.cellEls.eq(row * this.colCnt + col);
-       },
+       }
 
+});
 
-       /* Event Drag Visualization
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-       // TODO: move to DayGrid.event, similar to what we did with Grid's drag methods
+;;
 
+/*
+Wired up via Grid.event-interation.js by calling
+startSegResize
+*/
+Grid.mixin({
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of an event or external element being dragged.
-       // `eventLocation` has zoned start and end (optional)
-       renderDrag: function(eventLocation, seg) {
+       isResizingSeg: false, // is a segment being resized? boolean
 
-               // always render a highlight underneath
-               this.renderHighlight(this.eventToSpan(eventLocation));
 
-               // if a segment from the same calendar but another component is being dragged, render a helper event
-               if (seg && seg.component !== this) {
-                       return this.renderEventLocationHelper(eventLocation, seg); // returns mock event elements
+       // returns boolean whether resizing actually started or not.
+       // assumes the seg allows resizing.
+       // `dragOptions` are optional.
+       startSegResize: function(seg, ev, dragOptions) {
+               if ($(ev.target).is('.fc-resizer')) {
+                       this.buildSegResizeListener(seg, $(ev.target).is('.fc-start-resizer'))
+                               .startInteraction(ev, dragOptions);
+                       return true;
                }
+               return false;
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders any visual indication of a hovering event
-       unrenderDrag: function() {
-               this.unrenderHighlight();
-               this.unrenderHelper();
-       },
-
-
-       /* Event Resize Visualization
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       // Renders a visual indication of an event being resized
-       renderEventResize: function(eventLocation, seg) {
-               this.renderHighlight(this.eventToSpan(eventLocation));
-               return this.renderEventLocationHelper(eventLocation, seg); // returns mock event elements
-       },
-
-
-       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event being resized
-       unrenderEventResize: function() {
-               this.unrenderHighlight();
-               this.unrenderHelper();
-       },
-
-
-       /* Event Helper
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Creates a listener that tracks the user as they resize an event segment.
+       // Generic enough to work with any type of Grid.
+       buildSegResizeListener: function(seg, isStart) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var view = this.view;
+               var calendar = view.calendar;
+               var eventManager = calendar.eventManager;
+               var el = seg.el;
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+               var eventInstance = seg.footprint.eventInstance;
+               var isDragging;
+               var resizeMutation; // zoned event date properties. falsy if invalid resize
 
+               // Tracks mouse movement over the *grid's* coordinate map
+               var dragListener = this.segResizeListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
+                       scroll: this.opt('dragScroll'),
+                       subjectEl: el,
+                       interactionStart: function() {
+                               isDragging = false;
+                       },
+                       dragStart: function(ev) {
+                               isDragging = true;
+                               _this.handleSegMouseout(seg, ev); // ensure a mouseout on the manipulated event has been reported
+                               _this.segResizeStart(seg, ev);
+                       },
+                       hitOver: function(hit, isOrig, origHit) {
+                               var isAllowed = true;
+                               var origHitFootprint = _this.getSafeHitFootprint(origHit);
+                               var hitFootprint = _this.getSafeHitFootprint(hit);
+                               var mutatedEventInstanceGroup;
+
+                               if (origHitFootprint && hitFootprint) {
+                                       resizeMutation = isStart ?
+                                               _this.computeEventStartResizeMutation(origHitFootprint, hitFootprint, seg.footprint) :
+                                               _this.computeEventEndResizeMutation(origHitFootprint, hitFootprint, seg.footprint);
+
+                                       if (resizeMutation) {
+                                               mutatedEventInstanceGroup = eventManager.buildMutatedEventInstanceGroup(
+                                                       eventDef.id,
+                                                       resizeMutation
+                                               );
+                                               isAllowed = _this.isEventInstanceGroupAllowed(mutatedEventInstanceGroup);
+                                       }
+                                       else {
+                                               isAllowed = false;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       isAllowed = false;
+                               }
 
-       // Renders a mock "helper" event. `sourceSeg` is the associated internal segment object. It can be null.
-       renderHelper: function(event, sourceSeg) {
-               var helperNodes = [];
-               var segs = this.eventToSegs(event);
-               var rowStructs;
+                               if (!isAllowed) {
+                                       resizeMutation = null;
+                                       disableCursor();
+                               }
+                               else if (resizeMutation.isEmpty()) {
+                                       // no change. (FYI, event dates might have zones)
+                                       resizeMutation = null;
+                               }
 
-               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs); // assigns each seg's el and returns a subset of segs that were rendered
-               rowStructs = this.renderSegRows(segs);
+                               if (resizeMutation) {
+                                       view.hideEventsWithId(eventDef.id);
 
-               // inject each new event skeleton into each associated row
-               this.rowEls.each(function(row, rowNode) {
-                       var rowEl = $(rowNode); // the .fc-row
-                       var skeletonEl = $('<div class="fc-helper-skeleton"><table/></div>'); // will be absolutely positioned
-                       var skeletonTop;
+                                       _this.renderEventResize(
+                                               _this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(
+                                                       mutatedEventInstanceGroup.sliceRenderRanges(_this.unzonedRange, calendar)
+                                               ),
+                                               seg
+                                       );
+                               }
+                       },
+                       hitOut: function() { // called before mouse moves to a different hit OR moved out of all hits
+                               resizeMutation = null;
+                               view.showEventsWithId(eventDef.id); // for when out-of-bounds. show original
+                       },
+                       hitDone: function() { // resets the rendering to show the original event
+                               _this.unrenderEventResize();
+                               enableCursor();
+                       },
+                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
+                               if (isDragging) {
+                                       _this.segResizeStop(seg, ev);
+                               }
 
-                       // If there is an original segment, match the top position. Otherwise, put it at the row's top level
-                       if (sourceSeg && sourceSeg.row === row) {
-                               skeletonTop = sourceSeg.el.position().top;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               skeletonTop = rowEl.find('.fc-content-skeleton tbody').position().top;
+                               if (resizeMutation) { // valid date to resize to?
+                                       // no need to re-show original, will rerender all anyways. esp important if eventRenderWait
+                                       view.reportEventResize(eventInstance, resizeMutation, el, ev);
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       view.showEventsWithId(eventDef.id);
+                               }
+                               _this.segResizeListener = null;
                        }
-
-                       skeletonEl.css('top', skeletonTop)
-                               .find('table')
-                                       .append(rowStructs[row].tbodyEl);
-
-                       rowEl.append(skeletonEl);
-                       helperNodes.push(skeletonEl[0]);
                });
 
-               return ( // must return the elements rendered
-                       this.helperEls = $(helperNodes) // array -> jQuery set
-               );
+               return dragListener;
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders any visual indication of a mock helper event
-       unrenderHelper: function() {
-               if (this.helperEls) {
-                       this.helperEls.remove();
-                       this.helperEls = null;
-               }
+       // Called before event segment resizing starts
+       segResizeStart: function(seg, ev) {
+               this.isResizingSeg = true;
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventResizeStart', {
+                       context: seg.el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(),
+                               ev,
+                               {}, // jqui dummy
+                               this.view
+                       ]
+               });
        },
 
 
-       /* Fill System (highlight, background events, business hours)
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Called after event segment resizing stops
+       segResizeStop: function(seg, ev) {
+               this.isResizingSeg = false;
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventResizeStop', {
+                       context: seg.el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               seg.footprint.getEventLegacy(),
+                               ev,
+                               {}, // jqui dummy
+                               this.view
+                       ]
+               });
+       },
 
 
-       fillSegTag: 'td', // override the default tag name
+       // Returns new date-information for an event segment being resized from its start
+       computeEventStartResizeMutation: function(startFootprint, endFootprint, origEventFootprint) {
+               var origRange = origEventFootprint.componentFootprint.unzonedRange;
+               var startDelta = this.diffDates(
+                       endFootprint.unzonedRange.getStart(),
+                       startFootprint.unzonedRange.getStart()
+               );
+               var dateMutation;
+               var eventDefMutation;
 
+               if (origRange.getStart().add(startDelta) < origRange.getEnd()) {
 
-       // Renders a set of rectangles over the given segments of days.
-       // Only returns segments that successfully rendered.
-       renderFill: function(type, segs, className) {
-               var nodes = [];
-               var i, seg;
-               var skeletonEl;
+                       dateMutation = new EventDefDateMutation();
+                       dateMutation.setStartDelta(startDelta);
 
-               segs = this.renderFillSegEls(type, segs); // assignes `.el` to each seg. returns successfully rendered segs
+                       eventDefMutation = new EventDefMutation();
+                       eventDefMutation.setDateMutation(dateMutation);
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       skeletonEl = this.renderFillRow(type, seg, className);
-                       this.rowEls.eq(seg.row).append(skeletonEl);
-                       nodes.push(skeletonEl[0]);
+                       return eventDefMutation;
                }
 
-               this.elsByFill[type] = $(nodes);
-
-               return segs;
+               return false;
        },
 
 
-       // Generates the HTML needed for one row of a fill. Requires the seg's el to be rendered.
-       renderFillRow: function(type, seg, className) {
-               var colCnt = this.colCnt;
-               var startCol = seg.leftCol;
-               var endCol = seg.rightCol + 1;
-               var skeletonEl;
-               var trEl;
+       // Returns new date-information for an event segment being resized from its end
+       computeEventEndResizeMutation: function(startFootprint, endFootprint, origEventFootprint) {
+               var origRange = origEventFootprint.componentFootprint.unzonedRange;
+               var endDelta = this.diffDates(
+                       endFootprint.unzonedRange.getEnd(),
+                       startFootprint.unzonedRange.getEnd()
+               );
+               var dateMutation;
+               var eventDefMutation;
 
-               className = className || type.toLowerCase();
+               if (origRange.getEnd().add(endDelta) > origRange.getStart()) {
 
-               skeletonEl = $(
-                       '<div class="fc-' + className + '-skeleton">' +
-                               '<table><tr/></table>' +
-                       '</div>'
-               );
-               trEl = skeletonEl.find('tr');
+                       dateMutation = new EventDefDateMutation();
+                       dateMutation.setEndDelta(endDelta);
 
-               if (startCol > 0) {
-                       trEl.append('<td colspan="' + startCol + '"/>');
+                       eventDefMutation = new EventDefMutation();
+                       eventDefMutation.setDateMutation(dateMutation);
+
+                       return eventDefMutation;
                }
 
-               trEl.append(
-                       seg.el.attr('colspan', endCol - startCol)
-               );
+               return false;
+       },
 
-               if (endCol < colCnt) {
-                       trEl.append('<td colspan="' + (colCnt - endCol) + '"/>');
-               }
 
-               this.bookendCells(trEl);
+       // Renders a visual indication of an event being resized.
+       // Must return elements used for any mock events.
+       renderEventResize: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       },
 
-               return skeletonEl;
+
+       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event being resized.
+       unrenderEventResize: function() {
+               // subclasses must implement
        }
 
 });
 
 ;;
 
-/* Event-rendering methods for the DayGrid class
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-DayGrid.mixin({
+/*
+Wired up via Grid.js by calling
+externalDragStart
+*/
+Grid.mixin({
 
-       rowStructs: null, // an array of objects, each holding information about a row's foreground event-rendering
+       isDraggingExternal: false, // jqui-dragging an external element? boolean
 
 
-       // Unrenders all events currently rendered on the grid
-       unrenderEvents: function() {
-               this.removeSegPopover(); // removes the "more.." events popover
-               Grid.prototype.unrenderEvents.apply(this, arguments); // calls the super-method
-       },
+       // Called when a jQuery UI drag is initiated anywhere in the DOM
+       externalDragStart: function(ev, ui) {
+               var el;
+               var accept;
 
+               if (this.opt('droppable')) { // only listen if this setting is on
+                       el = $((ui ? ui.item : null) || ev.target);
 
-       // Retrieves all rendered segment objects currently rendered on the grid
-       getEventSegs: function() {
-               return Grid.prototype.getEventSegs.call(this) // get the segments from the super-method
-                       .concat(this.popoverSegs || []); // append the segments from the "more..." popover
+                       // Test that the dragged element passes the dropAccept selector or filter function.
+                       // FYI, the default is "*" (matches all)
+                       accept = this.opt('dropAccept');
+                       if ($.isFunction(accept) ? accept.call(el[0], el) : el.is(accept)) {
+                               if (!this.isDraggingExternal) { // prevent double-listening if fired twice
+                                       this.listenToExternalDrag(el, ev, ui);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Renders the given background event segments onto the grid
+       // Called when a jQuery UI drag starts and it needs to be monitored for dropping
+       listenToExternalDrag: function(el, ev, ui) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var view = this.view;
+               var meta = getDraggedElMeta(el); // extra data about event drop, including possible event to create
+               var singleEventDef; // a null value signals an unsuccessful drag
+
+               // listener that tracks mouse movement over date-associated pixel regions
+               var dragListener = _this.externalDragListener = new HitDragListener(this, {
+                       interactionStart: function() {
+                               _this.isDraggingExternal = true;
+                       },
+                       hitOver: function(hit) {
+                               var isAllowed = true;
+                               var hitFootprint = hit.component.getSafeHitFootprint(hit); // hit might not belong to this grid
+                               var mutatedEventInstanceGroup;
+
+                               if (hitFootprint) {
+                                       singleEventDef = _this.computeExternalDrop(hitFootprint, meta);
+
+                                       if (singleEventDef) {
+                                               mutatedEventInstanceGroup = new EventInstanceGroup(
+                                                       singleEventDef.buildInstances()
+                                               );
+                                               isAllowed = meta.eventProps ? // isEvent?
+                                                       _this.isEventInstanceGroupAllowed(mutatedEventInstanceGroup) :
+                                                       _this.isExternalInstanceGroupAllowed(mutatedEventInstanceGroup);
+                                       }
+                                       else {
+                                               isAllowed = false;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       isAllowed = false;
+                               }
+
+                               if (!isAllowed) {
+                                       singleEventDef = null;
+                                       disableCursor();
+                               }
+
+                               if (singleEventDef) {
+                                       _this.renderDrag( // called without a seg parameter
+                                               _this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(
+                                                       mutatedEventInstanceGroup.sliceRenderRanges(_this.unzonedRange, view.calendar)
+                                               )
+                                       );
+                               }
+                       },
+                       hitOut: function() {
+                               singleEventDef = null; // signal unsuccessful
+                       },
+                       hitDone: function() { // Called after a hitOut OR before a dragEnd
+                               enableCursor();
+                               _this.unrenderDrag();
+                       },
+                       interactionEnd: function(ev) {
+
+                               if (singleEventDef) { // element was dropped on a valid hit
+                                       view.reportExternalDrop(
+                                               singleEventDef,
+                                               Boolean(meta.eventProps), // isEvent
+                                               Boolean(meta.stick), // isSticky
+                                               el, ev, ui
+                                       );
+                               }
+
+                               _this.isDraggingExternal = false;
+                               _this.externalDragListener = null;
+                       }
+               });
+
+               dragListener.startDrag(ev); // start listening immediately
+       },
+
+
+       // Given a hit to be dropped upon, and misc data associated with the jqui drag (guaranteed to be a plain object),
+       // returns the zoned start/end dates for the event that would result from the hypothetical drop. end might be null.
+       // Returning a null value signals an invalid drop hit.
+       // DOES NOT consider overlap/constraint.
+       // Assumes both footprints are non-open-ended.
+       computeExternalDrop: function(componentFootprint, meta) {
+               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
+               var start = FC.moment.utc(componentFootprint.unzonedRange.startMs).stripZone();
+               var end;
+               var eventDef;
+
+               if (componentFootprint.isAllDay) {
+                       // if dropped on an all-day span, and element's metadata specified a time, set it
+                       if (meta.startTime) {
+                               start.time(meta.startTime);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               start.stripTime();
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (meta.duration) {
+                       end = start.clone().add(meta.duration);
+               }
+
+               start = calendar.applyTimezone(start);
+
+               if (end) {
+                       end = calendar.applyTimezone(end);
+               }
+
+               eventDef = SingleEventDef.parse(
+                       $.extend({}, meta.eventProps, {
+                               start: start,
+                               end: end
+                       }),
+                       new EventSource(calendar)
+               );
+
+               return eventDef;
+       },
+
+
+       // NOTE: very similar to isEventInstanceGroupAllowed
+       // when it's a completely anonymous external drag, no event.
+       isExternalInstanceGroupAllowed: function(eventInstanceGroup) {
+               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
+               var eventFootprints = this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(eventInstanceGroup.getAllEventRanges());
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       if (!this.view.validUnzonedRange.containsRange(eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint.unzonedRange)) {
+                               return false;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       // treat it as a selection
+                       // TODO: pass in eventInstanceGroup instead
+                       //  because we don't want calendar's constraint system to depend on a component's
+                       //  determination of footprints.
+                       if (!calendar.isSelectionFootprintAllowed(eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint)) {
+                               return false;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return true;
+       }
+
+});
+
+
+/* External-Dragging-Element Data
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+// Require all HTML5 data-* attributes used by FullCalendar to have this prefix.
+// A value of '' will query attributes like data-event. A value of 'fc' will query attributes like data-fc-event.
+FC.dataAttrPrefix = '';
+
+// Given a jQuery element that might represent a dragged FullCalendar event, returns an intermediate data structure
+// to be used for Event Object creation.
+// A defined `.eventProps`, even when empty, indicates that an event should be created.
+function getDraggedElMeta(el) {
+       var prefix = FC.dataAttrPrefix;
+       var eventProps; // properties for creating the event, not related to date/time
+       var startTime; // a Duration
+       var duration;
+       var stick;
+
+       if (prefix) { prefix += '-'; }
+       eventProps = el.data(prefix + 'event') || null;
+
+       if (eventProps) {
+               if (typeof eventProps === 'object') {
+                       eventProps = $.extend({}, eventProps); // make a copy
+               }
+               else { // something like 1 or true. still signal event creation
+                       eventProps = {};
+               }
+
+               // pluck special-cased date/time properties
+               startTime = eventProps.start;
+               if (startTime == null) { startTime = eventProps.time; } // accept 'time' as well
+               duration = eventProps.duration;
+               stick = eventProps.stick;
+               delete eventProps.start;
+               delete eventProps.time;
+               delete eventProps.duration;
+               delete eventProps.stick;
+       }
+
+       // fallback to standalone attribute values for each of the date/time properties
+       if (startTime == null) { startTime = el.data(prefix + 'start'); }
+       if (startTime == null) { startTime = el.data(prefix + 'time'); } // accept 'time' as well
+       if (duration == null) { duration = el.data(prefix + 'duration'); }
+       if (stick == null) { stick = el.data(prefix + 'stick'); }
+
+       // massage into correct data types
+       startTime = startTime != null ? moment.duration(startTime) : null;
+       duration = duration != null ? moment.duration(duration) : null;
+       stick = Boolean(stick);
+
+       return { eventProps: eventProps, startTime: startTime, duration: duration, stick: stick };
+}
+
+;;
+
+Grid.mixin({
+
+       /* Fill System (highlight, background events, business hours)
+       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       TODO: remove this system. like we did in TimeGrid
+       */
+
+
+       elsByFill: null, // a hash of jQuery element sets used for rendering each fill. Keyed by fill name.
+
+
+       initFillInternals: function() {
+               this.elsByFill = {};
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders a set of rectangles over the given segments of time.
+       // MUST RETURN a subset of segs, the segs that were actually rendered.
+       // Responsible for populating this.elsByFill. TODO: better API for expressing this requirement
+       renderFill: function(type, segs) {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders a specific type of fill that is currently rendered on the grid
+       unrenderFill: function(type) {
+               var el = this.elsByFill[type];
+
+               if (el) {
+                       el.remove();
+                       delete this.elsByFill[type];
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders and assigns an `el` property for each fill segment. Generic enough to work with different types.
+       // Only returns segments that successfully rendered.
+       // To be harnessed by renderFill (implemented by subclasses).
+       // Analagous to renderFgSegEls.
+       renderFillSegEls: function(type, segs) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var segElMethod = this[type + 'SegEl'];
+               var html = '';
+               var renderedSegs = [];
+               var i;
+
+               if (segs.length) {
+
+                       // build a large concatenation of segment HTML
+                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                               html += this.fillSegHtml(type, segs[i]);
+                       }
+
+                       // Grab individual elements from the combined HTML string. Use each as the default rendering.
+                       // Then, compute the 'el' for each segment.
+                       $(html).each(function(i, node) {
+                               var seg = segs[i];
+                               var el = $(node);
+
+                               // allow custom filter methods per-type
+                               if (segElMethod) {
+                                       el = segElMethod.call(_this, seg, el);
+                               }
+
+                               if (el) { // custom filters did not cancel the render
+                                       el = $(el); // allow custom filter to return raw DOM node
+
+                                       // correct element type? (would be bad if a non-TD were inserted into a table for example)
+                                       if (el.is(_this.fillSegTag)) {
+                                               seg.el = el;
+                                               renderedSegs.push(seg);
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       });
+               }
+
+               return renderedSegs;
+       },
+
+
+       fillSegTag: 'div', // subclasses can override
+
+
+       // Builds the HTML needed for one fill segment. Generic enough to work with different types.
+       fillSegHtml: function(type, seg) {
+
+               // custom hooks per-type
+               var classesMethod = this[type + 'SegClasses'];
+               var cssMethod = this[type + 'SegCss'];
+
+               var classes = classesMethod ? classesMethod.call(this, seg) : [];
+               var css = cssToStr(cssMethod ? cssMethod.call(this, seg) : {});
+
+               return '<' + this.fillSegTag +
+                       (classes.length ? ' class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' : '') +
+                       (css ? ' style="' + css + '"' : '') +
+                       ' />';
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates an array of classNames for rendering the highlight. Used by the fill system.
+       highlightSegClasses: function() {
+               return [ 'fc-highlight' ];
+       }
+
+});
+
+;;
+
+/*
+A set of rendering and date-related methods for a visual component comprised of one or more rows of day columns.
+Prerequisite: the object being mixed into needs to be a *Grid*
+*/
+var DayTableMixin = FC.DayTableMixin = {
+
+       breakOnWeeks: false, // should create a new row for each week?
+       dayDates: null, // whole-day dates for each column. left to right
+       dayIndices: null, // for each day from start, the offset
+       daysPerRow: null,
+       rowCnt: null,
+       colCnt: null,
+       colHeadFormat: null,
+
+
+       // Populates internal variables used for date calculation and rendering
+       updateDayTable: function() {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var calendar = view.calendar;
+               var date = calendar.msToUtcMoment(this.unzonedRange.startMs, true);
+               var end = calendar.msToUtcMoment(this.unzonedRange.endMs, true);
+               var dayIndex = -1;
+               var dayIndices = [];
+               var dayDates = [];
+               var daysPerRow;
+               var firstDay;
+               var rowCnt;
+
+               while (date.isBefore(end)) { // loop each day from start to end
+                       if (view.isHiddenDay(date)) {
+                               dayIndices.push(dayIndex + 0.5); // mark that it's between indices
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               dayIndex++;
+                               dayIndices.push(dayIndex);
+                               dayDates.push(date.clone());
+                       }
+                       date.add(1, 'days');
+               }
+
+               if (this.breakOnWeeks) {
+                       // count columns until the day-of-week repeats
+                       firstDay = dayDates[0].day();
+                       for (daysPerRow = 1; daysPerRow < dayDates.length; daysPerRow++) {
+                               if (dayDates[daysPerRow].day() == firstDay) {
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       rowCnt = Math.ceil(dayDates.length / daysPerRow);
+               }
+               else {
+                       rowCnt = 1;
+                       daysPerRow = dayDates.length;
+               }
+
+               this.dayDates = dayDates;
+               this.dayIndices = dayIndices;
+               this.daysPerRow = daysPerRow;
+               this.rowCnt = rowCnt;
+
+               this.updateDayTableCols();
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes and assigned the colCnt property and updates any options that may be computed from it
+       updateDayTableCols: function() {
+               this.colCnt = this.computeColCnt();
+               this.colHeadFormat = this.opt('columnFormat') || this.computeColHeadFormat();
+       },
+
+
+       // Determines how many columns there should be in the table
+       computeColCnt: function() {
+               return this.daysPerRow;
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes the ambiguously-timed moment for the given cell
+       getCellDate: function(row, col) {
+               return this.dayDates[
+                               this.getCellDayIndex(row, col)
+                       ].clone();
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes the ambiguously-timed date range for the given cell
+       getCellRange: function(row, col) {
+               var start = this.getCellDate(row, col);
+               var end = start.clone().add(1, 'days');
+
+               return { start: start, end: end };
+       },
+
+
+       // Returns the number of day cells, chronologically, from the first of the grid (0-based)
+       getCellDayIndex: function(row, col) {
+               return row * this.daysPerRow + this.getColDayIndex(col);
+       },
+
+
+       // Returns the numner of day cells, chronologically, from the first cell in *any given row*
+       getColDayIndex: function(col) {
+               if (this.isRTL) {
+                       return this.colCnt - 1 - col;
+               }
+               else {
+                       return col;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Given a date, returns its chronolocial cell-index from the first cell of the grid.
+       // If the date lies between cells (because of hiddenDays), returns a floating-point value between offsets.
+       // If before the first offset, returns a negative number.
+       // If after the last offset, returns an offset past the last cell offset.
+       // Only works for *start* dates of cells. Will not work for exclusive end dates for cells.
+       getDateDayIndex: function(date) {
+               var dayIndices = this.dayIndices;
+               var dayOffset = date.diff(this.dayDates[0], 'days');
+
+               if (dayOffset < 0) {
+                       return dayIndices[0] - 1;
+               }
+               else if (dayOffset >= dayIndices.length) {
+                       return dayIndices[dayIndices.length - 1] + 1;
+               }
+               else {
+                       return dayIndices[dayOffset];
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       /* Options
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Computes a default column header formatting string if `colFormat` is not explicitly defined
+       computeColHeadFormat: function() {
+               // if more than one week row, or if there are a lot of columns with not much space,
+               // put just the day numbers will be in each cell
+               if (this.rowCnt > 1 || this.colCnt > 10) {
+                       return 'ddd'; // "Sat"
+               }
+               // multiple days, so full single date string WON'T be in title text
+               else if (this.colCnt > 1) {
+                       return this.opt('dayOfMonthFormat'); // "Sat 12/10"
+               }
+               // single day, so full single date string will probably be in title text
+               else {
+                       return 'dddd'; // "Saturday"
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       /* Slicing
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Slices up a date range into a segment for every week-row it intersects with
+       sliceRangeByRow: function(unzonedRange) {
+               var daysPerRow = this.daysPerRow;
+               var normalRange = this.view.computeDayRange(unzonedRange); // make whole-day range, considering nextDayThreshold
+               var rangeFirst = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.start); // inclusive first index
+               var rangeLast = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.end.clone().subtract(1, 'days')); // inclusive last index
+               var segs = [];
+               var row;
+               var rowFirst, rowLast; // inclusive day-index range for current row
+               var segFirst, segLast; // inclusive day-index range for segment
+
+               for (row = 0; row < this.rowCnt; row++) {
+                       rowFirst = row * daysPerRow;
+                       rowLast = rowFirst + daysPerRow - 1;
+
+                       // intersect segment's offset range with the row's
+                       segFirst = Math.max(rangeFirst, rowFirst);
+                       segLast = Math.min(rangeLast, rowLast);
+
+                       // deal with in-between indices
+                       segFirst = Math.ceil(segFirst); // in-between starts round to next cell
+                       segLast = Math.floor(segLast); // in-between ends round to prev cell
+
+                       if (segFirst <= segLast) { // was there any intersection with the current row?
+                               segs.push({
+                                       row: row,
+
+                                       // normalize to start of row
+                                       firstRowDayIndex: segFirst - rowFirst,
+                                       lastRowDayIndex: segLast - rowFirst,
+
+                                       // must be matching integers to be the segment's start/end
+                                       isStart: segFirst === rangeFirst,
+                                       isEnd: segLast === rangeLast
+                               });
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       // Slices up a date range into a segment for every day-cell it intersects with.
+       // TODO: make more DRY with sliceRangeByRow somehow.
+       sliceRangeByDay: function(unzonedRange) {
+               var daysPerRow = this.daysPerRow;
+               var normalRange = this.view.computeDayRange(unzonedRange); // make whole-day range, considering nextDayThreshold
+               var rangeFirst = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.start); // inclusive first index
+               var rangeLast = this.getDateDayIndex(normalRange.end.clone().subtract(1, 'days')); // inclusive last index
+               var segs = [];
+               var row;
+               var rowFirst, rowLast; // inclusive day-index range for current row
+               var i;
+               var segFirst, segLast; // inclusive day-index range for segment
+
+               for (row = 0; row < this.rowCnt; row++) {
+                       rowFirst = row * daysPerRow;
+                       rowLast = rowFirst + daysPerRow - 1;
+
+                       for (i = rowFirst; i <= rowLast; i++) {
+
+                               // intersect segment's offset range with the row's
+                               segFirst = Math.max(rangeFirst, i);
+                               segLast = Math.min(rangeLast, i);
+
+                               // deal with in-between indices
+                               segFirst = Math.ceil(segFirst); // in-between starts round to next cell
+                               segLast = Math.floor(segLast); // in-between ends round to prev cell
+
+                               if (segFirst <= segLast) { // was there any intersection with the current row?
+                                       segs.push({
+                                               row: row,
+
+                                               // normalize to start of row
+                                               firstRowDayIndex: segFirst - rowFirst,
+                                               lastRowDayIndex: segLast - rowFirst,
+
+                                               // must be matching integers to be the segment's start/end
+                                               isStart: segFirst === rangeFirst,
+                                               isEnd: segLast === rangeLast
+                                       });
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Header Rendering
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderHeadHtml: function() {
+               var theme = this.view.calendar.theme;
+
+               return '' +
+                       '<div class="fc-row ' + theme.getClass('headerRow') + '">' +
+                               '<table class="' + theme.getClass('tableGrid') + '">' +
+                                       '<thead>' +
+                                               this.renderHeadTrHtml() +
+                                       '</thead>' +
+                               '</table>' +
+                       '</div>';
+       },
+
+
+       renderHeadIntroHtml: function() {
+               return this.renderIntroHtml(); // fall back to generic
+       },
+
+
+       renderHeadTrHtml: function() {
+               return '' +
+                       '<tr>' +
+                               (this.isRTL ? '' : this.renderHeadIntroHtml()) +
+                               this.renderHeadDateCellsHtml() +
+                               (this.isRTL ? this.renderHeadIntroHtml() : '') +
+                       '</tr>';
+       },
+
+
+       renderHeadDateCellsHtml: function() {
+               var htmls = [];
+               var col, date;
+
+               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
+                       date = this.getCellDate(0, col);
+                       htmls.push(this.renderHeadDateCellHtml(date));
+               }
+
+               return htmls.join('');
+       },
+
+
+       // TODO: when internalApiVersion, accept an object for HTML attributes
+       // (colspan should be no different)
+       renderHeadDateCellHtml: function(date, colspan, otherAttrs) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var isDateValid = view.activeUnzonedRange.containsDate(date); // TODO: called too frequently. cache somehow.
+               var classNames = [
+                       'fc-day-header',
+                       view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetHeader')
+               ];
+               var innerHtml = htmlEscape(date.format(this.colHeadFormat));
+
+               // if only one row of days, the classNames on the header can represent the specific days beneath
+               if (this.rowCnt === 1) {
+                       classNames = classNames.concat(
+                               // includes the day-of-week class
+                               // noThemeHighlight=true (don't highlight the header)
+                               this.getDayClasses(date, true)
+                       );
+               }
+               else {
+                       classNames.push('fc-' + dayIDs[date.day()]); // only add the day-of-week class
+               }
+
+               return '' +
+            '<th class="' + classNames.join(' ') + '"' +
+                               ((isDateValid && this.rowCnt) === 1 ?
+                                       ' data-date="' + date.format('YYYY-MM-DD') + '"' :
+                                       '') +
+                               (colspan > 1 ?
+                                       ' colspan="' + colspan + '"' :
+                                       '') +
+                               (otherAttrs ?
+                                       ' ' + otherAttrs :
+                                       '') +
+                               '>' +
+                               (isDateValid ?
+                                       // don't make a link if the heading could represent multiple days, or if there's only one day (forceOff)
+                                       view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
+                                               { date: date, forceOff: this.rowCnt > 1 || this.colCnt === 1 },
+                                               innerHtml
+                                       ) :
+                                       // if not valid, display text, but no link
+                                       innerHtml
+                               ) +
+                       '</th>';
+       },
+
+
+       /* Background Rendering
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderBgTrHtml: function(row) {
+               return '' +
+                       '<tr>' +
+                               (this.isRTL ? '' : this.renderBgIntroHtml(row)) +
+                               this.renderBgCellsHtml(row) +
+                               (this.isRTL ? this.renderBgIntroHtml(row) : '') +
+                       '</tr>';
+       },
+
+
+       renderBgIntroHtml: function(row) {
+               return this.renderIntroHtml(); // fall back to generic
+       },
+
+
+       renderBgCellsHtml: function(row) {
+               var htmls = [];
+               var col, date;
+
+               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
+                       date = this.getCellDate(row, col);
+                       htmls.push(this.renderBgCellHtml(date));
+               }
+
+               return htmls.join('');
+       },
+
+
+       renderBgCellHtml: function(date, otherAttrs) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var isDateValid = view.activeUnzonedRange.containsDate(date); // TODO: called too frequently. cache somehow.
+               var classes = this.getDayClasses(date);
+
+               classes.unshift('fc-day', view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetContent'));
+
+               return '<td class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
+                       (isDateValid ?
+                               ' data-date="' + date.format('YYYY-MM-DD') + '"' : // if date has a time, won't format it
+                               '') +
+                       (otherAttrs ?
+                               ' ' + otherAttrs :
+                               '') +
+                       '></td>';
+       },
+
+
+       /* Generic
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Generates the default HTML intro for any row. User classes should override
+       renderIntroHtml: function() {
+       },
+
+
+       // TODO: a generic method for dealing with <tr>, RTL, intro
+       // when increment internalApiVersion
+       // wrapTr (scheduler)
+
+
+       /* Utils
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Applies the generic "intro" and "outro" HTML to the given cells.
+       // Intro means the leftmost cell when the calendar is LTR and the rightmost cell when RTL. Vice-versa for outro.
+       bookendCells: function(trEl) {
+               var introHtml = this.renderIntroHtml();
+
+               if (introHtml) {
+                       if (this.isRTL) {
+                               trEl.append(introHtml);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               trEl.prepend(introHtml);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+};
+
+;;
+
+/* A component that renders a grid of whole-days that runs horizontally. There can be multiple rows, one per week.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+var DayGrid = FC.DayGrid = Grid.extend(DayTableMixin, {
+
+       numbersVisible: false, // should render a row for day/week numbers? set by outside view. TODO: make internal
+       bottomCoordPadding: 0, // hack for extending the hit area for the last row of the coordinate grid
+
+       rowEls: null, // set of fake row elements
+       cellEls: null, // set of whole-day elements comprising the row's background
+       helperEls: null, // set of cell skeleton elements for rendering the mock event "helper"
+
+       rowCoordCache: null,
+       colCoordCache: null,
+
+
+       // Renders the rows and columns into the component's `this.el`, which should already be assigned.
+       // isRigid determins whether the individual rows should ignore the contents and be a constant height.
+       // Relies on the view's colCnt and rowCnt. In the future, this component should probably be self-sufficient.
+       renderDates: function(isRigid) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var rowCnt = this.rowCnt;
+               var colCnt = this.colCnt;
+               var html = '';
+               var row;
+               var col;
+
+               for (row = 0; row < rowCnt; row++) {
+                       html += this.renderDayRowHtml(row, isRigid);
+               }
+               this.el.html(html);
+
+               this.rowEls = this.el.find('.fc-row');
+               this.cellEls = this.el.find('.fc-day, .fc-disabled-day');
+
+               this.rowCoordCache = new CoordCache({
+                       els: this.rowEls,
+                       isVertical: true
+               });
+               this.colCoordCache = new CoordCache({
+                       els: this.cellEls.slice(0, this.colCnt), // only the first row
+                       isHorizontal: true
+               });
+
+               // trigger dayRender with each cell's element
+               for (row = 0; row < rowCnt; row++) {
+                       for (col = 0; col < colCnt; col++) {
+                               this.publiclyTrigger('dayRender', {
+                                       context: view,
+                                       args: [
+                                               this.getCellDate(row, col),
+                                               this.getCellEl(row, col),
+                                               view
+                                       ]
+                               });
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderDates: function() {
+               this.removeSegPopover();
+       },
+
+
+       renderBusinessHours: function() {
+               var segs = this.buildBusinessHourSegs(true); // wholeDay=true
+               this.renderFill('businessHours', segs, 'bgevent');
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
+               this.unrenderFill('businessHours');
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates the HTML for a single row, which is a div that wraps a table.
+       // `row` is the row number.
+       renderDayRowHtml: function(row, isRigid) {
+               var theme = this.view.calendar.theme;
+               var classes = [ 'fc-row', 'fc-week', theme.getClass('dayRow') ];
+
+               if (isRigid) {
+                       classes.push('fc-rigid');
+               }
+
+               return '' +
+                       '<div class="' + classes.join(' ') + '">' +
+                               '<div class="fc-bg">' +
+                                       '<table class="' + theme.getClass('tableGrid') + '">' +
+                                               this.renderBgTrHtml(row) +
+                                       '</table>' +
+                               '</div>' +
+                               '<div class="fc-content-skeleton">' +
+                                       '<table>' +
+                                               (this.numbersVisible ?
+                                                       '<thead>' +
+                                                               this.renderNumberTrHtml(row) +
+                                                       '</thead>' :
+                                                       ''
+                                                       ) +
+                                       '</table>' +
+                               '</div>' +
+                       '</div>';
+       },
+
+
+       /* Grid Number Rendering
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderNumberTrHtml: function(row) {
+               return '' +
+                       '<tr>' +
+                               (this.isRTL ? '' : this.renderNumberIntroHtml(row)) +
+                               this.renderNumberCellsHtml(row) +
+                               (this.isRTL ? this.renderNumberIntroHtml(row) : '') +
+                       '</tr>';
+       },
+
+
+       renderNumberIntroHtml: function(row) {
+               return this.renderIntroHtml();
+       },
+
+
+       renderNumberCellsHtml: function(row) {
+               var htmls = [];
+               var col, date;
+
+               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
+                       date = this.getCellDate(row, col);
+                       htmls.push(this.renderNumberCellHtml(date));
+               }
+
+               return htmls.join('');
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates the HTML for the <td>s of the "number" row in the DayGrid's content skeleton.
+       // The number row will only exist if either day numbers or week numbers are turned on.
+       renderNumberCellHtml: function(date) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var html = '';
+               var isDateValid = view.activeUnzonedRange.containsDate(date); // TODO: called too frequently. cache somehow.
+               var isDayNumberVisible = view.dayNumbersVisible && isDateValid;
+               var classes;
+               var weekCalcFirstDoW;
+
+               if (!isDayNumberVisible && !view.cellWeekNumbersVisible) {
+                       // no numbers in day cell (week number must be along the side)
+                       return '<td/>'; //  will create an empty space above events :(
+               }
+
+               classes = this.getDayClasses(date);
+               classes.unshift('fc-day-top');
+
+               if (view.cellWeekNumbersVisible) {
+                       // To determine the day of week number change under ISO, we cannot
+                       // rely on moment.js methods such as firstDayOfWeek() or weekday(),
+                       // because they rely on the locale's dow (possibly overridden by
+                       // our firstDay option), which may not be Monday. We cannot change
+                       // dow, because that would affect the calendar start day as well.
+                       if (date._locale._fullCalendar_weekCalc === 'ISO') {
+                               weekCalcFirstDoW = 1;  // Monday by ISO 8601 definition
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               weekCalcFirstDoW = date._locale.firstDayOfWeek();
+                       }
+               }
+
+               html += '<td class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
+                       (isDateValid ?
+                               ' data-date="' + date.format() + '"' :
+                               ''
+                               ) +
+                       '>';
+
+               if (view.cellWeekNumbersVisible && (date.day() == weekCalcFirstDoW)) {
+                       html += view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
+                               { date: date, type: 'week' },
+                               { 'class': 'fc-week-number' },
+                               date.format('w') // inner HTML
+                       );
+               }
+
+               if (isDayNumberVisible) {
+                       html += view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
+                               date,
+                               { 'class': 'fc-day-number' },
+                               date.date() // inner HTML
+                       );
+               }
+
+               html += '</td>';
+
+               return html;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Options
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Computes a default event time formatting string if `timeFormat` is not explicitly defined
+       computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
+               return this.opt('extraSmallTimeFormat'); // like "6p" or "6:30p"
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes a default `displayEventEnd` value if one is not expliclty defined
+       computeDisplayEventEnd: function() {
+               return this.colCnt == 1; // we'll likely have space if there's only one day
+       },
+
+
+       /* Dates
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       rangeUpdated: function() {
+               this.updateDayTable();
+       },
+
+
+       // Slices up the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data) into an array of segments
+       componentFootprintToSegs: function(componentFootprint) {
+               var segs = this.sliceRangeByRow(componentFootprint.unzonedRange);
+               var i, seg;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+
+                       if (this.isRTL) {
+                               seg.leftCol = this.daysPerRow - 1 - seg.lastRowDayIndex;
+                               seg.rightCol = this.daysPerRow - 1 - seg.firstRowDayIndex;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               seg.leftCol = seg.firstRowDayIndex;
+                               seg.rightCol = seg.lastRowDayIndex;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Hit System
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       prepareHits: function() {
+               this.colCoordCache.build();
+               this.rowCoordCache.build();
+               this.rowCoordCache.bottoms[this.rowCnt - 1] += this.bottomCoordPadding; // hack
+       },
+
+
+       releaseHits: function() {
+               this.colCoordCache.clear();
+               this.rowCoordCache.clear();
+       },
+
+
+       queryHit: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
+               if (this.colCoordCache.isLeftInBounds(leftOffset) && this.rowCoordCache.isTopInBounds(topOffset)) {
+                       var col = this.colCoordCache.getHorizontalIndex(leftOffset);
+                       var row = this.rowCoordCache.getVerticalIndex(topOffset);
+
+                       if (row != null && col != null) {
+                               return this.getCellHit(row, col);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       getHitFootprint: function(hit) {
+               var range = this.getCellRange(hit.row, hit.col);
+
+               return new ComponentFootprint(
+                       new UnzonedRange(range.start, range.end),
+                       true // all-day?
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       getHitEl: function(hit) {
+               return this.getCellEl(hit.row, hit.col);
+       },
+
+
+       /* Cell System
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // FYI: the first column is the leftmost column, regardless of date
+
+
+       getCellHit: function(row, col) {
+               return {
+                       row: row,
+                       col: col,
+                       component: this, // needed unfortunately :(
+                       left: this.colCoordCache.getLeftOffset(col),
+                       right: this.colCoordCache.getRightOffset(col),
+                       top: this.rowCoordCache.getTopOffset(row),
+                       bottom: this.rowCoordCache.getBottomOffset(row)
+               };
+       },
+
+
+       getCellEl: function(row, col) {
+               return this.cellEls.eq(row * this.colCnt + col);
+       },
+
+
+       /* Event Drag Visualization
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // TODO: move to DayGrid.event, similar to what we did with Grid's drag methods
+
+
+       // Renders a visual indication of an event or external element being dragged.
+       // `eventLocation` has zoned start and end (optional)
+       renderDrag: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       this.renderHighlight(eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint);
+               }
+
+               // if a segment from the same calendar but another component is being dragged, render a helper event
+               if (seg && seg.component !== this) {
+                       return this.renderHelperEventFootprints(eventFootprints, seg); // returns mock event elements
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders any visual indication of a hovering event
+       unrenderDrag: function() {
+               this.unrenderHighlight();
+               this.unrenderHelper();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Event Resize Visualization
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Renders a visual indication of an event being resized
+       renderEventResize: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       this.renderHighlight(eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint);
+               }
+
+               return this.renderHelperEventFootprints(eventFootprints, seg); // returns mock event elements
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event being resized
+       unrenderEventResize: function() {
+               this.unrenderHighlight();
+               this.unrenderHelper();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Event Helper
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Renders a mock "helper" event. `sourceSeg` is the associated internal segment object. It can be null.
+       renderHelperEventFootprintEls: function(eventFootprints, sourceSeg) {
+               var helperNodes = [];
+               var segs = this.eventFootprintsToSegs(eventFootprints);
+               var rowStructs;
+
+               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs); // assigns each seg's el and returns a subset of segs that were rendered
+               rowStructs = this.renderSegRows(segs);
+
+               // inject each new event skeleton into each associated row
+               this.rowEls.each(function(row, rowNode) {
+                       var rowEl = $(rowNode); // the .fc-row
+                       var skeletonEl = $('<div class="fc-helper-skeleton"><table/></div>'); // will be absolutely positioned
+                       var skeletonTop;
+
+                       // If there is an original segment, match the top position. Otherwise, put it at the row's top level
+                       if (sourceSeg && sourceSeg.row === row) {
+                               skeletonTop = sourceSeg.el.position().top;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               skeletonTop = rowEl.find('.fc-content-skeleton tbody').position().top;
+                       }
+
+                       skeletonEl.css('top', skeletonTop)
+                               .find('table')
+                                       .append(rowStructs[row].tbodyEl);
+
+                       rowEl.append(skeletonEl);
+                       helperNodes.push(skeletonEl[0]);
+               });
+
+               return ( // must return the elements rendered
+                       this.helperEls = $(helperNodes) // array -> jQuery set
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders any visual indication of a mock helper event
+       unrenderHelper: function() {
+               if (this.helperEls) {
+                       this.helperEls.remove();
+                       this.helperEls = null;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       /* Fill System (highlight, background events, business hours)
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       fillSegTag: 'td', // override the default tag name
+
+
+       // Renders a set of rectangles over the given segments of days.
+       // Only returns segments that successfully rendered.
+       renderFill: function(type, segs, className) {
+               var nodes = [];
+               var i, seg;
+               var skeletonEl;
+
+               segs = this.renderFillSegEls(type, segs); // assignes `.el` to each seg. returns successfully rendered segs
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+                       skeletonEl = this.renderFillRow(type, seg, className);
+                       this.rowEls.eq(seg.row).append(skeletonEl);
+                       nodes.push(skeletonEl[0]);
+               }
+
+               if (this.elsByFill[type]) {
+                       this.elsByFill[type] = this.elsByFill[type].add(nodes);
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.elsByFill[type] = $(nodes);
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates the HTML needed for one row of a fill. Requires the seg's el to be rendered.
+       renderFillRow: function(type, seg, className) {
+               var colCnt = this.colCnt;
+               var startCol = seg.leftCol;
+               var endCol = seg.rightCol + 1;
+               var skeletonEl;
+               var trEl;
+
+               className = className || type.toLowerCase();
+
+               skeletonEl = $(
+                       '<div class="fc-' + className + '-skeleton">' +
+                               '<table><tr/></table>' +
+                       '</div>'
+               );
+               trEl = skeletonEl.find('tr');
+
+               if (startCol > 0) {
+                       trEl.append('<td colspan="' + startCol + '"/>');
+               }
+
+               trEl.append(
+                       seg.el.attr('colspan', endCol - startCol)
+               );
+
+               if (endCol < colCnt) {
+                       trEl.append('<td colspan="' + (colCnt - endCol) + '"/>');
+               }
+
+               this.bookendCells(trEl);
+
+               return skeletonEl;
+       }
+
+});
+
+;;
+
+/* Event-rendering methods for the DayGrid class
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+DayGrid.mixin({
+
+       rowStructs: null, // an array of objects, each holding information about a row's foreground event-rendering
+
+
+       // Unrenders all events currently rendered on the grid
+       unrenderEvents: function() {
+               this.removeSegPopover(); // removes the "more.." events popover
+               Grid.prototype.unrenderEvents.apply(this, arguments); // calls the super-method
+       },
+
+
+       // Retrieves all rendered segment objects currently rendered on the grid
+       getEventSegs: function() {
+               return Grid.prototype.getEventSegs.call(this) // get the segments from the super-method
+                       .concat(this.popoverSegs || []); // append the segments from the "more..." popover
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders the given background event segments onto the grid
+       renderBgSegs: function(segs) {
+
+               // don't render timed background events
+               var allDaySegs = $.grep(segs, function(seg) {
+                       return seg.footprint.componentFootprint.isAllDay;
+               });
+
+               return Grid.prototype.renderBgSegs.call(this, allDaySegs); // call the super-method
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders the given foreground event segments onto the grid
+       renderFgSegs: function(segs) {
+               var rowStructs;
+
+               // render an `.el` on each seg
+               // returns a subset of the segs. segs that were actually rendered
+               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs);
+
+               rowStructs = this.rowStructs = this.renderSegRows(segs);
+
+               // append to each row's content skeleton
+               this.rowEls.each(function(i, rowNode) {
+                       $(rowNode).find('.fc-content-skeleton > table').append(
+                               rowStructs[i].tbodyEl
+                       );
+               });
+
+               return segs; // return only the segs that were actually rendered
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders all currently rendered foreground event segments
+       unrenderFgSegs: function() {
+               var rowStructs = this.rowStructs || [];
+               var rowStruct;
+
+               while ((rowStruct = rowStructs.pop())) {
+                       rowStruct.tbodyEl.remove();
+               }
+
+               this.rowStructs = null;
+       },
+
+
+       // Uses the given events array to generate <tbody> elements that should be appended to each row's content skeleton.
+       // Returns an array of rowStruct objects (see the bottom of `renderSegRow`).
+       // PRECONDITION: each segment shoud already have a rendered and assigned `.el`
+       renderSegRows: function(segs) {
+               var rowStructs = [];
+               var segRows;
+               var row;
+
+               segRows = this.groupSegRows(segs); // group into nested arrays
+
+               // iterate each row of segment groupings
+               for (row = 0; row < segRows.length; row++) {
+                       rowStructs.push(
+                               this.renderSegRow(row, segRows[row])
+                       );
+               }
+
+               return rowStructs;
+       },
+
+
+       // Builds the HTML to be used for the default element for an individual segment
+       fgSegHtml: function(seg, disableResizing) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+               var isAllDay = seg.footprint.componentFootprint.isAllDay;
+               var isDraggable = view.isEventDefDraggable(eventDef);
+               var isResizableFromStart = !disableResizing && isAllDay &&
+                       seg.isStart && view.isEventDefResizableFromStart(eventDef);
+               var isResizableFromEnd = !disableResizing && isAllDay &&
+                       seg.isEnd && view.isEventDefResizableFromEnd(eventDef);
+               var classes = this.getSegClasses(seg, isDraggable, isResizableFromStart || isResizableFromEnd);
+               var skinCss = cssToStr(this.getSegSkinCss(seg));
+               var timeHtml = '';
+               var timeText;
+               var titleHtml;
+
+               classes.unshift('fc-day-grid-event', 'fc-h-event');
+
+               // Only display a timed events time if it is the starting segment
+               if (seg.isStart) {
+                       timeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg.footprint);
+                       if (timeText) {
+                               timeHtml = '<span class="fc-time">' + htmlEscape(timeText) + '</span>';
+                       }
+               }
+
+               titleHtml =
+                       '<span class="fc-title">' +
+                               (htmlEscape(eventDef.title || '') || '&nbsp;') + // we always want one line of height
+                       '</span>';
+               
+               return '<a class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
+                               (eventDef.url ?
+                                       ' href="' + htmlEscape(eventDef.url) + '"' :
+                                       ''
+                                       ) +
+                               (skinCss ?
+                                       ' style="' + skinCss + '"' :
+                                       ''
+                                       ) +
+                       '>' +
+                               '<div class="fc-content">' +
+                                       (this.isRTL ?
+                                               titleHtml + ' ' + timeHtml : // put a natural space in between
+                                               timeHtml + ' ' + titleHtml   //
+                                               ) +
+                               '</div>' +
+                               (isResizableFromStart ?
+                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-start-resizer" />' :
+                                       ''
+                                       ) +
+                               (isResizableFromEnd ?
+                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-end-resizer" />' :
+                                       ''
+                                       ) +
+                       '</a>';
+       },
+
+
+       // Given a row # and an array of segments all in the same row, render a <tbody> element, a skeleton that contains
+       // the segments. Returns object with a bunch of internal data about how the render was calculated.
+       // NOTE: modifies rowSegs
+       renderSegRow: function(row, rowSegs) {
+               var colCnt = this.colCnt;
+               var segLevels = this.buildSegLevels(rowSegs); // group into sub-arrays of levels
+               var levelCnt = Math.max(1, segLevels.length); // ensure at least one level
+               var tbody = $('<tbody/>');
+               var segMatrix = []; // lookup for which segments are rendered into which level+col cells
+               var cellMatrix = []; // lookup for all <td> elements of the level+col matrix
+               var loneCellMatrix = []; // lookup for <td> elements that only take up a single column
+               var i, levelSegs;
+               var col;
+               var tr;
+               var j, seg;
+               var td;
+
+               // populates empty cells from the current column (`col`) to `endCol`
+               function emptyCellsUntil(endCol) {
+                       while (col < endCol) {
+                               // try to grab a cell from the level above and extend its rowspan. otherwise, create a fresh cell
+                               td = (loneCellMatrix[i - 1] || [])[col];
+                               if (td) {
+                                       td.attr(
+                                               'rowspan',
+                                               parseInt(td.attr('rowspan') || 1, 10) + 1
+                                       );
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       td = $('<td/>');
+                                       tr.append(td);
+                               }
+                               cellMatrix[i][col] = td;
+                               loneCellMatrix[i][col] = td;
+                               col++;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               for (i = 0; i < levelCnt; i++) { // iterate through all levels
+                       levelSegs = segLevels[i];
+                       col = 0;
+                       tr = $('<tr/>');
+
+                       segMatrix.push([]);
+                       cellMatrix.push([]);
+                       loneCellMatrix.push([]);
+
+                       // levelCnt might be 1 even though there are no actual levels. protect against this.
+                       // this single empty row is useful for styling.
+                       if (levelSegs) {
+                               for (j = 0; j < levelSegs.length; j++) { // iterate through segments in level
+                                       seg = levelSegs[j];
+
+                                       emptyCellsUntil(seg.leftCol);
+
+                                       // create a container that occupies or more columns. append the event element.
+                                       td = $('<td class="fc-event-container"/>').append(seg.el);
+                                       if (seg.leftCol != seg.rightCol) {
+                                               td.attr('colspan', seg.rightCol - seg.leftCol + 1);
+                                       }
+                                       else { // a single-column segment
+                                               loneCellMatrix[i][col] = td;
+                                       }
+
+                                       while (col <= seg.rightCol) {
+                                               cellMatrix[i][col] = td;
+                                               segMatrix[i][col] = seg;
+                                               col++;
+                                       }
+
+                                       tr.append(td);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       emptyCellsUntil(colCnt); // finish off the row
+                       this.bookendCells(tr);
+                       tbody.append(tr);
+               }
+
+               return { // a "rowStruct"
+                       row: row, // the row number
+                       tbodyEl: tbody,
+                       cellMatrix: cellMatrix,
+                       segMatrix: segMatrix,
+                       segLevels: segLevels,
+                       segs: rowSegs
+               };
+       },
+
+
+       // Stacks a flat array of segments, which are all assumed to be in the same row, into subarrays of vertical levels.
+       // NOTE: modifies segs
+       buildSegLevels: function(segs) {
+               var levels = [];
+               var i, seg;
+               var j;
+
+               // Give preference to elements with certain criteria, so they have
+               // a chance to be closer to the top.
+               this.sortEventSegs(segs);
+               
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+
+                       // loop through levels, starting with the topmost, until the segment doesn't collide with other segments
+                       for (j = 0; j < levels.length; j++) {
+                               if (!isDaySegCollision(seg, levels[j])) {
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       // `j` now holds the desired subrow index
+                       seg.level = j;
+
+                       // create new level array if needed and append segment
+                       (levels[j] || (levels[j] = [])).push(seg);
+               }
+
+               // order segments left-to-right. very important if calendar is RTL
+               for (j = 0; j < levels.length; j++) {
+                       levels[j].sort(compareDaySegCols);
+               }
+
+               return levels;
+       },
+
+
+       // Given a flat array of segments, return an array of sub-arrays, grouped by each segment's row
+       groupSegRows: function(segs) {
+               var segRows = [];
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < this.rowCnt; i++) {
+                       segRows.push([]);
+               }
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       segRows[segs[i].row].push(segs[i]);
+               }
+
+               return segRows;
+       }
+
+});
+
+
+// Computes whether two segments' columns collide. They are assumed to be in the same row.
+function isDaySegCollision(seg, otherSegs) {
+       var i, otherSeg;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < otherSegs.length; i++) {
+               otherSeg = otherSegs[i];
+
+               if (
+                       otherSeg.leftCol <= seg.rightCol &&
+                       otherSeg.rightCol >= seg.leftCol
+               ) {
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
+
+// A cmp function for determining the leftmost event
+function compareDaySegCols(a, b) {
+       return a.leftCol - b.leftCol;
+}
+
+;;
+
+/* Methods relate to limiting the number events for a given day on a DayGrid
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+// NOTE: all the segs being passed around in here are foreground segs
+
+DayGrid.mixin({
+
+       segPopover: null, // the Popover that holds events that can't fit in a cell. null when not visible
+       popoverSegs: null, // an array of segment objects that the segPopover holds. null when not visible
+
+
+       removeSegPopover: function() {
+               if (this.segPopover) {
+                       this.segPopover.hide(); // in handler, will call segPopover's removeElement
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Limits the number of "levels" (vertically stacking layers of events) for each row of the grid.
+       // `levelLimit` can be false (don't limit), a number, or true (should be computed).
+       limitRows: function(levelLimit) {
+               var rowStructs = this.rowStructs || [];
+               var row; // row #
+               var rowLevelLimit;
+
+               for (row = 0; row < rowStructs.length; row++) {
+                       this.unlimitRow(row);
+
+                       if (!levelLimit) {
+                               rowLevelLimit = false;
+                       }
+                       else if (typeof levelLimit === 'number') {
+                               rowLevelLimit = levelLimit;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               rowLevelLimit = this.computeRowLevelLimit(row);
+                       }
+
+                       if (rowLevelLimit !== false) {
+                               this.limitRow(row, rowLevelLimit);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes the number of levels a row will accomodate without going outside its bounds.
+       // Assumes the row is "rigid" (maintains a constant height regardless of what is inside).
+       // `row` is the row number.
+       computeRowLevelLimit: function(row) {
+               var rowEl = this.rowEls.eq(row); // the containing "fake" row div
+               var rowHeight = rowEl.height(); // TODO: cache somehow?
+               var trEls = this.rowStructs[row].tbodyEl.children();
+               var i, trEl;
+               var trHeight;
+
+               function iterInnerHeights(i, childNode) {
+                       trHeight = Math.max(trHeight, $(childNode).outerHeight());
+               }
+
+               // Reveal one level <tr> at a time and stop when we find one out of bounds
+               for (i = 0; i < trEls.length; i++) {
+                       trEl = trEls.eq(i).removeClass('fc-limited'); // reset to original state (reveal)
+
+                       // with rowspans>1 and IE8, trEl.outerHeight() would return the height of the largest cell,
+                       // so instead, find the tallest inner content element.
+                       trHeight = 0;
+                       trEl.find('> td > :first-child').each(iterInnerHeights);
+
+                       if (trEl.position().top + trHeight > rowHeight) {
+                               return i;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return false; // should not limit at all
+       },
+
+
+       // Limits the given grid row to the maximum number of levels and injects "more" links if necessary.
+       // `row` is the row number.
+       // `levelLimit` is a number for the maximum (inclusive) number of levels allowed.
+       limitRow: function(row, levelLimit) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var rowStruct = this.rowStructs[row];
+               var moreNodes = []; // array of "more" <a> links and <td> DOM nodes
+               var col = 0; // col #, left-to-right (not chronologically)
+               var levelSegs; // array of segment objects in the last allowable level, ordered left-to-right
+               var cellMatrix; // a matrix (by level, then column) of all <td> jQuery elements in the row
+               var limitedNodes; // array of temporarily hidden level <tr> and segment <td> DOM nodes
+               var i, seg;
+               var segsBelow; // array of segment objects below `seg` in the current `col`
+               var totalSegsBelow; // total number of segments below `seg` in any of the columns `seg` occupies
+               var colSegsBelow; // array of segment arrays, below seg, one for each column (offset from segs's first column)
+               var td, rowspan;
+               var segMoreNodes; // array of "more" <td> cells that will stand-in for the current seg's cell
+               var j;
+               var moreTd, moreWrap, moreLink;
+
+               // Iterates through empty level cells and places "more" links inside if need be
+               function emptyCellsUntil(endCol) { // goes from current `col` to `endCol`
+                       while (col < endCol) {
+                               segsBelow = _this.getCellSegs(row, col, levelLimit);
+                               if (segsBelow.length) {
+                                       td = cellMatrix[levelLimit - 1][col];
+                                       moreLink = _this.renderMoreLink(row, col, segsBelow);
+                                       moreWrap = $('<div/>').append(moreLink);
+                                       td.append(moreWrap);
+                                       moreNodes.push(moreWrap[0]);
+                               }
+                               col++;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (levelLimit && levelLimit < rowStruct.segLevels.length) { // is it actually over the limit?
+                       levelSegs = rowStruct.segLevels[levelLimit - 1];
+                       cellMatrix = rowStruct.cellMatrix;
+
+                       limitedNodes = rowStruct.tbodyEl.children().slice(levelLimit) // get level <tr> elements past the limit
+                               .addClass('fc-limited').get(); // hide elements and get a simple DOM-nodes array
+
+                       // iterate though segments in the last allowable level
+                       for (i = 0; i < levelSegs.length; i++) {
+                               seg = levelSegs[i];
+                               emptyCellsUntil(seg.leftCol); // process empty cells before the segment
+
+                               // determine *all* segments below `seg` that occupy the same columns
+                               colSegsBelow = [];
+                               totalSegsBelow = 0;
+                               while (col <= seg.rightCol) {
+                                       segsBelow = this.getCellSegs(row, col, levelLimit);
+                                       colSegsBelow.push(segsBelow);
+                                       totalSegsBelow += segsBelow.length;
+                                       col++;
+                               }
+
+                               if (totalSegsBelow) { // do we need to replace this segment with one or many "more" links?
+                                       td = cellMatrix[levelLimit - 1][seg.leftCol]; // the segment's parent cell
+                                       rowspan = td.attr('rowspan') || 1;
+                                       segMoreNodes = [];
+
+                                       // make a replacement <td> for each column the segment occupies. will be one for each colspan
+                                       for (j = 0; j < colSegsBelow.length; j++) {
+                                               moreTd = $('<td class="fc-more-cell"/>').attr('rowspan', rowspan);
+                                               segsBelow = colSegsBelow[j];
+                                               moreLink = this.renderMoreLink(
+                                                       row,
+                                                       seg.leftCol + j,
+                                                       [ seg ].concat(segsBelow) // count seg as hidden too
+                                               );
+                                               moreWrap = $('<div/>').append(moreLink);
+                                               moreTd.append(moreWrap);
+                                               segMoreNodes.push(moreTd[0]);
+                                               moreNodes.push(moreTd[0]);
+                                       }
+
+                                       td.addClass('fc-limited').after($(segMoreNodes)); // hide original <td> and inject replacements
+                                       limitedNodes.push(td[0]);
+                               }
+                       }
+
+                       emptyCellsUntil(this.colCnt); // finish off the level
+                       rowStruct.moreEls = $(moreNodes); // for easy undoing later
+                       rowStruct.limitedEls = $(limitedNodes); // for easy undoing later
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Reveals all levels and removes all "more"-related elements for a grid's row.
+       // `row` is a row number.
+       unlimitRow: function(row) {
+               var rowStruct = this.rowStructs[row];
+
+               if (rowStruct.moreEls) {
+                       rowStruct.moreEls.remove();
+                       rowStruct.moreEls = null;
+               }
+
+               if (rowStruct.limitedEls) {
+                       rowStruct.limitedEls.removeClass('fc-limited');
+                       rowStruct.limitedEls = null;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders an <a> element that represents hidden event element for a cell.
+       // Responsible for attaching click handler as well.
+       renderMoreLink: function(row, col, hiddenSegs) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var view = this.view;
+
+               return $('<a class="fc-more"/>')
+                       .text(
+                               this.getMoreLinkText(hiddenSegs.length)
+                       )
+                       .on('click', function(ev) {
+                               var clickOption = _this.opt('eventLimitClick');
+                               var date = _this.getCellDate(row, col);
+                               var moreEl = $(this);
+                               var dayEl = _this.getCellEl(row, col);
+                               var allSegs = _this.getCellSegs(row, col);
+
+                               // rescope the segments to be within the cell's date
+                               var reslicedAllSegs = _this.resliceDaySegs(allSegs, date);
+                               var reslicedHiddenSegs = _this.resliceDaySegs(hiddenSegs, date);
+
+                               if (typeof clickOption === 'function') {
+                                       // the returned value can be an atomic option
+                                       clickOption = _this.publiclyTrigger('eventLimitClick', {
+                                               context: view,
+                                               args: [
+                                                       {
+                                                               date: date.clone(),
+                                                               dayEl: dayEl,
+                                                               moreEl: moreEl,
+                                                               segs: reslicedAllSegs,
+                                                               hiddenSegs: reslicedHiddenSegs
+                                                       },
+                                                       ev,
+                                                       view
+                                               ]
+                                       });
+                               }
+
+                               if (clickOption === 'popover') {
+                                       _this.showSegPopover(row, col, moreEl, reslicedAllSegs);
+                               }
+                               else if (typeof clickOption === 'string') { // a view name
+                                       view.calendar.zoomTo(date, clickOption);
+                               }
+                       });
+       },
+
+
+       // Reveals the popover that displays all events within a cell
+       showSegPopover: function(row, col, moreLink, segs) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var view = this.view;
+               var moreWrap = moreLink.parent(); // the <div> wrapper around the <a>
+               var topEl; // the element we want to match the top coordinate of
+               var options;
+
+               if (this.rowCnt == 1) {
+                       topEl = view.el; // will cause the popover to cover any sort of header
+               }
+               else {
+                       topEl = this.rowEls.eq(row); // will align with top of row
+               }
+
+               options = {
+                       className: 'fc-more-popover ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('popover'),
+                       content: this.renderSegPopoverContent(row, col, segs),
+                       parentEl: view.el, // attach to root of view. guarantees outside of scrollbars.
+                       top: topEl.offset().top,
+                       autoHide: true, // when the user clicks elsewhere, hide the popover
+                       viewportConstrain: this.opt('popoverViewportConstrain'),
+                       hide: function() {
+                               // kill everything when the popover is hidden
+                               // notify events to be removed
+                               if (_this.popoverSegs) {
+                                       var seg;
+                                       var legacy;
+                                       var i;
+
+                                       for (i = 0; i < _this.popoverSegs.length; ++i) {
+                                               seg = _this.popoverSegs[i];
+                                               legacy = seg.footprint.getEventLegacy();
+
+                                               _this.publiclyTrigger('eventDestroy', {
+                                                       context: legacy,
+                                                       args: [ legacy, seg.el, view ]
+                                               });
+                                       }
+                               }
+                               _this.segPopover.removeElement();
+                               _this.segPopover = null;
+                               _this.popoverSegs = null;
+                       }
+               };
+
+               // Determine horizontal coordinate.
+               // We use the moreWrap instead of the <td> to avoid border confusion.
+               if (this.isRTL) {
+                       options.right = moreWrap.offset().left + moreWrap.outerWidth() + 1; // +1 to be over cell border
+               }
+               else {
+                       options.left = moreWrap.offset().left - 1; // -1 to be over cell border
+               }
+
+               this.segPopover = new Popover(options);
+               this.segPopover.show();
+
+               // the popover doesn't live within the grid's container element, and thus won't get the event
+               // delegated-handlers for free. attach event-related handlers to the popover.
+               this.bindSegHandlersToEl(this.segPopover.el);
+       },
+
+
+       // Builds the inner DOM contents of the segment popover
+       renderSegPopoverContent: function(row, col, segs) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var theme = view.calendar.theme;
+               var title = this.getCellDate(row, col).format(this.opt('dayPopoverFormat'));
+               var content = $(
+                       '<div class="fc-header ' + theme.getClass('popoverHeader') + '">' +
+                               '<span class="fc-close ' + theme.getIconClass('close') + '"></span>' +
+                               '<span class="fc-title">' +
+                                       htmlEscape(title) +
+                               '</span>' +
+                               '<div class="fc-clear"/>' +
+                       '</div>' +
+                       '<div class="fc-body ' + theme.getClass('popoverContent') + '">' +
+                               '<div class="fc-event-container"></div>' +
+                       '</div>'
+               );
+               var segContainer = content.find('.fc-event-container');
+               var i;
+
+               // render each seg's `el` and only return the visible segs
+               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs, true); // disableResizing=true
+               this.popoverSegs = segs;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+
+                       // because segments in the popover are not part of a grid coordinate system, provide a hint to any
+                       // grids that want to do drag-n-drop about which cell it came from
+                       this.hitsNeeded();
+                       segs[i].hit = this.getCellHit(row, col);
+                       this.hitsNotNeeded();
+
+                       segContainer.append(segs[i].el);
+               }
+
+               return content;
+       },
+
+
+       // Given the events within an array of segment objects, reslice them to be in a single day
+       resliceDaySegs: function(segs, dayDate) {
+               var dayStart = dayDate.clone();
+               var dayEnd = dayStart.clone().add(1, 'days');
+               var dayRange = new UnzonedRange(dayStart, dayEnd);
+               var newSegs = [];
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       newSegs.push.apply(newSegs, // append
+                               this.eventFootprintToSegs(segs[i].footprint, dayRange)
+                       );
+               }
+
+               // force an order because eventsToSegs doesn't guarantee one
+               // TODO: research if still needed
+               this.sortEventSegs(newSegs);
+
+               return newSegs;
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates the text that should be inside a "more" link, given the number of events it represents
+       getMoreLinkText: function(num) {
+               var opt = this.opt('eventLimitText');
+
+               if (typeof opt === 'function') {
+                       return opt(num);
+               }
+               else {
+                       return '+' + num + ' ' + opt;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Returns segments within a given cell.
+       // If `startLevel` is specified, returns only events including and below that level. Otherwise returns all segs.
+       getCellSegs: function(row, col, startLevel) {
+               var segMatrix = this.rowStructs[row].segMatrix;
+               var level = startLevel || 0;
+               var segs = [];
+               var seg;
+
+               while (level < segMatrix.length) {
+                       seg = segMatrix[level][col];
+                       if (seg) {
+                               segs.push(seg);
+                       }
+                       level++;
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       }
+
+});
+
+;;
+
+/* A component that renders one or more columns of vertical time slots
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+// We mixin DayTable, even though there is only a single row of days
+
+var TimeGrid = FC.TimeGrid = Grid.extend(DayTableMixin, {
+
+       dayRanges: null, // UnzonedRange[], of start-end of each day
+       slotDuration: null, // duration of a "slot", a distinct time segment on given day, visualized by lines
+       snapDuration: null, // granularity of time for dragging and selecting
+       snapsPerSlot: null,
+       labelFormat: null, // formatting string for times running along vertical axis
+       labelInterval: null, // duration of how often a label should be displayed for a slot
+
+       colEls: null, // cells elements in the day-row background
+       slatContainerEl: null, // div that wraps all the slat rows
+       slatEls: null, // elements running horizontally across all columns
+       nowIndicatorEls: null,
+
+       colCoordCache: null,
+       slatCoordCache: null,
+
+
+       constructor: function() {
+               Grid.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-constructor
+
+               this.processOptions();
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders the time grid into `this.el`, which should already be assigned.
+       // Relies on the view's colCnt. In the future, this component should probably be self-sufficient.
+       renderDates: function() {
+               this.el.html(this.renderHtml());
+               this.colEls = this.el.find('.fc-day, .fc-disabled-day');
+               this.slatContainerEl = this.el.find('.fc-slats');
+               this.slatEls = this.slatContainerEl.find('tr');
+
+               this.colCoordCache = new CoordCache({
+                       els: this.colEls,
+                       isHorizontal: true
+               });
+               this.slatCoordCache = new CoordCache({
+                       els: this.slatEls,
+                       isVertical: true
+               });
+
+               this.renderContentSkeleton();
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders the basic HTML skeleton for the grid
+       renderHtml: function() {
+               var theme = this.view.calendar.theme;
+
+               return '' +
+                       '<div class="fc-bg">' +
+                               '<table class="' + theme.getClass('tableGrid') + '">' +
+                                       this.renderBgTrHtml(0) + // row=0
+                               '</table>' +
+                       '</div>' +
+                       '<div class="fc-slats">' +
+                               '<table class="' + theme.getClass('tableGrid') + '">' +
+                                       this.renderSlatRowHtml() +
+                               '</table>' +
+                       '</div>';
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates the HTML for the horizontal "slats" that run width-wise. Has a time axis on a side. Depends on RTL.
+       renderSlatRowHtml: function() {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var calendar = view.calendar;
+               var theme = calendar.theme;
+               var isRTL = this.isRTL;
+               var html = '';
+               var slotTime = moment.duration(+this.view.minTime); // wish there was .clone() for durations
+               var slotIterator = moment.duration(0);
+               var slotDate; // will be on the view's first day, but we only care about its time
+               var isLabeled;
+               var axisHtml;
+
+               // Calculate the time for each slot
+               while (slotTime < view.maxTime) {
+                       slotDate = calendar.msToUtcMoment(this.unzonedRange.startMs).time(slotTime);
+                       isLabeled = isInt(divideDurationByDuration(slotIterator, this.labelInterval));
+
+                       axisHtml =
+                               '<td class="fc-axis fc-time ' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '>' +
+                                       (isLabeled ?
+                                               '<span>' + // for matchCellWidths
+                                                       htmlEscape(slotDate.format(this.labelFormat)) +
+                                               '</span>' :
+                                               ''
+                                               ) +
+                               '</td>';
+
+                       html +=
+                               '<tr data-time="' + slotDate.format('HH:mm:ss') + '"' +
+                                       (isLabeled ? '' : ' class="fc-minor"') +
+                                       '>' +
+                                       (!isRTL ? axisHtml : '') +
+                                       '<td class="' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '"/>' +
+                                       (isRTL ? axisHtml : '') +
+                               "</tr>";
+
+                       slotTime.add(this.slotDuration);
+                       slotIterator.add(this.slotDuration);
+               }
+
+               return html;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Options
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Parses various options into properties of this object
+       processOptions: function() {
+               var slotDuration = this.opt('slotDuration');
+               var snapDuration = this.opt('snapDuration');
+               var input;
+
+               slotDuration = moment.duration(slotDuration);
+               snapDuration = snapDuration ? moment.duration(snapDuration) : slotDuration;
+
+               this.slotDuration = slotDuration;
+               this.snapDuration = snapDuration;
+               this.snapsPerSlot = slotDuration / snapDuration; // TODO: ensure an integer multiple?
+
+               // might be an array value (for TimelineView).
+               // if so, getting the most granular entry (the last one probably).
+               input = this.opt('slotLabelFormat');
+               if ($.isArray(input)) {
+                       input = input[input.length - 1];
+               }
+
+               this.labelFormat = input ||
+                       this.opt('smallTimeFormat'); // the computed default
+
+               input = this.opt('slotLabelInterval');
+               this.labelInterval = input ?
+                       moment.duration(input) :
+                       this.computeLabelInterval(slotDuration);
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes an automatic value for slotLabelInterval
+       computeLabelInterval: function(slotDuration) {
+               var i;
+               var labelInterval;
+               var slotsPerLabel;
+
+               // find the smallest stock label interval that results in more than one slots-per-label
+               for (i = AGENDA_STOCK_SUB_DURATIONS.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                       labelInterval = moment.duration(AGENDA_STOCK_SUB_DURATIONS[i]);
+                       slotsPerLabel = divideDurationByDuration(labelInterval, slotDuration);
+                       if (isInt(slotsPerLabel) && slotsPerLabel > 1) {
+                               return labelInterval;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return moment.duration(slotDuration); // fall back. clone
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes a default event time formatting string if `timeFormat` is not explicitly defined
+       computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
+               return this.opt('noMeridiemTimeFormat'); // like "6:30" (no AM/PM)
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes a default `displayEventEnd` value if one is not expliclty defined
+       computeDisplayEventEnd: function() {
+               return true;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Hit System
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       prepareHits: function() {
+               this.colCoordCache.build();
+               this.slatCoordCache.build();
+       },
+
+
+       releaseHits: function() {
+               this.colCoordCache.clear();
+               // NOTE: don't clear slatCoordCache because we rely on it for computeTimeTop
+       },
+
+
+       queryHit: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
+               var snapsPerSlot = this.snapsPerSlot;
+               var colCoordCache = this.colCoordCache;
+               var slatCoordCache = this.slatCoordCache;
+
+               if (colCoordCache.isLeftInBounds(leftOffset) && slatCoordCache.isTopInBounds(topOffset)) {
+                       var colIndex = colCoordCache.getHorizontalIndex(leftOffset);
+                       var slatIndex = slatCoordCache.getVerticalIndex(topOffset);
+
+                       if (colIndex != null && slatIndex != null) {
+                               var slatTop = slatCoordCache.getTopOffset(slatIndex);
+                               var slatHeight = slatCoordCache.getHeight(slatIndex);
+                               var partial = (topOffset - slatTop) / slatHeight; // floating point number between 0 and 1
+                               var localSnapIndex = Math.floor(partial * snapsPerSlot); // the snap # relative to start of slat
+                               var snapIndex = slatIndex * snapsPerSlot + localSnapIndex;
+                               var snapTop = slatTop + (localSnapIndex / snapsPerSlot) * slatHeight;
+                               var snapBottom = slatTop + ((localSnapIndex + 1) / snapsPerSlot) * slatHeight;
+
+                               return {
+                                       col: colIndex,
+                                       snap: snapIndex,
+                                       component: this, // needed unfortunately :(
+                                       left: colCoordCache.getLeftOffset(colIndex),
+                                       right: colCoordCache.getRightOffset(colIndex),
+                                       top: snapTop,
+                                       bottom: snapBottom
+                               };
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       getHitFootprint: function(hit) {
+               var start = this.getCellDate(0, hit.col); // row=0
+               var time = this.computeSnapTime(hit.snap); // pass in the snap-index
+               var end;
+
+               start.time(time);
+               end = start.clone().add(this.snapDuration);
+
+               return new ComponentFootprint(
+                       new UnzonedRange(start, end),
+                       false // all-day?
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       getHitEl: function(hit) {
+               return this.colEls.eq(hit.col);
+       },
+
+
+       /* Dates
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       rangeUpdated: function() {
+               var view = this.view;
+
+               this.updateDayTable();
+
+               this.dayRanges = this.dayDates.map(function(dayDate) {
+                       return new UnzonedRange(
+                               dayDate.clone().add(view.minTime),
+                               dayDate.clone().add(view.maxTime)
+                       );
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       // Given a row number of the grid, representing a "snap", returns a time (Duration) from its start-of-day
+       computeSnapTime: function(snapIndex) {
+               return moment.duration(this.view.minTime + this.snapDuration * snapIndex);
+       },
+
+
+       // Slices up the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data) into an array of segments
+       componentFootprintToSegs: function(componentFootprint) {
+               var segs = this.sliceRangeByTimes(componentFootprint.unzonedRange);
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       if (this.isRTL) {
+                               segs[i].col = this.daysPerRow - 1 - segs[i].dayIndex;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               segs[i].col = segs[i].dayIndex;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       sliceRangeByTimes: function(unzonedRange) {
+               var segs = [];
+               var segRange;
+               var dayIndex;
+
+               for (dayIndex = 0; dayIndex < this.daysPerRow; dayIndex++) {
+
+                       segRange = unzonedRange.intersect(this.dayRanges[dayIndex]);
+
+                       if (segRange) {
+                               segs.push({
+                                       startMs: segRange.startMs,
+                                       endMs: segRange.endMs,
+                                       isStart: segRange.isStart,
+                                       isEnd: segRange.isEnd,
+                                       dayIndex: dayIndex
+                               });
+                       }
+               }
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Coordinates
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       updateSize: function(isResize) { // NOT a standard Grid method
+               this.slatCoordCache.build();
+
+               if (isResize) {
+                       this.updateSegVerticals(
+                               [].concat(this.fgSegs || [], this.bgSegs || [], this.businessSegs || [])
+                       );
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       getTotalSlatHeight: function() {
+               return this.slatContainerEl.outerHeight();
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes the top coordinate, relative to the bounds of the grid, of the given date.
+       // `ms` can be a millisecond UTC time OR a UTC moment.
+       // A `startOfDayDate` must be given for avoiding ambiguity over how to treat midnight.
+       computeDateTop: function(ms, startOfDayDate) {
+               return this.computeTimeTop(
+                       moment.duration(
+                               ms - startOfDayDate.clone().stripTime()
+                       )
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       // Computes the top coordinate, relative to the bounds of the grid, of the given time (a Duration).
+       computeTimeTop: function(time) {
+               var len = this.slatEls.length;
+               var slatCoverage = (time - this.view.minTime) / this.slotDuration; // floating-point value of # of slots covered
+               var slatIndex;
+               var slatRemainder;
+
+               // compute a floating-point number for how many slats should be progressed through.
+               // from 0 to number of slats (inclusive)
+               // constrained because minTime/maxTime might be customized.
+               slatCoverage = Math.max(0, slatCoverage);
+               slatCoverage = Math.min(len, slatCoverage);
+
+               // an integer index of the furthest whole slat
+               // from 0 to number slats (*exclusive*, so len-1)
+               slatIndex = Math.floor(slatCoverage);
+               slatIndex = Math.min(slatIndex, len - 1);
+
+               // how much further through the slatIndex slat (from 0.0-1.0) must be covered in addition.
+               // could be 1.0 if slatCoverage is covering *all* the slots
+               slatRemainder = slatCoverage - slatIndex;
+
+               return this.slatCoordCache.getTopPosition(slatIndex) +
+                       this.slatCoordCache.getHeight(slatIndex) * slatRemainder;
+       },
+
+
+
+       /* Event Drag Visualization
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Renders a visual indication of an event being dragged over the specified date(s).
+       // A returned value of `true` signals that a mock "helper" event has been rendered.
+       renderDrag: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               var i;
+
+               if (seg) { // if there is event information for this drag, render a helper event
+
+                       // returns mock event elements
+                       // signal that a helper has been rendered
+                       return this.renderHelperEventFootprints(eventFootprints);
+               }
+               else { // otherwise, just render a highlight
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                               this.renderHighlight(eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders any visual indication of an event being dragged
+       unrenderDrag: function() {
+               this.unrenderHelper();
+               this.unrenderHighlight();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Event Resize Visualization
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Renders a visual indication of an event being resized
+       renderEventResize: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               return this.renderHelperEventFootprints(eventFootprints, seg); // returns mock event elements
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders any visual indication of an event being resized
+       unrenderEventResize: function() {
+               this.unrenderHelper();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Event Helper
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Renders a mock "helper" event. `sourceSeg` is the original segment object and might be null (an external drag)
+       renderHelperEventFootprintEls: function(eventFootprints, sourceSeg) {
+               var segs = this.eventFootprintsToSegs(eventFootprints);
+
+               return this.renderHelperSegs( // returns mock event elements
+                       segs,
+                       sourceSeg
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders any mock helper event
+       unrenderHelper: function() {
+               this.unrenderHelperSegs();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Business Hours
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderBusinessHours: function() {
+               this.renderBusinessSegs(
+                       this.buildBusinessHourSegs()
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
+               this.unrenderBusinessSegs();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Now Indicator
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       getNowIndicatorUnit: function() {
+               return 'minute'; // will refresh on the minute
+       },
+
+
+       renderNowIndicator: function(date) {
+               // seg system might be overkill, but it handles scenario where line needs to be rendered
+               //  more than once because of columns with the same date (resources columns for example)
+               var segs = this.componentFootprintToSegs(
+                       new ComponentFootprint(
+                               new UnzonedRange(date, date.valueOf() + 1), // protect against null range
+                               false // all-day
+                       )
+               );
+               var top = this.computeDateTop(date, date);
+               var nodes = [];
+               var i;
+
+               // render lines within the columns
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       nodes.push($('<div class="fc-now-indicator fc-now-indicator-line"></div>')
+                               .css('top', top)
+                               .appendTo(this.colContainerEls.eq(segs[i].col))[0]);
+               }
+
+               // render an arrow over the axis
+               if (segs.length > 0) { // is the current time in view?
+                       nodes.push($('<div class="fc-now-indicator fc-now-indicator-arrow"></div>')
+                               .css('top', top)
+                               .appendTo(this.el.find('.fc-content-skeleton'))[0]);
+               }
+
+               this.nowIndicatorEls = $(nodes);
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderNowIndicator: function() {
+               if (this.nowIndicatorEls) {
+                       this.nowIndicatorEls.remove();
+                       this.nowIndicatorEls = null;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       /* Selection
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Renders a visual indication of a selection. Overrides the default, which was to simply render a highlight.
+       renderSelectionFootprint: function(componentFootprint) {
+               if (this.opt('selectHelper')) { // this setting signals that a mock helper event should be rendered
+                       this.renderHelperEventFootprints([
+                               this.fabricateEventFootprint(componentFootprint)
+                       ]);
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.renderHighlight(componentFootprint);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Unrenders any visual indication of a selection
+       unrenderSelection: function() {
+               this.unrenderHelper();
+               this.unrenderHighlight();
+       },
+
+
+       /* Highlight
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderHighlight: function(componentFootprint) {
+               this.renderHighlightSegs(
+                       this.componentFootprintToSegs(componentFootprint)
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderHighlight: function() {
+               this.unrenderHighlightSegs();
+       }
+
+});
+
+;;
+
+/* Methods for rendering SEGMENTS, pieces of content that live on the view
+ ( this file is no longer just for events )
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+TimeGrid.mixin({
+
+       colContainerEls: null, // containers for each column
+
+       // inner-containers for each column where different types of segs live
+       fgContainerEls: null,
+       bgContainerEls: null,
+       helperContainerEls: null,
+       highlightContainerEls: null,
+       businessContainerEls: null,
+
+       // arrays of different types of displayed segments
+       fgSegs: null,
+       bgSegs: null,
+       helperSegs: null,
+       highlightSegs: null,
+       businessSegs: null,
+
+
+       // Renders the DOM that the view's content will live in
+       renderContentSkeleton: function() {
+               var cellHtml = '';
+               var i;
+               var skeletonEl;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < this.colCnt; i++) {
+                       cellHtml +=
+                               '<td>' +
+                                       '<div class="fc-content-col">' +
+                                               '<div class="fc-event-container fc-helper-container"></div>' +
+                                               '<div class="fc-event-container"></div>' +
+                                               '<div class="fc-highlight-container"></div>' +
+                                               '<div class="fc-bgevent-container"></div>' +
+                                               '<div class="fc-business-container"></div>' +
+                                       '</div>' +
+                               '</td>';
+               }
+
+               skeletonEl = $(
+                       '<div class="fc-content-skeleton">' +
+                               '<table>' +
+                                       '<tr>' + cellHtml + '</tr>' +
+                               '</table>' +
+                       '</div>'
+               );
+
+               this.colContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-content-col');
+               this.helperContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-helper-container');
+               this.fgContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-event-container:not(.fc-helper-container)');
+               this.bgContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-bgevent-container');
+               this.highlightContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-highlight-container');
+               this.businessContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-business-container');
+
+               this.bookendCells(skeletonEl.find('tr')); // TODO: do this on string level
+               this.el.append(skeletonEl);
+       },
+
+
+       /* Foreground Events
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderFgSegs: function(segs) {
+               segs = this.renderFgSegsIntoContainers(segs, this.fgContainerEls);
+               this.fgSegs = segs;
+               return segs; // needed for Grid::renderEvents
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderFgSegs: function() {
+               this.unrenderNamedSegs('fgSegs');
+       },
+
+
+       /* Foreground Helper Events
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderHelperSegs: function(segs, sourceSeg) {
+               var helperEls = [];
+               var i, seg;
+               var sourceEl;
+
+               segs = this.renderFgSegsIntoContainers(segs, this.helperContainerEls);
+
+               // Try to make the segment that is in the same row as sourceSeg look the same
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+                       if (sourceSeg && sourceSeg.col === seg.col) {
+                               sourceEl = sourceSeg.el;
+                               seg.el.css({
+                                       left: sourceEl.css('left'),
+                                       right: sourceEl.css('right'),
+                                       'margin-left': sourceEl.css('margin-left'),
+                                       'margin-right': sourceEl.css('margin-right')
+                               });
+                       }
+                       helperEls.push(seg.el[0]);
+               }
+
+               this.helperSegs = segs;
+
+               return $(helperEls); // must return rendered helpers
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderHelperSegs: function() {
+               this.unrenderNamedSegs('helperSegs');
+       },
+
+
+       /* Background Events
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
        renderBgSegs: function(segs) {
+               segs = this.renderFillSegEls('bgEvent', segs); // TODO: old fill system
+               this.updateSegVerticals(segs);
+               this.attachSegsByCol(this.groupSegsByCol(segs), this.bgContainerEls);
+               this.bgSegs = segs;
+               return segs; // needed for Grid::renderEvents
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderBgSegs: function() {
+               this.unrenderNamedSegs('bgSegs');
+       },
+
+
+       /* Highlight
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderHighlightSegs: function(segs) {
+               segs = this.renderFillSegEls('highlight', segs); // TODO: instead of calling renderFill directly
+               this.updateSegVerticals(segs);
+               this.attachSegsByCol(this.groupSegsByCol(segs), this.highlightContainerEls);
+               this.highlightSegs = segs;
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderHighlightSegs: function() {
+               this.unrenderNamedSegs('highlightSegs');
+       },
+
+
+       /* Business Hours
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       renderBusinessSegs: function(segs) {
+               segs = this.renderFillSegEls('businessHours', segs); // TODO: instead of calling renderFill directly
+               this.updateSegVerticals(segs);
+               this.attachSegsByCol(this.groupSegsByCol(segs), this.businessContainerEls);
+               this.businessSegs = segs;
+       },
+
+
+       unrenderBusinessSegs: function() {
+               this.unrenderNamedSegs('businessSegs');
+       },
+
+
+       /* Seg Rendering Utils
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Given a flat array of segments, return an array of sub-arrays, grouped by each segment's col
+       groupSegsByCol: function(segs) {
+               var segsByCol = [];
+               var i;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < this.colCnt; i++) {
+                       segsByCol.push([]);
+               }
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       segsByCol[segs[i].col].push(segs[i]);
+               }
+
+               return segsByCol;
+       },
+
+
+       // Given segments grouped by column, insert the segments' elements into a parallel array of container
+       // elements, each living within a column.
+       attachSegsByCol: function(segsByCol, containerEls) {
+               var col;
+               var segs;
+               var i;
+
+               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) { // iterate each column grouping
+                       segs = segsByCol[col];
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                               containerEls.eq(col).append(segs[i].el);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Given the name of a property of `this` object, assumed to be an array of segments,
+       // loops through each segment and removes from DOM. Will null-out the property afterwards.
+       unrenderNamedSegs: function(propName) {
+               var segs = this[propName];
+               var i;
+
+               if (segs) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                               segs[i].el.remove();
+                       }
+                       this[propName] = null;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+
+       /* Foreground Event Rendering Utils
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Given an array of foreground segments, render a DOM element for each, computes position,
+       // and attaches to the column inner-container elements.
+       renderFgSegsIntoContainers: function(segs, containerEls) {
+               var segsByCol;
+               var col;
+
+               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs); // will call fgSegHtml
+               segsByCol = this.groupSegsByCol(segs);
+
+               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
+                       this.updateFgSegCoords(segsByCol[col]);
+               }
+
+               this.attachSegsByCol(segsByCol, containerEls);
+
+               return segs;
+       },
+
+
+       // Renders the HTML for a single event segment's default rendering
+       fgSegHtml: function(seg, disableResizing) {
+               var view = this.view;
+               var calendar = view.calendar;
+               var componentFootprint = seg.footprint.componentFootprint;
+               var isAllDay = componentFootprint.isAllDay;
+               var eventDef = seg.footprint.eventDef;
+               var isDraggable = view.isEventDefDraggable(eventDef);
+               var isResizableFromStart = !disableResizing && seg.isStart && view.isEventDefResizableFromStart(eventDef);
+               var isResizableFromEnd = !disableResizing && seg.isEnd && view.isEventDefResizableFromEnd(eventDef);
+               var classes = this.getSegClasses(seg, isDraggable, isResizableFromStart || isResizableFromEnd);
+               var skinCss = cssToStr(this.getSegSkinCss(seg));
+               var timeText;
+               var fullTimeText; // more verbose time text. for the print stylesheet
+               var startTimeText; // just the start time text
+
+               classes.unshift('fc-time-grid-event', 'fc-v-event');
+
+               // if the event appears to span more than one day...
+               if (view.isMultiDayRange(componentFootprint.unzonedRange)) {
+                       // Don't display time text on segments that run entirely through a day.
+                       // That would appear as midnight-midnight and would look dumb.
+                       // Otherwise, display the time text for the *segment's* times (like 6pm-midnight or midnight-10am)
+                       if (seg.isStart || seg.isEnd) {
+                               var zonedStart = calendar.msToMoment(seg.startMs);
+                               var zonedEnd = calendar.msToMoment(seg.endMs);
+                               timeText = this._getEventTimeText(zonedStart, zonedEnd, isAllDay);
+                               fullTimeText = this._getEventTimeText(zonedStart, zonedEnd, isAllDay, 'LT');
+                               startTimeText = this._getEventTimeText(zonedStart, zonedEnd, isAllDay, null, false); // displayEnd=false
+                       }
+               }
+               else {
+                       // Display the normal time text for the *event's* times
+                       timeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg.footprint);
+                       fullTimeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg.footprint, 'LT');
+                       startTimeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg.footprint, null, false); // displayEnd=false
+               }
+
+               return '<a class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
+                       (eventDef.url ?
+                               ' href="' + htmlEscape(eventDef.url) + '"' :
+                               ''
+                               ) +
+                       (skinCss ?
+                               ' style="' + skinCss + '"' :
+                               ''
+                               ) +
+                       '>' +
+                               '<div class="fc-content">' +
+                                       (timeText ?
+                                               '<div class="fc-time"' +
+                                               ' data-start="' + htmlEscape(startTimeText) + '"' +
+                                               ' data-full="' + htmlEscape(fullTimeText) + '"' +
+                                               '>' +
+                                                       '<span>' + htmlEscape(timeText) + '</span>' +
+                                               '</div>' :
+                                               ''
+                                               ) +
+                                       (eventDef.title ?
+                                               '<div class="fc-title">' +
+                                                       htmlEscape(eventDef.title) +
+                                               '</div>' :
+                                               ''
+                                               ) +
+                               '</div>' +
+                               '<div class="fc-bg"/>' +
+                               /* TODO: write CSS for this
+                               (isResizableFromStart ?
+                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-start-resizer" />' :
+                                       ''
+                                       ) +
+                               */
+                               (isResizableFromEnd ?
+                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-end-resizer" />' :
+                                       ''
+                                       ) +
+                       '</a>';
+       },
+
+
+       /* Seg Position Utils
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Refreshes the CSS top/bottom coordinates for each segment element.
+       // Works when called after initial render, after a window resize/zoom for example.
+       updateSegVerticals: function(segs) {
+               this.computeSegVerticals(segs);
+               this.assignSegVerticals(segs);
+       },
+
+
+       // For each segment in an array, computes and assigns its top and bottom properties
+       computeSegVerticals: function(segs) {
+               var i, seg;
+               var dayDate;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+                       dayDate = this.dayDates[seg.dayIndex];
+
+                       seg.top = this.computeDateTop(seg.startMs, dayDate);
+                       seg.bottom = this.computeDateTop(seg.endMs, dayDate);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Given segments that already have their top/bottom properties computed, applies those values to
+       // the segments' elements.
+       assignSegVerticals: function(segs) {
+               var i, seg;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+                       seg.el.css(this.generateSegVerticalCss(seg));
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates an object with CSS properties for the top/bottom coordinates of a segment element
+       generateSegVerticalCss: function(seg) {
+               return {
+                       top: seg.top,
+                       bottom: -seg.bottom // flipped because needs to be space beyond bottom edge of event container
+               };
+       },
+
+
+       /* Foreground Event Positioning Utils
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Given segments that are assumed to all live in the *same column*,
+       // compute their verical/horizontal coordinates and assign to their elements.
+       updateFgSegCoords: function(segs) {
+               this.computeSegVerticals(segs); // horizontals relies on this
+               this.computeFgSegHorizontals(segs); // compute horizontal coordinates, z-index's, and reorder the array
+               this.assignSegVerticals(segs);
+               this.assignFgSegHorizontals(segs);
+       },
+
+
+       // Given an array of segments that are all in the same column, sets the backwardCoord and forwardCoord on each.
+       // NOTE: Also reorders the given array by date!
+       computeFgSegHorizontals: function(segs) {
+               var levels;
+               var level0;
+               var i;
+
+               this.sortEventSegs(segs); // order by certain criteria
+               levels = buildSlotSegLevels(segs);
+               computeForwardSlotSegs(levels);
+
+               if ((level0 = levels[0])) {
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < level0.length; i++) {
+                               computeSlotSegPressures(level0[i]);
+                       }
+
+                       for (i = 0; i < level0.length; i++) {
+                               this.computeFgSegForwardBack(level0[i], 0, 0);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Calculate seg.forwardCoord and seg.backwardCoord for the segment, where both values range
+       // from 0 to 1. If the calendar is left-to-right, the seg.backwardCoord maps to "left" and
+       // seg.forwardCoord maps to "right" (via percentage). Vice-versa if the calendar is right-to-left.
+       //
+       // The segment might be part of a "series", which means consecutive segments with the same pressure
+       // who's width is unknown until an edge has been hit. `seriesBackwardPressure` is the number of
+       // segments behind this one in the current series, and `seriesBackwardCoord` is the starting
+       // coordinate of the first segment in the series.
+       computeFgSegForwardBack: function(seg, seriesBackwardPressure, seriesBackwardCoord) {
+               var forwardSegs = seg.forwardSegs;
+               var i;
+
+               if (seg.forwardCoord === undefined) { // not already computed
+
+                       if (!forwardSegs.length) {
+
+                               // if there are no forward segments, this segment should butt up against the edge
+                               seg.forwardCoord = 1;
+                       }
+                       else {
+
+                               // sort highest pressure first
+                               this.sortForwardSegs(forwardSegs);
+
+                               // this segment's forwardCoord will be calculated from the backwardCoord of the
+                               // highest-pressure forward segment.
+                               this.computeFgSegForwardBack(forwardSegs[0], seriesBackwardPressure + 1, seriesBackwardCoord);
+                               seg.forwardCoord = forwardSegs[0].backwardCoord;
+                       }
+
+                       // calculate the backwardCoord from the forwardCoord. consider the series
+                       seg.backwardCoord = seg.forwardCoord -
+                               (seg.forwardCoord - seriesBackwardCoord) / // available width for series
+                               (seriesBackwardPressure + 1); // # of segments in the series
+
+                       // use this segment's coordinates to computed the coordinates of the less-pressurized
+                       // forward segments
+                       for (i=0; i<forwardSegs.length; i++) {
+                               this.computeFgSegForwardBack(forwardSegs[i], 0, seg.forwardCoord);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       sortForwardSegs: function(forwardSegs) {
+               forwardSegs.sort(proxy(this, 'compareForwardSegs'));
+       },
+
+
+       // A cmp function for determining which forward segment to rely on more when computing coordinates.
+       compareForwardSegs: function(seg1, seg2) {
+               // put higher-pressure first
+               return seg2.forwardPressure - seg1.forwardPressure ||
+                       // put segments that are closer to initial edge first (and favor ones with no coords yet)
+                       (seg1.backwardCoord || 0) - (seg2.backwardCoord || 0) ||
+                       // do normal sorting...
+                       this.compareEventSegs(seg1, seg2);
+       },
+
+
+       // Given foreground event segments that have already had their position coordinates computed,
+       // assigns position-related CSS values to their elements.
+       assignFgSegHorizontals: function(segs) {
+               var i, seg;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+                       seg = segs[i];
+                       seg.el.css(this.generateFgSegHorizontalCss(seg));
+
+                       // if the height is short, add a className for alternate styling
+                       if (seg.bottom - seg.top < 30) {
+                               seg.el.addClass('fc-short');
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates an object with CSS properties/values that should be applied to an event segment element.
+       // Contains important positioning-related properties that should be applied to any event element, customized or not.
+       generateFgSegHorizontalCss: function(seg) {
+               var shouldOverlap = this.opt('slotEventOverlap');
+               var backwardCoord = seg.backwardCoord; // the left side if LTR. the right side if RTL. floating-point
+               var forwardCoord = seg.forwardCoord; // the right side if LTR. the left side if RTL. floating-point
+               var props = this.generateSegVerticalCss(seg); // get top/bottom first
+               var left; // amount of space from left edge, a fraction of the total width
+               var right; // amount of space from right edge, a fraction of the total width
+
+               if (shouldOverlap) {
+                       // double the width, but don't go beyond the maximum forward coordinate (1.0)
+                       forwardCoord = Math.min(1, backwardCoord + (forwardCoord - backwardCoord) * 2);
+               }
+
+               if (this.isRTL) {
+                       left = 1 - forwardCoord;
+                       right = backwardCoord;
+               }
+               else {
+                       left = backwardCoord;
+                       right = 1 - forwardCoord;
+               }
+
+               props.zIndex = seg.level + 1; // convert from 0-base to 1-based
+               props.left = left * 100 + '%';
+               props.right = right * 100 + '%';
+
+               if (shouldOverlap && seg.forwardPressure) {
+                       // add padding to the edge so that forward stacked events don't cover the resizer's icon
+                       props[this.isRTL ? 'marginLeft' : 'marginRight'] = 10 * 2; // 10 is a guesstimate of the icon's width
+               }
+
+               return props;
+       }
+
+});
+
+
+// Builds an array of segments "levels". The first level will be the leftmost tier of segments if the calendar is
+// left-to-right, or the rightmost if the calendar is right-to-left. Assumes the segments are already ordered by date.
+function buildSlotSegLevels(segs) {
+       var levels = [];
+       var i, seg;
+       var j;
+
+       for (i=0; i<segs.length; i++) {
+               seg = segs[i];
+
+               // go through all the levels and stop on the first level where there are no collisions
+               for (j=0; j<levels.length; j++) {
+                       if (!computeSlotSegCollisions(seg, levels[j]).length) {
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               seg.level = j;
+
+               (levels[j] || (levels[j] = [])).push(seg);
+       }
+
+       return levels;
+}
+
+
+// For every segment, figure out the other segments that are in subsequent
+// levels that also occupy the same vertical space. Accumulate in seg.forwardSegs
+function computeForwardSlotSegs(levels) {
+       var i, level;
+       var j, seg;
+       var k;
+
+       for (i=0; i<levels.length; i++) {
+               level = levels[i];
+
+               for (j=0; j<level.length; j++) {
+                       seg = level[j];
+
+                       seg.forwardSegs = [];
+                       for (k=i+1; k<levels.length; k++) {
+                               computeSlotSegCollisions(seg, levels[k], seg.forwardSegs);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+
+// Figure out which path forward (via seg.forwardSegs) results in the longest path until
+// the furthest edge is reached. The number of segments in this path will be seg.forwardPressure
+function computeSlotSegPressures(seg) {
+       var forwardSegs = seg.forwardSegs;
+       var forwardPressure = 0;
+       var i, forwardSeg;
+
+       if (seg.forwardPressure === undefined) { // not already computed
+
+               for (i=0; i<forwardSegs.length; i++) {
+                       forwardSeg = forwardSegs[i];
+
+                       // figure out the child's maximum forward path
+                       computeSlotSegPressures(forwardSeg);
+
+                       // either use the existing maximum, or use the child's forward pressure
+                       // plus one (for the forwardSeg itself)
+                       forwardPressure = Math.max(
+                               forwardPressure,
+                               1 + forwardSeg.forwardPressure
+                       );
+               }
+
+               seg.forwardPressure = forwardPressure;
+       }
+}
+
+
+// Find all the segments in `otherSegs` that vertically collide with `seg`.
+// Append into an optionally-supplied `results` array and return.
+function computeSlotSegCollisions(seg, otherSegs, results) {
+       results = results || [];
+
+       for (var i=0; i<otherSegs.length; i++) {
+               if (isSlotSegCollision(seg, otherSegs[i])) {
+                       results.push(otherSegs[i]);
+               }
+       }
+
+       return results;
+}
+
+
+// Do these segments occupy the same vertical space?
+function isSlotSegCollision(seg1, seg2) {
+       return seg1.bottom > seg2.top && seg1.top < seg2.bottom;
+}
+
+;;
+
+/* An abstract class from which other views inherit from
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+var View = FC.View = ChronoComponent.extend({
+
+       type: null, // subclass' view name (string)
+       name: null, // deprecated. use `type` instead
+       title: null, // the text that will be displayed in the header's title
+
+       calendar: null, // owner Calendar object
+       viewSpec: null,
+       options: null, // hash containing all options. already merged with view-specific-options
+
+       renderQueue: null,
+       batchRenderDepth: 0,
+       isDatesRendered: false,
+       isEventsRendered: false,
+       isBaseRendered: false, // related to viewRender/viewDestroy triggers
+
+       queuedScroll: null,
+
+       isSelected: false, // boolean whether a range of time is user-selected or not
+       selectedEventInstance: null,
+
+       eventOrderSpecs: null, // criteria for ordering events when they have same date/time
+
+       // for date utils, computed from options
+       isHiddenDayHash: null,
+
+       // now indicator
+       isNowIndicatorRendered: null,
+       initialNowDate: null, // result first getNow call
+       initialNowQueriedMs: null, // ms time the getNow was called
+       nowIndicatorTimeoutID: null, // for refresh timing of now indicator
+       nowIndicatorIntervalID: null, // "
+
+
+       constructor: function(calendar, viewSpec) {
+               this.calendar = calendar;
+               this.viewSpec = viewSpec;
+
+               // shortcuts
+               this.type = viewSpec.type;
+               this.options = viewSpec.options;
+
+               // .name is deprecated
+               this.name = this.type;
+
+               ChronoComponent.call(this);
+
+               this.initHiddenDays();
+               this.eventOrderSpecs = parseFieldSpecs(this.opt('eventOrder'));
+
+               this.renderQueue = this.buildRenderQueue();
+               this.initAutoBatchRender();
+
+               this.initialize();
+       },
+
+
+       buildRenderQueue: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var renderQueue = new RenderQueue({
+                       event: this.opt('eventRenderWait')
+               });
+
+               renderQueue.on('start', function() {
+                       _this.freezeHeight();
+                       _this.addScroll(_this.queryScroll());
+               });
+
+               renderQueue.on('stop', function() {
+                       _this.thawHeight();
+                       _this.popScroll();
+               });
+
+               return renderQueue;
+       },
+
+
+       initAutoBatchRender: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               this.on('before:change', function() {
+                       _this.startBatchRender();
+               });
+
+               this.on('change', function() {
+                       _this.stopBatchRender();
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       startBatchRender: function() {
+               if (!(this.batchRenderDepth++)) {
+                       this.renderQueue.pause();
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       stopBatchRender: function() {
+               if (!(--this.batchRenderDepth)) {
+                       this.renderQueue.resume();
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // A good place for subclasses to initialize member variables
+       initialize: function() {
+               // subclasses can implement
+       },
+
+
+       // Retrieves an option with the given name
+       opt: function(name) {
+               return this.options[name];
+       },
+
+
+       /* Title and Date Formatting
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Computes what the title at the top of the calendar should be for this view
+       computeTitle: function() {
+               var unzonedRange;
+
+               // for views that span a large unit of time, show the proper interval, ignoring stray days before and after
+               if (/^(year|month)$/.test(this.currentRangeUnit)) {
+                       unzonedRange = this.currentUnzonedRange;
+               }
+               else { // for day units or smaller, use the actual day range
+                       unzonedRange = this.activeUnzonedRange;
+               }
+
+               return this.formatRange(
+                       {
+                               start: this.calendar.msToMoment(unzonedRange.startMs, this.isRangeAllDay),
+                               end: this.calendar.msToMoment(unzonedRange.endMs, this.isRangeAllDay)
+                       },
+                       this.isRangeAllDay,
+                       this.opt('titleFormat') || this.computeTitleFormat(),
+                       this.opt('titleRangeSeparator')
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       // Generates the format string that should be used to generate the title for the current date range.
+       // Attempts to compute the most appropriate format if not explicitly specified with `titleFormat`.
+       computeTitleFormat: function() {
+               if (this.currentRangeUnit == 'year') {
+                       return 'YYYY';
+               }
+               else if (this.currentRangeUnit == 'month') {
+                       return this.opt('monthYearFormat'); // like "September 2014"
+               }
+               else if (this.currentRangeAs('days') > 1) {
+                       return 'll'; // multi-day range. shorter, like "Sep 9 - 10 2014"
+               }
+               else {
+                       return 'LL'; // one day. longer, like "September 9 2014"
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Element
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       setElement: function(el) {
+               ChronoComponent.prototype.setElement.apply(this, arguments);
+
+               this.bindBaseRenderHandlers();
+       },
+
+
+       removeElement: function() {
+               this.unsetDate();
+               this.unbindBaseRenderHandlers();
+
+               ChronoComponent.prototype.removeElement.apply(this, arguments);
+       },
+
+
+       // Date Setting/Unsetting
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       setDate: function(date) {
+               var currentDateProfile = this.get('dateProfile');
+               var newDateProfile = this.buildDateProfile(date, null, true); // forceToValid=true
+
+               if (
+                       !currentDateProfile ||
+                       !currentDateProfile.activeUnzonedRange.equals(newDateProfile.activeUnzonedRange)
+               ) {
+                       this.set('dateProfile', newDateProfile);
+               }
+
+               return newDateProfile.date;
+       },
+
+
+       unsetDate: function() {
+               this.unset('dateProfile');
+       },
+
+
+       // Date Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       requestDateRender: function(dateProfile) {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               this.renderQueue.queue(function() {
+                       _this.executeDateRender(dateProfile);
+               }, 'date', 'init');
+       },
+
+
+       requestDateUnrender: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               this.renderQueue.queue(function() {
+                       _this.executeDateUnrender();
+               }, 'date', 'destroy');
+       },
+
+
+       // Event Data
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       fetchInitialEvents: function(dateProfile) {
+               var calendar = this.calendar;
+               var forceAllDay = dateProfile.isRangeAllDay && !this.usesMinMaxTime;
+
+               return calendar.requestEvents(
+                       calendar.msToMoment(dateProfile.activeUnzonedRange.startMs, forceAllDay),
+                       calendar.msToMoment(dateProfile.activeUnzonedRange.endMs, forceAllDay)
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       bindEventChanges: function() {
+               this.listenTo(this.calendar, 'eventsReset', this.resetEvents);
+       },
+
+
+       unbindEventChanges: function() {
+               this.stopListeningTo(this.calendar, 'eventsReset');
+       },
+
+
+       setEvents: function(eventsPayload) {
+               this.set('currentEvents', eventsPayload);
+               this.set('hasEvents', true);
+       },
+
+
+       unsetEvents: function() {
+               this.unset('currentEvents');
+               this.unset('hasEvents');
+       },
+
+
+       resetEvents: function(eventsPayload) {
+               this.startBatchRender();
+               this.unsetEvents();
+               this.setEvents(eventsPayload);
+               this.stopBatchRender();
+       },
+
+
+       // Event Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       requestEventsRender: function(eventsPayload) {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               this.renderQueue.queue(function() {
+                       _this.executeEventsRender(eventsPayload);
+               }, 'event', 'init');
+       },
+
+
+       requestEventsUnrender: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               this.renderQueue.queue(function() {
+                       _this.executeEventsUnrender();
+               }, 'event', 'destroy');
+       },
+
+
+       // Date High-level Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // if dateProfile not specified, uses current
+       executeDateRender: function(dateProfile, skipScroll) {
+
+               this.setDateProfileForRendering(dateProfile);
+
+               if (this.render) {
+                       this.render(); // TODO: deprecate
+               }
+
+               this.renderDates();
+               this.updateSize();
+               this.renderBusinessHours(); // might need coordinates, so should go after updateSize()
+               this.startNowIndicator();
+
+               if (!skipScroll) {
+                       this.addScroll(this.computeInitialDateScroll());
+               }
+
+               this.isDatesRendered = true;
+               this.trigger('datesRendered');
+       },
+
+
+       executeDateUnrender: function() {
+
+               this.unselect();
+               this.stopNowIndicator();
+
+               this.trigger('before:datesUnrendered');
+
+               this.unrenderBusinessHours();
+               this.unrenderDates();
+
+               if (this.destroy) {
+                       this.destroy(); // TODO: deprecate
+               }
+
+               this.isDatesRendered = false;
+       },
+
+
+       // Determing when the "meat" of the view is rendered (aka the base)
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       bindBaseRenderHandlers: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               this.on('datesRendered.baseHandler', function() {
+                       _this.onBaseRender();
+               });
+
+               this.on('before:datesUnrendered.baseHandler', function() {
+                       _this.onBeforeBaseUnrender();
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       unbindBaseRenderHandlers: function() {
+               this.off('.baseHandler');
+       },
+
+
+       onBaseRender: function() {
+               this.applyScreenState();
+               this.publiclyTrigger('viewRender', {
+                       context: this,
+                       args: [ this, this.el ]
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       onBeforeBaseUnrender: function() {
+               this.applyScreenState();
+               this.publiclyTrigger('viewDestroy', {
+                       context: this,
+                       args: [ this, this.el ]
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       // Misc view rendering utils
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // Binds DOM handlers to elements that reside outside the view container, such as the document
+       bindGlobalHandlers: function() {
+               this.listenTo(GlobalEmitter.get(), {
+                       touchstart: this.processUnselect,
+                       mousedown: this.handleDocumentMousedown
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       // Unbinds DOM handlers from elements that reside outside the view container
+       unbindGlobalHandlers: function() {
+               this.stopListeningTo(GlobalEmitter.get());
+       },
+
+
+       /* Now Indicator
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Immediately render the current time indicator and begins re-rendering it at an interval,
+       // which is defined by this.getNowIndicatorUnit().
+       // TODO: somehow do this for the current whole day's background too
+       startNowIndicator: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var unit;
+               var update;
+               var delay; // ms wait value
+
+               if (this.opt('nowIndicator')) {
+                       unit = this.getNowIndicatorUnit();
+                       if (unit) {
+                               update = proxy(this, 'updateNowIndicator'); // bind to `this`
+
+                               this.initialNowDate = this.calendar.getNow();
+                               this.initialNowQueriedMs = +new Date();
+                               this.renderNowIndicator(this.initialNowDate);
+                               this.isNowIndicatorRendered = true;
+
+                               // wait until the beginning of the next interval
+                               delay = this.initialNowDate.clone().startOf(unit).add(1, unit) - this.initialNowDate;
+                               this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID = setTimeout(function() {
+                                       _this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID = null;
+                                       update();
+                                       delay = +moment.duration(1, unit);
+                                       delay = Math.max(100, delay); // prevent too frequent
+                                       _this.nowIndicatorIntervalID = setInterval(update, delay); // update every interval
+                               }, delay);
+                       }
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // rerenders the now indicator, computing the new current time from the amount of time that has passed
+       // since the initial getNow call.
+       updateNowIndicator: function() {
+               if (this.isNowIndicatorRendered) {
+                       this.unrenderNowIndicator();
+                       this.renderNowIndicator(
+                               this.initialNowDate.clone().add(new Date() - this.initialNowQueriedMs) // add ms
+                       );
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Immediately unrenders the view's current time indicator and stops any re-rendering timers.
+       // Won't cause side effects if indicator isn't rendered.
+       stopNowIndicator: function() {
+               if (this.isNowIndicatorRendered) {
+
+                       if (this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID) {
+                               clearTimeout(this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID);
+                               this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID = null;
+                       }
+                       if (this.nowIndicatorIntervalID) {
+                               clearTimeout(this.nowIndicatorIntervalID);
+                               this.nowIndicatorIntervalID = null;
+                       }
+
+                       this.unrenderNowIndicator();
+                       this.isNowIndicatorRendered = false;
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       /* Dimensions
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // TODO: move some of these to ChronoComponent
+
+
+       // Refreshes anything dependant upon sizing of the container element of the grid
+       updateSize: function(isResize) {
+               var scroll;
+
+               if (isResize) {
+                       scroll = this.queryScroll();
+               }
+
+               this.updateHeight(isResize);
+               this.updateWidth(isResize);
+               this.updateNowIndicator();
+
+               if (isResize) {
+                       this.applyScroll(scroll);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       // Refreshes the horizontal dimensions of the calendar
+       updateWidth: function(isResize) {
+               // subclasses should implement
+       },
+
+
+       // Refreshes the vertical dimensions of the calendar
+       updateHeight: function(isResize) {
+               var calendar = this.calendar; // we poll the calendar for height information
+
+               this.setHeight(
+                       calendar.getSuggestedViewHeight(),
+                       calendar.isHeightAuto()
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       // Updates the vertical dimensions of the calendar to the specified height.
+       // if `isAuto` is set to true, height becomes merely a suggestion and the view should use its "natural" height.
+       setHeight: function(height, isAuto) {
+               // subclasses should implement
+       },
+
+
+       /* Scroller
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       addForcedScroll: function(scroll) {
+               this.addScroll(
+                       $.extend(scroll, { isForced: true })
+               );
+       },
+
+
+       addScroll: function(scroll) {
+               var queuedScroll = this.queuedScroll || (this.queuedScroll = {});
+
+               if (!queuedScroll.isForced) {
+                       $.extend(queuedScroll, scroll);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       popScroll: function() {
+               this.applyQueuedScroll();
+               this.queuedScroll = null;
+       },
+
+
+       applyQueuedScroll: function() {
+               if (this.queuedScroll) {
+                       this.applyScroll(this.queuedScroll);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       queryScroll: function() {
+               var scroll = {};
+
+               if (this.isDatesRendered) {
+                       $.extend(scroll, this.queryDateScroll());
+               }
+
+               return scroll;
+       },
+
+
+       applyScroll: function(scroll) {
+               if (this.isDatesRendered) {
+                       this.applyDateScroll(scroll);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       computeInitialDateScroll: function() {
+               return {}; // subclasses must implement
+       },
+
+
+       queryDateScroll: function() {
+               return {}; // subclasses must implement
+       },
+
+
+       applyDateScroll: function(scroll) {
+               ; // subclasses must implement
+       },
+
+
+       /* Height Freezing
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       freezeHeight: function() {
+               this.calendar.freezeContentHeight();
+       },
+
+
+       thawHeight: function() {
+               this.calendar.thawContentHeight();
+       },
+
+
+       // Event High-level Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       executeEventsRender: function(eventsPayload) {
+
+               if (this.renderEvents) { // for legacy custom views
+                       this.renderEvents(convertEventsPayloadToLegacyArray(eventsPayload));
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.renderEventsPayload(eventsPayload);
+               }
+
+               this.isEventsRendered = true;
+
+               this.onEventsRender();
+       },
 
-               // don't render timed background events
-               var allDaySegs = $.grep(segs, function(seg) {
-                       return seg.event.allDay;
+
+       executeEventsUnrender: function() {
+               this.onBeforeEventsUnrender();
+
+               if (this.destroyEvents) {
+                       this.destroyEvents(); // TODO: deprecate
+               }
+
+               this.unrenderEvents();
+               this.isEventsRendered = false;
+       },
+
+
+       // Event Rendering Triggers
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       // Signals that all events have been rendered
+       onEventsRender: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var hasSingleHandlers = this.hasPublicHandlers('eventAfterRender');
+
+               if (hasSingleHandlers || this.hasPublicHandlers('eventAfterAllRender')) {
+                       this.applyScreenState();
+               }
+
+               if (hasSingleHandlers) {
+                       this.getEventSegs().forEach(function(seg) {
+                               var legacy;
+
+                               if (seg.el) { // necessary?
+                                       legacy = seg.footprint.getEventLegacy();
+
+                                       _this.publiclyTrigger('eventAfterRender', {
+                                               context: legacy,
+                                               args: [ legacy, seg.el, _this ]
+                                       });
+                               }
+                       });
+               }
+
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventAfterAllRender', {
+                       context: this,
+                       args: [ this ]
                });
+       },
 
-               return Grid.prototype.renderBgSegs.call(this, allDaySegs); // call the super-method
+
+       // Signals that all event elements are about to be removed
+       onBeforeEventsUnrender: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+
+               if (this.hasPublicHandlers('eventDestroy')) {
+
+                       this.applyScreenState();
+
+                       this.getEventSegs().forEach(function(seg) {
+                               var legacy;
+
+                               if (seg.el) { // necessary?
+                                       legacy = seg.footprint.getEventLegacy();
+
+                                       _this.publiclyTrigger('eventDestroy', {
+                                               context: legacy,
+                                               args: [ legacy, seg.el, _this ]
+                                       });
+                               }
+                       });
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Renders the given foreground event segments onto the grid
-       renderFgSegs: function(segs) {
-               var rowStructs;
+       applyScreenState: function() {
+               this.thawHeight();
+               this.freezeHeight();
+               this.applyQueuedScroll();
+       },
 
-               // render an `.el` on each seg
-               // returns a subset of the segs. segs that were actually rendered
-               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs);
 
-               rowStructs = this.rowStructs = this.renderSegRows(segs);
+       // Event Rendering Utils
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       // TODO: move this to ChronoComponent
 
-               // append to each row's content skeleton
-               this.rowEls.each(function(i, rowNode) {
-                       $(rowNode).find('.fc-content-skeleton > table').append(
-                               rowStructs[i].tbodyEl
-                       );
+
+       // Hides all rendered event segments linked to the given event
+       showEventsWithId: function(eventDefId) {
+               this.getEventSegs().forEach(function(seg) {
+                       if (
+                               seg.footprint.eventDef.id === eventDefId &&
+                               seg.el // necessary?
+                       ) {
+                               seg.el.css('visibility', '');
+                       }
                });
+       },
 
-               return segs; // return only the segs that were actually rendered
+
+       // Shows all rendered event segments linked to the given event
+       hideEventsWithId: function(eventDefId) {
+               this.getEventSegs().forEach(function(seg) {
+                       if (
+                               seg.footprint.eventDef.id === eventDefId &&
+                               seg.el // necessary?
+                       ) {
+                               seg.el.css('visibility', 'hidden');
+                       }
+               });
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders all currently rendered foreground event segments
-       unrenderFgSegs: function() {
-               var rowStructs = this.rowStructs || [];
-               var rowStruct;
+       /* Event Drag-n-Drop
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-               while ((rowStruct = rowStructs.pop())) {
-                       rowStruct.tbodyEl.remove();
+
+       reportEventDrop: function(eventInstance, eventMutation, el, ev) {
+               var eventManager = this.calendar.eventManager;
+               var undoFunc = eventManager.mutateEventsWithId(
+                       eventInstance.def.id,
+                       eventMutation,
+                       this.calendar
+               );
+               var dateMutation = eventMutation.dateMutation;
+
+               // update the EventInstance, for handlers
+               if (dateMutation) {
+                       eventInstance.dateProfile = dateMutation.buildNewDateProfile(
+                               eventInstance.dateProfile,
+                               this.calendar
+                       );
                }
 
-               this.rowStructs = null;
+               this.triggerEventDrop(
+                       eventInstance,
+                       // a drop doesn't necessarily mean a date mutation (ex: resource change)
+                       (dateMutation && dateMutation.dateDelta) || moment.duration(),
+                       undoFunc,
+                       el, ev
+               );
        },
 
 
-       // Uses the given events array to generate <tbody> elements that should be appended to each row's content skeleton.
-       // Returns an array of rowStruct objects (see the bottom of `renderSegRow`).
-       // PRECONDITION: each segment shoud already have a rendered and assigned `.el`
-       renderSegRows: function(segs) {
-               var rowStructs = [];
-               var segRows;
-               var row;
+       // Triggers event-drop handlers that have subscribed via the API
+       triggerEventDrop: function(eventInstance, dateDelta, undoFunc, el, ev) {
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventDrop', {
+                       context: el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               eventInstance.toLegacy(),
+                               dateDelta,
+                               undoFunc,
+                               ev,
+                               {}, // {} = jqui dummy
+                               this
+                       ]
+               });
+       },
 
-               segRows = this.groupSegRows(segs); // group into nested arrays
 
-               // iterate each row of segment groupings
-               for (row = 0; row < segRows.length; row++) {
-                       rowStructs.push(
-                               this.renderSegRow(row, segRows[row])
-                       );
+       /* External Element Drag-n-Drop
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Must be called when an external element, via jQuery UI, has been dropped onto the calendar.
+       // `meta` is the parsed data that has been embedded into the dragging event.
+       // `dropLocation` is an object that contains the new zoned start/end/allDay values for the event.
+       reportExternalDrop: function(singleEventDef, isEvent, isSticky, el, ev, ui) {
+
+               if (isEvent) {
+                       this.calendar.eventManager.addEventDef(singleEventDef, isSticky);
                }
 
-               return rowStructs;
+               this.triggerExternalDrop(singleEventDef, isEvent, el, ev, ui);
        },
 
 
-       // Builds the HTML to be used for the default element for an individual segment
-       fgSegHtml: function(seg, disableResizing) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var isDraggable = view.isEventDraggable(event);
-               var isResizableFromStart = !disableResizing && event.allDay &&
-                       seg.isStart && view.isEventResizableFromStart(event);
-               var isResizableFromEnd = !disableResizing && event.allDay &&
-                       seg.isEnd && view.isEventResizableFromEnd(event);
-               var classes = this.getSegClasses(seg, isDraggable, isResizableFromStart || isResizableFromEnd);
-               var skinCss = cssToStr(this.getSegSkinCss(seg));
-               var timeHtml = '';
-               var timeText;
-               var titleHtml;
+       // Triggers external-drop handlers that have subscribed via the API
+       triggerExternalDrop: function(singleEventDef, isEvent, el, ev, ui) {
 
-               classes.unshift('fc-day-grid-event', 'fc-h-event');
+               // trigger 'drop' regardless of whether element represents an event
+               this.publiclyTrigger('drop', {
+                       context: el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               singleEventDef.dateProfile.start.clone(),
+                               ev,
+                               ui,
+                               this
+                       ]
+               });
 
-               // Only display a timed events time if it is the starting segment
-               if (seg.isStart) {
-                       timeText = this.getEventTimeText(event);
-                       if (timeText) {
-                               timeHtml = '<span class="fc-time">' + htmlEscape(timeText) + '</span>';
-                       }
+               if (isEvent) {
+                       // signal an external event landed
+                       this.publiclyTrigger('eventReceive', {
+                               context: this,
+                               args: [
+                                       singleEventDef.buildInstance().toLegacy(),
+                                       this
+                               ]
+                       });
                }
+       },
 
-               titleHtml =
-                       '<span class="fc-title">' +
-                               (htmlEscape(event.title || '') || '&nbsp;') + // we always want one line of height
-                       '</span>';
-               
-               return '<a class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
-                               (event.url ?
-                                       ' href="' + htmlEscape(event.url) + '"' :
-                                       ''
-                                       ) +
-                               (skinCss ?
-                                       ' style="' + skinCss + '"' :
-                                       ''
-                                       ) +
-                       '>' +
-                               '<div class="fc-content">' +
-                                       (this.isRTL ?
-                                               titleHtml + ' ' + timeHtml : // put a natural space in between
-                                               timeHtml + ' ' + titleHtml   //
-                                               ) +
-                               '</div>' +
-                               (isResizableFromStart ?
-                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-start-resizer" />' :
-                                       ''
-                                       ) +
-                               (isResizableFromEnd ?
-                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-end-resizer" />' :
-                                       ''
-                                       ) +
-                       '</a>';
+
+       /* Event Resizing
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Must be called when an event in the view has been resized to a new length
+       reportEventResize: function(eventInstance, eventMutation, el, ev) {
+               var eventManager = this.calendar.eventManager;
+               var undoFunc = eventManager.mutateEventsWithId(
+                       eventInstance.def.id,
+                       eventMutation,
+                       this.calendar
+               );
+
+               // update the EventInstance, for handlers
+               eventInstance.dateProfile = eventMutation.dateMutation.buildNewDateProfile(
+                       eventInstance.dateProfile,
+                       this.calendar
+               );
+
+               this.triggerEventResize(
+                       eventInstance,
+                       eventMutation.dateMutation.endDelta,
+                       undoFunc,
+                       el, ev
+               );
        },
 
 
-       // Given a row # and an array of segments all in the same row, render a <tbody> element, a skeleton that contains
-       // the segments. Returns object with a bunch of internal data about how the render was calculated.
-       // NOTE: modifies rowSegs
-       renderSegRow: function(row, rowSegs) {
-               var colCnt = this.colCnt;
-               var segLevels = this.buildSegLevels(rowSegs); // group into sub-arrays of levels
-               var levelCnt = Math.max(1, segLevels.length); // ensure at least one level
-               var tbody = $('<tbody/>');
-               var segMatrix = []; // lookup for which segments are rendered into which level+col cells
-               var cellMatrix = []; // lookup for all <td> elements of the level+col matrix
-               var loneCellMatrix = []; // lookup for <td> elements that only take up a single column
-               var i, levelSegs;
-               var col;
-               var tr;
-               var j, seg;
-               var td;
+       // Triggers event-resize handlers that have subscribed via the API
+       triggerEventResize: function(eventInstance, durationDelta, undoFunc, el, ev) {
+               this.publiclyTrigger('eventResize', {
+                       context: el[0],
+                       args: [
+                               eventInstance.toLegacy(),
+                               durationDelta,
+                               undoFunc,
+                               ev,
+                               {}, // {} = jqui dummy
+                               this
+                       ]
+               });
+       },
 
-               // populates empty cells from the current column (`col`) to `endCol`
-               function emptyCellsUntil(endCol) {
-                       while (col < endCol) {
-                               // try to grab a cell from the level above and extend its rowspan. otherwise, create a fresh cell
-                               td = (loneCellMatrix[i - 1] || [])[col];
-                               if (td) {
-                                       td.attr(
-                                               'rowspan',
-                                               parseInt(td.attr('rowspan') || 1, 10) + 1
-                                       );
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       td = $('<td/>');
-                                       tr.append(td);
-                               }
-                               cellMatrix[i][col] = td;
-                               loneCellMatrix[i][col] = td;
-                               col++;
-                       }
+
+       /* Selection (time range)
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Selects a date span on the view. `start` and `end` are both Moments.
+       // `ev` is the native mouse event that begin the interaction.
+       select: function(footprint, ev) {
+               this.unselect(ev);
+               this.renderSelectionFootprint(footprint);
+               this.reportSelection(footprint, ev);
+       },
+
+
+       renderSelectionFootprint: function(footprint, ev) {
+               if (this.renderSelection) { // legacy method in custom view classes
+                       this.renderSelection(
+                               footprint.toLegacy(this.calendar)
+                       );
+               }
+               else {
+                       ChronoComponent.prototype.renderSelectionFootprint.apply(this, arguments);
                }
+       },
 
-               for (i = 0; i < levelCnt; i++) { // iterate through all levels
-                       levelSegs = segLevels[i];
-                       col = 0;
-                       tr = $('<tr/>');
 
-                       segMatrix.push([]);
-                       cellMatrix.push([]);
-                       loneCellMatrix.push([]);
+       // Called when a new selection is made. Updates internal state and triggers handlers.
+       reportSelection: function(footprint, ev) {
+               this.isSelected = true;
+               this.triggerSelect(footprint, ev);
+       },
 
-                       // levelCnt might be 1 even though there are no actual levels. protect against this.
-                       // this single empty row is useful for styling.
-                       if (levelSegs) {
-                               for (j = 0; j < levelSegs.length; j++) { // iterate through segments in level
-                                       seg = levelSegs[j];
 
-                                       emptyCellsUntil(seg.leftCol);
+       // Triggers handlers to 'select'
+       triggerSelect: function(footprint, ev) {
+               var dateProfile = this.calendar.footprintToDateProfile(footprint); // abuse of "Event"DateProfile?
+
+               this.publiclyTrigger('select', {
+                       context: this,
+                       args: [
+                               dateProfile.start,
+                               dateProfile.end,
+                               ev,
+                               this
+                       ]
+               });
+       },
+
+
+       // Undoes a selection. updates in the internal state and triggers handlers.
+       // `ev` is the native mouse event that began the interaction.
+       unselect: function(ev) {
+               if (this.isSelected) {
+                       this.isSelected = false;
+                       if (this.destroySelection) {
+                               this.destroySelection(); // TODO: deprecate
+                       }
+                       this.unrenderSelection();
+                       this.publiclyTrigger('unselect', {
+                               context: this,
+                               args: [ ev, this ]
+                       });
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       /* Event Selection
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-                                       // create a container that occupies or more columns. append the event element.
-                                       td = $('<td class="fc-event-container"/>').append(seg.el);
-                                       if (seg.leftCol != seg.rightCol) {
-                                               td.attr('colspan', seg.rightCol - seg.leftCol + 1);
-                                       }
-                                       else { // a single-column segment
-                                               loneCellMatrix[i][col] = td;
-                                       }
 
-                                       while (col <= seg.rightCol) {
-                                               cellMatrix[i][col] = td;
-                                               segMatrix[i][col] = seg;
-                                               col++;
-                                       }
+       selectEventInstance: function(eventInstance) {
+               if (
+                       !this.selectedEventInstance ||
+                       this.selectedEventInstance !== eventInstance
+               ) {
+                       this.unselectEventInstance();
 
-                                       tr.append(td);
+                       this.getEventSegs().forEach(function(seg) {
+                               if (
+                                       seg.footprint.eventInstance === eventInstance &&
+                                       seg.el // necessary?
+                               ) {
+                                       seg.el.addClass('fc-selected');
                                }
-                       }
+                       });
 
-                       emptyCellsUntil(colCnt); // finish off the row
-                       this.bookendCells(tr);
-                       tbody.append(tr);
+                       this.selectedEventInstance = eventInstance;
                }
-
-               return { // a "rowStruct"
-                       row: row, // the row number
-                       tbodyEl: tbody,
-                       cellMatrix: cellMatrix,
-                       segMatrix: segMatrix,
-                       segLevels: segLevels,
-                       segs: rowSegs
-               };
        },
 
 
-       // Stacks a flat array of segments, which are all assumed to be in the same row, into subarrays of vertical levels.
-       // NOTE: modifies segs
-       buildSegLevels: function(segs) {
-               var levels = [];
-               var i, seg;
-               var j;
-
-               // Give preference to elements with certain criteria, so they have
-               // a chance to be closer to the top.
-               this.sortEventSegs(segs);
-               
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
+       unselectEventInstance: function() {
+               if (this.selectedEventInstance) {
 
-                       // loop through levels, starting with the topmost, until the segment doesn't collide with other segments
-                       for (j = 0; j < levels.length; j++) {
-                               if (!isDaySegCollision(seg, levels[j])) {
-                                       break;
+                       this.getEventSegs().forEach(function(seg) {
+                               if (seg.el) { // necessary?
+                                       seg.el.removeClass('fc-selected');
                                }
-                       }
-                       // `j` now holds the desired subrow index
-                       seg.level = j;
+                       });
 
-                       // create new level array if needed and append segment
-                       (levels[j] || (levels[j] = [])).push(seg);
+                       this.selectedEventInstance = null;
                }
+       },
 
-               // order segments left-to-right. very important if calendar is RTL
-               for (j = 0; j < levels.length; j++) {
-                       levels[j].sort(compareDaySegCols);
+
+       isEventDefSelected: function(eventDef) {
+               // event references might change on refetchEvents(), while selectedEventInstance doesn't,
+               // so compare IDs
+               return this.selectedEventInstance && this.selectedEventInstance.def.id === eventDef.id;
+       },
+
+
+       /* Mouse / Touch Unselecting (time range & event unselection)
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // TODO: move consistently to down/start or up/end?
+       // TODO: don't kill previous selection if touch scrolling
+
+
+       handleDocumentMousedown: function(ev) {
+               if (isPrimaryMouseButton(ev)) {
+                       this.processUnselect(ev);
                }
+       },
 
-               return levels;
+
+       processUnselect: function(ev) {
+               this.processRangeUnselect(ev);
+               this.processEventUnselect(ev);
        },
 
 
-       // Given a flat array of segments, return an array of sub-arrays, grouped by each segment's row
-       groupSegRows: function(segs) {
-               var segRows = [];
-               var i;
+       processRangeUnselect: function(ev) {
+               var ignore;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < this.rowCnt; i++) {
-                       segRows.push([]);
+               // is there a time-range selection?
+               if (this.isSelected && this.opt('unselectAuto')) {
+                       // only unselect if the clicked element is not identical to or inside of an 'unselectCancel' element
+                       ignore = this.opt('unselectCancel');
+                       if (!ignore || !$(ev.target).closest(ignore).length) {
+                               this.unselect(ev);
+                       }
                }
+       },
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       segRows[segs[i].row].push(segs[i]);
+
+       processEventUnselect: function(ev) {
+               if (this.selectedEventInstance) {
+                       if (!$(ev.target).closest('.fc-selected').length) {
+                               this.unselectEventInstance();
+                       }
                }
+       },
 
-               return segRows;
+
+       /* Day Click
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       // Triggers handlers to 'dayClick'
+       // Span has start/end of the clicked area. Only the start is useful.
+       triggerDayClick: function(footprint, dayEl, ev) {
+               var dateProfile = this.calendar.footprintToDateProfile(footprint); // abuse of "Event"DateProfile?
+
+               this.publiclyTrigger('dayClick', {
+                       context: dayEl,
+                       args: [ dateProfile.start, ev, this ]
+               });
        }
 
 });
 
 
-// Computes whether two segments' columns collide. They are assumed to be in the same row.
-function isDaySegCollision(seg, otherSegs) {
-       var i, otherSeg;
+View.watch('displayingDates', [ 'dateProfile' ], function(deps) {
+       this.requestDateRender(deps.dateProfile);
+}, function() {
+       this.requestDateUnrender();
+});
 
-       for (i = 0; i < otherSegs.length; i++) {
-               otherSeg = otherSegs[i];
 
-               if (
-                       otherSeg.leftCol <= seg.rightCol &&
-                       otherSeg.rightCol >= seg.leftCol
-               ) {
-                       return true;
+View.watch('initialEvents', [ 'dateProfile' ], function(deps) {
+       return this.fetchInitialEvents(deps.dateProfile);
+});
+
+
+View.watch('bindingEvents', [ 'initialEvents' ], function(deps) {
+       this.setEvents(deps.initialEvents);
+       this.bindEventChanges();
+}, function() {
+       this.unbindEventChanges();
+       this.unsetEvents();
+});
+
+
+View.watch('displayingEvents', [ 'displayingDates', 'hasEvents' ], function() {
+       this.requestEventsRender(this.get('currentEvents')); // if there were event mutations after initialEvents
+}, function() {
+       this.requestEventsUnrender();
+});
+
+
+function convertEventsPayloadToLegacyArray(eventsPayload) {
+       var legacyEvents = [];
+       var id;
+       var eventInstances;
+       var i;
+
+       for (id in eventsPayload) {
+
+               eventInstances = eventsPayload[id].eventInstances;
+
+               for (i = 0; i < eventInstances.length; i++) {
+                       legacyEvents.push(
+                               eventInstances[i].toLegacy()
+                       );
                }
        }
 
-       return false;
+       return legacyEvents;
 }
 
+;;
 
-// A cmp function for determining the leftmost event
-function compareDaySegCols(a, b) {
-       return a.leftCol - b.leftCol;
-}
+View.mixin({
 
-;;
+       // range the view is formally responsible for.
+       // for example, a month view might have 1st-31st, excluding padded dates
+       currentUnzonedRange: null,
+       currentRangeUnit: null, // name of largest unit being displayed, like "month" or "week"
 
-/* Methods relate to limiting the number events for a given day on a DayGrid
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-// NOTE: all the segs being passed around in here are foreground segs
+       isRangeAllDay: false,
 
-DayGrid.mixin({
+       // date range with a rendered skeleton
+       // includes not-active days that need some sort of DOM
+       renderUnzonedRange: null,
 
-       segPopover: null, // the Popover that holds events that can't fit in a cell. null when not visible
-       popoverSegs: null, // an array of segment objects that the segPopover holds. null when not visible
+       // dates that display events and accept drag-n-drop
+       activeUnzonedRange: null,
 
+       // constraint for where prev/next operations can go and where events can be dragged/resized to.
+       // an object with optional start and end properties.
+       validUnzonedRange: null,
 
-       removeSegPopover: function() {
-               if (this.segPopover) {
-                       this.segPopover.hide(); // in handler, will call segPopover's removeElement
-               }
+       // how far the current date will move for a prev/next operation
+       dateIncrement: null,
+
+       minTime: null, // Duration object that denotes the first visible time of any given day
+       maxTime: null, // Duration object that denotes the exclusive visible end time of any given day
+       usesMinMaxTime: false, // whether minTime/maxTime will affect the activeUnzonedRange. Views must opt-in.
+
+       // DEPRECATED
+       start: null, // use activeUnzonedRange
+       end: null, // use activeUnzonedRange
+       intervalStart: null, // use currentUnzonedRange
+       intervalEnd: null, // use currentUnzonedRange
+
+
+       /* Date Range Computation
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+       setDateProfileForRendering: function(dateProfile) {
+               var calendar = this.calendar;
+
+               this.currentUnzonedRange = dateProfile.currentUnzonedRange;
+               this.currentRangeUnit = dateProfile.currentRangeUnit;
+               this.isRangeAllDay = dateProfile.isRangeAllDay;
+               this.renderUnzonedRange = dateProfile.renderUnzonedRange;
+               this.activeUnzonedRange = dateProfile.activeUnzonedRange;
+               this.validUnzonedRange = dateProfile.validUnzonedRange;
+               this.dateIncrement = dateProfile.dateIncrement;
+               this.minTime = dateProfile.minTime;
+               this.maxTime = dateProfile.maxTime;
+
+               // DEPRECATED, but we need to keep it updated...
+               this.start = calendar.msToMoment(dateProfile.activeUnzonedRange.startMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
+               this.end = calendar.msToMoment(dateProfile.activeUnzonedRange.endMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
+               this.intervalStart = calendar.msToMoment(dateProfile.currentUnzonedRange.startMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
+               this.intervalEnd = calendar.msToMoment(dateProfile.currentUnzonedRange.endMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
+
+               this.title = this.computeTitle();
+               this.calendar.reportViewDatesChanged(this, dateProfile);
        },
 
 
-       // Limits the number of "levels" (vertically stacking layers of events) for each row of the grid.
-       // `levelLimit` can be false (don't limit), a number, or true (should be computed).
-       limitRows: function(levelLimit) {
-               var rowStructs = this.rowStructs || [];
-               var row; // row #
-               var rowLevelLimit;
+       // Builds a structure with info about what the dates/ranges will be for the "prev" view.
+       buildPrevDateProfile: function(date) {
+               var prevDate = date.clone().startOf(this.currentRangeUnit).subtract(this.dateIncrement);
 
-               for (row = 0; row < rowStructs.length; row++) {
-                       this.unlimitRow(row);
+               return this.buildDateProfile(prevDate, -1);
+       },
 
-                       if (!levelLimit) {
-                               rowLevelLimit = false;
-                       }
-                       else if (typeof levelLimit === 'number') {
-                               rowLevelLimit = levelLimit;
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               rowLevelLimit = this.computeRowLevelLimit(row);
-                       }
 
-                       if (rowLevelLimit !== false) {
-                               this.limitRow(row, rowLevelLimit);
-                       }
-               }
+       // Builds a structure with info about what the dates/ranges will be for the "next" view.
+       buildNextDateProfile: function(date) {
+               var nextDate = date.clone().startOf(this.currentRangeUnit).add(this.dateIncrement);
+
+               return this.buildDateProfile(nextDate, 1);
        },
 
 
-       // Computes the number of levels a row will accomodate without going outside its bounds.
-       // Assumes the row is "rigid" (maintains a constant height regardless of what is inside).
-       // `row` is the row number.
-       computeRowLevelLimit: function(row) {
-               var rowEl = this.rowEls.eq(row); // the containing "fake" row div
-               var rowHeight = rowEl.height(); // TODO: cache somehow?
-               var trEls = this.rowStructs[row].tbodyEl.children();
-               var i, trEl;
-               var trHeight;
+       // Builds a structure holding dates/ranges for rendering around the given date.
+       // Optional direction param indicates whether the date is being incremented/decremented
+       // from its previous value. decremented = -1, incremented = 1 (default).
+       buildDateProfile: function(date, direction, forceToValid) {
+               var isDateAllDay = !date.hasTime();
+               var validUnzonedRange = this.buildValidRange();
+               var minTime = null;
+               var maxTime = null;
+               var currentInfo;
+               var renderUnzonedRange;
+               var activeUnzonedRange;
+               var isValid;
 
-               function iterInnerHeights(i, childNode) {
-                       trHeight = Math.max(trHeight, $(childNode).outerHeight());
+               if (forceToValid) {
+                       date = this.calendar.msToUtcMoment(
+                               validUnzonedRange.constrainDate(date), // returns MS
+                               isDateAllDay
+                       );
                }
 
-               // Reveal one level <tr> at a time and stop when we find one out of bounds
-               for (i = 0; i < trEls.length; i++) {
-                       trEl = trEls.eq(i).removeClass('fc-limited'); // reset to original state (reveal)
+               currentInfo = this.buildCurrentRangeInfo(date, direction);
+               renderUnzonedRange = this.buildRenderRange(currentInfo.unzonedRange, currentInfo.unit);
+               activeUnzonedRange = renderUnzonedRange.clone();
 
-                       // with rowspans>1 and IE8, trEl.outerHeight() would return the height of the largest cell,
-                       // so instead, find the tallest inner content element.
-                       trHeight = 0;
-                       trEl.find('> td > :first-child').each(iterInnerHeights);
+               if (!this.opt('showNonCurrentDates')) {
+                       activeUnzonedRange = activeUnzonedRange.intersect(currentInfo.unzonedRange);
+               }
 
-                       if (trEl.position().top + trHeight > rowHeight) {
-                               return i;
-                       }
+               minTime = moment.duration(this.opt('minTime'));
+               maxTime = moment.duration(this.opt('maxTime'));
+               activeUnzonedRange = this.adjustActiveRange(activeUnzonedRange, minTime, maxTime);
+
+               activeUnzonedRange = activeUnzonedRange.intersect(validUnzonedRange);
+
+               if (activeUnzonedRange) {
+                       date = this.calendar.msToUtcMoment(
+                               activeUnzonedRange.constrainDate(date), // returns MS
+                               isDateAllDay
+                       );
                }
 
-               return false; // should not limit at all
+               // it's invalid if the originally requested date is not contained,
+               // or if the range is completely outside of the valid range.
+               isValid = currentInfo.unzonedRange.intersectsWith(validUnzonedRange);
+
+               return {
+                       validUnzonedRange: validUnzonedRange,
+                       currentUnzonedRange: currentInfo.unzonedRange,
+                       currentRangeUnit: currentInfo.unit,
+                       isRangeAllDay: /^(year|month|week|day)$/.test(currentInfo.unit),
+                       activeUnzonedRange: activeUnzonedRange,
+                       renderUnzonedRange: renderUnzonedRange,
+                       minTime: minTime,
+                       maxTime: maxTime,
+                       isValid: isValid,
+                       date: date,
+                       dateIncrement: this.buildDateIncrement(currentInfo.duration)
+                               // pass a fallback (might be null) ^
+               };
        },
 
 
-       // Limits the given grid row to the maximum number of levels and injects "more" links if necessary.
-       // `row` is the row number.
-       // `levelLimit` is a number for the maximum (inclusive) number of levels allowed.
-       limitRow: function(row, levelLimit) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var rowStruct = this.rowStructs[row];
-               var moreNodes = []; // array of "more" <a> links and <td> DOM nodes
-               var col = 0; // col #, left-to-right (not chronologically)
-               var levelSegs; // array of segment objects in the last allowable level, ordered left-to-right
-               var cellMatrix; // a matrix (by level, then column) of all <td> jQuery elements in the row
-               var limitedNodes; // array of temporarily hidden level <tr> and segment <td> DOM nodes
-               var i, seg;
-               var segsBelow; // array of segment objects below `seg` in the current `col`
-               var totalSegsBelow; // total number of segments below `seg` in any of the columns `seg` occupies
-               var colSegsBelow; // array of segment arrays, below seg, one for each column (offset from segs's first column)
-               var td, rowspan;
-               var segMoreNodes; // array of "more" <td> cells that will stand-in for the current seg's cell
-               var j;
-               var moreTd, moreWrap, moreLink;
+       // Builds an object with optional start/end properties.
+       // Indicates the minimum/maximum dates to display.
+       buildValidRange: function() {
+               return this.getUnzonedRangeOption('validRange', this.calendar.getNow()) ||
+                       new UnzonedRange(); // completely open-ended
+       },
 
-               // Iterates through empty level cells and places "more" links inside if need be
-               function emptyCellsUntil(endCol) { // goes from current `col` to `endCol`
-                       while (col < endCol) {
-                               segsBelow = _this.getCellSegs(row, col, levelLimit);
-                               if (segsBelow.length) {
-                                       td = cellMatrix[levelLimit - 1][col];
-                                       moreLink = _this.renderMoreLink(row, col, segsBelow);
-                                       moreWrap = $('<div/>').append(moreLink);
-                                       td.append(moreWrap);
-                                       moreNodes.push(moreWrap[0]);
-                               }
-                               col++;
-                       }
+
+       // Builds a structure with info about the "current" range, the range that is
+       // highlighted as being the current month for example.
+       // See buildDateProfile for a description of `direction`.
+       // Guaranteed to have `range` and `unit` properties. `duration` is optional.
+       // TODO: accept a MS-time instead of a moment `date`?
+       buildCurrentRangeInfo: function(date, direction) {
+               var duration = null;
+               var unit = null;
+               var unzonedRange = null;
+               var dayCount;
+
+               if (this.viewSpec.duration) {
+                       duration = this.viewSpec.duration;
+                       unit = this.viewSpec.durationUnit;
+                       unzonedRange = this.buildRangeFromDuration(date, direction, duration, unit);
+               }
+               else if ((dayCount = this.opt('dayCount'))) {
+                       unit = 'day';
+                       unzonedRange = this.buildRangeFromDayCount(date, direction, dayCount);
+               }
+               else if ((unzonedRange = this.buildCustomVisibleRange(date))) {
+                       unit = computeGreatestUnit(unzonedRange.getStart(), unzonedRange.getEnd());
+               }
+               else {
+                       duration = this.getFallbackDuration();
+                       unit = computeGreatestUnit(duration);
+                       unzonedRange = this.buildRangeFromDuration(date, direction, duration, unit);
                }
 
-               if (levelLimit && levelLimit < rowStruct.segLevels.length) { // is it actually over the limit?
-                       levelSegs = rowStruct.segLevels[levelLimit - 1];
-                       cellMatrix = rowStruct.cellMatrix;
+               return { duration: duration, unit: unit, unzonedRange: unzonedRange };
+       },
 
-                       limitedNodes = rowStruct.tbodyEl.children().slice(levelLimit) // get level <tr> elements past the limit
-                               .addClass('fc-limited').get(); // hide elements and get a simple DOM-nodes array
 
-                       // iterate though segments in the last allowable level
-                       for (i = 0; i < levelSegs.length; i++) {
-                               seg = levelSegs[i];
-                               emptyCellsUntil(seg.leftCol); // process empty cells before the segment
+       getFallbackDuration: function() {
+               return moment.duration({ days: 1 });
+       },
 
-                               // determine *all* segments below `seg` that occupy the same columns
-                               colSegsBelow = [];
-                               totalSegsBelow = 0;
-                               while (col <= seg.rightCol) {
-                                       segsBelow = this.getCellSegs(row, col, levelLimit);
-                                       colSegsBelow.push(segsBelow);
-                                       totalSegsBelow += segsBelow.length;
-                                       col++;
-                               }
 
-                               if (totalSegsBelow) { // do we need to replace this segment with one or many "more" links?
-                                       td = cellMatrix[levelLimit - 1][seg.leftCol]; // the segment's parent cell
-                                       rowspan = td.attr('rowspan') || 1;
-                                       segMoreNodes = [];
+       // Returns a new activeUnzonedRange to have time values (un-ambiguate)
+       // minTime or maxTime causes the range to expand.
+       adjustActiveRange: function(unzonedRange, minTime, maxTime) {
+               var start = unzonedRange.getStart();
+               var end = unzonedRange.getEnd();
 
-                                       // make a replacement <td> for each column the segment occupies. will be one for each colspan
-                                       for (j = 0; j < colSegsBelow.length; j++) {
-                                               moreTd = $('<td class="fc-more-cell"/>').attr('rowspan', rowspan);
-                                               segsBelow = colSegsBelow[j];
-                                               moreLink = this.renderMoreLink(
-                                                       row,
-                                                       seg.leftCol + j,
-                                                       [ seg ].concat(segsBelow) // count seg as hidden too
-                                               );
-                                               moreWrap = $('<div/>').append(moreLink);
-                                               moreTd.append(moreWrap);
-                                               segMoreNodes.push(moreTd[0]);
-                                               moreNodes.push(moreTd[0]);
-                                       }
+               if (this.usesMinMaxTime) {
 
-                                       td.addClass('fc-limited').after($(segMoreNodes)); // hide original <td> and inject replacements
-                                       limitedNodes.push(td[0]);
-                               }
+                       if (minTime < 0) {
+                               start.time(0).add(minTime);
                        }
 
-                       emptyCellsUntil(this.colCnt); // finish off the level
-                       rowStruct.moreEls = $(moreNodes); // for easy undoing later
-                       rowStruct.limitedEls = $(limitedNodes); // for easy undoing later
+                       if (maxTime > 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) { // beyond 24 hours?
+                               end.time(maxTime - (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
+                       }
                }
-       },
 
+               return new UnzonedRange(start, end);
+       },
 
-       // Reveals all levels and removes all "more"-related elements for a grid's row.
-       // `row` is a row number.
-       unlimitRow: function(row) {
-               var rowStruct = this.rowStructs[row];
 
-               if (rowStruct.moreEls) {
-                       rowStruct.moreEls.remove();
-                       rowStruct.moreEls = null;
+       // Builds the "current" range when it is specified as an explicit duration.
+       // `unit` is the already-computed computeGreatestUnit value of duration.
+       // TODO: accept a MS-time instead of a moment `date`?
+       buildRangeFromDuration: function(date, direction, duration, unit) {
+               var alignment = this.opt('dateAlignment');
+               var start = date.clone();
+               var end;
+               var dateIncrementInput;
+               var dateIncrementDuration;
+
+               // if the view displays a single day or smaller
+               if (duration.as('days') <= 1) {
+                       if (this.isHiddenDay(start)) {
+                               start = this.skipHiddenDays(start, direction);
+                               start.startOf('day');
+                       }
                }
 
-               if (rowStruct.limitedEls) {
-                       rowStruct.limitedEls.removeClass('fc-limited');
-                       rowStruct.limitedEls = null;
+               // compute what the alignment should be
+               if (!alignment) {
+                       dateIncrementInput = this.opt('dateIncrement');
+
+                       if (dateIncrementInput) {
+                               dateIncrementDuration = moment.duration(dateIncrementInput);
+
+                               // use the smaller of the two units
+                               if (dateIncrementDuration < duration) {
+                                       alignment = computeDurationGreatestUnit(dateIncrementDuration, dateIncrementInput);
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       alignment = unit;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               alignment = unit;
+                       }
                }
+
+               start.startOf(alignment);
+               end = start.clone().add(duration);
+
+               return new UnzonedRange(start, end);
        },
 
 
-       // Renders an <a> element that represents hidden event element for a cell.
-       // Responsible for attaching click handler as well.
-       renderMoreLink: function(row, col, hiddenSegs) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
+       // Builds the "current" range when a dayCount is specified.
+       // TODO: accept a MS-time instead of a moment `date`?
+       buildRangeFromDayCount: function(date, direction, dayCount) {
+               var customAlignment = this.opt('dateAlignment');
+               var runningCount = 0;
+               var start = date.clone();
+               var end;
 
-               return $('<a class="fc-more"/>')
-                       .text(
-                               this.getMoreLinkText(hiddenSegs.length)
-                       )
-                       .on('click', function(ev) {
-                               var clickOption = view.opt('eventLimitClick');
-                               var date = _this.getCellDate(row, col);
-                               var moreEl = $(this);
-                               var dayEl = _this.getCellEl(row, col);
-                               var allSegs = _this.getCellSegs(row, col);
+               if (customAlignment) {
+                       start.startOf(customAlignment);
+               }
 
-                               // rescope the segments to be within the cell's date
-                               var reslicedAllSegs = _this.resliceDaySegs(allSegs, date);
-                               var reslicedHiddenSegs = _this.resliceDaySegs(hiddenSegs, date);
+               start.startOf('day');
+               start = this.skipHiddenDays(start, direction);
 
-                               if (typeof clickOption === 'function') {
-                                       // the returned value can be an atomic option
-                                       clickOption = view.publiclyTrigger('eventLimitClick', null, {
-                                               date: date,
-                                               dayEl: dayEl,
-                                               moreEl: moreEl,
-                                               segs: reslicedAllSegs,
-                                               hiddenSegs: reslicedHiddenSegs
-                                       }, ev);
-                               }
+               end = start.clone();
+               do {
+                       end.add(1, 'day');
+                       if (!this.isHiddenDay(end)) {
+                               runningCount++;
+                       }
+               } while (runningCount < dayCount);
 
-                               if (clickOption === 'popover') {
-                                       _this.showSegPopover(row, col, moreEl, reslicedAllSegs);
-                               }
-                               else if (typeof clickOption === 'string') { // a view name
-                                       view.calendar.zoomTo(date, clickOption);
-                               }
-                       });
+               return new UnzonedRange(start, end);
        },
 
 
-       // Reveals the popover that displays all events within a cell
-       showSegPopover: function(row, col, moreLink, segs) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var view = this.view;
-               var moreWrap = moreLink.parent(); // the <div> wrapper around the <a>
-               var topEl; // the element we want to match the top coordinate of
-               var options;
+       // Builds a normalized range object for the "visible" range,
+       // which is a way to define the currentUnzonedRange and activeUnzonedRange at the same time.
+       // TODO: accept a MS-time instead of a moment `date`?
+       buildCustomVisibleRange: function(date) {
+               var visibleUnzonedRange = this.getUnzonedRangeOption(
+                       'visibleRange',
+                       this.calendar.applyTimezone(date) // correct zone. also generates new obj that avoids mutations
+               );
 
-               if (this.rowCnt == 1) {
-                       topEl = view.el; // will cause the popover to cover any sort of header
-               }
-               else {
-                       topEl = this.rowEls.eq(row); // will align with top of row
+               if (visibleUnzonedRange && (visibleUnzonedRange.startMs === null || visibleUnzonedRange.endMs === null)) {
+                       return null;
                }
 
-               options = {
-                       className: 'fc-more-popover',
-                       content: this.renderSegPopoverContent(row, col, segs),
-                       parentEl: this.view.el, // attach to root of view. guarantees outside of scrollbars.
-                       top: topEl.offset().top,
-                       autoHide: true, // when the user clicks elsewhere, hide the popover
-                       viewportConstrain: view.opt('popoverViewportConstrain'),
-                       hide: function() {
-                               // kill everything when the popover is hidden
-                               // notify events to be removed
-                               if (_this.popoverSegs) {
-                                       var seg;
-                                       for (var i = 0; i < _this.popoverSegs.length; ++i) {
-                                               seg = _this.popoverSegs[i];
-                                               view.publiclyTrigger('eventDestroy', seg.event, seg.event, seg.el);
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               _this.segPopover.removeElement();
-                               _this.segPopover = null;
-                               _this.popoverSegs = null;
-                       }
-               };
+               return visibleUnzonedRange;
+       },
 
-               // Determine horizontal coordinate.
-               // We use the moreWrap instead of the <td> to avoid border confusion.
-               if (this.isRTL) {
-                       options.right = moreWrap.offset().left + moreWrap.outerWidth() + 1; // +1 to be over cell border
+
+       // Computes the range that will represent the element/cells for *rendering*,
+       // but which may have voided days/times.
+       buildRenderRange: function(currentUnzonedRange, currentRangeUnit) {
+               // cut off days in the currentUnzonedRange that are hidden
+               return this.trimHiddenDays(currentUnzonedRange);
+       },
+
+
+       // Compute the duration value that should be added/substracted to the current date
+       // when a prev/next operation happens.
+       buildDateIncrement: function(fallback) {
+               var dateIncrementInput = this.opt('dateIncrement');
+               var customAlignment;
+
+               if (dateIncrementInput) {
+                       return moment.duration(dateIncrementInput);
+               }
+               else if ((customAlignment = this.opt('dateAlignment'))) {
+                       return moment.duration(1, customAlignment);
+               }
+               else if (fallback) {
+                       return fallback;
                }
                else {
-                       options.left = moreWrap.offset().left - 1; // -1 to be over cell border
+                       return moment.duration({ days: 1 });
                }
+       },
 
-               this.segPopover = new Popover(options);
-               this.segPopover.show();
 
-               // the popover doesn't live within the grid's container element, and thus won't get the event
-               // delegated-handlers for free. attach event-related handlers to the popover.
-               this.bindSegHandlersToEl(this.segPopover.el);
+       // Remove days from the beginning and end of the range that are computed as hidden.
+       trimHiddenDays: function(inputUnzonedRange) {
+               var start = inputUnzonedRange.getStart();
+               var end = inputUnzonedRange.getEnd();
+
+               start = this.skipHiddenDays(start);
+               end = this.skipHiddenDays(end, -1, true);
+
+               return new UnzonedRange(start, end);
        },
 
 
-       // Builds the inner DOM contents of the segment popover
-       renderSegPopoverContent: function(row, col, segs) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var isTheme = view.opt('theme');
-               var title = this.getCellDate(row, col).format(view.opt('dayPopoverFormat'));
-               var content = $(
-                       '<div class="fc-header ' + view.widgetHeaderClass + '">' +
-                               '<span class="fc-close ' +
-                                       (isTheme ? 'ui-icon ui-icon-closethick' : 'fc-icon fc-icon-x') +
-                               '"></span>' +
-                               '<span class="fc-title">' +
-                                       htmlEscape(title) +
-                               '</span>' +
-                               '<div class="fc-clear"/>' +
-                       '</div>' +
-                       '<div class="fc-body ' + view.widgetContentClass + '">' +
-                               '<div class="fc-event-container"></div>' +
-                       '</div>'
+       // Compute the number of the give units in the "current" range.
+       // Will return a floating-point number. Won't round.
+       currentRangeAs: function(unit) {
+               var currentUnzonedRange = this.currentUnzonedRange;
+
+               return moment.utc(currentUnzonedRange.endMs).diff(
+                       moment.utc(currentUnzonedRange.startMs),
+                       unit,
+                       true
                );
-               var segContainer = content.find('.fc-event-container');
-               var i;
+       },
 
-               // render each seg's `el` and only return the visible segs
-               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs, true); // disableResizing=true
-               this.popoverSegs = segs;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
+       // For ChronoComponent::getDayClasses
+       isDateInOtherMonth: function(date) {
+               return false;
+       },
 
-                       // because segments in the popover are not part of a grid coordinate system, provide a hint to any
-                       // grids that want to do drag-n-drop about which cell it came from
-                       this.hitsNeeded();
-                       segs[i].hit = this.getCellHit(row, col);
-                       this.hitsNotNeeded();
 
-                       segContainer.append(segs[i].el);
+       // Arguments after name will be forwarded to a hypothetical function value
+       // WARNING: passed-in arguments will be given to generator functions as-is and can cause side-effects.
+       // Always clone your objects if you fear mutation.
+       getUnzonedRangeOption: function(name) {
+               var val = this.opt(name);
+
+               if (typeof val === 'function') {
+                       val = val.apply(
+                               null,
+                               Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1)
+                       );
                }
 
-               return content;
+               if (val) {
+                       return this.calendar.parseUnzonedRange(val);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Given the events within an array of segment objects, reslice them to be in a single day
-       resliceDaySegs: function(segs, dayDate) {
+       /* Hidden Days
+       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-               // build an array of the original events
-               var events = $.map(segs, function(seg) {
-                       return seg.event;
-               });
 
-               var dayStart = dayDate.clone();
-               var dayEnd = dayStart.clone().add(1, 'days');
-               var dayRange = { start: dayStart, end: dayEnd };
+       // Initializes internal variables related to calculating hidden days-of-week
+       initHiddenDays: function() {
+               var hiddenDays = this.opt('hiddenDays') || []; // array of day-of-week indices that are hidden
+               var isHiddenDayHash = []; // is the day-of-week hidden? (hash with day-of-week-index -> bool)
+               var dayCnt = 0;
+               var i;
+
+               if (this.opt('weekends') === false) {
+                       hiddenDays.push(0, 6); // 0=sunday, 6=saturday
+               }
 
-               // slice the events with a custom slicing function
-               segs = this.eventsToSegs(
-                       events,
-                       function(range) {
-                               var seg = intersectRanges(range, dayRange); // undefind if no intersection
-                               return seg ? [ seg ] : []; // must return an array of segments
+               for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+                       if (
+                               !(isHiddenDayHash[i] = $.inArray(i, hiddenDays) !== -1)
+                       ) {
+                               dayCnt++;
                        }
-               );
+               }
 
-               // force an order because eventsToSegs doesn't guarantee one
-               this.sortEventSegs(segs);
+               if (!dayCnt) {
+                       throw 'invalid hiddenDays'; // all days were hidden? bad.
+               }
 
-               return segs;
+               this.isHiddenDayHash = isHiddenDayHash;
        },
 
 
-       // Generates the text that should be inside a "more" link, given the number of events it represents
-       getMoreLinkText: function(num) {
-               var opt = this.view.opt('eventLimitText');
-
-               if (typeof opt === 'function') {
-                       return opt(num);
-               }
-               else {
-                       return '+' + num + ' ' + opt;
+       // Is the current day hidden?
+       // `day` is a day-of-week index (0-6), or a Moment
+       isHiddenDay: function(day) {
+               if (moment.isMoment(day)) {
+                       day = day.day();
                }
+               return this.isHiddenDayHash[day];
        },
 
 
-       // Returns segments within a given cell.
-       // If `startLevel` is specified, returns only events including and below that level. Otherwise returns all segs.
-       getCellSegs: function(row, col, startLevel) {
-               var segMatrix = this.rowStructs[row].segMatrix;
-               var level = startLevel || 0;
-               var segs = [];
-               var seg;
-
-               while (level < segMatrix.length) {
-                       seg = segMatrix[level][col];
-                       if (seg) {
-                               segs.push(seg);
-                       }
-                       level++;
+       // Incrementing the current day until it is no longer a hidden day, returning a copy.
+       // DOES NOT CONSIDER validUnzonedRange!
+       // If the initial value of `date` is not a hidden day, don't do anything.
+       // Pass `isExclusive` as `true` if you are dealing with an end date.
+       // `inc` defaults to `1` (increment one day forward each time)
+       skipHiddenDays: function(date, inc, isExclusive) {
+               var out = date.clone();
+               inc = inc || 1;
+               while (
+                       this.isHiddenDayHash[(out.day() + (isExclusive ? inc : 0) + 7) % 7]
+               ) {
+                       out.add(inc, 'days');
                }
-
-               return segs;
+               return out;
        }
 
 });
 
 ;;
 
-/* A component that renders one or more columns of vertical time slots
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-// We mixin DayTable, even though there is only a single row of days
-
-var TimeGrid = FC.TimeGrid = Grid.extend(DayTableMixin, {
-
-       slotDuration: null, // duration of a "slot", a distinct time segment on given day, visualized by lines
-       snapDuration: null, // granularity of time for dragging and selecting
-       snapsPerSlot: null,
-       minTime: null, // Duration object that denotes the first visible time of any given day
-       maxTime: null, // Duration object that denotes the exclusive visible end time of any given day
-       labelFormat: null, // formatting string for times running along vertical axis
-       labelInterval: null, // duration of how often a label should be displayed for a slot
-
-       colEls: null, // cells elements in the day-row background
-       slatContainerEl: null, // div that wraps all the slat rows
-       slatEls: null, // elements running horizontally across all columns
-       nowIndicatorEls: null,
-
-       colCoordCache: null,
-       slatCoordCache: null,
+/*
+Embodies a div that has potential scrollbars
+*/
+var Scroller = FC.Scroller = Class.extend({
 
+       el: null, // the guaranteed outer element
+       scrollEl: null, // the element with the scrollbars
+       overflowX: null,
+       overflowY: null,
 
-       constructor: function() {
-               Grid.apply(this, arguments); // call the super-constructor
 
-               this.processOptions();
+       constructor: function(options) {
+               options = options || {};
+               this.overflowX = options.overflowX || options.overflow || 'auto';
+               this.overflowY = options.overflowY || options.overflow || 'auto';
        },
 
 
-       // Renders the time grid into `this.el`, which should already be assigned.
-       // Relies on the view's colCnt. In the future, this component should probably be self-sufficient.
-       renderDates: function() {
-               this.el.html(this.renderHtml());
-               this.colEls = this.el.find('.fc-day');
-               this.slatContainerEl = this.el.find('.fc-slats');
-               this.slatEls = this.slatContainerEl.find('tr');
-
-               this.colCoordCache = new CoordCache({
-                       els: this.colEls,
-                       isHorizontal: true
-               });
-               this.slatCoordCache = new CoordCache({
-                       els: this.slatEls,
-                       isVertical: true
-               });
-
-               this.renderContentSkeleton();
+       render: function() {
+               this.el = this.renderEl();
+               this.applyOverflow();
        },
 
 
-       // Renders the basic HTML skeleton for the grid
-       renderHtml: function() {
-               return '' +
-                       '<div class="fc-bg">' +
-                               '<table>' +
-                                       this.renderBgTrHtml(0) + // row=0
-                               '</table>' +
-                       '</div>' +
-                       '<div class="fc-slats">' +
-                               '<table>' +
-                                       this.renderSlatRowHtml() +
-                               '</table>' +
-                       '</div>';
+       renderEl: function() {
+               return (this.scrollEl = $('<div class="fc-scroller"></div>'));
        },
 
 
-       // Generates the HTML for the horizontal "slats" that run width-wise. Has a time axis on a side. Depends on RTL.
-       renderSlatRowHtml: function() {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var isRTL = this.isRTL;
-               var html = '';
-               var slotTime = moment.duration(+this.minTime); // wish there was .clone() for durations
-               var slotDate; // will be on the view's first day, but we only care about its time
-               var isLabeled;
-               var axisHtml;
-
-               // Calculate the time for each slot
-               while (slotTime < this.maxTime) {
-                       slotDate = this.start.clone().time(slotTime);
-                       isLabeled = isInt(divideDurationByDuration(slotTime, this.labelInterval));
-
-                       axisHtml =
-                               '<td class="fc-axis fc-time ' + view.widgetContentClass + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '>' +
-                                       (isLabeled ?
-                                               '<span>' + // for matchCellWidths
-                                                       htmlEscape(slotDate.format(this.labelFormat)) +
-                                               '</span>' :
-                                               ''
-                                               ) +
-                               '</td>';
-
-                       html +=
-                               '<tr data-time="' + slotDate.format('HH:mm:ss') + '"' +
-                                       (isLabeled ? '' : ' class="fc-minor"') +
-                                       '>' +
-                                       (!isRTL ? axisHtml : '') +
-                                       '<td class="' + view.widgetContentClass + '"/>' +
-                                       (isRTL ? axisHtml : '') +
-                               "</tr>";
+       // sets to natural height, unlocks overflow
+       clear: function() {
+               this.setHeight('auto');
+               this.applyOverflow();
+       },
 
-                       slotTime.add(this.slotDuration);
-               }
 
-               return html;
+       destroy: function() {
+               this.el.remove();
        },
 
 
-       /* Options
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
+       // Overflow
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       // Parses various options into properties of this object
-       processOptions: function() {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var slotDuration = view.opt('slotDuration');
-               var snapDuration = view.opt('snapDuration');
-               var input;
 
-               slotDuration = moment.duration(slotDuration);
-               snapDuration = snapDuration ? moment.duration(snapDuration) : slotDuration;
+       applyOverflow: function() {
+               this.scrollEl.css({
+                       'overflow-x': this.overflowX,
+                       'overflow-y': this.overflowY
+               });
+       },
 
-               this.slotDuration = slotDuration;
-               this.snapDuration = snapDuration;
-               this.snapsPerSlot = slotDuration / snapDuration; // TODO: ensure an integer multiple?
 
-               this.minResizeDuration = snapDuration; // hack
+       // Causes any 'auto' overflow values to resolves to 'scroll' or 'hidden'.
+       // Useful for preserving scrollbar widths regardless of future resizes.
+       // Can pass in scrollbarWidths for optimization.
+       lockOverflow: function(scrollbarWidths) {
+               var overflowX = this.overflowX;
+               var overflowY = this.overflowY;
 
-               this.minTime = moment.duration(view.opt('minTime'));
-               this.maxTime = moment.duration(view.opt('maxTime'));
+               scrollbarWidths = scrollbarWidths || this.getScrollbarWidths();
 
-               // might be an array value (for TimelineView).
-               // if so, getting the most granular entry (the last one probably).
-               input = view.opt('slotLabelFormat');
-               if ($.isArray(input)) {
-                       input = input[input.length - 1];
+               if (overflowX === 'auto') {
+                       overflowX = (
+                                       scrollbarWidths.top || scrollbarWidths.bottom || // horizontal scrollbars?
+                                       // OR scrolling pane with massless scrollbars?
+                                       this.scrollEl[0].scrollWidth - 1 > this.scrollEl[0].clientWidth
+                                               // subtract 1 because of IE off-by-one issue
+                               ) ? 'scroll' : 'hidden';
                }
 
-               this.labelFormat =
-                       input ||
-                       view.opt('smallTimeFormat'); // the computed default
+               if (overflowY === 'auto') {
+                       overflowY = (
+                                       scrollbarWidths.left || scrollbarWidths.right || // vertical scrollbars?
+                                       // OR scrolling pane with massless scrollbars?
+                                       this.scrollEl[0].scrollHeight - 1 > this.scrollEl[0].clientHeight
+                                               // subtract 1 because of IE off-by-one issue
+                               ) ? 'scroll' : 'hidden';
+               }
 
-               input = view.opt('slotLabelInterval');
-               this.labelInterval = input ?
-                       moment.duration(input) :
-                       this.computeLabelInterval(slotDuration);
+               this.scrollEl.css({ 'overflow-x': overflowX, 'overflow-y': overflowY });
        },
 
 
-       // Computes an automatic value for slotLabelInterval
-       computeLabelInterval: function(slotDuration) {
-               var i;
-               var labelInterval;
-               var slotsPerLabel;
+       // Getters / Setters
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               // find the smallest stock label interval that results in more than one slots-per-label
-               for (i = AGENDA_STOCK_SUB_DURATIONS.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                       labelInterval = moment.duration(AGENDA_STOCK_SUB_DURATIONS[i]);
-                       slotsPerLabel = divideDurationByDuration(labelInterval, slotDuration);
-                       if (isInt(slotsPerLabel) && slotsPerLabel > 1) {
-                               return labelInterval;
-                       }
-               }
 
-               return moment.duration(slotDuration); // fall back. clone
+       setHeight: function(height) {
+               this.scrollEl.height(height);
        },
 
 
-       // Computes a default event time formatting string if `timeFormat` is not explicitly defined
-       computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
-               return this.view.opt('noMeridiemTimeFormat'); // like "6:30" (no AM/PM)
+       getScrollTop: function() {
+               return this.scrollEl.scrollTop();
        },
 
 
-       // Computes a default `displayEventEnd` value if one is not expliclty defined
-       computeDisplayEventEnd: function() {
-               return true;
+       setScrollTop: function(top) {
+               this.scrollEl.scrollTop(top);
        },
 
 
-       /* Hit System
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       prepareHits: function() {
-               this.colCoordCache.build();
-               this.slatCoordCache.build();
+       getClientWidth: function() {
+               return this.scrollEl[0].clientWidth;
        },
 
 
-       releaseHits: function() {
-               this.colCoordCache.clear();
-               // NOTE: don't clear slatCoordCache because we rely on it for computeTimeTop
+       getClientHeight: function() {
+               return this.scrollEl[0].clientHeight;
        },
 
 
-       queryHit: function(leftOffset, topOffset) {
-               var snapsPerSlot = this.snapsPerSlot;
-               var colCoordCache = this.colCoordCache;
-               var slatCoordCache = this.slatCoordCache;
-
-               if (colCoordCache.isLeftInBounds(leftOffset) && slatCoordCache.isTopInBounds(topOffset)) {
-                       var colIndex = colCoordCache.getHorizontalIndex(leftOffset);
-                       var slatIndex = slatCoordCache.getVerticalIndex(topOffset);
-
-                       if (colIndex != null && slatIndex != null) {
-                               var slatTop = slatCoordCache.getTopOffset(slatIndex);
-                               var slatHeight = slatCoordCache.getHeight(slatIndex);
-                               var partial = (topOffset - slatTop) / slatHeight; // floating point number between 0 and 1
-                               var localSnapIndex = Math.floor(partial * snapsPerSlot); // the snap # relative to start of slat
-                               var snapIndex = slatIndex * snapsPerSlot + localSnapIndex;
-                               var snapTop = slatTop + (localSnapIndex / snapsPerSlot) * slatHeight;
-                               var snapBottom = slatTop + ((localSnapIndex + 1) / snapsPerSlot) * slatHeight;
-
-                               return {
-                                       col: colIndex,
-                                       snap: snapIndex,
-                                       component: this, // needed unfortunately :(
-                                       left: colCoordCache.getLeftOffset(colIndex),
-                                       right: colCoordCache.getRightOffset(colIndex),
-                                       top: snapTop,
-                                       bottom: snapBottom
-                               };
-                       }
-               }
-       },
-
+       getScrollbarWidths: function() {
+               return getScrollbarWidths(this.scrollEl);
+       }
 
-       getHitSpan: function(hit) {
-               var start = this.getCellDate(0, hit.col); // row=0
-               var time = this.computeSnapTime(hit.snap); // pass in the snap-index
-               var end;
+});
 
-               start.time(time);
-               end = start.clone().add(this.snapDuration);
+;;
+function Iterator(items) {
+    this.items = items || [];
+}
 
-               return { start: start, end: end };
-       },
 
+/* Calls a method on every item passing the arguments through */
+Iterator.prototype.proxyCall = function(methodName) {
+    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+    var results = [];
 
-       getHitEl: function(hit) {
-               return this.colEls.eq(hit.col);
-       },
+    this.items.forEach(function(item) {
+        results.push(item[methodName].apply(item, args));
+    });
 
+    return results;
+};
 
-       /* Dates
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+;;
 
+/* Toolbar with buttons and title
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-       rangeUpdated: function() {
-               this.updateDayTable();
-       },
+function Toolbar(calendar, toolbarOptions) {
+       var t = this;
 
+       // exports
+       t.setToolbarOptions = setToolbarOptions;
+       t.render = render;
+       t.removeElement = removeElement;
+       t.updateTitle = updateTitle;
+       t.activateButton = activateButton;
+       t.deactivateButton = deactivateButton;
+       t.disableButton = disableButton;
+       t.enableButton = enableButton;
+       t.getViewsWithButtons = getViewsWithButtons;
+       t.el = null; // mirrors local `el`
 
-       // Given a row number of the grid, representing a "snap", returns a time (Duration) from its start-of-day
-       computeSnapTime: function(snapIndex) {
-               return moment.duration(this.minTime + this.snapDuration * snapIndex);
-       },
+       // locals
+       var el;
+       var viewsWithButtons = [];
 
+       // method to update toolbar-specific options, not calendar-wide options
+       function setToolbarOptions(newToolbarOptions) {
+               toolbarOptions = newToolbarOptions;
+       }
 
-       // Slices up the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data) into an array of segments
-       spanToSegs: function(span) {
-               var segs = this.sliceRangeByTimes(span);
-               var i;
+       // can be called repeatedly and will rerender
+       function render() {
+               var sections = toolbarOptions.layout;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       if (this.isRTL) {
-                               segs[i].col = this.daysPerRow - 1 - segs[i].dayIndex;
+               if (sections) {
+                       if (!el) {
+                               el = this.el = $("<div class='fc-toolbar "+ toolbarOptions.extraClasses + "'/>");
                        }
                        else {
-                               segs[i].col = segs[i].dayIndex;
+                               el.empty();
                        }
+                       el.append(renderSection('left'))
+                               .append(renderSection('right'))
+                               .append(renderSection('center'))
+                               .append('<div class="fc-clear"/>');
                }
-
-               return segs;
-       },
-
-
-       sliceRangeByTimes: function(range) {
-               var segs = [];
-               var seg;
-               var dayIndex;
-               var dayDate;
-               var dayRange;
-
-               for (dayIndex = 0; dayIndex < this.daysPerRow; dayIndex++) {
-                       dayDate = this.dayDates[dayIndex].clone(); // TODO: better API for this?
-                       dayRange = {
-                               start: dayDate.clone().time(this.minTime),
-                               end: dayDate.clone().time(this.maxTime)
-                       };
-                       seg = intersectRanges(range, dayRange); // both will be ambig timezone
-                       if (seg) {
-                               seg.dayIndex = dayIndex;
-                               segs.push(seg);
-                       }
+               else {
+                       removeElement();
                }
-
-               return segs;
-       },
+       }
 
 
-       /* Coordinates
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       function removeElement() {
+               if (el) {
+                       el.remove();
+                       el = t.el = null;
+               }
+       }
 
 
-       updateSize: function(isResize) { // NOT a standard Grid method
-               this.slatCoordCache.build();
+       function renderSection(position) {
+               var theme = calendar.theme;
+               var sectionEl = $('<div class="fc-' + position + '"/>');
+               var buttonStr = toolbarOptions.layout[position];
+               var calendarCustomButtons = calendar.opt('customButtons') || {};
+               var calendarButtonTextOverrides = calendar.overrides.buttonText || {};
+               var calendarButtonText = calendar.opt('buttonText') || {};
 
-               if (isResize) {
-                       this.updateSegVerticals(
-                               [].concat(this.fgSegs || [], this.bgSegs || [], this.businessSegs || [])
-                       );
-               }
-       },
+               if (buttonStr) {
+                       $.each(buttonStr.split(' '), function(i) {
+                               var groupChildren = $();
+                               var isOnlyButtons = true;
+                               var groupEl;
 
+                               $.each(this.split(','), function(j, buttonName) {
+                                       var customButtonProps;
+                                       var viewSpec;
+                                       var buttonClick;
+                                       var buttonIcon; // only one of these will be set
+                                       var buttonText; // "
+                                       var buttonInnerHtml;
+                                       var buttonClasses;
+                                       var buttonEl;
 
-       getTotalSlatHeight: function() {
-               return this.slatContainerEl.outerHeight();
-       },
+                                       if (buttonName == 'title') {
+                                               groupChildren = groupChildren.add($('<h2>&nbsp;</h2>')); // we always want it to take up height
+                                               isOnlyButtons = false;
+                                       }
+                                       else {
 
+                                               if ((customButtonProps = calendarCustomButtons[buttonName])) {
+                                                       buttonClick = function(ev) {
+                                                               if (customButtonProps.click) {
+                                                                       customButtonProps.click.call(buttonEl[0], ev);
+                                                               }
+                                                       };
+                                                       (buttonIcon = theme.getCustomButtonIconClass(customButtonProps)) ||
+                                                       (buttonIcon = theme.getIconClass(buttonName)) ||
+                                                       (buttonText = customButtonProps.text); // jshint ignore:line
+                                               }
+                                               else if ((viewSpec = calendar.getViewSpec(buttonName))) {
+                                                       viewsWithButtons.push(buttonName);
+                                                       buttonClick = function() {
+                                                               calendar.changeView(buttonName);
+                                                       };
+                                                       (buttonText = viewSpec.buttonTextOverride) ||
+                                                       (buttonIcon = theme.getIconClass(buttonName)) ||
+                                                       (buttonText = viewSpec.buttonTextDefault); // jshint ignore:line
+                                               }
+                                               else if (calendar[buttonName]) { // a calendar method
+                                                       buttonClick = function() {
+                                                               calendar[buttonName]();
+                                                       };
+                                                       (buttonText = calendarButtonTextOverrides[buttonName]) ||
+                                                       (buttonIcon = theme.getIconClass(buttonName)) ||
+                                                       (buttonText = calendarButtonText[buttonName]); // jshint ignore:line
+                                                       //            ^ everything else is considered default
+                                               }
 
-       // Computes the top coordinate, relative to the bounds of the grid, of the given date.
-       // A `startOfDayDate` must be given for avoiding ambiguity over how to treat midnight.
-       computeDateTop: function(date, startOfDayDate) {
-               return this.computeTimeTop(
-                       moment.duration(
-                               date - startOfDayDate.clone().stripTime()
-                       )
-               );
-       },
+                                               if (buttonClick) {
 
+                                                       buttonClasses = [
+                                                               'fc-' + buttonName + '-button',
+                                                               theme.getClass('button'),
+                                                               theme.getClass('stateDefault')
+                                                       ];
 
-       // Computes the top coordinate, relative to the bounds of the grid, of the given time (a Duration).
-       computeTimeTop: function(time) {
-               var len = this.slatEls.length;
-               var slatCoverage = (time - this.minTime) / this.slotDuration; // floating-point value of # of slots covered
-               var slatIndex;
-               var slatRemainder;
+                                                       if (buttonText) {
+                                                               buttonInnerHtml = htmlEscape(buttonText);
+                                                       }
+                                                       else if (buttonIcon) {
+                                                               buttonInnerHtml = "<span class='" + buttonIcon + "'></span>";
+                                                       }
 
-               // compute a floating-point number for how many slats should be progressed through.
-               // from 0 to number of slats (inclusive)
-               // constrained because minTime/maxTime might be customized.
-               slatCoverage = Math.max(0, slatCoverage);
-               slatCoverage = Math.min(len, slatCoverage);
+                                                       buttonEl = $( // type="button" so that it doesn't submit a form
+                                                               '<button type="button" class="' + buttonClasses.join(' ') + '">' +
+                                                                       buttonInnerHtml +
+                                                               '</button>'
+                                                               )
+                                                               .click(function(ev) {
+                                                                       // don't process clicks for disabled buttons
+                                                                       if (!buttonEl.hasClass(theme.getClass('stateDisabled'))) {
 
-               // an integer index of the furthest whole slat
-               // from 0 to number slats (*exclusive*, so len-1)
-               slatIndex = Math.floor(slatCoverage);
-               slatIndex = Math.min(slatIndex, len - 1);
+                                                                               buttonClick(ev);
 
-               // how much further through the slatIndex slat (from 0.0-1.0) must be covered in addition.
-               // could be 1.0 if slatCoverage is covering *all* the slots
-               slatRemainder = slatCoverage - slatIndex;
+                                                                               // after the click action, if the button becomes the "active" tab, or disabled,
+                                                                               // it should never have a hover class, so remove it now.
+                                                                               if (
+                                                                                       buttonEl.hasClass(theme.getClass('stateActive')) ||
+                                                                                       buttonEl.hasClass(theme.getClass('stateDisabled'))
+                                                                               ) {
+                                                                                       buttonEl.removeClass(theme.getClass('stateHover'));
+                                                                               }
+                                                                       }
+                                                               })
+                                                               .mousedown(function() {
+                                                                       // the *down* effect (mouse pressed in).
+                                                                       // only on buttons that are not the "active" tab, or disabled
+                                                                       buttonEl
+                                                                               .not('.' + theme.getClass('stateActive'))
+                                                                               .not('.' + theme.getClass('stateDisabled'))
+                                                                               .addClass(theme.getClass('stateDown'));
+                                                               })
+                                                               .mouseup(function() {
+                                                                       // undo the *down* effect
+                                                                       buttonEl.removeClass(theme.getClass('stateDown'));
+                                                               })
+                                                               .hover(
+                                                                       function() {
+                                                                               // the *hover* effect.
+                                                                               // only on buttons that are not the "active" tab, or disabled
+                                                                               buttonEl
+                                                                                       .not('.' + theme.getClass('stateActive'))
+                                                                                       .not('.' + theme.getClass('stateDisabled'))
+                                                                                       .addClass(theme.getClass('stateHover'));
+                                                                       },
+                                                                       function() {
+                                                                               // undo the *hover* effect
+                                                                               buttonEl
+                                                                                       .removeClass(theme.getClass('stateHover'))
+                                                                                       .removeClass(theme.getClass('stateDown')); // if mouseleave happens before mouseup
+                                                                       }
+                                                               );
 
-               return this.slatCoordCache.getTopPosition(slatIndex) +
-                       this.slatCoordCache.getHeight(slatIndex) * slatRemainder;
-       },
+                                                       groupChildren = groupChildren.add(buttonEl);
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               });
 
+                               if (isOnlyButtons) {
+                                       groupChildren
+                                               .first().addClass(theme.getClass('cornerLeft')).end()
+                                               .last().addClass(theme.getClass('cornerRight')).end();
+                               }
 
+                               if (groupChildren.length > 1) {
+                                       groupEl = $('<div/>');
+                                       if (isOnlyButtons) {
+                                               groupEl.addClass(theme.getClass('buttonGroup'));
+                                       }
+                                       groupEl.append(groupChildren);
+                                       sectionEl.append(groupEl);
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       sectionEl.append(groupChildren); // 1 or 0 children
+                               }
+                       });
+               }
 
-       /* Event Drag Visualization
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               return sectionEl;
+       }
 
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of an event being dragged over the specified date(s).
-       // A returned value of `true` signals that a mock "helper" event has been rendered.
-       renderDrag: function(eventLocation, seg) {
+       function updateTitle(text) {
+               if (el) {
+                       el.find('h2').text(text);
+               }
+       }
 
-               if (seg) { // if there is event information for this drag, render a helper event
 
-                       // returns mock event elements
-                       // signal that a helper has been rendered
-                       return this.renderEventLocationHelper(eventLocation, seg);
-               }
-               else {
-                       // otherwise, just render a highlight
-                       this.renderHighlight(this.eventToSpan(eventLocation));
+       function activateButton(buttonName) {
+               if (el) {
+                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
+                               .addClass(calendar.theme.getClass('stateActive'));
                }
-       },
+       }
 
 
-       // Unrenders any visual indication of an event being dragged
-       unrenderDrag: function() {
-               this.unrenderHelper();
-               this.unrenderHighlight();
-       },
+       function deactivateButton(buttonName) {
+               if (el) {
+                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
+                               .removeClass(calendar.theme.getClass('stateActive'));
+               }
+       }
 
 
-       /* Event Resize Visualization
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       function disableButton(buttonName) {
+               if (el) {
+                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
+                               .prop('disabled', true)
+                               .addClass(calendar.theme.getClass('stateDisabled'));
+               }
+       }
 
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of an event being resized
-       renderEventResize: function(eventLocation, seg) {
-               return this.renderEventLocationHelper(eventLocation, seg); // returns mock event elements
-       },
+       function enableButton(buttonName) {
+               if (el) {
+                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
+                               .prop('disabled', false)
+                               .removeClass(calendar.theme.getClass('stateDisabled'));
+               }
+       }
 
 
-       // Unrenders any visual indication of an event being resized
-       unrenderEventResize: function() {
-               this.unrenderHelper();
-       },
+       function getViewsWithButtons() {
+               return viewsWithButtons;
+       }
 
+}
 
-       /* Event Helper
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+;;
 
+var Calendar = FC.Calendar = Class.extend(EmitterMixin, {
 
-       // Renders a mock "helper" event. `sourceSeg` is the original segment object and might be null (an external drag)
-       renderHelper: function(event, sourceSeg) {
-               return this.renderHelperSegs(this.eventToSegs(event), sourceSeg); // returns mock event elements
-       },
+       view: null, // current View object
+       viewsByType: null, // holds all instantiated view instances, current or not
+       currentDate: null, // unzoned moment. private (public API should use getDate instead)
+       theme: null,
+       loadingLevel: 0, // number of simultaneous loading tasks
 
 
-       // Unrenders any mock helper event
-       unrenderHelper: function() {
-               this.unrenderHelperSegs();
-       },
+       constructor: function(el, overrides) {
 
+               // declare the current calendar instance relies on GlobalEmitter. needed for garbage collection.
+               // unneeded() is called in destroy.
+               GlobalEmitter.needed();
 
-       /* Business Hours
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               this.el = el;
+               this.viewsByType = {};
+               this.viewSpecCache = {};
 
+               this.initOptionsInternals(overrides);
+               this.initMomentInternals(); // needs to happen after options hash initialized
+               this.initCurrentDate();
+               this.initEventManager();
 
-       renderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.renderBusinessSegs(
-                       this.buildBusinessHourSegs()
-               );
+               EventManager.call(this); // needs options immediately
+               this.initialize();
        },
 
 
-       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.unrenderBusinessSegs();
+       // Subclasses can override this for initialization logic after the constructor has been called
+       initialize: function() {
        },
 
 
-       /* Now Indicator
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Public API
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       getNowIndicatorUnit: function() {
-               return 'minute'; // will refresh on the minute
+       getView: function() {
+               return this.view;
        },
 
 
-       renderNowIndicator: function(date) {
-               // seg system might be overkill, but it handles scenario where line needs to be rendered
-               //  more than once because of columns with the same date (resources columns for example)
-               var segs = this.spanToSegs({ start: date, end: date });
-               var top = this.computeDateTop(date, date);
-               var nodes = [];
-               var i;
+       publiclyTrigger: function(name, triggerInfo) {
+               var optHandler = this.opt(name);
+               var context;
+               var args;
 
-               // render lines within the columns
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       nodes.push($('<div class="fc-now-indicator fc-now-indicator-line"></div>')
-                               .css('top', top)
-                               .appendTo(this.colContainerEls.eq(segs[i].col))[0]);
+               if ($.isPlainObject(triggerInfo)) {
+                       context = triggerInfo.context;
+                       args = triggerInfo.args;
                }
-
-               // render an arrow over the axis
-               if (segs.length > 0) { // is the current time in view?
-                       nodes.push($('<div class="fc-now-indicator fc-now-indicator-arrow"></div>')
-                               .css('top', top)
-                               .appendTo(this.el.find('.fc-content-skeleton'))[0]);
+               else if ($.isArray(triggerInfo)) {
+                       args = triggerInfo;
                }
 
-               this.nowIndicatorEls = $(nodes);
-       },
-
-
-       unrenderNowIndicator: function() {
-               if (this.nowIndicatorEls) {
-                       this.nowIndicatorEls.remove();
-                       this.nowIndicatorEls = null;
+               if (context == null) {
+                       context = this.el[0]; // fallback context
                }
-       },
-
-
-       /* Selection
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+               if (!args) {
+                       args = [];
+               }
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of a selection. Overrides the default, which was to simply render a highlight.
-       renderSelection: function(span) {
-               if (this.view.opt('selectHelper')) { // this setting signals that a mock helper event should be rendered
+               this.triggerWith(name, context, args); // Emitter's method
 
-                       // normally acceps an eventLocation, span has a start/end, which is good enough
-                       this.renderEventLocationHelper(span);
-               }
-               else {
-                       this.renderHighlight(span);
+               if (optHandler) {
+                       return optHandler.apply(context, args);
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders any visual indication of a selection
-       unrenderSelection: function() {
-               this.unrenderHelper();
-               this.unrenderHighlight();
+       hasPublicHandlers: function(name) {
+               return this.hasHandlers(name) ||
+                       this.opt(name); // handler specified in options
        },
 
 
-       /* Highlight
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       renderHighlight: function(span) {
-               this.renderHighlightSegs(this.spanToSegs(span));
-       },
-
+       // View
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       unrenderHighlight: function() {
-               this.unrenderHighlightSegs();
-       }
 
-});
+       // Given a view name for a custom view or a standard view, creates a ready-to-go View object
+       instantiateView: function(viewType) {
+               var spec = this.getViewSpec(viewType);
 
-;;
+               return new spec['class'](this, spec);
+       },
 
-/* Methods for rendering SEGMENTS, pieces of content that live on the view
- ( this file is no longer just for events )
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-TimeGrid.mixin({
+       // Returns a boolean about whether the view is okay to instantiate at some point
+       isValidViewType: function(viewType) {
+               return Boolean(this.getViewSpec(viewType));
+       },
 
-       colContainerEls: null, // containers for each column
 
-       // inner-containers for each column where different types of segs live
-       fgContainerEls: null,
-       bgContainerEls: null,
-       helperContainerEls: null,
-       highlightContainerEls: null,
-       businessContainerEls: null,
+       changeView: function(viewName, dateOrRange) {
 
-       // arrays of different types of displayed segments
-       fgSegs: null,
-       bgSegs: null,
-       helperSegs: null,
-       highlightSegs: null,
-       businessSegs: null,
+               if (dateOrRange) {
 
+                       if (dateOrRange.start && dateOrRange.end) { // a range
+                               this.recordOptionOverrides({ // will not rerender
+                                       visibleRange: dateOrRange
+                               });
+                       }
+                       else { // a date
+                               this.currentDate = this.moment(dateOrRange).stripZone(); // just like gotoDate
+                       }
+               }
 
-       // Renders the DOM that the view's content will live in
-       renderContentSkeleton: function() {
-               var cellHtml = '';
-               var i;
-               var skeletonEl;
+               this.renderView(viewName);
+       },
 
-               for (i = 0; i < this.colCnt; i++) {
-                       cellHtml +=
-                               '<td>' +
-                                       '<div class="fc-content-col">' +
-                                               '<div class="fc-event-container fc-helper-container"></div>' +
-                                               '<div class="fc-event-container"></div>' +
-                                               '<div class="fc-highlight-container"></div>' +
-                                               '<div class="fc-bgevent-container"></div>' +
-                                               '<div class="fc-business-container"></div>' +
-                                       '</div>' +
-                               '</td>';
-               }
 
-               skeletonEl = $(
-                       '<div class="fc-content-skeleton">' +
-                               '<table>' +
-                                       '<tr>' + cellHtml + '</tr>' +
-                               '</table>' +
-                       '</div>'
-               );
+       // Forces navigation to a view for the given date.
+       // `viewType` can be a specific view name or a generic one like "week" or "day".
+       zoomTo: function(newDate, viewType) {
+               var spec;
 
-               this.colContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-content-col');
-               this.helperContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-helper-container');
-               this.fgContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-event-container:not(.fc-helper-container)');
-               this.bgContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-bgevent-container');
-               this.highlightContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-highlight-container');
-               this.businessContainerEls = skeletonEl.find('.fc-business-container');
+               viewType = viewType || 'day'; // day is default zoom
+               spec = this.getViewSpec(viewType) || this.getUnitViewSpec(viewType);
 
-               this.bookendCells(skeletonEl.find('tr')); // TODO: do this on string level
-               this.el.append(skeletonEl);
+               this.currentDate = newDate.clone();
+               this.renderView(spec ? spec.type : null);
        },
 
 
-       /* Foreground Events
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Current Date
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       renderFgSegs: function(segs) {
-               segs = this.renderFgSegsIntoContainers(segs, this.fgContainerEls);
-               this.fgSegs = segs;
-               return segs; // needed for Grid::renderEvents
+       initCurrentDate: function() {
+               var defaultDateInput = this.opt('defaultDate');
+
+               // compute the initial ambig-timezone date
+               if (defaultDateInput != null) {
+                       this.currentDate = this.moment(defaultDateInput).stripZone();
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.currentDate = this.getNow(); // getNow already returns unzoned
+               }
        },
 
 
-       unrenderFgSegs: function() {
-               this.unrenderNamedSegs('fgSegs');
+       reportViewDatesChanged: function(view, dateProfile) {
+               this.currentDate = dateProfile.date; // might have been constrained by view dates
+               this.setToolbarsTitle(view.title);
+               this.updateToolbarButtons();
        },
 
 
-       /* Foreground Helper Events
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       prev: function() {
+               var prevInfo = this.view.buildPrevDateProfile(this.currentDate);
 
+               if (prevInfo.isValid) {
+                       this.currentDate = prevInfo.date;
+                       this.renderView();
+               }
+       },
 
-       renderHelperSegs: function(segs, sourceSeg) {
-               var helperEls = [];
-               var i, seg;
-               var sourceEl;
 
-               segs = this.renderFgSegsIntoContainers(segs, this.helperContainerEls);
+       next: function() {
+               var nextInfo = this.view.buildNextDateProfile(this.currentDate);
 
-               // Try to make the segment that is in the same row as sourceSeg look the same
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       if (sourceSeg && sourceSeg.col === seg.col) {
-                               sourceEl = sourceSeg.el;
-                               seg.el.css({
-                                       left: sourceEl.css('left'),
-                                       right: sourceEl.css('right'),
-                                       'margin-left': sourceEl.css('margin-left'),
-                                       'margin-right': sourceEl.css('margin-right')
-                               });
-                       }
-                       helperEls.push(seg.el[0]);
+               if (nextInfo.isValid) {
+                       this.currentDate = nextInfo.date;
+                       this.renderView();
                }
-
-               this.helperSegs = segs;
-
-               return $(helperEls); // must return rendered helpers
        },
 
 
-       unrenderHelperSegs: function() {
-               this.unrenderNamedSegs('helperSegs');
+       prevYear: function() {
+               this.currentDate.add(-1, 'years');
+               this.renderView();
        },
 
 
-       /* Background Events
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       renderBgSegs: function(segs) {
-               segs = this.renderFillSegEls('bgEvent', segs); // TODO: old fill system
-               this.updateSegVerticals(segs);
-               this.attachSegsByCol(this.groupSegsByCol(segs), this.bgContainerEls);
-               this.bgSegs = segs;
-               return segs; // needed for Grid::renderEvents
+       nextYear: function() {
+               this.currentDate.add(1, 'years');
+               this.renderView();
        },
 
 
-       unrenderBgSegs: function() {
-               this.unrenderNamedSegs('bgSegs');
+       today: function() {
+               this.currentDate = this.getNow(); // should deny like prev/next?
+               this.renderView();
        },
 
 
-       /* Highlight
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       gotoDate: function(zonedDateInput) {
+               this.currentDate = this.moment(zonedDateInput).stripZone();
+               this.renderView();
+       },
 
 
-       renderHighlightSegs: function(segs) {
-               segs = this.renderFillSegEls('highlight', segs); // TODO: old fill system
-               this.updateSegVerticals(segs);
-               this.attachSegsByCol(this.groupSegsByCol(segs), this.highlightContainerEls);
-               this.highlightSegs = segs;
+       incrementDate: function(delta) {
+               this.currentDate.add(moment.duration(delta));
+               this.renderView();
        },
 
 
-       unrenderHighlightSegs: function() {
-               this.unrenderNamedSegs('highlightSegs');
+       // for external API
+       getDate: function() {
+               return this.applyTimezone(this.currentDate); // infuse the calendar's timezone
        },
 
 
-       /* Business Hours
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Loading Triggering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       renderBusinessSegs: function(segs) {
-               segs = this.renderFillSegEls('businessHours', segs); // TODO: old fill system
-               this.updateSegVerticals(segs);
-               this.attachSegsByCol(this.groupSegsByCol(segs), this.businessContainerEls);
-               this.businessSegs = segs;
+       // Should be called when any type of async data fetching begins
+       pushLoading: function() {
+               if (!(this.loadingLevel++)) {
+                       this.publiclyTrigger('loading', [ true, this.view ]);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       unrenderBusinessSegs: function() {
-               this.unrenderNamedSegs('businessSegs');
+       // Should be called when any type of async data fetching completes
+       popLoading: function() {
+               if (!(--this.loadingLevel)) {
+                       this.publiclyTrigger('loading', [ false, this.view ]);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Seg Rendering Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       // Given a flat array of segments, return an array of sub-arrays, grouped by each segment's col
-       groupSegsByCol: function(segs) {
-               var segsByCol = [];
-               var i;
-
-               for (i = 0; i < this.colCnt; i++) {
-                       segsByCol.push([]);
-               }
+       // Selection
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       segsByCol[segs[i].col].push(segs[i]);
-               }
 
-               return segsByCol;
+       // this public method receives start/end dates in any format, with any timezone
+       select: function(zonedStartInput, zonedEndInput) {
+               this.view.select(
+                       this.buildSelectFootprint.apply(this, arguments)
+               );
        },
 
 
-       // Given segments grouped by column, insert the segments' elements into a parallel array of container
-       // elements, each living within a column.
-       attachSegsByCol: function(segsByCol, containerEls) {
-               var col;
-               var segs;
-               var i;
-
-               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) { // iterate each column grouping
-                       segs = segsByCol[col];
-
-                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                               containerEls.eq(col).append(segs[i].el);
-                       }
+       unselect: function() { // safe to be called before renderView
+               if (this.view) {
+                       this.view.unselect();
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Given the name of a property of `this` object, assumed to be an array of segments,
-       // loops through each segment and removes from DOM. Will null-out the property afterwards.
-       unrenderNamedSegs: function(propName) {
-               var segs = this[propName];
-               var i;
+       // Given arguments to the select method in the API, returns a span (unzoned start/end and other info)
+       buildSelectFootprint: function(zonedStartInput, zonedEndInput) {
+               var start = this.moment(zonedStartInput).stripZone();
+               var end;
 
-               if (segs) {
-                       for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                               segs[i].el.remove();
-                       }
-                       this[propName] = null;
+               if (zonedEndInput) {
+                       end = this.moment(zonedEndInput).stripZone();
+               }
+               else if (start.hasTime()) {
+                       end = start.clone().add(this.defaultTimedEventDuration);
+               }
+               else {
+                       end = start.clone().add(this.defaultAllDayEventDuration);
                }
+
+               return new ComponentFootprint(
+                       new UnzonedRange(start, end),
+                       !start.hasTime()
+               );
        },
 
 
+       // Misc
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       /* Foreground Event Rendering Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+       // will return `null` if invalid range
+       parseUnzonedRange: function(rangeInput) {
+               var start = null;
+               var end = null;
 
-       // Given an array of foreground segments, render a DOM element for each, computes position,
-       // and attaches to the column inner-container elements.
-       renderFgSegsIntoContainers: function(segs, containerEls) {
-               var segsByCol;
-               var col;
+               if (rangeInput.start) {
+                       start = this.moment(rangeInput.start).stripZone();
+               }
 
-               segs = this.renderFgSegEls(segs); // will call fgSegHtml
-               segsByCol = this.groupSegsByCol(segs);
+               if (rangeInput.end) {
+                       end = this.moment(rangeInput.end).stripZone();
+               }
 
-               for (col = 0; col < this.colCnt; col++) {
-                       this.updateFgSegCoords(segsByCol[col]);
+               if (!start && !end) {
+                       return null;
                }
 
-               this.attachSegsByCol(segsByCol, containerEls);
+               if (start && end && end.isBefore(start)) {
+                       return null;
+               }
 
-               return segs;
+               return new UnzonedRange(start, end);
        },
 
 
-       // Renders the HTML for a single event segment's default rendering
-       fgSegHtml: function(seg, disableResizing) {
-               var view = this.view;
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var isDraggable = view.isEventDraggable(event);
-               var isResizableFromStart = !disableResizing && seg.isStart && view.isEventResizableFromStart(event);
-               var isResizableFromEnd = !disableResizing && seg.isEnd && view.isEventResizableFromEnd(event);
-               var classes = this.getSegClasses(seg, isDraggable, isResizableFromStart || isResizableFromEnd);
-               var skinCss = cssToStr(this.getSegSkinCss(seg));
-               var timeText;
-               var fullTimeText; // more verbose time text. for the print stylesheet
-               var startTimeText; // just the start time text
+       rerenderEvents: function() { // API method. destroys old events if previously rendered.
+               if (this.elementVisible()) {
+                       this.view.flash('displayingEvents');
+               }
+       },
 
-               classes.unshift('fc-time-grid-event', 'fc-v-event');
 
-               if (view.isMultiDayEvent(event)) { // if the event appears to span more than one day...
-                       // Don't display time text on segments that run entirely through a day.
-                       // That would appear as midnight-midnight and would look dumb.
-                       // Otherwise, display the time text for the *segment's* times (like 6pm-midnight or midnight-10am)
-                       if (seg.isStart || seg.isEnd) {
-                               timeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg);
-                               fullTimeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg, 'LT');
-                               startTimeText = this.getEventTimeText(seg, null, false); // displayEnd=false
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       // Display the normal time text for the *event's* times
-                       timeText = this.getEventTimeText(event);
-                       fullTimeText = this.getEventTimeText(event, 'LT');
-                       startTimeText = this.getEventTimeText(event, null, false); // displayEnd=false
+       initEventManager: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var eventManager = new EventManager(this);
+               var rawSources = this.opt('eventSources') || [];
+               var singleRawSource = this.opt('events');
+
+               this.eventManager = eventManager;
+
+               if (singleRawSource) {
+                       rawSources.unshift(singleRawSource);
                }
 
-               return '<a class="' + classes.join(' ') + '"' +
-                       (event.url ?
-                               ' href="' + htmlEscape(event.url) + '"' :
-                               ''
-                               ) +
-                       (skinCss ?
-                               ' style="' + skinCss + '"' :
-                               ''
-                               ) +
-                       '>' +
-                               '<div class="fc-content">' +
-                                       (timeText ?
-                                               '<div class="fc-time"' +
-                                               ' data-start="' + htmlEscape(startTimeText) + '"' +
-                                               ' data-full="' + htmlEscape(fullTimeText) + '"' +
-                                               '>' +
-                                                       '<span>' + htmlEscape(timeText) + '</span>' +
-                                               '</div>' :
-                                               ''
-                                               ) +
-                                       (event.title ?
-                                               '<div class="fc-title">' +
-                                                       htmlEscape(event.title) +
-                                               '</div>' :
-                                               ''
-                                               ) +
-                               '</div>' +
-                               '<div class="fc-bg"/>' +
-                               /* TODO: write CSS for this
-                               (isResizableFromStart ?
-                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-start-resizer" />' :
-                                       ''
-                                       ) +
-                               */
-                               (isResizableFromEnd ?
-                                       '<div class="fc-resizer fc-end-resizer" />' :
-                                       ''
-                                       ) +
-                       '</a>';
-       },
+               eventManager.on('release', function(eventsPayload) {
+                       _this.trigger('eventsReset', eventsPayload);
+               });
 
+               eventManager.freeze();
 
-       /* Seg Position Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               rawSources.forEach(function(rawSource) {
+                       var source = EventSourceParser.parse(rawSource, _this);
 
+                       if (source) {
+                               eventManager.addSource(source);
+                       }
+               });
 
-       // Refreshes the CSS top/bottom coordinates for each segment element.
-       // Works when called after initial render, after a window resize/zoom for example.
-       updateSegVerticals: function(segs) {
-               this.computeSegVerticals(segs);
-               this.assignSegVerticals(segs);
+               eventManager.thaw();
        },
 
 
-       // For each segment in an array, computes and assigns its top and bottom properties
-       computeSegVerticals: function(segs) {
-               var i, seg;
+       requestEvents: function(start, end) {
+               return this.eventManager.requestEvents(
+                       start,
+                       end,
+                       this.opt('timezone'),
+                       !this.opt('lazyFetching')
+               );
+       }
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       seg.top = this.computeDateTop(seg.start, seg.start);
-                       seg.bottom = this.computeDateTop(seg.end, seg.start);
-               }
-       },
+});
 
+;;
+/*
+Options binding/triggering system.
+*/
+Calendar.mixin({
 
-       // Given segments that already have their top/bottom properties computed, applies those values to
-       // the segments' elements.
-       assignSegVerticals: function(segs) {
-               var i, seg;
+       dirDefaults: null, // option defaults related to LTR or RTL
+       localeDefaults: null, // option defaults related to current locale
+       overrides: null, // option overrides given to the fullCalendar constructor
+       dynamicOverrides: null, // options set with dynamic setter method. higher precedence than view overrides.
+       optionsModel: null, // all defaults combined with overrides
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       seg.el.css(this.generateSegVerticalCss(seg));
-               }
-       },
 
+       initOptionsInternals: function(overrides) {
+               this.overrides = $.extend({}, overrides); // make a copy
+               this.dynamicOverrides = {};
+               this.optionsModel = new Model();
 
-       // Generates an object with CSS properties for the top/bottom coordinates of a segment element
-       generateSegVerticalCss: function(seg) {
-               return {
-                       top: seg.top,
-                       bottom: -seg.bottom // flipped because needs to be space beyond bottom edge of event container
-               };
+               this.populateOptionsHash();
        },
 
 
-       /* Foreground Event Positioning Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // public getter/setter
+       option: function(name, value) {
+               var newOptionHash;
 
+               if (typeof name === 'string') {
+                       if (value === undefined) { // getter
+                               return this.optionsModel.get(name);
+                       }
+                       else { // setter for individual option
+                               newOptionHash = {};
+                               newOptionHash[name] = value;
+                               this.setOptions(newOptionHash);
+                       }
+               }
+               else if (typeof name === 'object') { // compound setter with object input
+                       this.setOptions(name);
+               }
+       },
 
-       // Given segments that are assumed to all live in the *same column*,
-       // compute their verical/horizontal coordinates and assign to their elements.
-       updateFgSegCoords: function(segs) {
-               this.computeSegVerticals(segs); // horizontals relies on this
-               this.computeFgSegHorizontals(segs); // compute horizontal coordinates, z-index's, and reorder the array
-               this.assignSegVerticals(segs);
-               this.assignFgSegHorizontals(segs);
+
+       // private getter
+       opt: function(name) {
+               return this.optionsModel.get(name);
        },
 
 
-       // Given an array of segments that are all in the same column, sets the backwardCoord and forwardCoord on each.
-       // NOTE: Also reorders the given array by date!
-       computeFgSegHorizontals: function(segs) {
-               var levels;
-               var level0;
-               var i;
+       setOptions: function(newOptionHash) {
+               var optionCnt = 0;
+               var optionName;
 
-               this.sortEventSegs(segs); // order by certain criteria
-               levels = buildSlotSegLevels(segs);
-               computeForwardSlotSegs(levels);
+               this.recordOptionOverrides(newOptionHash); // will trigger optionsModel watchers
 
-               if ((level0 = levels[0])) {
+               for (optionName in newOptionHash) {
+                       optionCnt++;
+               }
 
-                       for (i = 0; i < level0.length; i++) {
-                               computeSlotSegPressures(level0[i]);
+               // special-case handling of single option change.
+               // if only one option change, `optionName` will be its name.
+               if (optionCnt === 1) {
+                       if (optionName === 'height' || optionName === 'contentHeight' || optionName === 'aspectRatio') {
+                               this.updateSize(true); // true = allow recalculation of height
+                               return;
                        }
-
-                       for (i = 0; i < level0.length; i++) {
-                               this.computeFgSegForwardBack(level0[i], 0, 0);
+                       else if (optionName === 'defaultDate') {
+                               return; // can't change date this way. use gotoDate instead
+                       }
+                       else if (optionName === 'businessHours') {
+                               if (this.view) {
+                                       this.view.unrenderBusinessHours();
+                                       this.view.renderBusinessHours();
+                               }
+                               return;
+                       }
+                       else if (optionName === 'timezone') {
+                               this.view.flash('initialEvents');
+                               return;
                        }
                }
-       },
 
+               // catch-all. rerender the header and footer and rebuild/rerender the current view
+               this.renderHeader();
+               this.renderFooter();
 
-       // Calculate seg.forwardCoord and seg.backwardCoord for the segment, where both values range
-       // from 0 to 1. If the calendar is left-to-right, the seg.backwardCoord maps to "left" and
-       // seg.forwardCoord maps to "right" (via percentage). Vice-versa if the calendar is right-to-left.
-       //
-       // The segment might be part of a "series", which means consecutive segments with the same pressure
-       // who's width is unknown until an edge has been hit. `seriesBackwardPressure` is the number of
-       // segments behind this one in the current series, and `seriesBackwardCoord` is the starting
-       // coordinate of the first segment in the series.
-       computeFgSegForwardBack: function(seg, seriesBackwardPressure, seriesBackwardCoord) {
-               var forwardSegs = seg.forwardSegs;
-               var i;
+               // even non-current views will be affected by this option change. do before rerender
+               // TODO: detangle
+               this.viewsByType = {};
 
-               if (seg.forwardCoord === undefined) { // not already computed
+               this.reinitView();
+       },
 
-                       if (!forwardSegs.length) {
 
-                               // if there are no forward segments, this segment should butt up against the edge
-                               seg.forwardCoord = 1;
-                       }
-                       else {
+       // Computes the flattened options hash for the calendar and assigns to `this.options`.
+       // Assumes this.overrides and this.dynamicOverrides have already been initialized.
+       populateOptionsHash: function() {
+               var locale, localeDefaults;
+               var isRTL, dirDefaults;
+               var rawOptions;
 
-                               // sort highest pressure first
-                               this.sortForwardSegs(forwardSegs);
+               locale = firstDefined( // explicit locale option given?
+                       this.dynamicOverrides.locale,
+                       this.overrides.locale
+               );
+               localeDefaults = localeOptionHash[locale];
+               if (!localeDefaults) { // explicit locale option not given or invalid?
+                       locale = Calendar.defaults.locale;
+                       localeDefaults = localeOptionHash[locale] || {};
+               }
 
-                               // this segment's forwardCoord will be calculated from the backwardCoord of the
-                               // highest-pressure forward segment.
-                               this.computeFgSegForwardBack(forwardSegs[0], seriesBackwardPressure + 1, seriesBackwardCoord);
-                               seg.forwardCoord = forwardSegs[0].backwardCoord;
-                       }
+               isRTL = firstDefined( // based on options computed so far, is direction RTL?
+                       this.dynamicOverrides.isRTL,
+                       this.overrides.isRTL,
+                       localeDefaults.isRTL,
+                       Calendar.defaults.isRTL
+               );
+               dirDefaults = isRTL ? Calendar.rtlDefaults : {};
 
-                       // calculate the backwardCoord from the forwardCoord. consider the series
-                       seg.backwardCoord = seg.forwardCoord -
-                               (seg.forwardCoord - seriesBackwardCoord) / // available width for series
-                               (seriesBackwardPressure + 1); // # of segments in the series
+               this.dirDefaults = dirDefaults;
+               this.localeDefaults = localeDefaults;
+
+               rawOptions = mergeOptions([ // merge defaults and overrides. lowest to highest precedence
+                       Calendar.defaults, // global defaults
+                       dirDefaults,
+                       localeDefaults,
+                       this.overrides,
+                       this.dynamicOverrides
+               ]);
+               populateInstanceComputableOptions(rawOptions); // fill in gaps with computed options
 
-                       // use this segment's coordinates to computed the coordinates of the less-pressurized
-                       // forward segments
-                       for (i=0; i<forwardSegs.length; i++) {
-                               this.computeFgSegForwardBack(forwardSegs[i], 0, seg.forwardCoord);
-                       }
-               }
+               this.optionsModel.reset(rawOptions);
        },
 
 
-       sortForwardSegs: function(forwardSegs) {
-               forwardSegs.sort(proxy(this, 'compareForwardSegs'));
-       },
+       // stores the new options internally, but does not rerender anything.
+       recordOptionOverrides: function(newOptionHash) {
+               var optionName;
 
+               for (optionName in newOptionHash) {
+                       this.dynamicOverrides[optionName] = newOptionHash[optionName];
+               }
 
-       // A cmp function for determining which forward segment to rely on more when computing coordinates.
-       compareForwardSegs: function(seg1, seg2) {
-               // put higher-pressure first
-               return seg2.forwardPressure - seg1.forwardPressure ||
-                       // put segments that are closer to initial edge first (and favor ones with no coords yet)
-                       (seg1.backwardCoord || 0) - (seg2.backwardCoord || 0) ||
-                       // do normal sorting...
-                       this.compareEventSegs(seg1, seg2);
-       },
+               this.viewSpecCache = {}; // the dynamic override invalidates the options in this cache, so just clear it
+               this.populateOptionsHash(); // this.options needs to be recomputed after the dynamic override
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Given foreground event segments that have already had their position coordinates computed,
-       // assigns position-related CSS values to their elements.
-       assignFgSegHorizontals: function(segs) {
-               var i, seg;
+;;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       seg = segs[i];
-                       seg.el.css(this.generateFgSegHorizontalCss(seg));
+Calendar.mixin({
 
-                       // if the height is short, add a className for alternate styling
-                       if (seg.bottom - seg.top < 30) {
-                               seg.el.addClass('fc-short');
-                       }
-               }
-       },
+       defaultAllDayEventDuration: null,
+       defaultTimedEventDuration: null,
+       localeData: null,
 
 
-       // Generates an object with CSS properties/values that should be applied to an event segment element.
-       // Contains important positioning-related properties that should be applied to any event element, customized or not.
-       generateFgSegHorizontalCss: function(seg) {
-               var shouldOverlap = this.view.opt('slotEventOverlap');
-               var backwardCoord = seg.backwardCoord; // the left side if LTR. the right side if RTL. floating-point
-               var forwardCoord = seg.forwardCoord; // the right side if LTR. the left side if RTL. floating-point
-               var props = this.generateSegVerticalCss(seg); // get top/bottom first
-               var left; // amount of space from left edge, a fraction of the total width
-               var right; // amount of space from right edge, a fraction of the total width
+       initMomentInternals: function() {
+               var _this = this;
 
-               if (shouldOverlap) {
-                       // double the width, but don't go beyond the maximum forward coordinate (1.0)
-                       forwardCoord = Math.min(1, backwardCoord + (forwardCoord - backwardCoord) * 2);
-               }
+               this.defaultAllDayEventDuration = moment.duration(this.opt('defaultAllDayEventDuration'));
+               this.defaultTimedEventDuration = moment.duration(this.opt('defaultTimedEventDuration'));
+
+               // Called immediately, and when any of the options change.
+               // Happens before any internal objects rebuild or rerender, because this is very core.
+               this.optionsModel.watch('buildingMomentLocale', [
+                       '?locale', '?monthNames', '?monthNamesShort', '?dayNames', '?dayNamesShort',
+                       '?firstDay', '?weekNumberCalculation'
+               ], function(opts) {
+                       var weekNumberCalculation = opts.weekNumberCalculation;
+                       var firstDay = opts.firstDay;
+                       var _week;
+
+                       // normalize
+                       if (weekNumberCalculation === 'iso') {
+                               weekNumberCalculation = 'ISO'; // normalize
+                       }
 
-               if (this.isRTL) {
-                       left = 1 - forwardCoord;
-                       right = backwardCoord;
-               }
-               else {
-                       left = backwardCoord;
-                       right = 1 - forwardCoord;
-               }
+                       var localeData = Object.create( // make a cheap copy
+                               getMomentLocaleData(opts.locale) // will fall back to en
+                       );
 
-               props.zIndex = seg.level + 1; // convert from 0-base to 1-based
-               props.left = left * 100 + '%';
-               props.right = right * 100 + '%';
+                       if (opts.monthNames) {
+                               localeData._months = opts.monthNames;
+                       }
+                       if (opts.monthNamesShort) {
+                               localeData._monthsShort = opts.monthNamesShort;
+                       }
+                       if (opts.dayNames) {
+                               localeData._weekdays = opts.dayNames;
+                       }
+                       if (opts.dayNamesShort) {
+                               localeData._weekdaysShort = opts.dayNamesShort;
+                       }
 
-               if (shouldOverlap && seg.forwardPressure) {
-                       // add padding to the edge so that forward stacked events don't cover the resizer's icon
-                       props[this.isRTL ? 'marginLeft' : 'marginRight'] = 10 * 2; // 10 is a guesstimate of the icon's width
-               }
+                       if (firstDay == null && weekNumberCalculation === 'ISO') {
+                               firstDay = 1;
+                       }
+                       if (firstDay != null) {
+                               _week = Object.create(localeData._week); // _week: { dow: # }
+                               _week.dow = firstDay;
+                               localeData._week = _week;
+                       }
 
-               return props;
-       }
+                       if ( // whitelist certain kinds of input
+                               weekNumberCalculation === 'ISO' ||
+                               weekNumberCalculation === 'local' ||
+                               typeof weekNumberCalculation === 'function'
+                       ) {
+                               localeData._fullCalendar_weekCalc = weekNumberCalculation; // moment-ext will know what to do with it
+                       }
 
-});
+                       _this.localeData = localeData;
 
+                       // If the internal current date object already exists, move to new locale.
+                       // We do NOT need to do this technique for event dates, because this happens when converting to "segments".
+                       if (_this.currentDate) {
+                               _this.localizeMoment(_this.currentDate); // sets to localeData
+                       }
+               });
+       },
 
-// Builds an array of segments "levels". The first level will be the leftmost tier of segments if the calendar is
-// left-to-right, or the rightmost if the calendar is right-to-left. Assumes the segments are already ordered by date.
-function buildSlotSegLevels(segs) {
-       var levels = [];
-       var i, seg;
-       var j;
 
-       for (i=0; i<segs.length; i++) {
-               seg = segs[i];
+       // Builds a moment using the settings of the current calendar: timezone and locale.
+       // Accepts anything the vanilla moment() constructor accepts.
+       moment: function() {
+               var mom;
 
-               // go through all the levels and stop on the first level where there are no collisions
-               for (j=0; j<levels.length; j++) {
-                       if (!computeSlotSegCollisions(seg, levels[j]).length) {
-                               break;
+               if (this.opt('timezone') === 'local') {
+                       mom = FC.moment.apply(null, arguments);
+
+                       // Force the moment to be local, because FC.moment doesn't guarantee it.
+                       if (mom.hasTime()) { // don't give ambiguously-timed moments a local zone
+                               mom.local();
                        }
                }
+               else if (this.opt('timezone') === 'UTC') {
+                       mom = FC.moment.utc.apply(null, arguments); // process as UTC
+               }
+               else {
+                       mom = FC.moment.parseZone.apply(null, arguments); // let the input decide the zone
+               }
 
-               seg.level = j;
+               this.localizeMoment(mom); // TODO
 
-               (levels[j] || (levels[j] = [])).push(seg);
-       }
+               return mom;
+       },
 
-       return levels;
-}
 
+       msToMoment: function(ms, forceAllDay) {
+               var mom = FC.moment.utc(ms); // TODO: optimize by using Date.UTC
 
-// For every segment, figure out the other segments that are in subsequent
-// levels that also occupy the same vertical space. Accumulate in seg.forwardSegs
-function computeForwardSlotSegs(levels) {
-       var i, level;
-       var j, seg;
-       var k;
+               if (forceAllDay) {
+                       mom.stripTime();
+               }
+               else {
+                       mom = this.applyTimezone(mom); // may or may not apply locale
+               }
 
-       for (i=0; i<levels.length; i++) {
-               level = levels[i];
+               this.localizeMoment(mom);
 
-               for (j=0; j<level.length; j++) {
-                       seg = level[j];
+               return mom;
+       },
 
-                       seg.forwardSegs = [];
-                       for (k=i+1; k<levels.length; k++) {
-                               computeSlotSegCollisions(seg, levels[k], seg.forwardSegs);
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-}
 
+       msToUtcMoment: function(ms, forceAllDay) {
+               var mom = FC.moment.utc(ms); // TODO: optimize by using Date.UTC
 
-// Figure out which path forward (via seg.forwardSegs) results in the longest path until
-// the furthest edge is reached. The number of segments in this path will be seg.forwardPressure
-function computeSlotSegPressures(seg) {
-       var forwardSegs = seg.forwardSegs;
-       var forwardPressure = 0;
-       var i, forwardSeg;
+               if (forceAllDay) {
+                       mom.stripTime();
+               }
 
-       if (seg.forwardPressure === undefined) { // not already computed
+               this.localizeMoment(mom);
 
-               for (i=0; i<forwardSegs.length; i++) {
-                       forwardSeg = forwardSegs[i];
+               return mom;
+       },
 
-                       // figure out the child's maximum forward path
-                       computeSlotSegPressures(forwardSeg);
 
-                       // either use the existing maximum, or use the child's forward pressure
-                       // plus one (for the forwardSeg itself)
-                       forwardPressure = Math.max(
-                               forwardPressure,
-                               1 + forwardSeg.forwardPressure
-                       );
-               }
+       // Updates the given moment's locale settings to the current calendar locale settings.
+       localizeMoment: function(mom) {
+               mom._locale = this.localeData;
+       },
 
-               seg.forwardPressure = forwardPressure;
-       }
-}
 
+       // Returns a boolean about whether or not the calendar knows how to calculate
+       // the timezone offset of arbitrary dates in the current timezone.
+       getIsAmbigTimezone: function() {
+               return this.opt('timezone') !== 'local' && this.opt('timezone') !== 'UTC';
+       },
 
-// Find all the segments in `otherSegs` that vertically collide with `seg`.
-// Append into an optionally-supplied `results` array and return.
-function computeSlotSegCollisions(seg, otherSegs, results) {
-       results = results || [];
 
-       for (var i=0; i<otherSegs.length; i++) {
-               if (isSlotSegCollision(seg, otherSegs[i])) {
-                       results.push(otherSegs[i]);
+       // Returns a copy of the given date in the current timezone. Has no effect on dates without times.
+       applyTimezone: function(date) {
+               if (!date.hasTime()) {
+                       return date.clone();
                }
-       }
 
-       return results;
-}
+               var zonedDate = this.moment(date.toArray());
+               var timeAdjust = date.time() - zonedDate.time();
+               var adjustedZonedDate;
 
+               // Safari sometimes has problems with this coersion when near DST. Adjust if necessary. (bug #2396)
+               if (timeAdjust) { // is the time result different than expected?
+                       adjustedZonedDate = zonedDate.clone().add(timeAdjust); // add milliseconds
+                       if (date.time() - adjustedZonedDate.time() === 0) { // does it match perfectly now?
+                               zonedDate = adjustedZonedDate;
+                       }
+               }
 
-// Do these segments occupy the same vertical space?
-function isSlotSegCollision(seg1, seg2) {
-       return seg1.bottom > seg2.top && seg1.top < seg2.bottom;
-}
+               return zonedDate;
+       },
 
-;;
 
-/* An abstract class from which other views inherit from
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       /*
+       Assumes the footprint is non-open-ended.
+       */
+       footprintToDateProfile: function(componentFootprint, ignoreEnd) {
+               var start = FC.moment.utc(componentFootprint.unzonedRange.startMs);
+               var end;
 
-var View = FC.View = Class.extend(EmitterMixin, ListenerMixin, {
+               if (!ignoreEnd) {
+                       end = FC.moment.utc(componentFootprint.unzonedRange.endMs);
+               }
 
-       type: null, // subclass' view name (string)
-       name: null, // deprecated. use `type` instead
-       title: null, // the text that will be displayed in the header's title
+               if (componentFootprint.isAllDay) {
+                       start.stripTime();
 
-       calendar: null, // owner Calendar object
-       options: null, // hash containing all options. already merged with view-specific-options
-       el: null, // the view's containing element. set by Calendar
+                       if (end) {
+                               end.stripTime();
+                       }
+               }
+               else {
+                       start = this.applyTimezone(start);
 
-       isDateSet: false,
-       isDateRendered: false,
-       dateRenderQueue: null,
+                       if (end) {
+                               end = this.applyTimezone(end);
+                       }
+               }
 
-       isEventsBound: false,
-       isEventsSet: false,
-       isEventsRendered: false,
-       eventRenderQueue: null,
+               return new EventDateProfile(start, end, this);
+       },
 
-       // range the view is actually displaying (moments)
-       start: null,
-       end: null, // exclusive
 
-       // range the view is formally responsible for (moments)
-       // may be different from start/end. for example, a month view might have 1st-31st, excluding padded dates
-       intervalStart: null,
-       intervalEnd: null, // exclusive
-       intervalDuration: null,
-       intervalUnit: null, // name of largest unit being displayed, like "month" or "week"
+       // Returns a moment for the current date, as defined by the client's computer or from the `now` option.
+       // Will return an moment with an ambiguous timezone.
+       getNow: function() {
+               var now = this.opt('now');
+               if (typeof now === 'function') {
+                       now = now();
+               }
+               return this.moment(now).stripZone();
+       },
 
-       isRTL: false,
-       isSelected: false, // boolean whether a range of time is user-selected or not
-       selectedEvent: null,
 
-       eventOrderSpecs: null, // criteria for ordering events when they have same date/time
+       // Produces a human-readable string for the given duration.
+       // Side-effect: changes the locale of the given duration.
+       humanizeDuration: function(duration) {
+               return duration.locale(this.opt('locale')).humanize();
+       },
 
-       // classNames styled by jqui themes
-       widgetHeaderClass: null,
-       widgetContentClass: null,
-       highlightStateClass: null,
 
-       // for date utils, computed from options
-       nextDayThreshold: null,
-       isHiddenDayHash: null,
 
-       // now indicator
-       isNowIndicatorRendered: null,
-       initialNowDate: null, // result first getNow call
-       initialNowQueriedMs: null, // ms time the getNow was called
-       nowIndicatorTimeoutID: null, // for refresh timing of now indicator
-       nowIndicatorIntervalID: null, // "
+       // Event-Specific Date Utilities. TODO: move
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       constructor: function(calendar, type, options, intervalDuration) {
+       // Get an event's normalized end date. If not present, calculate it from the defaults.
+       getEventEnd: function(event) {
+               if (event.end) {
+                       return event.end.clone();
+               }
+               else {
+                       return this.getDefaultEventEnd(event.allDay, event.start);
+               }
+       },
 
-               this.calendar = calendar;
-               this.type = this.name = type; // .name is deprecated
-               this.options = options;
-               this.intervalDuration = intervalDuration || moment.duration(1, 'day');
 
-               this.nextDayThreshold = moment.duration(this.opt('nextDayThreshold'));
-               this.initThemingProps();
-               this.initHiddenDays();
-               this.isRTL = this.opt('isRTL');
+       // Given an event's allDay status and start date, return what its fallback end date should be.
+       // TODO: rename to computeDefaultEventEnd
+       getDefaultEventEnd: function(allDay, zonedStart) {
+               var end = zonedStart.clone();
 
-               this.eventOrderSpecs = parseFieldSpecs(this.opt('eventOrder'));
+               if (allDay) {
+                       end.stripTime().add(this.defaultAllDayEventDuration);
+               }
+               else {
+                       end.add(this.defaultTimedEventDuration);
+               }
 
-               this.dateRenderQueue = new TaskQueue();
-               this.eventRenderQueue = new TaskQueue(this.opt('eventRenderWait'));
+               if (this.getIsAmbigTimezone()) {
+                       end.stripZone(); // we don't know what the tzo should be
+               }
 
-               this.initialize();
-       },
+               return end;
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // A good place for subclasses to initialize member variables
-       initialize: function() {
-               // subclasses can implement
-       },
+;;
 
+Calendar.mixin({
 
-       // Retrieves an option with the given name
-       opt: function(name) {
-               return this.options[name];
-       },
+       viewSpecCache: null, // cache of view definitions (initialized in Calendar.js)
 
 
-       // Triggers handlers that are view-related. Modifies args before passing to calendar.
-       publiclyTrigger: function(name, thisObj) { // arguments beyond thisObj are passed along
-               var calendar = this.calendar;
+       // Gets information about how to create a view. Will use a cache.
+       getViewSpec: function(viewType) {
+               var cache = this.viewSpecCache;
 
-               return calendar.publiclyTrigger.apply(
-                       calendar,
-                       [name, thisObj || this].concat(
-                               Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2), // arguments beyond thisObj
-                               [ this ] // always make the last argument a reference to the view. TODO: deprecate
-                       )
-               );
+               return cache[viewType] || (cache[viewType] = this.buildViewSpec(viewType));
        },
 
 
-       // Returns a proxy of the given promise that will be rejected if the given event fires
-       // before the promise resolves.
-       rejectOn: function(eventName, promise) {
-               var _this = this;
-
-               return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
-                       _this.one(eventName, reject);
+       // Given a duration singular unit, like "week" or "day", finds a matching view spec.
+       // Preference is given to views that have corresponding buttons.
+       getUnitViewSpec: function(unit) {
+               var viewTypes;
+               var i;
+               var spec;
 
-                       function cleanup() {
-                               _this.off(eventName, reject);
-                       }
+               if ($.inArray(unit, unitsDesc) != -1) {
 
-                       promise.then(function(res) { // success
-                               cleanup();
-                               resolve(res);
-                       }, function() { // failure
-                               cleanup();
-                               reject();
+                       // put views that have buttons first. there will be duplicates, but oh well
+                       viewTypes = this.header.getViewsWithButtons(); // TODO: include footer as well?
+                       $.each(FC.views, function(viewType) { // all views
+                               viewTypes.push(viewType);
                        });
-               });
-       },
-
 
-       /* Date Computation
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+                       for (i = 0; i < viewTypes.length; i++) {
+                               spec = this.getViewSpec(viewTypes[i]);
+                               if (spec) {
+                                       if (spec.singleUnit == unit) {
+                                               return spec;
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+       },
 
 
-       // Updates all internal dates for displaying the given unzoned range.
-       setRange: function(range) {
-               $.extend(this, range); // assigns every property to this object's member variables
-               this.updateTitle();
-       },
+       // Builds an object with information on how to create a given view
+       buildViewSpec: function(requestedViewType) {
+               var viewOverrides = this.overrides.views || {};
+               var specChain = []; // for the view. lowest to highest priority
+               var defaultsChain = []; // for the view. lowest to highest priority
+               var overridesChain = []; // for the view. lowest to highest priority
+               var viewType = requestedViewType;
+               var spec; // for the view
+               var overrides; // for the view
+               var durationInput;
+               var duration;
+               var unit;
 
+               // iterate from the specific view definition to a more general one until we hit an actual View class
+               while (viewType) {
+                       spec = fcViews[viewType];
+                       overrides = viewOverrides[viewType];
+                       viewType = null; // clear. might repopulate for another iteration
 
-       // Given a single current unzoned date, produce information about what range to display.
-       // Subclasses can override. Must return all properties.
-       computeRange: function(date) {
-               var intervalUnit = computeIntervalUnit(this.intervalDuration);
-               var intervalStart = date.clone().startOf(intervalUnit);
-               var intervalEnd = intervalStart.clone().add(this.intervalDuration);
-               var start, end;
+                       if (typeof spec === 'function') { // TODO: deprecate
+                               spec = { 'class': spec };
+                       }
 
-               // normalize the range's time-ambiguity
-               if (/year|month|week|day/.test(intervalUnit)) { // whole-days?
-                       intervalStart.stripTime();
-                       intervalEnd.stripTime();
-               }
-               else { // needs to have a time?
-                       if (!intervalStart.hasTime()) {
-                               intervalStart = this.calendar.time(0); // give 00:00 time
+                       if (spec) {
+                               specChain.unshift(spec);
+                               defaultsChain.unshift(spec.defaults || {});
+                               durationInput = durationInput || spec.duration;
+                               viewType = viewType || spec.type;
                        }
-                       if (!intervalEnd.hasTime()) {
-                               intervalEnd = this.calendar.time(0); // give 00:00 time
+
+                       if (overrides) {
+                               overridesChain.unshift(overrides); // view-specific option hashes have options at zero-level
+                               durationInput = durationInput || overrides.duration;
+                               viewType = viewType || overrides.type;
                        }
                }
 
-               start = intervalStart.clone();
-               start = this.skipHiddenDays(start);
-               end = intervalEnd.clone();
-               end = this.skipHiddenDays(end, -1, true); // exclusively move backwards
-
-               return {
-                       intervalUnit: intervalUnit,
-                       intervalStart: intervalStart,
-                       intervalEnd: intervalEnd,
-                       start: start,
-                       end: end
-               };
-       },
+               spec = mergeProps(specChain);
+               spec.type = requestedViewType;
+               if (!spec['class']) {
+                       return false;
+               }
 
+               // fall back to top-level `duration` option
+               durationInput = durationInput ||
+                       this.dynamicOverrides.duration ||
+                       this.overrides.duration;
 
-       // Computes the new date when the user hits the prev button, given the current date
-       computePrevDate: function(date) {
-               return this.massageCurrentDate(
-                       date.clone().startOf(this.intervalUnit).subtract(this.intervalDuration), -1
-               );
-       },
+               if (durationInput) {
+                       duration = moment.duration(durationInput);
 
+                       if (duration.valueOf()) { // valid?
 
-       // Computes the new date when the user hits the next button, given the current date
-       computeNextDate: function(date) {
-               return this.massageCurrentDate(
-                       date.clone().startOf(this.intervalUnit).add(this.intervalDuration)
-               );
-       },
+                               unit = computeDurationGreatestUnit(duration, durationInput);
 
+                               spec.duration = duration;
+                               spec.durationUnit = unit;
 
-       // Given an arbitrarily calculated current date of the calendar, returns a date that is ensured to be completely
-       // visible. `direction` is optional and indicates which direction the current date was being
-       // incremented or decremented (1 or -1).
-       massageCurrentDate: function(date, direction) {
-               if (this.intervalDuration.as('days') <= 1) { // if the view displays a single day or smaller
-                       if (this.isHiddenDay(date)) {
-                               date = this.skipHiddenDays(date, direction);
-                               date.startOf('day');
+                               // view is a single-unit duration, like "week" or "day"
+                               // incorporate options for this. lowest priority
+                               if (duration.as(unit) === 1) {
+                                       spec.singleUnit = unit;
+                                       overridesChain.unshift(viewOverrides[unit] || {});
+                               }
                        }
                }
 
-               return date;
-       },
+               spec.defaults = mergeOptions(defaultsChain);
+               spec.overrides = mergeOptions(overridesChain);
 
+               this.buildViewSpecOptions(spec);
+               this.buildViewSpecButtonText(spec, requestedViewType);
 
-       /* Title and Date Formatting
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               return spec;
+       },
 
 
-       // Sets the view's title property to the most updated computed value
-       updateTitle: function() {
-               this.title = this.computeTitle();
-               this.calendar.setToolbarsTitle(this.title);
+       // Builds and assigns a view spec's options object from its already-assigned defaults and overrides
+       buildViewSpecOptions: function(spec) {
+               spec.options = mergeOptions([ // lowest to highest priority
+                       Calendar.defaults, // global defaults
+                       spec.defaults, // view's defaults (from ViewSubclass.defaults)
+                       this.dirDefaults,
+                       this.localeDefaults, // locale and dir take precedence over view's defaults!
+                       this.overrides, // calendar's overrides (options given to constructor)
+                       spec.overrides, // view's overrides (view-specific options)
+                       this.dynamicOverrides // dynamically set via setter. highest precedence
+               ]);
+               populateInstanceComputableOptions(spec.options);
        },
 
 
-       // Computes what the title at the top of the calendar should be for this view
-       computeTitle: function() {
-               var start, end;
+       // Computes and assigns a view spec's buttonText-related options
+       buildViewSpecButtonText: function(spec, requestedViewType) {
 
-               // for views that span a large unit of time, show the proper interval, ignoring stray days before and after
-               if (this.intervalUnit === 'year' || this.intervalUnit === 'month') {
-                       start = this.intervalStart;
-                       end = this.intervalEnd;
-               }
-               else { // for day units or smaller, use the actual day range
-                       start = this.start;
-                       end = this.end;
+               // given an options object with a possible `buttonText` hash, lookup the buttonText for the
+               // requested view, falling back to a generic unit entry like "week" or "day"
+               function queryButtonText(options) {
+                       var buttonText = options.buttonText || {};
+                       return buttonText[requestedViewType] ||
+                               // view can decide to look up a certain key
+                               (spec.buttonTextKey ? buttonText[spec.buttonTextKey] : null) ||
+                               // a key like "month"
+                               (spec.singleUnit ? buttonText[spec.singleUnit] : null);
                }
 
-               return this.formatRange(
-                       {
-                               // in case intervalStart/End has a time, make sure timezone is correct
-                               start: this.calendar.applyTimezone(start),
-                               end: this.calendar.applyTimezone(end)
-                       },
-                       this.opt('titleFormat') || this.computeTitleFormat(),
-                       this.opt('titleRangeSeparator')
-               );
-       },
+               // highest to lowest priority
+               spec.buttonTextOverride =
+                       queryButtonText(this.dynamicOverrides) ||
+                       queryButtonText(this.overrides) || // constructor-specified buttonText lookup hash takes precedence
+                       spec.overrides.buttonText; // `buttonText` for view-specific options is a string
+
+               // highest to lowest priority. mirrors buildViewSpecOptions
+               spec.buttonTextDefault =
+                       queryButtonText(this.localeDefaults) ||
+                       queryButtonText(this.dirDefaults) ||
+                       spec.defaults.buttonText || // a single string. from ViewSubclass.defaults
+                       queryButtonText(Calendar.defaults) ||
+                       (spec.duration ? this.humanizeDuration(spec.duration) : null) || // like "3 days"
+                       requestedViewType; // fall back to given view name
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Generates the format string that should be used to generate the title for the current date range.
-       // Attempts to compute the most appropriate format if not explicitly specified with `titleFormat`.
-       computeTitleFormat: function() {
-               if (this.intervalUnit == 'year') {
-                       return 'YYYY';
-               }
-               else if (this.intervalUnit == 'month') {
-                       return this.opt('monthYearFormat'); // like "September 2014"
-               }
-               else if (this.intervalDuration.as('days') > 1) {
-                       return 'll'; // multi-day range. shorter, like "Sep 9 - 10 2014"
-               }
-               else {
-                       return 'LL'; // one day. longer, like "September 9 2014"
-               }
-       },
+;;
 
+Calendar.mixin({
 
-       // Utility for formatting a range. Accepts a range object, formatting string, and optional separator.
-       // Displays all-day ranges naturally, with an inclusive end. Takes the current isRTL into account.
-       // The timezones of the dates within `range` will be respected.
-       formatRange: function(range, formatStr, separator) {
-               var end = range.end;
+       el: null,
+       contentEl: null,
+       suggestedViewHeight: null,
+       windowResizeProxy: null,
+       ignoreWindowResize: 0,
 
-               if (!end.hasTime()) { // all-day?
-                       end = end.clone().subtract(1); // convert to inclusive. last ms of previous day
-               }
 
-               return formatRange(range.start, end, formatStr, separator, this.opt('isRTL'));
+       render: function() {
+               if (!this.contentEl) {
+                       this.initialRender();
+               }
+               else if (this.elementVisible()) {
+                       // mainly for the public API
+                       this.calcSize();
+                       this.renderView();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       getAllDayHtml: function() {
-               return this.opt('allDayHtml') || htmlEscape(this.opt('allDayText'));
-       },
+       initialRender: function() {
+               var _this = this;
+               var el = this.el;
 
+               el.addClass('fc');
 
-       /* Navigation
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               // event delegation for nav links
+               el.on('click.fc', 'a[data-goto]', function(ev) {
+                       var anchorEl = $(this);
+                       var gotoOptions = anchorEl.data('goto'); // will automatically parse JSON
+                       var date = _this.moment(gotoOptions.date);
+                       var viewType = gotoOptions.type;
 
+                       // property like "navLinkDayClick". might be a string or a function
+                       var customAction = _this.view.opt('navLink' + capitaliseFirstLetter(viewType) + 'Click');
 
-       // Generates HTML for an anchor to another view into the calendar.
-       // Will either generate an <a> tag or a non-clickable <span> tag, depending on enabled settings.
-       // `gotoOptions` can either be a moment input, or an object with the form:
-       // { date, type, forceOff }
-       // `type` is a view-type like "day" or "week". default value is "day".
-       // `attrs` and `innerHtml` are use to generate the rest of the HTML tag.
-       buildGotoAnchorHtml: function(gotoOptions, attrs, innerHtml) {
-               var date, type, forceOff;
-               var finalOptions;
+                       if (typeof customAction === 'function') {
+                               customAction(date, ev);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               if (typeof customAction === 'string') {
+                                       viewType = customAction;
+                               }
+                               _this.zoomTo(date, viewType);
+                       }
+               });
 
-               if ($.isPlainObject(gotoOptions)) {
-                       date = gotoOptions.date;
-                       type = gotoOptions.type;
-                       forceOff = gotoOptions.forceOff;
-               }
-               else {
-                       date = gotoOptions; // a single moment input
-               }
-               date = FC.moment(date); // if a string, parse it
+               // called immediately, and upon option change
+               this.optionsModel.watch('settingTheme', [ '?theme', '?themeSystem' ], function(opts) {
+                       var themeClass = ThemeRegistry.getThemeClass(opts.themeSystem || opts.theme);
+                       var theme = new themeClass(_this.optionsModel);
+                       var widgetClass = theme.getClass('widget');
 
-               finalOptions = { // for serialization into the link
-                       date: date.format('YYYY-MM-DD'),
-                       type: type || 'day'
-               };
+                       _this.theme = theme;
 
-               if (typeof attrs === 'string') {
-                       innerHtml = attrs;
-                       attrs = null;
-               }
+                       if (widgetClass) {
+                               el.addClass(widgetClass);
+                       }
+               }, function() {
+                       var widgetClass = _this.theme.getClass('widget');
 
-               attrs = attrs ? ' ' + attrsToStr(attrs) : ''; // will have a leading space
-               innerHtml = innerHtml || '';
+                       _this.theme = null;
 
-               if (!forceOff && this.opt('navLinks')) {
-                       return '<a' + attrs +
-                               ' data-goto="' + htmlEscape(JSON.stringify(finalOptions)) + '">' +
-                               innerHtml +
-                               '</a>';
-               }
-               else {
-                       return '<span' + attrs + '>' +
-                               innerHtml +
-                               '</span>';
+                       if (widgetClass) {
+                               el.removeClass(widgetClass);
+                       }
+               });
+
+               // called immediately, and upon option change.
+               // HACK: locale often affects isRTL, so we explicitly listen to that too.
+               this.optionsModel.watch('applyingDirClasses', [ '?isRTL', '?locale' ], function(opts) {
+                       el.toggleClass('fc-ltr', !opts.isRTL);
+                       el.toggleClass('fc-rtl', opts.isRTL);
+               });
+
+               this.contentEl = $("<div class='fc-view-container'/>").prependTo(el);
+
+               this.initToolbars();
+               this.renderHeader();
+               this.renderFooter();
+               this.renderView(this.opt('defaultView'));
+
+               if (this.opt('handleWindowResize')) {
+                       $(window).resize(
+                               this.windowResizeProxy = debounce( // prevents rapid calls
+                                       this.windowResize.bind(this),
+                                       this.opt('windowResizeDelay')
+                               )
+                       );
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Rendering Non-date-related Content
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+       destroy: function() {
 
-       // Sets the container element that the view should render inside of, does global DOM-related initializations,
-       // and renders all the non-date-related content inside.
-       setElement: function(el) {
-               this.el = el;
-               this.bindGlobalHandlers();
-               this.renderSkeleton();
-       },
+               if (this.view) {
+                       this.view.removeElement();
 
+                       // NOTE: don't null-out this.view in case API methods are called after destroy.
+                       // It is still the "current" view, just not rendered.
+               }
 
-       // Removes the view's container element from the DOM, clearing any content beforehand.
-       // Undoes any other DOM-related attachments.
-       removeElement: function() {
-               this.unsetDate();
-               this.unrenderSkeleton();
+               this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall('removeElement');
+               this.contentEl.remove();
+               this.el.removeClass('fc fc-ltr fc-rtl');
 
-               this.unbindGlobalHandlers();
+               // removes theme-related root className
+               this.optionsModel.unwatch('settingTheme');
 
-               this.el.remove();
-               // NOTE: don't null-out this.el in case the View was destroyed within an API callback.
-               // We don't null-out the View's other jQuery element references upon destroy,
-               //  so we shouldn't kill this.el either.
-       },
+               this.el.off('.fc'); // unbind nav link handlers
 
+               if (this.windowResizeProxy) {
+                       $(window).unbind('resize', this.windowResizeProxy);
+                       this.windowResizeProxy = null;
+               }
 
-       // Renders the basic structure of the view before any content is rendered
-       renderSkeleton: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+               GlobalEmitter.unneeded();
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders the basic structure of the view
-       unrenderSkeleton: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+       elementVisible: function() {
+               return this.el.is(':visible');
        },
 
 
-       // Date Setting/Unsetting
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+       // View Rendering
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       setDate: function(date) {
-               var isReset = this.isDateSet;
+       // Renders a view because of a date change, view-type change, or for the first time.
+       // If not given a viewType, keep the current view but render different dates.
+       // Accepts an optional scroll state to restore to.
+       renderView: function(viewType, forcedScroll) {
 
-               this.isDateSet = true;
-               this.handleDate(date, isReset);
-               this.trigger(isReset ? 'dateReset' : 'dateSet', date);
-       },
+               this.ignoreWindowResize++;
 
+               var needsClearView = this.view && viewType && this.view.type !== viewType;
 
-       unsetDate: function() {
-               if (this.isDateSet) {
-                       this.isDateSet = false;
-                       this.handleDateUnset();
-                       this.trigger('dateUnset');
+               // if viewType is changing, remove the old view's rendering
+               if (needsClearView) {
+                       this.freezeContentHeight(); // prevent a scroll jump when view element is removed
+                       this.clearView();
                }
-       },
 
+               // if viewType changed, or the view was never created, create a fresh view
+               if (!this.view && viewType) {
+                       this.view =
+                               this.viewsByType[viewType] ||
+                               (this.viewsByType[viewType] = this.instantiateView(viewType));
 
-       // Date Handling
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                       this.view.setElement(
+                               $("<div class='fc-view fc-" + viewType + "-view' />").appendTo(this.contentEl)
+                       );
+                       this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall('activateButton', viewType);
+               }
 
+               if (this.view) {
 
-       handleDate: function(date, isReset) {
-               var _this = this;
+                       if (forcedScroll) {
+                               this.view.addForcedScroll(forcedScroll);
+                       }
 
-               this.unbindEvents(); // will do nothing if not already bound
-               this.requestDateRender(date).then(function() {
-                       // wish we could start earlier, but setRange/computeRange needs to execute first
-                       _this.bindEvents(); // will request events
-               });
-       },
+                       if (this.elementVisible()) {
+                               this.view.setDate(this.currentDate);
+                       }
+               }
 
+               if (needsClearView) {
+                       this.thawContentHeight();
+               }
 
-       handleDateUnset: function() {
-               this.unbindEvents();
-               this.requestDateUnrender();
+               this.ignoreWindowResize--;
        },
 
 
-       // Date Render Queuing
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-       // if date not specified, uses current
-       requestDateRender: function(date) {
-               var _this = this;
-
-               return this.dateRenderQueue.add(function() {
-                       return _this.executeDateRender(date);
-               });
+       // Unrenders the current view and reflects this change in the Header.
+       // Unregsiters the `view`, but does not remove from viewByType hash.
+       clearView: function() {
+               this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall('deactivateButton', this.view.type);
+               this.view.removeElement();
+               this.view = null;
        },
 
 
-       requestDateUnrender: function() {
-               var _this = this;
+       // Destroys the view, including the view object. Then, re-instantiates it and renders it.
+       // Maintains the same scroll state.
+       // TODO: maintain any other user-manipulated state.
+       reinitView: function() {
+               this.ignoreWindowResize++;
+               this.freezeContentHeight();
 
-               return this.dateRenderQueue.add(function() {
-                       return _this.executeDateUnrender();
-               });
-       },
+               var viewType = this.view.type;
+               var scrollState = this.view.queryScroll();
+               this.clearView();
+               this.calcSize();
+               this.renderView(viewType, scrollState);
 
+               this.thawContentHeight();
+               this.ignoreWindowResize--;
+       },
 
-       // Date High-level Rendering
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+       // Resizing
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       // if date not specified, uses current
-       executeDateRender: function(date) {
-               var _this = this;
 
-               // if rendering a new date, reset scroll to initial state (scrollTime)
-               if (date) {
-                       this.captureInitialScroll();
-               }
-               else {
-                       this.captureScroll(); // a rerender of the current date
+       getSuggestedViewHeight: function() {
+               if (this.suggestedViewHeight === null) {
+                       this.calcSize();
                }
+               return this.suggestedViewHeight;
+       },
 
-               this.freezeHeight();
 
-               return this.executeDateUnrender().then(function() {
+       isHeightAuto: function() {
+               return this.opt('contentHeight') === 'auto' || this.opt('height') === 'auto';
+       },
+
 
-                       if (date) {
-                               _this.setRange(_this.computeRange(date));
-                       }
+       updateSize: function(shouldRecalc) {
+               if (this.elementVisible()) {
 
-                       if (_this.render) {
-                               _this.render(); // TODO: deprecate
+                       if (shouldRecalc) {
+                               this._calcSize();
                        }
 
-                       _this.renderDates();
-                       _this.updateSize();
-                       _this.renderBusinessHours(); // might need coordinates, so should go after updateSize()
-                       _this.startNowIndicator();
-
-                       _this.thawHeight();
-                       _this.releaseScroll();
+                       this.ignoreWindowResize++;
+                       this.view.updateSize(true); // isResize=true. will poll getSuggestedViewHeight() and isHeightAuto()
+                       this.ignoreWindowResize--;
 
-                       _this.isDateRendered = true;
-                       _this.onDateRender();
-                       _this.trigger('dateRender');
-               });
+                       return true; // signal success
+               }
        },
 
 
-       executeDateUnrender: function() {
-               var _this = this;
-
-               if (_this.isDateRendered) {
-                       return this.requestEventsUnrender().then(function() {
+       calcSize: function() {
+               if (this.elementVisible()) {
+                       this._calcSize();
+               }
+       },
 
-                               _this.unselect();
-                               _this.stopNowIndicator();
-                               _this.triggerUnrender();
-                               _this.unrenderBusinessHours();
-                               _this.unrenderDates();
 
-                               if (_this.destroy) {
-                                       _this.destroy(); // TODO: deprecate
-                               }
+       _calcSize: function() { // assumes elementVisible
+               var contentHeightInput = this.opt('contentHeight');
+               var heightInput = this.opt('height');
 
-                               _this.isDateRendered = false;
-                               _this.trigger('dateUnrender');
-                       });
+               if (typeof contentHeightInput === 'number') { // exists and not 'auto'
+                       this.suggestedViewHeight = contentHeightInput;
+               }
+               else if (typeof contentHeightInput === 'function') { // exists and is a function
+                       this.suggestedViewHeight = contentHeightInput();
+               }
+               else if (typeof heightInput === 'number') { // exists and not 'auto'
+                       this.suggestedViewHeight = heightInput - this.queryToolbarsHeight();
+               }
+               else if (typeof heightInput === 'function') { // exists and is a function
+                       this.suggestedViewHeight = heightInput() - this.queryToolbarsHeight();
+               }
+               else if (heightInput === 'parent') { // set to height of parent element
+                       this.suggestedViewHeight = this.el.parent().height() - this.queryToolbarsHeight();
                }
                else {
-                       return Promise.resolve();
+                       this.suggestedViewHeight = Math.round(
+                               this.contentEl.width() /
+                               Math.max(this.opt('aspectRatio'), .5)
+                       );
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Date Rendering Triggers
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-       onDateRender: function() {
-               this.triggerRender();
+       windowResize: function(ev) {
+               if (
+                       !this.ignoreWindowResize &&
+                       ev.target === window && // so we don't process jqui "resize" events that have bubbled up
+                       this.view.renderUnzonedRange // view has already been rendered
+               ) {
+                       if (this.updateSize(true)) {
+                               this.publiclyTrigger('windowResize', [ this.view ]);
+                       }
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Date Low-level Rendering
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       /* Height "Freezing"
+       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       // date-cell content only
-       renderDates: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+       freezeContentHeight: function() {
+               this.contentEl.css({
+                       width: '100%',
+                       height: this.contentEl.height(),
+                       overflow: 'hidden'
+               });
        },
 
 
-       // date-cell content only
-       unrenderDates: function() {
-               // subclasses should override
-       },
+       thawContentHeight: function() {
+               this.contentEl.css({
+                       width: '',
+                       height: '',
+                       overflow: ''
+               });
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Misc view rendering utils
-       // -------------------------
+;;
 
+Calendar.mixin({
 
-       // Signals that the view's content has been rendered
-       triggerRender: function() {
-               this.publiclyTrigger('viewRender', this, this, this.el);
-       },
+       header: null,
+       footer: null,
+       toolbarsManager: null,
 
 
-       // Signals that the view's content is about to be unrendered
-       triggerUnrender: function() {
-               this.publiclyTrigger('viewDestroy', this, this, this.el);
+       initToolbars: function() {
+               this.header = new Toolbar(this, this.computeHeaderOptions());
+               this.footer = new Toolbar(this, this.computeFooterOptions());
+               this.toolbarsManager = new Iterator([ this.header, this.footer ]);
        },
 
 
-       // Binds DOM handlers to elements that reside outside the view container, such as the document
-       bindGlobalHandlers: function() {
-               this.listenTo(GlobalEmitter.get(), {
-                       touchstart: this.processUnselect,
-                       mousedown: this.handleDocumentMousedown
-               });
+       computeHeaderOptions: function() {
+               return {
+                       extraClasses: 'fc-header-toolbar',
+                       layout: this.opt('header')
+               };
        },
 
 
-       // Unbinds DOM handlers from elements that reside outside the view container
-       unbindGlobalHandlers: function() {
-               this.stopListeningTo(GlobalEmitter.get());
+       computeFooterOptions: function() {
+               return {
+                       extraClasses: 'fc-footer-toolbar',
+                       layout: this.opt('footer')
+               };
        },
 
 
-       // Initializes internal variables related to theming
-       initThemingProps: function() {
-               var tm = this.opt('theme') ? 'ui' : 'fc';
+       // can be called repeatedly and Header will rerender
+       renderHeader: function() {
+               var header = this.header;
+
+               header.setToolbarOptions(this.computeHeaderOptions());
+               header.render();
 
-               this.widgetHeaderClass = tm + '-widget-header';
-               this.widgetContentClass = tm + '-widget-content';
-               this.highlightStateClass = tm + '-state-highlight';
+               if (header.el) {
+                       this.el.prepend(header.el);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       /* Business Hours
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // can be called repeatedly and Footer will rerender
+       renderFooter: function() {
+               var footer = this.footer;
 
+               footer.setToolbarOptions(this.computeFooterOptions());
+               footer.render();
 
-       // Renders business-hours onto the view. Assumes updateSize has already been called.
-       renderBusinessHours: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+               if (footer.el) {
+                       this.el.append(footer.el);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Unrenders previously-rendered business-hours
-       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+       setToolbarsTitle: function(title) {
+               this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall('updateTitle', title);
        },
 
 
-       /* Now Indicator
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       updateToolbarButtons: function() {
+               var now = this.getNow();
+               var view = this.view;
+               var todayInfo = view.buildDateProfile(now);
+               var prevInfo = view.buildPrevDateProfile(this.currentDate);
+               var nextInfo = view.buildNextDateProfile(this.currentDate);
+
+               this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall(
+                       (todayInfo.isValid && !view.currentUnzonedRange.containsDate(now)) ?
+                               'enableButton' :
+                               'disableButton',
+                       'today'
+               );
 
+               this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall(
+                       prevInfo.isValid ?
+                               'enableButton' :
+                               'disableButton',
+                       'prev'
+               );
 
-       // Immediately render the current time indicator and begins re-rendering it at an interval,
-       // which is defined by this.getNowIndicatorUnit().
-       // TODO: somehow do this for the current whole day's background too
-       startNowIndicator: function() {
-               var _this = this;
-               var unit;
-               var update;
-               var delay; // ms wait value
+               this.toolbarsManager.proxyCall(
+                       nextInfo.isValid ?
+                               'enableButton' :
+                               'disableButton',
+                       'next'
+               );
+       },
 
-               if (this.opt('nowIndicator')) {
-                       unit = this.getNowIndicatorUnit();
-                       if (unit) {
-                               update = proxy(this, 'updateNowIndicator'); // bind to `this`
 
-                               this.initialNowDate = this.calendar.getNow();
-                               this.initialNowQueriedMs = +new Date();
-                               this.renderNowIndicator(this.initialNowDate);
-                               this.isNowIndicatorRendered = true;
+       queryToolbarsHeight: function() {
+               return this.toolbarsManager.items.reduce(function(accumulator, toolbar) {
+                       var toolbarHeight = toolbar.el ? toolbar.el.outerHeight(true) : 0; // includes margin
+                       return accumulator + toolbarHeight;
+               }, 0);
+       }
 
-                               // wait until the beginning of the next interval
-                               delay = this.initialNowDate.clone().startOf(unit).add(1, unit) - this.initialNowDate;
-                               this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID = setTimeout(function() {
-                                       _this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID = null;
-                                       update();
-                                       delay = +moment.duration(1, unit);
-                                       delay = Math.max(100, delay); // prevent too frequent
-                                       _this.nowIndicatorIntervalID = setInterval(update, delay); // update every interval
-                               }, delay);
-                       }
-               }
-       },
+});
 
+;;
 
-       // rerenders the now indicator, computing the new current time from the amount of time that has passed
-       // since the initial getNow call.
-       updateNowIndicator: function() {
-               if (this.isNowIndicatorRendered) {
-                       this.unrenderNowIndicator();
-                       this.renderNowIndicator(
-                               this.initialNowDate.clone().add(new Date() - this.initialNowQueriedMs) // add ms
-                       );
-               }
-       },
+var BUSINESS_HOUR_EVENT_DEFAULTS = {
+       start: '09:00',
+       end: '17:00',
+       dow: [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ], // monday - friday
+       rendering: 'inverse-background'
+       // classNames are defined in businessHoursSegClasses
+};
 
 
-       // Immediately unrenders the view's current time indicator and stops any re-rendering timers.
-       // Won't cause side effects if indicator isn't rendered.
-       stopNowIndicator: function() {
-               if (this.isNowIndicatorRendered) {
+/*
+returns ComponentFootprint[]
+`businessHourDef` is optional. Use Calendar's setting if omitted.
+*/
+Calendar.prototype.buildCurrentBusinessFootprints = function(wholeDay) {
+       return this._buildCurrentBusinessFootprints(wholeDay, this.opt('businessHours'));
+};
 
-                       if (this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID) {
-                               clearTimeout(this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID);
-                               this.nowIndicatorTimeoutID = null;
-                       }
-                       if (this.nowIndicatorIntervalID) {
-                               clearTimeout(this.nowIndicatorIntervalID);
-                               this.nowIndicatorIntervalID = null;
-                       }
 
-                       this.unrenderNowIndicator();
-                       this.isNowIndicatorRendered = false;
-               }
-       },
+Calendar.prototype._buildCurrentBusinessFootprints = function(wholeDay, businessDefInput) {
+       var eventPeriod = this.eventManager.currentPeriod;
+       var businessInstanceGroup;
+
+       if (eventPeriod) {
+               businessInstanceGroup = this.buildBusinessInstanceGroup(
+                       wholeDay,
+                       businessDefInput,
+                       eventPeriod.unzonedRange
+               );
 
+               if (businessInstanceGroup) {
+                       return this.eventInstancesToFootprints( // in Calendar.constraints.js
+                               businessInstanceGroup.eventInstances
+                       );
+               }
+       }
 
-       // Returns a string unit, like 'second' or 'minute' that defined how often the current time indicator
-       // should be refreshed. If something falsy is returned, no time indicator is rendered at all.
-       getNowIndicatorUnit: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+       return [];
+};
 
 
-       // Renders a current time indicator at the given datetime
-       renderNowIndicator: function(date) {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+/*
+If there are business hours, and they are within range, returns populated EventInstanceGroup.
+If there are business hours, but they aren't within range, returns a zero-item EventInstanceGroup.
+If there are NOT business hours, returns undefined.
+*/
+Calendar.prototype.buildBusinessInstanceGroup = function(wholeDay, rawComplexDef, unzonedRange) {
+       var eventDefs = this.buildBusinessDefs(wholeDay, rawComplexDef);
+       var eventInstanceGroup;
 
+       if (eventDefs.length) {
+               eventInstanceGroup = new EventInstanceGroup(
+                       eventDefsToEventInstances(eventDefs, unzonedRange)
+               );
 
-       // Undoes the rendering actions from renderNowIndicator
-       unrenderNowIndicator: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+               // so that inverse-background rendering can happen even when no eventRanges in view
+               eventInstanceGroup.explicitEventDef = eventDefs[0];
 
+               return eventInstanceGroup;
+       }
+};
 
-       /* Dimensions
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+Calendar.prototype.buildBusinessDefs = function(wholeDay, rawComplexDef) {
+       var rawDefs = [];
+       var requireDow = false;
+       var i;
+       var defs = [];
 
-       // Refreshes anything dependant upon sizing of the container element of the grid
-       updateSize: function(isResize) {
+       if (rawComplexDef === true) {
+               rawDefs = [ {} ]; // will get BUSINESS_HOUR_EVENT_DEFAULTS verbatim
+       }
+       else if ($.isPlainObject(rawComplexDef)) {
+               rawDefs = [ rawComplexDef ];
+       }
+       else if ($.isArray(rawComplexDef)) {
+               rawDefs = rawComplexDef;
+               requireDow = true; // every sub-definition NEEDS a day-of-week
+       }
 
-               if (isResize) {
-                       this.captureScroll();
+       for (i = 0; i < rawDefs.length; i++) {
+               if (!requireDow || rawDefs[i].dow) {
+                       defs.push(
+                               this.buildBusinessDef(wholeDay, rawDefs[i])
+                       );
                }
+       }
 
-               this.updateHeight(isResize);
-               this.updateWidth(isResize);
-               this.updateNowIndicator();
+       return defs;
+};
 
-               if (isResize) {
-                       this.releaseScroll();
-               }
-       },
 
+Calendar.prototype.buildBusinessDef = function(wholeDay, rawDef) {
+       var fullRawDef = $.extend({}, BUSINESS_HOUR_EVENT_DEFAULTS, rawDef);
 
-       // Refreshes the horizontal dimensions of the calendar
-       updateWidth: function(isResize) {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+       if (wholeDay) {
+               fullRawDef.start = null;
+               fullRawDef.end = null;
+       }
 
+       return RecurringEventDef.parse(
+               fullRawDef,
+               new EventSource(this) // dummy source
+       );
+};
 
-       // Refreshes the vertical dimensions of the calendar
-       updateHeight: function(isResize) {
-               var calendar = this.calendar; // we poll the calendar for height information
+;;
 
-               this.setHeight(
-                       calendar.getSuggestedViewHeight(),
-                       calendar.isHeightAuto()
-               );
-       },
+/*
+determines if eventInstanceGroup is allowed,
+in relation to other EVENTS and business hours.
+*/
+Calendar.prototype.isEventInstanceGroupAllowed = function(eventInstanceGroup) {
+       var eventDef = eventInstanceGroup.getEventDef();
+       var eventFootprints = this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(eventInstanceGroup.getAllEventRanges());
+       var i;
 
+       var peerEventInstances = this.getPeerEventInstances(eventDef);
+       var peerEventRanges = eventInstancesToEventRanges(peerEventInstances);
+       var peerEventFootprints = this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(peerEventRanges);
 
-       // Updates the vertical dimensions of the calendar to the specified height.
-       // if `isAuto` is set to true, height becomes merely a suggestion and the view should use its "natural" height.
-       setHeight: function(height, isAuto) {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+       var constraintVal = eventDef.getConstraint();
+       var overlapVal = eventDef.getOverlap();
 
+       var eventAllowFunc = this.opt('eventAllow');
 
-       /* Scroller
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+               if (
+                       !this.isFootprintAllowed(
+                               eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint,
+                               peerEventFootprints,
+                               constraintVal,
+                               overlapVal,
+                               eventFootprints[i].eventInstance
+                       )
+               ) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
 
+       if (eventAllowFunc) {
+               for (i = 0; i < eventFootprints.length; i++) {
+                       if (
+                               eventAllowFunc(
+                                       eventFootprints[i].componentFootprint.toLegacy(this),
+                                       eventFootprints[i].getEventLegacy()
+                               ) === false
+                       ) {
+                               return false;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
 
-       capturedScroll: null,
-       capturedScrollDepth: 0,
+       return true;
+};
 
 
-       captureScroll: function() {
-               if (!(this.capturedScrollDepth++)) {
-                       this.capturedScroll = this.isDateRendered ? this.queryScroll() : {}; // require a render first
-                       return true; // root?
-               }
-               return false;
-       },
+Calendar.prototype.getPeerEventInstances = function(eventDef) {
+       return this.eventManager.getEventInstancesWithoutId(eventDef.id);
+};
 
 
-       captureInitialScroll: function(forcedScroll) {
-               if (this.captureScroll()) { // root?
-                       this.capturedScroll.isInitial = true;
+Calendar.prototype.isSelectionFootprintAllowed = function(componentFootprint) {
+       var peerEventInstances = this.eventManager.getEventInstances();
+       var peerEventRanges = eventInstancesToEventRanges(peerEventInstances);
+       var peerEventFootprints = this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(peerEventRanges);
 
-                       if (forcedScroll) {
-                               $.extend(this.capturedScroll, forcedScroll);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               this.capturedScroll.isComputed = true;
-                       }
+       var selectAllowFunc;
+
+       if (
+               this.isFootprintAllowed(
+                       componentFootprint,
+                       peerEventFootprints,
+                       this.opt('selectConstraint'),
+                       this.opt('selectOverlap')
+               )
+       ) {
+               selectAllowFunc = this.opt('selectAllow');
+
+               if (selectAllowFunc) {
+                       return selectAllowFunc(componentFootprint.toLegacy(this)) !== false;
                }
-       },
+               else {
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
 
+       return false;
+};
 
-       releaseScroll: function() {
-               var scroll = this.capturedScroll;
-               var isRoot = this.discardScroll();
 
-               if (scroll.isComputed) {
-                       if (isRoot) {
-                               // only compute initial scroll if it will actually be used (is the root capture)
-                               $.extend(scroll, this.computeInitialScroll());
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               scroll = null; // scroll couldn't be computed. don't apply it to the DOM
-                       }
-               }
+Calendar.prototype.isFootprintAllowed = function(
+       componentFootprint,
+       peerEventFootprints,
+       constraintVal,
+       overlapVal,
+       subjectEventInstance // optional
+) {
+       var constraintFootprints; // ComponentFootprint[]
+       var overlapEventFootprints; // EventFootprint[]
 
-               if (scroll) {
-                       // we act immediately on a releaseScroll operation, as opposed to captureScroll.
-                       // if capture/release wraps a render operation that screws up the scroll,
-                       // we still want to restore it a good state after, regardless of depth.
+       if (constraintVal != null) {
+               constraintFootprints = this.constraintValToFootprints(constraintVal, componentFootprint.isAllDay);
 
-                       if (scroll.isInitial) {
-                               this.hardSetScroll(scroll); // outsmart how browsers set scroll on initial DOM
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               this.setScroll(scroll);
-                       }
+               if (!this.isFootprintWithinConstraints(componentFootprint, constraintFootprints)) {
+                       return false;
                }
-       },
+       }
 
+       overlapEventFootprints = this.collectOverlapEventFootprints(peerEventFootprints, componentFootprint);
 
-       discardScroll: function() {
-               if (!(--this.capturedScrollDepth)) {
-                       this.capturedScroll = null;
-                       return true; // root?
+       if (overlapVal === false) {
+               if (overlapEventFootprints.length) {
+                       return false;
                }
-               return false;
-       },
-
+       }
+       else if (typeof overlapVal === 'function') {
+               if (!isOverlapsAllowedByFunc(overlapEventFootprints, overlapVal, subjectEventInstance)) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
 
-       computeInitialScroll: function() {
-               return {};
-       },
+       if (subjectEventInstance) {
+               if (!isOverlapEventInstancesAllowed(overlapEventFootprints, subjectEventInstance)) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
 
+       return true;
+};
 
-       queryScroll: function() {
-               return {};
-       },
 
+// Constraint
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       hardSetScroll: function(scroll) {
-               var _this = this;
-               var exec = function() { _this.setScroll(scroll); };
-               exec();
-               setTimeout(exec, 0); // to surely clear the browser's initial scroll for the DOM
-       },
 
+Calendar.prototype.isFootprintWithinConstraints = function(componentFootprint, constraintFootprints) {
+       var i;
 
-       setScroll: function(scroll) {
-       },
+       for (i = 0; i < constraintFootprints.length; i++) {
+               if (this.footprintContainsFootprint(constraintFootprints[i], componentFootprint)) {
+                       return true;
+               }
+       }
 
+       return false;
+};
 
-       /* Height Freezing
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+Calendar.prototype.constraintValToFootprints = function(constraintVal, isAllDay) {
+       var eventInstances;
 
-       freezeHeight: function() {
-               this.calendar.freezeContentHeight();
-       },
+       if (constraintVal === 'businessHours') {
+               return this.buildCurrentBusinessFootprints(isAllDay);
+       }
+       else if (typeof constraintVal === 'object') {
+               eventInstances = this.parseEventDefToInstances(constraintVal); // handles recurring events
 
+               if (!eventInstances) { // invalid input. fallback to parsing footprint directly
+                       return this.parseFootprints(constraintVal);
+               }
+               else {
+                       return this.eventInstancesToFootprints(eventInstances);
+               }
+       }
+       else if (constraintVal != null) { // an ID
+               eventInstances = this.eventManager.getEventInstancesWithId(constraintVal);
 
-       thawHeight: function() {
-               this.calendar.thawContentHeight();
-       },
+               return this.eventInstancesToFootprints(eventInstances);
+       }
+};
 
 
-       // Event Binding/Unbinding
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// conversion util
+Calendar.prototype.eventInstancesToFootprints = function(eventInstances) {
+       return eventFootprintsToComponentFootprints(
+               this.eventRangesToEventFootprints(
+                       eventInstancesToEventRanges(eventInstances)
+               )
+       );
+};
 
 
-       bindEvents: function() {
-               var _this = this;
+// Overlap
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if (!this.isEventsBound) {
-                       this.isEventsBound = true;
-                       this.rejectOn('eventsUnbind', this.requestEvents()).then(function(events) { // TODO: test rejection
-                               _this.listenTo(_this.calendar, 'eventsReset', _this.setEvents);
-                               _this.setEvents(events);
-                       });
-               }
-       },
 
+Calendar.prototype.collectOverlapEventFootprints = function(peerEventFootprints, targetFootprint) {
+       var overlapEventFootprints = [];
+       var i;
 
-       unbindEvents: function() {
-               if (this.isEventsBound) {
-                       this.isEventsBound = false;
-                       this.stopListeningTo(this.calendar, 'eventsReset');
-                       this.unsetEvents();
-                       this.trigger('eventsUnbind');
+       for (i = 0; i < peerEventFootprints.length; i++) {
+               if (
+                       this.footprintsIntersect(
+                               targetFootprint,
+                               peerEventFootprints[i].componentFootprint
+                       )
+               ) {
+                       overlapEventFootprints.push(peerEventFootprints[i]);
                }
-       },
+       }
 
+       return overlapEventFootprints;
+};
 
-       // Event Setting/Unsetting
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// optional subjectEventInstance
+function isOverlapsAllowedByFunc(overlapEventFootprints, overlapFunc, subjectEventInstance) {
+       var i;
 
-       setEvents: function(events) {
-               var isReset = this.isEventSet;
+       for (i = 0; i < overlapEventFootprints.length; i++) {
+               if (
+                       !overlapFunc(
+                               overlapEventFootprints[i].eventInstance.toLegacy(),
+                               subjectEventInstance ? subjectEventInstance.toLegacy() : null
+                       )
+               ) {
+                       return false;
+               }
+       }
 
-               this.isEventsSet = true;
-               this.handleEvents(events, isReset);
-               this.trigger(isReset ? 'eventsReset' : 'eventsSet', events);
-       },
+       return true;
+}
 
 
-       unsetEvents: function() {
-               if (this.isEventsSet) {
-                       this.isEventsSet = false;
-                       this.handleEventsUnset();
-                       this.trigger('eventsUnset');
-               }
-       },
+function isOverlapEventInstancesAllowed(overlapEventFootprints, subjectEventInstance) {
+       var subjectLegacyInstance = subjectEventInstance.toLegacy();
+       var i;
+       var overlapEventInstance;
+       var overlapEventDef;
+       var overlapVal;
 
+       for (i = 0; i < overlapEventFootprints.length; i++) {
+               overlapEventInstance = overlapEventFootprints[i].eventInstance;
+               overlapEventDef = overlapEventInstance.def;
 
-       whenEventsSet: function() {
-               var _this = this;
+               // don't need to pass in calendar, because don't want to consider global eventOverlap property,
+               // because we already considered that earlier in the process.
+               overlapVal = overlapEventDef.getOverlap();
 
-               if (this.isEventsSet) {
-                       return Promise.resolve(this.getCurrentEvents());
+               if (overlapVal === false) {
+                       return false;
                }
-               else {
-                       return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-                               _this.one('eventsSet', resolve);
-                       });
+               else if (typeof overlapVal === 'function') {
+                       if (
+                               !overlapVal(
+                                       overlapEventInstance.toLegacy(),
+                                       subjectLegacyInstance
+                               )
+                       ) {
+                               return false;
+                       }
                }
-       },
+       }
+
+       return true;
+}
 
 
-       // Event Handling
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Conversion: eventDefs -> eventInstances -> eventRanges -> eventFootprints -> componentFootprints
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// NOTE: this might seem like repetitive code with the Grid class, however, this code is related to
+// constraints whereas the Grid code is related to rendering. Each approach might want to convert
+// eventRanges -> eventFootprints in a different way. Regardless, there are opportunities to make
+// this more DRY.
 
 
-       handleEvents: function(events, isReset) {
-               this.requestEventsRender(events);
-       },
+/*
+Returns false on invalid input.
+*/
+Calendar.prototype.parseEventDefToInstances = function(eventInput) {
+       var eventPeriod = this.eventManager.currentPeriod;
+       var eventDef = EventDefParser.parse(eventInput, new EventSource(this));
 
+       if (!eventDef) { // invalid
+               return false;
+       }
 
-       handleEventsUnset: function() {
-               this.requestEventsUnrender();
-       },
+       if (eventPeriod) {
+               return eventDef.buildInstances(eventPeriod.unzonedRange);
+       }
+       else {
+               return [];
+       }
+};
 
 
-       // Event Render Queuing
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Calendar.prototype.eventRangesToEventFootprints = function(eventRanges) {
+       var i;
+       var eventFootprints = [];
 
+       for (i = 0; i < eventRanges.length; i++) {
+               eventFootprints.push.apply(eventFootprints, // append
+                       this.eventRangeToEventFootprints(eventRanges[i])
+               );
+       }
 
-       // assumes any previous event renders have been cleared already
-       requestEventsRender: function(events) {
-               var _this = this;
+       return eventFootprints;
+};
 
-               return this.eventRenderQueue.add(function() { // might not return a promise if debounced!? bad
-                       return _this.executeEventsRender(events);
-               });
-       },
 
+/*
+TODO: somehow more DRY with Grid::eventRangeToEventFootprints
+*/
+Calendar.prototype.eventRangeToEventFootprints = function(eventRange) {
+       return [
+               new EventFootprint(
+                       new ComponentFootprint(
+                               eventRange.unzonedRange,
+                               eventRange.eventDef.isAllDay()
+                       ),
+                       eventRange.eventDef,
+                       eventRange.eventInstance // might not exist
+               )
+       ];
+};
 
-       requestEventsUnrender: function() {
-               var _this = this;
 
-               if (this.isEventsRendered) {
-                       return this.eventRenderQueue.addQuickly(function() {
-                               return _this.executeEventsUnrender();
-                       });
-               }
-               else {
-                       return Promise.resolve();
-               }
-       },
+/*
+Parses footprints directly.
+Very similar to EventDateProfile::parse :(
+*/
+Calendar.prototype.parseFootprints = function(rawInput) {
+       var start, end;
 
+       if (rawInput.start) {
+               start = this.moment(rawInput.start);
 
-       requestCurrentEventsRender: function() {
-               if (this.isEventsSet) {
-                       this.requestEventsRender(this.getCurrentEvents());
+               if (!start.isValid()) {
+                       start = null;
                }
-               else {
-                       return Promise.reject();
+       }
+
+       if (rawInput.end) {
+               end = this.moment(rawInput.end);
+
+               if (!end.isValid()) {
+                       end = null;
                }
-       },
+       }
 
+       return [
+               new ComponentFootprint(
+                       new UnzonedRange(start, end),
+                       (start && !start.hasTime()) || (end && !end.hasTime()) // isAllDay
+               )
+       ];
+};
 
-       // Event High-level Rendering
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// Footprint Utils
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       executeEventsRender: function(events) {
-               var _this = this;
 
-               this.captureScroll();
-               this.freezeHeight();
+Calendar.prototype.footprintContainsFootprint = function(outerFootprint, innerFootprint) {
+       return outerFootprint.unzonedRange.containsRange(innerFootprint.unzonedRange);
+};
 
-               return this.executeEventsUnrender().then(function() {
-                       _this.renderEvents(events);
 
-                       _this.thawHeight();
-                       _this.releaseScroll();
+Calendar.prototype.footprintsIntersect = function(footprint0, footprint1) {
+       return footprint0.unzonedRange.intersectsWith(footprint1.unzonedRange);
+};
 
-                       _this.isEventsRendered = true;
-                       _this.onEventsRender();
-                       _this.trigger('eventsRender');
-               });
+;;
+
+Calendar.mixin({
+
+       // Sources
+       // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       getEventSources: function() {
+               return this.eventManager.otherSources.slice(); // clone
        },
 
 
-       executeEventsUnrender: function() {
-               if (this.isEventsRendered) {
-                       this.onBeforeEventsUnrender();
+       getEventSourceById: function(id) {
+               return this.eventManager.getSourceById(
+                       EventSource.normalizeId(id)
+               );
+       },
 
-                       this.captureScroll();
-                       this.freezeHeight();
 
-                       if (this.destroyEvents) {
-                               this.destroyEvents(); // TODO: deprecate
-                       }
+       addEventSource: function(sourceInput) {
+               var source = EventSourceParser.parse(sourceInput, this);
+
+               if (source) {
+                       this.eventManager.addSource(source);
+               }
+       },
+
+
+       removeEventSources: function(sourceMultiQuery) {
+               var eventManager = this.eventManager;
+               var sources;
+               var i;
+
+               if (sourceMultiQuery == null) {
+                       this.eventManager.removeAllSources();
+               }
+               else {
+                       sources = eventManager.multiQuerySources(sourceMultiQuery);
 
-                       this.unrenderEvents();
+                       eventManager.freeze();
 
-                       this.thawHeight();
-                       this.releaseScroll();
+                       for (i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+                               eventManager.removeSource(sources[i]);
+                       }
 
-                       this.isEventsRendered = false;
-                       this.trigger('eventsUnrender');
+                       eventManager.thaw();
                }
-
-               return Promise.resolve(); // always synchronous
        },
 
 
-       // Event Rendering Triggers
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+       removeEventSource: function(sourceQuery) {
+               var eventManager = this.eventManager;
+               var sources = eventManager.querySources(sourceQuery);
+               var i;
 
-       // Signals that all events have been rendered
-       onEventsRender: function() {
-               this.renderedEventSegEach(function(seg) {
-                       this.publiclyTrigger('eventAfterRender', seg.event, seg.event, seg.el);
-               });
-               this.publiclyTrigger('eventAfterAllRender');
-       },
+               eventManager.freeze();
 
+               for (i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+                       eventManager.removeSource(sources[i]);
+               }
 
-       // Signals that all event elements are about to be removed
-       onBeforeEventsUnrender: function() {
-               this.renderedEventSegEach(function(seg) {
-                       this.publiclyTrigger('eventDestroy', seg.event, seg.event, seg.el);
-               });
+               eventManager.thaw();
        },
 
 
-       // Event Low-level Rendering
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+       refetchEventSources: function(sourceMultiQuery) {
+               var eventManager = this.eventManager;
+               var sources = eventManager.multiQuerySources(sourceMultiQuery);
+               var i;
 
-       // Renders the events onto the view.
-       renderEvents: function(events) {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+               eventManager.freeze();
 
+               for (i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+                       eventManager.refetchSource(sources[i]);
+               }
 
-       // Removes event elements from the view.
-       unrenderEvents: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
+               eventManager.thaw();
        },
 
 
-       // Event Data Access
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       // Events
+       // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       requestEvents: function() {
-               return this.calendar.requestEvents(this.start, this.end);
+       refetchEvents: function() {
+               this.eventManager.refetchAllSources();
        },
 
 
-       getCurrentEvents: function() {
-               return this.calendar.getPrunedEventCache();
-       },
+       renderEvents: function(eventInputs, isSticky) {
+               this.eventManager.freeze();
 
+               for (var i = 0; i < eventInputs.length; i++) {
+                       this.renderEvent(eventInputs[i], isSticky);
+               }
 
-       // Event Rendering Utils
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+               this.eventManager.thaw();
+       },
 
 
-       // Given an event and the default element used for rendering, returns the element that should actually be used.
-       // Basically runs events and elements through the eventRender hook.
-       resolveEventEl: function(event, el) {
-               var custom = this.publiclyTrigger('eventRender', event, event, el);
+       renderEvent: function(eventInput, isSticky) {
+               var eventManager = this.eventManager;
+               var eventDef = EventDefParser.parse(
+                       eventInput,
+                       eventInput.source || eventManager.stickySource
+               );
 
-               if (custom === false) { // means don't render at all
-                       el = null;
-               }
-               else if (custom && custom !== true) {
-                       el = $(custom);
+               if (eventDef) {
+                       eventManager.addEventDef(eventDef, isSticky);
                }
-
-               return el;
        },
 
 
-       // Hides all rendered event segments linked to the given event
-       showEvent: function(event) {
-               this.renderedEventSegEach(function(seg) {
-                       seg.el.css('visibility', '');
-               }, event);
-       },
+       // legacyQuery operates on legacy event instance objects
+       removeEvents: function(legacyQuery) {
+               var eventManager = this.eventManager;
+               var eventInstances = eventManager.getEventInstances();
+               var legacyInstances;
+               var idMap = {};
+               var eventDef;
+               var i;
 
+               if (legacyQuery == null) { // shortcut for removing all
+                       eventManager.removeAllEventDefs();
+               }
+               else {
+                       legacyInstances = eventInstances.map(function(eventInstance) {
+                               return eventInstance.toLegacy();
+                       });
 
-       // Shows all rendered event segments linked to the given event
-       hideEvent: function(event) {
-               this.renderedEventSegEach(function(seg) {
-                       seg.el.css('visibility', 'hidden');
-               }, event);
-       },
+                       legacyInstances = filterLegacyEventInstances(legacyInstances, legacyQuery);
 
+                       // compute unique IDs
+                       for (i = 0; i < legacyInstances.length; i++) {
+                               eventDef = this.eventManager.getEventDefByUid(legacyInstances[i]._id);
+                               idMap[eventDef.id] = true;
+                       }
 
-       // Iterates through event segments that have been rendered (have an el). Goes through all by default.
-       // If the optional `event` argument is specified, only iterates through segments linked to that event.
-       // The `this` value of the callback function will be the view.
-       renderedEventSegEach: function(func, event) {
-               var segs = this.getEventSegs();
-               var i;
+                       eventManager.freeze();
 
-               for (i = 0; i < segs.length; i++) {
-                       if (!event || segs[i].event._id === event._id) {
-                               if (segs[i].el) {
-                                       func.call(this, segs[i]);
-                               }
+                       for (i in idMap) { // reuse `i` as an "id"
+                               eventManager.removeEventDefsById(i);
                        }
+
+                       eventManager.thaw();
                }
        },
 
 
-       // Retrieves all the rendered segment objects for the view
-       getEventSegs: function() {
-               // subclasses must implement
-               return [];
+       // legacyQuery operates on legacy event instance objects
+       clientEvents: function(legacyQuery) {
+               var eventInstances = this.eventManager.getEventInstances();
+               var legacyEventInstances = eventInstances.map(function(eventInstance) {
+                       return eventInstance.toLegacy();
+               });
+
+               return filterLegacyEventInstances(legacyEventInstances, legacyQuery);
        },
 
 
-       /* Event Drag-n-Drop
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       updateEvents: function(eventPropsArray) {
+               this.eventManager.freeze();
 
+               for (var i = 0; i < eventPropsArray.length; i++) {
+                       this.updateEvent(eventPropsArray[i]);
+               }
 
-       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be dragged by the user
-       isEventDraggable: function(event) {
-               return this.isEventStartEditable(event);
+               this.eventManager.thaw();
        },
 
 
-       isEventStartEditable: function(event) {
-               return firstDefined(
-                       event.startEditable,
-                       (event.source || {}).startEditable,
-                       this.opt('eventStartEditable'),
-                       this.isEventGenerallyEditable(event)
-               );
-       },
-
+       updateEvent: function(eventProps) {
+               var eventDef = this.eventManager.getEventDefByUid(eventProps._id);
+               var eventInstance;
+               var eventDefMutation;
 
-       isEventGenerallyEditable: function(event) {
-               return firstDefined(
-                       event.editable,
-                       (event.source || {}).editable,
-                       this.opt('editable')
-               );
-       },
+               if (eventDef instanceof SingleEventDef) {
+                       eventInstance = eventDef.buildInstance();
 
+                       eventDefMutation = EventDefMutation.createFromRawProps(
+                               eventInstance,
+                               eventProps, // raw props
+                               null // largeUnit -- who uses it?
+                       );
 
-       // Must be called when an event in the view is dropped onto new location.
-       // `dropLocation` is an object that contains the new zoned start/end/allDay values for the event.
-       reportSegDrop: function(seg, dropLocation, largeUnit, el, ev) {
-               var calendar = this.calendar;
-               var mutateResult = calendar.mutateSeg(seg, dropLocation, largeUnit);
-               var undoFunc = function() {
-                       mutateResult.undo();
-                       calendar.reportEventChange();
-               };
+                       this.eventManager.mutateEventsWithId(eventDef.id, eventDefMutation); // will release
+               }
+       }
 
-               this.triggerEventDrop(seg.event, mutateResult.dateDelta, undoFunc, el, ev);
-               calendar.reportEventChange(); // will rerender events
-       },
+});
 
 
-       // Triggers event-drop handlers that have subscribed via the API
-       triggerEventDrop: function(event, dateDelta, undoFunc, el, ev) {
-               this.publiclyTrigger('eventDrop', el[0], event, dateDelta, undoFunc, ev, {}); // {} = jqui dummy
-       },
+function filterLegacyEventInstances(legacyEventInstances, legacyQuery) {
+       if (legacyQuery == null) {
+               return legacyEventInstances;
+       }
+       else if ($.isFunction(legacyQuery)) {
+               return legacyEventInstances.filter(legacyQuery);
+       }
+       else { // an event ID
+               legacyQuery += ''; // normalize to string
 
+               return legacyEventInstances.filter(function(legacyEventInstance) {
+                       // soft comparison because id not be normalized to string
+                       return legacyEventInstance.id == legacyQuery;
+               });
+       }
+}
 
-       /* External Element Drag-n-Drop
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+;;
 
+Calendar.defaults = {
 
-       // Must be called when an external element, via jQuery UI, has been dropped onto the calendar.
-       // `meta` is the parsed data that has been embedded into the dragging event.
-       // `dropLocation` is an object that contains the new zoned start/end/allDay values for the event.
-       reportExternalDrop: function(meta, dropLocation, el, ev, ui) {
-               var eventProps = meta.eventProps;
-               var eventInput;
-               var event;
+       titleRangeSeparator: ' \u2013 ', // en dash
+       monthYearFormat: 'MMMM YYYY', // required for en. other locales rely on datepicker computable option
 
-               // Try to build an event object and render it. TODO: decouple the two
-               if (eventProps) {
-                       eventInput = $.extend({}, eventProps, dropLocation);
-                       event = this.calendar.renderEvent(eventInput, meta.stick)[0]; // renderEvent returns an array
-               }
+       defaultTimedEventDuration: '02:00:00',
+       defaultAllDayEventDuration: { days: 1 },
+       forceEventDuration: false,
+       nextDayThreshold: '09:00:00', // 9am
 
-               this.triggerExternalDrop(event, dropLocation, el, ev, ui);
+       // display
+       defaultView: 'month',
+       aspectRatio: 1.35,
+       header: {
+               left: 'title',
+               center: '',
+               right: 'today prev,next'
        },
+       weekends: true,
+       weekNumbers: false,
 
+       weekNumberTitle: 'W',
+       weekNumberCalculation: 'local',
+       
+       //editable: false,
 
-       // Triggers external-drop handlers that have subscribed via the API
-       triggerExternalDrop: function(event, dropLocation, el, ev, ui) {
+       //nowIndicator: false,
 
-               // trigger 'drop' regardless of whether element represents an event
-               this.publiclyTrigger('drop', el[0], dropLocation.start, ev, ui);
+       scrollTime: '06:00:00',
+       minTime: '00:00:00',
+       maxTime: '24:00:00',
+       showNonCurrentDates: true,
+       
+       // event ajax
+       lazyFetching: true,
+       startParam: 'start',
+       endParam: 'end',
+       timezoneParam: 'timezone',
 
-               if (event) {
-                       this.publiclyTrigger('eventReceive', null, event); // signal an external event landed
-               }
-       },
+       timezone: false,
 
+       //allDayDefault: undefined,
 
-       /* Drag-n-Drop Rendering (for both events and external elements)
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // locale
+       isRTL: false,
+       buttonText: {
+               prev: "prev",
+               next: "next",
+               prevYear: "prev year",
+               nextYear: "next year",
+               year: 'year', // TODO: locale files need to specify this
+               today: 'today',
+               month: 'month',
+               week: 'week',
+               day: 'day'
+       },
+       //buttonIcons: null,
+
+       allDayText: 'all-day',
+       
+       // jquery-ui theming
+       theme: false,
+       //themeButtonIcons: null,
 
+       //eventResizableFromStart: false,
+       dragOpacity: .75,
+       dragRevertDuration: 500,
+       dragScroll: true,
+       
+       //selectable: false,
+       unselectAuto: true,
+       //selectMinDistance: 0,
+       
+       dropAccept: '*',
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of a event or external-element drag over the given drop zone.
-       // If an external-element, seg will be `null`.
-       // Must return elements used for any mock events.
-       renderDrag: function(dropLocation, seg) {
-               // subclasses must implement
-       },
+       eventOrder: 'title',
+       //eventRenderWait: null,
 
+       eventLimit: false,
+       eventLimitText: 'more',
+       eventLimitClick: 'popover',
+       dayPopoverFormat: 'LL',
+       
+       handleWindowResize: true,
+       windowResizeDelay: 100, // milliseconds before an updateSize happens
 
-       // Unrenders a visual indication of an event or external-element being dragged.
-       unrenderDrag: function() {
-               // subclasses must implement
-       },
+       longPressDelay: 1000
+       
+};
 
 
-       /* Event Resizing
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+Calendar.englishDefaults = { // used by locale.js
+       dayPopoverFormat: 'dddd, MMMM D'
+};
 
 
-       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be resized from its starting edge
-       isEventResizableFromStart: function(event) {
-               return this.opt('eventResizableFromStart') && this.isEventResizable(event);
+Calendar.rtlDefaults = { // right-to-left defaults
+       header: { // TODO: smarter solution (first/center/last ?)
+               left: 'next,prev today',
+               center: '',
+               right: 'title'
+       },
+       buttonIcons: {
+               prev: 'right-single-arrow',
+               next: 'left-single-arrow',
+               prevYear: 'right-double-arrow',
+               nextYear: 'left-double-arrow'
        },
+       themeButtonIcons: {
+               prev: 'circle-triangle-e',
+               next: 'circle-triangle-w',
+               nextYear: 'seek-prev',
+               prevYear: 'seek-next'
+       }
+};
 
+;;
 
-       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be resized from its ending edge
-       isEventResizableFromEnd: function(event) {
-               return this.isEventResizable(event);
-       },
+var localeOptionHash = FC.locales = {}; // initialize and expose
 
 
-       // Computes if the given event is allowed to be resized by the user at all
-       isEventResizable: function(event) {
-               var source = event.source || {};
-
-               return firstDefined(
-                       event.durationEditable,
-                       source.durationEditable,
-                       this.opt('eventDurationEditable'),
-                       event.editable,
-                       source.editable,
-                       this.opt('editable')
-               );
-       },
+// TODO: document the structure and ordering of a FullCalendar locale file
 
 
-       // Must be called when an event in the view has been resized to a new length
-       reportSegResize: function(seg, resizeLocation, largeUnit, el, ev) {
-               var calendar = this.calendar;
-               var mutateResult = calendar.mutateSeg(seg, resizeLocation, largeUnit);
-               var undoFunc = function() {
-                       mutateResult.undo();
-                       calendar.reportEventChange();
-               };
+// Initialize jQuery UI datepicker translations while using some of the translations
+// Will set this as the default locales for datepicker.
+FC.datepickerLocale = function(localeCode, dpLocaleCode, dpOptions) {
 
-               this.triggerEventResize(seg.event, mutateResult.durationDelta, undoFunc, el, ev);
-               calendar.reportEventChange(); // will rerender events
-       },
+       // get the FullCalendar internal option hash for this locale. create if necessary
+       var fcOptions = localeOptionHash[localeCode] || (localeOptionHash[localeCode] = {});
 
+       // transfer some simple options from datepicker to fc
+       fcOptions.isRTL = dpOptions.isRTL;
+       fcOptions.weekNumberTitle = dpOptions.weekHeader;
 
-       // Triggers event-resize handlers that have subscribed via the API
-       triggerEventResize: function(event, durationDelta, undoFunc, el, ev) {
-               this.publiclyTrigger('eventResize', el[0], event, durationDelta, undoFunc, ev, {}); // {} = jqui dummy
-       },
+       // compute some more complex options from datepicker
+       $.each(dpComputableOptions, function(name, func) {
+               fcOptions[name] = func(dpOptions);
+       });
 
+       // is jQuery UI Datepicker is on the page?
+       if ($.datepicker) {
 
-       /* Selection (time range)
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+               // Register the locale data.
+               // FullCalendar and MomentJS use locale codes like "pt-br" but Datepicker
+               // does it like "pt-BR" or if it doesn't have the locale, maybe just "pt".
+               // Make an alias so the locale can be referenced either way.
+               $.datepicker.regional[dpLocaleCode] =
+                       $.datepicker.regional[localeCode] = // alias
+                               dpOptions;
 
+               // Alias 'en' to the default locale data. Do this every time.
+               $.datepicker.regional.en = $.datepicker.regional[''];
 
-       // Selects a date span on the view. `start` and `end` are both Moments.
-       // `ev` is the native mouse event that begin the interaction.
-       select: function(span, ev) {
-               this.unselect(ev);
-               this.renderSelection(span);
-               this.reportSelection(span, ev);
-       },
+               // Set as Datepicker's global defaults.
+               $.datepicker.setDefaults(dpOptions);
+       }
+};
 
 
-       // Renders a visual indication of the selection
-       renderSelection: function(span) {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+// Sets FullCalendar-specific translations. Will set the locales as the global default.
+FC.locale = function(localeCode, newFcOptions) {
+       var fcOptions;
+       var momOptions;
+
+       // get the FullCalendar internal option hash for this locale. create if necessary
+       fcOptions = localeOptionHash[localeCode] || (localeOptionHash[localeCode] = {});
 
+       // provided new options for this locales? merge them in
+       if (newFcOptions) {
+               fcOptions = localeOptionHash[localeCode] = mergeOptions([ fcOptions, newFcOptions ]);
+       }
 
-       // Called when a new selection is made. Updates internal state and triggers handlers.
-       reportSelection: function(span, ev) {
-               this.isSelected = true;
-               this.triggerSelect(span, ev);
-       },
+       // compute locale options that weren't defined.
+       // always do this. newFcOptions can be undefined when initializing from i18n file,
+       // so no way to tell if this is an initialization or a default-setting.
+       momOptions = getMomentLocaleData(localeCode); // will fall back to en
+       $.each(momComputableOptions, function(name, func) {
+               if (fcOptions[name] == null) {
+                       fcOptions[name] = func(momOptions, fcOptions);
+               }
+       });
 
+       // set it as the default locale for FullCalendar
+       Calendar.defaults.locale = localeCode;
+};
 
-       // Triggers handlers to 'select'
-       triggerSelect: function(span, ev) {
-               this.publiclyTrigger(
-                       'select',
-                       null,
-                       this.calendar.applyTimezone(span.start), // convert to calendar's tz for external API
-                       this.calendar.applyTimezone(span.end), // "
-                       ev
-               );
-       },
 
+// NOTE: can't guarantee any of these computations will run because not every locale has datepicker
+// configs, so make sure there are English fallbacks for these in the defaults file.
+var dpComputableOptions = {
 
-       // Undoes a selection. updates in the internal state and triggers handlers.
-       // `ev` is the native mouse event that began the interaction.
-       unselect: function(ev) {
-               if (this.isSelected) {
-                       this.isSelected = false;
-                       if (this.destroySelection) {
-                               this.destroySelection(); // TODO: deprecate
-                       }
-                       this.unrenderSelection();
-                       this.publiclyTrigger('unselect', null, ev);
-               }
+       buttonText: function(dpOptions) {
+               return {
+                       // the translations sometimes wrongly contain HTML entities
+                       prev: stripHtmlEntities(dpOptions.prevText),
+                       next: stripHtmlEntities(dpOptions.nextText),
+                       today: stripHtmlEntities(dpOptions.currentText)
+               };
        },
 
+       // Produces format strings like "MMMM YYYY" -> "September 2014"
+       monthYearFormat: function(dpOptions) {
+               return dpOptions.showMonthAfterYear ?
+                       'YYYY[' + dpOptions.yearSuffix + '] MMMM' :
+                       'MMMM YYYY[' + dpOptions.yearSuffix + ']';
+       }
 
-       // Unrenders a visual indication of selection
-       unrenderSelection: function() {
-               // subclasses should implement
-       },
+};
 
+var momComputableOptions = {
 
-       /* Event Selection
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       // Produces format strings like "ddd M/D" -> "Fri 9/15"
+       dayOfMonthFormat: function(momOptions, fcOptions) {
+               var format = momOptions.longDateFormat('l'); // for the format like "M/D/YYYY"
 
+               // strip the year off the edge, as well as other misc non-whitespace chars
+               format = format.replace(/^Y+[^\w\s]*|[^\w\s]*Y+$/g, '');
 
-       selectEvent: function(event) {
-               if (!this.selectedEvent || this.selectedEvent !== event) {
-                       this.unselectEvent();
-                       this.renderedEventSegEach(function(seg) {
-                               seg.el.addClass('fc-selected');
-                       }, event);
-                       this.selectedEvent = event;
+               if (fcOptions.isRTL) {
+                       format += ' ddd'; // for RTL, add day-of-week to end
                }
+               else {
+                       format = 'ddd ' + format; // for LTR, add day-of-week to beginning
+               }
+               return format;
        },
 
+       // Produces format strings like "h:mma" -> "6:00pm"
+       mediumTimeFormat: function(momOptions) { // can't be called `timeFormat` because collides with option
+               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
+                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 'a'); // convert AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase. remove any spaces beforehand
+       },
 
-       unselectEvent: function() {
-               if (this.selectedEvent) {
-                       this.renderedEventSegEach(function(seg) {
-                               seg.el.removeClass('fc-selected');
-                       }, this.selectedEvent);
-                       this.selectedEvent = null;
-               }
+       // Produces format strings like "h(:mm)a" -> "6pm" / "6:30pm"
+       smallTimeFormat: function(momOptions) {
+               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
+                       .replace(':mm', '(:mm)')
+                       .replace(/(\Wmm)$/, '($1)') // like above, but for foreign locales
+                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 'a'); // convert AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase. remove any spaces beforehand
        },
 
+       // Produces format strings like "h(:mm)t" -> "6p" / "6:30p"
+       extraSmallTimeFormat: function(momOptions) {
+               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
+                       .replace(':mm', '(:mm)')
+                       .replace(/(\Wmm)$/, '($1)') // like above, but for foreign locales
+                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 't'); // convert to AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase one-letter. remove any spaces beforehand
+       },
 
-       isEventSelected: function(event) {
-               // event references might change on refetchEvents(), while selectedEvent doesn't,
-               // so compare IDs
-               return this.selectedEvent && this.selectedEvent._id === event._id;
+       // Produces format strings like "ha" / "H" -> "6pm" / "18"
+       hourFormat: function(momOptions) {
+               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
+                       .replace(':mm', '')
+                       .replace(/(\Wmm)$/, '') // like above, but for foreign locales
+                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 'a'); // convert AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase. remove any spaces beforehand
        },
 
+       // Produces format strings like "h:mm" -> "6:30" (with no AM/PM)
+       noMeridiemTimeFormat: function(momOptions) {
+               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
+                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, ''); // remove trailing AM/PM
+       }
+
+};
 
-       /* Mouse / Touch Unselecting (time range & event unselection)
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-       // TODO: move consistently to down/start or up/end?
-       // TODO: don't kill previous selection if touch scrolling
 
+// options that should be computed off live calendar options (considers override options)
+// TODO: best place for this? related to locale?
+// TODO: flipping text based on isRTL is a bad idea because the CSS `direction` might want to handle it
+var instanceComputableOptions = {
 
-       handleDocumentMousedown: function(ev) {
-               if (isPrimaryMouseButton(ev)) {
-                       this.processUnselect(ev);
-               }
+       // Produces format strings for results like "Mo 16"
+       smallDayDateFormat: function(options) {
+               return options.isRTL ?
+                       'D dd' :
+                       'dd D';
        },
 
-
-       processUnselect: function(ev) {
-               this.processRangeUnselect(ev);
-               this.processEventUnselect(ev);
+       // Produces format strings for results like "Wk 5"
+       weekFormat: function(options) {
+               return options.isRTL ?
+                       'w[ ' + options.weekNumberTitle + ']' :
+                       '[' + options.weekNumberTitle + ' ]w';
        },
 
+       // Produces format strings for results like "Wk5"
+       smallWeekFormat: function(options) {
+               return options.isRTL ?
+                       'w[' + options.weekNumberTitle + ']' :
+                       '[' + options.weekNumberTitle + ']w';
+       }
 
-       processRangeUnselect: function(ev) {
-               var ignore;
+};
 
-               // is there a time-range selection?
-               if (this.isSelected && this.opt('unselectAuto')) {
-                       // only unselect if the clicked element is not identical to or inside of an 'unselectCancel' element
-                       ignore = this.opt('unselectCancel');
-                       if (!ignore || !$(ev.target).closest(ignore).length) {
-                               this.unselect(ev);
-                       }
+// TODO: make these computable properties in optionsModel
+function populateInstanceComputableOptions(options) {
+       $.each(instanceComputableOptions, function(name, func) {
+               if (options[name] == null) {
+                       options[name] = func(options);
                }
-       },
-
+       });
+}
 
-       processEventUnselect: function(ev) {
-               if (this.selectedEvent) {
-                       if (!$(ev.target).closest('.fc-selected').length) {
-                               this.unselectEvent();
-                       }
-               }
-       },
 
+// Returns moment's internal locale data. If doesn't exist, returns English.
+function getMomentLocaleData(localeCode) {
+       return moment.localeData(localeCode) || moment.localeData('en');
+}
 
-       /* Day Click
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+// Initialize English by forcing computation of moment-derived options.
+// Also, sets it as the default.
+FC.locale('en', Calendar.englishDefaults);
 
-       // Triggers handlers to 'dayClick'
-       // Span has start/end of the clicked area. Only the start is useful.
-       triggerDayClick: function(span, dayEl, ev) {
-               this.publiclyTrigger(
-                       'dayClick',
-                       dayEl,
-                       this.calendar.applyTimezone(span.start), // convert to calendar's timezone for external API
-                       ev
-               );
-       },
+;;
 
+var UnzonedRange = FC.UnzonedRange = Class.extend({
 
-       /* Date Utils
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       startMs: null, // if null, no start constraint
+       endMs: null, // if null, no end constraint
 
+       // TODO: move these into footprint.
+       // Especially, doesn't make sense for null startMs/endMs.
+       isStart: true,
+       isEnd: true,
 
-       // Initializes internal variables related to calculating hidden days-of-week
-       initHiddenDays: function() {
-               var hiddenDays = this.opt('hiddenDays') || []; // array of day-of-week indices that are hidden
-               var isHiddenDayHash = []; // is the day-of-week hidden? (hash with day-of-week-index -> bool)
-               var dayCnt = 0;
-               var i;
+       constructor: function(startInput, endInput) {
 
-               if (this.opt('weekends') === false) {
-                       hiddenDays.push(0, 6); // 0=sunday, 6=saturday
+               if (moment.isMoment(startInput)) {
+                       startInput = startInput.clone().stripZone();
                }
 
-               for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
-                       if (
-                               !(isHiddenDayHash[i] = $.inArray(i, hiddenDays) !== -1)
-                       ) {
-                               dayCnt++;
-                       }
+               if (moment.isMoment(endInput)) {
+                       endInput = endInput.clone().stripZone();
                }
 
-               if (!dayCnt) {
-                       throw 'invalid hiddenDays'; // all days were hidden? bad.
+               if (startInput) {
+                       this.startMs = startInput.valueOf();
                }
 
-               this.isHiddenDayHash = isHiddenDayHash;
-       },
-
-
-       // Is the current day hidden?
-       // `day` is a day-of-week index (0-6), or a Moment
-       isHiddenDay: function(day) {
-               if (moment.isMoment(day)) {
-                       day = day.day();
+               if (endInput) {
+                       this.endMs = endInput.valueOf();
                }
-               return this.isHiddenDayHash[day];
        },
 
+       intersect: function(otherRange) {
+               var startMs = this.startMs;
+               var endMs = this.endMs;
+               var newRange = null;
 
-       // Incrementing the current day until it is no longer a hidden day, returning a copy.
-       // If the initial value of `date` is not a hidden day, don't do anything.
-       // Pass `isExclusive` as `true` if you are dealing with an end date.
-       // `inc` defaults to `1` (increment one day forward each time)
-       skipHiddenDays: function(date, inc, isExclusive) {
-               var out = date.clone();
-               inc = inc || 1;
-               while (
-                       this.isHiddenDayHash[(out.day() + (isExclusive ? inc : 0) + 7) % 7]
-               ) {
-                       out.add(inc, 'days');
+               if (otherRange.startMs !== null) {
+                       if (startMs === null) {
+                               startMs = otherRange.startMs;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               startMs = Math.max(startMs, otherRange.startMs);
+                       }
                }
-               return out;
-       },
-
-
-       // Returns the date range of the full days the given range visually appears to occupy.
-       // Returns a new range object.
-       computeDayRange: function(range) {
-               var startDay = range.start.clone().stripTime(); // the beginning of the day the range starts
-               var end = range.end;
-               var endDay = null;
-               var endTimeMS;
-
-               if (end) {
-                       endDay = end.clone().stripTime(); // the beginning of the day the range exclusively ends
-                       endTimeMS = +end.time(); // # of milliseconds into `endDay`
 
-                       // If the end time is actually inclusively part of the next day and is equal to or
-                       // beyond the next day threshold, adjust the end to be the exclusive end of `endDay`.
-                       // Otherwise, leaving it as inclusive will cause it to exclude `endDay`.
-                       if (endTimeMS && endTimeMS >= this.nextDayThreshold) {
-                               endDay.add(1, 'days');
+               if (otherRange.endMs !== null) {
+                       if (endMs === null) {
+                               endMs = otherRange.endMs;
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               endMs = Math.min(endMs, otherRange.endMs);
                        }
                }
 
-               // If no end was specified, or if it is within `startDay` but not past nextDayThreshold,
-               // assign the default duration of one day.
-               if (!end || endDay <= startDay) {
-                       endDay = startDay.clone().add(1, 'days');
+               if (startMs === null || endMs === null || startMs < endMs) {
+                       newRange = new UnzonedRange(startMs, endMs);
+                       newRange.isStart = this.isStart && startMs === this.startMs;
+                       newRange.isEnd = this.isEnd && endMs === this.endMs;
                }
 
-               return { start: startDay, end: endDay };
+               return newRange;
        },
 
 
-       // Does the given event visually appear to occupy more than one day?
-       isMultiDayEvent: function(event) {
-               var range = this.computeDayRange(event); // event is range-ish
-
-               return range.end.diff(range.start, 'days') > 1;
-       }
-
-});
+       intersectsWith: function(otherRange) {
+               return (this.endMs === null || otherRange.startMs === null || this.endMs > otherRange.startMs) &&
+                       (this.startMs === null || otherRange.endMs === null || this.startMs < otherRange.endMs);
+       },
 
-;;
 
-/*
-Embodies a div that has potential scrollbars
-*/
-var Scroller = FC.Scroller = Class.extend({
+       containsRange: function(innerRange) {
+               return (this.startMs === null || (innerRange.startMs !== null && innerRange.startMs >= this.startMs)) &&
+                       (this.endMs === null || (innerRange.endMs !== null && innerRange.endMs <= this.endMs));
+       },
 
-       el: null, // the guaranteed outer element
-       scrollEl: null, // the element with the scrollbars
-       overflowX: null,
-       overflowY: null,
 
+       // `date` can be a moment, a Date, or a millisecond time.
+       containsDate: function(date) {
+               var ms = date.valueOf();
 
-       constructor: function(options) {
-               options = options || {};
-               this.overflowX = options.overflowX || options.overflow || 'auto';
-               this.overflowY = options.overflowY || options.overflow || 'auto';
+               return (this.startMs === null || ms >= this.startMs) &&
+                       (this.endMs === null || ms < this.endMs);
        },
 
 
-       render: function() {
-               this.el = this.renderEl();
-               this.applyOverflow();
-       },
-
+       // If the given date is not within the given range, move it inside.
+       // (If it's past the end, make it one millisecond before the end).
+       // `date` can be a moment, a Date, or a millisecond time.
+       // Returns a MS-time.
+       constrainDate: function(date) {
+               var ms = date.valueOf();
 
-       renderEl: function() {
-               return (this.scrollEl = $('<div class="fc-scroller"></div>'));
-       },
+               if (this.startMs !== null && ms < this.startMs) {
+                       ms = this.startMs;
+               }
 
+               if (this.endMs !== null && ms >= this.endMs) {
+                       ms = this.endMs - 1;
+               }
 
-       // sets to natural height, unlocks overflow
-       clear: function() {
-               this.setHeight('auto');
-               this.applyOverflow();
+               return ms;
        },
 
 
-       destroy: function() {
-               this.el.remove();
+       equals: function(otherRange) {
+               return this.startMs === otherRange.startMs && this.endMs === otherRange.endMs;
        },
 
 
-       // Overflow
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       clone: function() {
+               var range = new UnzonedRange(this.startMs, this.endMs);
 
+               range.isStart = this.isStart;
+               range.isEnd = this.isEnd;
 
-       applyOverflow: function() {
-               this.scrollEl.css({
-                       'overflow-x': this.overflowX,
-                       'overflow-y': this.overflowY
-               });
+               return range;
        },
 
 
-       // Causes any 'auto' overflow values to resolves to 'scroll' or 'hidden'.
-       // Useful for preserving scrollbar widths regardless of future resizes.
-       // Can pass in scrollbarWidths for optimization.
-       lockOverflow: function(scrollbarWidths) {
-               var overflowX = this.overflowX;
-               var overflowY = this.overflowY;
-
-               scrollbarWidths = scrollbarWidths || this.getScrollbarWidths();
-
-               if (overflowX === 'auto') {
-                       overflowX = (
-                                       scrollbarWidths.top || scrollbarWidths.bottom || // horizontal scrollbars?
-                                       // OR scrolling pane with massless scrollbars?
-                                       this.scrollEl[0].scrollWidth - 1 > this.scrollEl[0].clientWidth
-                                               // subtract 1 because of IE off-by-one issue
-                               ) ? 'scroll' : 'hidden';
+       // Returns an ambig-zoned moment from startMs.
+       // BEWARE: returned moment is not localized.
+       // Formatting and start-of-week will be default.
+       getStart: function() {
+               if (this.startMs !== null) {
+                       return FC.moment.utc(this.startMs).stripZone();
                }
+       },
 
-               if (overflowY === 'auto') {
-                       overflowY = (
-                                       scrollbarWidths.left || scrollbarWidths.right || // vertical scrollbars?
-                                       // OR scrolling pane with massless scrollbars?
-                                       this.scrollEl[0].scrollHeight - 1 > this.scrollEl[0].clientHeight
-                                               // subtract 1 because of IE off-by-one issue
-                               ) ? 'scroll' : 'hidden';
+       // Returns an ambig-zoned moment from startMs.
+       // BEWARE: returned moment is not localized.
+       // Formatting and start-of-week will be default.
+       getEnd: function() {
+               if (this.endMs !== null) {
+                       return FC.moment.utc(this.endMs).stripZone();
                }
+       }
 
-               this.scrollEl.css({ 'overflow-x': overflowX, 'overflow-y': overflowY });
-       },
+});
 
 
-       // Getters / Setters
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
+SIDEEFFECT: will mutate eventRanges.
+Will return a new array result.
+Only works for non-open-ended ranges.
+*/
+function invertUnzonedRanges(ranges, constraintRange) {
+       var invertedRanges = [];
+       var startMs = constraintRange.startMs; // the end of the previous range. the start of the new range
+       var i;
+       var dateRange;
 
+       // ranges need to be in order. required for our date-walking algorithm
+       ranges.sort(compareUnzonedRanges);
 
-       setHeight: function(height) {
-               this.scrollEl.height(height);
-       },
+       for (i = 0; i < ranges.length; i++) {
+               dateRange = ranges[i];
 
+               // add the span of time before the event (if there is any)
+               if (dateRange.startMs > startMs) { // compare millisecond time (skip any ambig logic)
+                       invertedRanges.push(
+                               new UnzonedRange(startMs, dateRange.startMs)
+                       );
+               }
 
-       getScrollTop: function() {
-               return this.scrollEl.scrollTop();
-       },
+               if (dateRange.endMs > startMs) {
+                       startMs = dateRange.endMs;
+               }
+       }
 
+       // add the span of time after the last event (if there is any)
+       if (startMs < constraintRange.endMs) { // compare millisecond time (skip any ambig logic)
+               invertedRanges.push(
+                       new UnzonedRange(startMs, constraintRange.endMs)
+               );
+       }
 
-       setScrollTop: function(top) {
-               this.scrollEl.scrollTop(top);
-       },
+       return invertedRanges;
+}
 
 
-       getClientWidth: function() {
-               return this.scrollEl[0].clientWidth;
-       },
+/*
+Only works for non-open-ended ranges.
+*/
+function compareUnzonedRanges(range1, range2) {
+       return range1.startMs - range2.startMs; // earlier ranges go first
+}
 
+;;
 
-       getClientHeight: function() {
-               return this.scrollEl[0].clientHeight;
+/*
+Meant to be immutable
+*/
+var ComponentFootprint = FC.ComponentFootprint = Class.extend({
+
+       unzonedRange: null,
+       isAllDay: false, // component can choose to ignore this
+
+
+       constructor: function(unzonedRange, isAllDay) {
+               this.unzonedRange = unzonedRange;
+               this.isAllDay = isAllDay;
        },
 
 
-       getScrollbarWidths: function() {
-               return getScrollbarWidths(this.scrollEl);
+       /*
+       Only works for non-open-ended ranges.
+       */
+       toLegacy: function(calendar) {
+               return {
+                       start: calendar.msToMoment(this.unzonedRange.startMs, this.isAllDay),
+                       end: calendar.msToMoment(this.unzonedRange.endMs, this.isAllDay)
+               };
        }
 
 });
 
 ;;
-function Iterator(items) {
-    this.items = items || [];
-}
 
+var EventManager = Class.extend(EmitterMixin, ListenerMixin, {
 
-/* Calls a method on every item passing the arguments through */
-Iterator.prototype.proxyCall = function(methodName) {
-    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
-    var results = [];
+       currentPeriod: null,
 
-    this.items.forEach(function(item) {
-        results.push(item[methodName].apply(item, args));
-    });
+       calendar: null,
+       stickySource: null,
+       otherSources: null, // does not include sticky source
 
-    return results;
-};
 
-;;
+       constructor: function(calendar) {
+               this.calendar = calendar;
+               this.stickySource = new ArrayEventSource(calendar);
+               this.otherSources = [];
+       },
 
-/* Toolbar with buttons and title
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-function Toolbar(calendar, toolbarOptions) {
-       var t = this;
+       requestEvents: function(start, end, timezone, force) {
+               if (
+                       force ||
+                       !this.currentPeriod ||
+                       !this.currentPeriod.isWithinRange(start, end) ||
+                       timezone !== this.currentPeriod.timezone
+               ) {
+                       this.setPeriod( // will change this.currentPeriod
+                               new EventPeriod(start, end, timezone)
+                       );
+               }
 
-       // exports
-       t.setToolbarOptions = setToolbarOptions;
-       t.render = render;
-       t.removeElement = removeElement;
-       t.updateTitle = updateTitle;
-       t.activateButton = activateButton;
-       t.deactivateButton = deactivateButton;
-       t.disableButton = disableButton;
-       t.enableButton = enableButton;
-       t.getViewsWithButtons = getViewsWithButtons;
-       t.el = null; // mirrors local `el`
+               return this.currentPeriod.whenReleased();
+       },
 
-       // locals
-       var el;
-       var viewsWithButtons = [];
-       var tm;
 
-       // method to update toolbar-specific options, not calendar-wide options
-       function setToolbarOptions(newToolbarOptions) {
-               toolbarOptions = newToolbarOptions;
-       }
+       // Source Adding/Removing
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       // can be called repeatedly and will rerender
-       function render() {
-               var sections = toolbarOptions.layout;
 
-               tm = calendar.options.theme ? 'ui' : 'fc';
+       addSource: function(eventSource) {
+               this.otherSources.push(eventSource);
 
-               if (sections) {
-                       if (!el) {
-                               el = this.el = $("<div class='fc-toolbar "+ toolbarOptions.extraClasses + "'/>");
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               el.empty();
-                       }
-                       el.append(renderSection('left'))
-                               .append(renderSection('right'))
-                               .append(renderSection('center'))
-                               .append('<div class="fc-clear"/>');
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.requestSource(eventSource); // might release
                }
-               else {
-                       removeElement();
+       },
+
+
+       removeSource: function(doomedSource) {
+               removeExact(this.otherSources, doomedSource);
+
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.purgeSource(doomedSource); // might release
                }
-       }
+       },
 
 
-       function removeElement() {
-               if (el) {
-                       el.remove();
-                       el = t.el = null;
+       removeAllSources: function() {
+               this.otherSources = [];
+
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.purgeAllSources(); // might release
                }
-       }
+       },
 
 
-       function renderSection(position) {
-               var sectionEl = $('<div class="fc-' + position + '"/>');
-               var buttonStr = toolbarOptions.layout[position];
+       // Source Refetching
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if (buttonStr) {
-                       $.each(buttonStr.split(' '), function(i) {
-                               var groupChildren = $();
-                               var isOnlyButtons = true;
-                               var groupEl;
 
-                               $.each(this.split(','), function(j, buttonName) {
-                                       var customButtonProps;
-                                       var viewSpec;
-                                       var buttonClick;
-                                       var overrideText; // text explicitly set by calendar's constructor options. overcomes icons
-                                       var defaultText;
-                                       var themeIcon;
-                                       var normalIcon;
-                                       var innerHtml;
-                                       var classes;
-                                       var button; // the element
+       refetchSource: function(eventSource) {
+               var currentPeriod = this.currentPeriod;
 
-                                       if (buttonName == 'title') {
-                                               groupChildren = groupChildren.add($('<h2>&nbsp;</h2>')); // we always want it to take up height
-                                               isOnlyButtons = false;
-                                       }
-                                       else {
-                                               if ((customButtonProps = (calendar.options.customButtons || {})[buttonName])) {
-                                                       buttonClick = function(ev) {
-                                                               if (customButtonProps.click) {
-                                                                       customButtonProps.click.call(button[0], ev);
-                                                               }
-                                                       };
-                                                       overrideText = ''; // icons will override text
-                                                       defaultText = customButtonProps.text;
-                                               }
-                                               else if ((viewSpec = calendar.getViewSpec(buttonName))) {
-                                                       buttonClick = function() {
-                                                               calendar.changeView(buttonName);
-                                                       };
-                                                       viewsWithButtons.push(buttonName);
-                                                       overrideText = viewSpec.buttonTextOverride;
-                                                       defaultText = viewSpec.buttonTextDefault;
-                                               }
-                                               else if (calendar[buttonName]) { // a calendar method
-                                                       buttonClick = function() {
-                                                               calendar[buttonName]();
-                                                       };
-                                                       overrideText = (calendar.overrides.buttonText || {})[buttonName];
-                                                       defaultText = calendar.options.buttonText[buttonName]; // everything else is considered default
-                                               }
+               if (currentPeriod) {
+                       currentPeriod.freeze();
+                       currentPeriod.purgeSource(eventSource);
+                       currentPeriod.requestSource(eventSource);
+                       currentPeriod.thaw();
+               }
+       },
 
-                                               if (buttonClick) {
 
-                                                       themeIcon =
-                                                               customButtonProps ?
-                                                                       customButtonProps.themeIcon :
-                                                                       calendar.options.themeButtonIcons[buttonName];
+       refetchAllSources: function() {
+               var currentPeriod = this.currentPeriod;
 
-                                                       normalIcon =
-                                                               customButtonProps ?
-                                                                       customButtonProps.icon :
-                                                                       calendar.options.buttonIcons[buttonName];
+               if (currentPeriod) {
+                       currentPeriod.freeze();
+                       currentPeriod.purgeAllSources();
+                       currentPeriod.requestSources(this.getSources());
+                       currentPeriod.thaw();
+               }
+       },
 
-                                                       if (overrideText) {
-                                                               innerHtml = htmlEscape(overrideText);
-                                                       }
-                                                       else if (themeIcon && calendar.options.theme) {
-                                                               innerHtml = "<span class='ui-icon ui-icon-" + themeIcon + "'></span>";
-                                                       }
-                                                       else if (normalIcon && !calendar.options.theme) {
-                                                               innerHtml = "<span class='fc-icon fc-icon-" + normalIcon + "'></span>";
-                                                       }
-                                                       else {
-                                                               innerHtml = htmlEscape(defaultText);
-                                                       }
 
-                                                       classes = [
-                                                               'fc-' + buttonName + '-button',
-                                                               tm + '-button',
-                                                               tm + '-state-default'
-                                                       ];
+       // Source Querying
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-                                                       button = $( // type="button" so that it doesn't submit a form
-                                                               '<button type="button" class="' + classes.join(' ') + '">' +
-                                                                       innerHtml +
-                                                               '</button>'
-                                                               )
-                                                               .click(function(ev) {
-                                                                       // don't process clicks for disabled buttons
-                                                                       if (!button.hasClass(tm + '-state-disabled')) {
 
-                                                                               buttonClick(ev);
+       getSources: function() {
+               return [ this.stickySource ].concat(this.otherSources);
+       },
 
-                                                                               // after the click action, if the button becomes the "active" tab, or disabled,
-                                                                               // it should never have a hover class, so remove it now.
-                                                                               if (
-                                                                                       button.hasClass(tm + '-state-active') ||
-                                                                                       button.hasClass(tm + '-state-disabled')
-                                                                               ) {
-                                                                                       button.removeClass(tm + '-state-hover');
-                                                                               }
-                                                                       }
-                                                               })
-                                                               .mousedown(function() {
-                                                                       // the *down* effect (mouse pressed in).
-                                                                       // only on buttons that are not the "active" tab, or disabled
-                                                                       button
-                                                                               .not('.' + tm + '-state-active')
-                                                                               .not('.' + tm + '-state-disabled')
-                                                                               .addClass(tm + '-state-down');
-                                                               })
-                                                               .mouseup(function() {
-                                                                       // undo the *down* effect
-                                                                       button.removeClass(tm + '-state-down');
-                                                               })
-                                                               .hover(
-                                                                       function() {
-                                                                               // the *hover* effect.
-                                                                               // only on buttons that are not the "active" tab, or disabled
-                                                                               button
-                                                                                       .not('.' + tm + '-state-active')
-                                                                                       .not('.' + tm + '-state-disabled')
-                                                                                       .addClass(tm + '-state-hover');
-                                                                       },
-                                                                       function() {
-                                                                               // undo the *hover* effect
-                                                                               button
-                                                                                       .removeClass(tm + '-state-hover')
-                                                                                       .removeClass(tm + '-state-down'); // if mouseleave happens before mouseup
-                                                                       }
-                                                               );
 
-                                                       groupChildren = groupChildren.add(button);
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               });
+       // like querySources, but accepts multple match criteria (like multiple IDs)
+       multiQuerySources: function(matchInputs) {
 
-                               if (isOnlyButtons) {
-                                       groupChildren
-                                               .first().addClass(tm + '-corner-left').end()
-                                               .last().addClass(tm + '-corner-right').end();
-                               }
+               // coerce into an array
+               if (!matchInputs) {
+                       matchInputs = [];
+               }
+               else if (!$.isArray(matchInputs)) {
+                       matchInputs = [ matchInputs ];
+               }
 
-                               if (groupChildren.length > 1) {
-                                       groupEl = $('<div/>');
-                                       if (isOnlyButtons) {
-                                               groupEl.addClass('fc-button-group');
-                                       }
-                                       groupEl.append(groupChildren);
-                                       sectionEl.append(groupEl);
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       sectionEl.append(groupChildren); // 1 or 0 children
-                               }
-                       });
+               var matchingSources = [];
+               var i;
+
+               // resolve raw inputs to real event source objects
+               for (i = 0; i < matchInputs.length; i++) {
+                       matchingSources.push.apply( // append
+                               matchingSources,
+                               this.querySources(matchInputs[i])
+                       );
                }
 
-               return sectionEl;
-       }
+               return matchingSources;
+       },
 
 
-       function updateTitle(text) {
-               if (el) {
-                       el.find('h2').text(text);
-               }
-       }
+       // matchInput can either by a real event source object, an ID, or the function/URL for the source.
+       // returns an array of matching source objects.
+       querySources: function(matchInput) {
+               var sources = this.otherSources;
+               var i, source;
 
+               // given a proper event source object
+               for (i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+                       source = sources[i];
 
-       function activateButton(buttonName) {
-               if (el) {
-                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
-                               .addClass(tm + '-state-active');
+                       if (source === matchInput) {
+                               return [ source ];
+                       }
                }
-       }
 
-
-       function deactivateButton(buttonName) {
-               if (el) {
-                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
-                               .removeClass(tm + '-state-active');
+               // an ID match
+               source = this.getSourceById(EventSource.normalizeId(matchInput));
+               if (source) {
+                       return [ source ];
                }
-       }
 
+               // parse as an event source
+               matchInput = EventSourceParser.parse(matchInput, this.calendar);
+               if (matchInput) {
 
-       function disableButton(buttonName) {
-               if (el) {
-                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
-                               .prop('disabled', true)
-                               .addClass(tm + '-state-disabled');
+                       return $.grep(sources, function(source) {
+                               return isSourcesEquivalent(matchInput, source);
+                       });
                }
-       }
+       },
 
 
-       function enableButton(buttonName) {
-               if (el) {
-                       el.find('.fc-' + buttonName + '-button')
-                               .prop('disabled', false)
-                               .removeClass(tm + '-state-disabled');
+       /*
+       ID assumed to already be normalized
+       */
+       getSourceById: function(id) {
+               return $.grep(this.otherSources, function(source) {
+                       return source.id && source.id === id;
+               })[0];
+       },
+
+
+       // Event-Period
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       setPeriod: function(eventPeriod) {
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.unbindPeriod(this.currentPeriod);
+                       this.currentPeriod = null;
                }
-       }
 
+               this.currentPeriod = eventPeriod;
+               this.bindPeriod(eventPeriod);
 
-       function getViewsWithButtons() {
-               return viewsWithButtons;
-       }
+               eventPeriod.requestSources(this.getSources());
+       },
 
-}
 
-;;
+       bindPeriod: function(eventPeriod) {
+               this.listenTo(eventPeriod, 'release', function(eventsPayload) {
+                       this.trigger('release', eventsPayload);
+               });
+       },
 
-var Calendar = FC.Calendar = Class.extend({
 
-       dirDefaults: null, // option defaults related to LTR or RTL
-       localeDefaults: null, // option defaults related to current locale
-       overrides: null, // option overrides given to the fullCalendar constructor
-       dynamicOverrides: null, // options set with dynamic setter method. higher precedence than view overrides.
-       options: null, // all defaults combined with overrides
-       viewSpecCache: null, // cache of view definitions
-       view: null, // current View object
-       header: null,
-       footer: null,
-       loadingLevel: 0, // number of simultaneous loading tasks
+       unbindPeriod: function(eventPeriod) {
+               this.stopListeningTo(eventPeriod);
+       },
 
 
-       // a lot of this class' OOP logic is scoped within this constructor function,
-       // but in the future, write individual methods on the prototype.
-       constructor: Calendar_constructor,
+       // Event Getting/Adding/Removing
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Subclasses can override this for initialization logic after the constructor has been called
-       initialize: function() {
+       getEventDefByUid: function(uid) {
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       return this.currentPeriod.getEventDefByUid(uid);
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Computes the flattened options hash for the calendar and assigns to `this.options`.
-       // Assumes this.overrides and this.dynamicOverrides have already been initialized.
-       populateOptionsHash: function() {
-               var locale, localeDefaults;
-               var isRTL, dirDefaults;
+       addEventDef: function(eventDef, isSticky) {
+               if (isSticky) {
+                       this.stickySource.addEventDef(eventDef);
+               }
 
-               locale = firstDefined( // explicit locale option given?
-                       this.dynamicOverrides.locale,
-                       this.overrides.locale
-               );
-               localeDefaults = localeOptionHash[locale];
-               if (!localeDefaults) { // explicit locale option not given or invalid?
-                       locale = Calendar.defaults.locale;
-                       localeDefaults = localeOptionHash[locale] || {};
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.addEventDef(eventDef); // might release
                }
+       },
 
-               isRTL = firstDefined( // based on options computed so far, is direction RTL?
-                       this.dynamicOverrides.isRTL,
-                       this.overrides.isRTL,
-                       localeDefaults.isRTL,
-                       Calendar.defaults.isRTL
-               );
-               dirDefaults = isRTL ? Calendar.rtlDefaults : {};
 
-               this.dirDefaults = dirDefaults;
-               this.localeDefaults = localeDefaults;
-               this.options = mergeOptions([ // merge defaults and overrides. lowest to highest precedence
-                       Calendar.defaults, // global defaults
-                       dirDefaults,
-                       localeDefaults,
-                       this.overrides,
-                       this.dynamicOverrides
-               ]);
-               populateInstanceComputableOptions(this.options); // fill in gaps with computed options
+       removeEventDefsById: function(eventId) {
+               this.getSources().forEach(function(eventSource) {
+                       eventSource.removeEventDefsById(eventId);
+               });
+
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.removeEventDefsById(eventId); // might release
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Gets information about how to create a view. Will use a cache.
-       getViewSpec: function(viewType) {
-               var cache = this.viewSpecCache;
+       removeAllEventDefs: function() {
+               this.getSources().forEach(function(eventSource) {
+                       eventSource.removeAllEventDefs();
+               });
 
-               return cache[viewType] || (cache[viewType] = this.buildViewSpec(viewType));
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.removeAllEventDefs();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Given a duration singular unit, like "week" or "day", finds a matching view spec.
-       // Preference is given to views that have corresponding buttons.
-       getUnitViewSpec: function(unit) {
-               var viewTypes;
-               var i;
-               var spec;
+       // Event Mutating
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if ($.inArray(unit, intervalUnits) != -1) {
 
-                       // put views that have buttons first. there will be duplicates, but oh well
-                       viewTypes = this.header.getViewsWithButtons(); // TODO: include footer as well?
-                       $.each(FC.views, function(viewType) { // all views
-                               viewTypes.push(viewType);
+       /*
+       Returns an undo function.
+       */
+       mutateEventsWithId: function(eventDefId, eventDefMutation) {
+               var currentPeriod = this.currentPeriod;
+               var eventDefs;
+               var undoFuncs = [];
+
+               if (currentPeriod) {
+
+                       currentPeriod.freeze();
+
+                       eventDefs = currentPeriod.getEventDefsById(eventDefId);
+                       eventDefs.forEach(function(eventDef) {
+                               // add/remove esp because id might change
+                               currentPeriod.removeEventDef(eventDef);
+                               undoFuncs.push(eventDefMutation.mutateSingle(eventDef));
+                               currentPeriod.addEventDef(eventDef);
                        });
 
-                       for (i = 0; i < viewTypes.length; i++) {
-                               spec = this.getViewSpec(viewTypes[i]);
-                               if (spec) {
-                                       if (spec.singleUnit == unit) {
-                                               return spec;
-                                       }
+                       currentPeriod.thaw();
+
+                       return function() {
+                               currentPeriod.freeze();
+
+                               for (var i = 0; i < eventDefs.length; i++) {
+                                       currentPeriod.removeEventDef(eventDefs[i]);
+                                       undoFuncs[i]();
+                                       currentPeriod.addEventDef(eventDefs[i]);
                                }
-                       }
+
+                               currentPeriod.thaw();
+                       };
                }
-       },
 
+               return function() { };
+       },
 
-       // Builds an object with information on how to create a given view
-       buildViewSpec: function(requestedViewType) {
-               var viewOverrides = this.overrides.views || {};
-               var specChain = []; // for the view. lowest to highest priority
-               var defaultsChain = []; // for the view. lowest to highest priority
-               var overridesChain = []; // for the view. lowest to highest priority
-               var viewType = requestedViewType;
-               var spec; // for the view
-               var overrides; // for the view
-               var duration;
-               var unit;
 
-               // iterate from the specific view definition to a more general one until we hit an actual View class
-               while (viewType) {
-                       spec = fcViews[viewType];
-                       overrides = viewOverrides[viewType];
-                       viewType = null; // clear. might repopulate for another iteration
+       /*
+       copies and then mutates
+       */
+       buildMutatedEventInstanceGroup: function(eventDefId, eventDefMutation) {
+               var eventDefs = this.getEventDefsById(eventDefId);
+               var i;
+               var defCopy;
+               var allInstances = [];
 
-                       if (typeof spec === 'function') { // TODO: deprecate
-                               spec = { 'class': spec };
-                       }
+               for (i = 0; i < eventDefs.length; i++) {
+                       defCopy = eventDefs[i].clone();
 
-                       if (spec) {
-                               specChain.unshift(spec);
-                               defaultsChain.unshift(spec.defaults || {});
-                               duration = duration || spec.duration;
-                               viewType = viewType || spec.type;
-                       }
+                       if (defCopy instanceof SingleEventDef) {
+                               eventDefMutation.mutateSingle(defCopy);
 
-                       if (overrides) {
-                               overridesChain.unshift(overrides); // view-specific option hashes have options at zero-level
-                               duration = duration || overrides.duration;
-                               viewType = viewType || overrides.type;
+                               allInstances.push.apply(allInstances, // append
+                                       defCopy.buildInstances()
+                               );
                        }
                }
 
-               spec = mergeProps(specChain);
-               spec.type = requestedViewType;
-               if (!spec['class']) {
-                       return false;
-               }
-
-               if (duration) {
-                       duration = moment.duration(duration);
-                       if (duration.valueOf()) { // valid?
-                               spec.duration = duration;
-                               unit = computeIntervalUnit(duration);
+               return new EventInstanceGroup(allInstances);
+       },
 
-                               // view is a single-unit duration, like "week" or "day"
-                               // incorporate options for this. lowest priority
-                               if (duration.as(unit) === 1) {
-                                       spec.singleUnit = unit;
-                                       overridesChain.unshift(viewOverrides[unit] || {});
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
 
-               spec.defaults = mergeOptions(defaultsChain);
-               spec.overrides = mergeOptions(overridesChain);
+       // Freezing
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               this.buildViewSpecOptions(spec);
-               this.buildViewSpecButtonText(spec, requestedViewType);
 
-               return spec;
+       freeze: function() {
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.freeze();
+               }
        },
 
 
-       // Builds and assigns a view spec's options object from its already-assigned defaults and overrides
-       buildViewSpecOptions: function(spec) {
-               spec.options = mergeOptions([ // lowest to highest priority
-                       Calendar.defaults, // global defaults
-                       spec.defaults, // view's defaults (from ViewSubclass.defaults)
-                       this.dirDefaults,
-                       this.localeDefaults, // locale and dir take precedence over view's defaults!
-                       this.overrides, // calendar's overrides (options given to constructor)
-                       spec.overrides, // view's overrides (view-specific options)
-                       this.dynamicOverrides // dynamically set via setter. highest precedence
-               ]);
-               populateInstanceComputableOptions(spec.options);
-       },
+       thaw: function() {
+               if (this.currentPeriod) {
+                       this.currentPeriod.thaw();
+               }
+       }
 
+});
 
-       // Computes and assigns a view spec's buttonText-related options
-       buildViewSpecButtonText: function(spec, requestedViewType) {
 
-               // given an options object with a possible `buttonText` hash, lookup the buttonText for the
-               // requested view, falling back to a generic unit entry like "week" or "day"
-               function queryButtonText(options) {
-                       var buttonText = options.buttonText || {};
-                       return buttonText[requestedViewType] ||
-                               // view can decide to look up a certain key
-                               (spec.buttonTextKey ? buttonText[spec.buttonTextKey] : null) ||
-                               // a key like "month"
-                               (spec.singleUnit ? buttonText[spec.singleUnit] : null);
-               }
+// Methods that straight-up query the current EventPeriod for an array of results.
+[
+       'getEventDefsById',
+       'getEventInstances',
+       'getEventInstancesWithId',
+       'getEventInstancesWithoutId'
+].forEach(function(methodName) {
 
-               // highest to lowest priority
-               spec.buttonTextOverride =
-                       queryButtonText(this.dynamicOverrides) ||
-                       queryButtonText(this.overrides) || // constructor-specified buttonText lookup hash takes precedence
-                       spec.overrides.buttonText; // `buttonText` for view-specific options is a string
+       EventManager.prototype[methodName] = function() {
+               var currentPeriod = this.currentPeriod;
 
-               // highest to lowest priority. mirrors buildViewSpecOptions
-               spec.buttonTextDefault =
-                       queryButtonText(this.localeDefaults) ||
-                       queryButtonText(this.dirDefaults) ||
-                       spec.defaults.buttonText || // a single string. from ViewSubclass.defaults
-                       queryButtonText(Calendar.defaults) ||
-                       (spec.duration ? this.humanizeDuration(spec.duration) : null) || // like "3 days"
-                       requestedViewType; // fall back to given view name
-       },
+               if (currentPeriod) {
+                       return currentPeriod[methodName].apply(currentPeriod, arguments);
+               }
 
+               return [];
+       };
+});
 
-       // Given a view name for a custom view or a standard view, creates a ready-to-go View object
-       instantiateView: function(viewType) {
-               var spec = this.getViewSpec(viewType);
 
-               return new spec['class'](this, viewType, spec.options, spec.duration);
-       },
+function isSourcesEquivalent(source0, source1) {
+       return source0.getPrimitive() == source1.getPrimitive();
+}
 
+;;
 
-       // Returns a boolean about whether the view is okay to instantiate at some point
-       isValidViewType: function(viewType) {
-               return Boolean(this.getViewSpec(viewType));
-       },
+var EventPeriod = Class.extend(EmitterMixin, {
 
+       start: null,
+       end: null,
+       timezone: null,
 
-       // Should be called when any type of async data fetching begins
-       pushLoading: function() {
-               if (!(this.loadingLevel++)) {
-                       this.publiclyTrigger('loading', null, true, this.view);
-               }
-       },
+       unzonedRange: null,
 
+       requestsByUid: null,
+       pendingCnt: 0,
 
-       // Should be called when any type of async data fetching completes
-       popLoading: function() {
-               if (!(--this.loadingLevel)) {
-                       this.publiclyTrigger('loading', null, false, this.view);
-               }
-       },
+       freezeDepth: 0,
+       stuntedReleaseCnt: 0,
+       releaseCnt: 0,
 
+       eventDefsByUid: null,
+       eventDefsById: null,
+       eventInstanceGroupsById: null,
 
-       // Given arguments to the select method in the API, returns a span (unzoned start/end and other info)
-       buildSelectSpan: function(zonedStartInput, zonedEndInput) {
-               var start = this.moment(zonedStartInput).stripZone();
-               var end;
 
-               if (zonedEndInput) {
-                       end = this.moment(zonedEndInput).stripZone();
-               }
-               else if (start.hasTime()) {
-                       end = start.clone().add(this.defaultTimedEventDuration);
-               }
-               else {
-                       end = start.clone().add(this.defaultAllDayEventDuration);
-               }
+       constructor: function(start, end, timezone) {
+               this.start = start;
+               this.end = end;
+               this.timezone = timezone;
 
-               return { start: start, end: end };
-       }
+               this.unzonedRange = new UnzonedRange(
+                       start.clone().stripZone(),
+                       end.clone().stripZone()
+               );
 
-});
+               this.requestsByUid = {};
+               this.eventDefsByUid = {};
+               this.eventDefsById = {};
+               this.eventInstanceGroupsById = {};
+       },
 
 
-Calendar.mixin(EmitterMixin);
+       isWithinRange: function(start, end) {
+               // TODO: use a range util function?
+               return !start.isBefore(this.start) && !end.isAfter(this.end);
+       },
 
 
-function Calendar_constructor(element, overrides) {
-       var t = this;
+       // Requesting and Purging
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       // declare the current calendar instance relies on GlobalEmitter. needed for garbage collection.
-       GlobalEmitter.needed();
 
+       requestSources: function(sources) {
+               this.freeze();
 
-       // Exports
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+               for (var i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
+                       this.requestSource(sources[i]);
+               }
 
-       t.render = render;
-       t.destroy = destroy;
-       t.rerenderEvents = rerenderEvents;
-       t.changeView = renderView; // `renderView` will switch to another view
-       t.select = select;
-       t.unselect = unselect;
-       t.prev = prev;
-       t.next = next;
-       t.prevYear = prevYear;
-       t.nextYear = nextYear;
-       t.today = today;
-       t.gotoDate = gotoDate;
-       t.incrementDate = incrementDate;
-       t.zoomTo = zoomTo;
-       t.getDate = getDate;
-       t.getCalendar = getCalendar;
-       t.getView = getView;
-       t.option = option; // getter/setter method
-       t.publiclyTrigger = publiclyTrigger;
+               this.thaw();
+       },
 
 
-       // Options
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       requestSource: function(source) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var request = { source: source, status: 'pending' };
 
-       t.dynamicOverrides = {};
-       t.viewSpecCache = {};
-       t.optionHandlers = {}; // for Calendar.options.js
-       t.overrides = $.extend({}, overrides); // make a copy
+               this.requestsByUid[source.uid] = request;
+               this.pendingCnt += 1;
 
-       t.populateOptionsHash(); // sets this.options
+               source.fetch(this.start, this.end, this.timezone).then(function(eventDefs) {
+                       if (request.status !== 'cancelled') {
+                               request.status = 'completed';
+                               request.eventDefs = eventDefs;
 
+                               _this.addEventDefs(eventDefs);
+                               _this.pendingCnt--;
+                               _this.tryRelease();
+                       }
+               }, function() { // failure
+                       if (request.status !== 'cancelled') {
+                               request.status = 'failed';
 
+                               _this.pendingCnt--;
+                               _this.tryRelease();
+                       }
+               });
+       },
 
-       // Locale-data Internals
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-       // Apply overrides to the current locale's data
 
-       var localeData;
+       purgeSource: function(source) {
+               var request = this.requestsByUid[source.uid];
 
-       // Called immediately, and when any of the options change.
-       // Happens before any internal objects rebuild or rerender, because this is very core.
-       t.bindOptions([
-               'locale', 'monthNames', 'monthNamesShort', 'dayNames', 'dayNamesShort', 'firstDay', 'weekNumberCalculation'
-       ], function(locale, monthNames, monthNamesShort, dayNames, dayNamesShort, firstDay, weekNumberCalculation) {
+               if (request) {
+                       delete this.requestsByUid[source.uid];
 
-               // normalize
-               if (weekNumberCalculation === 'iso') {
-                       weekNumberCalculation = 'ISO'; // normalize
+                       if (request.status === 'pending') {
+                               request.status = 'cancelled';
+                               this.pendingCnt--;
+                               this.tryRelease();
+                       }
+                       else if (request.status === 'completed') {
+                               request.eventDefs.forEach(this.removeEventDef.bind(this));
+                       }
                }
+       },
 
-               localeData = createObject( // make a cheap copy
-                       getMomentLocaleData(locale) // will fall back to en
-               );
 
-               if (monthNames) {
-                       localeData._months = monthNames;
-               }
-               if (monthNamesShort) {
-                       localeData._monthsShort = monthNamesShort;
-               }
-               if (dayNames) {
-                       localeData._weekdays = dayNames;
-               }
-               if (dayNamesShort) {
-                       localeData._weekdaysShort = dayNamesShort;
-               }
+       purgeAllSources: function() {
+               var requestsByUid = this.requestsByUid;
+               var uid, request;
+               var completedCnt = 0;
 
-               if (firstDay == null && weekNumberCalculation === 'ISO') {
-                       firstDay = 1;
-               }
-               if (firstDay != null) {
-                       var _week = createObject(localeData._week); // _week: { dow: # }
-                       _week.dow = firstDay;
-                       localeData._week = _week;
-               }
+               for (uid in requestsByUid) {
+                       request = requestsByUid[uid];
 
-               if ( // whitelist certain kinds of input
-                       weekNumberCalculation === 'ISO' ||
-                       weekNumberCalculation === 'local' ||
-                       typeof weekNumberCalculation === 'function'
-               ) {
-                       localeData._fullCalendar_weekCalc = weekNumberCalculation; // moment-ext will know what to do with it
+                       if (request.status === 'pending') {
+                               request.status = 'cancelled';
+                       }
+                       else if (request.status === 'completed') {
+                               completedCnt++;
+                       }
                }
 
-               // If the internal current date object already exists, move to new locale.
-               // We do NOT need to do this technique for event dates, because this happens when converting to "segments".
-               if (date) {
-                       localizeMoment(date); // sets to localeData
-               }
-       });
+               this.requestsByUid = {};
+               this.pendingCnt = 0;
 
+               if (completedCnt) {
+                       this.removeAllEventDefs(); // might release
+               }
+       },
 
-       // Calendar-specific Date Utilities
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+       // Event Definitions
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       t.defaultAllDayEventDuration = moment.duration(t.options.defaultAllDayEventDuration);
-       t.defaultTimedEventDuration = moment.duration(t.options.defaultTimedEventDuration);
 
+       getEventDefByUid: function(eventDefUid) {
+               return this.eventDefsByUid[eventDefUid];
+       },
 
-       // Builds a moment using the settings of the current calendar: timezone and locale.
-       // Accepts anything the vanilla moment() constructor accepts.
-       t.moment = function() {
-               var mom;
 
-               if (t.options.timezone === 'local') {
-                       mom = FC.moment.apply(null, arguments);
+       getEventDefsById: function(eventDefId) {
+               var a = this.eventDefsById[eventDefId];
 
-                       // Force the moment to be local, because FC.moment doesn't guarantee it.
-                       if (mom.hasTime()) { // don't give ambiguously-timed moments a local zone
-                               mom.local();
-                       }
-               }
-               else if (t.options.timezone === 'UTC') {
-                       mom = FC.moment.utc.apply(null, arguments); // process as UTC
-               }
-               else {
-                       mom = FC.moment.parseZone.apply(null, arguments); // let the input decide the zone
+               if (a) {
+                       return a.slice(); // clone
                }
 
-               localizeMoment(mom);
+               return [];
+       },
 
-               return mom;
-       };
 
+       addEventDefs: function(eventDefs) {
+               for (var i = 0; i < eventDefs.length; i++) {
+                       this.addEventDef(eventDefs[i]);
+               }
+       },
 
-       // Updates the given moment's locale settings to the current calendar locale settings.
-       function localizeMoment(mom) {
-               mom._locale = localeData;
-       }
-       t.localizeMoment = localizeMoment;
 
+       addEventDef: function(eventDef) {
+               var eventDefsById = this.eventDefsById;
+               var eventDefId = eventDef.id;
+               var eventDefs = eventDefsById[eventDefId] || (eventDefsById[eventDefId] = []);
+               var eventInstances = eventDef.buildInstances(this.unzonedRange);
+               var i;
 
-       // Returns a boolean about whether or not the calendar knows how to calculate
-       // the timezone offset of arbitrary dates in the current timezone.
-       t.getIsAmbigTimezone = function() {
-               return t.options.timezone !== 'local' && t.options.timezone !== 'UTC';
-       };
+               eventDefs.push(eventDef);
 
+               this.eventDefsByUid[eventDef.uid] = eventDef;
 
-       // Returns a copy of the given date in the current timezone. Has no effect on dates without times.
-       t.applyTimezone = function(date) {
-               if (!date.hasTime()) {
-                       return date.clone();
+               for (i = 0; i < eventInstances.length; i++) {
+                       this.addEventInstance(eventInstances[i], eventDefId);
                }
+       },
 
-               var zonedDate = t.moment(date.toArray());
-               var timeAdjust = date.time() - zonedDate.time();
-               var adjustedZonedDate;
 
-               // Safari sometimes has problems with this coersion when near DST. Adjust if necessary. (bug #2396)
-               if (timeAdjust) { // is the time result different than expected?
-                       adjustedZonedDate = zonedDate.clone().add(timeAdjust); // add milliseconds
-                       if (date.time() - adjustedZonedDate.time() === 0) { // does it match perfectly now?
-                               zonedDate = adjustedZonedDate;
-                       }
-               }
+       removeEventDefsById: function(eventDefId) {
+               var _this = this;
 
-               return zonedDate;
-       };
+               this.getEventDefsById(eventDefId).forEach(function(eventDef) {
+                       _this.removeEventDef(eventDef);
+               });
+       },
 
 
-       // Returns a moment for the current date, as defined by the client's computer or from the `now` option.
-       // Will return an moment with an ambiguous timezone.
-       t.getNow = function() {
-               var now = t.options.now;
-               if (typeof now === 'function') {
-                       now = now();
-               }
-               return t.moment(now).stripZone();
-       };
+       removeAllEventDefs: function() {
+               var isEmpty = $.isEmptyObject(this.eventDefsByUid);
 
+               this.eventDefsByUid = {};
+               this.eventDefsById = {};
+               this.eventInstanceGroupsById = {};
 
-       // Get an event's normalized end date. If not present, calculate it from the defaults.
-       t.getEventEnd = function(event) {
-               if (event.end) {
-                       return event.end.clone();
-               }
-               else {
-                       return t.getDefaultEventEnd(event.allDay, event.start);
+               if (!isEmpty) {
+                       this.tryRelease();
                }
-       };
+       },
 
 
-       // Given an event's allDay status and start date, return what its fallback end date should be.
-       // TODO: rename to computeDefaultEventEnd
-       t.getDefaultEventEnd = function(allDay, zonedStart) {
-               var end = zonedStart.clone();
+       removeEventDef: function(eventDef) {
+               var eventDefsById = this.eventDefsById;
+               var eventDefs = eventDefsById[eventDef.id];
 
-               if (allDay) {
-                       end.stripTime().add(t.defaultAllDayEventDuration);
-               }
-               else {
-                       end.add(t.defaultTimedEventDuration);
-               }
+               delete this.eventDefsByUid[eventDef.uid];
 
-               if (t.getIsAmbigTimezone()) {
-                       end.stripZone(); // we don't know what the tzo should be
+               if (eventDefs) {
+                       removeExact(eventDefs, eventDef);
+
+                       if (!eventDefs.length) {
+                               delete eventDefsById[eventDef.id];
+                       }
+
+                       this.removeEventInstancesForDef(eventDef);
                }
+       },
 
-               return end;
-       };
 
+       // Event Instances
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       // Produces a human-readable string for the given duration.
-       // Side-effect: changes the locale of the given duration.
-       t.humanizeDuration = function(duration) {
-               return duration.locale(t.options.locale).humanize();
-       };
 
+       getEventInstances: function() { // TODO: consider iterator
+               var eventInstanceGroupsById = this.eventInstanceGroupsById;
+               var eventInstances = [];
+               var id;
 
+               for (id in eventInstanceGroupsById) {
+                       eventInstances.push.apply(eventInstances, // append
+                               eventInstanceGroupsById[id].eventInstances
+                       );
+               }
 
-       // Imports
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+               return eventInstances;
+       },
 
 
-       EventManager.call(t);
+       getEventInstancesWithId: function(eventDefId) {
+               var eventInstanceGroup = this.eventInstanceGroupsById[eventDefId];
 
+               if (eventInstanceGroup) {
+                       return eventInstanceGroup.eventInstances.slice(); // clone
+               }
 
+               return [];
+       },
 
-       // Locals
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+       getEventInstancesWithoutId: function(eventDefId) { // TODO: consider iterator
+               var eventInstanceGroupsById = this.eventInstanceGroupsById;
+               var matchingInstances = [];
+               var id;
 
-       var _element = element[0];
-       var toolbarsManager;
-       var header;
-       var footer;
-       var content;
-       var tm; // for making theme classes
-       var currentView; // NOTE: keep this in sync with this.view
-       var viewsByType = {}; // holds all instantiated view instances, current or not
-       var suggestedViewHeight;
-       var windowResizeProxy; // wraps the windowResize function
-       var ignoreWindowResize = 0;
-       var date; // unzoned
+               for (id in eventInstanceGroupsById) {
+                       if (id !== eventDefId) {
+                               matchingInstances.push.apply(matchingInstances, // append
+                                       eventInstanceGroupsById[id].eventInstances
+                               );
+                       }
+               }
 
+               return matchingInstances;
+       },
 
 
-       // Main Rendering
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       addEventInstance: function(eventInstance, eventDefId) {
+               var eventInstanceGroupsById = this.eventInstanceGroupsById;
+               var eventInstanceGroup = eventInstanceGroupsById[eventDefId] ||
+                       (eventInstanceGroupsById[eventDefId] = new EventInstanceGroup());
 
+               eventInstanceGroup.eventInstances.push(eventInstance);
 
-       // compute the initial ambig-timezone date
-       if (t.options.defaultDate != null) {
-               date = t.moment(t.options.defaultDate).stripZone();
-       }
-       else {
-               date = t.getNow(); // getNow already returns unzoned
-       }
+               this.tryRelease();
+       },
 
 
-       function render() {
-               if (!content) {
-                       initialRender();
-               }
-               else if (elementVisible()) {
-                       // mainly for the public API
-                       calcSize();
-                       renderView();
-               }
-       }
+       removeEventInstancesForDef: function(eventDef) {
+               var eventInstanceGroupsById = this.eventInstanceGroupsById;
+               var eventInstanceGroup = eventInstanceGroupsById[eventDef.id];
+               var removeCnt;
 
+               if (eventInstanceGroup) {
+                       removeCnt = removeMatching(eventInstanceGroup.eventInstances, function(currentEventInstance) {
+                               return currentEventInstance.def === eventDef;
+                       });
 
-       function initialRender() {
-               element.addClass('fc');
+                       if (!eventInstanceGroup.eventInstances.length) {
+                               delete eventInstanceGroupsById[eventDef.id];
+                       }
 
-               // event delegation for nav links
-               element.on('click.fc', 'a[data-goto]', function(ev) {
-                       var anchorEl = $(this);
-                       var gotoOptions = anchorEl.data('goto'); // will automatically parse JSON
-                       var date = t.moment(gotoOptions.date);
-                       var viewType = gotoOptions.type;
+                       if (removeCnt) {
+                               this.tryRelease();
+                       }
+               }
+       },
 
-                       // property like "navLinkDayClick". might be a string or a function
-                       var customAction = currentView.opt('navLink' + capitaliseFirstLetter(viewType) + 'Click');
 
-                       if (typeof customAction === 'function') {
-                               customAction(date, ev);
+       // Releasing and Freezing
+       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+       tryRelease: function() {
+               if (!this.pendingCnt) {
+                       if (!this.freezeDepth) {
+                               this.release();
                        }
                        else {
-                               if (typeof customAction === 'string') {
-                                       viewType = customAction;
-                               }
-                               zoomTo(date, viewType);
+                               this.stuntedReleaseCnt++;
                        }
-               });
+               }
+       },
 
-               // called immediately, and upon option change
-               t.bindOption('theme', function(theme) {
-                       tm = theme ? 'ui' : 'fc'; // affects a larger scope
-                       element.toggleClass('ui-widget', theme);
-                       element.toggleClass('fc-unthemed', !theme);
-               });
 
-               // called immediately, and upon option change.
-               // HACK: locale often affects isRTL, so we explicitly listen to that too.
-               t.bindOptions([ 'isRTL', 'locale' ], function(isRTL) {
-                       element.toggleClass('fc-ltr', !isRTL);
-                       element.toggleClass('fc-rtl', isRTL);
-               });
+       release: function() {
+               this.releaseCnt++;
+               this.trigger('release', this.eventInstanceGroupsById);
+       },
+
+
+       whenReleased: function() {
+               var _this = this;
 
-               content = $("<div class='fc-view-container'/>").prependTo(element);
+               if (this.releaseCnt) {
+                       return Promise.resolve(this.eventInstanceGroupsById);
+               }
+               else {
+                       return Promise.construct(function(onResolve) {
+                               _this.one('release', onResolve);
+                       });
+               }
+       },
 
-               var toolbars = buildToolbars();
-               toolbarsManager = new Iterator(toolbars);
 
-               header = t.header = toolbars[0];
-               footer = t.footer = toolbars[1];
+       freeze: function() {
+               if (!(this.freezeDepth++)) {
+                       this.stuntedReleaseCnt = 0;
+               }
+       },
 
-               renderHeader();
-               renderFooter();
-               renderView(t.options.defaultView);
 
-               if (t.options.handleWindowResize) {
-                       windowResizeProxy = debounce(windowResize, t.options.windowResizeDelay); // prevents rapid calls
-                       $(window).resize(windowResizeProxy);
+       thaw: function() {
+               if (!(--this.freezeDepth) && this.stuntedReleaseCnt && !this.pendingCnt) {
+                       this.release();
                }
        }
 
+});
 
-       function destroy() {
+;;
 
-               if (currentView) {
-                       currentView.removeElement();
+var EventDefParser = {
 
-                       // NOTE: don't null-out currentView/t.view in case API methods are called after destroy.
-                       // It is still the "current" view, just not rendered.
+       parse: function(eventInput, source) {
+               if (
+                       isTimeString(eventInput.start) || moment.isDuration(eventInput.start) ||
+                       isTimeString(eventInput.end) || moment.isDuration(eventInput.end)
+               ) {
+                       return RecurringEventDef.parse(eventInput, source);
                }
+               else {
+                       return SingleEventDef.parse(eventInput, source);
+               }
+       }
 
-               toolbarsManager.proxyCall('removeElement');
-               content.remove();
-               element.removeClass('fc fc-ltr fc-rtl fc-unthemed ui-widget');
+};
 
-               element.off('.fc'); // unbind nav link handlers
+;;
 
-               if (windowResizeProxy) {
-                       $(window).unbind('resize', windowResizeProxy);
-               }
+var EventDef = FC.EventDef = Class.extend(ParsableModelMixin, {
 
-               GlobalEmitter.unneeded();
-       }
+       source: null, // required
 
+       id: null, // normalized supplied ID
+       rawId: null, // unnormalized supplied ID
+       uid: null, // internal ID. new ID for every definition
 
-       function elementVisible() {
-               return element.is(':visible');
-       }
+       // NOTE: eventOrder sorting relies on these
+       title: null,
+       url: null,
+       rendering: null,
+       constraint: null,
+       overlap: null,
+       editable: null,
+       startEditable: null,
+       durationEditable: null,
+       color: null,
+       backgroundColor: null,
+       borderColor: null,
+       textColor: null,
 
+       className: null, // an array. TODO: rename to className*s* (API breakage)
+       miscProps: null,
 
 
-       // View Rendering
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+       constructor: function(source) {
+               this.source = source;
+               this.className = [];
+               this.miscProps = {};
+       },
 
 
-       // Renders a view because of a date change, view-type change, or for the first time.
-       // If not given a viewType, keep the current view but render different dates.
-       // Accepts an optional scroll state to restore to.
-       function renderView(viewType, forcedScroll) {
-               ignoreWindowResize++;
+       isAllDay: function() {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       },
 
-               var needsClearView = currentView && viewType && currentView.type !== viewType;
 
-               // if viewType is changing, remove the old view's rendering
-               if (needsClearView) {
-                       freezeContentHeight(); // prevent a scroll jump when view element is removed
-                       clearView();
-               }
+       buildInstances: function(unzonedRange) {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       },
 
-               // if viewType changed, or the view was never created, create a fresh view
-               if (!currentView && viewType) {
-                       currentView = t.view =
-                               viewsByType[viewType] ||
-                               (viewsByType[viewType] = t.instantiateView(viewType));
 
-                       currentView.setElement(
-                               $("<div class='fc-view fc-" + viewType + "-view' />").appendTo(content)
-                       );
-                       toolbarsManager.proxyCall('activateButton', viewType);
-               }
+       clone: function() {
+               var copy = new this.constructor(this.source);
 
-               if (currentView) {
+               copy.id = this.id;
+               copy.rawId = this.rawId;
+               copy.uid = this.uid; // not really unique anymore :(
 
-                       // in case the view should render a period of time that is completely hidden
-                       date = currentView.massageCurrentDate(date);
+               EventDef.copyVerbatimStandardProps(this, copy);
 
-                       // render or rerender the view
-                       if (
-                               !currentView.isDateSet ||
-                               !( // NOT within interval range signals an implicit date window change
-                                       date >= currentView.intervalStart &&
-                                       date < currentView.intervalEnd
-                               )
-                       ) {
-                               if (elementVisible()) {
+               copy.className = this.className; // should clone?
+               copy.miscProps = $.extend({}, this.miscProps);
 
-                                       if (forcedScroll) {
-                                               currentView.captureInitialScroll(forcedScroll);
-                                       }
+               return copy;
+       },
 
-                                       currentView.setDate(date, forcedScroll);
 
-                                       if (forcedScroll) {
-                                               currentView.releaseScroll();
-                                       }
+       hasInverseRendering: function() {
+               return this.getRendering() === 'inverse-background';
+       },
 
-                                       // need to do this after View::render, so dates are calculated
-                                       // NOTE: view updates title text proactively
-                                       updateToolbarsTodayButton();
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
 
-               if (needsClearView) {
-                       thawContentHeight();
+       hasBgRendering: function() {
+               var rendering = this.getRendering();
+
+               return rendering === 'inverse-background' || rendering === 'background';
+       },
+
+
+       getRendering: function() {
+               if (this.rendering != null) {
+                       return this.rendering;
                }
 
-               ignoreWindowResize--;
-       }
+               return this.source.rendering;
+       },
 
 
-       // Unrenders the current view and reflects this change in the Header.
-       // Unregsiters the `currentView`, but does not remove from viewByType hash.
-       function clearView() {
-               toolbarsManager.proxyCall('deactivateButton', currentView.type);
-               currentView.removeElement();
-               currentView = t.view = null;
-       }
+       getConstraint: function() {
+               if (this.constraint != null) {
+                       return this.constraint;
+               }
 
+               if (this.source.constraint != null) {
+                       return this.source.constraint;
+               }
 
-       // Destroys the view, including the view object. Then, re-instantiates it and renders it.
-       // Maintains the same scroll state.
-       // TODO: maintain any other user-manipulated state.
-       function reinitView() {
-               ignoreWindowResize++;
-               freezeContentHeight();
+               return this.source.calendar.opt('eventConstraint'); // what about View option?
+       },
 
-               var viewType = currentView.type;
-               var scrollState = currentView.queryScroll();
-               clearView();
-               calcSize();
-               renderView(viewType, scrollState);
 
-               thawContentHeight();
-               ignoreWindowResize--;
-       }
+       getOverlap: function() {
+               if (this.overlap != null) {
+                       return this.overlap;
+               }
 
+               if (this.source.overlap != null) {
+                       return this.source.overlap;
+               }
 
+               return this.source.calendar.opt('eventOverlap'); // what about View option?
+       },
 
-       // Resizing
-       // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+       isStartExplicitlyEditable: function() {
+               if (this.startEditable !== null) {
+                       return this.startEditable;
+               }
+
+               return this.source.startEditable;
+       },
 
 
-       t.getSuggestedViewHeight = function() {
-               if (suggestedViewHeight === undefined) {
-                       calcSize();
+       isDurationExplicitlyEditable: function() {
+               if (this.durationEditable !== null) {
+                       return this.durationEditable;
                }
-               return suggestedViewHeight;
-       };
 
+               return this.source.durationEditable;
+       },
 
-       t.isHeightAuto = function() {
-               return t.options.contentHeight === 'auto' || t.options.height === 'auto';
-       };
 
+       isExplicitlyEditable: function() {
+               if (this.editable !== null) {
+                       return this.editable;
+               }
 
-       function updateSize(shouldRecalc) {
-               if (elementVisible()) {
+               return this.source.editable;
+       },
 
-                       if (shouldRecalc) {
-                               _calcSize();
-                       }
 
-                       ignoreWindowResize++;
-                       currentView.updateSize(true); // isResize=true. will poll getSuggestedViewHeight() and isHeightAuto()
-                       ignoreWindowResize--;
+       toLegacy: function() {
+               var obj = $.extend({}, this.miscProps);
 
-                       return true; // signal success
+               obj._id = this.uid;
+               obj.source = this.source;
+               obj.className = this.className; // should clone?
+               obj.allDay = this.isAllDay();
+
+               if (this.rawId != null) {
+                       obj.id = this.rawId;
                }
-       }
 
+               EventDef.copyVerbatimStandardProps(this, obj);
 
-       function calcSize() {
-               if (elementVisible()) {
-                       _calcSize();
-               }
-       }
+               return obj;
+       },
 
 
-       function _calcSize() { // assumes elementVisible
-               var contentHeightInput = t.options.contentHeight;
-               var heightInput = t.options.height;
+       applyManualRawProps: function(rawProps) {
 
-               if (typeof contentHeightInput === 'number') { // exists and not 'auto'
-                       suggestedViewHeight = contentHeightInput;
-               }
-               else if (typeof contentHeightInput === 'function') { // exists and is a function
-                       suggestedViewHeight = contentHeightInput();
+               if (rawProps.id != null) {
+                       this.id = EventDef.normalizeId((this.rawId = rawProps.id));
                }
-               else if (typeof heightInput === 'number') { // exists and not 'auto'
-                       suggestedViewHeight = heightInput - queryToolbarsHeight();
-               }
-               else if (typeof heightInput === 'function') { // exists and is a function
-                       suggestedViewHeight = heightInput() - queryToolbarsHeight();
+               else {
+                       this.id = EventDef.generateId();
                }
-               else if (heightInput === 'parent') { // set to height of parent element
-                       suggestedViewHeight = element.parent().height() - queryToolbarsHeight();
+
+               if (rawProps._id != null) { // accept this prop, even tho somewhat internal
+                       this.uid = String(rawProps._id);
                }
                else {
-                       suggestedViewHeight = Math.round(content.width() / Math.max(t.options.aspectRatio, .5));
+                       this.uid = EventDef.generateId();
                }
-       }
 
+               // TODO: converge with EventSource
+               if ($.isArray(rawProps.className)) {
+                       this.className = rawProps.className;
+               }
+               if (typeof rawProps.className === 'string') {
+                       this.className = rawProps.className.split(/\s+/);
+               }
 
-       function queryToolbarsHeight() {
-               return toolbarsManager.items.reduce(function(accumulator, toolbar) {
-                       var toolbarHeight = toolbar.el ? toolbar.el.outerHeight(true) : 0; // includes margin
-                       return accumulator + toolbarHeight;
-               }, 0);
-       }
+               return true;
+       },
 
 
-       function windowResize(ev) {
-               if (
-                       !ignoreWindowResize &&
-                       ev.target === window && // so we don't process jqui "resize" events that have bubbled up
-                       currentView.start // view has already been rendered
-               ) {
-                       if (updateSize(true)) {
-                               currentView.publiclyTrigger('windowResize', _element);
-                       }
-               }
+       applyOtherRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               this.miscProps = rawProps;
        }
 
+});
 
-
-       /* Event Rendering
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+// finish initializing the mixin
+EventDef.allowRawProps = ParsableModelMixin_allowRawProps;
+EventDef.copyVerbatimStandardProps = ParsableModelMixin_copyVerbatimStandardProps;
 
 
-       function rerenderEvents() { // API method. destroys old events if previously rendered.
-               if (elementVisible()) {
-                       t.reportEventChange(); // will re-trasmit events to the view, causing a rerender
-               }
-       }
+// IDs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// TODO: converge with EventSource
 
 
+EventDef.uuid = 0;
 
-       /* Toolbars
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+EventDef.normalizeId = function(id) {
+       return String(id);
+};
 
-       function buildToolbars() {
-               return [
-                       new Toolbar(t, computeHeaderOptions()),
-                       new Toolbar(t, computeFooterOptions())
-               ];
-       }
 
+EventDef.generateId = function() {
+       return '_fc' + (EventDef.uuid++);
+};
 
-       function computeHeaderOptions() {
-               return {
-                       extraClasses: 'fc-header-toolbar',
-                       layout: t.options.header
-               };
-       }
 
+// Parsing
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-       function computeFooterOptions() {
-               return {
-                       extraClasses: 'fc-footer-toolbar',
-                       layout: t.options.footer
-               };
-       }
 
+EventDef.allowRawProps({
+       // not automatically assigned (`false`)
+       _id: false,
+       id: false,
+       className: false,
+       source: false, // will ignored
+
+       // automatically assigned (`true`)
+       title: true,
+       url: true,
+       rendering: true,
+       constraint: true,
+       overlap: true,
+       editable: true,
+       startEditable: true,
+       durationEditable: true,
+       color: true,
+       backgroundColor: true,
+       borderColor: true,
+       textColor: true
+});
 
-       // can be called repeatedly and Header will rerender
-       function renderHeader() {
-               header.setToolbarOptions(computeHeaderOptions());
-               header.render();
-               if (header.el) {
-                       element.prepend(header.el);
-               }
-       }
 
+EventDef.parse = function(rawInput, source) {
+       var def = new this(source);
+       var calendarTransform = source.calendar.opt('eventDataTransform');
+       var sourceTransform = source.eventDataTransform;
 
-       // can be called repeatedly and Footer will rerender
-       function renderFooter() {
-               footer.setToolbarOptions(computeFooterOptions());
-               footer.render();
-               if (footer.el) {
-                       element.append(footer.el);
-               }
+       if (calendarTransform) {
+               rawInput = calendarTransform(rawInput);
+       }
+       if (sourceTransform) {
+               rawInput = sourceTransform(rawInput);
        }
 
+       if (def.applyRawProps(rawInput)) {
+               return def;
+       }
 
-       t.setToolbarsTitle = function(title) {
-               toolbarsManager.proxyCall('updateTitle', title);
-       };
+       return false;
+};
 
+;;
 
-       function updateToolbarsTodayButton() {
-               var now = t.getNow();
-               if (now >= currentView.intervalStart && now < currentView.intervalEnd) {
-                       toolbarsManager.proxyCall('disableButton', 'today');
-               }
-               else {
-                       toolbarsManager.proxyCall('enableButton', 'today');
-               }
-       }
+var SingleEventDef = EventDef.extend({
 
+       dateProfile: null,
 
 
-       /* Selection
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       /*
+       Will receive start/end params, but will be ignored.
+       */
+       buildInstances: function() {
+               return [ this.buildInstance() ];
+       },
 
 
-       // this public method receives start/end dates in any format, with any timezone
-       function select(zonedStartInput, zonedEndInput) {
-               currentView.select(
-                       t.buildSelectSpan.apply(t, arguments)
+       buildInstance: function() {
+               return new EventInstance(
+                       this, // definition
+                       this.dateProfile
                );
-       }
-
+       },
 
-       function unselect() { // safe to be called before renderView
-               if (currentView) {
-                       currentView.unselect();
-               }
-       }
 
+       isAllDay: function() {
+               return this.dateProfile.isAllDay();
+       },
 
 
-       /* Date
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       clone: function() {
+               var def = EventDef.prototype.clone.call(this);
 
+               def.dateProfile = this.dateProfile;
 
-       function prev() {
-               date = currentView.computePrevDate(date);
-               renderView();
-       }
+               return def;
+       },
 
 
-       function next() {
-               date = currentView.computeNextDate(date);
-               renderView();
-       }
+       rezone: function() {
+               var calendar = this.source.calendar;
+               var dateProfile = this.dateProfile;
 
+               this.dateProfile = new EventDateProfile(
+                       calendar.moment(dateProfile.start),
+                       dateProfile.end ? calendar.moment(dateProfile.end) : null,
+                       calendar
+               );
+       },
 
-       function prevYear() {
-               date.add(-1, 'years');
-               renderView();
-       }
 
+       /*
+       NOTE: if super-method fails, should still attempt to apply
+       */
+       applyManualRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               var superSuccess = EventDef.prototype.applyManualRawProps.apply(this, arguments);
+               var dateProfile = EventDateProfile.parse(rawProps, this.source); // returns null on failure
 
-       function nextYear() {
-               date.add(1, 'years');
-               renderView();
-       }
+               if (dateProfile) {
+                       this.dateProfile = dateProfile;
 
+                       // make sure `date` shows up in the legacy event objects as-is
+                       if (rawProps.date != null) {
+                               this.miscProps.date = rawProps.date;
+                       }
 
-       function today() {
-               date = t.getNow();
-               renderView();
+                       return superSuccess;
+               }
+               else {
+                       return false;
+               }
        }
 
-
-       function gotoDate(zonedDateInput) {
-               date = t.moment(zonedDateInput).stripZone();
-               renderView();
-       }
+});
 
 
-       function incrementDate(delta) {
-               date.add(moment.duration(delta));
-               renderView();
-       }
+// Parsing
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-       // Forces navigation to a view for the given date.
-       // `viewType` can be a specific view name or a generic one like "week" or "day".
-       function zoomTo(newDate, viewType) {
-               var spec;
+SingleEventDef.allowRawProps({ // false = manually process
+       start: false,
+       date: false, // alias for 'start'
+       end: false,
+       allDay: false
+});
 
-               viewType = viewType || 'day'; // day is default zoom
-               spec = t.getViewSpec(viewType) || t.getUnitViewSpec(viewType);
+;;
 
-               date = newDate.clone();
-               renderView(spec ? spec.type : null);
-       }
+var RecurringEventDef = EventDef.extend({
 
+       startTime: null, // duration
+       endTime: null, // duration, or null
+       dowHash: null, // object hash, or null
 
-       // for external API
-       function getDate() {
-               return t.applyTimezone(date); // infuse the calendar's timezone
-       }
 
+       isAllDay: function() {
+               return !this.startTime && !this.endTime;
+       },
 
 
-       /* Height "Freezing"
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       buildInstances: function(unzonedRange) {
+               var calendar = this.source.calendar;
+               var unzonedDate = unzonedRange.getStart();
+               var unzonedEnd = unzonedRange.getEnd();
+               var zonedDayStart;
+               var instanceStart, instanceEnd;
+               var instances = [];
 
+               while (unzonedDate.isBefore(unzonedEnd)) {
 
-       t.freezeContentHeight = freezeContentHeight;
-       t.thawContentHeight = thawContentHeight;
+                       // if everyday, or this particular day-of-week
+                       if (!this.dowHash || this.dowHash[unzonedDate.day()]) {
 
-       var freezeContentHeightDepth = 0;
+                               zonedDayStart = calendar.applyTimezone(unzonedDate);
+                               instanceStart = zonedDayStart.clone();
+                               instanceEnd = null;
 
+                               if (this.startTime) {
+                                       instanceStart.time(this.startTime);
+                               }
+                               else {
+                                       instanceStart.stripTime();
+                               }
 
-       function freezeContentHeight() {
-               if (!(freezeContentHeightDepth++)) {
-                       content.css({
-                               width: '100%',
-                               height: content.height(),
-                               overflow: 'hidden'
-                       });
-               }
-       }
+                               if (this.endTime) {
+                                       instanceEnd = zonedDayStart.clone().time(this.endTime);
+                               }
 
+                               instances.push(
+                                       new EventInstance(
+                                               this, // definition
+                                               new EventDateProfile(instanceStart, instanceEnd, calendar)
+                                       )
+                               );
+                       }
 
-       function thawContentHeight() {
-               if (!(--freezeContentHeightDepth)) {
-                       content.css({
-                               width: '',
-                               height: '',
-                               overflow: ''
-                       });
+                       unzonedDate.add(1, 'days');
                }
-       }
-
 
+               return instances;
+       },
 
-       /* Misc
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+       setDow: function(dowNumbers) {
 
-       function getCalendar() {
-               return t;
-       }
+               if (!this.dowHash) {
+                       this.dowHash = {};
+               }
 
+               for (var i = 0; i < dowNumbers.length; i++) {
+                       this.dowHash[dowNumbers[i]] = true;
+               }
+       },
 
-       function getView() {
-               return currentView;
-       }
 
+       clone: function() {
+               var def = EventDef.prototype.clone.call(this);
 
-       function option(name, value) {
-               var newOptionHash;
+               if (def.startTime) {
+                       def.startTime = moment.duration(this.startTime);
+               }
 
-               if (typeof name === 'string') {
-                       if (value === undefined) { // getter
-                               return t.options[name];
-                       }
-                       else { // setter for individual option
-                               newOptionHash = {};
-                               newOptionHash[name] = value;
-                               setOptions(newOptionHash);
-                       }
+               if (def.endTime) {
+                       def.endTime = moment.duration(this.endTime);
                }
-               else if (typeof name === 'object') { // compound setter with object input
-                       setOptions(name);
+
+               if (this.dowHash) {
+                       def.dowHash = $.extend({}, this.dowHash);
                }
-       }
+
+               return def;
+       },
 
 
-       function setOptions(newOptionHash) {
-               var optionCnt = 0;
-               var optionName;
+       /*
+       NOTE: if super-method fails, should still attempt to apply
+       */
+       applyRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               var superSuccess = EventDef.prototype.applyRawProps.apply(this, arguments);
 
-               for (optionName in newOptionHash) {
-                       t.dynamicOverrides[optionName] = newOptionHash[optionName];
+               if (rawProps.start) {
+                       this.startTime = moment.duration(rawProps.start);
                }
 
-               t.viewSpecCache = {}; // the dynamic override invalidates the options in this cache, so just clear it
-               t.populateOptionsHash(); // this.options needs to be recomputed after the dynamic override
-
-               // trigger handlers after this.options has been updated
-               for (optionName in newOptionHash) {
-                       t.triggerOptionHandlers(optionName); // recall bindOption/bindOptions
-                       optionCnt++;
+               if (rawProps.end) {
+                       this.endTime = moment.duration(rawProps.end);
                }
 
-               // special-case handling of single option change.
-               // if only one option change, `optionName` will be its name.
-               if (optionCnt === 1) {
-                       if (optionName === 'height' || optionName === 'contentHeight' || optionName === 'aspectRatio') {
-                               updateSize(true); // true = allow recalculation of height
-                               return;
-                       }
-                       else if (optionName === 'defaultDate') {
-                               return; // can't change date this way. use gotoDate instead
-                       }
-                       else if (optionName === 'businessHours') {
-                               if (currentView) {
-                                       currentView.unrenderBusinessHours();
-                                       currentView.renderBusinessHours();
-                               }
-                               return;
-                       }
-                       else if (optionName === 'timezone') {
-                               t.rezoneArrayEventSources();
-                               t.refetchEvents();
-                               return;
-                       }
+               if (rawProps.dow) {
+                       this.setDow(rawProps.dow);
                }
 
-               // catch-all. rerender the header and footer and rebuild/rerender the current view
-               renderHeader();
-               renderFooter();
-               viewsByType = {}; // even non-current views will be affected by this option change. do before rerender
-               reinitView();
+               return superSuccess;
        }
 
+});
 
-       function publiclyTrigger(name, thisObj) {
-               var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
 
-               thisObj = thisObj || _element;
-               this.triggerWith(name, thisObj, args); // Emitter's method
+// Parsing
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if (t.options[name]) {
-                       return t.options[name].apply(thisObj, args);
-               }
-       }
 
-       t.initialize();
-}
+RecurringEventDef.allowRawProps({ // false = manually process
+       start: false,
+       end: false,
+       dow: false
+});
 
 ;;
-/*
-Options binding/triggering system.
-*/
-Calendar.mixin({
-
-       // A map of option names to arrays of handler objects. Initialized to {} in Calendar.
-       // Format for a handler object:
-       // {
-       //   func // callback function to be called upon change
-       //   names // option names whose values should be given to func
-       // }
-       optionHandlers: null, 
 
-       // Calls handlerFunc immediately, and when the given option has changed.
-       // handlerFunc will be given the option value.
-       bindOption: function(optionName, handlerFunc) {
-               this.bindOptions([ optionName ], handlerFunc);
-       },
-
-       // Calls handlerFunc immediately, and when any of the given options change.
-       // handlerFunc will be given each option value as ordered function arguments.
-       bindOptions: function(optionNames, handlerFunc) {
-               var handlerObj = { func: handlerFunc, names: optionNames };
-               var i;
+var EventInstance = Class.extend({
 
-               for (i = 0; i < optionNames.length; i++) {
-                       this.registerOptionHandlerObj(optionNames[i], handlerObj);
-               }
+       def: null, // EventDef
+       dateProfile: null, // EventDateProfile
 
-               this.triggerOptionHandlerObj(handlerObj);
-       },
 
-       // Puts the given handler object into the internal hash
-       registerOptionHandlerObj: function(optionName, handlerObj) {
-               (this.optionHandlers[optionName] || (this.optionHandlers[optionName] = []))
-                       .push(handlerObj);
+       constructor: function(def, dateProfile) {
+               this.def = def;
+               this.dateProfile = dateProfile;
        },
 
-       // Reports that the given option has changed, and calls all appropriate handlers.
-       triggerOptionHandlers: function(optionName) {
-               var handlerObjs = this.optionHandlers[optionName] || [];
-               var i;
-
-               for (i = 0; i < handlerObjs.length; i++) {
-                       this.triggerOptionHandlerObj(handlerObjs[i]);
-               }
-       },
 
-       // Calls the callback for a specific handler object, passing in the appropriate arguments.
-       triggerOptionHandlerObj: function(handlerObj) {
-               var optionNames = handlerObj.names;
-               var optionValues = [];
-               var i;
+       toLegacy: function() {
+               var dateProfile = this.dateProfile;
+               var obj = this.def.toLegacy();
 
-               for (i = 0; i < optionNames.length; i++) {
-                       optionValues.push(this.options[optionNames[i]]);
-               }
+               obj.start = dateProfile.start.clone();
+               obj.end = dateProfile.end ? dateProfile.end.clone() : null;
 
-               handlerObj.func.apply(this, optionValues); // maintain the Calendar's `this` context
+               return obj;
        }
 
 });
 
 ;;
 
-Calendar.defaults = {
+/*
+It's expected that there will be at least one EventInstance,
+OR that an explicitEventDef is assigned.
+*/
+var EventInstanceGroup = Class.extend({
 
-       titleRangeSeparator: ' \u2013 ', // en dash
-       monthYearFormat: 'MMMM YYYY', // required for en. other locales rely on datepicker computable option
+       eventInstances: null,
+       explicitEventDef: null, // optional
 
-       defaultTimedEventDuration: '02:00:00',
-       defaultAllDayEventDuration: { days: 1 },
-       forceEventDuration: false,
-       nextDayThreshold: '09:00:00', // 9am
 
-       // display
-       defaultView: 'month',
-       aspectRatio: 1.35,
-       header: {
-               left: 'title',
-               center: '',
-               right: 'today prev,next'
+       constructor: function(eventInstances) {
+               this.eventInstances = eventInstances || [];
        },
-       weekends: true,
-       weekNumbers: false,
-
-       weekNumberTitle: 'W',
-       weekNumberCalculation: 'local',
-       
-       //editable: false,
-
-       //nowIndicator: false,
 
-       scrollTime: '06:00:00',
-       
-       // event ajax
-       lazyFetching: true,
-       startParam: 'start',
-       endParam: 'end',
-       timezoneParam: 'timezone',
-
-       timezone: false,
-
-       //allDayDefault: undefined,
 
-       // locale
-       isRTL: false,
-       buttonText: {
-               prev: "prev",
-               next: "next",
-               prevYear: "prev year",
-               nextYear: "next year",
-               year: 'year', // TODO: locale files need to specify this
-               today: 'today',
-               month: 'month',
-               week: 'week',
-               day: 'day'
+       getAllEventRanges: function() {
+               return eventInstancesToEventRanges(this.eventInstances);
        },
 
-       buttonIcons: {
-               prev: 'left-single-arrow',
-               next: 'right-single-arrow',
-               prevYear: 'left-double-arrow',
-               nextYear: 'right-double-arrow'
-       },
 
-       allDayText: 'all-day',
-       
-       // jquery-ui theming
-       theme: false,
-       themeButtonIcons: {
-               prev: 'circle-triangle-w',
-               next: 'circle-triangle-e',
-               prevYear: 'seek-prev',
-               nextYear: 'seek-next'
+       sliceRenderRanges: function(constraintRange) {
+               if (this.isInverse()) {
+                       return this.sliceInverseRenderRanges(constraintRange);
+               }
+               else {
+                       return this.sliceNormalRenderRanges(constraintRange);
+               }
        },
 
-       //eventResizableFromStart: false,
-       dragOpacity: .75,
-       dragRevertDuration: 500,
-       dragScroll: true,
-       
-       //selectable: false,
-       unselectAuto: true,
-       //selectMinDistance: 0,
-       
-       dropAccept: '*',
 
-       eventOrder: 'title',
-       //eventRenderWait: null,
+       sliceNormalRenderRanges: function(constraintRange) {
+               var eventInstances = this.eventInstances;
+               var i, eventInstance;
+               var slicedRange;
+               var slicedEventRanges = [];
 
-       eventLimit: false,
-       eventLimitText: 'more',
-       eventLimitClick: 'popover',
-       dayPopoverFormat: 'LL',
-       
-       handleWindowResize: true,
-       windowResizeDelay: 100, // milliseconds before an updateSize happens
+               for (i = 0; i < eventInstances.length; i++) {
+                       eventInstance = eventInstances[i];
 
-       longPressDelay: 1000
-       
-};
+                       slicedRange = eventInstance.dateProfile.unzonedRange.intersect(constraintRange);
 
+                       if (slicedRange) {
+                               slicedEventRanges.push(
+                                       new EventRange(
+                                               slicedRange,
+                                               eventInstance.def,
+                                               eventInstance
+                                       )
+                               );
+                       }
+               }
 
-Calendar.englishDefaults = { // used by locale.js
-       dayPopoverFormat: 'dddd, MMMM D'
-};
+               return slicedEventRanges;
+       },
 
 
-Calendar.rtlDefaults = { // right-to-left defaults
-       header: { // TODO: smarter solution (first/center/last ?)
-               left: 'next,prev today',
-               center: '',
-               right: 'title'
+       sliceInverseRenderRanges: function(constraintRange) {
+               var unzonedRanges = eventInstancesToUnzonedRanges(this.eventInstances);
+               var ownerDef = this.getEventDef();
+
+               unzonedRanges = invertUnzonedRanges(unzonedRanges, constraintRange);
+
+               return unzonedRanges.map(function(unzonedRange) {
+                       return new EventRange(unzonedRange, ownerDef); // don't give an EventDef
+               });
        },
-       buttonIcons: {
-               prev: 'right-single-arrow',
-               next: 'left-single-arrow',
-               prevYear: 'right-double-arrow',
-               nextYear: 'left-double-arrow'
+
+
+       isInverse: function() {
+               return this.getEventDef().hasInverseRendering();
        },
-       themeButtonIcons: {
-               prev: 'circle-triangle-e',
-               next: 'circle-triangle-w',
-               nextYear: 'seek-prev',
-               prevYear: 'seek-next'
+
+
+       getEventDef: function() {
+               return this.explicitEventDef || this.eventInstances[0].def;
        }
-};
+
+});
 
 ;;
 
-var localeOptionHash = FC.locales = {}; // initialize and expose
+/*
+Meant to be immutable
+*/
+var EventDateProfile = Class.extend({
 
+       start: null,
+       end: null,
+       unzonedRange: null,
 
-// TODO: document the structure and ordering of a FullCalendar locale file
 
+       constructor: function(start, end, calendar) {
+               this.start = start;
+               this.end = end || null;
+               this.unzonedRange = this.buildUnzonedRange(calendar);
+       },
 
-// Initialize jQuery UI datepicker translations while using some of the translations
-// Will set this as the default locales for datepicker.
-FC.datepickerLocale = function(localeCode, dpLocaleCode, dpOptions) {
 
-       // get the FullCalendar internal option hash for this locale. create if necessary
-       var fcOptions = localeOptionHash[localeCode] || (localeOptionHash[localeCode] = {});
+       isAllDay: function() {
+               return !(this.start.hasTime() || (this.end && this.end.hasTime()));
+       },
 
-       // transfer some simple options from datepicker to fc
-       fcOptions.isRTL = dpOptions.isRTL;
-       fcOptions.weekNumberTitle = dpOptions.weekHeader;
 
-       // compute some more complex options from datepicker
-       $.each(dpComputableOptions, function(name, func) {
-               fcOptions[name] = func(dpOptions);
-       });
+       /*
+       Needs a Calendar object
+       */
+       buildUnzonedRange: function(calendar) {
+               var startMs = this.start.clone().stripZone().valueOf();
+               var endMs = this.getEnd(calendar).stripZone().valueOf();
 
-       // is jQuery UI Datepicker is on the page?
-       if ($.datepicker) {
+               return new UnzonedRange(startMs, endMs);
+       },
 
-               // Register the locale data.
-               // FullCalendar and MomentJS use locale codes like "pt-br" but Datepicker
-               // does it like "pt-BR" or if it doesn't have the locale, maybe just "pt".
-               // Make an alias so the locale can be referenced either way.
-               $.datepicker.regional[dpLocaleCode] =
-                       $.datepicker.regional[localeCode] = // alias
-                               dpOptions;
 
-               // Alias 'en' to the default locale data. Do this every time.
-               $.datepicker.regional.en = $.datepicker.regional[''];
+       /*
+       Needs a Calendar object
+       */
+       getEnd: function(calendar) {
+               return this.end ?
+                       this.end.clone() :
+                       // derive the end from the start and allDay. compute allDay if necessary
+                       calendar.getDefaultEventEnd(
+                               this.isAllDay(),
+                               this.start
+                       );
+       }
 
-               // Set as Datepicker's global defaults.
-               $.datepicker.setDefaults(dpOptions);
+});
+
+
+/*
+Needs an EventSource object
+*/
+EventDateProfile.parse = function(rawProps, source) {
+       var startInput = rawProps.start || rawProps.date;
+       var endInput = rawProps.end;
+
+       if (!startInput) {
+               return false;
        }
-};
 
+       var calendar = source.calendar;
+       var start = calendar.moment(startInput);
+       var end = endInput ? calendar.moment(endInput) : null;
+       var forcedAllDay = rawProps.allDay;
+       var forceEventDuration = calendar.opt('forceEventDuration');
 
-// Sets FullCalendar-specific translations. Will set the locales as the global default.
-FC.locale = function(localeCode, newFcOptions) {
-       var fcOptions;
-       var momOptions;
+       if (!start.isValid()) {
+               return false;
+       }
 
-       // get the FullCalendar internal option hash for this locale. create if necessary
-       fcOptions = localeOptionHash[localeCode] || (localeOptionHash[localeCode] = {});
+       if (end && (!end.isValid() || !end.isAfter(start))) {
+               end = null;
+       }
 
-       // provided new options for this locales? merge them in
-       if (newFcOptions) {
-               fcOptions = localeOptionHash[localeCode] = mergeOptions([ fcOptions, newFcOptions ]);
+       if (forcedAllDay == null) {
+               forcedAllDay = source.allDayDefault;
+               if (forcedAllDay == null) {
+                       forcedAllDay = calendar.opt('allDayDefault');
+               }
        }
 
-       // compute locale options that weren't defined.
-       // always do this. newFcOptions can be undefined when initializing from i18n file,
-       // so no way to tell if this is an initialization or a default-setting.
-       momOptions = getMomentLocaleData(localeCode); // will fall back to en
-       $.each(momComputableOptions, function(name, func) {
-               if (fcOptions[name] == null) {
-                       fcOptions[name] = func(momOptions, fcOptions);
+       if (forcedAllDay === true) {
+               start.stripTime();
+               if (end) {
+                       end.stripTime();
                }
-       });
+       }
+       else if (forcedAllDay === false) {
+               if (!start.hasTime()) {
+                       start.time(0);
+               }
+               if (end && !end.hasTime()) {
+                       end.time(0);
+               }
+       }
 
-       // set it as the default locale for FullCalendar
-       Calendar.defaults.locale = localeCode;
+       if (!end && forceEventDuration) {
+               end = calendar.getDefaultEventEnd(!start.hasTime(), start);
+       }
+
+       return new EventDateProfile(start, end, calendar);
 };
 
+;;
 
-// NOTE: can't guarantee any of these computations will run because not every locale has datepicker
-// configs, so make sure there are English fallbacks for these in the defaults file.
-var dpComputableOptions = {
+var EventRange = Class.extend({
 
-       buttonText: function(dpOptions) {
-               return {
-                       // the translations sometimes wrongly contain HTML entities
-                       prev: stripHtmlEntities(dpOptions.prevText),
-                       next: stripHtmlEntities(dpOptions.nextText),
-                       today: stripHtmlEntities(dpOptions.currentText)
-               };
-       },
+       unzonedRange: null,
+       eventDef: null,
+       eventInstance: null, // optional
 
-       // Produces format strings like "MMMM YYYY" -> "September 2014"
-       monthYearFormat: function(dpOptions) {
-               return dpOptions.showMonthAfterYear ?
-                       'YYYY[' + dpOptions.yearSuffix + '] MMMM' :
-                       'MMMM YYYY[' + dpOptions.yearSuffix + ']';
+
+       constructor: function(unzonedRange, eventDef, eventInstance) {
+               this.unzonedRange = unzonedRange;
+               this.eventDef = eventDef;
+
+               if (eventInstance) {
+                       this.eventInstance = eventInstance;
+               }
        }
 
-};
+});
 
-var momComputableOptions = {
+;;
 
-       // Produces format strings like "ddd M/D" -> "Fri 9/15"
-       dayOfMonthFormat: function(momOptions, fcOptions) {
-               var format = momOptions.longDateFormat('l'); // for the format like "M/D/YYYY"
+var EventFootprint = FC.EventFootprint = Class.extend({
 
-               // strip the year off the edge, as well as other misc non-whitespace chars
-               format = format.replace(/^Y+[^\w\s]*|[^\w\s]*Y+$/g, '');
+       componentFootprint: null,
+       eventDef: null,
+       eventInstance: null, // optional
 
-               if (fcOptions.isRTL) {
-                       format += ' ddd'; // for RTL, add day-of-week to end
-               }
-               else {
-                       format = 'ddd ' + format; // for LTR, add day-of-week to beginning
+
+       constructor: function(componentFootprint, eventDef, eventInstance) {
+               this.componentFootprint = componentFootprint;
+               this.eventDef = eventDef;
+
+               if (eventInstance) {
+                       this.eventInstance = eventInstance;
                }
-               return format;
        },
 
-       // Produces format strings like "h:mma" -> "6:00pm"
-       mediumTimeFormat: function(momOptions) { // can't be called `timeFormat` because collides with option
-               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
-                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 'a'); // convert AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase. remove any spaces beforehand
-       },
 
-       // Produces format strings like "h(:mm)a" -> "6pm" / "6:30pm"
-       smallTimeFormat: function(momOptions) {
-               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
-                       .replace(':mm', '(:mm)')
-                       .replace(/(\Wmm)$/, '($1)') // like above, but for foreign locales
-                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 'a'); // convert AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase. remove any spaces beforehand
-       },
+       getEventLegacy: function() {
+               return (this.eventInstance || this.eventDef).toLegacy();
+       }
 
-       // Produces format strings like "h(:mm)t" -> "6p" / "6:30p"
-       extraSmallTimeFormat: function(momOptions) {
-               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
-                       .replace(':mm', '(:mm)')
-                       .replace(/(\Wmm)$/, '($1)') // like above, but for foreign locales
-                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 't'); // convert to AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase one-letter. remove any spaces beforehand
-       },
+});
 
-       // Produces format strings like "ha" / "H" -> "6pm" / "18"
-       hourFormat: function(momOptions) {
-               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
-                       .replace(':mm', '')
-                       .replace(/(\Wmm)$/, '') // like above, but for foreign locales
-                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, 'a'); // convert AM/PM/am/pm to lowercase. remove any spaces beforehand
-       },
+;;
 
-       // Produces format strings like "h:mm" -> "6:30" (with no AM/PM)
-       noMeridiemTimeFormat: function(momOptions) {
-               return momOptions.longDateFormat('LT')
-                       .replace(/\s*a$/i, ''); // remove trailing AM/PM
-       }
+var EventDefMutation = FC.EventDefMutation = Class.extend({
 
-};
+       // won't ever be empty. will be null instead.
+       // callers should use setDateMutation for setting.
+       dateMutation: null,
 
+       // hack to get updateEvent/createFromRawProps to work.
+       // not undo-able and not considered in isEmpty.
+       rawProps: null, // raw (pre-parse-like)
 
-// options that should be computed off live calendar options (considers override options)
-// TODO: best place for this? related to locale?
-// TODO: flipping text based on isRTL is a bad idea because the CSS `direction` might want to handle it
-var instanceComputableOptions = {
 
-       // Produces format strings for results like "Mo 16"
-       smallDayDateFormat: function(options) {
-               return options.isRTL ?
-                       'D dd' :
-                       'dd D';
+       /*
+       eventDef assumed to be a SingleEventDef.
+       returns an undo function.
+       */
+       mutateSingle: function(eventDef) {
+               var origDateProfile;
+
+               if (this.dateMutation) {
+                       origDateProfile = eventDef.dateProfile;
+
+                       eventDef.dateProfile = this.dateMutation.buildNewDateProfile(
+                               origDateProfile,
+                               eventDef.source.calendar
+                       );
+               }
+
+               // can't undo
+               if (this.rawProps) {
+                       eventDef.applyRawProps(this.rawProps);
+               }
+
+               if (origDateProfile) {
+                       return function() {
+                               eventDef.dateProfile = origDateProfile;
+                       };
+               }
+               else {
+                       return function() { };
+               }
        },
 
-       // Produces format strings for results like "Wk 5"
-       weekFormat: function(options) {
-               return options.isRTL ?
-                       'w[ ' + options.weekNumberTitle + ']' :
-                       '[' + options.weekNumberTitle + ' ]w';
+
+       setDateMutation: function(dateMutation) {
+               if (dateMutation && !dateMutation.isEmpty()) {
+                       this.dateMutation = dateMutation;
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.dateMutation = null;
+               }
        },
 
-       // Produces format strings for results like "Wk5"
-       smallWeekFormat: function(options) {
-               return options.isRTL ?
-                       'w[' + options.weekNumberTitle + ']' :
-                       '[' + options.weekNumberTitle + ']w';
+
+       isEmpty: function() {
+               return !this.dateMutation;
        }
 
-};
+});
 
-function populateInstanceComputableOptions(options) {
-       $.each(instanceComputableOptions, function(name, func) {
-               if (options[name] == null) {
-                       options[name] = func(options);
+
+EventDefMutation.createFromRawProps = function(eventInstance, newRawProps, largeUnit) {
+       var eventDef = eventInstance.def;
+       var applicableRawProps = {};
+       var propName;
+       var newDateProfile;
+       var dateMutation;
+       var defMutation;
+
+       for (propName in newRawProps) {
+               if (
+                       // ignore object-type custom properties and any date-related properties,
+                       // as well as any other internal property
+                       typeof newRawProps[propName] !== 'object' &&
+                       propName !== 'start' && propName !== 'end' && propName !== 'allDay' &&
+                       propName !== 'source' && propName !== '_id'
+               ) {
+                       applicableRawProps[propName] = newRawProps[propName];
                }
-       });
-}
+       }
+
+       newDateProfile = EventDateProfile.parse(newRawProps, eventDef.source);
 
+       if (newDateProfile) { // no failure?
+               dateMutation = EventDefDateMutation.createFromDiff(
+                       eventInstance.dateProfile,
+                       newDateProfile,
+                       largeUnit
+               );
+       }
 
-// Returns moment's internal locale data. If doesn't exist, returns English.
-function getMomentLocaleData(localeCode) {
-       return moment.localeData(localeCode) || moment.localeData('en');
-}
+       defMutation = new EventDefMutation();
+       defMutation.rawProps = applicableRawProps;
 
+       if (dateMutation) {
+               defMutation.dateMutation = dateMutation;
+       }
 
-// Initialize English by forcing computation of moment-derived options.
-// Also, sets it as the default.
-FC.locale('en', Calendar.englishDefaults);
+       return defMutation;
+};
 
 ;;
 
-FC.sourceNormalizers = [];
-FC.sourceFetchers = [];
+var EventDefDateMutation = Class.extend({
 
-var ajaxDefaults = {
-       dataType: 'json',
-       cache: false
-};
+       clearEnd: false,
+       forceTimed: false,
+       forceAllDay: false,
 
-var eventGUID = 1;
+       // Durations. if 0-ms duration, will be null instead.
+       // Callers should not set this directly.
+       dateDelta: null,
+       startDelta: null,
+       endDelta: null,
 
 
-function EventManager() { // assumed to be a calendar
-       var t = this;
+       /*
+       returns an undo function.
+       */
+       buildNewDateProfile: function(eventDateProfile, calendar) {
+               var start = eventDateProfile.start.clone();
+               var end = null;
+               var shouldRezone = false;
 
+               if (!this.clearEnd && eventDateProfile.end) {
+                       end = eventDateProfile.end.clone();
+               }
 
-       // exports
-       t.requestEvents = requestEvents;
-       t.reportEventChange = reportEventChange;
-       t.isFetchNeeded = isFetchNeeded;
-       t.fetchEvents = fetchEvents;
-       t.fetchEventSources = fetchEventSources;
-       t.refetchEvents = refetchEvents;
-       t.refetchEventSources = refetchEventSources;
-       t.getEventSources = getEventSources;
-       t.getEventSourceById = getEventSourceById;
-       t.addEventSource = addEventSource;
-       t.removeEventSource = removeEventSource;
-       t.removeEventSources = removeEventSources;
-       t.updateEvent = updateEvent;
-       t.updateEvents = updateEvents;
-       t.renderEvent = renderEvent;
-       t.renderEvents = renderEvents;
-       t.removeEvents = removeEvents;
-       t.clientEvents = clientEvents;
-       t.mutateEvent = mutateEvent;
-       t.normalizeEventDates = normalizeEventDates;
-       t.normalizeEventTimes = normalizeEventTimes;
+               if (this.forceTimed) {
+                       shouldRezone = true;
 
+                       if (!start.hasTime()) {
+                               start.time(0);
+                       }
 
-       // locals
-       var stickySource = { events: [] };
-       var sources = [ stickySource ];
-       var rangeStart, rangeEnd;
-       var pendingSourceCnt = 0; // outstanding fetch requests, max one per source
-       var cache = []; // holds events that have already been expanded
-       var prunedCache; // like cache, but only events that intersect with rangeStart/rangeEnd
-
-
-       $.each(
-               (t.options.events ? [ t.options.events ] : []).concat(t.options.eventSources || []),
-               function(i, sourceInput) {
-                       var source = buildEventSource(sourceInput);
-                       if (source) {
-                               sources.push(source);
+                       if (end && !end.hasTime()) {
+                               end.time(0);
                        }
                }
-       );
-
+               else if (this.forceAllDay) {
 
+                       if (start.hasTime()) {
+                               start.stripTime();
+                       }
 
-       function requestEvents(start, end) {
-               if (!t.options.lazyFetching || isFetchNeeded(start, end)) {
-                       return fetchEvents(start, end);
+                       if (end && end.hasTime()) {
+                               end.stripTime();
+                       }
                }
-               else {
-                       return Promise.resolve(prunedCache);
+
+               if (this.dateDelta) {
+                       shouldRezone = true;
+
+                       start.add(this.dateDelta);
+
+                       if (end) {
+                               end.add(this.dateDelta);
+                       }
                }
-       }
 
+               // do this before adding startDelta to start, so we can work off of start
+               if (this.endDelta) {
+                       shouldRezone = true;
 
-       function reportEventChange() {
-               prunedCache = filterEventsWithinRange(cache);
-               t.trigger('eventsReset', prunedCache);
-       }
+                       if (!end) {
+                               end = calendar.getDefaultEventEnd(eventDateProfile.isAllDay(), start);
+                       }
 
+                       end.add(this.endDelta);
+               }
 
-       function filterEventsWithinRange(events) {
-               var filteredEvents = [];
-               var i, event;
+               if (this.startDelta) {
+                       shouldRezone = true;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-                       event = events[i];
+                       start.add(this.startDelta);
+               }
 
-                       if (
-                               event.start.clone().stripZone() < rangeEnd &&
-                               t.getEventEnd(event).stripZone() > rangeStart
-                       ) {
-                               filteredEvents.push(event);
+               if (shouldRezone) {
+                       start = calendar.applyTimezone(start);
+
+                       if (end) {
+                               end = calendar.applyTimezone(end);
                        }
                }
 
-               return filteredEvents;
-       }
+               // TODO: okay to access calendar option?
+               if (!end && calendar.opt('forceEventDuration')) {
+                       end = calendar.getDefaultEventEnd(eventDateProfile.isAllDay(), start);
+               }
 
+               return new EventDateProfile(start, end, calendar);
+       },
 
-       t.getEventCache = function() {
-               return cache;
-       };
 
+       setDateDelta: function(dateDelta) {
+               if (dateDelta && dateDelta.valueOf()) {
+                       this.dateDelta = dateDelta;
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.dateDelta = null;
+               }
+       },
 
-       t.getPrunedEventCache = function() {
-               return prunedCache;
-       };
 
+       setStartDelta: function(startDelta) {
+               if (startDelta && startDelta.valueOf()) {
+                       this.startDelta = startDelta;
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.startDelta = null;
+               }
+       },
 
 
-       /* Fetching
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       setEndDelta: function(endDelta) {
+               if (endDelta && endDelta.valueOf()) {
+                       this.endDelta = endDelta;
+               }
+               else {
+                       this.endDelta = null;
+               }
+       },
 
 
-       // start and end are assumed to be unzoned
-       function isFetchNeeded(start, end) {
-               return !rangeStart || // nothing has been fetched yet?
-                       start < rangeStart || end > rangeEnd; // is part of the new range outside of the old range?
+       isEmpty: function() {
+               return !this.clearEnd && !this.forceTimed && !this.forceAllDay &&
+                       !this.dateDelta && !this.startDelta && !this.endDelta;
        }
 
+});
 
-       function fetchEvents(start, end) {
-               rangeStart = start;
-               rangeEnd = end;
-               return refetchEvents();
-       }
 
+EventDefDateMutation.createFromDiff = function(dateProfile0, dateProfile1, largeUnit) {
+       var clearEnd = dateProfile0.end && !dateProfile1.end;
+       var forceTimed = dateProfile0.isAllDay() && !dateProfile1.isAllDay();
+       var forceAllDay = !dateProfile0.isAllDay() && dateProfile1.isAllDay();
+       var dateDelta;
+       var endDiff;
+       var endDelta;
+       var mutation;
 
-       // poorly named. fetches all sources with current `rangeStart` and `rangeEnd`.
-       function refetchEvents() {
-               return fetchEventSources(sources, 'reset');
+       // subtracts the dates in the appropriate way, returning a duration
+       function subtractDates(date1, date0) { // date1 - date0
+               if (largeUnit) {
+                       return diffByUnit(date1, date0, largeUnit); // poorly named
+               }
+               else if (dateProfile1.isAllDay()) {
+                       return diffDay(date1, date0); // poorly named
+               }
+               else {
+                       return diffDayTime(date1, date0); // poorly named
+               }
        }
 
+       dateDelta = subtractDates(dateProfile1.start, dateProfile0.start);
 
-       // poorly named. fetches a subset of event sources.
-       function refetchEventSources(matchInputs) {
-               return fetchEventSources(getEventSourcesByMatchArray(matchInputs));
+       if (dateProfile1.end) {
+               // use unzonedRanges because dateProfile0.end might be null
+               endDiff = subtractDates(
+                       dateProfile1.unzonedRange.getEnd(),
+                       dateProfile0.unzonedRange.getEnd()
+               );
+               endDelta = endDiff.subtract(dateDelta);
        }
 
+       mutation = new EventDefDateMutation();
+       mutation.clearEnd = clearEnd;
+       mutation.forceTimed = forceTimed;
+       mutation.forceAllDay = forceAllDay;
+       mutation.setDateDelta(dateDelta);
+       mutation.setEndDelta(endDelta);
 
-       // expects an array of event source objects (the originals, not copies)
-       // `specialFetchType` is an optimization parameter that affects purging of the event cache.
-       function fetchEventSources(specificSources, specialFetchType) {
-               var i, source;
+       return mutation;
+};
 
-               if (specialFetchType === 'reset') {
-                       cache = [];
-               }
-               else if (specialFetchType !== 'add') {
-                       cache = excludeEventsBySources(cache, specificSources);
-               }
+;;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < specificSources.length; i++) {
-                       source = specificSources[i];
+function eventDefsToEventInstances(eventDefs, unzonedRange) {
+       var eventInstances = [];
+       var i;
 
-                       // already-pending sources have already been accounted for in pendingSourceCnt
-                       if (source._status !== 'pending') {
-                               pendingSourceCnt++;
-                       }
+       for (i = 0; i < eventDefs.length; i++) {
+               eventInstances.push.apply(eventInstances, // append
+                       eventDefs[i].buildInstances(unzonedRange)
+               );
+       }
 
-                       source._fetchId = (source._fetchId || 0) + 1;
-                       source._status = 'pending';
-               }
+       return eventInstances;
+}
 
-               for (i = 0; i < specificSources.length; i++) {
-                       source = specificSources[i];
-                       tryFetchEventSource(source, source._fetchId);
-               }
 
-               if (pendingSourceCnt) {
-                       return new Promise(function(resolve) {
-                               t.one('eventsReceived', resolve); // will send prunedCache
-                       });
-               }
-               else { // executed all synchronously, or no sources at all
-                       return Promise.resolve(prunedCache);
-               }
-       }
+function eventInstancesToEventRanges(eventInstances) {
+       return eventInstances.map(function(eventInstance) {
+               return new EventRange(
+                       eventInstance.dateProfile.unzonedRange,
+                       eventInstance.def,
+                       eventInstance
+               );
+       });
+}
 
 
-       // fetches an event source and processes its result ONLY if it is still the current fetch.
-       // caller is responsible for incrementing pendingSourceCnt first.
-       function tryFetchEventSource(source, fetchId) {
-               _fetchEventSource(source, function(eventInputs) {
-                       var isArraySource = $.isArray(source.events);
-                       var i, eventInput;
-                       var abstractEvent;
+function eventInstancesToUnzonedRanges(eventInstances) {
+       return eventInstances.map(function(eventInstance) {
+               return eventInstance.dateProfile.unzonedRange;
+       });
+}
 
-                       if (
-                               // is this the source's most recent fetch?
-                               // if not, rely on an upcoming fetch of this source to decrement pendingSourceCnt
-                               fetchId === source._fetchId &&
-                               // event source no longer valid?
-                               source._status !== 'rejected'
-                       ) {
-                               source._status = 'resolved';
 
-                               if (eventInputs) {
-                                       for (i = 0; i < eventInputs.length; i++) {
-                                               eventInput = eventInputs[i];
+function eventFootprintsToComponentFootprints(eventFootprints) {
+       return eventFootprints.map(function(eventFootprint) {
+               return eventFootprint.componentFootprint;
+       });
+}
 
-                                               if (isArraySource) { // array sources have already been convert to Event Objects
-                                                       abstractEvent = eventInput;
-                                               }
-                                               else {
-                                                       abstractEvent = buildEventFromInput(eventInput, source);
-                                               }
+;;
 
-                                               if (abstractEvent) { // not false (an invalid event)
-                                                       cache.push.apply( // append
-                                                               cache,
-                                                               expandEvent(abstractEvent) // add individual expanded events to the cache
-                                                       );
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                               }
+var EventSource = Class.extend(ParsableModelMixin, {
 
-                               decrementPendingSourceCnt();
-                       }
-               });
-       }
+       calendar: null,
 
+       id: null, // can stay null
+       uid: null,
+       color: null,
+       backgroundColor: null,
+       borderColor: null,
+       textColor: null,
+       className: null, // array
+       editable: null,
+       startEditable: null,
+       durationEditable: null,
+       rendering: null,
+       overlap: null,
+       constraint: null,
+       allDayDefault: null,
+       eventDataTransform: null, // optional function
 
-       function rejectEventSource(source) {
-               var wasPending = source._status === 'pending';
 
-               source._status = 'rejected';
+       constructor: function(calendar) {
+               this.calendar = calendar;
+               this.className = [];
+               this.uid = String(EventSource.uuid++);
+       },
 
-               if (wasPending) {
-                       decrementPendingSourceCnt();
-               }
-       }
 
+       fetch: function(start, end, timezone) {
+               // subclasses must implement. must return a promise.
+       },
 
-       function decrementPendingSourceCnt() {
-               pendingSourceCnt--;
-               if (!pendingSourceCnt) {
-                       reportEventChange(cache); // updates prunedCache
-                       t.trigger('eventsReceived', prunedCache);
-               }
-       }
 
+       removeEventDefsById: function(eventDefId) {
+               // optional for subclasses to implement
+       },
 
-       function _fetchEventSource(source, callback) {
-               var i;
-               var fetchers = FC.sourceFetchers;
-               var res;
-
-               for (i=0; i<fetchers.length; i++) {
-                       res = fetchers[i].call(
-                               t, // this, the Calendar object
-                               source,
-                               rangeStart.clone(),
-                               rangeEnd.clone(),
-                               t.options.timezone,
-                               callback
-                       );
 
-                       if (res === true) {
-                               // the fetcher is in charge. made its own async request
-                               return;
-                       }
-                       else if (typeof res == 'object') {
-                               // the fetcher returned a new source. process it
-                               _fetchEventSource(res, callback);
-                               return;
-                       }
-               }
+       removeAllEventDefs: function() {
+               // optional for subclasses to implement
+       },
 
-               var events = source.events;
-               if (events) {
-                       if ($.isFunction(events)) {
-                               t.pushLoading();
-                               events.call(
-                                       t, // this, the Calendar object
-                                       rangeStart.clone(),
-                                       rangeEnd.clone(),
-                                       t.options.timezone,
-                                       function(events) {
-                                               callback(events);
-                                               t.popLoading();
-                                       }
-                               );
-                       }
-                       else if ($.isArray(events)) {
-                               callback(events);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               callback();
-                       }
-               }else{
-                       var url = source.url;
-                       if (url) {
-                               var success = source.success;
-                               var error = source.error;
-                               var complete = source.complete;
-
-                               // retrieve any outbound GET/POST $.ajax data from the options
-                               var customData;
-                               if ($.isFunction(source.data)) {
-                                       // supplied as a function that returns a key/value object
-                                       customData = source.data();
-                               }
-                               else {
-                                       // supplied as a straight key/value object
-                                       customData = source.data;
-                               }
 
-                               // use a copy of the custom data so we can modify the parameters
-                               // and not affect the passed-in object.
-                               var data = $.extend({}, customData || {});
+       /*
+       For compairing/matching
+       */
+       getPrimitive: function(otherSource) {
+               // subclasses must implement
+       },
 
-                               var startParam = firstDefined(source.startParam, t.options.startParam);
-                               var endParam = firstDefined(source.endParam, t.options.endParam);
-                               var timezoneParam = firstDefined(source.timezoneParam, t.options.timezoneParam);
 
-                               if (startParam) {
-                                       data[startParam] = rangeStart.format();
-                               }
-                               if (endParam) {
-                                       data[endParam] = rangeEnd.format();
-                               }
-                               if (t.options.timezone && t.options.timezone != 'local') {
-                                       data[timezoneParam] = t.options.timezone;
-                               }
+       parseEventDefs: function(rawEventDefs) {
+               var i;
+               var eventDef;
+               var eventDefs = [];
 
-                               t.pushLoading();
-                               $.ajax($.extend({}, ajaxDefaults, source, {
-                                       data: data,
-                                       success: function(events) {
-                                               events = events || [];
-                                               var res = applyAll(success, this, arguments);
-                                               if ($.isArray(res)) {
-                                                       events = res;
-                                               }
-                                               callback(events);
-                                       },
-                                       error: function() {
-                                               applyAll(error, this, arguments);
-                                               callback();
-                                       },
-                                       complete: function() {
-                                               applyAll(complete, this, arguments);
-                                               t.popLoading();
-                                       }
-                               }));
-                       }else{
-                               callback();
+               for (i = 0; i < rawEventDefs.length; i++) {
+                       eventDef = EventDefParser.parse(
+                               rawEventDefs[i],
+                               this // source
+                       );
+
+                       if (eventDef) {
+                               eventDefs.push(eventDef);
                        }
                }
-       }
-
 
+               return eventDefs;
+       },
 
-       /* Sources
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+       applyManualRawProps: function(rawProps) {
 
-       function addEventSource(sourceInput) {
-               var source = buildEventSource(sourceInput);
-               if (source) {
-                       sources.push(source);
-                       fetchEventSources([ source ], 'add'); // will eventually call reportEventChange
+               if (rawProps.id != null) {
+                       this.id = EventSource.normalizeId(rawProps.id);
                }
-       }
-
-
-       function buildEventSource(sourceInput) { // will return undefined if invalid source
-               var normalizers = FC.sourceNormalizers;
-               var source;
-               var i;
 
-               if ($.isFunction(sourceInput) || $.isArray(sourceInput)) {
-                       source = { events: sourceInput };
+               // TODO: converge with EventDef
+               if ($.isArray(rawProps.className)) {
+                       this.className = rawProps.className;
                }
-               else if (typeof sourceInput === 'string') {
-                       source = { url: sourceInput };
-               }
-               else if (typeof sourceInput === 'object') {
-                       source = $.extend({}, sourceInput); // shallow copy
+               else if (typeof rawProps.className === 'string') {
+                       this.className = rawProps.className.split(/\s+/);
                }
 
-               if (source) {
+               return true;
+       }
 
-                       // TODO: repeat code, same code for event classNames
-                       if (source.className) {
-                               if (typeof source.className === 'string') {
-                                       source.className = source.className.split(/\s+/);
-                               }
-                               // otherwise, assumed to be an array
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               source.className = [];
-                       }
+});
 
-                       // for array sources, we convert to standard Event Objects up front
-                       if ($.isArray(source.events)) {
-                               source.origArray = source.events; // for removeEventSource
-                               source.events = $.map(source.events, function(eventInput) {
-                                       return buildEventFromInput(eventInput, source);
-                               });
-                       }
 
-                       for (i=0; i<normalizers.length; i++) {
-                               normalizers[i].call(t, source);
-                       }
+// finish initializing the mixin
+EventSource.allowRawProps = ParsableModelMixin_allowRawProps;
 
-                       return source;
-               }
-       }
 
+// IDs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// TODO: converge with EventDef
 
-       function removeEventSource(matchInput) {
-               removeSpecificEventSources(
-                       getEventSourcesByMatch(matchInput)
-               );
-       }
 
+EventSource.uuid = 0;
 
-       // if called with no arguments, removes all.
-       function removeEventSources(matchInputs) {
-               if (matchInputs == null) {
-                       removeSpecificEventSources(sources, true); // isAll=true
-               }
-               else {
-                       removeSpecificEventSources(
-                               getEventSourcesByMatchArray(matchInputs)
-                       );
-               }
+
+EventSource.normalizeId = function(id) {
+       if (id) {
+               return String(id);
        }
 
+       return null;
+};
 
-       function removeSpecificEventSources(targetSources, isAll) {
-               var i;
 
-               // cancel pending requests
-               for (i = 0; i < targetSources.length; i++) {
-                       rejectEventSource(targetSources[i]);
-               }
+// Parsing
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-               if (isAll) { // an optimization
-                       sources = [];
-                       cache = [];
-               }
-               else {
-                       // remove from persisted source list
-                       sources = $.grep(sources, function(source) {
-                               for (i = 0; i < targetSources.length; i++) {
-                                       if (source === targetSources[i]) {
-                                               return false; // exclude
-                                       }
-                               }
-                               return true; // include
-                       });
 
-                       cache = excludeEventsBySources(cache, targetSources);
-               }
+EventSource.allowRawProps({
+       // manually process...
+       id: false,
+       className: false,
+
+       // automatically transfer...
+       color: true,
+       backgroundColor: true,
+       borderColor: true,
+       textColor: true,
+       editable: true,
+       startEditable: true,
+       durationEditable: true,
+       rendering: true,
+       overlap: true,
+       constraint: true,
+       allDayDefault: true,
+       eventDataTransform: true
+});
 
-               reportEventChange();
-       }
 
+/*
+rawInput can be any data type!
+*/
+EventSource.parse = function(rawInput, calendar) {
+       var source = new this(calendar);
 
-       function getEventSources() {
-               return sources.slice(1); // returns a shallow copy of sources with stickySource removed
+       if (typeof rawInput === 'object') {
+               if (source.applyRawProps(rawInput)) {
+                       return source;
+               }
        }
 
+       return false;
+};
 
-       function getEventSourceById(id) {
-               return $.grep(sources, function(source) {
-                       return source.id && source.id === id;
-               })[0];
-       }
 
+FC.EventSource = EventSource;
 
-       // like getEventSourcesByMatch, but accepts multple match criteria (like multiple IDs)
-       function getEventSourcesByMatchArray(matchInputs) {
+;;
 
-               // coerce into an array
-               if (!matchInputs) {
-                       matchInputs = [];
-               }
-               else if (!$.isArray(matchInputs)) {
-                       matchInputs = [ matchInputs ];
-               }
+var EventSourceParser = {
 
-               var matchingSources = [];
-               var i;
+       sourceClasses: [],
 
-               // resolve raw inputs to real event source objects
-               for (i = 0; i < matchInputs.length; i++) {
-                       matchingSources.push.apply( // append
-                               matchingSources,
-                               getEventSourcesByMatch(matchInputs[i])
-                       );
-               }
 
-               return matchingSources;
-       }
+       registerClass: function(EventSourceClass) {
+               this.sourceClasses.unshift(EventSourceClass); // give highest priority
+       },
 
 
-       // matchInput can either by a real event source object, an ID, or the function/URL for the source.
-       // returns an array of matching source objects.
-       function getEventSourcesByMatch(matchInput) {
-               var i, source;
+       parse: function(rawInput, calendar) {
+               var sourceClasses = this.sourceClasses;
+               var i;
+               var eventSource;
 
-               // given an proper event source object
-               for (i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
-                       source = sources[i];
-                       if (source === matchInput) {
-                               return [ source ];
+               for (i = 0; i < sourceClasses.length; i++) {
+                       eventSource = sourceClasses[i].parse(rawInput, calendar);
+
+                       if (eventSource) {
+                               return eventSource;
                        }
                }
+       }
 
-               // an ID match
-               source = getEventSourceById(matchInput);
-               if (source) {
-                       return [ source ];
-               }
+};
 
-               return $.grep(sources, function(source) {
-                       return isSourcesEquivalent(matchInput, source);
-               });
-       }
 
+FC.EventSourceParser = EventSourceParser;
 
-       function isSourcesEquivalent(source1, source2) {
-               return source1 && source2 && getSourcePrimitive(source1) == getSourcePrimitive(source2);
-       }
+;;
 
+var ArrayEventSource = EventSource.extend({
 
-       function getSourcePrimitive(source) {
-               return (
-                       (typeof source === 'object') ? // a normalized event source?
-                               (source.origArray || source.googleCalendarId || source.url || source.events) : // get the primitive
-                               null
-               ) ||
-               source; // the given argument *is* the primitive
-       }
+       rawEventDefs: null, // unparsed
+       eventDefs: null,
+       currentTimezone: null,
 
 
-       // util
-       // returns a filtered array without events that are part of any of the given sources
-       function excludeEventsBySources(specificEvents, specificSources) {
-               return $.grep(specificEvents, function(event) {
-                       for (var i = 0; i < specificSources.length; i++) {
-                               if (event.source === specificSources[i]) {
-                                       return false; // exclude
-                               }
-                       }
-                       return true; // keep
-               });
-       }
+       constructor: function(calendar) {
+               EventSource.apply(this, arguments); // super-constructor
+               this.eventDefs = []; // for if setRawEventDefs is never called
+       },
+
 
+       setRawEventDefs: function(rawEventDefs) {
+               this.rawEventDefs = rawEventDefs;
+               this.eventDefs = this.parseEventDefs(rawEventDefs);
+       },
 
 
-       /* Manipulation
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       fetch: function(start, end, timezone) {
+               var eventDefs = this.eventDefs;
+               var i;
 
+               if (
+                       this.currentTimezone !== null &&
+                       this.currentTimezone !== timezone
+               ) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < eventDefs.length; i++) {
+                               if (eventDefs[i] instanceof SingleEventDef) {
+                                       eventDefs[i].rezone();
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
 
-       // Only ever called from the externally-facing API
-       function updateEvent(event) {
-               updateEvents([ event ]);
-       }
+               this.currentTimezone = timezone;
 
+               return Promise.resolve(eventDefs);
+       },
 
-       // Only ever called from the externally-facing API
-       function updateEvents(events) {
-               var i, event;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-                       event = events[i];
+       addEventDef: function(eventDef) {
+               this.eventDefs.push(eventDef);
+       },
 
-                       // massage start/end values, even if date string values
-                       event.start = t.moment(event.start);
-                       if (event.end) {
-                               event.end = t.moment(event.end);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               event.end = null;
-                       }
 
-                       mutateEvent(event, getMiscEventProps(event)); // will handle start/end/allDay normalization
-               }
+       /*
+       eventDefId already normalized to a string
+       */
+       removeEventDefsById: function(eventDefId) {
+               return removeMatching(this.eventDefs, function(eventDef) {
+                       return eventDef.id === eventDefId;
+               });
+       },
 
-               reportEventChange(); // reports event modifications (so we can redraw)
-       }
 
+       removeAllEventDefs: function() {
+               this.eventDefs = [];
+       },
 
-       // Returns a hash of misc event properties that should be copied over to related events.
-       function getMiscEventProps(event) {
-               var props = {};
 
-               $.each(event, function(name, val) {
-                       if (isMiscEventPropName(name)) {
-                               if (val !== undefined && isAtomic(val)) { // a defined non-object
-                                       props[name] = val;
-                               }
-                       }
-               });
+       getPrimitive: function() {
+               return this.rawEventDefs;
+       },
 
-               return props;
-       }
 
-       // non-date-related, non-id-related, non-secret
-       function isMiscEventPropName(name) {
-               return !/^_|^(id|allDay|start|end)$/.test(name);
-       }
+       applyManualRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               var superSuccess = EventSource.prototype.applyManualRawProps.apply(this, arguments);
 
+               this.setRawEventDefs(rawProps.events);
 
-       // returns the expanded events that were created
-       function renderEvent(eventInput, stick) {
-               return renderEvents([ eventInput ], stick);
+               return superSuccess;
        }
 
+});
 
-       // returns the expanded events that were created
-       function renderEvents(eventInputs, stick) {
-               var renderedEvents = [];
-               var renderableEvents;
-               var abstractEvent;
-               var i, j, event;
-
-               for (i = 0; i < eventInputs.length; i++) {
-                       abstractEvent = buildEventFromInput(eventInputs[i]);
-
-                       if (abstractEvent) { // not false (a valid input)
-                               renderableEvents = expandEvent(abstractEvent);
 
-                               for (j = 0; j < renderableEvents.length; j++) {
-                                       event = renderableEvents[j];
+ArrayEventSource.allowRawProps({
+       events: false // don't automatically transfer
+});
 
-                                       if (!event.source) {
-                                               if (stick) {
-                                                       stickySource.events.push(event);
-                                                       event.source = stickySource;
-                                               }
-                                               cache.push(event);
-                                       }
-                               }
 
-                               renderedEvents = renderedEvents.concat(renderableEvents);
-                       }
-               }
+ArrayEventSource.parse = function(rawInput, calendar) {
+       var rawProps;
 
-               if (renderedEvents.length) { // any new events rendered?
-                       reportEventChange();
-               }
+       // normalize raw input
+       if ($.isArray(rawInput.events)) { // extended form
+               rawProps = rawInput;
+       }
+       else if ($.isArray(rawInput)) { // short form
+               rawProps = { events: rawInput };
+       }
 
-               return renderedEvents;
+       if (rawProps) {
+               return EventSource.parse.call(this, rawProps, calendar);
        }
 
+       return false;
+};
 
-       function removeEvents(filter) {
-               var eventID;
-               var i;
 
-               if (filter == null) { // null or undefined. remove all events
-                       filter = function() { return true; }; // will always match
-               }
-               else if (!$.isFunction(filter)) { // an event ID
-                       eventID = filter + '';
-                       filter = function(event) {
-                               return event._id == eventID;
-                       };
-               }
+EventSourceParser.registerClass(ArrayEventSource);
 
-               // Purge event(s) from our local cache
-               cache = $.grep(cache, filter, true); // inverse=true
+FC.ArrayEventSource = ArrayEventSource;
 
-               // Remove events from array sources.
-               // This works because they have been converted to official Event Objects up front.
-               // (and as a result, event._id has been calculated).
-               for (i=0; i<sources.length; i++) {
-                       if ($.isArray(sources[i].events)) {
-                               sources[i].events = $.grep(sources[i].events, filter, true);
-                       }
-               }
+;;
 
-               reportEventChange();
-       }
+var FuncEventSource = EventSource.extend({
 
+       func: null,
 
-       function clientEvents(filter) {
-               if ($.isFunction(filter)) {
-                       return $.grep(cache, filter);
-               }
-               else if (filter != null) { // not null, not undefined. an event ID
-                       filter += '';
-                       return $.grep(cache, function(e) {
-                               return e._id == filter;
-                       });
-               }
-               return cache; // else, return all
-       }
 
+       fetch: function(start, end, timezone) {
+               var _this = this;
 
-       // Makes sure all array event sources have their internal event objects
-       // converted over to the Calendar's current timezone.
-       t.rezoneArrayEventSources = function() {
-               var i;
-               var events;
-               var j;
+               this.calendar.pushLoading();
 
-               for (i = 0; i < sources.length; i++) {
-                       events = sources[i].events;
-                       if ($.isArray(events)) {
+               return Promise.construct(function(onResolve) {
+                       _this.func.call(
+                               this.calendar,
+                               start.clone(),
+                               end.clone(),
+                               timezone,
+                               function(rawEventDefs) {
+                                       _this.calendar.popLoading();
 
-                               for (j = 0; j < events.length; j++) {
-                                       rezoneEventDates(events[j]);
+                                       onResolve(_this.parseEventDefs(rawEventDefs));
                                }
-                       }
-               }
-       };
+                       );
+               });
+       },
 
-       function rezoneEventDates(event) {
-               event.start = t.moment(event.start);
-               if (event.end) {
-                       event.end = t.moment(event.end);
-               }
-               backupEventDates(event);
-       }
 
+       getPrimitive: function() {
+               return this.func;
+       },
 
-       /* Event Normalization
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+       applyManualRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               var superSuccess = EventSource.prototype.applyManualRawProps.apply(this, arguments);
 
-       // Given a raw object with key/value properties, returns an "abstract" Event object.
-       // An "abstract" event is an event that, if recurring, will not have been expanded yet.
-       // Will return `false` when input is invalid.
-       // `source` is optional
-       function buildEventFromInput(input, source) {
-               var out = {};
-               var start, end;
-               var allDay;
+               this.func = rawProps.events;
 
-               if (t.options.eventDataTransform) {
-                       input = t.options.eventDataTransform(input);
-               }
-               if (source && source.eventDataTransform) {
-                       input = source.eventDataTransform(input);
-               }
+               return superSuccess;
+       }
 
-               // Copy all properties over to the resulting object.
-               // The special-case properties will be copied over afterwards.
-               $.extend(out, input);
+});
 
-               if (source) {
-                       out.source = source;
-               }
 
-               out._id = input._id || (input.id === undefined ? '_fc' + eventGUID++ : input.id + '');
+FuncEventSource.allowRawProps({
+       events: false // don't automatically transfer
+});
 
-               if (input.className) {
-                       if (typeof input.className == 'string') {
-                               out.className = input.className.split(/\s+/);
-                       }
-                       else { // assumed to be an array
-                               out.className = input.className;
-                       }
-               }
-               else {
-                       out.className = [];
-               }
 
-               start = input.start || input.date; // "date" is an alias for "start"
-               end = input.end;
+FuncEventSource.parse = function(rawInput, calendar) {
+       var rawProps;
 
-               // parse as a time (Duration) if applicable
-               if (isTimeString(start)) {
-                       start = moment.duration(start);
-               }
-               if (isTimeString(end)) {
-                       end = moment.duration(end);
-               }
+       // normalize raw input
+       if ($.isFunction(rawInput.events)) { // extended form
+               rawProps = rawInput;
+       }
+       else if ($.isFunction(rawInput)) { // short form
+               rawProps = { events: rawInput };
+       }
 
-               if (input.dow || moment.isDuration(start) || moment.isDuration(end)) {
+       if (rawProps) {
+               return EventSource.parse.call(this, rawProps, calendar);
+       }
 
-                       // the event is "abstract" (recurring) so don't calculate exact start/end dates just yet
-                       out.start = start ? moment.duration(start) : null; // will be a Duration or null
-                       out.end = end ? moment.duration(end) : null; // will be a Duration or null
-                       out._recurring = true; // our internal marker
-               }
-               else {
+       return false;
+};
 
-                       if (start) {
-                               start = t.moment(start);
-                               if (!start.isValid()) {
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                       }
 
-                       if (end) {
-                               end = t.moment(end);
-                               if (!end.isValid()) {
-                                       end = null; // let defaults take over
-                               }
-                       }
+EventSourceParser.registerClass(FuncEventSource);
 
-                       allDay = input.allDay;
-                       if (allDay === undefined) { // still undefined? fallback to default
-                               allDay = firstDefined(
-                                       source ? source.allDayDefault : undefined,
-                                       t.options.allDayDefault
-                               );
-                               // still undefined? normalizeEventDates will calculate it
-                       }
+FC.FuncEventSource = FuncEventSource;
 
-                       assignDatesToEvent(start, end, allDay, out);
-               }
+;;
 
-               t.normalizeEvent(out); // hook for external use. a prototype method
+var JsonFeedEventSource = EventSource.extend({
 
-               return out;
-       }
-       t.buildEventFromInput = buildEventFromInput;
+       // these props must all be manually set before calling fetch
+       startParam: null,
+       endParam: null,
+       timezoneParam: null,
+       ajaxSettings: null,
 
 
-       // Normalizes and assigns the given dates to the given partially-formed event object.
-       // NOTE: mutates the given start/end moments. does not make a copy.
-       function assignDatesToEvent(start, end, allDay, event) {
-               event.start = start;
-               event.end = end;
-               event.allDay = allDay;
-               normalizeEventDates(event);
-               backupEventDates(event);
-       }
+       fetch: function(start, end, timezone) {
+               var _this = this;
+               var ajaxSettings = this.ajaxSettings;
+               var onSuccess = ajaxSettings.success;
+               var onError = ajaxSettings.error;
+               var requestParams = this.buildRequestParams(start, end, timezone);
+
+               // todo: eventually handle the promise's then,
+               // don't intercept success/error
+               // tho will be a breaking API change
+
+               this.calendar.pushLoading();
+
+               return Promise.construct(function(onResolve, onReject) {
+                       $.ajax($.extend(
+                               {}, // avoid mutation
+                               JsonFeedEventSource.AJAX_DEFAULTS,
+                               ajaxSettings, // should have a `url`
+                               {
+                                       data: requestParams,
+                                       success: function(rawEventDefs) {
+                                               var callbackRes;
+
+                                               _this.calendar.popLoading();
+
+                                               if (rawEventDefs) {
+                                                       callbackRes = applyAll(onSuccess, this, arguments); // redirect `this`
+
+                                                       if ($.isArray(callbackRes)) {
+                                                               rawEventDefs = callbackRes;
+                                                       }
 
+                                                       onResolve(_this.parseEventDefs(rawEventDefs));
+                                               }
+                                               else {
+                                                       onReject();
+                                               }
+                                       },
+                                       error: function() {
+                                               _this.calendar.popLoading();
 
-       // Ensures proper values for allDay/start/end. Accepts an Event object, or a plain object with event-ish properties.
-       // NOTE: Will modify the given object.
-       function normalizeEventDates(eventProps) {
+                                               applyAll(onError, this, arguments); // redirect `this`
+                                               onReject();
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       ));
+               });
+       },
 
-               normalizeEventTimes(eventProps);
 
-               if (eventProps.end && !eventProps.end.isAfter(eventProps.start)) {
-                       eventProps.end = null;
-               }
+       buildRequestParams: function(start, end, timezone) {
+               var calendar = this.calendar;
+               var ajaxSettings = this.ajaxSettings;
+               var startParam, endParam, timezoneParam;
+               var customRequestParams;
+               var params = {};
 
-               if (!eventProps.end) {
-                       if (t.options.forceEventDuration) {
-                               eventProps.end = t.getDefaultEventEnd(eventProps.allDay, eventProps.start);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               eventProps.end = null;
-                       }
+               startParam = this.startParam;
+               if (startParam == null) {
+                       startParam = calendar.opt('startParam');
                }
-       }
 
+               endParam = this.endParam;
+               if (endParam == null) {
+                       endParam = calendar.opt('endParam');
+               }
 
-       // Ensures the allDay property exists and the timeliness of the start/end dates are consistent
-       function normalizeEventTimes(eventProps) {
-               if (eventProps.allDay == null) {
-                       eventProps.allDay = !(eventProps.start.hasTime() || (eventProps.end && eventProps.end.hasTime()));
+               timezoneParam = this.timezoneParam;
+               if (timezoneParam == null) {
+                       timezoneParam = calendar.opt('timezoneParam');
                }
 
-               if (eventProps.allDay) {
-                       eventProps.start.stripTime();
-                       if (eventProps.end) {
-                               // TODO: consider nextDayThreshold here? If so, will require a lot of testing and adjustment
-                               eventProps.end.stripTime();
-                       }
+               // retrieve any outbound GET/POST $.ajax data from the options
+               if ($.isFunction(ajaxSettings.data)) {
+                       // supplied as a function that returns a key/value object
+                       customRequestParams = ajaxSettings.data();
                }
                else {
-                       if (!eventProps.start.hasTime()) {
-                               eventProps.start = t.applyTimezone(eventProps.start.time(0)); // will assign a 00:00 time
-                       }
-                       if (eventProps.end && !eventProps.end.hasTime()) {
-                               eventProps.end = t.applyTimezone(eventProps.end.time(0)); // will assign a 00:00 time
-                       }
+                       // probably supplied as a straight key/value object
+                       customRequestParams = ajaxSettings.data || {};
                }
-       }
 
+               $.extend(params, customRequestParams);
 
-       // If the given event is a recurring event, break it down into an array of individual instances.
-       // If not a recurring event, return an array with the single original event.
-       // If given a falsy input (probably because of a failed buildEventFromInput call), returns an empty array.
-       // HACK: can override the recurring window by providing custom rangeStart/rangeEnd (for businessHours).
-       function expandEvent(abstractEvent, _rangeStart, _rangeEnd) {
-               var events = [];
-               var dowHash;
-               var dow;
-               var i;
-               var date;
-               var startTime, endTime;
-               var start, end;
-               var event;
-
-               _rangeStart = _rangeStart || rangeStart;
-               _rangeEnd = _rangeEnd || rangeEnd;
-
-               if (abstractEvent) {
-                       if (abstractEvent._recurring) {
-
-                               // make a boolean hash as to whether the event occurs on each day-of-week
-                               if ((dow = abstractEvent.dow)) {
-                                       dowHash = {};
-                                       for (i = 0; i < dow.length; i++) {
-                                               dowHash[dow[i]] = true;
-                                       }
-                               }
+               params[startParam] = start.format();
+               params[endParam] = end.format();
 
-                               // iterate through every day in the current range
-                               date = _rangeStart.clone().stripTime(); // holds the date of the current day
-                               while (date.isBefore(_rangeEnd)) {
+               if (timezone && timezone !== 'local') {
+                       params[timezoneParam] = timezone;
+               }
 
-                                       if (!dowHash || dowHash[date.day()]) { // if everyday, or this particular day-of-week
+               return params;
+       },
 
-                                               startTime = abstractEvent.start; // the stored start and end properties are times (Durations)
-                                               endTime = abstractEvent.end; // "
-                                               start = date.clone();
-                                               end = null;
 
-                                               if (startTime) {
-                                                       start = start.time(startTime);
-                                               }
-                                               if (endTime) {
-                                                       end = date.clone().time(endTime);
-                                               }
+       getPrimitive: function() {
+               return this.ajaxSettings.url;
+       },
 
-                                               event = $.extend({}, abstractEvent); // make a copy of the original
-                                               assignDatesToEvent(
-                                                       start, end,
-                                                       !startTime && !endTime, // allDay?
-                                                       event
-                                               );
-                                               events.push(event);
-                                       }
 
-                                       date.add(1, 'days');
-                               }
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               events.push(abstractEvent); // return the original event. will be a one-item array
-                       }
-               }
+       applyOtherRawProps: function(rawProps) {
+               EventSource.prototype.applyOtherRawProps.apply(this, arguments);
 
-               return events;
+               this.ajaxSettings = rawProps;
        }
-       t.expandEvent = expandEvent;
 
+});
 
 
-       /* Event Modification Math
-       -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+JsonFeedEventSource.AJAX_DEFAULTS = {
+       dataType: 'json',
+       cache: false
+};
 
 
-       // Modifies an event and all related events by applying the given properties.
-       // Special date-diffing logic is used for manipulation of dates.
-       // If `props` does not contain start/end dates, the updated values are assumed to be the event's current start/end.
-       // All date comparisons are done against the event's pristine _start and _end dates.
-       // Returns an object with delta information and a function to undo all operations.
-       // For making computations in a granularity greater than day/time, specify largeUnit.
-       // NOTE: The given `newProps` might be mutated for normalization purposes.
-       function mutateEvent(event, newProps, largeUnit) {
-               var miscProps = {};
-               var oldProps;
-               var clearEnd;
-               var startDelta;
-               var endDelta;
-               var durationDelta;
-               var undoFunc;
+JsonFeedEventSource.allowRawProps({
+       // automatically transfer (true)...
+       startParam: true,
+       endParam: true,
+       timezoneParam: true
+});
 
-               // diffs the dates in the appropriate way, returning a duration
-               function diffDates(date1, date0) { // date1 - date0
-                       if (largeUnit) {
-                               return diffByUnit(date1, date0, largeUnit);
-                       }
-                       else if (newProps.allDay) {
-                               return diffDay(date1, date0);
-                       }
-                       else {
-                               return diffDayTime(date1, date0);
-                       }
-               }
 
-               newProps = newProps || {};
+JsonFeedEventSource.parse = function(rawInput, calendar) {
+       var rawProps;
 
-               // normalize new date-related properties
-               if (!newProps.start) {
-                       newProps.start = event.start.clone();
-               }
-               if (newProps.end === undefined) {
-                       newProps.end = event.end ? event.end.clone() : null;
-               }
-               if (newProps.allDay == null) { // is null or undefined?
-                       newProps.allDay = event.allDay;
-               }
-               normalizeEventDates(newProps);
+       // normalize raw input
+       if (typeof rawInput.url === 'string') { // extended form
+               rawProps = rawInput;
+       }
+       else if (typeof rawInput === 'string') { // short form
+               rawProps = { url: rawInput }; // will end up in ajaxSettings
+       }
 
-               // create normalized versions of the original props to compare against
-               // need a real end value, for diffing
-               oldProps = {
-                       start: event._start.clone(),
-                       end: event._end ? event._end.clone() : t.getDefaultEventEnd(event._allDay, event._start),
-                       allDay: newProps.allDay // normalize the dates in the same regard as the new properties
-               };
-               normalizeEventDates(oldProps);
+       if (rawProps) {
+               return EventSource.parse.call(this, rawProps, calendar);
+       }
 
-               // need to clear the end date if explicitly changed to null
-               clearEnd = event._end !== null && newProps.end === null;
+       return false;
+};
 
-               // compute the delta for moving the start date
-               startDelta = diffDates(newProps.start, oldProps.start);
 
-               // compute the delta for moving the end date
-               if (newProps.end) {
-                       endDelta = diffDates(newProps.end, oldProps.end);
-                       durationDelta = endDelta.subtract(startDelta);
-               }
-               else {
-                       durationDelta = null;
-               }
+EventSourceParser.registerClass(JsonFeedEventSource);
 
-               // gather all non-date-related properties
-               $.each(newProps, function(name, val) {
-                       if (isMiscEventPropName(name)) {
-                               if (val !== undefined) {
-                                       miscProps[name] = val;
-                               }
-                       }
-               });
+FC.JsonFeedEventSource = JsonFeedEventSource;
 
-               // apply the operations to the event and all related events
-               undoFunc = mutateEvents(
-                       clientEvents(event._id), // get events with this ID
-                       clearEnd,
-                       newProps.allDay,
-                       startDelta,
-                       durationDelta,
-                       miscProps
-               );
+;;
 
-               return {
-                       dateDelta: startDelta,
-                       durationDelta: durationDelta,
-                       undo: undoFunc
-               };
-       }
+var ThemeRegistry = FC.ThemeRegistry = {
 
+       themeClassHash: {},
 
-       // Modifies an array of events in the following ways (operations are in order):
-       // - clear the event's `end`
-       // - convert the event to allDay
-       // - add `dateDelta` to the start and end
-       // - add `durationDelta` to the event's duration
-       // - assign `miscProps` to the event
-       //
-       // Returns a function that can be called to undo all the operations.
-       //
-       // TODO: don't use so many closures. possible memory issues when lots of events with same ID.
-       //
-       function mutateEvents(events, clearEnd, allDay, dateDelta, durationDelta, miscProps) {
-               var isAmbigTimezone = t.getIsAmbigTimezone();
-               var undoFunctions = [];
-
-               // normalize zero-length deltas to be null
-               if (dateDelta && !dateDelta.valueOf()) { dateDelta = null; }
-               if (durationDelta && !durationDelta.valueOf()) { durationDelta = null; }
-
-               $.each(events, function(i, event) {
-                       var oldProps;
-                       var newProps;
-
-                       // build an object holding all the old values, both date-related and misc.
-                       // for the undo function.
-                       oldProps = {
-                               start: event.start.clone(),
-                               end: event.end ? event.end.clone() : null,
-                               allDay: event.allDay
-                       };
-                       $.each(miscProps, function(name) {
-                               oldProps[name] = event[name];
-                       });
 
-                       // new date-related properties. work off the original date snapshot.
-                       // ok to use references because they will be thrown away when backupEventDates is called.
-                       newProps = {
-                               start: event._start,
-                               end: event._end,
-                               allDay: allDay // normalize the dates in the same regard as the new properties
-                       };
-                       normalizeEventDates(newProps); // massages start/end/allDay
+       register: function(themeName, themeClass) {
+               this.themeClassHash[themeName] = themeClass;
+       },
 
-                       // strip or ensure the end date
-                       if (clearEnd) {
-                               newProps.end = null;
-                       }
-                       else if (durationDelta && !newProps.end) { // the duration translation requires an end date
-                               newProps.end = t.getDefaultEventEnd(newProps.allDay, newProps.start);
-                       }
 
-                       if (dateDelta) {
-                               newProps.start.add(dateDelta);
-                               if (newProps.end) {
-                                       newProps.end.add(dateDelta);
-                               }
-                       }
+       getThemeClass: function(themeSetting) {
+               if (!themeSetting) {
+                       return StandardTheme;
+               }
+               else if (themeSetting === true) {
+                       return JqueryUiTheme;
+               }
+               else {
+                       return this.themeClassHash[themeSetting];
+               }
+       }
 
-                       if (durationDelta) {
-                               newProps.end.add(durationDelta); // end already ensured above
-                       }
+};
 
-                       // if the dates have changed, and we know it is impossible to recompute the
-                       // timezone offsets, strip the zone.
-                       if (
-                               isAmbigTimezone &&
-                               !newProps.allDay &&
-                               (dateDelta || durationDelta)
-                       ) {
-                               newProps.start.stripZone();
-                               if (newProps.end) {
-                                       newProps.end.stripZone();
-                               }
-                       }
+;;
 
-                       $.extend(event, miscProps, newProps); // copy over misc props, then date-related props
-                       backupEventDates(event); // regenerate internal _start/_end/_allDay
+var Theme = FC.Theme = Class.extend({
 
-                       undoFunctions.push(function() {
-                               $.extend(event, oldProps);
-                               backupEventDates(event); // regenerate internal _start/_end/_allDay
-                       });
-               });
+       classes: {},
+       iconClasses: {},
+       baseIconClass: '',
+       iconOverrideOption: null,
+       iconOverrideCustomButtonOption: null,
+       iconOverridePrefix: '',
 
-               return function() {
-                       for (var i = 0; i < undoFunctions.length; i++) {
-                               undoFunctions[i]();
-                       }
-               };
-       }
 
-}
+       constructor: function(optionsModel) {
+               this.optionsModel = optionsModel;
+               this.processIconOverride();
+       },
 
 
-// returns an undo function
-Calendar.prototype.mutateSeg = function(seg, newProps) {
-       return this.mutateEvent(seg.event, newProps);
-};
+       processIconOverride: function() {
+               if (this.iconOverrideOption) {
+                       this.setIconOverride(
+                               this.optionsModel.get(this.iconOverrideOption)
+                       );
+               }
+       },
 
 
-// hook for external libs to manipulate event properties upon creation.
-// should manipulate the event in-place.
-Calendar.prototype.normalizeEvent = function(event) {
-};
+       setIconOverride: function(iconOverrideHash) {
+               var iconClassesCopy;
+               var buttonName;
 
+               if ($.isPlainObject(iconOverrideHash)) {
+                       iconClassesCopy = $.extend({}, this.iconClasses);
 
-// Does the given span (start, end, and other location information)
-// fully contain the other?
-Calendar.prototype.spanContainsSpan = function(outerSpan, innerSpan) {
-       var eventStart = outerSpan.start.clone().stripZone();
-       var eventEnd = this.getEventEnd(outerSpan).stripZone();
+                       for (buttonName in iconOverrideHash) {
+                               iconClassesCopy[buttonName] = this.applyIconOverridePrefix(
+                                       iconOverrideHash[buttonName]
+                               );
+                       }
 
-       return innerSpan.start >= eventStart && innerSpan.end <= eventEnd;
-};
+                       this.iconClasses = iconClassesCopy;
+               }
+               else if (iconOverrideHash === false) {
+                       this.iconClasses = {};
+               }
+       },
 
 
-// Returns a list of events that the given event should be compared against when being considered for a move to
-// the specified span. Attached to the Calendar's prototype because EventManager is a mixin for a Calendar.
-Calendar.prototype.getPeerEvents = function(span, event) {
-       var cache = this.getEventCache();
-       var peerEvents = [];
-       var i, otherEvent;
+       applyIconOverridePrefix: function(className) {
+               var prefix = this.iconOverridePrefix;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < cache.length; i++) {
-               otherEvent = cache[i];
-               if (
-                       !event ||
-                       event._id !== otherEvent._id // don't compare the event to itself or other related [repeating] events
-               ) {
-                       peerEvents.push(otherEvent);
+               if (prefix && className.indexOf(prefix) !== 0) { // if not already present
+                       className = prefix + className;
                }
-       }
-
-       return peerEvents;
-};
 
-
-// updates the "backup" properties, which are preserved in order to compute diffs later on.
-function backupEventDates(event) {
-       event._allDay = event.allDay;
-       event._start = event.start.clone();
-       event._end = event.end ? event.end.clone() : null;
-}
+               return className;
+       },
 
 
-/* Overlapping / Constraining
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       getClass: function(key) {
+               return this.classes[key] || '';
+       },
 
 
-// Determines if the given event can be relocated to the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data)
-Calendar.prototype.isEventSpanAllowed = function(span, event) {
-       var source = event.source || {};
+       getIconClass: function(buttonName) {
+               var className = this.iconClasses[buttonName];
 
-       var constraint = firstDefined(
-               event.constraint,
-               source.constraint,
-               this.options.eventConstraint
-       );
+               if (className) {
+                       return this.baseIconClass + ' ' + className;
+               }
 
-       var overlap = firstDefined(
-               event.overlap,
-               source.overlap,
-               this.options.eventOverlap
-       );
+               return '';
+       },
 
-       return this.isSpanAllowed(span, constraint, overlap, event) &&
-               (!this.options.eventAllow || this.options.eventAllow(span, event) !== false);
-};
 
+       getCustomButtonIconClass: function(customButtonProps) {
+               var className;
 
-// Determines if an external event can be relocated to the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data)
-Calendar.prototype.isExternalSpanAllowed = function(eventSpan, eventLocation, eventProps) {
-       var eventInput;
-       var event;
+               if (this.iconOverrideCustomButtonOption) {
+                       className = customButtonProps[this.iconOverrideCustomButtonOption];
 
-       // note: very similar logic is in View's reportExternalDrop
-       if (eventProps) {
-               eventInput = $.extend({}, eventProps, eventLocation);
-               event = this.expandEvent(
-                       this.buildEventFromInput(eventInput)
-               )[0];
-       }
+                       if (className) {
+                               return this.baseIconClass + ' ' + this.applyIconOverridePrefix(className);
+                       }
+               }
 
-       if (event) {
-               return this.isEventSpanAllowed(eventSpan, event);
+               return '';
        }
-       else { // treat it as a selection
 
-               return this.isSelectionSpanAllowed(eventSpan);
-       }
-};
+});
 
+;;
 
-// Determines the given span (unzoned start/end with other misc data) can be selected.
-Calendar.prototype.isSelectionSpanAllowed = function(span) {
-       return this.isSpanAllowed(span, this.options.selectConstraint, this.options.selectOverlap) &&
-               (!this.options.selectAllow || this.options.selectAllow(span) !== false);
-};
+var StandardTheme = Theme.extend({
 
+       classes: {
+               widget: 'fc-unthemed',
+               widgetHeader: 'fc-widget-header',
+               widgetContent: 'fc-widget-content',
 
-// Returns true if the given span (caused by an event drop/resize or a selection) is allowed to exist
-// according to the constraint/overlap settings.
-// `event` is not required if checking a selection.
-Calendar.prototype.isSpanAllowed = function(span, constraint, overlap, event) {
-       var constraintEvents;
-       var anyContainment;
-       var peerEvents;
-       var i, peerEvent;
-       var peerOverlap;
-
-       // the range must be fully contained by at least one of produced constraint events
-       if (constraint != null) {
-
-               // not treated as an event! intermediate data structure
-               // TODO: use ranges in the future
-               constraintEvents = this.constraintToEvents(constraint);
-               if (constraintEvents) { // not invalid
-
-                       anyContainment = false;
-                       for (i = 0; i < constraintEvents.length; i++) {
-                               if (this.spanContainsSpan(constraintEvents[i], span)) {
-                                       anyContainment = true;
-                                       break;
-                               }
-                       }
+               buttonGroup: 'fc-button-group',
+               button: 'fc-button',
+               cornerLeft: 'fc-corner-left',
+               cornerRight: 'fc-corner-right',
+               stateDefault: 'fc-state-default',
+               stateActive: 'fc-state-active',
+               stateDisabled: 'fc-state-disabled',
+               stateHover: 'fc-state-hover',
+               stateDown: 'fc-state-down',
 
-                       if (!anyContainment) {
-                               return false;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
+               popoverHeader: 'fc-widget-header',
+               popoverContent: 'fc-widget-content',
 
-       peerEvents = this.getPeerEvents(span, event);
+               // day grid
+               headerRow: 'fc-widget-header',
+               dayRow: 'fc-widget-content',
 
-       for (i = 0; i < peerEvents.length; i++)  {
-               peerEvent = peerEvents[i];
+               // list view
+               listView: 'fc-widget-content'
+       },
 
-               // there needs to be an actual intersection before disallowing anything
-               if (this.eventIntersectsRange(peerEvent, span)) {
+       baseIconClass: 'fc-icon',
+       iconClasses: {
+               close: 'fc-icon-x',
+               prev: 'fc-icon-left-single-arrow',
+               next: 'fc-icon-right-single-arrow',
+               prevYear: 'fc-icon-left-double-arrow',
+               nextYear: 'fc-icon-right-double-arrow'
+       },
 
-                       // evaluate overlap for the given range and short-circuit if necessary
-                       if (overlap === false) {
-                               return false;
-                       }
-                       // if the event's overlap is a test function, pass the peer event in question as the first param
-                       else if (typeof overlap === 'function' && !overlap(peerEvent, event)) {
-                               return false;
-                       }
+       iconOverrideOption: 'buttonIcons',
+       iconOverrideCustomButtonOption: 'icon',
+       iconOverridePrefix: 'fc-icon-'
 
-                       // if we are computing if the given range is allowable for an event, consider the other event's
-                       // EventObject-specific or Source-specific `overlap` property
-                       if (event) {
-                               peerOverlap = firstDefined(
-                                       peerEvent.overlap,
-                                       (peerEvent.source || {}).overlap
-                                       // we already considered the global `eventOverlap`
-                               );
-                               if (peerOverlap === false) {
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                               // if the peer event's overlap is a test function, pass the subject event as the first param
-                               if (typeof peerOverlap === 'function' && !peerOverlap(event, peerEvent)) {
-                                       return false;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-       }
+});
 
-       return true;
-};
+ThemeRegistry.register('standard', StandardTheme);
 
+;;
 
-// Given an event input from the API, produces an array of event objects. Possible event inputs:
-// 'businessHours'
-// An event ID (number or string)
-// An object with specific start/end dates or a recurring event (like what businessHours accepts)
-Calendar.prototype.constraintToEvents = function(constraintInput) {
+var JqueryUiTheme = Theme.extend({
 
-       if (constraintInput === 'businessHours') {
-               return this.getCurrentBusinessHourEvents();
-       }
+       classes: {
+               widget: 'ui-widget',
+               widgetHeader: 'ui-widget-header',
+               widgetContent: 'ui-widget-content',
 
-       if (typeof constraintInput === 'object') {
-               if (constraintInput.start != null) { // needs to be event-like input
-                       return this.expandEvent(this.buildEventFromInput(constraintInput));
-               }
-               else {
-                       return null; // invalid
-               }
-       }
+               buttonGroup: 'fc-button-group',
+               button: 'ui-button',
+               cornerLeft: 'ui-corner-left',
+               cornerRight: 'ui-corner-right',
+               stateDefault: 'ui-state-default',
+               stateActive: 'ui-state-active',
+               stateDisabled: 'ui-state-disabled',
+               stateHover: 'ui-state-hover',
+               stateDown: 'ui-state-down',
 
-       return this.clientEvents(constraintInput); // probably an ID
-};
+               today: 'ui-state-highlight',
 
+               popoverHeader: 'ui-widget-header',
+               popoverContent: 'ui-widget-content',
 
-// Does the event's date range intersect with the given range?
-// start/end already assumed to have stripped zones :(
-Calendar.prototype.eventIntersectsRange = function(event, range) {
-       var eventStart = event.start.clone().stripZone();
-       var eventEnd = this.getEventEnd(event).stripZone();
+               // day grid
+               headerRow: 'ui-widget-header',
+               dayRow: 'ui-widget-content',
 
-       return range.start < eventEnd && range.end > eventStart;
-};
+               // list view
+               listView: 'ui-widget-content'
+       },
 
+       baseIconClass: 'ui-icon',
+       iconClasses: {
+               close: 'ui-icon-closethick',
+               prev: 'ui-icon-circle-triangle-w',
+               next: 'ui-icon-circle-triangle-e',
+               prevYear: 'ui-icon-seek-prev',
+               nextYear: 'ui-icon-seek-next'
+       },
 
-/* Business Hours
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+       iconOverrideOption: 'themeButtonIcons',
+       iconOverrideCustomButtonOption: 'themeIcon',
+       iconOverridePrefix: 'ui-icon-'
 
-var BUSINESS_HOUR_EVENT_DEFAULTS = {
-       id: '_fcBusinessHours', // will relate events from different calls to expandEvent
-       start: '09:00',
-       end: '17:00',
-       dow: [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ], // monday - friday
-       rendering: 'inverse-background'
-       // classNames are defined in businessHoursSegClasses
-};
+});
 
-// Return events objects for business hours within the current view.
-// Abuse of our event system :(
-Calendar.prototype.getCurrentBusinessHourEvents = function(wholeDay) {
-       return this.computeBusinessHourEvents(wholeDay, this.options.businessHours);
-};
+ThemeRegistry.register('jquery-ui', JqueryUiTheme);
 
-// Given a raw input value from options, return events objects for business hours within the current view.
-Calendar.prototype.computeBusinessHourEvents = function(wholeDay, input) {
-       if (input === true) {
-               return this.expandBusinessHourEvents(wholeDay, [ {} ]);
-       }
-       else if ($.isPlainObject(input)) {
-               return this.expandBusinessHourEvents(wholeDay, [ input ]);
-       }
-       else if ($.isArray(input)) {
-               return this.expandBusinessHourEvents(wholeDay, input, true);
-       }
-       else {
-               return [];
-       }
-};
+;;
 
-// inputs expected to be an array of objects.
-// if ignoreNoDow is true, will ignore entries that don't specify a day-of-week (dow) key.
-Calendar.prototype.expandBusinessHourEvents = function(wholeDay, inputs, ignoreNoDow) {
-       var view = this.getView();
-       var events = [];
-       var i, input;
+var BootstrapTheme = Theme.extend({
 
-       for (i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
-               input = inputs[i];
+       classes: {
+               widget: 'fc-bootstrap3',
 
-               if (ignoreNoDow && !input.dow) {
-                       continue;
-               }
+               tableGrid: 'table-bordered', // avoid `table` class b/c don't want margins. only border color
+               tableList: 'table table-striped', // `table` class creates bottom margin but who cares
 
-               // give defaults. will make a copy
-               input = $.extend({}, BUSINESS_HOUR_EVENT_DEFAULTS, input);
+               buttonGroup: 'btn-group',
+               button: 'btn btn-default',
+               stateActive: 'active',
+               stateDisabled: 'disabled',
 
-               // if a whole-day series is requested, clear the start/end times
-               if (wholeDay) {
-                       input.start = null;
-                       input.end = null;
-               }
+               today: 'alert alert-info', // the plain `info` class requires `.table`, too much to ask
 
-               events.push.apply(events, // append
-                       this.expandEvent(
-                               this.buildEventFromInput(input),
-                               view.start,
-                               view.end
-                       )
-               );
-       }
+               popover: 'panel panel-default',
+               popoverHeader: 'panel-heading',
+               popoverContent: 'panel-body',
 
-       return events;
-};
+               // day grid
+               headerRow: 'panel-default', // avoid `panel` class b/c don't want margins/radius. only border color
+               dayRow: 'panel-default', // "
+
+               // list view
+               listView: 'panel panel-default'
+       },
+
+       baseIconClass: 'glyphicon',
+       iconClasses: {
+               close: 'glyphicon-remove',
+               prev: 'glyphicon-chevron-left',
+               next: 'glyphicon-chevron-right',
+               prevYear: 'glyphicon-backward',
+               nextYear: 'glyphicon-forward'
+       },
+
+       iconOverrideOption: 'bootstrapGlyphicons',
+       iconOverrideCustomButtonOption: 'bootstrapGlyphicon',
+       iconOverridePrefix: 'glyphicon-'
+
+});
+
+ThemeRegistry.register('bootstrap3', BootstrapTheme);
 
 ;;
 
@@ -13218,6 +16623,7 @@ var BasicView = FC.BasicView = View.extend({
 
        initialize: function() {
                this.dayGrid = this.instantiateDayGrid();
+               this.addChild(this.dayGrid);
 
                this.scroller = new Scroller({
                        overflowX: 'hidden',
@@ -13236,38 +16642,32 @@ var BasicView = FC.BasicView = View.extend({
        },
 
 
-       // Sets the display range and computes all necessary dates
-       setRange: function(range) {
-               View.prototype.setRange.call(this, range); // call the super-method
-
-               this.dayGrid.breakOnWeeks = /year|month|week/.test(this.intervalUnit); // do before setRange
-               this.dayGrid.setRange(range);
-       },
-
-
-       // Compute the value to feed into setRange. Overrides superclass.
-       computeRange: function(date) {
-               var range = View.prototype.computeRange.call(this, date); // get value from the super-method
+       // Computes the date range that will be rendered.
+       buildRenderRange: function(currentUnzonedRange, currentRangeUnit) {
+               var renderUnzonedRange = View.prototype.buildRenderRange.apply(this, arguments); // an UnzonedRange
+               var start = this.calendar.msToUtcMoment(renderUnzonedRange.startMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
+               var end = this.calendar.msToUtcMoment(renderUnzonedRange.endMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
 
                // year and month views should be aligned with weeks. this is already done for week
-               if (/year|month/.test(range.intervalUnit)) {
-                       range.start.startOf('week');
-                       range.start = this.skipHiddenDays(range.start);
+               if (/^(year|month)$/.test(currentRangeUnit)) {
+                       start.startOf('week');
 
                        // make end-of-week if not already
-                       if (range.end.weekday()) {
-                               range.end.add(1, 'week').startOf('week');
-                               range.end = this.skipHiddenDays(range.end, -1, true); // exclusively move backwards
+                       if (end.weekday()) {
+                               end.add(1, 'week').startOf('week'); // exclusively move backwards
                        }
                }
 
-               return range;
+               return this.trimHiddenDays(new UnzonedRange(start, end));
        },
 
 
        // Renders the view into `this.el`, which should already be assigned
        renderDates: function() {
 
+               this.dayGrid.breakOnWeeks = /year|month|week/.test(this.currentRangeUnit); // do before Grid::setRange
+               this.dayGrid.setRange(this.renderUnzonedRange);
+
                this.dayNumbersVisible = this.dayGrid.rowCnt > 1; // TODO: make grid responsible
                if (this.opt('weekNumbers')) {
                        if (this.opt('weekNumbersWithinDays')) {
@@ -13313,29 +16713,21 @@ var BasicView = FC.BasicView = View.extend({
        },
 
 
-       renderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.renderBusinessHours();
-       },
-
-
-       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.unrenderBusinessHours();
-       },
-
-
        // Builds the HTML skeleton for the view.
        // The day-grid component will render inside of a container defined by this HTML.
        renderSkeletonHtml: function() {
+               var theme = this.calendar.theme;
+
                return '' +
-                       '<table>' +
+                       '<table class="' + theme.getClass('tableGrid') + '">' +
                                '<thead class="fc-head">' +
                                        '<tr>' +
-                                               '<td class="fc-head-container ' + this.widgetHeaderClass + '"></td>' +
+                                               '<td class="fc-head-container ' + theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '"></td>' +
                                        '</tr>' +
                                '</thead>' +
                                '<tbody class="fc-body">' +
                                        '<tr>' +
-                                               '<td class="' + this.widgetContentClass + '"></td>' +
+                                               '<td class="' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '"></td>' +
                                        '</tr>' +
                                '</tbody>' +
                        '</table>';
@@ -13443,58 +16835,20 @@ var BasicView = FC.BasicView = View.extend({
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       computeInitialScroll: function() {
+       computeInitialDateScroll: function() {
                return { top: 0 };
        },
 
 
-       queryScroll: function() {
+       queryDateScroll: function() {
                return { top: this.scroller.getScrollTop() };
        },
 
 
-       setScroll: function(scroll) {
-               this.scroller.setScrollTop(scroll.top);
-       },
-
-
-       /* Hit Areas
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-       // forward all hit-related method calls to dayGrid
-
-
-       hitsNeeded: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.hitsNeeded();
-       },
-
-
-       hitsNotNeeded: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.hitsNotNeeded();
-       },
-
-
-       prepareHits: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.prepareHits();
-       },
-
-
-       releaseHits: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.releaseHits();
-       },
-
-
-       queryHit: function(left, top) {
-               return this.dayGrid.queryHit(left, top);
-       },
-
-
-       getHitSpan: function(hit) {
-               return this.dayGrid.getHitSpan(hit);
-       },
-
-
-       getHitEl: function(hit) {
-               return this.dayGrid.getHitEl(hit);
+       applyDateScroll: function(scroll) {
+               if (scroll.top !== undefined) {
+                       this.scroller.setScrollTop(scroll.top);
+               }
        },
 
 
@@ -13503,56 +16857,12 @@ var BasicView = FC.BasicView = View.extend({
 
 
        // Renders the given events onto the view and populates the segments array
-       renderEvents: function(events) {
-               this.dayGrid.renderEvents(events);
-
-               this.updateHeight(); // must compensate for events that overflow the row
-       },
-
-
-       // Retrieves all segment objects that are rendered in the view
-       getEventSegs: function() {
-               return this.dayGrid.getEventSegs();
-       },
-
-
-       // Unrenders all event elements and clears internal segment data
-       unrenderEvents: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.unrenderEvents();
-
-               // we DON'T need to call updateHeight() because
-               // a renderEvents() call always happens after this, which will eventually call updateHeight()
-       },
-
-
-       /* Dragging (for both events and external elements)
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       // A returned value of `true` signals that a mock "helper" event has been rendered.
-       renderDrag: function(dropLocation, seg) {
-               return this.dayGrid.renderDrag(dropLocation, seg);
-       },
-
-
-       unrenderDrag: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.unrenderDrag();
-       },
+       renderEventsPayload: function(eventsPayload) {
+               this.dayGrid.renderEventsPayload(eventsPayload);
 
-
-       /* Selection
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       // Renders a visual indication of a selection
-       renderSelection: function(span) {
-               this.dayGrid.renderSelection(span);
-       },
-
-
-       // Unrenders a visual indications of a selection
-       unrenderSelection: function() {
-               this.dayGrid.unrenderSelection();
+               // must compensate for events that overflow the row
+               // TODO: how will ChronoComponent handle this?
+               this.updateHeight();
        }
 
 });
@@ -13568,9 +16878,9 @@ var basicDayGridMethods = {
 
                if (view.colWeekNumbersVisible) {
                        return '' +
-                               '<th class="fc-week-number ' + view.widgetHeaderClass + '" ' + view.weekNumberStyleAttr() + '>' +
+                               '<th class="fc-week-number ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '" ' + view.weekNumberStyleAttr() + '>' +
                                        '<span>' + // needed for matchCellWidths
-                                               htmlEscape(view.opt('weekNumberTitle')) +
+                                               htmlEscape(this.opt('weekNumberTitle')) +
                                        '</span>' +
                                '</th>';
                }
@@ -13603,7 +16913,7 @@ var basicDayGridMethods = {
                var view = this.view;
 
                if (view.colWeekNumbersVisible) {
-                       return '<td class="fc-week-number ' + view.widgetContentClass + '" ' +
+                       return '<td class="fc-week-number ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '" ' +
                                view.weekNumberStyleAttr() + '></td>';
                }
 
@@ -13632,18 +16942,23 @@ var basicDayGridMethods = {
 
 var MonthView = FC.MonthView = BasicView.extend({
 
-       // Produces information about what range to display
-       computeRange: function(date) {
-               var range = BasicView.prototype.computeRange.call(this, date); // get value from super-method
+
+       // Computes the date range that will be rendered.
+       buildRenderRange: function() {
+               var renderUnzonedRange = BasicView.prototype.buildRenderRange.apply(this, arguments);
+               var start = this.calendar.msToUtcMoment(renderUnzonedRange.startMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
+               var end = this.calendar.msToUtcMoment(renderUnzonedRange.endMs, this.isRangeAllDay);
                var rowCnt;
 
                // ensure 6 weeks
                if (this.isFixedWeeks()) {
-                       rowCnt = Math.ceil(range.end.diff(range.start, 'weeks', true)); // could be partial weeks due to hiddenDays
-                       range.end.add(6 - rowCnt, 'weeks');
+                       rowCnt = Math.ceil( // could be partial weeks due to hiddenDays
+                               end.diff(start, 'weeks', true) // dontRound=true
+                       );
+                       end.add(6 - rowCnt, 'weeks');
                }
 
-               return range;
+               return new UnzonedRange(start, end);
        },
 
 
@@ -13661,6 +16976,11 @@ var MonthView = FC.MonthView = BasicView.extend({
 
        isFixedWeeks: function() {
                return this.opt('fixedWeekCount');
+       },
+
+
+       isDateInOtherMonth: function(date) {
+               return date.month() !== moment.utc(this.currentUnzonedRange.startMs).month(); // TODO: optimize
        }
 
 });
@@ -13713,12 +17033,17 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        // when the time-grid isn't tall enough to occupy the given height, we render an <hr> underneath
        bottomRuleEl: null,
 
+       // indicates that minTime/maxTime affects rendering
+       usesMinMaxTime: true,
+
 
        initialize: function() {
                this.timeGrid = this.instantiateTimeGrid();
+               this.addChild(this.timeGrid);
 
                if (this.opt('allDaySlot')) { // should we display the "all-day" area?
                        this.dayGrid = this.instantiateDayGrid(); // the all-day subcomponent of this view
+                       this.addChild(this.dayGrid);
                }
 
                this.scroller = new Scroller({
@@ -13748,19 +17073,14 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
-       // Sets the display range and computes all necessary dates
-       setRange: function(range) {
-               View.prototype.setRange.call(this, range); // call the super-method
+       // Renders the view into `this.el`, which has already been assigned
+       renderDates: function() {
+
+               this.timeGrid.setRange(this.renderUnzonedRange);
 
-               this.timeGrid.setRange(range);
                if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.setRange(range);
+                       this.dayGrid.setRange(this.renderUnzonedRange);
                }
-       },
-
-
-       // Renders the view into `this.el`, which has already been assigned
-       renderDates: function() {
 
                this.el.addClass('fc-agenda-view').html(this.renderSkeletonHtml());
                this.renderHead();
@@ -13774,7 +17094,7 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
                this.timeGrid.renderDates();
 
                // the <hr> that sometimes displays under the time-grid
-               this.bottomRuleEl = $('<hr class="fc-divider ' + this.widgetHeaderClass + '"/>')
+               this.bottomRuleEl = $('<hr class="fc-divider ' + this.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '"/>')
                        .appendTo(this.timeGrid.el); // inject it into the time-grid
 
                if (this.dayGrid) {
@@ -13799,6 +17119,7 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
 
        // Unrenders the content of the view. Since we haven't separated skeleton rendering from date rendering,
        // always completely kill each grid's rendering.
+       // TODO: move this over to ChronoComponent
        unrenderDates: function() {
                this.timeGrid.unrenderDates();
                this.timeGrid.removeElement();
@@ -13815,19 +17136,21 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        // Builds the HTML skeleton for the view.
        // The day-grid and time-grid components will render inside containers defined by this HTML.
        renderSkeletonHtml: function() {
+               var theme = this.calendar.theme;
+
                return '' +
-                       '<table>' +
+                       '<table class="' + theme.getClass('tableGrid') + '">' +
                                '<thead class="fc-head">' +
                                        '<tr>' +
-                                               '<td class="fc-head-container ' + this.widgetHeaderClass + '"></td>' +
+                                               '<td class="fc-head-container ' + theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '"></td>' +
                                        '</tr>' +
                                '</thead>' +
                                '<tbody class="fc-body">' +
                                        '<tr>' +
-                                               '<td class="' + this.widgetContentClass + '">' +
+                                               '<td class="' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '">' +
                                                        (this.dayGrid ?
                                                                '<div class="fc-day-grid"/>' +
-                                                               '<hr class="fc-divider ' + this.widgetHeaderClass + '"/>' :
+                                                               '<hr class="fc-divider ' + theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '"/>' :
                                                                ''
                                                                ) +
                                                '</td>' +
@@ -13846,28 +17169,6 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        },
 
 
-       /* Business Hours
-       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-
-       renderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.renderBusinessHours();
-
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.renderBusinessHours();
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       unrenderBusinessHours: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.unrenderBusinessHours();
-
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.unrenderBusinessHours();
-               }
-       },
-
-
        /* Now Indicator
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -13877,16 +17178,6 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        },
 
 
-       renderNowIndicator: function(date) {
-               this.timeGrid.renderNowIndicator(date);
-       },
-
-
-       unrenderNowIndicator: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.unrenderNowIndicator();
-       },
-
-
        /* Dimensions
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -13970,7 +17261,7 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
 
 
        // Computes the initial pre-configured scroll state prior to allowing the user to change it
-       computeInitialScroll: function() {
+       computeInitialDateScroll: function() {
                var scrollTime = moment.duration(this.opt('scrollTime'));
                var top = this.timeGrid.computeTimeTop(scrollTime);
 
@@ -13985,13 +17276,15 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        },
 
 
-       queryScroll: function() {
+       queryDateScroll: function() {
                return { top: this.scroller.getScrollTop() };
        },
 
 
-       setScroll: function(scroll) {
-               this.scroller.setScrollTop(scroll.top);
+       applyDateScroll: function(scroll) {
+               if (scroll.top !== undefined) {
+                       this.scroller.setScrollTop(scroll.top);
+               }
        },
 
 
@@ -14000,52 +17293,9 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
        // forward all hit-related method calls to the grids (dayGrid might not be defined)
 
 
-       hitsNeeded: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.hitsNeeded();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.hitsNeeded();
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       hitsNotNeeded: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.hitsNotNeeded();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.hitsNotNeeded();
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       prepareHits: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.prepareHits();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.prepareHits();
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       releaseHits: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.releaseHits();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.releaseHits();
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       queryHit: function(left, top) {
-               var hit = this.timeGrid.queryHit(left, top);
-
-               if (!hit && this.dayGrid) {
-                       hit = this.dayGrid.queryHit(left, top);
-               }
-
-               return hit;
-       },
-
-
-       getHitSpan: function(hit) {
+       getHitFootprint: function(hit) {
                // TODO: hit.component is set as a hack to identify where the hit came from
-               return hit.component.getHitSpan(hit);
+               return hit.component.getHitFootprint(hit);
        },
 
 
@@ -14060,75 +17310,50 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
 
 
        // Renders events onto the view and populates the View's segment array
-       renderEvents: function(events) {
-               var dayEvents = [];
-               var timedEvents = [];
+       renderEventsPayload: function(eventsPayload) {
+               var dayEventsPayload = {};
+               var timedEventsPayload = {};
                var daySegs = [];
                var timedSegs;
-               var i;
+               var id, eventInstanceGroup;
 
                // separate the events into all-day and timed
-               for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
-                       if (events[i].allDay) {
-                               dayEvents.push(events[i]);
+               for (id in eventsPayload) {
+                       eventInstanceGroup = eventsPayload[id];
+
+                       if (eventInstanceGroup.getEventDef().isAllDay()) {
+                               dayEventsPayload[id] = eventInstanceGroup;
                        }
                        else {
-                               timedEvents.push(events[i]);
+                               timedEventsPayload[id] = eventInstanceGroup;
                        }
                }
 
                // render the events in the subcomponents
-               timedSegs = this.timeGrid.renderEvents(timedEvents);
+               timedSegs = this.timeGrid.renderEventsPayload(timedEventsPayload);
                if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       daySegs = this.dayGrid.renderEvents(dayEvents);
+                       daySegs = this.dayGrid.renderEventsPayload(dayEventsPayload);
                }
 
                // the all-day area is flexible and might have a lot of events, so shift the height
+               // TODO: how will ChronoComponent handle this?
                this.updateHeight();
        },
 
 
-       // Retrieves all segment objects that are rendered in the view
-       getEventSegs: function() {
-               return this.timeGrid.getEventSegs().concat(
-                       this.dayGrid ? this.dayGrid.getEventSegs() : []
-               );
-       },
-
-
-       // Unrenders all event elements and clears internal segment data
-       unrenderEvents: function() {
-
-               // unrender the events in the subcomponents
-               this.timeGrid.unrenderEvents();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.unrenderEvents();
-               }
-
-               // we DON'T need to call updateHeight() because
-               // a renderEvents() call always happens after this, which will eventually call updateHeight()
-       },
-
-
        /* Dragging (for events and external elements)
        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 
        // A returned value of `true` signals that a mock "helper" event has been rendered.
-       renderDrag: function(dropLocation, seg) {
-               if (dropLocation.start.hasTime()) {
-                       return this.timeGrid.renderDrag(dropLocation, seg);
-               }
-               else if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       return this.dayGrid.renderDrag(dropLocation, seg);
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       unrenderDrag: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.unrenderDrag();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.unrenderDrag();
+       renderDrag: function(eventFootprints, seg) {
+               if (eventFootprints.length) {
+                       if (!eventFootprints[0].componentFootprint.isAllDay) {
+                               return this.timeGrid.renderDrag(eventFootprints, seg);
+                       }
+                       else if (this.dayGrid) {
+                               return this.dayGrid.renderDrag(eventFootprints, seg);
+                       }
                }
        },
 
@@ -14138,21 +17363,12 @@ var AgendaView = FC.AgendaView = View.extend({
 
 
        // Renders a visual indication of a selection
-       renderSelection: function(span) {
-               if (span.start.hasTime() || span.end.hasTime()) {
-                       this.timeGrid.renderSelection(span);
+       renderSelectionFootprint: function(componentFootprint) {
+               if (!componentFootprint.isAllDay) {
+                       this.timeGrid.renderSelectionFootprint(componentFootprint);
                }
                else if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.renderSelection(span);
-               }
-       },
-
-
-       // Unrenders a visual indications of a selection
-       unrenderSelection: function() {
-               this.timeGrid.unrenderSelection();
-               if (this.dayGrid) {
-                       this.dayGrid.unrenderSelection();
+                       this.dayGrid.renderSelectionFootprint(componentFootprint);
                }
        }
 
@@ -14167,21 +17383,22 @@ var agendaTimeGridMethods = {
        // Generates the HTML that will go before the day-of week header cells
        renderHeadIntroHtml: function() {
                var view = this.view;
+               var weekStart = view.calendar.msToUtcMoment(this.unzonedRange.startMs, true);
                var weekText;
 
-               if (view.opt('weekNumbers')) {
-                       weekText = this.start.format(view.opt('smallWeekFormat'));
+               if (this.opt('weekNumbers')) {
+                       weekText = weekStart.format(this.opt('smallWeekFormat'));
 
                        return '' +
-                               '<th class="fc-axis fc-week-number ' + view.widgetHeaderClass + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '>' +
+                               '<th class="fc-axis fc-week-number ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '>' +
                                        view.buildGotoAnchorHtml( // aside from link, important for matchCellWidths
-                                               { date: this.start, type: 'week', forceOff: this.colCnt > 1 },
+                                               { date: weekStart, type: 'week', forceOff: this.colCnt > 1 },
                                                htmlEscape(weekText) // inner HTML
                                        ) +
                                '</th>';
                }
                else {
-                       return '<th class="fc-axis ' + view.widgetHeaderClass + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '></th>';
+                       return '<th class="fc-axis ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '></th>';
                }
        },
 
@@ -14190,7 +17407,7 @@ var agendaTimeGridMethods = {
        renderBgIntroHtml: function() {
                var view = this.view;
 
-               return '<td class="fc-axis ' + view.widgetContentClass + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '></td>';
+               return '<td class="fc-axis ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '></td>';
        },
 
 
@@ -14214,7 +17431,7 @@ var agendaDayGridMethods = {
                var view = this.view;
 
                return '' +
-                       '<td class="fc-axis ' + view.widgetContentClass + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '>' +
+                       '<td class="fc-axis ' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '" ' + view.axisStyleAttr() + '>' +
                                '<span>' + // needed for matchCellWidths
                                        view.getAllDayHtml() +
                                '</span>' +
@@ -14251,8 +17468,6 @@ fcViews.agenda = {
        defaults: {
                allDaySlot: true,
                slotDuration: '00:30:00',
-               minTime: '00:00:00',
-               maxTime: '24:00:00',
                slotEventOverlap: true // a bad name. confused with overlap/constraint system
        }
 };
@@ -14278,22 +17493,18 @@ var ListView = View.extend({
 
        initialize: function() {
                this.grid = new ListViewGrid(this);
+               this.addChild(this.grid);
+
                this.scroller = new Scroller({
                        overflowX: 'hidden',
                        overflowY: 'auto'
                });
        },
 
-       setRange: function(range) {
-               View.prototype.setRange.call(this, range); // super
-
-               this.grid.setRange(range); // needs to process range-related options
-       },
-
        renderSkeleton: function() {
                this.el.addClass(
                        'fc-list-view ' +
-                       this.widgetContentClass
+                       this.calendar.theme.getClass('listView')
                );
 
                this.scroller.render();
@@ -14315,19 +17526,15 @@ var ListView = View.extend({
                        subtractInnerElHeight(this.el, this.scroller.el); // everything that's NOT the scroller
        },
 
-       renderEvents: function(events) {
-               this.grid.renderEvents(events);
-       },
-
-       unrenderEvents: function() {
-               this.grid.unrenderEvents();
+       renderDates: function() {
+               this.grid.setRange(this.renderUnzonedRange); // needs to process range-related options
        },
 
-       isEventResizable: function(event) {
+       isEventDefResizable: function(eventDef) {
                return false;
        },
 
-       isEventDraggable: function(event) {
+       isEventDefDraggable: function(eventDef) {
                return false;
        }
 
@@ -14339,41 +17546,67 @@ Its "el" is the inner-content of the above view's scroller.
 */
 var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
 
+       dayDates: null, // localized ambig-time moment array
+       dayRanges: null, // UnzonedRange[], of start-end of each day
        segSelector: '.fc-list-item', // which elements accept event actions
        hasDayInteractions: false, // no day selection or day clicking
 
+       rangeUpdated: function() {
+               var calendar = this.view.calendar;
+               var dayStart = calendar.msToUtcMoment(this.unzonedRange.startMs, true);
+               var viewEnd = calendar.msToUtcMoment(this.unzonedRange.endMs, true);
+               var dayDates = [];
+               var dayRanges = [];
+
+               while (dayStart < viewEnd) {
+
+                       dayDates.push(dayStart.clone());
+
+                       dayRanges.push(new UnzonedRange(
+                               dayStart,
+                               dayStart.clone().add(1, 'day')
+                       ));
+
+                       dayStart.add(1, 'day');
+               }
+
+               this.dayDates = dayDates;
+               this.dayRanges = dayRanges;
+       },
+
        // slices by day
-       spanToSegs: function(span) {
+       componentFootprintToSegs: function(footprint) {
                var view = this.view;
-               var dayStart = view.start.clone().time(0); // timed, so segs get times!
-               var dayIndex = 0;
+               var dayRanges = this.dayRanges;
+               var dayIndex;
+               var segRange;
                var seg;
                var segs = [];
 
-               while (dayStart < view.end) {
+               for (dayIndex = 0; dayIndex < dayRanges.length; dayIndex++) {
+                       segRange = footprint.unzonedRange.intersect(dayRanges[dayIndex]);
 
-                       seg = intersectRanges(span, {
-                               start: dayStart,
-                               end: dayStart.clone().add(1, 'day')
-                       });
+                       if (segRange) {
+                               seg = {
+                                       startMs: segRange.startMs,
+                                       endMs: segRange.endMs,
+                                       isStart: segRange.isStart,
+                                       isEnd: segRange.isEnd,
+                                       dayIndex: dayIndex
+                               };
 
-                       if (seg) {
-                               seg.dayIndex = dayIndex;
                                segs.push(seg);
-                       }
-
-                       dayStart.add(1, 'day');
-                       dayIndex++;
 
-                       // detect when span won't go fully into the next day,
-                       // and mutate the latest seg to the be the end.
-                       if (
-                               seg && !seg.isEnd && span.end.hasTime() &&
-                               span.end < dayStart.clone().add(this.view.nextDayThreshold)
-                       ) {
-                               seg.end = span.end.clone();
-                               seg.isEnd = true;
-                               break;
+                               // detect when footprint won't go fully into the next day,
+                               // and mutate the latest seg to the be the end.
+                               if (
+                                       !seg.isEnd && !footprint.isAllDay &&
+                                       footprint.unzonedRange.endMs < dayRanges[dayIndex + 1].startMs + view.nextDayThreshold
+                               ) {
+                                       seg.endMs = footprint.unzonedRange.endMs;
+                                       seg.isEnd = true;
+                                       break;
+                               }
                        }
                }
 
@@ -14382,7 +17615,7 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
 
        // like "4:00am"
        computeEventTimeFormat: function() {
-               return this.view.opt('mediumTimeFormat');
+               return this.opt('mediumTimeFormat');
        },
 
        // for events with a url, the whole <tr> should be clickable,
@@ -14394,7 +17627,8 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
 
                // not clicking on or within an <a> with an href
                if (!$(ev.target).closest('a[href]').length) {
-                       url = seg.event.url;
+                       url = seg.footprint.eventDef.url;
+
                        if (url && !ev.isDefaultPrevented()) { // jsEvent not cancelled in handler
                                window.location.href = url; // simulate link click
                        }
@@ -14420,7 +17654,7 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
                        '<div class="fc-list-empty-wrap2">' + // TODO: try less wraps
                        '<div class="fc-list-empty-wrap1">' +
                        '<div class="fc-list-empty">' +
-                               htmlEscape(this.view.opt('noEventsMessage')) +
+                               htmlEscape(this.opt('noEventsMessage')) +
                        '</div>' +
                        '</div>' +
                        '</div>'
@@ -14433,17 +17667,16 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
                var dayIndex;
                var daySegs;
                var i;
-               var tableEl = $('<table class="fc-list-table"><tbody/></table>');
+               var tableEl = $('<table class="fc-list-table ' + this.view.calendar.theme.getClass('tableList') + '"><tbody/></table>');
                var tbodyEl = tableEl.find('tbody');
 
                for (dayIndex = 0; dayIndex < segsByDay.length; dayIndex++) {
                        daySegs = segsByDay[dayIndex];
+
                        if (daySegs) { // sparse array, so might be undefined
 
                                // append a day header
-                               tbodyEl.append(this.dayHeaderHtml(
-                                       this.view.start.clone().add(dayIndex, 'days')
-                               ));
+                               tbodyEl.append(this.dayHeaderHtml(this.dayDates[dayIndex]));
 
                                this.sortEventSegs(daySegs);
 
@@ -14473,11 +17706,11 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
        // generates the HTML for the day headers that live amongst the event rows
        dayHeaderHtml: function(dayDate) {
                var view = this.view;
-               var mainFormat = view.opt('listDayFormat');
-               var altFormat = view.opt('listDayAltFormat');
+               var mainFormat = this.opt('listDayFormat');
+               var altFormat = this.opt('listDayAltFormat');
 
                return '<tr class="fc-list-heading" data-date="' + dayDate.format('YYYY-MM-DD') + '">' +
-                       '<td class="' + view.widgetHeaderClass + '" colspan="3">' +
+                       '<td class="' + view.calendar.theme.getClass('widgetHeader') + '" colspan="3">' +
                                (mainFormat ?
                                        view.buildGotoAnchorHtml(
                                                dayDate,
@@ -14499,18 +17732,27 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
        // generates the HTML for a single event row
        fgSegHtml: function(seg) {
                var view = this.view;
+               var calendar = view.calendar;
+               var theme = calendar.theme;
                var classes = [ 'fc-list-item' ].concat(this.getSegCustomClasses(seg));
                var bgColor = this.getSegBackgroundColor(seg);
-               var event = seg.event;
-               var url = event.url;
+               var eventFootprint = seg.footprint;
+               var eventDef = eventFootprint.eventDef;
+               var componentFootprint = eventFootprint.componentFootprint;
+               var url = eventDef.url;
                var timeHtml;
 
-               if (event.allDay) {
+               if (componentFootprint.isAllDay) {
                        timeHtml = view.getAllDayHtml();
                }
-               else if (view.isMultiDayEvent(event)) { // if the event appears to span more than one day
+               // if the event appears to span more than one day
+               else if (view.isMultiDayRange(componentFootprint.unzonedRange)) {
                        if (seg.isStart || seg.isEnd) { // outer segment that probably lasts part of the day
-                               timeHtml = htmlEscape(this.getEventTimeText(seg));
+                               timeHtml = htmlEscape(this._getEventTimeText(
+                                       calendar.msToMoment(seg.startMs),
+                                       calendar.msToMoment(seg.endMs),
+                                       componentFootprint.isAllDay
+                               ));
                        }
                        else { // inner segment that lasts the whole day
                                timeHtml = view.getAllDayHtml();
@@ -14518,7 +17760,7 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
                }
                else {
                        // Display the normal time text for the *event's* times
-                       timeHtml = htmlEscape(this.getEventTimeText(event));
+                       timeHtml = htmlEscape(this.getEventTimeText(eventFootprint));
                }
 
                if (url) {
@@ -14527,20 +17769,20 @@ var ListViewGrid = Grid.extend({
 
                return '<tr class="' + classes.join(' ') + '">' +
                        (this.displayEventTime ?
-                               '<td class="fc-list-item-time ' + view.widgetContentClass + '">' +
+                               '<td class="fc-list-item-time ' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '">' +
                                        (timeHtml || '') +
                                '</td>' :
                                '') +
-                       '<td class="fc-list-item-marker ' + view.widgetContentClass + '">' +
+                       '<td class="fc-list-item-marker ' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '">' +
                                '<span class="fc-event-dot"' +
                                (bgColor ?
                                        ' style="background-color:' + bgColor + '"' :
                                        '') +
                                '></span>' +
                        '</td>' +
-                       '<td class="fc-list-item-title ' + view.widgetContentClass + '">' +
+                       '<td class="fc-list-item-title ' + theme.getClass('widgetContent') + '">' +
                                '<a' + (url ? ' href="' + htmlEscape(url) + '"' : '') + '>' +
-                                       htmlEscape(seg.event.title || '') +
+                                       htmlEscape(eventDef.title || '') +
                                '</a>' +
                        '</td>' +
                '</tr>';