[Tickets #12862] Unavailable resources should do more than just show a message

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/12862
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  Ticket             | 12862
  Created By         | horde at stefanseidel.info
  Summary            | Unavailable resources should do more than just show a
                     | message
  Queue              | Kronolith
  Version            | Git master
  Type               | Enhancement
  State              | New
  Priority           | 2. Medium
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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horde at stefanseidel.info (2013-11-25 10:13) wrote:

When creating an event with resources, if any of the booked resources  
are not available for that event, the only effects are:
  - message is shown to the user, which can be easily overlooked
  - no resource calendar event is created

IMO resources that are unavailable should somehow block the event.  
Changing Event.php around line 575 from
" elseif($haveLock) {"
to
" else {
                 $this->status = Kronolith::STATUS_CANCELLED;
                 if ($haveLock) {"
will provide an initial solution: the event status is set to  
cancelled, so it's much more visible to the user that there's  
something wrong.
Another idea would be to show the message as an alert box (still it  
would leave "invalid" events in the calendar) or to prevent saving the  
event unless all resources are available (might be too strict).