Color coding categories on a Sharepoint 2010 calendar

Question

Was wondering if someone has experience coloring a calendar event based on the value of a category. I have seen guides to do this via Sharepoint Designer but would like a way to do this through the Visual Studio 2010 project that is creating the list. Details or a link are most appreciated.

TIA

Answer 1

CSS, javascript & calculated columns should do the trick. Read the following posts:

• Tutorial: add color coding to your SharePoint 2007 calendar in 15 minutes
• Colour coded SharePoint 2010 Calendar

Answer 2

One way to achieve this is through the calendar overlays feature. Create a view for each category. Then create a view that displays nothing (filter by date or something that excludes everything). Then add an overlay for each category view.