Teacher

[Liviu Lalescu]

Just run/unpack fet-7.11.1.exe anywhere, and use it from now on! You can remove the old fet-7.10.5 directory, but be careful not to remove useful files, such as fet data files. You can download fet-7.11.1.exe from https://lalescu.ro/liviu/fet/download.html

[jerko]

Since I have Windows 8.1, I don't need the update.
id you fix all the errors I had in the settings?

[Liviu Lalescu]

I advise you to update to the latest FET. You can get the fet-7.11.1-qt5.exe or fet-7.11.1-qt5-32bit.exe.

I corrected your constraint activities occupy min time slots from selection, deactivated the max, and unlock the timetable. That's all that I did.

[jerko]

When I generate and lock a schedule, then save and close the file, if I open it again the next day, I can't open that schedule—I have to generate it again to be able to view it?

[Liviu Lalescu]

Yes, indeed.

The reason for this is historical: we created locking constraints on our way, and did not think of considering a timetable to be opened again, but that FET needs to generate it again.

I have plans for next versions of FET, maybe even FET-8.v.v, inspired from aSc Timetables, to maintain a timetable in the fet file not by locking constraints, but separately as a timetable. This might be beneficial.

I would be willing to try to work on this, if the international community would sponsor it. Financial support is very low.

[jerko]

Have you ever opened primetimetable.com?
Give it a try!!!

[Liviu Lalescu]

I am not sure I am allowed to see that and try to replicate it. Also, I would not like to create an account there.

Also, as I said, the problem is not lack of ideas, but the lack of financial support.

[jerko]

You can log in using a non-existent email address, such as jan.jan@gmail.com.
Use of the application is free for 30 days.

[jerko]

I sent you two PDF documents today, so I was wondering if it is possible to generate a timetable like that in FET?

[Liviu Lalescu]

It is simply teachers time horizontal timetable view, and you can use the Print menu of FET or use the corresponding HTML file from the fet-results directory.

About fake login, I am afraid I cannot do that. I could watch their presentation videos, but I am not sure I am allowed to use their ideas in FET.

[jerko]

I wasn't referring to the visual layout of the schedule, but rather the number of breaks and the distribution of hours...

[Liviu Lalescu]

If you don't add a constraint in FET, it is not enforced. You need to add max gaps constraints for teacher(s) and min/max hours daily for teacher(s).

[jerko]

A maximum of 2 gaps for the teacher?

[Liviu Lalescu]

I recommend a progressive approach. Begin with max gaps for teachers = 3, then, if possible, lower to 2 or 1 or 0.