    /* @private
     * Internal drag zone implementation for the calendar components. This provides base functionality
     * and is primarily for the month view -- DayViewDD adds day/week view-specific functionality.
     */
    Ext.ensible.cal.DragZone = Ext.extend(Ext.dd.DragZone, {
        ddGroup : 'CalendarDD',
        eventSelector : '.ext-cal-evt',

        constructor : function(el, config){
            if(!Ext.ensible.cal._statusProxyInstance){
                Ext.ensible.cal._statusProxyInstance = new Ext.ensible.cal.StatusProxy();
            }
            this.proxy = Ext.ensible.cal._statusProxyInstance;
            Ext.ensible.cal.DragZone.superclass.constructor.call(this, el, config);
        },

        getDragData : function(e){
            // Check whether we are dragging on an event first
            var t = e.getTarget(this.eventSelector, 3);
            if(t){
                var rec = this.view.getEventRecordFromEl(t);
                if(!rec){
                    // if rec is null here it usually means there was a timing issue between drag
                    // start and the browser reporting it properly. Simply ignore and it will
                    // resolve correctly once the browser catches up.
                    return;
                }
                return {
                    type: 'eventdrag',
                    ddel: t,
                    eventStart: rec.data[Ext.ensible.cal.EventMappings.StartDate.name],
                    eventEnd: rec.data[Ext.ensible.cal.EventMappings.EndDate.name],
                    proxy: this.proxy
                };
            }

            // If not dragging an event then we are dragging on
            // the calendar to add a new event
            t = this.view.getDayAt(e.xy[0], e.xy[1]);
            if(t.el){
                return {
                    type: 'caldrag',
                    start: t.date,
                    proxy: this.proxy
                };
            }
            return null;
        },

        onInitDrag : function(x, y){
            if(this.dragData.ddel){
                var ghost = this.dragData.ddel.cloneNode(true),
                    child = Ext.fly(ghost).child('dl');

                Ext.fly(ghost).setWidth('auto');

                if(child){
                    // for IE/Opera
                    child.setHeight('auto');
                }
                this.proxy.update(ghost);
                this.onStartDrag(x, y);
            }
            else if(this.dragData.start){
                this.onStartDrag(x, y);
            }
            this.view.onInitDrag();
            return true;
        },

        afterRepair : function(){
            if(Ext.enableFx && this.dragData.ddel){
                Ext.Element.fly(this.dragData.ddel).highlight(this.hlColor || 'c3daf9');
            }
            this.dragging = false;
        },

        getRepairXY : function(e){
            if(this.dragData.ddel){
                return Ext.Element.fly(this.dragData.ddel).getXY();
            }
        },

        afterInvalidDrop : function(e, id){
            Ext.select('.ext-dd-shim').hide();
        },

        destroy : function(){
            Ext.ensible.cal.DragZone.superclass.destroy.call(this);
            delete Ext.ensible.cal._statusProxyInstance;
        }
    });

    /* @private
     * Internal drop zone implementation for the calendar components. This provides base functionality
     * and is primarily for the month view -- DayViewDD adds day/week view-specific functionality.
     */
    Ext.ensible.cal.DropZone = Ext.extend(Ext.dd.DropZone, {
        ddGroup : 'CalendarDD',
        eventSelector : '.ext-cal-evt',
        dateRangeFormat : '{0}-{1}',
        dateFormat : 'n/j',

        // private
        shims : [],

        getTargetFromEvent : function(e){
            var dragOffset = this.dragOffset || 0,
                y = e.getPageY() - dragOffset,
                d = this.view.getDayAt(e.getPageX(), y);

            return d.el ? d : null;
        },

        onNodeOver : function(n, dd, e, data){
            var D = Ext.ensible.Date,
                start = data.type == 'eventdrag' ? n.date : D.min(data.start, n.date),
                end = data.type == 'eventdrag' ? n.date.add(Date.DAY, D.diffDays(data.eventStart, data.eventEnd)) :
                    D.max(data.start, n.date);

            if(!this.dragStartDate || !this.dragEndDate || (D.diffDays(start, this.dragStartDate) != 0) || (D.diffDays(end, this.dragEndDate) != 0)){
                this.dragStartDate = start;
                this.dragEndDate = end.clearTime().add(Date.DAY, 1).add(Date.MINUTE, -30);
                this.shim(start, end);

                var range = start.format(this.dateFormat);

                if(D.diffDays(start, end) > 0){
                    end = end.format(this.dateFormat);
                    range = String.format(this.dateRangeFormat, range, end);
                }
                var msg = String.format(data.type == 'eventdrag' ? this.moveText : this.createText, range);
                data.proxy.updateMsg(msg);
            }
            return this.dropAllowed;
        },

        shim : function(start, end){
            this.currWeek = -1;
            var dt = start.clone(),
                i = 0, shim, box,
                cnt = Ext.ensible.Date.diffDays(dt, end)+1

            Ext.each(this.shims, function(shim){
                if(shim){
                    shim.isActive = false;
                }
            });

            while(i++ < cnt){
                var dayEl = this.view.getDayEl(dt);

                // if the date is not in the current view ignore it (this
                // can happen when an event is dragged to the end of the
                // month so that it ends outside the view)
                if(dayEl){
                    var wk = this.view.getWeekIndex(dt),
                        shim = this.shims[wk];

                    if(!shim){
                        shim = this.createShim();
                        this.shims[wk] = shim;
                    }
                    if(wk != this.currWeek){
                        shim.boxInfo = dayEl.getBox();
                        this.currWeek = wk;
                    }
                    else{
                        box = dayEl.getBox();
                        shim.boxInfo.right = box.right;
                        shim.boxInfo.width = box.right - shim.boxInfo.x;
                    }
                    shim.isActive = true;
                }
                dt = dt.add(Date.DAY, 1);
            }

            Ext.each(this.shims, function(shim){
                if(shim){
                    if(shim.isActive){
                        shim.show();
                        shim.setBox(shim.boxInfo);
                    }
                    else if(shim.isVisible()){
                        shim.hide();
                    }
                }
            });
        },

        createShim : function(){
            var owner = this.view.ownerCalendarPanel ? this.view.ownerCalendarPanel : this.view;
            if(!this.shimCt){
                this.shimCt = Ext.get('ext-dd-shim-ct-'+owner.id);
                if(!this.shimCt){
                    this.shimCt = document.createElement('div');
                    this.shimCt.id = 'ext-dd-shim-ct-'+owner.id;
                    owner.getEl().parent().appendChild(this.shimCt);
                }
            }
            var el = document.createElement('div');
            el.className = 'ext-dd-shim';
            this.shimCt.appendChild(el);

            return new Ext.Layer({
                shadow:false,
                useDisplay:true,
                constrain:false
            }, el);
        },

        clearShims : function(){
            Ext.each(this.shims, function(shim){
                if(shim){
                    shim.hide();
                }
            });
        },

        onContainerOver : function(dd, e, data){
            return this.dropAllowed;
        },

        onCalendarDragComplete : function(){
            delete this.dragStartDate;
            delete this.dragEndDate;
            this.clearShims();
        },

        onNodeDrop : function(n, dd, e, data){
            if(n && data){
                if(data.type == 'eventdrag'){
                    var rec = this.view.getEventRecordFromEl(data.ddel),
                        dt = Ext.ensible.Date.copyTime(rec.data[Ext.ensible.cal.EventMappings.StartDate.name], n.date);

                    this.view.onEventDrop(rec, dt);
                    this.onCalendarDragComplete();
                    return true;
                }
                if(data.type == 'caldrag'){
                    this.view.onCalendarEndDrag(this.dragStartDate, this.dragEndDate,
                        this.onCalendarDragComplete.createDelegate(this));
                    //shims are NOT cleared here -- they stay visible until the handling
                    //code calls the onCalendarDragComplete callback which hides them.
                    return true;
                }
            }
            this.onCalendarDragComplete();
            return false;
        },

        onContainerDrop : function(dd, e, data){
            this.onCalendarDragComplete();
            return false;
        }
    });