Here is my problem du jour: Let's say I have 2 resources in my Schedule and I have created a  Style object to associate with each one. When I create a Schedule item for Resource 1, I can set its Style to the one I created for it. Likewise, for an item created for Resource 2.

Now let's say I create another item and Add BOTH Resources to it. When I view the item in the calendar (in TimeTable view) for both resources can it display both styles, or is it limited to a single style only? As far as I can tell, an item can only display a single style.

I have a calendar showing appointments in TimeTable view, grouped by Resource. I have 2 resources, call them Fred and Barney. I create a particular Style for each resource so, for example, Fred's appointments are red and Barney's are blue. This makes the calendar appear as alternating columns of red and blue appointments.

This is fine for most appointments. However, I have a problem if I create a single appointment with BOTH Fred and Barney included in its Resources collection. The calendar correctly displays the appointment under both resources, but it can only display the Style associated with one of them. It would be nice to apply different sytles for each resource. But I understand this would mean moving the Style property out of the Item class and into the Resource class—unless you could allow both options.

If I just had two resources to worry about—and their styles never changed—that would work. But I could have scores of resources, each with its own FillColor, Brush Type, etc., and these can be modified by the user. In this case, it would be impractical to programmatically assign a 'blended' style to indicate which resources are scheduled for a particular item.

Instead, I decided to just create a dedicated style to identify multiple resource appointments. You can't tell what resources it includes, but at least you can see it is a multiple resource item. Double-clicking the item will reveal a list of the Resources assigned to it.