Calendar.setup = function (params) {
	function param_default(pname, def) { if (typeof params[pname] == "undefined") { params[pname] = def; } };

	param_default("inputFieldD",     null);
	param_default("inputFieldM",     null);
	param_default("inputFieldY",     null);
	param_default("displayArea",    null);
	param_default("button",         null);
	param_default("eventName",      "click");
	param_default("ifFormat",       "%Y/%m/%d");
	param_default("daFormat",       "%Y/%m/%d");
	param_default("singleClick",    true);
	param_default("disableFunc",    null);
	param_default("dateStatusFunc", params["disableFunc"]);	// takes precedence if both are defined
	param_default("dateText",       null);
	param_default("firstDay",       null);
	param_default("align",          "Br");
	param_default("range",          [1900, 2999]);
	param_default("weekNumbers",    true);
	param_default("flat",           null);
	param_default("flatCallback",   null);
	param_default("onSelect",       null);
	param_default("onClose",        null);
	param_default("onUpdate",       null);
	param_default("date",           null);
	param_default("showsTime",      false);
	param_default("timeFormat",     "24");
	param_default("electric",       true);
	param_default("step",           2);
	param_default("position",       null);
	param_default("cache",          false);
	param_default("showOthers",     false);
	param_default("multiple",       null);
	param_default("startDate",      null);

	var tmp = ["inputFieldD", "inputFieldM", "inputFieldY", "displayArea", "button"];
	for (var i in tmp) {
		if (typeof params[tmp[i]] == "string") {
			params[tmp[i]] = document.getElementById(params[tmp[i]]);
		}
	}
	if (params['startDate']) {
		dt = params['startDate'].split('.');
		setOptionByValue(params['inputFieldD'],dt[0]);
		setOptionByValue(params['inputFieldM'],dt[1]);
		setOptionByValue(params['inputFieldY'],dt[2]);
	}
	if (!(params.flat || params.multiple || params.inputFieldD || params.inputFieldM || params.inputFieldY || params.displayArea || params.button)) {
		alert("Calendar.setup:\n  Nothing to setup (no fields found).  Please check your code");
		return false;
	}

	function setOptionByValue(options, value) {
		for (i=0; i<options.length; i++) {
			if (options[i].value == value) {
				options[i].selected = true;
				return true;
			}
		}
	}

	function onSelect(cal) {
		var p = cal.params;
		var update = (cal.dateClicked || p.electric);
		if (update && p.inputFieldD && p.inputFieldM && p.inputFieldY) {
			setOptionByValue(p.inputFieldD, cal.date.getDate());
			setOptionByValue(p.inputFieldM, cal.date.getMonth()+1);
			setOptionByValue(p.inputFieldY, cal.date.getFullYear());
			if (typeof p.inputFieldD.onchange == "function") p.inputFieldD.onchange();
			if (typeof p.inputFieldM.onchange == "function") p.inputFieldM.onchange();
			if (typeof p.inputFieldY.onchange == "function") p.inputFieldY.onchange();
		}
		if (update && p.displayArea)
			p.displayArea.innerHTML = cal.date.print(p.daFormat);
		if (update && typeof p.onUpdate == "function")
			p.onUpdate(cal);
		if (update && p.flat) {
			if (typeof p.flatCallback == "function")
				p.flatCallback(cal);
		}
		if (update && p.singleClick && cal.dateClicked)
			cal.callCloseHandler();
	};

	if (params.flat != null) {
		if (typeof params.flat == "string")
			params.flat = document.getElementById(params.flat);
		if (!params.flat) {
			alert("Calendar.setup:\n  Flat specified but can't find parent.");
			return false;
		}
		var cal = new Calendar(params.firstDay, params.date, params.onSelect || onSelect);
		cal.showsOtherMonths = params.showOthers;
		cal.showsTime = params.showsTime;
		cal.time24 = (params.timeFormat == "24");
		cal.params = params;
		cal.weekNumbers = params.weekNumbers;
		cal.setRange(params.range[0], params.range[1]);
		cal.setDateStatusHandler(params.dateStatusFunc);
		cal.getDateText = params.dateText;
		if (params.ifFormat) {
			cal.setDateFormat(params.ifFormat);
		}
		if (params.inputFieldD && typeof params.inputFieldD.value == "string" && params.inputFieldM && typeof params.inputFieldM.value == "string" && params.inputFieldY && typeof params.inputFieldY.value == "string") {
			cal.parseDate(params.inputFieldD.value + '.' + params.inputFieldM.value + '.' + params.inputFieldY.value);
		}
		cal.create(params.flat);
		cal.show();
		return false;
	}
	var triggerEl = params.button || params.displayArea || params.inputFieldY;
	triggerEl["on" + params.eventName] = function() {
		var dateFmt = '%d.%m.%Y';
		var mustCreate = false;
		var cal = window.calendar;
		if (params.inputFieldD && params.inputFieldM && params.inputFieldY)
			params.date = Date.parseDate(params.inputFieldD.value+'.'+params.inputFieldM.value+'.'+params.inputFieldY.value, dateFmt);
		if (!(cal && params.cache)) {
			window.calendar = cal = new Calendar(params.firstDay,
							     params.date,
							     params.onSelect || onSelect,
							     params.onClose || function(cal) { cal.hide(); });
			cal.showsTime = params.showsTime;
			cal.time24 = (params.timeFormat == "24");
			cal.weekNumbers = params.weekNumbers;
			mustCreate = true;
		} else {
			if (params.date)
				cal.setDate(params.date);
			cal.hide();
		}
		if (params.multiple) {
			cal.multiple = {};
			for (var i = params.multiple.length; --i >= 0;) {
				var d = params.multiple[i];
				var ds = d.print("%Y%m%d");
				cal.multiple[ds] = d;
			}
		}
		cal.showsOtherMonths = params.showOthers;
		cal.yearStep = params.step;
		cal.setRange(params.range[0], params.range[1]);
		cal.params = params;
		cal.setDateStatusHandler(params.dateStatusFunc);
		cal.getDateText = params.dateText;
		cal.setDateFormat(dateFmt);
		if (mustCreate)
			cal.create();
		cal.refresh();
		if (!params.position)
			cal.showAtElement(params.button || params.displayArea || params.inputFieldY, params.align);
		else
			cal.showAt(params.position[0], params.position[1]);
		return false;
	};

	return cal;
};