I solved all my 3 problems, including the "date" parameter problem. I modified the script calendar-setup.js and the "date" parameter worked like a charm. It is high time the developers in charge of this calendar widget fixed the script, because otherwise all downloaders will continue to waste their time in trying to figure out why the "date", "displayArea", and "daFormat" parameters do not work. I ended up wasting 3 full days on this before I found out the defect in calendar-setup.js script, thanks to another post hidden deep on this forum.