iCal beef.

GavinBKK · 03-25-2008, 07:00 AM

Why, if almost every other OS X save can be done with Cmd-S, can this not be done in iCal??

fish3k1 · 03-25-2008, 07:32 AM

What are you trying to save exactly? :S So far as I know iCal auto-saves all calendars and events/to-dos automatically.

Jay Carr · 03-25-2008, 09:17 AM

Yeah, I'm confused Gavin. What are you trying to save exactly? In fact, I just checked the iCal menus and there is no save command at all...

GavinBKK · 03-25-2008, 08:10 PM

I wasn't very clear there - apologies.

I meant that when I edit an appointment, I need to mouse over to the Done button. What a pain! Nearly all other apps that I use can deal with Cmd-S, but not iCal.

ThreeBKK · 03-26-2008, 11:40 AM

Actually, in iCal, the "save" command has been implemented in an even better way than other apps. You press command+E to "edit", and press once more for "done editing event". After that, just click off of the dialogue box to close it. Very clean and simple.

GavinBKK · 03-26-2008, 11:48 PM

I completely disagree.

Why the extra click? In all other apps that I use, it is a simple Cmd-s.

ThreeBKK · 03-27-2008, 12:49 AM

Yeah, but you still have to click on the tiny red "X" to close the window in other apps.
Either that or command+W to close the open window.
At least in iCal you can click anywhere outside of the dialogue box to close it, or press escape.

ThreeBKK · 03-27-2008, 01:00 AM

If you absolutely can't adjust your left hand to press command+E, then you can go into Sys Prefs / Keyboard & Mouse / Keyboard Shortcuts and change the shortcut to command+S.

I just noticed a bug in my iCal that happens after trying to edit certain locked calendars. After trying to edit events in those calendars, I am unable to edit other events by pressing command+E. If I have created the events within iCal, then the shortcut works as it should.

03-25-2008, 07:00 AM	#1
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,615	iCal beef. Why, if almost every other OS X save can be done with Cmd-S, can this not be done in iCal?? __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-25-2008, 09:17 AM	#3
Jay Carr Hall of Famer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Springfield, MO, USA Posts: 3,110	Yeah, I'm confused Gavin. What are you trying to save exactly? In fact, I just checked the iCal menus and there is no save command at all... __________________ ~ Long ago I was called Zalister, keep that in mind when reading responses to my old posts.

03-25-2008, 08:10 PM	#4
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,615	I wasn't very clear there - apologies. I meant that when I edit an appointment, I need to mouse over to the Done button. What a pain! Nearly all other apps that I use can deal with Cmd-S, but not iCal. __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-26-2008, 11:40 AM	#5
ThreeBKK MVP Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangkok Posts: 1,553	iCal chicken Actually, in iCal, the "save" command has been implemented in an even better way than other apps. You press command+E to "edit", and press once more for "done editing event". After that, just click off of the dialogue box to close it. Very clean and simple. __________________ ➤ The Mac App Store is a wolf in sheep's clothing. ➤ Think it's a good idea to put your most intimate data on someone else's server? Macmini5,2 ❖ 2.7 GHz Core i7 ❖ Snow Leopard ❖ Lion Last edited by ThreeBKK; 03-26-2008 at 11:44 AM.

03-26-2008, 11:48 PM	#6
GavinBKK Hall of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,615	I completely disagree. Why the extra click? In all other apps that I use, it is a simple Cmd-s. __________________ LoadsaMacs.

03-25-2008, 07:32 AM	#2
fish3k1 Triple-A Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 112	What are you trying to save exactly? :S So far as I know iCal auto-saves all calendars and events/to-dos automatically.

03-27-2008, 12:49 AM	#7
ThreeBKK MVP Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangkok Posts: 1,553	Yeah, but you still have to click on the tiny red "X" to close the window in other apps. Either that or command+W to close the open window. At least in iCal you can click anywhere outside of the dialogue box to close it, or press escape. __________________ ➤ The Mac App Store is a wolf in sheep's clothing. ➤ Think it's a good idea to put your most intimate data on someone else's server? Macmini5,2 ❖ 2.7 GHz Core i7 ❖ Snow Leopard ❖ Lion

03-27-2008, 01:00 AM	#8
ThreeBKK MVP Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangkok Posts: 1,553	If you absolutely can't adjust your left hand to press command+E, then you can go into Sys Prefs / Keyboard & Mouse / Keyboard Shortcuts and change the shortcut to command+S. I just noticed a bug in my iCal that happens after trying to edit certain locked calendars. After trying to edit events in those calendars, I am unable to edit other events by pressing command+E. If I have created the events within iCal, then the shortcut works as it should. __________________ ➤ The Mac App Store is a wolf in sheep's clothing. ➤ Think it's a good idea to put your most intimate data on someone else's server? Macmini5,2 ❖ 2.7 GHz Core i7 ❖ Snow Leopard ❖ Lion Last edited by ThreeBKK; 03-27-2008 at 01:13 AM. Reason: + 2nd paragraph

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