Want my iCal info drawer back!!

I hate the disappearance of the info drawer as well, and I have submitted feedback saying so.

In regard to tabbing through events, have you noticed when you are tabbing through and select an entry, if you hit Return, it highlights the title field as if to let you edit it, but then the colored wheel spins for a few seconds then iCal crashes?!...EVERY SINGLE TIME!!

I too am finding the lack of an info drawer very frustrating. I use the calendar every day and need to be able to have a quick glance at the details to my appointments - all this new double clicking is far too time consuming!

Bring back the info drawer!!!

Well if they do bring back the drawer, there should be a special 12" Powerbook version of the application that doesn't have it. MY prayers were answered when they got rid of the drawer.

Kevin, as many of us have said, it's not the drawer that we want - it's the functionality that the drawer gave. Apple has converted many of their drawers into selectively viewable areas (such as the mailbox list in Mail.app). They should have done the same thing with the iCal drawer, but instead, they made it a popup box, with a double click as the only way to access it, AND it disappears between every single use of it. This is a huge step back.

But yeah, I'm all for having it selectively viewable, like the drawer was.

Hello to all,

I am having trouble checking every post in this topic, but a Control or Right click on any event, and choose Get Info, provides a bubble window, and if you click on Edit in that window, all items formerly in the Drawer are all there. Seems easy enough?

Ernie

Message was edited by: Ernie Stamper

Yes, Ernie, it is there for a single entry, but then you have to dismiss it to save or edit another item. The beauty of the previous UI was that it provided a single, stationary area in which to make your edits, and you did not have to pop-up or dismiss that interface to make or save edits.

You have a point there.

Ernie

!!!! Wow !!!!
Totally backwards this is definately a step in the wrong direction making things more ineffecient. I bought the family pack and installed it on my computer a Mac Pro and have been really busy with some video editing and was going to install it on my MacBook Pro for my wife. I gave her my Iphone and MacBook Pro to use, when I told her about the changes she said why would she want to upgrade if its going to take longer to input and view information, I use the Palm Treo instead of the Iphone because the Treo has more programs ( Apple should have let programmers in for native apps ?? ) and functionality for business users. ( Apple could be making a lot more money if they also targeted business users ) I was thinking about purchasing a Iphone for myself when they come out with better NATIVE programs ( voice recording, editing documents etc ) none of this web based rubbish. I really like the ICal that came with Tiger by far the best scheduling software period, but I guess I will be stuck with my Palm Treo for awhile till Apple puts the info drawer back and there are more native applications available.

I also wanted to say that I have a considerable investment in Apple stock so please Apple listen to the suggestions that people have and take it to heart and make some changes so you & I can make more money 🙂

The missing info window is the reason I cannot upgrade to Leopard.

I like most of the new features of Leopard but ical is my primary tool from dawn to dusk. 3d dock is nice, time machine is cool, progress cannot be stopped, but Apple is famous for making complex things simple. This is the reason I switched from PC/Windows 3 years ago. Still hope this will be fixed soon.

Alright I am voting too to get the drawer back

To be very honest this IS COUNTER INTUITIVE, THERE IS ONE MORE CLICK REQUIRED
THIS IS UNPRACTICAL, where is the usability study??, I did send my feedback to Apple Dev , I hope this will help.
Let's not fall into the eye candy trap

I'm with you all. I want the info drawer (or side bar in Leopard) back! I would like it to be to the right of the info side bar like it was in Tiger. I used both the To Do list and the Info Drawer 99% of the time I spent in iCal. The way it is now is nice to look at, but very annoying to use. I also used the DBL Click to edit the event name option in the old iCal and now that only brings up the bobble that I can't even edit with out clicking another button... Very Sad. 😟 This is the only part of Leopard that is a disappointment to me so far.

Message was edited by: Brian Dodds

way to fail apple . . . . maybe you should try asking your dedicated users what they want. FOR ONCE. just because you think you know whats best, doesn't mean you have a clue what the rest of the world wants outside the dark little cave you work in.

What were they thinking???? This is a total let down for Leopard!

Please post feedback for iCal - hopefully they will give us an update and change this!!!!!

drawer lovers UNITE!!!

Absolutely! The old info drawer was far superior to the new 'bubbles'. iCal 3.0 is far less usable in its current state.