new entries revert to "new event"

For an organisation that says it pays utmost attention to detail, it's not living up to their promise when it comes to software other than the OS. I hate to say it but sw-development beyond the OS never got serious attention. Successful Apple branded apps were always bought as far as I can remember. And then hardly evolved.

I know I'm chiming in late, but this is absolutely lame that Apple will not fix this in the OS it's a problem with.

Apple, not everyone can or wants to move to each new level of the OS as soon as you want them too, if ever. So much for, "It Just Works"...it's more like, "I Just Works....well sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't"

My work around has been to use my iCloud account and do it on the web.

Hi Hueyo

Thanks for this workaround, although I'm not sure I quite understand 'contextual menu' and 'right click' on a MacBook Pro. Are you saying, save the event without changing the calendar (usually the point when it defaults to 'New Event'), then amend the calendar holding down the <Cmnd> key as you do it? That's worked for me so far, but I may have just got lucky.

Another work-around is to copy the event the moment it is assigned and before it is over-written as new event (happens when sync to calendar in iCloud), then delete the new event (which is default selected) then paste, bingo, the event you created is there and this time it stays.

Just saw somebody already posted this, sorry

Thanks Hueyo!

Nice tip! I've been dealing with this issue for a very long time...

I changed the default calendar from "iCloud" to "on my mac" and yep it works this way! Just have to assign the event to the right iCloud calendar afterwards.

Best,

Eric

FunkyRico,

How did you get an "on my mac" calendar? All I see are my iCloud account calendars. What OS level?

From an older look at this forum, this issue seems to have different manifestations depending on which Calendar View you're in. Day View behaves somewhat differently than Week or Month View. I, too, was confused by warwickweb's description of "form on the right side of the screen (underneath the calendar)". I figured out he was in Day view, and he probably means the second popup that forms, this one in the RH column overtop of the day's schedule. See screenshot below.

I still do not have a solution to this behavior on Mavericks. Maddening that I can't use iCal to create a new event.

I have this irritating problem also, .

I have stumbled upon a 'work-around' that's easy for me . . .

Firstly, for me the incident occurs when i enter the new event into an iCloud calendar . .

So, I found that when I enter the new event in a calendar "on my mac" , i't's OK . .

THEN I change the calendar to an "on iCloud calendar it sticks,

an then syncs properly with my iPhone 6S . . .

hope this helps others . . .

How do you get an "on my Mac" calendar? All that shows for me is the iCloud one. When I go to the File menu and click on New Calendar - the only option is an iCloud one.

I've had these same issues as everyone else of having to input my event twice to get it to stick. However, oddly, my husband, who has the same operating system and is using an iCloud calendar has never had any problems! Go figure!

kt

well, when I start a new event, I have a choice of calendar, shown upper right as little colored box , click and it shows 'on my mac' calendars, and 'iCloud ' calendars , , I make the switch using that little coloured box . . .

I don't see a choice for an "on my Mac" calendar. I always look at my calendar in the month view. I just double click on the day I want to add an event and I have quite a few different categories of Calendars I can choose to add my event to. Such as Work, Dr. Appt., Fun, various projects, etc. I still don't see anything about an "on my Mac" calendar. I'll check out the help for Calendar and see.

Thanks,

kt

It doesn't actually appear to be an "on my Mac" vs. "iCloud" issue. ALL my calendars are "iCloud" calendars. The issue seems to be which calendar is set to "Default". Whenever you create an event, it automatically starts the event as being in that Default calendar. But put all your details in and then try to change the calendar to a different one, and seconds later... everything is gone. :-/

But the workaround mentioned in this thread of keeping the initial entry in the Default calendar, and then once you've closed the entry window, right-clicking and changing it to the correct calendar, does seem to work.

A dumb 2-step fix, and you'd think Apple would be all over this. But whatever...

I tried to find out more with Help, but there wasn't any info that I could find about iCloud calendars. Apple should be ashamed they are not addressing this issue. The only way I can know an event will stay with the correct info and time is to put it in 2 times. What a hassle!

kt

I found a work-around you may like better In another Discussion thread. Create your New Event in Dat, Week, or Month view, then before you submit it, tap Cmd-R (refresh). Works everytime for me.

I tried that twice, and didn't make any difference. Still reverted to the Default calendar.