Regarding the native calendar, one difference and perhaps advantage it
has over Fantastical 2 is when scheduling appointments. I scheduled an
annual event from the native calendar and noticed a new "travel time"
option on the new appointment screen. I haven't used the native
calendar in a long time, also preferring Fantastical, but that travel
time item must be a new addition in iOS 8. It looks like once you
enable this, and then enter the total amount of time it will take to
get to your appointment, the calendar will add that time onto the
appointment time. I suppose it then would give you an appropriate
alert based on the travel and appointment times. For those that use
their location services in that way, that sounds very handy.

Wayne

On 12/4/14, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote:
> I never even have to flick up or down to find details, I just double tap the
> event and it opens. I'm not sure why you have to, but at least it works. :)
> As to repeating events, the update to the calendar in iOS8 lets you specify
> far more detailed repeat intervals than ever before, such as every other
> Friday or Monday and Thursday of every two weeks. Fantastical still wins
> when creating events, as you said, and its different interface and ability
> to combine calendar events and reminders in one place is helpful. I just
> don't find it to offer anything I can't already do that I need - I prefer
> keeping my reminders and calendars separate, and entering events is slower
> but doable. I'm not saying one is better than the other, but if the OP
> spends more time with the native app, he might find he can save $5.
>> On Dec 4, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Richard Turner <rich...@turner42.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have to admit, I have not used the native calendar app in a long time,
>> I just went into it.
>> First, double tap on the day of the event you want to check.
>> You will get a list of your appointments from that day forward.
>> Touch the event you want more details on or want to edit.
>> Flick up or down until it says details and double tap.
>> I now have a screen with just that event, with an edit button in the upper
>> right and a delete event button at the bottom of the screen just above the
>> home button.
>> It actually works quite well.
>>
>> I still prefer the ease of entering events in Fantastical 2 and in
>> particular, the ease of setting up repeating events on say, Monday,
>> Wednesday, Friday, etc.
>> Once you get the hang of the phrasing, you can do those kinds of events in
>> one string in Fantastical 2.
>> But, for straight forward calendaring, I will say the native app seems to
>> be just fine.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
>> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On
>> Behalf Of Alex Hall
>> Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2014 6:25 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: Help with native Calendar app please
>>
>> For the record, I've never had trouble with the native app. I got
>> Fantastical while it was on sale a couple months back, but I never use it.
>> I don't see what it offers me, besides far easier appointment adding, that
>> the native app does not.
>>
>> As to listing events, don't flick to them - you'll start way back in the
>> past, as you discovered. Instead, touch the middle of the screen, or
>> wherever the list is displayed, and you will land on the current or
>> nearest event. You can't delete holiday events because those are on a
>> public (read-only) calendar. The hint you hear, and the delete gesture,
>> don't know that, so VoiceOver still presents the option even though it
>> will do nothing. I'm not sure what you mean about not being able to view
>> event details - double tapping an event should open that event. Again, the
>> public holidays calendar may not support this, I'm not sure.
>>> On Dec 4, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Richard Turner <rich...@turner42.com
>>> <mailto:rich...@turner42.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> My advice is to buy FantastiCal 2 for the iPhone.
>>> It pulls the information in your native Calendar app, but is much easier
>>> to use. If you are interested in more details about it, let me know and I
>>> will give you some more detailed examples.
>>> You may want to first read the app description in the app store.
>>>
>>> Fantastical 2 for iPhone - Calendar and Reminders by Flexibits Inc.
>>> https://appsto.re/us/2GhZQ.i <https://appsto.re/us/2GhZQ.i>
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>>
>>>> Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with
>>>> it.
>>>> Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone 5S
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Dec 3, 2014, at 7:32 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
>>> <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu <mailto:kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I seem to be totally flummoxed by the native Calendar app.
>>>>
>>>> I've put in Events and have the USA Holidays app that automatically
>>>> loads US Holiday dates.
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes I go into Calendar and click List, and get Holidays and Events
>>>> starting June 2013, even though it's now December 2014. If I one finger
>>>> flick to delete, then double tap to delete, delete announces but delete
>>>> doesn't happen.
>>>>
>>>> Other times, I go to a date with an event. It states there is an event
>>>> and announces to double tap the button to get details about the event.
>>>> When I Double tap on the button, I only get a page with Calendar
>>>> Headings but no info.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a recommended resource I can go to to figure out the native
>>>> Calendar app using Voiceover? Any guidance will be most appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance. Keith.
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