iCal: How to display full event title?

Question

I am new to Mac, Mac OS X and iCal.

In the monthly view of iCal, I found it very inconvenient to read only the first 10-12 characters of an event's title. To read the full length title, I have to do one of the following:

go to full screen
reduce font size to "unreadable"
open the event edit dialog
go to the daily view

None of the above options satisfies me.

Is there a way to have iCal display additional info (full title, comments...) when mouse stay over an event for one second or so?

Alternatively, is there a way to make a long (> 10 chars) title wrap to a new line rather than being cut with ...?

The short answer is no, you've listed the only possible ways — conorgriffin, Jul 19 '12 at 23:28
There are many threads (on other forums) asking about the title wrapping, but I'm afraid it isn't possible. For reference, I found this, this, and this. — gtmtg, Jul 19 '12 at 23:30
There is one more option: "Edit" → "Show Inspector" - or alt+cmd+I - then clicking an event will display the details in the "Inspector" window — iolsmit, Jul 20 '12 at 00:34
That's not really what I was looking for but this is a convenient feature though. — wap26, Jul 20 '12 at 00:37

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 20 '12 at 01:07

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There are many threads (on other forums) asking about the title wrapping, but I'm afraid it isn't possible. For reference, I found this, this, and this.

answered Jul 20 '12 at 01:07

gtmtg

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '12 at 02:48

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What MACOSX Version are you using? Because in Lion 10.7.4 using iCal on Monthly view, you just need to click the event and it will pop up all event description.

answered Jul 18 '12 at 02:48

wmartin

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Sure, this is what I listed as "open the edit dialog", but then you have to click once again to close the description. I was actually looking for something with no click at all, instead of 2 clicks. I received a brand new MacBook Air just one week ago, so I assume I use the very latest version of Lion. – wap26 Jul 18 '12 at 06:47
You can also press Space to show/hide the info. – iolsmit Jul 20 '12 at 00:36

iCal: How to display full event title?

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