ISSUE SUMMARY:

How can I make the default timezone selection when adding an event the one I need?

Hi,

here the steps:
copy /components/com_community/templates/jomsocial/layouts/events.forms.php
to
/templates/rt_ambrosia/html/com_community/layouts/events.forms.php
create that folder if not exist
edit that file (new location), at line 387
find this code

$defaultTimeZone = isset($event->offset) ? $params->get('timezone') : $systemOffset;

$defaultTimeZone = isset($event->offset) ? $params->get('timezone') : JFactory::getConfig()->get('offset');
if ($defaultTimeZone == null) $defaultTimeZone = JFactory::getConfig()->get('offset');

copy the original - unedited file - to the directory you instructed, same old behavior (as expected) and no new problems. Editing the newly copied file as instructed produces:

0 syntax error, unexpected '&'

Hi,

that error because you put invalid code. please copy paste the code carefully.
if still cant, please edit your first post at this topic and at site info form please provide me FTP access detail.
I will do it for you.

this custom code has been tested at my test site, and it works like expected.

Regards