The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread Luis Roca
Lorin and Kenneth identified the real issue very well. I think a lot of the discomfort with not having nested folders is due to a habit of putting off properly identifying an item. We keep bringing up the book “Getting Things Done” but the idea of nested folders and multiple library databases are

Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread Brian Zimmer
Perfect. I find tagging and fast searching are the only features I need (though there are some bugs with search). I chose Yojimbo because it *didn't* have a cluttered hierarchy of folders. I use the same model of tag-and-search for GMail, Expression Media and even my Mac -- I have no dock, I

Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread david
Perhaps there's a context within which the paragraph below explains how tags are superior to folders but it eludes me. I'm not arguing that tags don't have value and aren't at times more valuable than folders, but this paragraph doesn't explain it to me. Folders don’t address how a group

Import doc files to Yojimbo

2008-05-02 Thread Krzysztof Maj
Hello, Why when I moved doc file to the Yojimbo library I will get .rtf file? Is a internal .doc-.rtf converter or what? The problem is when I export once again this file and open it in MS Word 2008 I lost all the formating inside the file and somethimes also polish diacritics. So how to

Re: Happy with Yojimbo the way it is!

2008-05-02 Thread Krzysztof Maj
On 2008-05-01, at 04:44, Charlie Garrison wrote: Good afternoon, On 30/4/08 at 5:31 PM -0400, Luis Roca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With that said I’m going to make a non-feature request to the Bare Bones/Yojimbo team : Please don’t include a nested folder feature in the next or any

Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread Dennis
On May 2, 2008, at 9:49 AM, david wrote: Perhaps there's a context within which the paragraph below explains how tags are superior to folders but it eludes me. I'm not arguing that tags don't have value and aren't at times more valuable than folders, but this paragraph doesn't explain it

Re: Almost happy with Yojimbo the way it is

2008-05-02 Thread Dennis
On May 2, 2008, at 5:06 AM, Jan Rychter wrote: When the focus is in the collections panel, pressing tab should take me to the list of documents, not to the little buttons below the collections panel. [snip] Next TAB should go to the title, then tags, then content (NOT to the rarely used

Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread Keith Ledbetter
On May 2, 2008, at 10:57 AM, Luis Roca wrote: Lorin and Kenneth identified the real issue very well. I think a lot of the discomfort with not having nested folders is due to a habit of putting off properly identifying an item. We keep bringing up the book “Getting Things Done” but the idea

Re: Almost happy with Yojimbo the way it is

2008-05-02 Thread infrahile
Thanks for your response Steve, great to have some direct answers from the guy who kicked it all off :o) Now, naturally, I want more! :o) In the past I've drawn a distinction between 'nested folders' and a means to group collections in the sidebar. I see these as distinct things and I've

Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread Robertson Dale A.
HEAR HEAR! On May 2, 2008, at 18:19, Scott J. Lopez wrote: No one said Yojimbo is a GTD tool, but apparently people use it for that given the number of posts that reference it. There are several Mac programs specifically for GTD actually, should anyone want them (search versiontracker.com).

Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.

2008-05-02 Thread infrahile
Personally, along as it's civil, I think a bit of heated debate is all good fun - livens things up a bit! :o) T. On 2 May 2008, at 23:19, Scott J. Lopez wrote: No one said Yojimbo is a GTD tool, but apparently people use it for that given the number of posts that reference it. There are