On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 2:38 AM, Bertrand Rousseau <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:30 AM, meg ford <[email protected]> wrote: >> When I was looking at usability, one thing that struck me about workview was >> that tasks scheduled for other days days automagically disappear from it. >> IMO the user should somehow be informed of that by the name of the view, >> otherwise it's disconcerting. > > Could you please file a bug about this?
Sure, will do. > >> I think it's bad practice to design by consensus, though, so personally I >> wouldn't ask users to decide. > > I agree. > >> Meg >> >> On Monday, April 2, 2012, Radina Matic wrote: >>> >>> Meg seems to be the only native English speaker among us... >>> >>> How about we launch a poll at GTG blog and ask the users what do they >>> prefer? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Radina >>> >>> PS: Apart from this legal connotation, for me personally "actionable" is a >>> mouthful, like having to chew on an oversized gum... :P >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 22:27, meg ford <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> "Actionable" is used in the book as an adjective ("Is it actionable?" >>>> p. 51 of the 2001 English edition), but as a title, you would be >>>> implying that it was a noun, which it is not. The primary meaning of >>>> the adjective is the legal meaning >>>> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actionable. Is there any >>>> place you see it used in the book as a noun? I see "Next Actions", and >>>> "actionable tasks" (as Bertrand mentioned) but not "Actionable". Also, >>>> "actionable tasks" is never used as a category or header in the book, >>>> perhaps because of the ambiguity surrounding this use of the English >>>> term. >>>> >>>> Meg >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 2:09 PM, Bertrand Rousseau >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > 2012/4/1 meg ford <[email protected]>: >>>> >> The primary definition of "Actionable" in English a legal term >>>> >> meaning that >>>> >> you can get sued/criminally tried for doing what you are doing, though >>>> >> :) >>>> > >>>> > Well, we sure don't want to imply that our users perform tasks for >>>> > which they may be sued. ;-) >>>> > >>>> > I'm not an English native speaker, so as far as I am concerned, my >>>> > first encounter with the word "actionable" was through GTD and task >>>> > management. Could you (and anyone who knows) tell us if using this >>>> > term is misleading? >>>> > >>>> >> The timeline approach to simplifying complex tasks is outlined by >>>> >> Brett >>>> >> Victor in this article (http://worrydream.com/#!/MagicInk). >>>> >> >>>> >> Meg >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> 2012/4/1 Izidor Matušov <[email protected]> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Am 01.04.2012 06:15, schrieb meg ford: >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> Also, on the subject of subtasks, do you think it would be >>>> >>>> interesting >>>> >>>> to have a "Timeline" view where users could add and view subtasks as >>>> >>>> connected to specific tasks? Rather than defining them as a "thing", >>>> >>>> we >>>> >>>> could organize a larger task as consisting of smaller tasks, and >>>> >>>> combine >>>> >>>> it with the calendar function (so users would be adding and editing >>>> >>>> subtasks, maybe by drag and drop) along a line that contained the >>>> >>>> main >>>> >>>> task, and wouldn't have to use separate actions to define when, etc. >>>> >>>> I'm >>>> >>>> not sure how to accomplish this in GTK, but I think it would be nice >>>> >>>> to >>>> >>>> allow the user to define many aspects of their tasks simply, >>>> >>>> treating >>>> >>>> each task as an object rather something which is defined through a >>>> >>>> complicated series of actions via drop-down menus, pop-up windows, >>>> >>>> etc. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> There is a bug/feature request for that: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/gtg/+bug/495475 >>>> >>> >>>> >>> We need somebody who designs and implements that ;) >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>>> Can these actions be called "To Do"? That would go along with the >>>> >>>> name (To Do and Task Manager), and the HIG says that strings >>>> >>>> should >>>> >>>> be as short as possible. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> I am against calling them "To Do". Every active task is "To Do" but >>>> >>> we >>>> >>> want to say that you can do it right now. In my opinion, we should >>>> >>> stick to >>>> >>> "Actionable" from GTD or "Next Action" from other ToDo managers. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > Bertrand Rousseau >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gtg-contributors >>>> Post to : [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gtg-contributors >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >>> >> > > > > -- > Bertrand Rousseau _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gtg-contributors Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gtg-contributors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
