Hi Guys, I have kept it really really simple (I added the numbers just for ease of use) so in the template I have a blank page with 1-25 blank items already created. Typically it looks like this,
Page |__ 1. |__ 2. |__ 3. ... |__ 25. This is set to no context. Once I add a page I number it and create a context plus view, Page 1 (Hide this task only in ToDo - context set to Page 1 - view set hide header show all tasks) View called Page1 |___ 1. Review Mark Forster Autofocus system - highlight important points |___ 2. Batch Process Email |___ 3. Process MLO Club emails |___ ..... |___ 25. Update Anti-Virus Page 2 (Hide this task only in ToDo - context set to Page 2 - view set hide header show all tasks) View called Page2 |___ 1. Email DIT group about Autofocus system |___ 2. Reply to email on MLO group re Autofocus :) |___ 3. ........ I just complete the tasks if they are done - highlight them if they are discarded. At the moment I find it easier to switch to the Outline view to add another entry to the last page. Then switch back to my existing page view. Though I am wondering about RTE I might just add them to the inbox and move them, not sure yet. I have 5 active pages - 10 created. Using a blank template and replicating views it takes only a few seconds to add another page. As far as understand with the Autofocus system a page in itself can be completed. So eventually Page 1 could be removed etc. I think the general idea is to treat each page as it's own separate unit. There is obviously a certain overhead in maintenance terms creating the pages but as mentioned utilising a portion of the outline as a template is quick. Just creating the views/contexts takes a little time but it is minimal if you use existing views. Probably works best to do so many pages in batches. Now it did occur to me that some clever sole here - which there are many - might be able to work out an easy scripted/automated way of duplicating the same blank list and incrementing the page numbers in context and view? If that is possible of course. Ideally it would be nice to state create - pages 10 to 20, 20 to 30 or something along those lines. All the best Steve ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Kudos <[email protected]> To: MyLifeOrganized <[email protected]> Received: 06/01/2009 15:29:05 Subject: [MLO] Re: Mark Forster - Autofocus System - MLO requirements >JD & olejorik, >Surely it's a lot easier to separate out items. I think >what Steve >meant in his original post is something like this: >Create parent items in the your Outline called 'Page 1', >'Page 2' etc. >Set the To-Do list view to group by task parent first. >Set To-Do list filter to show All tasks (including >complete). >Steve, thanks for the tip about AFTM.. I'm trying it >out on paper at >the moment.. Not sure if I can say goodbye to my To-Do >list in MLO but >we'll see! >Jon >On Jan 6, 10:06 am, JD <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Steve, >> >> I signed up as a tester of the AF system and I started >today on paper >> (as suggested) and your post has dragged me into >thinking about it in >> electronic terms sooner than I expected it to. I mean >that in the >> nicest possible way :) Yes, I did start with Page 1, >Page 2 lists, >> and bumped that up in my context list with an ! mark. >That way all the >> pages appear at the top of my context lists. The >strike through >> allows you to delete incomplete tasks and move them to >the last page >> via the copy function. As far as I can see, copying it >doesn't allow >> you to inherit the context, so I have to replace the >context when >> copying to the last page. The cool thing though is that >copying to the >> last page doesn't carry the strikethrough format >across, so your task >> appears neatly as an incomplete task at the end of >your list. >> >> Basically, I intend to allow the screen to fill up with >tasks, perhaps >> limiting them to 30 or so, before creating a new >context page. >> >> Just some of my initial thoughts on using MLO to work >the AF system. >> >> Cheers/JD >> >> On Jan 5, 11:28 pm, "Steve Wynn" ><[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Mark Forster has just unveiled his Autofocus system >- and to be perfectly honest it lends itself to MLO >quite well because it is just a long list. But here is the >issue as far as MLO is concerned - the long list needs to >be split into pages. The ideal tool cited is a notebook >with between 25 - 35 lines. You basically work on a >page at a time moving forwards and backwards. >> >> > As far as MLO is concerned all I think that is >required is a way to segment a large list - ideally into >pages (similar in a way to Pocket Mod print). Perhaps >the page setup could be customised to display x number >of items - dependant on user specified line lengths/item >count. A simple forward and back page turn of some >description would also be required. Order should be >based on creation date/time. Another requirement is >the use of a highlighter to mark items as dismissed - this >can easily be achieved by the new colour coding . >> >> > At the moment I can probably replicate the >requirements by creating separate Page 1, Page 2 type >lists with associated contexts and views - this may even >turn out to be the best option! But it would be simpler >if there was a way within MLO to create one big list >that was automatically split into pages. >> >> > All the best >> >> > Steve >> >> > big_grin.gif >> > < 1KViewDownload > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/myLifeOrganized?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
