Hi Jon, That is not a bad idea I will give it a try.
Many thanks Steve ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Kudos <[email protected]> To: MyLifeOrganized <[email protected]> Received: 06/01/2009 22:27:51 Subject: [MLO] Re: Mark Forster - Autofocus System - MLO requirements >Steve, I'm sure it's easy to duplicate a task and >increment the >number.. :) But I don't understand why associated >contexts would be >beneficial.. Why not just have a context 'AutoFocus' >with all pages >and tasks set to it. Then set up the To-Do filter to >group tasks by >Parent. Then you can just expand/collapse pages in your >To-Do >filter..? >Jon >On Jan 6, 9:32 pm, "Steve Wynn" ><[email protected]> >wrote: >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
