Jon - tried that after you suggested it (thanks!), couple of observations:
1. You can collapse and expand the the pages, but doesn't quite give the visual appeal of seeing a page at a time and the satisfaction of a reducing number of tasks. So, I still prefer the Page 1, 2...contexts and going through them is like flipping the page; 2. Not sure whether it works as well with your set up, but I find that shutting down the software for the day and firing it up again later brings me back to the page and position I was on, thus allowing me to continue the pass through the pages from where I left off (as Mark Forster recommends we do after a break period). Both the above are more personal preferences than anything else, but really MLO works like a charm on AF. Steve, just wondering about your pre-numbered templates, when you start a new page. Seems to me copying a task (eg unfinished or recurring task) wont allow you to drop it on your desired location (as the number itself is a task) on the last page, so you need to drop it as a sibling and then re-number it. So I don't prenumber the items, just add them as I go along to the bottom of the list. Wonder if you experienced that? Thanks/JD On Jan 7, 6:27 am, Kudos <[email protected]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
