+1 to having the enter key create a new entry. I agree: tab & shift- tab should indent and outdent. I was a devoted Ecco Pro user who now uses MLO. Anything MLO could incorporate from Ecco would be a plus. I loved all those user defined columns. I also use Ilium software's listmaker, ListPro, on my PPC. That software has features that I wish were in MLO: many user defined columns. You can sort columns and clear whole columns, and flag items. Wonderful software.
On Sep 6, 9:18 am, Brian C <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it would save lots of time in creating outlines if you used > the Enter and Tab keys while working in the outline to create and > indent/outdent tasks. Ideally, when you press Enter, MLO would create > a new entry (using the same functionality as the Insert key, which to > me is much harder to get to). The Tab key (and Shift-Tab) would use > the same functionality as the indent/outdent arrow buttons, which > today requires that you move your mouse to the button so that you can > click it. > > I would think that this would be relatively easy to implement, and > would replace the current functionality which doesn't do much (Enter > simply selects the entry, and Tab moves you from the outline frame to > the various fields on the Properties frame). The Enter and Tab keys > would then do what people naturally think they should do, and is > similar to how you create an outline in MS Word and other apps. > > BTW, for years I've been searching for a replacement to Ecco Pro, > which I've always held as the gold standard for an outline-based > method of organizing information. Although manufacturing discontinued > 10 years ago, there are still legions of devoted fans. MLO, in my > opinion, comes closest, and I'd suggest that you download a free copy > of it to see how it works (enter "download Ecco Pro" in Google). It > might give you some great ideas for the future, and you'll see how the > Enter and Tab keys work in that application. > > Finally, I CAN'T WAIT for your Blackberry version that'll integrate > with your desktop version. Although there are decent versions of > outline-based tools on the Palm and iPhone (although they don't have a > desktop version like yours, which I think is critical), there is a > complete paucity of outline-based tools on the Blackberry. I think > you'll sell lots of copies of MLO to Blackberry users. > > Keep up the good work! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
