+ 1 to both.   Or Ctrl+Enter for new entry - this is still quicker than
Insert - particularly on a laptop.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Top Cat
> Sent: 06 September 2009 10:01 p
> To: MyLifeOrganized
> Subject: [MLO] Re: Feature request: use Enter and Tab keys in 
> outline view
> 
> 
> 
> +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!
> > 
> 



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