+ 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! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
