Ok so after thinking about this for you, I decided to change the way I do checklists. One of the advantages of trying to help others in the MLO group is that it makes you rethink how you were doing something. : +)
Anyway, I now have a task “checklist XXX” with multiple subtasks under it. The last subtask in the list is “Complete checklist XXX”. Then I add the “tick” flag to all of the subtasks except that “Complete checklist” subtask. MLO is nice in that you can select all of the subtasks and add the flag once in the flag column. With that, you can then add an advanced filter in your main view to not show “ticked” tasks. In that way only the last (complete checklist XXX) task is shown in your main view. Then you can have a specific to your checklist tasks view that does show all of the “ticked” items. This is much simpler to what I was doing in the past. And BTW you are correct; using HideInTodo is true or false only filters out what isn’t stated. It does not add in anything. Also I know of at least one difference between Action filter - Active and the Action Filter – All with the advanced filter ActiveAction. It has to do with start dates in the future. The Action Filter - Active WILL NOT show active tasks with start dates in the future. The All with advanced feature ActiveAction WILL show future start date active tasks. On Jan 25, 3:04 pm, Richard C <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for this - see inline comments below > > On Jan 23, 6:20 pm, pottster <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Richard, > > > To address your last comment first. > > > You can get tasks marked with 'Hide the branch in the ToDo' > > to appear in the 'All' view by adding the rule "HideInToDo is True" in > > the Advanced Filter. > > That's interesting - my previous experiments with Advanced Filters > concluded that you can't use them to show tasks that are excluded by > the selections that you have made in the panels above (ie: if you > select All and that doesn't include Hidden items then you can't > override that with an Advanced Filter). I am not saying you are > wrong that is what seemed to be happening. I will try your suggestion > > > > > Again, you can achieve the views you want by using the Advanced Filter > > and saving as custom views. > > > For the view with the Folder but no subtasks use something like:- > > > ACTION FILTER: ALL > > ADVANCED FILTER RULES: (ActiveAction) OR (Caption contains 'evening') > > Does ACTION FILTER: ALl AND ADVANCED FILTER: (ActiveAction) create > view that is the same as ACTION FILTER: ACTIVE? I have found > myself geetting confused with the All filter. > > > For the view with subtasks use something like:- > > > ACTION FILTER: ALL > > ADVANCED FILTER RULES: (ActiveAction) OR (HideInToDo) > > > Latter view assumes you have hidden subtasks in ToDo which is, I > > think, what you said you have done. > > I will give some of these ideas a try when I have a moment. -- 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.
