Hey Lisa, I agree with Ron, there isn't any way to merge new stuff to the existing list except to put it at the end.
However, what I would like to see is all of the new stuff first sorted in the previously defined sort order for that view and then added to the bottom of the existing list. Also add me to the list that wants to be able to go back to the original sort without having to remember what that was. I have too many different sort orders to be able to remember each variation... On Jan 28, 11:15 am, Lisa Stroyan <[email protected]> wrote: > At 09:52 AM 1/28/2010, you wrote: > > >If you want to go back to your automatic sorting, just go back > >to your original Will-Do view. I think the functionality for what you > >want to do is already built in. > > It's not just about whether we are able to get it to do what we want > if we work at it, but more that we want to help Andrey find the most > intuitive and user-friendly way to present the new feature. One of > my favorite things about MLO is the combination of power and > intuitiveness - a rare combination. I don't find the manual sort > very intuitive in the way it is presented right now, especially > because it's unclear when it will get rid of the sort order. > > There is also nothing in your workaround that addresses one of the > biggest issues I see: I would like tasks that get added to a view to > be added in the sort order that would be used if they weren't > manually sorted, not at the end. I would see this as a huge > issue. Suppose I have a view that is sorted by due date that I work > out of all the time. I move something up in the list because > although the due date hasn't changed, I want it at the front of my > attention. Now, I have a manually sorted view. Then I add tasks > that are due soon into the list. They current go to the bottom of > the list, and there is no obvious way to say, "reset everything to > automatic sorting". Also reordering my tasks in this view makes the > view pretty pointless, because new tasks are not sorted by date. > > It's probably too hard of a change to fix this, though....which is > why I suggest changing the UI to make what it already does more intuitive. > > I do find the feature very useful - I can just see that there are > going to be views in which it's not worth ever using manual sort > because then that sort would have to be maintained by hand for new tasks. > > Lisa > > ---------- > Lisa Stroyan, mailto:[email protected] -- 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.
