Thank you, Peter! Dne středa, 24. října 2012 1:50:44 UTC+2 JimboDimbo napsal(a): > > Hi Guys, > > Yes. Here is some more detail. > Attached is a screenshot of the 12 rules in the Automatic Formatting Rules > window. Together with the .mlaf export of them. > As you infer Petr, the icons do need to be imported and license > restrictions prevent me from posting them here. They are free to use for > personal use and can be used commercially if bought as a set. > I used 16x16x32 .png files from IconArchive ( > http://www.iconarchive.com/show/play-stop-pause-icons-by-icons-land.htmland > http://www.iconarchive.com/show/plex-icons-by-cornmanthe3rd.2.html for > the little yellow notepad, I wanted a clear difference from the MLO notes > icon). > Then converted them to .ico using http://www.convertico.com/ > Then imported them into MLO via the Icon screen in the Auto-format window. > I think I am allowed under the license to share these icons with > individuals, so email me if you want the .ico set I used (peter at pd1.co > ). > I also attach my detailed notes (Lisa), but these are a bit rambling as I > was trying to justify/test my decisions at each point. > > As you may be aware, when importing the .mlaf rules they dump into the top > and you need to drag them down to the 'Add custom rules here' section. > > The rules require the use of Contexts with 'Waiting', 'Someday' and > 'Notes' in them. For GTD people the first two will be familiar and you > probably will have these (but maybe you use 'Sometime' which will not work > until you edit the @Someday Rule). I also tend to put tasks which are only > notes in MLO; which maybe I shouldn't, but for now it works for me. It's > nice to flag these so I can ignore them (or find them). > > The auto-formatting is surprisingly powerful and quick. This is a strong > endorsement of MLO and it's design. > > I note that Cloud sync does not include the Auto-format rules. Which is > probably OK. I have been in "programmer mode" whilst developing these > rules. Now that they are developed I can drop back into ordinary life mode > and get using MLO normally. > > The status icon really does help me using MLO. I suspect that for most > people the Outline review is a key activity and involves scanning > potentially hundreds of tasks. The MLO folder/project hierarchy helps, but > having an icon to focus on the live (play) and paused tasks is so useful. > > I hope people can make good use of these status icon rules. > > Special thanks must go to Carl at the Manage-This site, whose blog started > this. I have just refined this and produced a simpler and more consistent > set of rules/icons. > > Cheers, > Peter. > P.s. Sorry for zip file, but got error posting separate files in Google. > > On Monday, October 22, 2012 4:07:58 AM UTC+1, JimboDimbo wrote: >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> Has anyone tried using the Task status icon technique to quickly show a >> Task status in Outline view (also shows in To-Do)? >> This was mentioned in a post from Jarek on Oct 6 which I cannot find on >> this forum unless I do a search, but he referred to a blog post here: >> http://manage-this.com/mylifeorganized-custom-status-icons/ >> You need to read this blog post, but his really good idea is to assign a >> status icon to a Task based on it's status. >> Based on this, these are the status categories I have developed: >> >> 1. Live + Overdue or Starred (Play Red icon) >> 2. Live (Play Green icon) >> 3. Scheduled this week (Pause Light Green icon) >> 4. Scheduled this month (Pause Green) >> 5. Scheduled after this month (Pause Dark Green) >> 6. Delegated/Waiting For (Pause Red) >> 7. Someday/Maybe (Pause Grey) >> 8. Task is a note (Notepad Yellow) >> >> See screen shot attached. >> >> The main idea I had is that tasks are either (a) 'paused' because they >> are scheduled, waiting on someone or are tagged as 'sometime/maybe'; or >> 'play' which means they are 'live' (my term for any task which I could >> be working on; which is similar to the MLO 'active' but >> ignores dependencies and the 'hide-branch'). >> >> I now find this status icon invaluable to review my Outline. When there >> are many items in Outline it is hard to easily make sense of all the >> folders/projects/tasks. Now with the icon status I can quickly see which >> tasks are 'live' or 'paused'. I know you can filter or zoom, but I like to >> trundle through my whole list, or at least one of the top level folders to >> get an overview and prioritise my activity. >> Sometimes I find myself prioritising a 'paused' task because I have >> recent information that changes the status which is not yet captured in MLO >> and the task is not in my To-Do. >> It's not really possible to keep MLO totally current, or at least it >> would take too much work. So I find that a quick run through my Outline is >> required most days to check status and keep the To-Do list accurate. >> >> I have adapted/developed custom rules based on this idea and I do not see >> any other references in this forum to this technique. I would be interested >> in comments from others. >> >> I have the icons and rules if anyone is interested. I have also written >> some detailed notes along with these, but I'll see if there is any traction >> on this before posting, as it gets quite detailed. >> >> I see that v4 has more Outline filtering, but as I said, I still like to >> review main focus areas (work/home/folk) at times, for a GTD type weekly >> review. >> This icon does not work on Android, but I use that mainly read-only. The >> idea here is to aid the Outline reviews. >> >> Cheers, >> Peter. >> >
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