For me, this would be a huge functionality improvement. I use MLO to track my tasks and responsibilities and then I use the calendar for scheduling and tactical planning (eg. deciding where certain tasks fit over the upcoming week).
I currently work between two tools - MLO and "The Calendar Planner" (see http://www.thecalendarplanner.com/). The calendar is extremely useful for mapping out weeks or months into the future. I build my calendar and then manually re-jigger the tasks in MLO so that they comply (it does have an xml import/export feature, but I've never spent the time to see if I can get data between the two). If this functionality were bolted on to MLO.... Wow! Steve On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 8:57:32 AM UTC-6, damoski wrote: > > Hi, > > I was going to propose a calendar view, until I searched here and checked > Uservoice, and realised it's already the most frequently-requested feature > :-) > > However - I wanted to extend this a little further, by proposing that the > calendar view doesn't just show the deadline dates of the various tasks, > but actually allows you to tentatively schedule some tasks for a certain > day and even timeslot - and, going one step further - would allow you to > view your prioritised ToDo list, and *quickly and easily *drag-and-drop > the tasks into the free slots on your calendar (alongside your calendared > appointments). > > I keep reasoning that if I execute GTD correctly and use MLO correctly, > then I should just be able to keep ticking off the 'next in the list', and > everything will magically get done. However, the reality is that I often > end up scheduling what I know I need to do, in that particular timeslot > that I know I can do it in. At present, I often end up 'double-entering' > (ie. re-writing the existing MLO task as a calendar appointment), to > co-ordinate this. Using MLO flags up what I need to do on a day-by-day > basis, but I'll still manually compile my 'Today' list from that, and then > work on that. > > Currently, I use a 'Today' context, and Starred view, for that, so I can > quickly look at the Starred view on my phone, but every time I look at it, > I still have to make that mental review of "OK, * task 6... was I going to > do that before OR after the 3pm conference call?". Much better, if I can > drop them directly into a calendar view for today, then glance at that. > > Anyway, I've posted this as an idea on Uservoice: > > > http://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/3509561-close-the-gap-between-the-todo-list-and-the-schedu > > Cheers! > > > Damian > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/-/u0Ug-tJunx8J. 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.
