Dwight, thanks very much for the guidance on posting suggestions. Regarding Evernote links, the Copy Note URL to Clipboard method works very well for certain types of notes - thanks for bring this to my attention.
Here are my (modified) rules for capture and reference using Evernote. I capture most things into an Evernote "Inbox" and then process the Inbox content every night. For things I find actionable: - When capturing a simple reference (like a URL to an article) within Evernote, I simply create a new MLO Task and embed the article link in the task Note (instead of the Evernote link). This provides a direct reference to the article. - When capturing more complex notes (e-mails, thoughts, PDFs, things without links) within Evernote, I will use the Copy Note URL to Clipboard method - if the content is not sensitive. - In all cases, I make the MLO Task name the same as the Evernote Note title which enables me to use the search facility within Evernote to access the note (for example, if I am offline). For now, this method works with my system (and is light-weight). Someday, maybe tighter integration will make sense. Scott On Monday, October 14, 2013 6:53:23 AM UTC-7, Dwight Arthur wrote: > > Hi, Scott. Like you, I use MLO and Evernote on Windows and Android quite > extensively, so I will try to answer your questions. > > > > First question, what’s the most effective way to submit enhancement > requests? There are basically three channels available to you. First, you > can post your idea to mlo.uservoice.com – this website was set up > specifically to publicize suggestions from users such as yourself. Other > users vote on which suggestions they would like to see implemented, giving > the developers a way to tell which suggestions have broad appeal. Opinions > vary as to the effectiveness of posting to uservoice – among other > problems, new ideas are buried under a lot of older ideas, some of which > are quite popular. Until a new idea somehow gets enough votes to get onto > the first page (somewhat more than 50 votes) few users will even see it. > Also, sometimes there are duplicate ideas and that splits the vote for the > idea. > > > > Second option is to discuss it here, like you are doing. Ideally you will > attract several other people to join the discussion with you, proposing and > discussing alternative solutions until one idea emerges as effective and > not too expensive to build and without negative side effects on other > users. Then the idea needs to get posted as an enhancement request on JIRA, > the change management system used by MLO developers. Active participants in > MLO beta testing have access to JIRA, you can either appeal to beta testers > who have joined your discussion to post it for you, or you could volunteer > to do beta testing and post it yourself. > > > > Third option is to mail it directly in to the developers at > [email protected] <javascript:> – this is not recommended for > requests for new functionality as there’s no indicator of whether other > users support your request and no discussion to show that your idea has > been really thought through. This channel is more for when a change to MLO > or to the environment(s) in which it runs makes it difficult or impossible > to use,and you think that the developers would want to know so they could > fix it right away. > > > > My opinion wopuld be that you should use option 2 for this idea. > > > > Here are my comments on your idea itself. > > The link that you are talking about is the location within the file system > of your PC of a file containing the selected note. That file location is > essentially unusable from within MLO for Android. If you go into Evernote > on Android and use SHARE to send the note to MLO, the link MLO gets will > point to the location within the file system of your phone of a file > containing the selected note. That file location is essentially unusable > from within MLO for Windows. Evernote takes care of keeping the Windows > file and the Android file synchronized but each file is accessible only > within its own system. In order for MLO to honor links of this type you > would need a hybrid link that would contain the Windows address and the > Android address within a single link. Evernote does not provide such links. > > > > The published of Evernote recognized this issue and addressed it as > follows: If you highlight a note and then select “Copy Note URL to > clipboard” from the SHARE menu, Evernote will copy the selected note to a > website and pass you a URL that you can paste into the Note of an MLO Task > and use easily from MLO on any platform. The drawback is that it’s an > unsecured website, which means that it would be a bad place for notes > containing your online banking password or your company’s three year plan > to annihilate the competition. RSVP and please let us know if this would > work for you. > > Thanks, > > -Dwight > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Scott Bray > *Sent:* Sunday, October 13, 2013 11:18 AM > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject:* [MLO] Android - Evernote Note Links > > > > I use MLO on the PC and Android quite extensively (and love it!). > > > > I also use Evernote as my tool for collection and simple organization. > > > > When I capture a thought/task, it goes right to Evernote (99% of the > time). During review periods, I then review my Evernote notes and if a > note is actionable, I simply copy the Evernote *Note Link* into a new (or > existing) MLO task. > > > > All good so far. > > > > If I use MLO on the PC, I can access the note pretty easily by simply > copying the Evernote Link (select + CTRL+C), pasting it into a Run command > (Windows + R), and executing. I have also tried the "file://" method and > felt that although good on Windows, it may not be compatible with other > platforms (and simply got tired doing this). > > > > On Android, the Evernote Link within the task is not usable. *Parts *of > the Note Link are linked to other applications (like numbers to the Phone > app), but this is just the OS taking guesses. > > > > REQUEST: It would be ideal if both the MLO Desktop App and Android App > could treat Evernote Links (and OneNote links) as hyperlinked 'first-class' > citizens. This would make workflow so much easier by allowing users to > simply click the link and open the content. > > > > Please let me know if there is a more formal/appropriate way of requesting > features. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/fe33d6e4-123d-45a5-8b77-f3245685db89%40googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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