I am only familiar with cloud sync, but switching between profiles seems very straightforward there.
My comment about discussing platforms was directed at the developer but it's moot now. Lisa Stroyan, [email protected] On Nov 23, 2013 8:27 PM, "bs27975" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Saturday, 23 November 2013 20:12:17 UTC-5, Lisa S wrote: > >> Two comments: >> >> On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 1:31 PM, bs27975 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> (Particularly given that the multiple file usefulness of the desktop app >>> does not appear to have been carried through to the cloud / android, where >>> a single monolithic file seems de rigeur.) >>> >> >> The cloud and Android can support multiple profiles, and each profile can >> correspond to a desktop file if you want, so I do think this is supported. >> > > But not via local sync, and, as I remember my testing, switching profiles > is painful. Which is to say, using multiple lists or switching lists is not > as simple or as easy as on the desktop, let alone (in essence) simultaneous > use. > - sync is to the currently open list on the desktop, only. Not all lists > all of the time. > > Perhaps achievable by multiple instances on Android? If such were even > possible to program. > > Not that I'm entirely certain this is a deal breaker / how much this > matters, it was more of an observation of a welcome desktop element that > didn't carry through. Or at least not intuitively. I suspect this is more > of a use / learning curve issue - since a task can be blessed as a project, > and zoomed to a view wherein that project task looks like the root task > (for the moment). > > >> >> Regarding discussion of competitors...I think the tradeoff is worth it. >> You have enough happy users here that the number that would go investigate >> and tell you either why MLO is better or how similar features could be >> added to MLO (both of which can be useful to the dev team), is much higher >> than the number that go switch. I think you can assume a pretty >> sophisticated user base, that knows other ways to find other >> software...just my thoughts! >> >> Sorry, not sure what you're saying here. Tradeoff of what, to what. > > I think you misunderstand (or I'm misunderstanding you, it feels like you > are making both positive and negative points to such discussion): > > (a) this public group is the first point of presence for further info / > help with mlo. It is where someone looking for a solution is going to come, > first. Looking over the fence and asking the neighbour what they might know > or have experienced. > (b) It is this very user base that you talk about, which is to say, those > that ultimately chose MLO over TDL, that know the answer, and the good > solid reasons for making the choice they did. > > And that is what my question was: Why did you choose MLO over TDL? (i.e. > Help me choose it too, or figure out why to choose it, or what solutions it > brings to my party that the other does not.) [All such software is way too > intensive to properly evaluate for oneself quickly - it means pouring one's > life into it, and migration is always a headache, and using it for some > months. 'Failed' trials are too painful and time expensive.It's prudent to > ask such questions in order to keep the number of forays down. ] > > Which is all I have done. > > -- > 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]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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/8124acba-0716-4219-8e07-930422941d17%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. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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/CAJYFk%2B0nmSKjmJMThTjfVyLSvXy1kcQhm6QMNmGkjckAwdLZ_w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
