Andrei OK got it. They are just folders but you have changed used automatic formatting rules to change the icon depending on something quite clever... like whether the folder name has an @ in it. AND whether it has any entries in it.
Clever stuff. Can you tell use something about your work flow? e.g. Do all "things you need" to do start life as tasks which you put into one of those folders? And only later get turned into Projects... and if and when this happens only then do you move them into one of your "Projects & Actions" folders below... Something like that? Thanx J On Thursday, December 4, 2014 7:14:16 AM UTC, Andrei Bacean wrote: > > My friend > > IMHO, you ask to many questions in one thread :) > > I will reply to the question about the icons. > See attached image. The answer is there. > > Best regards > Andrew > > среда, 3 декабря 2014 г., 23:39:16 UTC+2 пользователь John Smith написал: >> >> >> Andrei >> >> I have now had a very good look at MLO and I can not for the life of me >> work out how you generated that image(!). >> >> Is that done through the standard "All tasks" view? What are those icons >> that look like baskets and why are two of them red? I am using Windows 7 >> (x64) and I can not find anything similar in any view that I have been able >> to create in any of my views. >> >> I don't think I understand what you mean by "TREE". Is it the structure >> of Folders that I would see for example in the standard "All tasks" view? >> My problem is that if I build a Tree structure using directories to >> reflect the GTD Areas of Focus, then it seems to me that this will >> interfere with using 'drag and drop' to manually change the sort order in >> on order to put the more important stuff at the top of the page. >> >> >> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yv0pRQ4OrfE/VH9772QXQHI/AAAAAAAAAME/jCGeH6--XDg/s1600/delme_MLO_01.gif> >> >> But looking more closely at your screenshot, you have got one row to >> appear for each of your (what I assume to be) Context tags. How did you >> create that? Is each row something you created manually or is it some >> clever View that I have not found yet? >> >> I have also spent quite a lot of time reading and trying to understand >> David Allens GTD method. And I am still not clear what the best way would >> be to implement things to allow me to quickly filter my view to just focus >> on any one of the Contexts. (e.g. Should I set up an entire View and/or >> tab/Workspace for each Context?) >> >> Likewise in GTD you have "Someday-Maybe" and "Delegation/Waiting-For" >> lists. Is the best way to do this to manually move each task/project into a >> specially named folder at (say) the bottom of my screen (called something >> like "Someday-Maybe") and to make sure that the folder has "hide branch in >> To-Do" ticked, so as to stop it from appearing in the "To-do" views? Are >> there any other options? >> Because moving things is a slightly painful thing to do. And yes, even if >> you use F3 to help you - it's certainly a lot more than just a few >> keystrokes. Is there no other/faster way to get something out of the way >> and stop appearing on the To-do lists? >> >> And what about using Context tags? For example I see you have something >> called @WaitingFor. Is that a folder with that name or a Context tag? Is it >> both? If both why do you bother having the Context tag at all... given that >> moving the item into that folder would presumably stop the item from >> appearing on the To-do list? >> >> Also I notice you have folders called "Work Actions" and "Home Actions" >> and then another pair of folders called "Work Projects and Actions" and >> "Home Projects and Actions". Where then do you actually keep your GTD >> Projects? I mean are you physically separating an Actions from the Project >> that it belongs to. Or do you keep Actions that have no project associated >> with them in a completely different place from Actions that are part of >> Projects. If so what is the benefit of doing this? And either way roughly >> how many of each one do you have at any one time... and if that's a fairly >> large number (e.g. over say 10) how do you decide which to next? >> >> With thanks >> >> J >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 2, 2014 9:35:11 AM UTC, Andrei Bacean wrote: >>> >>> Hi John >>> >>> The hardest thing, imho, is to create a simple, easy to understand, >>> TREE. Yes, I say TREE. >>> The TREE is the base of your GTD system. But views, tabs, contexts are >>> instruments which u use to obtain more benefits from the tree. >>> The TREE has to be simple, intuitive and easy to view. You dont have to >>> feel any discomfort when you look at it. >>> If instead you think that the tree is complicated then you may STOP at >>> this moment, don't play with views, tabs and so on. GO BACK to the tree and >>> try to simplify it, reorganize it. If you think that you achieved what you >>> want, and the tree is perfect, then leave it for 1 day. Look at it again >>> the next day in the morning, then in the afternoon and also in the evening. >>> Do you think it's also perfect as before?? >>> If yes, then slowly, step by step play with Tabs, Views, Contexts but >>> remember to not make significant changes to the tree in a hurry. >>> To create a system that works for you is a hard thing. That's why don't >>> hurry, but step by step try to improve your tree, and when you think that >>> it's perfect, only then, play with views and tabs. >>> >>> Ps >>> The Tree may be customized using different fonts for top parrent, using >>> diffenent colors for urgent tasks, using icons instead of classic folders >>> example >>> >>> http://kraevoy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/autoformat_2014_06_26_08.jpg >>> use CAPITALIZATION for top folders instead of normal text and so on... >>> But at the base of any tree is the information and not the formatting. >>> So, try to search in this group for examples of use, to see more >>> examples of trees. Also play with templates offered by MLO Application(menu >>> file/new and then choose a template). Browse also the mlo blog, Andrei (the >>> developer) posted a topic about his MLO tree. Read also more carefully the >>> MLO help file (press F1). >>> I wish you to not hurry but to build your perfect system step by step. >>> Good luck >>> Andrei B >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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/fcdd1ebe-d932-4028-b167-687017b6ea3e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
