UPDATE: Wait is MLO still using mlo.uservoice.com ? https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mylifeorganized/yuMS4kLY_JQ
(From memory I previously became disillusioned because it seems that voting on completely different software was using up my MLO universe votes!) On Friday, 1 April 2016 20:33:55 UTC+1, J Smith wrote: > > > Dwight - my saviour. I was very much hoping you might show up. :^) > > 1. How do I build a view for tasks that are not in a project? > I tried adding the Advanced filter of IsProject is false, but it only > seems to remove the actual project name rows. > > 2. Please remind me how do I request a feature to be added? > i.e. IsNextAction to be added to the advanced filter. It seems as strange > omission. > > Many thanks > > J > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, 1 April 2016 16:50:20 UTC+1, Dwight Arthur wrote: >> >> OK, we discussed this a few months ago but I don't think you were ready >> yet for that discussion. >> >> Short answer: no, you cannot make a single view with the contents you >> want using MLO as currently implemented. >> >> Long answer: >> There are a lot of "standard" filters including Actions, Hierarchy, >> Completed, Text, Contexts, Flags, Start date and References. For the most >> part these are on or off, or involve a simple, one-dimensional set of >> choices. If you cannot accomplish what you want using these filters you can >> use the Advanced filters where you get to build complex tests with logical >> operations like OR AND & NOT, parentheses, and so on. >> >> The filters you called Standard are probably the Action filters, with >> values All, Available, NextActions and Completed. These filters are very >> useful, covering the most commonly used subsets of task status. From time >> to time you need something that does not quite match up with the standard >> values, and then you need to go to the Advanced Filters to build exactly >> what you want. And here is the problem: There should be an advanced filter >> IsNextAction, but there isn't. You can only get next actions using the >> Actions filter, which does not allow for logical operations like OR. So you >> cannot build a view for Next Actions OR tasks not in a project. On the >> other hand, if it would help you, you can certainly build a view for next >> actions and a view for tasks not in a project, and display the two views >> side by side, or top over bottom. >> >> So, your choices are >> 1. Request the implementation of an IsNextAction advanced filter and wait >> for it to be implemented >> 2. on a mobile device, create a half-screen widget for a Next Actions >> view and a half-screen widget for tasks not in a project and display them >> together on a single screen. >> 3. on Windows, create two workspaces, one locked to a Next Actions view >> and the other locked to a tasks-not-in-a-project view. In >> tools>options>Behaviour turn on Allow Multiple Instances. Open two copies >> of MLO. In one, open the Next Actions workspace and in the other open the >> task-not-project workspace. Arrange the two windows on a single screen. >> >> On 4/1/2016 7:25 AM, J Smith wrote: >> >> UPDATE >> >> Okay after spending time on experimentation, I think I have now worked >> out what each of the standard filters does. >> >> But I can't work out how to create a view that just show Next Actions and >> tasks that are not part of a Project. >> >> i.e. I am trying to compress the full complexity of complex project but >> at the same time not hide individual tasks that are not part of any formal >> project. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> J >> >> >> On Friday, 1 April 2016 11:14:42 UTC+1, J Smith wrote: >>> >>> Hello >>> >>> I am just revisiting how MLO task filtering works at core. >>> >>> To be honest I am finding it extremely hard to get my head around the >>> exact distinctions between: >>> - Active >>> - Available >>> - Complete Tasks in Order >>> - Next Action >>> >>> When I first joined MLO 18 months ago I found the help files to be too >>> hard to understand and I eventually only got there only by experiment! >>> And now 18 months later I've rather forgotten the distinctions. >>> >>> To save me (and anyone new) the time, has anyone done any good explainer >>> videos yet? >>> >>> Many thanks >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> PS. Fwiw, I want to create a view that shows all my Next Actions of >>> formal MLO Projects *and* any Tasks that are not part of any Project. >>> i.e. It needs show tasks that are not part of a Project but hide any >>> tasks that are part of MLO Projects which are not the NEXT Action. >>> Also I want to hide tasks by putting them into the future (e.g. using >>> Start Date). >>> >>> But I am now trying work out if there is a standard view that already >>> does this... ! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/811a7b6b-b982-4faf-95a8-80086a0463b5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/811a7b6b-b982-4faf-95a8-80086a0463b5%40googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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