There has not been any announcement discontinuing UserVoice so I assume that it is still the best option available to users who are not members of the MLO Beta Test team.
Regarding a tasks-not-in-project view, try this advanced filter: ProjectName is empty -Dwight On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 4:50:18 PM UTC-4, J Smith wrote: > > 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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