Thanks for the explanation. I will keep experimenting. Best Regards, Other Dwight...
On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 16:41 Dwight Arthur <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear other Dwight, I'm putting this back on the list because the next > discussion could be helpful to others. > > Here's the issue about FolderName. If I put a penny in a little blue > bottle and put the little blue bottle in a big green bottle and asked for a > list of all the things in blue bottles, I will just get the penny. Not the > blue bottle. Because it is not *IN* a blue bottle. It *IS *a blue bottle > but it is not *IN *one. Understand? > > The FolderName variable contains the name of the folder containing the > current item. The "x" folder *IS *a folder whose name contains "Maybe" > but it is *NOT IN* a folder whose name contains "maybe". > > On other matters, the proper use of subrules is too large and complex of > an issue to treat here. Maybe I will write it up some other time. Just one > hint: hit the [-] icon from the *FRONT* of each rule to collapse the > display into something readable. I'm not certain but I *THINK* what its > doing is converting from a hierarchically indented display in Polish > notation into a Boolean display. Knowing this, you can try stuff and then > convert to Boolean to see what it really does. > > One more hint: This is counterintuitive and weird but and rule which has > any subrules can itself hold only one of two possible values, [BLANK] or > [NOT] - if you put any other content into a rule and then give it a > subrule, the other content vanishes and returns only after the last subrule > gets deleted. > > OK, one more hint. The rule editor on Android (and, I assume, on Apple) is > newer and far easier to understand. You can develop rules there and then > export them and import them on Windows. Once you go above about three pairs > of parentheses you should probably switch to working on Mobile MLO if you > have it. > > Proper Dwight > On 9/29/2020 17:12, Dwight Carr wrote: > > Dear Proper Dwight, LOL > > Adding the contexts "someday" and "maybe" to the folder did remove it from > view. I have the option set to ask me about context when I drag/drop an > item..., but I looked at it again and I guess I still don't understand why > "FolderName does not contain 'Maybe'" would not remove the folder whose > name contains "maybe". I tried "FolderName does not start with 'z'" and > that still didn't work. Anyway, it works now so that's good enough for > me. > > I don't understand how sub-rules work, but I guess they work like () in > boolean filters. I really need to review boolean filters... > > Also, can you clarify? If I select a context from the context filter box > then all the included filters are included as well, but if I select > "Contexts is (exactly)" then only the selected context is shown, not all of > it's included contexts. Is that correct? > > Thanks again, > other Dwight... > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/CAJU1b6hWWz4ZsDueRYQ8h6T3swoNQ0Y5XBRLv%3DmcYpYih0Sb0w%40mail.gmail.com.
