I guess I thought the filter referred to the folder's name, not contents. I guess that's why "starts with" also doesn't work. Anyway, I get it now. I have a few other view/filter type questions below. Please let me know if you think I should start a new thread for these.
It probably isn't possible, but is there any way to "zoom" inside the context top line item when showing To-Do "Active by Context" view? Is there anyway to set up a rule where if I mark an item as a goal it will automatically add the context "Goal" or project add the context project and/or vice versa? Thanks for your help, The Other Dwight... On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 4:46 PM Dwight Carr <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CAJU1b6h%2B-88fAiALWTB2LVEMHmkP17Xvhz0Eg2hWd%3D_8y_jFSw%40mail.gmail.com.
