I think this would be a very good addition - but I think people commenting are missing the point. Imagine, for example, a checklist -say "Things to do before leaving for Vacation". I don't have a due date - but I want to be able to go through the list, check things off, then leave for my vacation. When I get back, it would be nice if I had a ready to go checklist for leaving on vacation automatically regenerated, without due dates.
On Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 8:10:54 PM UTC-4 TL wrote: > Hi Dwight, > So I recently came back to MLO after leaving it. When I started > researching this issue I realize that I have already asked the question i > was looking for an answer to! > Well this work-around does work, except after trying Omnifocus I've gotten > used to "start dates" as "defer dates". But I've learned that in MLO, you > can't amend the start date of a recurring task so as to "defer" or hide it > for another day or to until I'm ready to deal with it. > But otherwise this trick works. So I very belatedly thank you for > answering this issue for me. > Cheers, > Troy > > On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 1:43:28 PM UTC-5, Dwight wrote: >> >> Hi, Troy. I support this suggestion and I hope it happens. But I know >> that it would be a big change, and in the meanwhile I am all about the >> workaround, so let's discuss how you could schedule your expense reports. >> >> First, you want the task to go away once it's completed and not appear >> in your to-do list until the first of the next week. That's easy enough, >> you juat have to set it to reoccur monthly with a start date of the >> first of the month. The only problem is that you can't code "start date >> = the first of every month" because all of the recurrence formulas are >> for coding the due date. The start date is then calculated by due date >> subtract lead time. So you can code the due date for the 28th of every >> month with a lead time of 27 days. Whenever you mark this complete >> (either because you genuinely completed it or because you decided to >> skip this month) the task will be reset to start the first of the >> following month and will remain inactive until the next month turns. >> >> But you are also asking for no due date. I'm guessing that means that >> you do not want to have to deal with it if this task becomes overdue, >> due or almost-due. In other words, if you skip making an expense this >> month. you do not want the expense report to be showing up on your "due >> in the next seven days" list on the 23rd. At this point you cannot do >> away with the due date without wiping out your recurrence. So, my >> suggestion is this: You still need a due date but you can put it pretty >> far into the future. For example, set up the task with a start date of 1 >> Nov 2016 and a due date of 28 Nov 2116. Lead time should be 100y 28d >> (100 years and 28 days), then set the Lock Lead Time tickbox. Set >> recurrence so the task reoccurs the 28th of every month. Now, when you >> mark the task complete, the start date will reset to the first of next >> month amd the due date will be 100 years in the future so it will never >> show up in and due date reporting you might do. >> >> Please let me know if this helps. >> >> >> -Dwight >> >> On 11/15/2016 4:23 PM, Troy Lundblad wrote: >> > +1 for me. >> > Another example would be to file my previous month expense report. >> > Don't want it to show up until the first, but it doesn't really have a >> > due date. I just want to be reminded and for it to reset once I >> complete >> > it and I don't want it clogging up my screen until the first of month. >> > >> > -- 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/6d9cec7b-6b75-42bd-b0cb-57ec1e29b0acn%40googlegroups.com.
