Mark, That is simply the best description of my MLO usage ever. I also have been around nearly as long. The 'exact' same thoughts: "Easy to plan with, Easy to keep track of everything. Hard to live with on a day to day basis" OMG I'm married to MLO!
On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 8:11 PM Mark Levison <[email protected]> wrote: > @Hienz you’ve just summarized my entire MLO relationship for as long as > I’ve used the app. Which apparently dates back 17yrs almost to the day. > > Easy to plan with, Easy to keep track of everything. Hard to live with on > a day to day basis, which is why I eventually wind up abandoning it every > few years. > > Cheers > Mark - an early user and former forum admin > > On Friday, 27 May 2022 at 03:06:14 UTC-4 Heinz wrote: > >> I have been working with MLO for many years now. >> My thoughts (mainly) about the desktop version. >> >> *I love* MLO for my task planning. >> It is a very versatile planning tool and task organizer. >> I love the flawless synchronization across all my devices. >> I love the different ways of adding tasks to my inbox (task-by-email, >> Siri reminders, ...) >> >> *I can live* with MLO for my todo lists. >> I managed to set up a reasonable overview about my upcoming tasks, using >> workspaces, views, filters and sorting. >> My standard view "My Day" shows technically all I need, but it is neither >> a nice nor a motivating user interface. >> A more attractive wrapping around a list of undone tasks wouldn't hurt :-) >> >> *I am lost* with MLO when "Doing" things. >> For the tasks I have to do on my computer I would wish MLO could support >> me more in focusing at the current task. >> Maybe the next evolution step of the "Zoom" function? >> My idea would be something like an always-on-top vertical task >> bar/window, showing >> >> - the task I am working on >> - the time I have been spending on this task including an alarm >> (pomodoro technique) >> - a plain notes field for quickly putting down ideas, next steps or >> links without diverting my focus to a separate tool. >> >> Today I try to bridge this gap by using a desktop notes program in >> parallel, but I have to copy my notes back and forth to MLO. >> >> [email protected] schrieb am Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2022 um 17:23:08 >> UTC+2: >> >>> >>> The only thing that i miss in MLO is a sort of drag and drop task to >>> schedule them in a calendar view in the same manner of google task/ google >>> calendar or Microsoft to do/Outlook calendar.... >>> >>> Is very handy for week planning and instead of a list of number you can >>> easily visually see correlation between planned task/event and the time >>> that they "fill".... >>> >>> I would like to see also a "day remaining counter" in columns....i know >>> is already possible to see them moving mouse over due date, but a dedicated >>> column would be great to see them all at a glance.... >>> >>> Thanks!! >>> On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 20:54:45 UTC+2 daniel wrote: >>> >>>> THIS!!!!! >>>> >>>> So many times I think I must have missed the click, only to then find I >>>> did occurrences into the future >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 12:49 PM imajeff <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> A relatively simple improvement is to make some visible indication on >>>>> the check box the moment you click to complete a recurring task. >>>>> Many times especially when I was new at this, I would click the task, >>>>> see nothing happen, and click it again several times (it is actually >>>>> normal >>>>> for me to either have trouble with my mouse button, or operating system >>>>> not >>>>> responding). >>>>> Slowly I realize that I have now completed furture occurrences clear >>>>> into next year but of course I was only trying to complete the current >>>>> one! >>>>> >>>>> Please make some kind of animation to indicate the recurrence coming >>>>> back, or at least show the check mark for a limited time to show that it >>>>> acknowledged my click! Yes I am aware that if you are watching someplace >>>>> else on the screen and remember what the due date said then you would see >>>>> a >>>>> change to know, but obviously that will not do for this feature request. >>>>> We >>>>> were not looking over there most of the time; just make the actual >>>>> checkbox >>>>> do something. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> 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/54cabe83-a883-4529-821e-42917fd6c767n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/54cabe83-a883-4529-821e-42917fd6c767n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- > 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/921c86d4-1b7e-4990-ac52-78e0291106f7n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/921c86d4-1b7e-4990-ac52-78e0291106f7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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