I also wish MLO could do this. On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:34:51 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote:
> 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/758229cc-0efc-450c-9aee-f31b45d25625n%40googlegroups.com.
