Dear MC, Totally understand. the 2 keywords will be treated as 1 tag if we use the "Filter" function. So, don't use "filter". Use the Search function instead.
Try it and let me know how it is working for ya. On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 at 15:32, Marcello Capucci <[email protected]> wrote: > Imagine you have several task, for example, that are accomunated by > something. > For example: > - Paint the gate in the garden > - Paint the kitchen wall > Both task needs "varnish" and "brush" > I'd like to apply tag #varnish and #brush to both task. > So that If I need to check where I need (for example) a brush, I can > quickly do that > It's only an example. > For this reason, it seems to me that limiting to a single tag per task is > a mistake. > I don't think MLO supports the ";" separator. > If you write #varnish; #brush, for MLO is a single tag, not two > I have been using MindManager for years (I know, it's a different software > ...), which for example supports all the tags you want for each task, and > it seems very useful: I can make dashboards that do not only concern > deadlines, priorities, resources etc. > Il giorno domenica 23 ottobre 2022 alle 18:48:01 UTC+2 Dwight ha scritto: > >> Folders could not substitute for tags because a task can only be in one >> folder, tags tend to come in flocks. >> >> Flags could substitute but there is a downside. Tags can be very ad hoc, >> arising in response to a transitory issue that soon fades. Whenever a new >> tag is needed, one would need to go into the Manage Flags window and create >> it. Some time later, one would need to go into the Manage Flags box again >> to clean out unused flags. That last housekeeping is unlikely to happen >> often, so it will get messy. >> >> What's wrong with the current implementation: you can use comma separated >> tags but MLO does not know you are doing that. MLO has a great capability >> add on the fly to the list of available tags and to remove tags when they >> are unused. But if you change "tag1" to "tag1, tag2" MLO does not add tag2 >> to the list, it adds the entire string with two tags, which is not very >> useful. Also, using search exposes you to the ambiguity where one item is a >> substring of another unrelated item, like when you search for "%mail" and >> you get "%mailbox" mixed in. >> >> I think that a change to text tag to allow multiple tags with MLO >> recognizing them individually would be popular with people who use tags. >> >> _Dwight >> On 10/22/2022 7:12 AM, 'Michael Emerald, CFA' via MyLifeOrganized wrote: >> >> I see your point, but have a different perspective on text tags. I’m >> guessing that you (correctly) mean that nowadays “tags” means you can affix >> as many tags as you want to an item. Of course you are correct. >> >> >> >> But the usage here, I feel, is rather not a tag as we know it, but rather >> an additional text field, one which can be used for filtering. Furthermore, >> unlike photos, web pages, etc. I can’t see a need where I’d say “Show me >> all the tasks that involve ‘Tools of the Trade’. For that, I’d use a >> folder or flag. >> >> >> >> Again, your point is valid, but I wouldn’t recommend it for adoption. >> >> >> >> Take Care, >> >> >> >> *Michael Emerald, CFA* >> >> >> >> *Performance Business Design* >> >> Owner, Business Strategy Consultant >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On >> Behalf Of *MOK | MATSURU >> *Sent:* Saturday, October 22, 2022 02:57 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [MLO] What reason for only ONE text tag? >> >> >> >> I agree that it is limited. but you can put more keywords in it. >> >> Then, use the search text tag function instead of the filter. This way >> you will be able to find the task with multiple text tags. >> >> To differentiate text tags with task names, you can put in special >> symbols like @ # ?$ ...etc so the search will include these symbols and >> will not show the search result with the task name. >> >> >> >> hope this helps. >> >> >> >> On Mon, 17 Oct 2022 at 14:30, Marcello Capucci <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Which is the reason for having only one text tag for task? >> >> I think it could be very useful tag task with *one or more *tag. >> >> Thanks. 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