[MLO] Re: Inbox view tweak

2021-11-21 Thread Stéph
> On Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 9:19:42 AM UTC-5 Brian Melendez wrote: > >> >> Thank you for these comments. They were helpful. >> On Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 6:41:50 AM UTC-5 Stéph wrote: >> >>> Hello Brian, >>> You could start by select

[MLO] Re: how to rank tasks by ending date? or finishing date?

2021-12-04 Thread Stéph
I'm not sure I fully agree with you. I think sorting should be as you describe if you are viewing tasks in a flat list. However, if you're looking at tasks within their hierarchy, then I don't think the sorting should change the outline hierarchy, duplicating branches and tasks. If you're choos

[MLO] Re: Enhancement request: change project status from the main window (right click of the mouse)

2021-12-10 Thread Stéph
Agreed. If all of the properties columns in the main pane had selection lists, it would be far more consistent. Hopefully Andrey's team has this on the wish-list. On Thursday, 9 December 2021 at 11:16:11 UTC patricio...@gmail.com wrote: > hi All, > > If it is not available, at least I couldn't

[MLO] Re: Sync Android app to local file

2021-12-10 Thread Stéph
WiFi sync is a direct sync between your mobile device and the file on your laptop. It has its limitations, though - the main one of these being that you have to set it up as if synching to a new file every time your laptop WiFi network changes or IP address gets reassigned. There isn't an optio

[MLO] Re: how to rank tasks by ending date? or finishing date? >> How to blend Dated and Non-dated tasks better?

2021-12-10 Thread Stéph
f 'must', > whereas this is not true at all. E.g. if I set a date to remind me to do a > recurring task, it might be mundane like 'take clothes for pressing'. The > settings for priority etc don't seem to have enough influence over the due > date. >

[MLO] Re: Partners using one MLO Pro license

2021-12-12 Thread Stéph
Hello rexcomm, If you want something you can both access at all times, then you'll definitely need something with a Cloud-based file, so that means having to pay a subscription. Having said that, I think the MLO Cloud subscription is only about the price of a coffee, once per month. Other than

[MLO] Re: UI Elements in v5 (checkboxes)

2021-12-14 Thread Stéph
Hello Nick, The checkbox appears to the left of icon position 0, so it looks like there's no way of changing it, unless there's some Registry hack which would do it. It looks like the only thing you can do is change the size of the checkboxes, under Options - Themes & Formatting. Sorry to disa

Re: [MLO] Need GTD/MLO feedback on active action lists with tasks that ALWAYS stick around

2021-12-14 Thread Stéph
I do similar to Dwight. When I'm waiting for someone else to do something to progress a task, I set the context to "@Waiting", put the person's name at the top of my Note (with a ? tag - eg ?James, ?Sarah, etc) and reset the start date to the first day I can start chasing them for it. As my acti

[MLO] Re: What to do about tasks with potential NEGATIVE outcome and procrastination?

2021-12-16 Thread Stéph
Ooh, that's a question which goes beyond the mechanics of how to use MLO. I expect there are lots of websites and specialists which can coach you about how to deal with stressful situations, conflict at work and finding win-win solutions. Just one thought from me, though - Sometimes breaking dow

Re: [MLO] Do we have a way to vote users' ideas/enhancements requests?

2022-01-05 Thread Stéph
Thanks Dwight, that's a clear and succinct summary of all the concerns I have about the way Uservoice works (or doesn't work). Microsoft uses it for feedback and ideas as well, and I see the same level of frustration from the people on those Uservoice forums. On Monday, 3 January 2022 at 15:45:

[MLO] Re: Apple watch quick entry?

2022-01-11 Thread Stéph
Hello Will, There is a way to do what you want. In the Settings for the iOS version of MLO, you'll see "iOS Reminders". You can set MLO to import anything from a specified list in the Reminders app. This allows you to say "Hey Siri, remind me to" and the next time MLO is opened it will impo

[MLO] Re: My "All tasks" view has been stuck with a text filter

2022-01-27 Thread Stéph
Hello Daniel. I can't repeat your problem - as you say, MLO doesn't let you modify a pre-defined view. The only things I can think are: 1) Somehow the MLO settings have been corrupted. If that's the case, the quickest solution is probably to reinstall MLO. 2) Are you absolutely sure that you're

[MLO] Re: How to track action owners in MLO

2022-02-04 Thread Stéph
I've tried playing with xml exports of task lists, which would give access to view the text tags, but don't know enough to be able to set up an XLS template to format my exported information. Regarding tracking tasks I've assigned to other individuals, I tend to type the name, with a hashtag, a

[MLO] Re: Suspended project tasks still appear in active actions

2022-02-09 Thread Stéph
Unfortunately, there's next to no automation or linkage between different task properties - project status has no effect on task completion or hidden status. There have been previous conversations where some people have wanted to have a live task in a not-started project, for pre-project work.

[MLO] Re: Project names not showing in project column of view: Why?

2022-02-15 Thread Stéph
Hello Paula, I've just tried this with my own MLO outline. The project name is appearing consistently for all subtasks of each project (and sub-subtasks, etc, right down the outline hierarchy). The project itself doesn't show a project name in that column - unless it's a subtask of another proje

[MLO] Re: What are the settings for the default TODO view?

2022-02-15 Thread Stéph
I may have customised my ToDo view a little, but these are the settings I have: Show Actions: Active Show Hierarchy: No (obviously!) Show Completed: Recent (hides all completed tasks older than 3 days - I'm sure that's one of my customisations) Group by: (I've actually customised my view to grou

[MLO] Re: Facts about Founder&CEO Andrey Tkachuk

2022-02-21 Thread Stéph
Thanks for sharing that, Alyona. It's good to see a photo of Andrey and put a face to the name. Keep drumming, Andrey! I play trumpet, while my two daughters are learning piano, guitar, clarinet, tenor sax, violin and dance. Stéphane On Friday, 18 February 2022 at 17:03:45 UTC Alyona (MLO Supp

[MLO] Re: Status post: Situation in Ukraine

2022-02-24 Thread Stéph
I've been hoping and praying for the families of my Ukrainian friends and colleagues, and for the wonderful MLO team. I hope you can all stay safe. Stéphane On Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 12:39:24 UTC Alyona (MLO Support) wrote: > As you may already know, we are a team from Ukraine. Now we ha

[MLO] Re: Round Robin/shuffling on recurring of subTasks of the Task on day

2022-02-24 Thread Stéph
I'm also finding the request difficult to follow without an example. I think the nearest feature currently available is the ability to sort your tasks by Computed-Score, which takes into account Imprtance and Urgency of the task and its parent project (an average task for an important project

[MLO] Re: How long does it take one of these posts to show up in the main group?

2022-02-28 Thread Stéph
I see this one! On Sunday, 27 February 2022 at 20:53:12 UTC jefft...@gmail.com wrote: > I've made entries, but nothing appears. -- 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

[MLO] Re: MLO has become incredibly slow.

2022-02-28 Thread Stéph
Is the problem that you've posted something on the forum and it's not appearing, or you have a problem with your desktop or mobile copy of MLO? If the latter, that might be due to a corruption in the MLO file and you may need to backtrack to an earlier backup. I once (only once, ever, about 15

[MLO] Re: See children and/or parents in outline after filtering for keyword

2022-02-28 Thread Stéph
Hello Breezin, In the filter editor, in the 'General' group, have you tried clicking on the "Config" button next to "Show Hierarchy"? That button gives you options for showing the children of an item matching your filter, then setting a completely different filter on those children (or no filte

[MLO] Re: Status post: Situation in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Stéph
If it’s Kharkiv where the MLO team is based, then I’m praying all the more for you right now - that you and your families can stay strong and stay safe. A friend on Facebook passed on this idea of something practical we can do: The Russian population need to know what’s going on, so that they r

[MLO] Re: Status post: Situation in Ukraine

2022-03-02 Thread Stéph
Here are some other suggestions, posted by another great Ukrainian software producer: https://readdle.com/stand-with-ukraine?fbclid=IwAR0mafLjkGoRn_-C_vD_63QQq1gnGGlbyYyy6S1Xdu3ObJZYYPg5vID6khw On Wednesday, 2 March 2022 at 09:00:30 UTC Stéph wrote: > If it’s Kharkiv where the MLO team

[MLO] Re: MLO has become incredibly slow.

2022-03-07 Thread Stéph
If it's the portable version, you may not need to uninstall and reinstall. Just replacing the .exe file may be enough. The problem may also be a corruption to your mlo data file, which you may be able to spot by using a text editor like Notepad++ to look at the exported .xml file. Although MLO

Re: [MLO] Can MLO be used as personal wiki ?

2022-03-24 Thread Stéph
Hello Srini. That's a bit off-topic for this discussion thread. Please would you post your question as the start to a separate topic in the forum. All the best, Stéphane On Monday, 21 March 2022 at 13:39:08 UTC Sri wrote: > Hello All, > > Just wondering if it is possible to use MLO as a person

[MLO] Re: Suspended project tasks still appear in active actions

2022-03-24 Thread Stéph
there's no way to suspend all project tasks without specifying all tasks as > Suspended. That is unwieldy. > > Would it be possible to create a folder, say "Backburner" or "Archive," > whose contents could be easily excluded from the Active Actions view? >

Re: [MLO] Re: Suspended project tasks still appear in active actions

2022-03-28 Thread Stéph
Correct, Views don't sync automatically to other devices, as they are separate from the MLO file. However, you can export a View (with filter and zoom) which you've created on one device, email it to yourself and then send it to MLO on the other device. On Thursday, 24 March 2022 at 19:39:56 U

[MLO] Re: Tab switching

2022-04-18 Thread Stéph
I hadn't noticed this before, because I have most Workspaces set up to "sync selection with first tab". I've just tested it, though, and found that even when a workspace is not set to sync selection, it follows any expansion of branches in the outline that I do in the first tab. I agree that i

[MLO] Re: Workspace Sync

2022-04-27 Thread Stéph
You can export a View you've created and email it to your other PC. You'll have to do that for each of the Views you create and set them up in Workspace tabs. That's the only way I know of. Stéphane On Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 10:22:38 UTC+1 Grant wrote: > Hi, > > I know there are several po

[MLO] Re: "skip occurrence" sometimes missing

2022-04-27 Thread Stéph
That sounds like a bug. I'll look out for it on my own copy (though I don't have that many recurring tasks). On Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 13:41:33 UTC+1 Rebecca Young wrote: > I am noticing that on some recurring tasks that are overdue, "skip > occurrence" appears and on others, it doesn't. I

[MLO] Re: Filter by Day Name (Monday, Tuesday, etc)

2022-04-28 Thread Stéph
You've got me there - The filters can do amazing stuff, if you dive into the advanced filter logic, but I can't think of a way of extracting day names. The closest I can get is selecting to group by date, which shows any entries over the coming week with the day name coded into each group title

Re: [MLO] MLO-Win v6 Ideas...

2022-05-11 Thread Stéph
Yes, wouldn't that be great! Scripts triggered by actions (I create a new item, it automatically sets the start date to "today" and the due date to the same as the nearest sibling...). On Monday, 9 May 2022 at 22:38:04 UTC+1 kunk...@gmail.com wrote: > I gotta' agree with Jeff... Strong scripti

[MLO] Re: Enter tasks in Outline just like in Rapid task entry?

2022-06-11 Thread Stéph
Hello Artem. I assume you're talking about the Windows version of MLO? If you're inserting a task and you want what to write to be parsed, you just have to remember to press Alt+Enter after typing, instead of just Enter. Insert new task and insert new subtask are both hotkeys, so you can custo

Re: [MLO] Re: MLO-Win v6 Ideas...

2022-06-11 Thread Stéph
Hello mv1. Nothing in this discussion thread (or the whole forum, for that matter) is confirmed as a development target for the MLO team. These are all users' feedback and views. The MLO team have never shared development plans or schedules - I guess because they don't want to build expectations

[MLO] Re: MLO Print to htm question

2022-06-11 Thread Stéph
MLO is a personal task manager. Some users have set up a shared file with one other person (usually a spouse), which works. I've exported to Excel xml before, but Excel guesses the formatting and it doesn't come out very useful. I've always had on my "someday/maybe" task list the idea of learni

[MLO] Re: Enter tasks in Outline just like in Rapid task entry?

2022-06-12 Thread Stéph
; "Make it a parent task again"? Unfortunately, on my > keyboard "Ins" is sharing the same key as "Del" and should work when > "Function" key is pressed, but for some reason it does not. > > Thank you! > > [image: 20220612_143445.jpg] > On

[MLO] Re: Windows question

2022-06-13 Thread Stéph
Hello Kim, Windows version will export to .xml, Excel, tab-delimited text file or a simple .opml file (not all of the fields). The formatting isn't exactly perfect, but I guess someone could write a Macro to convert and reformat the text file. One day, I may get round to learning .xslt to displ

[MLO] Re: Unable to move to root

2022-06-15 Thread Stéph
Hello Jeroen, I think we're going to need more info to be able to help out. Firstly, I've just tried moving a task to the root of my outline (in Windows, by just dragging the task with my mouse) without any problems. So, the MLO software isn't the problem. Let's try creating a task in the roo

[MLO] Re: Unable to move to root

2022-06-17 Thread Stéph
n the android app there is a function to > move a task to the or and I thought there was > similar functionality in the windows app using CTRL+M. > > Regards, > Jeroen > > Op woensdag 15 juni 2022 om 20:30:49 UTC+2 schreef Stéph: > >> Hello Jeroen, >> >>

Re: [MLO] Creating a 'Today' view similar to Todoist or Microsoft To Do

2022-07-10 Thread Stéph
In Microsoft ToDo, you assign tasks for "today" by dragging them into the today view. You could do something similar (but not the same) by assigning a flag, called "today" to the tasks you select. The difference is that they will stay flagged - the today view won't reset at the start of the next

[MLO] Re: How to best Manage your life using MLO like a Project Manager?

2022-07-13 Thread Stéph
Hello Josh, Well, the good news is that outline lists and "life score" (ie overall progress score) are all part of MLO. However... *Notes*: - All items need to be tracked and reported in; Planned, Actual, Variance, Change from previous time-period, past-present-future, in totals and

[MLO] Re: MLO Contexts filter to only show contexts with tagged items

2022-07-13 Thread Stéph
Hello Alex. That's correct - MLO's view is a task view, so it won't show you things which don't exist (ie no groups with zero tasks in them). The only workaround for this, if you want to see empty contexts, might be for you to create one task for each context, which might be called "Review my l

[MLO] Re: Windows text filter by contexts to autofill contexts plus AND / OR filter

2022-07-13 Thread Stéph
I'm not clear on what your looking for. However, in the Windows version, did you know you can see the contexts you've got available when you create custom filters? - They are listed in the "context" group of the filter, or you can add an advanced filter and select from a dropdown checklist of yo

[MLO] Re: Use Models for OK Google and Calendar Integration?

2022-07-13 Thread Stéph
Welcome back, Lisa! I use a calendar for all appointments, to log deadlines on particular dates and to block out time for working on particular projects or on big tasks which are approaching their deadline. I don't use calendar for scheduling individual tasks, as otherwise I'd end up chasing my

[MLO] Re: How to? Multiple instances

2022-08-08 Thread Stéph
I don't think that's possible, Frank. The nearest thing would be "Open in New Window" (shortcut key F3). Although the F3 window doesn't have all the panes and features of the main window, you can use it for dragging and dropping tasks to the main window, to reorganise your outline. On Saturday,

[MLO] Re: View by Context with Folders?

2022-08-08 Thread Stéph
Grouping works best with flat lists (Show Hierarchy: No). With a hierarchical outline, the group by will only group the top level items in the outline. Does it help if you go for a flat list and then have two levels of grouping - first by context and then by client? On Sunday, 7 August 2022 at

[MLO] Re: Google sync blocked

2022-08-11 Thread Stéph
I think you might need to contact the MLO support team directly about this, and be ready to share log files with them. I remember a time when people were reporting that Google (I think) blocked MLO, but that got fixed quite a long time ago. On Tuesday, 9 August 2022 at 10:44:21 UTC+1 Michael wr

Re: [MLO] Re: How to? Multiple instances

2022-08-12 Thread Stéph
>> >> -Dwight >> On 8/8/2022 11:29 AM, Frank wrote: >> >> Thats a shame. I would like to work with one mlo file but in 2 windows. >> Thats definetly something which should be considered in the next update. >> >> Stéph schrieb am Montag, 8. August 202

[MLO] Re: General issues with Rapid Entry parsing - is there a way to catalog?

2022-08-14 Thread Stéph
Oh wow, you've found some good ones there. I've realised I only use parsing in a very limited, repetitive way - probably repeating what works best for me - so hadn't noticed there were all these inconsistencies. On Saturday, 13 August 2022 at 06:38:04 UTC+1 wil...@gmail.com wrote: > Searched a

[MLO] Re: How to incorporate time tracking with MLO

2022-08-25 Thread Stéph
MLO is great for planning, but isn't set up for time tracking. On iOS, the best value app I've found is ATracker Pro ( ATracker Time Tracker | Daily habit + Goal + Routine. ). For a start, it doesn't use a subscription model - Instead you can sync and backup au

Re: [MLO] Question on using MLO as a general outline with tasks incorporated

2022-08-25 Thread Stéph
I do almost exactly the same as Leigh, with 'area of life' as the top level in my hierarchy and roles / goals as the second level***. You can think of folders as "items without a checkbox" or "note items", because there isn't anything special to make them into folders, just the removal of the

[MLO] Re: Web Version

2022-09-19 Thread Stéph
Hello Frank. There's no web version. However, there's a portable version, which you can load onto a USB stick and run from there on any computer. You'd have to carry your .mlo outline file around with you on the USB stick too, though. Stéphane On Monday, 19 September 2022 at 23:15:33 UTC+1 fqm

[MLO] Re: "Snooze" feature for Active Tasks in "Active Actions" view

2022-09-30 Thread Stéph
Hello Mike. There's definitely no "preset value" button you can use within MLO. Some people are using an app called "Auto Hot Key" (or "AHK" if you want to do a text search in the forum). I haven't tried it, but you might be able to create a script to do what you want. Another thing which might

[MLO] Re: My GTD SETUP on MLO

2022-10-31 Thread Stéph
Thanks for sharing that, Mario. That's the first time I've seen someone on this forum map out their entire process. There are a lot of similarities between your process and my own. My comments on where I do things differently: 1. Because #Who can be so many different people, I don't set up

[MLO] Re: My GTD SETUP on MLO

2022-11-01 Thread Stéph
URGENCY, can be done with the > hotkeys 1-5, but yes, it's more work, but is a good filter to narrow what > can be done in a circunstance > > see ya > Em segunda-feira, 31 de outubro de 2022 às 17:44:42 UTC-3, Stéph escreveu: > >> Thanks for sharing that, Mario. That&

[MLO] Re: My MLO Views GTD style

2022-11-09 Thread Stéph
Thanks for sharing. Maybe I'm a bit obsessive / pedantic, but you've got two coloured icons standing out in a set of greyscale icons. I think I would feel compelled to convert those two to greyscale as well. I'd probably also have to change my filled icons to outline-style, so that they're all t

[MLO] Re: Sort by date

2022-11-17 Thread Stéph
I was going to test this, but one of the other beta testers (Andrei) has beaten me to it and posted a feature request on the beta testers forum, for sorting subtasks under a filtered list. It will take time before you see any changes, so I hope you can find a workaround. I'll see if I can sugges

[MLO] Re: iOS Version: Drucken und PDF Export

2022-11-20 Thread Stéph
Hello Charlie. I'd have expected Google to build their own Google Translate app into Google Groups, but they don't. For the English speakers like me, here's Charlie's message translated: *"Hello everyone before buying Pro:- is it possible to print a project completely or export it as a PDF w

[MLO] Re: iOS Version: Drucken und PDF Export

2022-11-22 Thread Stéph
t of all > tasks does not work. If I mark all tasks, I have no print function and no > export function. does this only work in the desktop version? > > Stéph schrieb am Sonntag, 20. November 2022 um 16:15:20 UTC+1: > >> Hello Charlie. I'd have expected Google to build their

[MLO] Re: Convert tasks/projects to Folders - Hotkey

2023-01-02 Thread Stéph
That exists already, Ganesh. If you look in Tools > Options > Hotkeys and then scroll down to the "Tasks" group, you'll find "Toggle folder" as a Hotkey to which you can assign your own key combination. All the best, Stéphane On Monday, 2 January 2023 at 10:07:33 UTC Ganesh Ram Jayaraman wrote:

[MLO] Re: Gantt chart

2023-01-22 Thread Stéph
I think you mean ends at the due date - otherwise you wouldn’t have any ends to your bars until they’re completed. On Thursday, 19 January 2023 at 23:06:29 UTC riskc...@gmail.com wrote: > Please. For the love of god. Implement a Gantt chart. It doesn't have to > be complicated. For v1.0 of

[MLO] Re: Custom symbol for folder?

2023-01-30 Thread Stéph
Hello Toms... On the desktop version of MLO, you can put custom icons in the folder icon position based on whatever criteria you choose, using Automatic formatting rules (just make sure you have the rules in the right order, though). For other devices, yes, that would be a useful feature to be

Re: [MLO] Re: Wifi sync stops working with new iphone

2023-01-30 Thread Stéph
Not me helping out, on this thread. The answers and help were all Andrei's work. On Sunday, 29 January 2023 at 23:04:19 UTC aiM wrote: > Resolved !! Thank you for your help, Andrei & Stéph. Sorry about getting > emotional. Issue was settings on iOS. > > On Sunday, Janu

Re: [MLO] Re: Custom symbol for folder?

2023-02-01 Thread Stéph
merald, CFA* > > > > *Performance Business Design* > > Owner, Business Strategy Consultant > > > > *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com *On > Behalf Of *Andrei, Win&Droid MLO user > *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2023 11:18 > *To:* MyLifeOrganized > *Sub

Re: [MLO] Re: Custom symbol for folder?

2023-02-05 Thread Stéph
ful > folder icons and saw this thread. Adding some I just made (downloaded from > the web, resized and changed color. I am not a graphics person..) using > @Stéph's old instructions in the thread. > > [image: 2023-02-02 16_41_44-MyLifeOrganized.png] > > > On Wednesday,

[MLO] Re: Redefining dates?

2023-02-19 Thread Stéph
Sounds like you work in a different time zone to the one you're living in! I take it that it would be too confusing to change the time zone for your computers, as a work around? On Saturday, 18 February 2023 at 23:13:07 UTC Florian Müller wrote: > Hello there, > > I'm sorry if this topic alread

[MLO] Re: Request - new Android workspace filters - goal & star

2023-04-20 Thread Stéph
When you get used to it, setting up views with the Advanced Filter is much better and much more flexible. Both flags and starred status are available as parameters to "OR" or "AND" into an Advanced Filter expression. (I know this doesn't resolve your request for a simple filter on each of these,

[MLO] Re: MLO 6 Windows installed as portable app?

2023-05-15 Thread Stéph
Hello StreifLicht, Yes! I use the portable version. There's a dedicated download button for it on the Windows download page . On Saturday, 13 May 2023 at 12:23:58 UTC+1 StreifLicht wrote: > Is it possible to install the windows version o

[MLO] Re: Advanced filter for highlighted task

2023-05-23 Thread Stéph
There are no filters for any task formatting. In fact, I can't find a use for individual task text formatting, so I never use it and I have that group hidden from the Properties pane. If you want to highlight a task for filtering, the best option is to use a task property - either a category or

[MLO] Re: Filter conditions problem with included contexts

2023-06-04 Thread Stéph
Likewise, I'm struggling to understand that complex set of criteria. Are you trying to find the tasks where their parent's context is missing? If so, I can't find a way to do that precisely. However, you might want to test from be parent's perspective by using "HasSubTasks" and "Contexts... is

[MLO] Re: Filter conditions problem with included contexts

2023-06-13 Thread Stéph
> I want to list tasks, that have both time of day + morning assigned while > also excluding tasks that have morning assigned but don't have time of day > assigned. > > How do I do that? > > On Monday, 5 June 2023 at 08:42:41 UTC+2 Stéph wrote: > >> Likewise

[MLO] Re: Filter conditions problem with included contexts

2023-06-14 Thread Stéph
>> morning, afternoon, evening contexts. >> >> I want to list tasks, that have both time of day + morning assigned while >> also excluding tasks that have morning assigned but don't have time of day >> assigned. >> >> How do I do that? >> >&g

[MLO] Re: workflows

2024-03-21 Thread Stéph
Hello Brian, Sorry for the late reply from me - This is the first time I've taken a look at this forum for a few months. I agree, it takes too much time and effort to estimate the duration of every task and then select a set of tasks to suit the amount of available time in the day. MLO isn't

[MLO] Re: My GTD SETUP on MLO

2024-03-21 Thread Stéph
> Do they show up under Outline -> All Tasks, Projects, My Goals, Review, > [Your Areas of Life] ? How do they show up under it? Do you have specific > contexts for it? > > On Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 04:14:42 UTC+5:30 Stéph wrote: > >> Re: 2) - Ah yes, good hab

Re: [MLO] Re: workflows

2024-04-02 Thread Stéph
this. I'm not satisfied with Monday, > fully, because I'm paying quite a bit for team and sharing features that I > don't use, but their interface is simple. > > Good luck with MLO! > > -brian > > On Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 10:38 AM Stéph wrote: > >>

[MLO] Feature Request: Contact field and filter / sort todo list by contact name

2011-01-10 Thread Stéph
time-saver! (I'm new to MLO: Hope I'm not wasting people's time by requesting something which already exists) Regards, Stéph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To post to this group, send email to myl

[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Contact field and filter / sort todo list by contact name

2011-01-12 Thread Stéph
Even better would be to have the ability to link tasks to a name on my contacts list. On Jan 10, 7:19 pm, heinz wrote: > I use the context field for that. @office for a location context > #Smith for a contact context. > Heinz > > On 10 Jan., 00:49, Stéph wrote: > > > >

[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Contact field and filter / sort todo list by contact name

2011-01-14 Thread Stéph
(on a separate note, I was disappointed to read on another thread that filtering and sorting options are limited - that's a feature I've used extensively in Bonsai) Stéph On Jan 13, 2:35 pm, Dwight wrote: > Okay, I need some clarification of what the feature request is

[MLO] Custom icon for folder possible?

2012-08-27 Thread Stéph
Hello Emerelle, I discovered that the icons are assigned in the order they appear in the custom formatting list. Try setting your custom folder icon definition at the top of the list (above the default formatting criteria) and your problem should be solved. -- You received this message becaus

[MLO] Re: I can't pair my ipad and mlo on Windows 8

2012-12-05 Thread Stéph
Hello Fahd, Check this thread: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/mylifeorganized/bndp0HPD5GA It looks like Andrey has a fix for Windows 8 compatibility problems. On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 9:10:48 PM UTC, Fahd wrote: > > Hi, > I followed all the instructions but I can't pa

RE: [MLO] Small MLO re-design; Huge gains.

2012-12-10 Thread Stéph
And I work offline *a lot* of the time. I need my data and functionality on my devices rather than online. Interesting idea, but it would be a deal-breaker for me. Now if the non-GUI elements were on my local device, I wouldn't have a problem with decoupling them from the GUI. Stéph --

[MLO] Re: Tags... partial tag entry in quick-entry would be awesome !

2012-12-10 Thread Stéph
If you have 'Inherit parent contexts' checked, then the context entry box gets greyed out. You can't both inherit contexts and add extra ones, unfortunately. Stéph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. T

[MLO] Re: wifi sync

2012-12-24 Thread Stéph
Hello NH. I use WiFi Sync, so I'm not sure if things are different via cloud sync. This is what I'd do, though, if I wanted to start with a new copy that matched my PC version and discarded any edits I'd done on the iPad: 1. On the iPad, under Settings - Synchronisation - WiFi, unpair your

[MLO] How Do you use MLO with OneNote or Evernote?

2013-01-06 Thread Stéph
Hello MLOers, I currently keep various reference documents on my laptop and make reference notes in my project outlines in MLO. I'm thinking about going online with my notes and reference materials. I was wondering how others do it? Something I do to finish a task, and which I record in the tas

[MLO] Re: How Do you use MLO with OneNote or Evernote?

2013-01-06 Thread Stéph
Hello Olivier, MLO supports hyperlinks with spaces, just enclose your hyperlink address (and the 'file:' prefix) in . I wonder if that would work for your MindManager links? Stéphane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To view

[MLO] Re: Project % Complete Progress Bar - Can it be disabled ?

2013-01-08 Thread Stéph
Hello Robert, You can get rid of the project progress bar by going into *Options - Themes and Formatting - Tree Format tab* and unchecking "*Show project progress bar *". It's a bit hidden away there, but there you have it. Stéphane On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 1:59:40 AM UTC, Robert Fields w

Re: [MLO] Re: Easiest way to maximize from system tray?

2013-01-08 Thread Stéph
That's the thing about both Windows and MLO, there are *so* many different options. I have MLO pinned to my taskbar on my Windows 7 PC, right next to the start button. Stéph On Sunday, January 6, 2013 4:55:38 AM UTC, Lisa S wrote: > > Thanks! > > > On Sat, Jan 5, 201

Re: [MLO] Re: Easiest way to maximize from system tray?

2013-01-08 Thread Stéph
OK, that's an advantage of Windows 7 - the icon next to the start button get's highlighted when MLO is open, rather than an extra, rectangular button appearing for the open program. Windows 7 has a few other features for saving space and grouping items on the Taskbar, too. Of course, it will be

[MLO] (MLO4) removing the icon assigned to a view

2013-01-11 Thread Stéph
No, it looks like the only way to remove the icon from a view completely would be to delete and recreate the view. The option to remove the icon ought to be on Andrey's to do list. Stéphane -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. T

[MLO] Use Tab/Shift Tab to promote/demote tasks

2013-01-11 Thread Stéph
I'd be happy for it to be a hotkey. I like the idea of using Tab to jump through the fields in the MLO window, though. Stéph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To view this discussion on the w

RE: [MLO] turn off inherit parent dates

2013-01-19 Thread Stéph
+1 to the request. This fits in with a request I made in another thread (possibly in the beta forum). I need to be able to inherit the end date, but set start date of a new task to the date it was entered. At the moment, the MLO is set to inherit start and due dates for any new tasks, which mea

Re: [MLO] (MLO4) removing the icon assigned to a view

2013-01-19 Thread Stéph
Oh, well spotted. Thanks Chris. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/-/LU_ixJSGGicJ. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@goo

[MLO] Adding and using "Contexts"

2013-01-20 Thread Stéph
Don't worry, Dwight, it's not a parameter you've missed in MLO (some chance!). Hello cc, Those contexts come from "Getting Things Done" (or GTD) by David Allen, but the field can be used for any tags you want. The template you're using sounds like it's using pure GTD contexts. I assume you've s

[MLO] Re: How do you set up a task or folder so that adding a subtask automatically adds the parent context

2013-01-27 Thread Stéph
The contexts of new subtasks (always added by typing Alt-Ins, if that makes any difference to the behaviour) are *always *inherited from the main task, for me. I'd actually like to add an option to switch *off *inheritance of contexts for new tasks (as well as being able to set it to inherit

Re: [MLO] Re: [MLO4] Why does title disappear if I pin a tab ?

2013-01-31 Thread Stéph
There have also been proposals to be able to set colours and icons for tabs, which I think is a great idea. Has anyone put this suggestion on the Uservoice site yet? I would, but I'm running low on votes! Stéph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

[MLO] Loving the new tabbed interface

2013-01-31 Thread Stéph
Today, I've been jumping between projects, carrying out different tasks in each of them. The tabbed views in MLO have proved really useful for this - I don't have them set to sync selection with the first tab (except my second tab, which holds an overall to-do view, same as MLO3). That way, w

[MLO] Re: Sync after IP address change

2013-02-06 Thread Stéph
Hello Philip, If you want to synchronise with the file on two separate desktops, then make sure you have it set on your Android to "Use Local Version" if an item is changed on both sides. That way, you're using your phone to transfer edits between your two PCs and the only items that risk being

Re: [MLO] Sync after IP address change

2013-02-06 Thread Stéph
or my iPad to discover the PC, after I've switched the iPad out of airplane mode (which I use a lot, to conserve the battery). I think that it seems to find it easier the first time if I open up Tools-Options-WiFi Sync on MLO on my PC. Stéph On Wednesday, 6 February 2013 00:53:40 UTC, Phi

Re: [MLO] Balancing

2013-02-08 Thread Stéph
from the more important focus areas higher up the list. Just a thought. If you like it, then it might be worth submitting a new request on the User Voice feature requests site. Stéph On Thursday, 7 February 2013 03:07:11 UTC, Lisa S wrote: > > Interesting! Since MLO doesn't track how much

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