[MLO] Re: Newbie question: How well would MLO match my requirements? (list provided)

2020-03-29 Thread John . Smith
It's been a few months since I checked-in. Have there been any new developments in any of the areas (which I list below) when I sought back in 2014. With thanks J On Monday, November 24, 2014 at 8:49:00 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > > Hello > > I am new to GTD and to ML

Re: [MLO] Re: Did "custom task fields" ever happen?

2020-03-29 Thread John . Smith
gt;> >> Tip: A hint appears when you start typing in a text tag. >> >> >> >> Tip: There is special column for text tags with a local menu where you >> can assign/change a text tag for a task. >> >> >> >> Tip: You can use the Alt+T shortcut

[MLO] Re: Did "custom task fields" ever happen?

2019-09-10 Thread John . Smith
PS Do you just get one Text Tag per task? J On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 12:43:58 PM UTC+1, John . Smith wrote: > > > "Text Tags" sound promising. > > Is there any on-line documentation about them? (I couldn't find anything) > e.g. > - Do they inherit from

[MLO] Re: Did "custom task fields" ever happen?

2019-09-10 Thread John . Smith
ey allowed to be? - Do they come with any functions that can work on them? Cheers J On Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 4:01:03 PM UTC+1, G German wrote: > > we got a new field called Text tags that you can use as you want > > On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 2:03:15 PM UTC+1, John . Smith wrot

[MLO] Did "custom task fields" ever happen?

2019-08-28 Thread John . Smith
Hello I have been away from MLO for 3 years. Did anything ever come of the feature request for having additional Task fields that are customisable? Thanks J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[MLO] Importance, Urgency and Importance Default Set At Min!

2019-01-12 Thread John Smith
MLO, I LOVE your software and have been using it religiously for years. I think I use a different email address when I buy things for anonymity but I uses sgh...@gmail.com for anything on Google. My beef is with Importance, Urgency and Effort. The default should always be the lowest value to

Re: [MLO] Re: Is it possible to sort manually by sort, then fine-tune manually (or using hotkeys on Importance)?

2018-08-18 Thread John . Smith
it and darken it with a slightly darker highlighter pen. ==> Works for me :^) J On Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 5:54:09 PM UTC+1, imajeff wrote: > > Thanks this will help me. I hope to someday remember some of the key > shortcuts when I need them. > > On Sat, Aug 18, 2018,

[MLO] Re: Is it possible to sort manually by sort, then fine-tune manually (or using hotkeys on Importance)?

2018-08-18 Thread John . Smith
but better than nothing. J On Friday, August 17, 2018 at 7:49:05 PM UTC+1, John . Smith wrote: > > Hello > > I want to sort my tasks firstly by Importance value (Max, A Lot, More > etc), but within that, I then want to change the order manually. Is this > possible? > >

[MLO] Is it possible to sort manually by sort, then fine-tune manually (or using hotkeys on Importance)?

2018-08-17 Thread John . Smith
Hello I want to sort my tasks firstly by Importance value (Max, A Lot, More etc), but within that, I then want to change the order manually. Is this possible? i.e. Is it possible to do initial a *rough* sort using the Importance field, and then between tasks of identical importance, to then

[MLO] Re: How can I get my empty Folders to appear in an Active view that is hierarchical?

2018-08-13 Thread John . Smith
a pain to set up though, each time I want to set it up from scratch, though! J On Monday, August 13, 2018 at 2:10:08 AM UTC+1, John . Smith wrote: > > > Hi > > When I am using a "Show: Active" tasks view, that is in Hierarchical mode, > how can I get Folders to app

[MLO] Re: Keyboard-only Q: How do I give focus to the next task on my list, after the current task disappears?

2018-05-03 Thread John . Smith
change the date. > After you change the date and the task disappears, Alt-left will take you > back to the previous task (the one you initially down-arrowed to). > > > On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:50:26 AM UTC-5, John . Smith wrote: >> >> >> Hello >> >&

[MLO] Workflow problem: How do I distinguish "do this week" tasks from has appeared from my Tickler List?

2018-05-03 Thread John . Smith
Hello I just got an insight. First a little background: On my system, if a task is Active in MLO it means "do this week". I use the Active view and move the Start Dates into the future (using keyboard hotkeys), so that I don't even see them for [X] days. This is my "Tickler List" in GTD

[MLO] Re: Is there a hotkey to make Importance pop up?

2018-05-02 Thread John . Smith
the popup that appears when your right-click on the Importance > field column in the middle of the page? > OR > B) Get the Importance in the left hand pane (under the General section) to > increment by same coarse amounts that you get when using the popup? ...That > I just mentioned in &quo

[MLO] Re: Keyboard-only Q: How do I give focus to the next task on my list, after the current task disappears?

2018-05-01 Thread John . Smith
an use alt+1 and then arrow down. > > Regards, > ― grizz > > W dniu środa, 7 lutego 2018 13:50:26 UTC+1 użytkownik John . Smith napisał: >> >> >> Hello >> >> When you are in an Active view, after you have just made a task no longer >> Active, without using

Re: [MLO] How can I link 2 tasks other than by using "dependency"?

2018-04-13 Thread John . Smith
Yes that's slightly useful, athough slightly hard to locate. What turns out to be more useful is clicking on the task's row itself, without clicking on the tasks title [e.g. on the Icons column in my setup] works quite well for me as it takes me from a list view (e.g. when I am looking at my

[MLO] How can I link 2 tasks other than by using "dependency"?

2018-03-31 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there any way in MLO to link two tasks together, other than by using "dependency" ? i.e. I want to be able to click on one task (e.g. one of my "TimePeriod" ) and be taken to another task (e.g. one of my "MajorProject" names ). The problem is that I can't use Dependency because I am

Re: [MLO] Re: Is there any way to set up a hotkey to change the Importance of a task?

2018-03-29 Thread John . Smith
Using Contexts to manage my real-world importance of my tasks is messy, as it will cluttering up my Contexts. However your suggestion also raises a deeper problem with MLO. The thing is that I am already using a large number of views - one for each real-work "context". And now it sounds like

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to set up a hotkey to change the Importance of a task?

2018-03-29 Thread John . Smith
No. I am already using Star for "attempt to do today". Also it is binary (on-off), whereas I want to have degrees of importance, so that when I have more time on my hands I can start clearing the technically "less important" tasks. J On Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 11:38:10 PM UTC+1, TMZ

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to set up a hotkey to change the Importance of a task?

2018-03-29 Thread John . Smith
> becomes almost as quick as a shortcut key. > > Now I've tried it, I might even start using the "importance" parameter > myself. > > Stéph > > On Tuesday, 27 March 2018 18:23:31 UTC+1, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> Is there any way to se

[MLO] Is there any way to set up a hotkey to change the Importance of a task?

2018-03-27 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there any way to set up a hotkey to change the Importance of a task? Background I had a minor epiphany, on a walk today. I need to *just do the extremely important tasks*. (e.g. Importance = "Max") And then, once they are done, then I can move to the *fairly *important tasks

[MLO] Re: Prevarication and trouble with "Next Actions"

2018-03-22 Thread John . Smith
en customize the "next actions" filter so that it > shows next actions OR starred actions? > > On Tuesday, 20 March 2018 20:40:56 UTC, John . Smith wrote: >> >> ...MLO would be easier to use is we could find a way to have more than >> one Next Action per Projec

[MLO] Re: Prevarication and trouble with "Next Actions"

2018-03-20 Thread John . Smith
Hi Ed The solution to my MLO problem is... [drum-roll] ...to take drugs! Sorry but I had to laugh, even though I get your intent was to help. OK, joking aside, in truth I do find that meditation does help a lot with focus & purpose. But drugs & meditation aside, I do still reserve the right

[MLO] Re: HiDpi?

2018-03-14 Thread John . Smith
Thanks - that's great news. J On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 11:55:19 AM UTC, Alyona (MLO Support) wrote: > > Repeating the response from another thread: > > We are working on it now. If we don't finish it before the release date, > then High-DPI support will be available with the first

[MLO] Re: "Active Actions" (green bold subject texts) - How to NOT have all of them green?!

2018-03-14 Thread John . Smith
Hi Sebastian If you want to change the colour away from green try: Tools ==> Options ==> Themes & Formatting ==> Edit ==> Task Format ==> Active Tasks Format ==> Font ==> Font Colour But reading your email more closely it does sound like Start Date is the way forward. If the Start Date is in

[MLO] Re: How to create a filter to show Starred tasks, but during the day not tasks wt @EveningOnly context?

2018-03-06 Thread John . Smith
WILL appear Either way, it will not appear if it has @Someday context. I'll need to double-check the above, this evening. Fingers crossed! J On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 10:57:24 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > For completeness, I don't infact want any tasks to appear that ha

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to export icon files from MLO?

2018-03-05 Thread John . Smith
Interesting. Fwiw, I just measured the Views and Tab head icons and they are 24x24 pixels on my PC - i.e. exactly half 48x48 pixels. Do you find it of benefit for those to be 48x48, rather than 24x24? J On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 12:33:01 AM UTC, Stéph wrote: > > Sorry, should have said: I

Re: [MLO] Prevarication and trouble with "Next Actions"

2018-03-05 Thread John . Smith
Personally I've never really understood Due Dates, unless they are EXTERNAL ones. For me I just use Start Dates. As we know, if the task hasn't started yet it disappears off the Active task lists, so I use hotkeys to kick things into the future A LOT - as to when I want to be reminded to have

[MLO] Re: How to create a filter to show Starred tasks, but during the day not tasks wt @EveningOnly context?

2018-03-01 Thread John . Smith
@Someday) There may be a simpler way of doing it but it seems to work. J On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 10:43:56 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > OK, I think I have solved my own problem. >(Starred) AND >((Contexts contains (consider open/closed state) @Evenings) AND

[MLO] Re: How to create a filter to show Starred tasks, but during the day not tasks wt @EveningOnly context?

2018-03-01 Thread John . Smith
OK, I think I have solved my own problem. (Starred) AND ((Contexts contains (consider open/closed state) @Evenings) AND (Starred)) That seems to work... although I might need to double-check in the morning! J On Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 10:37:13 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > >

[MLO] Re: How to create a filter to show Starred tasks, but during the day not tasks wt @EveningOnly context?

2018-03-01 Thread John . Smith
Yes I have set up the hours and yes I have un-checked the "Include Closed" But what should my advanced filter now look like? I tried: (Starred) AND (Contexts contains (consider open/closed state) @Evenings) ==> But that only shows tasks that are Starred AND have @Evenings contexts. i.e.

[MLO] How to create a filter to show Starred tasks, but during the day not tasks wt @EveningOnly context?

2018-03-01 Thread John . Smith
Hello OK I give up! How do I create an Advanced Filter that shows all Starred tasks, except during the day all those tasks with the context of @EveningsOnly should not appear? i.e. 1. For a task to appear it at all it MUST be Starred. But... 2. During the day, if a task has the

[MLO] Prevarication and trouble with "Next Actions"

2018-03-01 Thread John . Smith
Hello PROBLEM I have been finding a psychological problem with using just one "Next Action" for each project. Part of the problem is that as a core principle, it seems that the more times I look at something and fail to execute it, the harder that task gets. i.e. The more I put something off,

[MLO] Re: Is there a hotkey to give focus to the current View in the left hand pane?

2018-02-28 Thread John . Smith
> > On Wednesday, 14 February 2018 13:07:09 UTC, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> Is there a hotkey way to give focus to the current View in the left hand >> pane? >> >> I tried setting the hotkey for "Task Views Pane" [Tools==&g

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to export icon files from MLO?

2018-02-28 Thread John . Smith
I've been > keeping a copy of my icon files in a subfolder of the > ...\mylifeorganized\themes folder. > > Regards, > Stéphane > > On Wednesday, 21 February 2018 01:33:21 UTC, John Smith wrote: >> >> >> To answer my own question, what I have done is create a

[MLO] Re: Running out of fields! How do you plan today's periods of time? How do you allocate goals to tasks?

2018-02-28 Thread John . Smith
lters. For example if I > have a couple of tasks for which I'm @waiting for ?John Smith to contact > me, I can run a search or a filter with the term "?John". This will filter > out everything else which has John Smith's name in it and only show me > those two tasks for which

[MLO] Re: Can the RTE (Rapid Text Entry) be made to parse shortened versions of context names ?

2018-02-27 Thread John . Smith
, February 27, 2018 at 12:47:24 AM UTC, pottster wrote: > > You can do this with flags but with Contexts the nearest you can get is > untick "Inherit parent contexts", then Alt+c, and you'll get auto > suggestions as you type. > > On Monday, 26 February 2018 18:1

[MLO] Can the RTE (Rapid Text Entry) be made to parse shortened versions of context names ?

2018-02-26 Thread John . Smith
Hello When using the parsing of RTE (Rapid Text Entry), is it possible to use shortened versions of context name? i.e. To use "wild cards" e.g. Suppose I had the context of @Office, it would be nice to just enter something like Find paperwork for clientA @Off* Whereby "@Off" was enough

[MLO] Re: Running out of fields! How do you plan today's periods of time? How do you allocate goals to tasks?

2018-02-22 Thread John . Smith
fice, @home...). My recommendation would be to remove > the contexts which don't help you to decide what to do next and go for a > simpler, lower-maintenance task management approach. > > I don't have the perfect system and what I do might not suit you, so > really I should just wish you goo

[MLO] Running out of fields! How do you plan today's periods of time? How do you allocate goals to tasks?

2018-02-21 Thread John . Smith
Hello How do you allocate tasks to specific goals to tasks? How do you plan today's periods of time? i.e. For any given day, how do you plan which Contexts you are going to do in which order? [I apologise in advance that this is so long. Partly I am trying to get my own thoughts clear!

[MLO] Re: Is there any hotkey way to get the current line to be in the middle of the screen?

2018-02-20 Thread John Smith
? On Tuesday, 30 January 2018 13:32:36 UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > > Hello > > Is there any hotkey way to get the current line to be in the middle of the > screen? > > Background > If while one is looking at one's tasks, one accidentally hits say the > [Home]

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to export icon files from MLO?

2018-02-20 Thread John Smith
To answer my own question, what I have done is create a 32x32 JPG and then convert it to .ICO icon format using http://icoconvert.com/ Seems to work well so far... J On Thursday, 1 February 2018 00:00:36 UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > OK it's annoying but I think I'm going to have to r

[MLO] How can one move the F3 window's default location?

2018-02-20 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there a way to move the F3 window's default position? Background I have been trying use the F3 window to move tasks. But what is frustrating is that each time I hit F3 it always opens in an annoying location on the screen and I need to move it. I have tried moving it and closing it by

[MLO] Re: How to exclude "business hours" tasks in my "Today" view, when it is outside business hours

2018-02-19 Thread John . Smith
I'm not sure I understand the problem. For any given task, there are really 3 options: A) you want that task to appear only during business hours B) you want that task to appear only outside of business hours (e.g. only during the evenings) C) you want that task to appear at any time

[MLO] Is it possible to have a tab whose folders are collapsed differently from the rest of MLO?

2018-02-18 Thread John . Smith
Hello This is probably a stupid question but... is there any way (in MLO on Windows) to set up a Tab("workarea)" whose folder that are expanded / collapsed is different from the other folders? Background I am wanting to have a dedicated tab for processing my Inbox. And on that tab I allows

Re: [MLO] import from Toodledo

2018-02-16 Thread John . Smith
Have you tried the Rapid Task Entry dialogue box? (Control+Shift+M) On Friday, February 16, 2018 at 1:20:12 AM UTC, Cash Coyne wrote: > > Hi Olivier, > > Ugh. A bit of work there. They really should have some kind of important > feature as it would encourage wider addition by us of other

[MLO] Re: How can I quickly collapse everything that isn't a folder?

2018-02-16 Thread John . Smith
This may/may not help, but what I have done is put everything (i.e. all my folders) into to my folder. I then hit give the folder focus and hit Shift+Alt+1 That creates a screenful showing each of my (what were) root directory folders for each of my Areas of Life - of which I have about 7.

[MLO] Tip for GTD users - how to remind yourself into adding a Context for every new task

2018-02-15 Thread John . Smith
Hello Here is a little tip for you GTD method users. Problem: In order for GTD to work well, it's important for all your actions to have at least one Contexts. But during a busy day, it's easy to forget to do so. Solution: What I do is work from the Active Actions and make them *slightly hard

[MLO] Re: How can I quickly collapse everything that isn't a folder?

2018-02-15 Thread John . Smith
Yes, good call. And following my experiences above, I now broadly do the same! The exception is that I am marking my (GTD) SomedayMaybe stuff with a Context Tag, and I *HATE* seeing all that stuff except when I am doing a weekly review. J On Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 9:52:31 AM UTC, Nick

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it?

2018-02-15 Thread John . Smith
> > On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 2:38:53 AM UTC+8, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Middle-mouse click does nothing on my system (Logitech M705) >> >> Yes I am using Icons a lot for working out which Contexts I've got set. >> This is extremely fiddly to set up but once

[MLO] Re: How can I quickly collapse everything that isn't a folder?

2018-02-14 Thread John . Smith
PS I would particularly like to have a folders-only view possible when you hit F3 as this would help cut and past tasks out of the inbox into the correct Folder. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 12:43:09 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > Thanks, Olivier > > Well, initial

[MLO] Is there a hotkey to give focus to the current View in the left hand pane?

2018-02-14 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there a hotkey way to give focus to the current View in the left hand pane? I tried setting the hotkey for "Task Views Pane" [Tools==>Options ==> Hotkeys ==> View ==> Task Views Pane], but it just get the whole pane to disappear/reappear. IMHO, it would be extremely useful to be

[MLO] Re: How can I quickly collapse everything that isn't a folder?

2018-02-14 Thread John . Smith
Thanks, Olivier Well, initially I thought this was brilliant. On the up-side it shows your folder hierarchy very cleanly and it works well when used with F7 to open all the folders as far as possible. Furthermore, if you then save that View and give it a hotkey (e.g. control/shift/alt/F) I can

[MLO] Re: How can I quickly collapse everything that isn't a folder?

2018-02-13 Thread John . Smith
I agree that's a first step, but it's not what I'm looking for. I have tried putting everything into a single folder and then giving it focus and then using "Show level 1" or "Show Level 2" or "Show Level 3" etc. using hotkeys. My problem is that it's showing EVERYTHING at those levels,

[MLO] How can I quickly collapse everything that isn't a folder?

2018-02-13 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there any quick way to collapse everything that isn't a folder? If not, would you find it useful to have it as a hotkey? I would... Cheers J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[MLO] Re: Android: How to format text for the branch "Hide the branch in To-Do" to black color?

2018-02-13 Thread John . Smith
I can tell you how to do that in Window MLO but presumably that won't help. J On Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 3:39:53 PM UTC, Thomas Krueger wrote: > > Hello Support Team, > > in Android folders marked with "Hide the branch in To-Do" have text > formatted in grey. Grey text on a white

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it?

2018-02-12 Thread John . Smith
just create some 15x15 pixles JPG > and put some tiny texts in there, and covert them into ico extension file > via online converter web app, and then add some customized icons into the > pinned tab, hope this help. > > > On Friday, February 9, 2018 at 7:18:38 PM UTC+8, Jo

[MLO] Re: Is there a hotkey to make Importance pop up?

2018-02-12 Thread John Smith
der the General section) to increment by same coarse amounts that you get when using the popup? ...That I just mentioned in "A)" Cheers J On Saturday, 10 February 2018 10:36:45 UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > Hello > Is there a hotkey to make Importance pop up? IE as i

Re: [MLO] How can I stop MLO treating child tasks as (potential) Actions?

2018-02-12 Thread John . Smith
Yes, not a bad workaround, although it may slightly get in the way later... Thanks On Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:56:01 PM UTC, robisme (Olivier R) wrote: > > Or you insert a first "branch" of sub-children, so that you can further ad > children without having to set "hide" again. >

[MLO] Is there a hotkey to make Importance pop up?

2018-02-10 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there a hotkey to make Importance pop up? IE as if you had right-clicked on the Importance column of your current task? Cheers J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [MLO] How can I stop MLO treating child tasks as (potential) Actions?

2018-02-09 Thread John . Smith
gt; Have u tried "Hide the branch in To-Do" checkbox on the General properties > panel?? > > On 9 February 2018 at 04:06, John . Smith <shi...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> >> Hello >> >> This is probably a stupid question but... >> >&

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it?

2018-02-09 Thread John . Smith
y, February 7, 2018 at 6:59:00 PM UTC+8, John . Smith wrote: >> >> >> Hi KC >> >> To get clear, no, the left pane shows VIEW name, not actual TAB's (AKA >> Workarea) names. >> >> Yes, if you pin the Tabs and if you also give them a suitable icon that

[MLO] How can I stop MLO treating child tasks as (potential) Actions?

2018-02-08 Thread John . Smith
Hello This is probably a stupid question but... Is there anything I can do to stop MLO treating my child 'tasks' of a (real-world) task as if they are Actionable actions? i.e. I want a task which has children below it (i.e. a 'Parent' task) to appear as if it itself is an Active Action,

Re: [MLO] Re: Keyboard-only Q: How do I give focus to the next task on my list, after the current task disappears?

2018-02-08 Thread John . Smith
Nope, no touchscreen on my main PC, just on my laptop. On Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 10:19:43 AM UTC, MOK | MATSURU wrote: > > is your screen a touch screen? if so, touch with your finger is faster > than a mouse. > > On 8 February 2018 at 17:48, John . Smith <shi...@gm

[MLO] Re: Keyboard-only Q: How do I give focus to the next task on my list, after the current task disappears?

2018-02-08 Thread John . Smith
down. > > Regards, > ― grizz > > W dniu środa, 7 lutego 2018 13:50:26 UTC+1 użytkownik John . Smith napisał: >> >> >> Hello >> >> When you are in an Active view, after you have just made a task no longer >> Active, without using my mouse, how do you get

Re: [MLO] Keyboard-only Q: How do I give focus to the next task on my list, after the current task disappears?

2018-02-07 Thread John . Smith
gt; > On 7 February 2018 at 20:50, John . Smith <shi...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> >> Hello >> >> When you are in an Active view, after you have just made a task no longer >> Active, without using my mouse, how do you get focus on to the next task >&

[MLO] Keyboard-only Q: How do I give focus to the next task on my list, after the current task disappears?

2018-02-07 Thread John . Smith
Hello When you are in an Active view, after you have just made a task no longer Active, without using my mouse, how do you get focus on to the next task in your list? Background When looking at an "Active tasks" view, I am in the habit of "kicking tasks into the future" using just the

[MLO] Is there keyboard shortcut to load the next MLO View in my list of views (in the left hand pane)?

2018-02-07 Thread John . Smith
Hello TL;DR - Is there any way to step through each of my MLO Views in sequence, without changing MLO tab/workarea? Background If like me you have a large number of Views - I have about 15 - one solution is to set up one MLO View for each MLO Tab/workarea. The advantage of this is that you

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it?

2018-02-07 Thread John . Smith
seemed to me that you can still refer to filter names on the left pane, > but in my case, I have just a few pinned tabs and I use icons to help me to > distinguish them, not a perfect solution, but it works for me so far. > > On Monday, February 5, 2018 at 2:01:43 AM UTC+8, John . Smith wr

Re: [MLO] Re: suggested settings for MLO on UHD/4K screens?

2018-02-06 Thread John . Smith
what the tabs are (much like the chrome pin tab)? > > I hope MLO staff can answer your questions as I think this is more > technical & can only be done from software programming. > > On Feb 6, 2018 3:59 AM, "John . Smith" <shi...@gmail.com > > wrote: &

[MLO] Re: suggested settings for MLO on UHD/4K screens?

2018-02-05 Thread John . Smith
Did you ever get a reply on this? I have a 27inch 4K screen. In order for text to be readable in most applications, I have set the Windows scaling at 200%. Currently I am running MLO from a shortcut Right-click ==> Properties ==> Compatability ==> "Override high DPI scaling behaviour. Scaling

[MLO] Re: Help needed planning my Contexts

2018-02-05 Thread John . Smith
Hi SRhyse Interesting... It looks like you've put a lot of demanding thought into your system. I don't know if the extreme simplicity of your tagging would work for me, but it's an interesting approach and I shall ponder on it. One thing I still can't decide is how best to use folders within

[MLO] Re: Is it possible to change the default colouring used in the Importance column?

2018-02-04 Thread John . Smith
AM UTC, grizz wrote: > > Hi, > > Menu Tools ->Options->Automatic Formatting->Add rule > > W dniu czwartek, 1 lutego 2018 21:40:31 UTC+1 użytkownik John . Smith > napisał: >> >> Hello >> >> Is it possible to change the default colouring used in t

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it?

2018-02-04 Thread John . Smith
t my experience is that this way will serve your purpose. > > Regards, > > KC > > On Friday, February 2, 2018 at 12:34:06 PM UTC+8, John . Smith wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello >> Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it? >> >&

[MLO] Re: Help needed planning my Contexts

2018-02-02 Thread John . Smith
SRhyse - thanks. At present, I only have Work, Personal (includes non-chargeable Admin and social life), Health (includes fitness), but I am planning to have more one the dust has settled a bit on my setup. Yes, I too use Stars for "attempt to do today". Yes, I too use Start date, to kick

[MLO] Re: What is "Icon Hint" text ? Where is it visible?

2018-02-02 Thread John . Smith
the pop-up texts have now suddenly re-appeared - including the "Icon hint" text. I shall keep an eye out and see if it happens again, but for now the "Icon hint" text is working nicely :^) J On Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 7:10:15 AM UTC, John Smith wrote: > > >

[MLO] Re: Help needed planning my Contexts

2018-02-02 Thread John . Smith
Yes, I too tend to do the same thing, but I am wanting to plan better. My question for you is how then do you move between contexts? How do you decide which context to move to next? For me one problem is that I tend to get stuck and spend far too long within each context. i.e. I "plough too

[MLO] Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it?

2018-02-01 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there any way to stop a Tab from being closed WITHOUT locking it? Background If you are changing between Tabs by clicking on Tab names, it's all too easy to accidentally click on the little (x) at the right of each tab and thereby close the tab by mistake. One way to stop this

[MLO] Re: Sorting the columns

2018-02-01 Thread John . Smith
Hi Pavel No, clicking on the top of columns does not sort the column below it. But if you click and drag you can change the order and/or column width of columns. If you right click you can add new columns. Have you discovered the following (in the left hand column) Filter ==> Group & Sort

[MLO] Re: Is it possible to get Rapid Task Entry to add tasks at that top, rather than at bottom of ?

2018-02-01 Thread John . Smith
AM UTC, grizz wrote: > > > > W dniu czwartek, 1 lutego 2018 10:27:56 UTC+1 użytkownik John . Smith > napisał: >> >> >> Hi both >> [] >> > Open filter options in inbox view-> Group -> Sort-> Sort Task -> >> Creation date Descend

[MLO] Help needed planning my Contexts

2018-02-01 Thread John . Smith
Hello OK, I have created my list of tasks, and I have put each task into one of about 12 Contexts. I now need a way to decide *what order* I'm going to do my Contexts by briefly looking at the list of tasks within each Context. So I need a clever way to: A) Create a list of all my

[MLO] Is it possible to change the default colouring used in the Importance column?

2018-02-01 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is it possible to change the default colouring used in the Importance column? At present, - Max, a lot, more ==> are red - Normal ==> is black - Less, Little, Min ==> blue Is it possible to change these colours, and if so where? Cheers J -- You received this message because you

[MLO] Re: Is it possible to get Rapid Task Entry to add tasks at that top, rather than at bottom of ?

2018-02-01 Thread John . Smith
Hi both No, none of these options really solve the problem. > Create a Recently Added folder inside of the inbox folder. Move it to the top of your inbox folder. No, I don't want my entire view to be in Create Date Descending, just my Inbox folder. > Open filter options in inbox view->

[MLO] Re: What is "Icon Hint" text ? Where is it visible?

2018-01-31 Thread John Smith
OK I've attempted to report the bug. J On Wednesday, 31 January 2018 07:33:15 UTC, Stéph wrote: > > Sounds to me like this warrants a bug report. > > On Wednesday, 31 January 2018 01:21:12 UTC, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Ford - I still don't understand >> &

[MLO] Is it possible to get Rapid Task Entry to add tasks at that top, rather than at bottom of ?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is it possible to get Rapid Task Entry to add tasks to the top, rather than to the bottom of the folder? Background: I would prefer not to have to scroll down through all my other tasks in the Inbox in order to see my new tasks. Cheers J -- You received this message because you are

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to export icon files from MLO?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
OK it's annoying but I think I'm going to have to rebuild my icons from scratch. To save me time - does it matter what size of .ico file I use? 16x16, 24x24 or 32x32? Or should I build all three? Cheers J On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 11:32:26 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > Ni

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to export icon files from MLO?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
Nice try but no cigar. Exporting conditional rules doesn't work because the conditional formatting rules can't see my custom/added icons that I am using on my Flags. That's the whole point! Meanwhile, I have managed to export the Flags from one MLO data file (.ML) into a new MLO data file,

[MLO] Re: What is "Icon Hint" text ? Where is it visible?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
OK, I have reported this as a bug. At least I have attempted to do so. J On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 7:33:15 AM UTC, Stéph wrote: > > Sounds to me like this warrants a bug report. > > On Wednesday, 31 January 2018 01:21:12 UTC, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Ford -

Re: [MLO] How can I use on of my personalised Flag icons as an "Icon" in the Icon column?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
PS To get clear, the Icons I seek aren't listed in my "Icons Library" even though they are in use by my Flags. J On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 3:50:48 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > OK but Tools > Options > Automatic Formatting ==> Then what? > I can expor

Re: [MLO] How can I use on of my personalised Flag icons as an "Icon" in the Icon column?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
PS To get clear if I hit On Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 3:50:48 PM UTC, John . Smith wrote: > > OK but Tools > Options > Automatic Formatting ==> Then what? > I can export all my rules into a ".MLAF" file but that doesn't seem to > help. > I am needing

Re: [MLO] How can I use on of my personalised Flag icons as an "Icon" in the Icon column?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
wrote: > > try TOOLS > OPTION > AUTOMATIC FORMATING > > On 30 January 2018 at 23:21, John . Smith <shi...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> >> Hello >> >> How can I use on of my Flag icons as an "Icon" in the Icon column? >> >> Ba

[MLO] Is there any way to export icon files from MLO?

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there any way to extract icon files from MLO? Background About a year ago, using a different PC, I found and uploaded some .ico files into my MLO. The problem is that I have now lost the original ".ICO" files, plus although my icons are in use as my Flag icons, I now wish to use them

[MLO] Re: Is there any way to change the colour of the selected task(s)? (in MLO Win10)

2018-01-31 Thread John . Smith
ormat tab - Selection tab > > All the best, > Stéphane > > On Wednesday, 31 January 2018 01:40:38 UTC, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> In MLO on Win10, is there any way to change the colour of the currently >> selected task(s)? >> >&g

[MLO] Is there any way to change the colour of the selected task(s)? (in MLO Win10)

2018-01-30 Thread John . Smith
Hello In MLO on Win10, is there any way to change the colour of the currently selected task(s)? Background: At present any tasks that are currently selected have white text on a pale/mid blue background. This is a bit irritating because I am using Format to indicate things about the task

[MLO] Re: What is "Icon Hint" text ? Where is it visible?

2018-01-30 Thread John . Smith
Ford - I still don't understand Are you saying that if I set the "Icon Type" to be "Note" that the text I supply in the "Icon Hint" will appear when I hover my mouse over the icon where it appears in the Icon column? Because if so it doesn't work. >From the Help PDF

[MLO] How can I use on of my personalised Flag icons as an "Icon" in the Icon column?

2018-01-30 Thread John . Smith
Hello How can I use on of my Flag icons as an "Icon" in the Icon column? Background I have an icon that I am using for one of my Flags that I would like to use for one of my "Icons" that appears in the Icons column of the main area of the screen. Unfortunately, when I click on "Icon..."

[MLO] What is "Icon Hint" text ? Where is it visible?

2018-01-30 Thread John . Smith
Hello In MLO on Windows, if one goes to: Tools ==> Options ==> Automatic Formatting ==> Properties of selected rule(s) ==> [tick "Icon] ==> "Icon hint" Where is the "Icon hint" text visible? It's not coming up when I mouseover on an icon & I can't see it anywhere else. Thanks J -- You

[MLO] Is there any hotkey way to get the current line to be in the middle of the screen?

2018-01-30 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is there any hotkey way to get the current line to be in the middle of the screen? Background If while one is looking at one's tasks, one accidentally hits say the [Home] key, then the top task on your view gets focus. What is useful is that [Alt]+[BackArrow] will get one back to task

Re: [MLO] Re: Is it possible to have a View that is sorted only _partly_ a manual sort?

2018-01-27 Thread John . Smith
e-enable automatic sort, after > which your manual sort is all reset. and, one more thing, the manual > sort is only synched to mobile if you do this in the STARRED view. > > -Dwight > > On 1/26/2018 7:27 AM, John . Smith wrote: > > > > > > Yes, using multiple

[MLO] Re: Is it possible to have a View that is sorted only _partly_ a manual sort?

2018-01-26 Thread John . Smith
task 3 (importance=120, flag=red). The > items in To-Do list will have the following order: Task 1, task 3, task 2. > > On Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 3:28:28 PM UTC+2, John . Smith wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> Is it possible to have a View that is only *partly* a manual sort?

[MLO] Is it possible to have a View that is sorted only _partly_ a manual sort?

2018-01-25 Thread John . Smith
Hello Is it possible to have a View that is only *partly* a manual sort? e.g. Can I have a view that is sorted by Importance, but between tasks of identical Importance, I can manually sort them? To get clear, what I am trying to achieve is that I when I do a pass over my tasks, I want to flag

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