Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
I understand that there are times that you have repeating tasks that do not really have a pre-determined date when they are due, and that MLO makes you put on a due date, which is annoying. My position is that if I set up my tasks well, I can just pick some meaningless due date, which is a small, insignificant annoyance that does not actually cause me any issues and does not need to be addressed. I have checklists like the vacation things mentioned below. The parent task is a recurring task set to reoccur one day after it is completed. In the "task recurrence" window, click "advanced options" and in the next window check "Automatically recur when all subtasks are complete" The start and due dates are set to approx the last time I used this checklist (for the one I'm looking at, all the dates are about two years ago.) The parent task is set to "complete subtasks in order". The first task under the parent is a kickoff task, with a name like "kickoff vacation prep" and is marked "hide branch in to-do". The entire checklist is considered inactive. The parent is inactive because it has uncompleted subtasks, all of the individual tasks are inactive because they are running in order and the first one isn't done yet. The first one is inactive because it is hidden. So the whole thing is out there in my database and I can see it when I look at "all tasks" but it will never show up on any to-do list. When I want to run this list, I go into the All Tasks view, find the kickoff task, and mark it completed. This causes the second item in the list to become active. If I just have a flat list of tasks, they will show up on the to-do list one at a time, each one showing up as its predecessor is completed. If I want them to all show up in the to-do list at once, just make a folder as the second item in the list and put all the other tasks into the folder. After I complete the last task, the list regenerates and the hidden kickoff task is back in control, putting the whole list back to sleep until its needed. On 10/17/2022 6:52 PM, Luis Enrique Cisneros Loeza wrote: I also wish MLO could do this. On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:34:51 AM UTC-6 gleep...@gmail.com 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
Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
I also wish MLO could do this. On Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:34:51 AM UTC-6 gleep...@gmail.com 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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/758229cc-0efc-450c-9aee-f31b45d25625n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
So... After almost twelve(!) years I think we can safely say that this is a long-outstanding request. Has anything ever been done with it? On Friday, 8 January 2021 at 03:34:51 UTC+11 gleep...@gmail.com 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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/0ac56400-31fd-40ce-a69e-3202768e9e79n%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6d9cec7b-6b75-42bd-b0cb-57ec1e29b0acn%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/45bfc882-3fa9-42ba-9eda-a63e28b11107%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/a17396a8-3a47-9bc8-db5b-612b7d5b695b%40dwightarthur.us. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
Is there any progress on this? Any plans to implement it? This is for me currently the biggest issue with MLO and I would very much support the request. On Friday, 26 November 2010 13:19:48 UTC+1, chuckdevee wrote: > > This would be really useful for me. I have quite a few problems with > the ordering in the ToDo views but get around most of these by being > sparing about which tasks I enter a Due Date for. > > Most of the tasks I have, have some date which I'd LIKE to do them by, > but if I enter this as the due date, as I used to, my task outline > becomes very time-consuming as I am forever re-adjusting these due > dates. > > Now, I only really use a due date if a task HAS to be done by that > date - otherwise, it goes in without any date and the Urgency/ > Importance criteria determines its order in the ToDo list. I'll use > a Start Date if I don't want to think about starting the task until a > specific date. > > So most of the tasks I have do not have Due dates, some have a Start > Date and no Due date, some have Due dates but no Start date, and the > rest have both Start dates and Due dates. > > So here's my problem, in order for a task to recur, it needs to have a > start date and due date. > And the recurrence time period is set with reference to the Due > date. > > It would be helpful for me to allow tasks without any dates to recur > without any dates. > > It would also be helpful to allow tasks with only a start date to > recur with reference to the Start date and leave these tasks without > any Due date. > > > -- 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 mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/dea3fa15-30d2-454d-aef4-79383f1207c8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
I +1 this request... (Did notice this was from 2010 - but as yet the feature is not implemented.) I also do not use due dates unless a task HAS to be done by a certain date. Another example of where you'd want recurrence with no due dates: - Break a big task into smaller sessions (3x 30min sessions) - For example - [Clear shelf unit] --- [Subtask: Sort old books (15m)] - 3x recurring I do this a lot as I find it effective when not much time is available and need to cover a lot of ground; but I don't like to set a due date on the recurrent items... On Friday, 26 November 2010 12:19:48 UTC, chuckdevee wrote: This would be really useful for me. I have quite a few problems with the ordering in the ToDo views but get around most of these by being sparing about which tasks I enter a Due Date for. Most of the tasks I have, have some date which I'd LIKE to do them by, but if I enter this as the due date, as I used to, my task outline becomes very time-consuming as I am forever re-adjusting these due dates. Now, I only really use a due date if a task HAS to be done by that date - otherwise, it goes in without any date and the Urgency/ Importance criteria determines its order in the ToDo list. I'll use a Start Date if I don't want to think about starting the task until a specific date. So most of the tasks I have do not have Due dates, some have a Start Date and no Due date, some have Due dates but no Start date, and the rest have both Start dates and Due dates. So here's my problem, in order for a task to recur, it needs to have a start date and due date. And the recurrence time period is set with reference to the Due date. It would be helpful for me to allow tasks without any dates to recur without any dates. It would also be helpful to allow tasks with only a start date to recur with reference to the Start date and leave these tasks without any Due date. -- 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/-/LXvbYdWRpuEJ. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
Other examples: - 12 months worth of statements to process - you might break down into 12 separate recurrent tasks (no due date) Alternate complete - have considered this. But there are at least 3 disadvantages: - New task is generated immediately after completion of old one - would be great to have it generate (or start) a set period AFTER - e.g. one week later (but NO due-date) - No way of tracking number of recurrences (so you know when a task is complete, where this is not self-evident) - Can't use on MLO for Android, afaik On Friday, 26 November 2010 13:13:12 UTC, daneb wrote: Hi, if I understood it correctly, you can emulate duplication of tasks without due date by alternative complete (hold ctrl + check complete check box) - task is completed and duplicated as new uncompleted task, which is what you actually want by recurrence without due dates. (But it is not solution when you want to use recurrent start dates). Best Daneb On Nov 26, 1:19 pm, chuckdevee don_sm...@me.com wrote: This would be really useful for me. I have quite a few problems with the ordering in the ToDo views but get around most of these by being sparing about which tasks I enter a Due Date for. Most of the tasks I have, have some date which I'd LIKE to do them by, but if I enter this as the due date, as I used to, my task outline becomes very time-consuming as I am forever re-adjusting these due dates. Now, I only really use a due date if a task HAS to be done by that date - otherwise, it goes in without any date and the Urgency/ Importance criteria determines its order in the ToDo list. I'll use a Start Date if I don't want to think about starting the task until a specific date. So most of the tasks I have do not have Due dates, some have a Start Date and no Due date, some have Due dates but no Start date, and the rest have both Start dates and Due dates. So here's my problem, in order for a task to recur, it needs to have a start date and due date. And the recurrence time period is set with reference to the Due date. It would be helpful for me to allow tasks without any dates to recur without any dates. It would also be helpful to allow tasks with only a start date to recur with reference to the Start date and leave these tasks without any Due date. -- 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/-/m3PmePdBXysJ. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
I'd like this too. +1! -- 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/-/jLgjDatEwiEJ. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
Hi.. to claify a bit further.. Recurrence functionality has advanced options which ctrl+click doesn't have. For example, - recurrence options enable task groups to be reset once they have been completed. - a maximum number of recurrences can be set Lets say, for example, I have a recurrent project with no specific deadline. Eg writiing an regular article on a specific topic. Whenever I finish it, I start to think about writing the next one. The project involves a number of sub-tasks (get research, speak to contacts etc).. So I'd like the tasks of this project to appear in my ToDo list one by one and the, when I've competed it, the first task to appear again - all wothout any dates at all because the work is not time specific. Even better, if the recurrence options worked with only start dates, I could specify a start date for the Project and, in the recurrence optiosn, specify that when all sub-tasks have been completed, the Project will be duplicated with new Start Dates, say, a month ahead. No dues dates. The start date just ensures that the project subtasks don't appear in my ToDo view until a month's time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorgani...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
A few examples without subtasks where one may not want a due date, but a start date is useful: Donate blood (recur XX weeks after done) Go to the dentist (recur XX months after done) Check your free credit report (recur 1 yr after done) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorgani...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
Hi, if I understood it correctly, you can emulate duplication of tasks without due date by alternative complete (hold ctrl + check complete check box) - task is completed and duplicated as new uncompleted task, which is what you actually want by recurrence without due dates. (But it is not solution when you want to use recurrent start dates). Best Daneb On Nov 26, 1:19 pm, chuckdevee don_sm...@me.com wrote: This would be really useful for me. I have quite a few problems with the ordering in the ToDo views but get around most of these by being sparing about which tasks I enter a Due Date for. Most of the tasks I have, have some date which I'd LIKE to do them by, but if I enter this as the due date, as I used to, my task outline becomes very time-consuming as I am forever re-adjusting these due dates. Now, I only really use a due date if a task HAS to be done by that date - otherwise, it goes in without any date and the Urgency/ Importance criteria determines its order in the ToDo list. I'll use a Start Date if I don't want to think about starting the task until a specific date. So most of the tasks I have do not have Due dates, some have a Start Date and no Due date, some have Due dates but no Start date, and the rest have both Start dates and Due dates. So here's my problem, in order for a task to recur, it needs to have a start date and due date. And the recurrence time period is set with reference to the Due date. It would be helpful for me to allow tasks without any dates to recur without any dates. It would also be helpful to allow tasks with only a start date to recur with reference to the Start date and leave these tasks without any Due date. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorgani...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
[MLO] Re: Feature Request: Recurrence to work for tasks without a Due Date
Not really clear on what you want. Assuming you want to recur on completion, could you not just use alternative complete i.e. control +click in tickbox? On Nov 26, 12:19 pm, chuckdevee don_sm...@me.com wrote: This would be really useful for me. I have quite a few problems with the ordering in the ToDo views but get around most of these by being sparing about which tasks I enter a Due Date for. Most of the tasks I have, have some date which I'd LIKE to do them by, but if I enter this as the due date, as I used to, my task outline becomes very time-consuming as I am forever re-adjusting these due dates. Now, I only really use a due date if a task HAS to be done by that date - otherwise, it goes in without any date and the Urgency/ Importance criteria determines its order in the ToDo list. I'll use a Start Date if I don't want to think about starting the task until a specific date. So most of the tasks I have do not have Due dates, some have a Start Date and no Due date, some have Due dates but no Start date, and the rest have both Start dates and Due dates. So here's my problem, in order for a task to recur, it needs to have a start date and due date. And the recurrence time period is set with reference to the Due date. It would be helpful for me to allow tasks without any dates to recur without any dates. It would also be helpful to allow tasks with only a start date to recur with reference to the Start date and leave these tasks without any Due date. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MyLifeOrganized group. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorgani...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
