Re: Thanks for pointers to OmniFocus, Eagle Filer
On May 7, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Rhet Turnbull wrote: On May 7, 2008, at 3:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The killer feature for me at this point would be to be able to access and edit my text notes on my iPhone. While it's not as ideal as a native solution from BareBones, you might want to look at Webjimbo:http://flyingmac.com/webjimbo/ The thing I don't like about a web-based solution for the iPhone is that network connectivity isn't always available, and when it is, it's often on the slow side. It works in a pinch, but a native iPhone app would be preferable. An iPhone version of OmniFocus is supposedly already in the works. Yojimbo is a different kind of app, with different resource requirements (i.e. potentially very large databases), but one can hope we'll see something for the iPhone as well. At the risk of swerving too far off topic, I'll also mention that OmniFocus can, indeed, export as plain text using the TaskPaper format. It also prints nicely to PDF, which is then easily mailed to yourself as a read-only reference from an iPhone. I suppose the same could be done with select Yojimbo items. -Dennis -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The Real Issue With Nested Folders and Multiple Databases.
On May 2, 2008, at 9:49 AM, david wrote: Perhaps there's a context within which the paragraph below explains how tags are superior to folders but it eludes me. I'm not arguing that tags don't have value and aren't at times more valuable than folders, but this paragraph doesn't explain it to me. Yes, I agree with David. There are cases where tagging works nicely, and I'm actually satisfied with that in Yojimbo. But in other cases, I prefer the visual aid of being able to see a hierarchical structure of my data. This particularly holds true whenever I do lots of browsing or manual reviewing of the information. That's one of the reasons I prefer OmniFocus for implementing GTD. Yojimbo's strengths lie elsewhere. Hierarchical structures (nested folders) are certainly *not* in stark contrast to the very first steps of GTD! After all, placing an item in a folder is essentially a way to tag it with a bit of information for later retrieval. The advantage of true tagging is that it allows you to apply *multiple* bits of information to an item. However, the disadvantage is that tagging is a higher-level cognitive function, requiring more thought to recall and assign a variety of tag names. This is often a distraction from the primary task at hand and leads to inefficiency. That's exactly why I *avoid* tagging my items as I add them to Yojimbo. I can always return later to further tag them if I feel it's necessary, but usually I simply rely on content searches, which makes organizational method virtually irrelevant anyway. Tagging and hierarchical structures are both just tools to organize your data. Neither is a an end all, be all solution. Sometimes you need a hammer, sometimes you need a screw driver. Use the right tool for the job. For random data collection and storage in Yojimbo, tagging works nicely. -Dennis PS - The idea of tagging being a high-level cognitive function is similar to Tog's research on mouse vs. keyboard. Read more at: http://www.asktog.com/TOI/toi06KeyboardVMouse1.html -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Almost happy with Yojimbo the way it is
On May 2, 2008, at 5:06 AM, Jan Rychter wrote: When the focus is in the collections panel, pressing tab should take me to the list of documents, not to the little buttons below the collections panel. [snip] Next TAB should go to the title, then tags, then content (NOT to the rarely used Encrypt button!) [snip] When creating new documents using the little dialog box in the corner of the screen, I don't want to TAB over the little arrow button next to the Name, I want to go straight to tags and then the text. I don't see this behavior on my system. Perhaps you have All controls enabled for the Full keyboard access preference in System Preferences - Keyboard Mouse - Keyboard Shortcuts? I dare you to try using Yojimbo without a mouse. Put a quarter in a coin box every time you have to reach for the mouse to do something or every time an extra key press is needed. Hmm, I don't really see a problem here. I use Yojimbo with just the keyboard all the time. The only case where there *might* be an issue is tabbing from the search field to the sidebar rather than directly to the list view. Other than that, everything seems to work as expected. -Dennis -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Automatically Open PDFs In Other Applications
On May 1, 2008, at 7:24 AM, Carlton Gibson wrote: The Item menu shows a View with Preview option when a PDF is selected. I don't know if you can attach a shortcut to it... (anyone... hint, hint... :) You can attach a keyboard shortcut to any menu bar option using System Preferences - Keyboard Mouse - Keyboard Shortcuts. Just hit the little plus (+) button at the bottom to add a new keyboard shortcut, specify Yojimbo, and add the exact name of them menu command you want. Hope this helps. -Dennis -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Keyboard command for bullet points?
On Apr 30, 2008, at 6:58 AM, Chris Coldewey wrote: I'm looking for the quickest way to activate bullet points from the keyboard while in a note. In any standard Mac OS X text view (NSTextView), like Yojimbo's notes or a TextEdit document, use Option-Tab to automatically begin a list. By default, a hyphen character is used as the bullet point, but this can be changed by selecting the list and choosing a different bullet style from the formatting ruler. Hope this helps. -Dennis -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: On Yojimbo and Time Machine
On Feb 15, 2008, at 3:30 AM, Rhet Turnbull wrote: If Yojimbo stored records as separate files and kept metadata and/or index data in smaller DBs then the backup regime would only have to backup those files that had changed instead of the entire xxxMB sqllite file that Yojimbo uses now. I believe that would decrease the risk of inconsistency as opposed to the case now, where Yojimbo could write the the large database file while the backup is trying to copy it. I'm sure Bare Bones has considered this option for Yojimbo. But I suspect there's greater complexity here than meets the eye. Perhaps there are tradeoffs having to do with record encryption or .Mac sync. Would we be willing to sacrifice those features for individual file storage? -Dennis -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Folders/Tag-collections
I currently have 23 tag collections, 2 regular collections, and 5319 items. All my collections (tagged and regular) are temporary with some deleted and new ones created on a weekly basis. That's what I really like about the tagging system: with everything tagged, I can just create/delete collections as needed and nothing is lost. My regular collections are even more fleeting, often lasting only for a couple hours. I use them to gather items together that I'm currently using (often search results) and delete the collections when done. I've had no problems finding things and do minimal organizing with tags. Although, I'm anxiously looking forward to improved content search and user-defined smart folders. I really have no interest in hierarchical folders or doing that kind of sorting/organization. Dennis -- -- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list yojimbo-talk@barebones.com. To unsubscribe, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archives: http://www.listsearch.com/yojimbotalk.lasso Have a feature request, or not sure if the software's working correctly? Please send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
