I have plans for a quick add overhaul that would include most of these features. I can't say when I'll get to doing it though.
Except adding some notes via quick add is already supported. Eg, Some Proj|Area||notes go here .Some action|N|call||notes go here Anything after the double pipe is taken to be notes. On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:53 AM, Mat <[email protected]> wrote: > > Creating new actions, and other core GTD 'items', is a routine at the > very heart of using mGTD for 100% of mGTD (and d3) users. For this > reason, it makes sense to really optimize this from an ease-of-use > point. > > Here are some suggestions for mGTD: > > 1) > A typical scenario is wanting to add a couple of actions for an > already existing project. > > The powerful "quick add >>" does (actually) let you do this by > repeating the already existing project name there and then adding > actions... but that that took quite some time before I figured out, > and it also does not let the created actions inherit the attributes of > the already existing project. > > I suggest, for the various Next- Future- etc action listings in the > Project tiddlers, that the + sign actually opens a full "quick add" > type box (perhaps floating on top) where you more intuitively and > directly can add *several* actions simultaneously to the project, as > opposed to the current "one at a time" way that is very tedious. > > 2) > Additionally; the various one-shot adders ("+action" etc) do not allow > any attribute specification like the "quick add" does. > > 3) > Sometimes there is a need to add a comment (i.e tiddler content) to a > project or action right away. It would be nice if this as possible > already in the "quick add" feature. (maybe some identifier sign can > signal that what comes afterwards is for content). > > 4) > The powerful "quick add" is lacking something that makes it easy to > add the required attributes to the items created. I.e one has to > recall that "oh, yes, I have to define the Area for the project" and > "ah, mustn't forget Context for the actions" etc. > > I suggest the "quick add" fill-in-box is cut in half width-wise, and > that some sliders or similar are added there, one named Project > (containing Realms and Areas) and one named Action (with the N(ext), F > (uture) etc and the Contexts). > > > mGTD is such a wonderful tool and Ive used it daily (give or take a > fall-off or two) for over a year now. I believe speed- and easifying > it are matters that are of great importance for usability, and > particularly for attracting even more new users. > > Thanks > > > /Mat > > > > > -- [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GTD TiddlyWiki" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GTD-TiddlyWiki?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
