Regarding parallel and sequential actions in projects, check out this video:

http://www.screencastsonline.com/tutorials_files/SCO0178-omnifocusbasics.php

Around time 24:10, he shows sequential and parallel actions in projects.

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Stefan Richter <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I really like your ideas and have also thought a lot about number 2. I am not 
> quite sure how my schedule looks for the next couple of weeks, but someone 
> needing it is always a good motivation. Your first idea is also interesting 
> and I would be interested in some comments from other users, how they see it…
>
> -stefan
>
> Am 27.08.2011 um 17:00 schrieb Sebastian Fischmeister:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>  I'm interested in using tracks. The main reasons are that I can host
>> it myself, it looks good, and it's a web-based solution. Having used
>> GTD for some while, this is what I'm missing in tracks.
>>
>> 1) Sequential & parallel projects (taken from OmniFocus). A parallel
>> project defines that all actions can be done anytime. It's essentially
>> what tracks currently assumes when 'depends on' is undefined. A
>> sequential project means that every action depends on the action
>> listed before. So if you have
>>
>> Action 1
>> Action 2
>> Action 3
>>
>> this implicitly means that Action 2 depends on Action 1.
>>
>> Sequential projects are useful, because it keeps the list of available
>> actions short and one can quickly enter the list of actions (without
>> going through the depends on; albeit the autocomplete).
>>
>> 2) A CLI or pure textbox interface for adding actions with project,
>> contexts, due dates, and notes. There was one [1], however, I'm unsure
>> whether it's still working with tracks 2.0. The CLI would permit a lot
>> of scripting capabilities outside tracks such as using templates and
>> checklists. If one were to integrate it into tracks, it would look
>> like the quick-add field you can find in mgsd.
>>
>> I can offer a cash donation (I paid for other gtd software, so I see
>> the value) or a PPC-based G4 macbook (I know it's old, but that's why
>> I can donate it) for the project. Any comments?
>>
>>  Sebastian
>>
>>
>> [1] http://www.getontracks.org/forums/viewthread/319/
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