Notwithstanding PW's horse-flogging point, may I make a more general
observation about multiple ways of working?
There is more than one use for a nested folder system - a desire for
nested folders doesn't necessarily mean you aren't using tags
effectively or searching for data effectively. The more powerful and
flexible an application (Yojimbo being a case in point), the more
different ways of working are desirable, and one does not necessarily
negate or replace the other.
Here is one way I would use nested folders right now that has nothing
to do with 'replacing' tagging:
I use Yojimbo to manage my GTD-style 'To Do' system. I have hundreds
of fully-tagged notes representing current projects and so on in my
system. I also have a series of tags to denote specific individuals I
need to discuss things with (Agendas).
When I need to consult an individual about a project, I add the
agenda tag for that individual to the Yojimbo item for that project.
This then automatically adds the item to the tag collection
representing the daily agenda for that person. I have 8-10 different
tag collections representing agendas for various individuals (and
this is likely to grow in the future) and I would like them all in
one folder I can collapse when I'm not speaking to any of those people.
And no, I don't want to have to do a search for the specific agenda
tag every time I need to talk to someone. The more complex and
powerful tag collections (and in future smart collections) become,
the less a simple search in the search box is going to be able to
replace them.
It is therefore perfectly possible for nested folders to complement
tags, just as labels can complement tags and so on. It is rash to
assume that one way of working is diametrically opposed to another,
or that just because you don't see a use for something no one else
does either.
Rich
On 4 Apr 2007, at 3:42 pm, Patrick Gilmour wrote:
Nested folders are more visual, for me at least. I find it easier
to maintain a mental overview of what I have collected with nested
folders - which is important for me. And, of course, what's nice
about including Nested Folders is that you don't have to use them
if you don't want to!
On Apr 4, 2007, at 10:18 AM, Mehboob Alam wrote:
I'm not entirely sure what the fuss about "nested" folders is. Going
back to the original Macintosh Finder and the 400K diskettes, the
filesystem was flat, and then the nested structure was introduced as
an "virtual" structure. But the filestorage system is still flat.
I'm missing something about this.. tagging seems more reasonable
because items can be stored with multiple tags.. isnt that how the
mind works, as opposed to how the real-world filing cabinet works?
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