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Norman J.	Posted Mar 28, 2017 in: New Layout - Add Multiple Tasks - Paste From Clipboard Score: 0 Norman J. Posted: Mar 28, 2017 Score: 0 Hello, if I add multiple tasks in the new layout (beta) and paste text from the clipboard into the second line it will allways be appended to the first task.
Norman J.	Posted Oct 12, 2016 in: Toodledo Tasks redesign ready for public beta testing Score: 4 Norman J. Posted: Oct 12, 2016 Score: 4 After trying the new Task-View i have mixed feelings about it. Overall it looks fresher and modern but in my opinion the usability has declined. 1. The display of the parent tasks is horrible. There are some characters of the last word(s) displayed, so that you instinctively try to read the "meaningless" characters. If you move the mouse, every line you "hit" starts scrolling. With this scrolling effect the parent task is only complete readable if you drastically expand the task column (much wider as you really need), otherwise only a part will be displayed. Last, the indentation interrupts the alignment, so that some tasks (which have parents) are indented and some not, which makes the task list very hard to read. 2. Now my Task-List starts with a whole bunch of symbols (check box, star, drop down menu, attachment, file and subtask icon). In the old version only the really necessary icons are displayed first (check box, star, drop down and subtask). Now we have a really wide column in front of the task. 3. Where is the bold font for tasks with a high priority. Ist the small colorful triangle the only indication of the priority? 4. The calendar view!!! Yes, i am getting older but that is no reason to display the calendar as i am blind. ;) 5. The new dialog for batch editing fly over the task list, so that I'am unable to see all columns. So if I want to change the tag of all tasks for example and the tag column is hidden by the batch edit dialog, It's impossible to take a look at the current tags. 6. The new search dialog is to narrow. If you have nested rules the new group indicator (only one blue bar) makes it harder to distinguish the groups. This is only my personal impression.
Norman J.	Posted Oct 02, 2015 in: Any way to add local file links to notes ? Score: 1 Norman J. Posted: Oct 02, 2015 Score: 1 Hello, most browser prohibit the opening of local files. For example you have to configrue firefox to open local files. http://superuser.com/questions/488615/how-can-i-configure-firefox-to-open-links-to-local-files After the security settings are adjusted you will be able to refer local files in your notes like: test.txt
Norman J.	Posted Jun 26, 2013 in: Toodledo Toosdays: Organize Your List Score: 0 Norman J. Posted: Jun 26, 2013 Score: 0 Posted by Salgud: Posted by Norman J.: I have trouble understanding what you're saying here because of all the qualifiers, like "generic" and "reviewable" and so forth. (I do know that Allen's definition of a project could be anything from brushing your teeth to a mission to the moon.) But if you're saying there's no way to identify projects in TD, that's not the case. You have search criteria for "Has children" which does the trick. Whether or not that's "generic" or will identify "reviewable" projects is up to you. You can always use tags to aid in this search, unless of course, David Allen doesn't allow it. As I was going to say that every user of Toodledo could have a different setup for projects. For example one can use a single Folder for a single projekt or tag the 'project task' as "project". I am using tasks for projects and sub-tasks for the actions in a project. All projects are resides in one folder called "projects". I guess you can go to all that trouble, if it pleases you. Seems much simpler to me to create a series of Saved Searches that find what is needed for your weekly review, then just incorporate them appropriately into your list of Saved Searches. However, I recognize that this may not be sophisticated enough for some. The question is not what pleases me but how to make the review process more efficient. Actually I have about 50 projects, some active, some waiting and some on hold. During my weekly review I have to 'process' 50 projects. The majority of these projects haven't changed since the last week and no review is necessary. For me it's easier to tag the project with the date of the last review and the review period (e.g. 2 weeks). This way I am able to review every week all projects with the 'weekly review tag' and every two or four weeks the remaining projects. The planning what to do the next week / day is a seperate step in my GTD-setup because my projects have a priority. I understand that this is a discrepancy to the 'core GTD-system' but in my life there are projects which are much more important than other ones (e.g. 'find a kindergarten' is more important than 'look for new garden furniture' despite both projects have to be finished in the first half-year of 2013). Regards Norman This message was edited Jun 26, 2013.
Norman J.	Posted Jun 25, 2013 in: Cloning and Reordering of Sub-Taks Score: 0 Norman J. Posted: Jun 25, 2013 Score: 0 The following use-case leads to a 'random' order of sub-tasks. 1. clone one or many sub-tasks of a taks 2. manually reorder the newly cloned sub-taks 3. reload the page or open the folder again leads to a different order ot the sub-tasks than the manually adjusted one of step 2. I noticed this behavior while I was 'outlining' a daily routine as subtasks. My parent task was 'Monday' and I cloned and reordered heavily sub-tasks to build a time-table like: 06:00 - 06:30 Breakfast 06:30 - 07:00 Commute ... After reloading the page / clicking on the folder again, the order of the sub-tasks was muddled. Regards Norman This message was edited Jun 25, 2013.
Norman J.	Posted Jun 25, 2013 in: Toodledo Toosdays: Organize Your List Score: 0 Norman J. Posted: Jun 25, 2013 Score: 0 It would be nice to have a 'review feature' in the style of OmniFocus. Since Toodledo is a generic tool and doesn't distinguish between projects and tasks, there is no generic way to 'identify' a reviewable project in the meaning of GTD. A possible solution would be a separate field for defining the review-cycle of a task or sub-task (e.g. review on sunday every 2 weeks) or a global review-interval in the user properties. The question is, when to start with the first review. Maybe it is possible to start the review period from the start of the task or from the 'creation time'. Because I don't know the 'data model' of Toodledo, I have to guess that is somewhat of an extension to the 'task table' or the creation of a seperate 'review table' and the integration into the web-site, search and mobile applications. Summarizing a hell of work for a small but very useful feature. A more practicable tip is either using the (often unused) 'start date' to indicate the last review, combined with a search that looks for all tasks whith a 'start date' older than two weeks and bulk-adjust the 'start date' after the review or using a tag like '@2013-06-23' to set the last review date on a task. With the second solution it isn't possible to use a time-based search but you will be able to see old unreviewed tasks in the tag-section of the menu. Regards Norman This message was edited Jun 25, 2013.
Norman J.	Posted Jun 24, 2013 in: Referencing Local Files in Task Notes Score: 0 Norman J. Posted: Jun 24, 2013 Score: 0 Hello, when I work on projects or tasks I often have to reference sensitive files like a bill, a certificate of an insurence company, ... All kind of data or documents I wouldn't like to upload to Google Drive without an encription. I stored these kind of information in a true crypt container which I have uploaded to a cloud drive like 'HiDrive'. This way I can access the data from mostly every computer (home, work, relatives, ...) by mounting the remote stored file via SMB as a local drive. The remaining question was how to link the data with my tasks and projects. My first intention was to use the <a href="file:/... command in the task note but there were 2 problems. The first problem was how to create valid uris from file system paths. By using the extensions 'lst2clip' for my beloved 'TotalCommander' it is very easy to create valid uris. The second problem was that 'FireFox' prevents the opening of local files from remote websites for security reasons by default. So I had to configre the browser to open links to local files from toodledo.com The remaining question was how to link the task with the file. So I tried to use the a href again and it worked quite well. So it is possible to store files securely in a encrypted container on a cloud drive of your choice and link the stored refrence data to any task. regards Norman This message was edited Jun 24, 2013.
Norman J.	Posted Apr 29, 2013 in: Notes Formatting Score: 0 Norman J. Posted: Apr 29, 2013 Score: 0 I'am also a ProPlus-member and Note-Formatting is really important for me. I store mostly any task relevant information in the notes, like minutes of a phone call, task related contact information, links to google drive with task relevant documents, links to evernote, etc. Currently the notes are totally unstructured, even a fixed font, in viewing and not only in editing, would be a huge improvement for me.
Norman J.	Posted Jul 27, 2011 in: Toodledo Redesign - July 2011 Score: -1 Norman J. Posted: Jul 27, 2011 Score: -1 The new design is really impressive but i found a few flaws for me. If I rescedule some pending tasks to a new date, for example from yesterday to today, are the dots in the calendar control still visible. Only after a full page refresh are the dots gone. The second issue is that taks which are overdue are not displayed in today list of the calendar view.