OmniFocus to Markdown
I would really love to see some sort of markdown support built into omnifocus or via some sort of applescript or service. This would enable the user to share a project or perspective view with others. Here are some possible usage scenarios:
[LIST=1][*][B]Meeting Agenda[/B]: Keep a list of agenda items for a person or a group. Before the meeting, convert the context for that person/group to a well formatted agenda that can be put on an intranet, printed, or sent in an email. [*][B]Project Reporting[/B]: Highlight a project(s) and convert them to markdown so that you can share them with a team or post the project status to a website.[/LIST] Does this sound like it would be helpful? I have submitted a feedback request. I would appreciate any thoughts you would have on how to share the content of omnifocus with others. Thanks, Steve |
You can already export as HTML...
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Hi Catone,
The export to email works well for some situations, but it is limiting and bulky. After 200 lines you get: [QUOTE]<table class="basic" id="omnifocus-report"> <tr class="omnifocus-project"> <td style="" class="level-1 wrap"><img class="project-active" />Get house painted</td> <td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr class=> <td style="" class="level-1 wrap">contact fred for an estimate</td> <td>Get house painted</td><td>email</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr class=> <td style="" class="level-1 wrap">pick out a color</td> <td>Get house painted</td><td>Home Depot</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> <tr class=> <td style="" class="level-1 wrap">remove junk on the side of the house</td> <td>Get house painted</td><td>home</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr> </table> <p/>[/QUOTE] In markdown, this could be formatted in four lines that I can easily edit. [QUOTE]# get house painted * contact fred for an estimate * pick out a color * remove junk on the side of the house[/QUOTE] With the markdown formatting, I can easily convert it to a PDF, a well formatted email, html, or drop it into a CMS that converts the text into the proper formatting. |
I'm with the OP that markdown composition capabilities would be nice to have.
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The way I'm doing this now is with a Markdown (and [URL="http://mac.appstorm.net/reviews/productivity-review/foldingtext-a-swiss-army-knife-for-plain-text-lovers/"]FoldingText .todo mode[/URL]) export which [URL="http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=25965"]I've added[/URL] to what was originally an OPML exporter.
The Applescript is a wrapper for a standalone Python script with options for filtering which data you export, so you can either select something in the GUI and export it with the Applescript, or [URL="http://www.macstories.net/tutorials/visualize-omnifocus-as-ithoughts-map-opml-or-plain-text/"]use the Python script with something like Hazel[/URL] to run a regular batch job (or two). Let me know if there are any adjustments to the Markdown output which seem desirable. [COLOR="White"]--[/COLOR] |
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