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Forum: Forums Feedback 2013-05-19, 12:00 AM
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Posted By RobTrew
The number of minutes used to be larger – at...

The number of minutes used to be larger – at least of the order of ten to the power of six :-)

If you look at the FAQ on Applescript installation, for example,

(The software won't let me...
Forum: Forums Feedback 2013-05-18, 11:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 122
Posted By RobTrew
The behaviour seems to have changed. In...

The behaviour seems to have changed.

In addition, an attempt to include hyperlinks to KeyBoard Maestro and Fastscripts in a post on scripts was just rebuffed with a message saying that the...
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-18, 11:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 21,076
Posted By RobTrew
I would use KeyBoard Maestro or Fastscripts. ...

I would use KeyBoard Maestro or Fastscripts.

(The latter is free for up to 10 keystroke assignments)

Either the forum software has a glitch this morning, or my account permissions have been...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-17, 04:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 245
Posted By RobTrew
Well put. Convergence of touch and...

Well put.

Convergence of touch and non-touch is only valuable to the extent that it increases focus, and reduces awareness of the UI.
Forum: OmniGraffle General 2013-05-17, 02:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 132
Posted By RobTrew
Not sure how legible this is, but at one point of...

Not sure how legible this is, but at one point of this function it passes a textual list of shape IDs with coordinates to a numeric sort on those coordinates. It then uses the ids to retrieve a list...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-16, 09:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 386
Posted By RobTrew
Good !! At last a version of OF2 with: ...

Good !!

At last a version of OF2 with:


Unambiguous data nesting in the sidebar,
unconcealed disclosure triangles,
status indicators in focal position at the start of the project text,
...
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-12, 11:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 141
Posted By RobTrew
Useful. Thanks !

Useful. Thanks !
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-12, 05:09 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 141
Posted By RobTrew
I haven't tested this, but my first guess would...

I haven't tested this, but my first guess would be that you may need to do a type conversion of the blob data with a CAST expression.

Perhaps something like:

select CAST(valueData as text) FROM...
Forum: AppleScripting Omni Apps 2013-05-11, 08:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 189
Posted By RobTrew
You might, of course, want to exclude the note...

You might, of course, want to exclude the note from this, as in:

tell application id "OOut"
tell front document
-- WHICH OF THE COLUMNS ARE RICH TEXT ?
set lstColID to id of columns where...
Forum: AppleScripting Omni Apps 2013-05-11, 08:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 189
Posted By RobTrew
Didn't spot this, and I imagine you've probably...

Didn't spot this, and I imagine you've probably solved it by now, but essentially you should be able to drop the manually applied styles by converting from a text object to a plain string and back...
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-10, 03:52 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,316
Posted By RobTrew
FWIW the ProjectInfo table contains a status...

FWIW the ProjectInfo table contains a status field (string: active | inactive | done | dropped), and an id in a nextTask field.

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Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-09, 03:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,595
Posted By RobTrew
PS that kind of flexibility would mean I think,...

PS that kind of flexibility would mean I think, that OF2 genuinely had more to offer than OF1, and might avoid the impression that it is imposing some ergonomic regressions (out of deference to...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-09, 03:18 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,595
Posted By RobTrew
Perhaps that suggests a more flexible model of...

Perhaps that suggests a more flexible model of 'convergence' with two view modes:

A column view, perhaps with multiple line reflows for longer field values, for when we want to scan the eye...
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-08, 12:45 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 22,274
Posted By RobTrew
I would be inclined to use psidnell's ofexport ...

I would be inclined to use psidnell's ofexport (https://github.com/psidnell/ofexport/blob/master/DOCUMENTATION.md)command line script to put custom reports on the desktop with GeekTool.
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-08, 08:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 489
Posted By RobTrew
FWIW, the new cache folder is at: ...

FWIW, the new cache folder is at:

~/Library/Containers/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus2/Data/Library/Caches/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus2/
Forum: OmniFocus Extras 2013-05-08, 08:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 489
Posted By RobTrew
Very nice work ! Probably going to be a...

Very nice work !

Probably going to be a while before you need to make any adjustments for OF2 – its UI hasn't yet settled down enough for Applescript testing of content/sidebar read/writes to...
Forum: Omni Lounge 2013-05-07, 10:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 874
Posted By RobTrew
Doubtless there will be some "finish" issues, but...

Doubtless there will be some "finish" issues, but more interestingly, I think, there are also some deeper 'architectural' issues in this early draft of the UI design – best caught and dealt with as...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-07, 09:08 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 189
Posted By RobTrew
Workflowy is perhaps an imperfect example because...

Workflowy is perhaps an imperfect example because it's Javascript + CSS (browser based), so the Ctrl-click context menu is just the browser's

Ideally I suppose one might want to be able to...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-07, 03:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,595
Posted By RobTrew
Interesting, in this light, that trying too hard...

Interesting, in this light, that trying too hard to integrate touch-device UI with screen+mouse+keyboard UI seems to have produced the latest incarnation of the "New Coke" problem in the form of...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-06, 09:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 189
Posted By RobTrew
Context menus for objects (on mouse-over bullet/icon ?)

It looks like Ctrl-click context menus for selected projects and tasks are still on the todo list.

A couple of thoughts for when they come:

Export sub-tree (a contextual sub-menu for...
Forum: Omni Lounge 2013-05-06, 08:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 874
Posted By RobTrew
No problem :-) The essential point in...

No problem :-)

The essential point in relation to OF2 is that visual quotations of another app need to work well in their own right, and in situ. If they add more clutter than clarity, one has to...
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-06, 07:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,601
Posted By RobTrew
OF1 already uses the focal position (at the start...

OF1 already uses the focal position (at the start of the text) for this.

http://forums.omnigroup.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2835&stc=1&d=1367855316

State is operationally the most relevant...
Forum: Omni Lounge 2013-05-05, 09:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 874
Posted By RobTrew
:-) 'Skeuomorphism' is not the issue here,...

:-)

'Skeuomorphism' is not the issue here, but a clearer view of our projects and tasks would be good.
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-05, 08:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 110
Posted By RobTrew
I think the system's default email app is set in...

I think the system's default email app is set in the preferences of Mail itself.

Mail > Preferences > General > Default email reader > Mail.app
Forum: OmniFocus 2 for Mac (Private Test) 2013-05-05, 12:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 303
Posted By RobTrew
If the multidisplay sidebar design is still in...

If the multidisplay sidebar design is still in place when more realistic (demographically less restricted) font sizes become an option, we may find ourselves constricted to viewing rather narrow...
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