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Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2010-03-16, 08:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,556
Posted By alanterra
DerekM and Arild, I am very (much too)...

DerekM and Arild,

I am very (much too) familiar with using FileMaker to organize my life. The problems with Filemaker are that (a) the structure of the file is completely determined, if you want...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2010-03-15, 06:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,556
Posted By alanterra
Someone smarter than me--how do I start?

I think OmniOutliner is the solution for my problem, but I'm not exactly sure just how....

So what I really want to do is to create a series of similar pages for a number of species.

I right...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2009-08-17, 09:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,354
Posted By alanterra
I'll try to remember to test this after I install...

I'll try to remember to test this after I install Snow Leopard (whenever that may be). It may be a bug in my system.
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2009-08-14, 11:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,354
Posted By alanterra
Launch services was not the problem. I give up.

Launch services was not the problem. I give up.
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2009-08-13, 01:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,354
Posted By alanterra
Thank you, Myrrh. All good ideas. I'll try...

Thank you, Myrrh. All good ideas. I'll try resetting Launch Services, and if it helps I'll post it here. It's hard to believe that it is in the account settings, as I can replicate this, but you...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2009-08-13, 11:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 9,639
Posted By alanterra
OmniFocus is for getting things done,...

OmniFocus is for getting things done, OmniOutliner for writing outlines. OmniOutliner allows you to write more than one outline on your computer (duh! I know), while OmniFocus works on your (single,...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2009-08-13, 11:25 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,354
Posted By alanterra
Well, I was able to pin this down a little more....

Well, I was able to pin this down a little more. It turns out, on my computer at least, any account that I create, if I launch OmniOutliner I get this freeze of about 10 secs followed by "Couldn't...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2009-08-13, 11:05 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,354
Posted By alanterra
Couldn't contact Spell Checker

I just installed a new user on my computer, and then opened OmniOutliner. Upon hitting a carriage return, I get a message "Couldn't contact Spell Checker" after a freeze of about 10 secs.

I...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-12-08, 08:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,107
Posted By alanterra
I didn't realize this, but OmniFocus follows the...

I didn't realize this, but OmniFocus follows the conventions of Address Book in its use of the Escape Key. See...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-12-08, 08:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,107
Posted By alanterra
OMG, you're right. This is the key that is used...

OMG, you're right. This is the key that is used by many programs, esp. in Windows, to mean "abandon changes", so it has exactly the opposite meaning in OmniFocus. Maybe we should map command-Q to...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-12-08, 07:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,107
Posted By alanterra
Maybe your fingers aren't preprogrammed in the...

Maybe your fingers aren't preprogrammed in the same way as mine, but I have this reflex when I am editing something that feels like a form or text field (an OmniFocus/Outliner line, an Address Book...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-12-07, 08:06 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,107
Posted By alanterra
Two user interface pleas (please!)

I haven't been using OmniFocus for about 6 weeks now (a few weeks of panic before a long trip, followed by a long trip with no computer), so this may be too late, but...

Two things drive me crazy...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-08-08, 06:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,311
Posted By alanterra
Yeah, me too from 74.53.243.34 (Chicago). Perhaps...

Yeah, me too from 74.53.243.34 (Chicago). Perhaps there is a 'bot that scans the group looking for login's and then trying simple passwords? I can't imagine why anyone else would want to hack into a...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-06-04, 05:14 PM
Replies: 3
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Views: 5,617
Posted By alanterra
Wow

I have only been using OmniFocus for a few days, but something happened today, and suddenly it is useful! The few bugs that were annoying me at 10AM were squished by 4PM, I got most of my life...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-06-04, 09:55 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,488
Posted By alanterra
Inactive contexts--how to use them?

Maybe this just reflects the status of the program (rock solid for an "alpha" I would say!), but I can't figure out how to use an "inactive" context. In Kinkless I used them for things that I'd like...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-06-03, 01:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,404
Posted By alanterra
Escape key?

Is it me, or is it OmniGroup?

Doesn't one expect the Enter key to open/close a text item for editing? Shouldn't the escape key cancel the editing? Or am I confused on how Macintosh users expect...
Forum: OmniFocus 1 for Mac 2007-06-03, 12:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,925
Posted By alanterra
Feature request: drop stack or shelf

A great feature from Path Finder that all applications with a "folder/file" structure* should have is a "drop stack" or "shelf". This is a place where you can drag items so you can wander through...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2006-06-03, 08:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,095
Posted By alanterra
Well, if that is not one of the most unintuitive...

Well, if that is not one of the most unintuitive pieces of user interface! What I thought I could do was like in a word processor, where one can put the section title in the header of a page. For...
Forum: OmniOutliner 3 for Mac 2006-06-02, 01:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,095
Posted By alanterra
Print section (newbie)

I am confused. Reading the manual etc. it looks like I should be able to incorporate a "section" name in the header or footer of a printed document, but I don't seem to be able to do this.

I went...
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