[pheski]

Originally Posted by michelle

How do you use your inbox? An inbox in a software application can be very different from a physical inbox. Do you always want it visible?

My (computer) inbox functions to catch every scrap of thought or idea. Mostly this occurs in a setting where I do not have the time/energy at that moment to process it with task assignation, priority, etc. As a result, it tends to be pretty big. I look at it twice daily - at the start and at the finish - for processing. I would like a reference/link to the inbox to be always visible. A number in parenthesis to show the number of items would be nice but not a major need. But I emphatically want it visible only on command. (Keyboard command and the reference link.)

If you mark an item in your inbox as complete and it has no project assigned, should it get filed away in a group of completed items with no project assigned? Is this something you would see yourself doing a lot?

Yes. Yes.

Once you assign a project to an inbox item, should it immediately move out of the inbox or should it stay there until you move it manually? Maybe something like a process inbox command?

Yes.

When entering items using QuickSilver or our Quick Entry dialog, do you expect all items to go into the inbox or should items with a project assigned bypass the inbox and go straight into the project?

For me, assigning a project is not the same as fully processing an item in the inbox. There are times when the item, on reflection, turns out to be a collection of items, or several sub tasks. I would prefer that it stay in the inbox until I move it to a project.

Peter