Any chance we'll see related changes in 1.0?
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2007-12-07, 04:21 AM
Any chance we'll see related changes in 1.0?
Tim
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2007-12-08, 08:53 AM
Glad to see I'm not the only one looking for the creation of iCal events from OF. If there is a due date specified in OF, then that should automatically show up on iCal as an event at the time specified. Have OF specify how a to do is handled in iCal; have options about how you want OF to tell iCal what to do, ie - any task with a due date is listed as a) all day event, or b) time specified - all users the option to publish start dates and/or estimated time to complete - in short, build this to allow the user to customize the iCal sync features, if you only want the "to dos" listed as "to dos" in iCal, great, if you want to have OF create specific events, no problem. I suppose, however, as a start, just creating an option of entering due dates as all-day events would be acceptable, but one thing that's clear to me is that enhanced calendar options are needed - doesn't that seem to make more sense with the "Getting Things Done" method? Granted, I've only listen to the audiobook once.
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2007-12-10, 01:57 PM
While I can totally understand why this might be desirable (all time-sensitive information can be viewed in one place), I'd find it quite distracting. There's a key difference between a task and an appointment, and I put appointments on my calendar and tasks in OF.
What I WOULD like to see is a view in iCal that shows an agenda including upcoming/due tasks alongside events. Entourage can do this, and I believe there's some Dashboard widgets that will do the same. I figure that'd be the best of both worlds, although it's out of Omni's hands.
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2007-12-10, 03:34 PM
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2007-12-10, 05:27 PM
Tasks are to-do items that need to be done now or starting on a particular date, and possibly need to be completed by a due date. I don't want to be reminded on the due date - it's too late by then. Tasks are items that are not scheduled at a particular date at at certain time, like an appointment, but are things we need to do starting "now" - and if we can't finish them today, they roll over to tomorrow, etc. The book, GTD, discusses appointments vs. tasks. OF aims to be a GTD app, not an appointment book.
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2007-12-11, 03:29 PM
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2007-12-11, 05:25 PM
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I would object to the idea of putting actions with a due date into the calendar, since I have many actions that have a due date but are not meant to be entirely done or even done on that date. Especially if I have a start date included. I don't want to have to scan a few days ahead each day to spot things that are due two, three, or four days from now - that I could get started or even done now. However, a simple solution would be to have a check box next to the due date entry box that designates an action as a reminder and synched to the calendar.
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2007-12-12, 08:22 AM
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I think David Allen's advice is sound: if you can ONLY do something on a particular date, it does not belong on your task list at all; it belongs on your calendar. But that's not the same as an action that must be done by a particular date but can be done at an earlier date. The basic issue here is whether a due date is time- or day-specific. You think that it is; those of us who disagree think that it is not, because it is only a terminus ad quem.
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2007-12-20, 01:19 PM
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