[Ken Case]

One thing that may not be obvious when watching the video is that the iPad screen has more pixels per inch than most desktop screens, so everything you see in that video will actually be smaller. On an actual iPad, the height of each row is currently about half the width of my thumb. (And that's about as small as we want to get, since we often tap items with our thumbs while holding onto the iPad by its sides.)

[BK0001]

Ugh.

OmniFocus at its best should empower and energize customers to get their stuff done. Looking at this version gives me indigestion.

I understand that you want specific comments, not just "it looks like a port instead of a re-imagination of what OmniFocus could be on an interactive touch screen."

But IMHO the huge list of indented banners with triangles - plus the sidebar with text that takes up about 30% of width of the screen - shows either a severe conservatism, or a critical lack of UI expertise, on the current OmniFocus team.

The name is OmniFOCUS. I need the iPad app to magically allow me to FOCUS on the things I need to do. I don't want to spend my time scrolling through collapsed banners and clicking triangles like I did 15 years ago on my mac.

Give me the ability to pop up my list of projects or contexts, choose one, and then get the UI and the other stuff I have not chosen OUT OF MY WAY and let me FOCUS on that project or context.

Location? I should just need to tap the bulls-eye that we are all familiar with, and THAT should be the signal to the iPad that I want everything nearby.

It's only a 4 second video, and I am waiting impatiently as much as anyone for the iPad version of OmniFocus, but I have seen enough to vote that you go back to the drawing board on the UI front, shake up the team to get some fresh blood in there with some real UI vision, allow some of the perceived sacred cows to be slain.

Come back at us with a program that is refreshing to use, to look at, and which helps us really cut through all the clutter to GTD.

I'll wait for that.

[Wasgo]

Originally Posted by BK0001

Give me the ability to pop up my list of projects or contexts, choose one, and then get the UI and the other stuff I have not chosen OUT OF MY WAY and let me FOCUS on that project or context.

Isn't that what perspectives are for?

Anyway, I like the new interface, it looks like a simple way to organize and I'm looking forward to the release.

[ckstuart]

Thanks for giving us a sneak peak. I understand this is a work in progress but have a couple observations.

There are a couple comments about a note attached to an action. I really like being able to see the note without having to open the action in the desktop version. As I'm reviewing available actions, there may be details in the notes that provide information which help me focus in on the appropriate next action. Please don't change the note to an icon without the ability to see it inline with the action. The text as a different color and/or size like the desktop version is ideal.

Also, as previously pointed out I think a lot of people will use the iPad version for review and planning; not just for doing. It is not apparent to me in the sneak peek video that we could easily plan and review. I feel this ability on the iPad is essential.

[daverobeson]

I agree with ckstuart -- the ability to plan and review HAVE to be in the iPad version or there's no reason for me to switch from the blown-up iPhone version (which I actually don't think is as egregious as some here seem to).

Please, let us do a real review on the iPad! (How about a video showing that, since the perspective is clearly seen in the current video?)

And regarding focus: once we've selected a project, should turning the iPad to portrait do that? Like the Mail app does?

[Yata-Hey]

I suggest hiring a quality UI designer or consultant. OF in all of it's platforms is functional but somewhat awkward and asthetically bland and unappealing. I understand that at heart GTD is about GTDing, but it sure helps me to GTD when I love the app I'm working with.

[Nicolas_Thomsen]

Originally Posted by Yata-Hey

I suggest hiring a quality UI designer or consultant. OF in all of it's platforms is functional but somewhat awkward and asthetically bland and unappealing. I understand that at heart GTD is about GTDing, but it sure helps me to GTD when I love the app I'm working with.

I second that, it´s clear that far too many of the design decisions are done by engineers

[Dogsbreath]

4 second reply ....

.... Make it look like Things

[jasong]

Originally Posted by Dogsbreath

4 second reply ....

.... Make it look like Things

Please don't.

[atreinke]

Originally Posted by jasong

Please don't.

Pretty Please Don't......