[endoftheQ]

OK, at the risk of annoying everyone, I've put up a poll on feature requests for OmniFocus for iPhone. I've done this out of curiosity, no other reason.

I've omitted customising local notifications, location-based alerts and document interchange as these are coming in a future release.

I've chosen the ones I'm most aware of, and I'm more than happy to add additional items if it is possible to edit a poll after posting, however I don't think it is. If, and it's more than likely, I've missed out any obvious or crucial ones, add them to the thread, and if I can't edit the poll I'll start over and ask Brian to kill this one!

[SpiralOcean]

Some additions I'd like to see to this list:
• ability to switch from context to project while keeping focus on the selected item. (same thing the switch button does in the toolbar on the desktop)
• ability to add children to an action while in context mode
• hiding non active contexts

[whpalmer4]

I think this poll is a good example of how we don't all have the same wish list! Looking at the list, I only saw one item for which I had even mild interest. Now, the ability to do reviews on the device and sync the info back to the desktop — to me that seems like a universally useful feature. Who doesn't have moments in the day which would otherwise be wasted, but could accommodate the review of a project or two, if only you had the means to see what needed review? Surely no serious practitioner omits reviews! Ah, it makes sense to me now — reviews are such an obvious need, the poll takes them as a given, and seeks to determine what else should be added ;)

[SpiralOcean]

Good point whpalmer4.

The thing I struggle with on the most on the iPhone is changing actions. I see an action, try to complete it, and only while working on an action do I find another action that needs to be completed in order to complete the first action. whew. Projects & actions are dynamic. An easy way to change my project while working on an action is what I'm hoping for.

This is especially true for projects that require learning by doing the project. I may not often know how to complete a project, but I at least can create a next action and start working on that action. While working on that action, other actions that need to be completed become clear to me. Currently, there isn't an easy way to switch back into the project with the action selected in order to modify the project.

[endoftheQ]

Originally Posted by whpalmer4

I think this poll is a good example of how we don't all have the same wish list! Looking at the list, I only saw one item for which I had even mild interest.

OK, OK, I'll make special accommodation for bloody iPod Touch users! :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by whpalmer4

Now, the ability to do reviews on the device and sync the info back to the desktop — to me that seems like a universally useful feature. Who doesn't have moments in the day which would otherwise be wasted, but could accommodate the review of a project or two, if only you had the means to see what needed review? Surely no serious practitioner omits reviews! Ah, it makes sense to me now — reviews are such an obvious need, the poll takes them as a given, and seeks to determine what else should be added ;)

um, what IS a 'review'? :p

Originally Posted by Brian

It looks like the top of the "we need this feature" list (linking to address book contacts in some fashion) has almost 70 votes.

As a poll is limited to 10 items, I'm be delighted to add or delete from the choices already listed. I tried to keep the list to previously mentioned additional features rather than changes, so I omitted things, perhaps wrongly, like the editing of text in location contexts, the ability to turn flags on or off in list views, etc. and features that would rely on having the desktop program, ie. multiple users.

I'll leave this existing poll up for a day and then ask Brian if he'd be kind enough to kill this thread so I can start a new one that is more inclusive and better reflects other Member's priorities, which will now include Review (sigh...) and Change Project from Action.

Any others?

[whpalmer4]

Originally Posted by endoftheQ

OK, OK, I'll make special accommodation for bloody iPod Touch users! :rolleyes:

No special accommodation necessary — they all appear to make sense for iPod users as well, no? The contacts one is the only one that might be even borderline questionable, and then only if you assume that iPod users never use Skype, never have access to a phone, don't need addresses on errands, etc.

um, what IS a 'review'? :p

A wonderful thing, everyone should do them! Not doing them is like driving with your eyes closed. Doing them improves the odds of getting to your destination on time and in one piece :)

[macula]

Originally Posted by whpalmer4

Now, the ability to do reviews on the device and sync the info back to the desktop — to me that seems like a universally useful feature.

To make matters even more complicated, reviewing a project is perfectly possible without using the "Review" feature of OmniFocus. I have established morning, evening, weekly and monthly reviews, yet have never felt a need to use the "next review date" field or to "stamp" my projects as reviewed.

[whpalmer4]

Originally Posted by macula

To make matters even more complicated, reviewing a project is perfectly possible without using the "Review" feature of OmniFocus. I have established morning, evening, weekly and monthly reviews, yet have never felt a need to use the "next review date" field or to "stamp" my projects as reviewed.

That's really only feasible if you can do all of your reviews to completion, or are willing to use some other means to track review status.

[macula]

That's correct. I rarely interrupt a review, and if I ever do I start from scratch. A sacrifice of a few minutes goes a long way towards getting the big picture. But I can understand your request from your own viewpoint.

[Brewj]

Am I missing a trick? Is it possible to nest projects in OmniFocus on the iPhone? Projects already nested on the mac sync perfectly I just can't work out how to achieve it in the app.