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As much as I like OmniFocus, it is a muddled application in a few ways:
* columns constantly shift around when you jump between views * the projects list is unwieldy once you get to more than a couple (because you've been living in it for six months, not six weeks, say). * searching for stuff is difficult because it's dependent on what's selected * it feels like an outliner, which, I know, it started life as; the pedigree is still clear in some ways (especially compared to other GTD apps which started life as GTD apps) |
(1) Columns shifting: Wasn't it decided that each view should be able to have its own set of columns and widths? This is a good thing, or at least that's what seems to have been decided in these forums, and I agree. I don't think we can have it both ways. Either each view is independent and we gain flexibility and power, or they're not and we gain some consistency.
(2) Unwieldy project list: I assume jasong means the project list in the sidebar, and I agree that it can get quite long and out of control if you're not careful. But I find folders to be invaluable for bringing my list under control again. By carefully breaking up the list and collapsing as necessary (or focusing), I manage hundreds of projects in my sidebar with ease. There can be a lot of data in there, but OG has given us good tools to handle it.
(3) Searching for stuff dependent on selection: Isn't this the way it works in most, if not all, Mac OS X applications? Narrowing a search by selecting item(s) from the sidebar seems to be fairly standard and feels natural to me. If I want to search across the whole database, I just select the Library folder.
(4) Feels like an outliner: Yes, I agree completely on this one, it does feel like an outliner. But I see that as a good thing. In fact, it's one of the reasons I chose OF over several competitors. OF's outlining capabilities help me think and allow me to go into as much detail as I want without cluttering my view. In my mind, any good "to do list" is essentially an outline.