In the preferences pane, in "General | Data | New Projects and Action Groups," please let me set a default of "bucket lists." Nearly all of my projects are bucket lists.
These forums are now read-only. Please visit our new forums to participate in discussion. A new account will be required to post in the new forums. For more info on the switch, see this post. Thank you!
|
|
FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Today's Posts | Search |
Feature request: "Bucket" default project type | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
|
Member
2008-12-09, 03:12 PM
In the preferences pane, in "General | Data | New Projects and Action Groups," please let me set a default of "bucket lists." Nearly all of my projects are bucket lists.
Post 1
|
Member
2008-12-09, 03:41 PM
I'm confused. First, can you clarify what preference pane you're talking about? Second, what is a "bucket list?"
-Dennis
Post 2
|
Member
2008-12-09, 03:54 PM
I'm talking about the main preference pane for OmniFocus.
"Bucket" is one of the three types that projects can be -- "sequential," "parallel" or "bucket." I get the idea that the Omni Group is trying to deprecate the bucket project type. I would hate that.
Post 3
|
Member
2008-12-09, 04:12 PM
I doubt very much they are trying to deprecate single-action lists (or bucket lists as you termed them). That doesn't mean that every single spot in the program necessarily works as well with a single-action list as it does with a parallel or sequential project, and this would seem to be one of those spots. The preference in question controls whether projects and action groups are parallel or sequential in nature, and there is no such animal as a "bucket list" for action groups, so accommodating you would require another preference setting at the least. File your request with Help->Send Feedback to have it officially tracked....
There's stuff above that section dealing with single-action lists, so I find the evidence that they are deprecating single-action lists is hard to see. I'd guess no one thought it was worth the trouble to make a single-action list a default project type, given the annoyance of having to provide another UI element, and the expectation that most people are going to be making regular projects the bulk of the time.
Post 4
|
Member
2008-12-09, 05:42 PM
Quote:
Anyway, I think part of the confusion here is that single-action lists are not projects. And while you can nest action groups inside single-action lists, I don't think the capability is often used. By definition, a single-action list is a parallel group of unrelated actions. They're never sequential. A sequential list is a project, not a single-action list. So in my mind, adding "bucket list" to the following preference setting makes no sense: I must admit I'm still not 100% clear on what you mean by the "main preference pane for OmniFocus." I'm referring to the above screenshot from Preferences -> Data -> Projects & Action Groups mainly because that's what whpalmer4 referred to. Quote:
-Dennis
Post 5
|
Member
2008-12-09, 06:10 PM
Quote:
Quote:
I've got 22 SALs in my database, some of them with very high turnover, so the OP wouldn't be the only unhappy camper if they got rid of the SAL without providing some sort of superior replacement! I use them for my never-ending responsibilities, often with repeating action groups. For some reason, it just doesn't seem right to have a project that doesn't have a discernable endpoint. My only complaint is that Curt's Verify Next Actions Exist won't currently help me find empty action groups inside SALs. It hasn't been enough of a problem that I've been spurred to tinker with the script. As my old boss used to say in response to any complaint about how some piece of system software I helped maintain worked, "you know where the sources are" and with little or no difficulty, I can look at Curt's avatar and hear those same words once again :-) (Curt has been quite helpful with advice about how the script might be revised, lest anyone get the wrong impression)
Post 6
|
Member
2008-12-10, 03:42 AM
I was a member of the early "alpha" testers ...
We had to lobby Omni for those single action lists. Originally there were only Projects, but we convinced them that Single Action lists were necessary. And yes, we originally called them buckets, and the icon was a small blue bucket. I wouldn't worry about them going away ... they are far too useful. BTW ... I sometimes refer to OmniFocus as OmniFu. This was another early thing, from way back in the Kinkless GTD days when we wished Omni would come out with a GTD app. Omni listened ... and they still listen.
Post 7
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Project "dashboard" with comments? [A: Feature request filed.] | shivohum | OmniFocus 1 for Mac | 1 | 2013-01-24 12:16 PM |
Feature request : add "indent" in "outdent" in the toolbar | Pascal_S | OmniFocus 1 for Mac | 0 | 2011-11-03 02:30 AM |
Feature Request: Recurring Tasks by Type of Project | garoda | OmniFocus 1 for Mac | 2 | 2008-11-20 10:46 PM |
Feature request - full hierarchy & resizable "project" column | dondo | OmniFocus 1 for Mac | 4 | 2008-08-13 04:28 PM |
New "No Context" bucket has side effects | jasong | OmniFocus 1 for Mac | 4 | 2007-09-20 02:09 PM |