[kenk52]

I've attempted using Growl with OF for same, but think its implementation is pedestrian AT BEST and doesn't address the simple role of setting a flexible, configurable reminder to anything. I'm talking bout a simple "remind me in 5 minutes, hours, days, weeks, months" kind of feature that's been so common in WAY simpler applications for maybe 20 years. Any possibilities, or is there some complex coding issue that precludes its adoption. Growl doesn't float MY boat. LOVE Focus except for that! It's kind of a crucial feature.

[Toadling]

Originally Posted by kenk52

I'm talking bout a simple "remind me in 5 minutes, hours, days, weeks, months" kind of feature that's been so common in WAY simpler applications for maybe 20 years.

OK, so why not use one of those simpler applications for your reminders? There are even some free ones available as Dashboard widgets.

That's not to say I would complain if such a feature were added to OmniFocus. But it hardly seems essential to me.

-Dennis

[curt.clifton]

I'm a big fan of the free-as-in-beer Pester for reminders. I use it for anything that I want more in-my-face than Growl + OF, but less "official" than iCal.

[Brian]

I'm pretty sure we've got a feature request open on this in our development database. Interested parties should email the support ninjas to vote for the existing request.

[Flexattend]

What are the ones, as you note, available as D-board widgets?

[Toadling]

Originally Posted by Flexattend

What are the ones, as you note, available as D-board widgets?

I use these:

1. http://www.baldgeeks.com/3-2-1.htm
   
2. http://microcore.dk/TheDailyGrind/index.php

But there are many others. Here are just a few:

1. http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashb...ardwidget.html
   
2. http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashb...ticktimer.html
   
3. http://nitram-nunca.com/downloads/minutes/

-Dennis

[JohnJ80]

This is a really big time needed feature. Then, it needs to be included as a push notification into the iPhone app as well. Don't need it? Then don't use it but it is really needed for tasks that need to get done by a certain date.

I've created a script that pushes the action into Toodledo where I have it set to send SMS messages to remind of the due time. That helps, but it is still a backdoor solution for sure.

J.

[Toadling]

Originally Posted by JohnJ80

Don't need it? Then don't use it but it is really needed for tasks that need to get done by a certain date.

Unfortunately, things are rarily that simple. Every added feature consumes finite engineering resources -- resources that might be better spent elsewhere.

So, by all means, send in your feature requests so Omni can evaluate them and plan accordingly. But don't expect other users to just accept your pet feature or ignore it if they don't see a pressing need for it.

-Dennis

[Ken Case]

Originally Posted by JohnJ80

This is a really big time needed feature. Then, it needs to be included as a push notification into the iPhone app as well

As soon as Apple announced the push notification service, we immediately started requesting that they also implement time-based notifications, which is what we really need if we want to implement reminders in OmniFocus.

Push notifications aren't the right solution to this problem for a couple of reasons:

• We don't run a server which has access to your data, so there's no software which could push out the notification when one is needed.
• More importantly, even if we were to write such a server, the notification wouldn't be timely: it could only reach people when they're online. Most iPod touch users (half of the App Store customer base) don't have anywhere close to full-time Internet connectivity for their device. (Often they only have Wi-Fi connectivity at home.)

We love the design of the push-based notification system, we just want a way to schedule similar notifications locally, in advance, on a schedule (rather than only remotely and "as soon as possible"—which might not actually be any time soon).