[TxMt] New Version of the GTD Bundle

Wed Oct 11 16:36:00 UTC 2006

I took a quick look before I left for the office, and get the same problem
that you get.  I'll look at the view commands tonight to see what's wrong
there.

Mike

On 10/10/06, Adam Potthast <adamqp at freeminds.net> wrote:
>
> Ok, now the expansions are working and the list view isn't truncated
> (but I see why it truncates three characters now).
>
> Now the only problem I'm getting is that only done actions (those
> with +) get listed in the List view. and nothing seems to show up in
> the Active List view.
>
> So if I've got a file that contains the following three lines:
>
> -  WEB Create Stylesheet
> -  WEB Write email script
> +  WEB Write template
>
> Then only the third line will appear in the list view and even it
> won't appear in the Active list view.
>
> I'm using the following contexts.gtd file:
>
> *  PROJECT|p|*  ${1:new project}|*|990099
> -  TASK|t|-  TASK ${1:new task}|TASK|006600
> -  COMPUTER|m|-  COMPUTER ${1:computer task}|COMPUTER|660000
> -  EMAIL|e|-  EMAIL ${1:person} re: ${0:subject}|EMAIL|996600
> -  CALL|c|-  CALL ${1:person} re: ${2:subject} ${0:#}|CALL|FF6600
> -  WEB|we|-  WEB ${1:new webwork}|WEB|00000f
> -  READ|r|-  READ ${1:book or article}|READ|f00000
> -  ERRANDS|er|-  ERRANDS ${1:new task}|ERRANDS|011fff
> -  SOMEDAY|sd|-  SOMEDAY ${1:new task}|SOMEDAY|02222f
> -  SCHOOL|s|-  SCHOOL ${1:new task}|SCHOOL|0000ff
> -  CHORES|ch|-  CHORES ${1:task}|CHORES|0222ff
> -  OTHER|oo|-  other|OTHER|00ffff
> -  BUY|b|-  BUY ${1:new purchase}|BUY|6699CC
> ^  INFO|i|^  INFO ${1:new info}|^|336633
> -> DELEGATE|d|-> DELEGATE|->|336633
> <- WAIT|w|<- WAIT|<-|336633
> +  DONE|d|DONE|+|666666
>
> Cheers,
> Adam
>
>
> On Oct 11, 2006, at 1:13 AM, Adam Potthast wrote:
>
> > Duh. I just saw the obvious reference to the support folder for the
> > new contexts.gtd.  I'll try it out and let you know if that fixes
> > things.
> >
> > AP
> > On Oct 11, 2006, at 12:09 AM, Mike Mellor wrote:
> >
> >> Adam -
> >>
> >> Good catches.  Please see inline comments... and thanks for the
> >> feedback.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >> On Oct 10, 2006, at 8:26 PM, Adam Potthast wrote:
> >>
> >>> Mike--
> >>>
> >>> I'm not having the issue the other Mike was having.  The tab
> >>> commands work well, as does choosing them from the menu.
> >>
> >> I'm kind of stumped here, but I'll keep trying to figure it out.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I am unclear on how the new contexts.gtd file works.  In my list
> >>> views, I'm getting truncated context names.  "PUTER" for COMPUTER
> >>> and the like.  And none of them have matches.  But
> >>
> >> The way the list views work in this version is to truncate the
> >> first three characters, which may not be the best idea...
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps a request for functionality: it seems that typing the
> >>> context shortcut plus enter should now insert " - CONTEXT action
> >>> text" rather than "CONTEXT action text".  Otherwise you have to
> >>> add the state by hand.  Or perhaps typing the state, then a
> >>> space, then the context abbreviation plus enter should insert the
> >>> state with the desired context.  The latter would allow you to
> >>> choose a state when choosing a context.
> >>
> >> It does the "-  CONTEXT text" as coded.  When you took the "@"s
> >> away did you add a space (and leave the dash)?
> >>
> >> As far as default state, I think it should always be a dash, a
> >> caret (INFO) or a * (PROJECT).  I see DELEGATED, WAIT, etc. to be
> >> follow-on states.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Either that, or add a keyboard shortcut for the "undone" state
> >>> that one can tab after establishing the context and action.  Come
> >>> to think of it, that might be more useful in general use as well.
> >>
> >> I'll modify UNWAIT to be UNDO STATE CHANGE.
> >>
> >>>
> >>> So a couple of bugs, but I'm looking forward to using the new
> >>> version of states.
> >>>
> >>> Adam
> >>>
> >>> On Oct 10, 2006, at 10:17 PM, Mike Mellor wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Adam -
> >>>>
> >>>> You can change the contexts in the contexts.gtd file to whatever
> >>>> you want - I just tried it without the "@"s and it works fine.
> >>>> Just remember to remove both the "@"s in each line.  GTD2 is
> >>>> oriented on the characters at the beginning of the lines, rather
> >>>> than the actual words.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any other issues with the new bundle?
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Oct 10, 2006, at 6:27 PM, Adam Potthast wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Mike,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Looks interesting.  I'll try to try it out before next week.  I
> >>>>> am fond of the capital letter convention for contexts rather
> >>>>> than @, but I should certainly adapt.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have a little code that could add inbox processing to the
> >>>>> bundle, and I'm pretty sure it will work with the new form with
> >>>>> one minor adjustment.  I'll send it under separate cover.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Adam
> >>>>> On Oct 9, 2006, at 11:07 AM, Mike Mellor wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I have added a new version of the GTD bundle to the
> >>>>>> repository, called (for now) GTD2.  It is based on a syntax
> >>>>>> described at <http://patrickrhone.com/journal/archives/
> >>>>>> 2006/05/175.html>.  Also, I have done a quick write-up of the
> >>>>>> new system at <http://panalaska.org/geek/>.  It uses a new
> >>>>>> contexts.gtd file, which I have added to the Support folder in
> >>>>>> the bundle.  Based on user feedback, I will merge the GTD and
> >>>>>> GTD2 bundles in a week or so.  Please let me know if there is
> >>>>>> any interest in this bundle.  Thanks!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Mike
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