They are all good points Ray. The note linking in particular has been a frequently requested feature for a long time. There is a rearchitecture effort going on (aka Chander 2.0), and I think it would make implementing note cross-linking much easier.
Davor On Sun, 15 Mar 2009, Ray Kiddy wrote: > > On Mar 14, 2009, at 6:09 PM, Davor Cubranic wrote: > >> Do you see the green "Now" or yellow "Later" rectangle in the detail >> view of the note (rightmost column)? Click in it and see it cycle "Now" >> -> "later" -> "done". >> >> You can't link notes yet, but everything else can be done in Chandler >> now. I'd suggest reading the Getting Started and other docs on the site. >> >> Davor >> > > I will look at more of the docs. Thanks. > > By the way, both http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/GetStarted and > http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/MoreChandlerBasics describe the > "Now/Later/Done" thing, but neither points out how the UI works. There could > be, for example, a tooltip on the button which shows "Now/Later/Done". This > would make the UI discoverable and more obvious. > > I will look for the appropriate place to file this suggestion. > > And maybe I can see how to help make note linking happen. It is, INHO, truly > crucial. I have implemented, as I am avoiding my to-do items, an online web > app for managing to-do items, and categorization of notes via tags and > linking of the notes was in version 0.1. But I would like to use something > like Chandler and stop hand-carving my own wheel. > > thanx - ray > >> >> On Sat, 14 Mar 2009, Ray Kiddy wrote: >> >>> >>> I am seeing, from the docs, that Chandler is trying to address more >>> "subtle" or complicated to-do situations. But does it also address the >>> simple ones? >>> >>> I created a note of the form "do that thing you have to do". Later >>> when it was done, I looked for a "Done" button. I am not seeing it. Is >>> there some other idea here that I am missing? >>> >>> I am hoping that I will be able to do the following things: >>> >>> - create a note for a to-do and mark it as done or note done. A >>> "partially done" would be appreciated. >>> >>> - link two to-do notes if one requires the other, or depends on the >>> other. It would be a plus if that relationship creates both a "depends >>> on" and "is depended on by" side in the two notes. >>> >>> - see to-do deadlines as calendar items. If this was automatic, it >>> would be wonderful. >>> >>> I am sure I will find other things I want, but these are a start. >>> >>> If Chandler actually does not address these, please let me know. I am >>> kind of assuming a PIM does do these things, but I may be missing >>> something in the UI. I have not read all the documentation. On the >>> other hand, some things should be obvious before one reads all the >>> documentation. If I would have to read all the documentation before I >>> do something simple, that says something to me. >>> >>> Any questions or suggestions would be appreciated. >>> >>> thanx - ray >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] mailing list >>> unsubscribe here: >>> http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/chandler-users >>> Chandler wiki: http://chandlerproject.org/wikihome >>> >> > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list unsubscribe here: http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/chandler-users Chandler wiki: http://chandlerproject.org/wikihome
