I'm using it. It's fabulous. I like the idea of including a drop down so that dependencies can be set without editing the tiddler manually. You'd want a multi-select list box, if such a thing exists in MonkeyGTD, because some actions depend on more than one prior action.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Simon Baird <simon.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Carsten, > > I'm excited about this. Nice work. As for Jim's comments, I think this > seems lightweight enough so you can just ignore it if you don't want to use > it. > > When I get a chance I will have a play with this and hopefully include it > in MGTD. I have some ideas about the UI also, something similar to the > contact drop down but for other actions. > > Thanks for the contribution. Now that some time has passed, is anyone out > there using this in production? > > Best wishes, > > Simon > > > On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:33 PM, Carsten Thiele < > googlegro...@carsten-thiele.de> wrote: > >> >> Hello, >> >> i converted my "Hack" to a complete plugin. I Uploaded a Demo into >> this group as file: monkeygtd-SequencedActionsPlugin-demo.zip ( >> >> http://gtd-tiddlywiki.googlegroups.com/web/monkeygtd-SequencedActionsPlugin-demo.zip >> ) The html-Upload did not work, so i added the zip-File, that can be >> downloaded from the files area. >> >> When you unzip it, and open the file with this added to the filename: >> >> #[[SequencedActions%20Demo]]%20Action1%20Action2%20Action3%20Action4%20 >> [[Do%20Something]]%20Action5 >> >> or just open the "SequencedActions Demo" Tidder for instructions. >> >> Maybe this helps, >> Carsten >> >> On 17 Dez., 22:22, Carsten Thiele <googlegro...@carsten-thiele.de> >> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > i modified my monkeygtd to support "sequenced"-Actions. I use the >> > normal Tag-Feature to Control the sequence of the actions. When i >> > create an action that depends on another action i just "Tag" it with >> > the name of the first one, and set it to "Future". When the first >> > Action is marked as "Done" or, if it is a Ticker, is marked as >> > "Actioned" (only works for one-time-Ticklers). the second action is >> > modified from "Future" to "Next". There is no GUI-Support for this, i >> > have to edit the Actions and type in manualy the name of the Actions >> > in the Tags-Field. >> > >> > Maybe with an Example its more clear to understand: >> > >> > First >> > Action: >> > "Action 1" >> > >> > Can be done when Action 1 is finished: "Action >> > 2" "Action3" >> > >> > Can be done when A2 and A3 are finished: "Action >> > 4" >> > >> > I create the actions like this >> > >> > Action 1, a normal "Next" Action >> > >> > Action 2 and Action 3 "Future" Actions Tagged with "[Action 1]" >> > >> > Action 4 "Future" action Tagged with "[Action 2] [Action 3]" >> > >> > - Now, when i finish "Action 1", the code searches for Actions with >> > the Tag "Action 1", and finds "Action 2" and "Action 3". >> > - For each Action the code searches if all required Actions (only >> > "Action 1" in this case) are done. If this is true, the Action (here >> > Action 2 and 3) are moved from "Future" to "Next" >> > - If i "undo" Action 1, Action 2 and Action 3 are moved from "Next" to >> > "Future" >> > >> > - When "Action 2" is finished, again all Actions with the Tag "Action >> > 2" are searched, in this case just "Action 4". >> > - The Code starts searching all Actions and Ticklers that are >> > referenced in the Tag-field of Action 4. It finds "Action 2" as done, >> > but "Action 3" as not done, so the "Action 4"-Action is NOT moved from >> > "Future" to "Next" >> > - Now "Action 3" is done, too. >> > - The Code again searches for all Actions and Tickers that are >> > referenced in the Tag-field of Action 4. Now it finds both Actions >> > (Action 2 and Action 3) as "Done" so "Action 4" is moved from >> > "Future" to Next". >> > >> > The visualisation in the GUI for this solution is not very good. In >> > the Project-Dashboard the Actions are not ordered in the right way, >> > and you can not see that there are dependencies between the actions. >> > But for me this is ok, its just for "auto-nexting" one of the future >> > actions, so that i dont have to do a check of the "Projects with no >> > next action"-View. Or Project Dashboard every time i finish an Action >> > that is part of a Project. >> > >> > Maybe someone else can add some UI-Support to this solution. >> > >> > Until now i did not test it with MonkeyGTDs with many Actions, so >> > maybe there is still a performance problem with this, but for my (at >> > the moment) small test environment it works good. Next step will be >> > more tests and the integration in my "production"-monkeygtd. >> > >> > Please do not integrate this without good testing in your production- >> > Monkey-GTDs. Maybe there is still something wrong that can cause your >> > data to be damaged! >> > >> > So here is what i have done. >> > >> > I modified the function "TiddlyWiki.prototype.setTiddlerTag". now it >> > contains this code: >> > >> > TiddlyWiki.prototype.setTiddlerTag = function(title,status,tag) >> > { >> > var tiddler = this.fetchTiddler(title); >> > if(tiddler) { >> > var t = tiddler.tags.indexOf(tag); >> > if(t != -1) >> > tiddler.tags.splice(t,1); >> > if(status) >> > tiddler.tags.push(tag); >> > tiddler.changed(); >> > this.incChangeCount(title); >> > this.notify(title,true); >> > this.setDirty(true); >> > >> > // here starts my modification >> > if (tag == "Done" || tag == "Actioned") { >> > var dependend = this.getTaggedTiddlers(title); >> > var tiddlersWithTag = ""; >> > for(var m = 0; m < dependend.length; m++) { >> > var currentTiddler = dependend[m]; >> > if (status) { >> > if >> (this.allPreviousActionsAreDone(currentTiddler)) { >> > >> this.setTiddlerTag(currentTiddler.title, !status, "Future"); >> > >> this.setTiddlerTag(currentTiddler.title, status, "Next"); >> > } >> > } else { >> > >> this.setTiddlerTag(currentTiddler.title, !status, "Future"); >> > >> this.setTiddlerTag(currentTiddler.title, status, "Next"); >> > } >> > } >> > story.refreshAllTiddlers(); >> > } >> > } >> > >> > }; >> > >> > and i added this new function: >> > >> > TiddlyWiki.prototype.allPreviousActionsAreDone = function >> > (tiddlerToCheck) { >> > var tagsToIgnore = ["Future", "Done", "Tickler", "Action", >> "Realm", >> > "Project", "[(Waiting For)]"]; >> > var tags = tiddlerToCheck.tags; >> > var allPreviousDone = true; >> > for (var m = 0; m < tags.length; m++) { >> > var currentTag = tags[m]; >> > if (!tagsToIgnore.contains(currentTag)) { >> > var tiddlerToCheck = >> this.fetchTiddler(currentTag); >> > if((tiddlerToCheck.tags.contains("Action") && ! >> > tiddlerToCheck.tags.contains("Done")) || (tiddlerToCheck.tags.contains >> > ("Tickler") && !tiddlerToCheck.tags.contains("Actioned"))) { >> > allPreviousDone = false; >> > } >> > } >> > } >> > return allPreviousDone; >> > >> > } >> > >> > Maybe this is usefull for someone, comments are welcome. >> > >> > Carsten >> >> > > > -- > simon.ba...@gmail.com > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GTD TiddlyWiki" group. 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