Hmmm - spoke too soon. MLO keeps removing the columns I have added back into my ToDo view in the main window. Suspect that it is something to do with the Helper Window based on that view not having the columns and in some way, forcing their removal in the main window but I can't reproduce at will. It just seems to be happening. Have now closed the Helper window and reopened it based on my main view which has the columns to see whether that stops MLO removing them. Have to say that this behaviour is not good - would be much more consistent, clearer and more flexible if changing the columns in a view was the same as changing the filter criteria - the changes are only made in that workspace and only become permanent when you save the view. Have wasted too much time with this already. Richard
On Thursday, 3 April 2014 12:21:34 UTC+1, Richard C wrote: > And to add some more information. It looks like the columns are > associated with the view because I realised I needed the same view (with > regard which items are displayed) but with different columns in the > dfferent workspaces. So when I went back and chose my original To Do > view in my new workspace and then edited the columns, the columns in my > main Todo view also changed immediately. > > So it looks like columns are stored with views. > > But I think what is confusing is that when you change the columns on a > view, the little star does not appear to say that you have changed the view > and it also looks as if the column change immediately applied to all > instances (ie: unlike when you change anything in the left hand panel, > where effectively that change is not applied to the original view until you > save it) > > It is sort of coming back to me now because I know that I have always > found this very confusing (and still do). > > The bottom line is that I want to have two workspaces both based on the > same view (ie showing the same items) but with different column > settings. And it doesn't look as if this is possible in the main MLO > window. > > However, it does look as if you can create a helper window and then > change the column settings in that.without it affecting the column settings > in the MLO window - which is the reason I wanted the facility in the first > place. But then I can't save those column settings. > > Hmmm, Any thoughts any one? > > Richard. > > > On Thursday, 3 April 2014 12:08:11 UTC+1, Richard C wrote: > >> Arrgh - just noticed that I missed a step out there - after creating my >> new No Col To Do, I saved the view with a new name To Do (single col)' >> >> >> On Thursday, 3 April 2014 11:39:40 UTC+1, Richard C wrote: >> >>> I am still completely bemused by how MLO handles and stores the column >>> set up for a particular workspace. Are they stored with the view or with >>> the workspace or some other place. >>> >>> Here's what I have just done - if anybody can explain to me the logic >>> behind this, I would be grateful >>> >>> I have a Workspace set up with my ToDo view and multiple column - lets >>> call this my 'Main ToDo workspace) >>> >>> I wanted to create a new version of my ToDo view but with no columns (I >>> will explain why in another post) - lets call this 'No col ToDo' workspace >>> >>> So I created the new workspace and selected my ToDo view in that >>> workspace - it may have defaulted to this because I right clicked on my >>> Main ToDo workspace tab and selected new Workspace. >>> >>> I then stripped out the columns that I didn't want to appear in my 'No >>> col ToDo' workspace >>> >>> I am not sure whether I went back to look at my Main ToDo workspace at >>> this point. >>> >>> Any way, I subsequently shut down MLO. >>> >>> And now this morning, when I go to my Main ToDo doesn't have any >>> columns!!! >>> >>> It looks like I can add back the columns in my Main ToDo without them >>> appearing in my No Col ToDo workspace but if anybody can explain to me why >>> the columns disappeared from my MainToDo when I removed them from a >>> different workspace, I would be grateful. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/9572247a-e763-47a1-b6f4-19dcb9986d25%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
