Thanks Lisa, I knew about this, it was encouraging to find it out. But the sort order is lost on sync to the Android, unless we use Starred view. I think it was intended for use in single outline branches, where order gets synced, but if we combine multiple branches and view as active actions, it is getting more complex.
But yes very useful in Windows in the Outline view! Laurence On Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 2:34:55 AM UTC, Lisa S wrote: > > In case no-one has mentioned it, I believe the "Alternative Complete" was > added to support moving a task to the bottom of a manually sorted list for > this method. (I don't use it and haven't read all the discussion but wanted > to make sure you knew about it). > > Lisa / lstr...@gmail.com <javascript:> > > > __________________________________ > Sent from eM Client | www.emclient.com <http://www.emclient.com/get> > > > > On 12/15/2015 3:30:28 AM, "Laurence Glazier" <laurence...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > Can someone advise on the best way to achieve using Mark Forster's methods > in MLO? This usually involves moving a task to the bottom of a list. To > achieve this I am using the Active Starred view. This is because manual > orders in other views generally do not sync in the new Android version. > (Are there plans to change this?) > > I am operating more flexibly than Mark Forster described, creating Active > Actions lists only of areas relevant at a particular time; the other areas > get hidden. Generally I am seeing tasks from 2, 3 or 4 visible > sub-branches. At root level I have a "Hidden" branch where I put the > irrelevant sub-branches (e.g. "Home" while I am at work), and an "In > Progress" visible branch where I have relevant and priority sub-branches. I > move the main sub-branches back and forth between these primary ones during > the day to generate relevant active task lists. > > While my approach technically works, there are overheads. Because only the > Active Starred view syncs active actions with a manual order, I have to > ensure every active action is starred, which means I can no longer use the > star for the purpose intended. In the FVP system (Final Version Perfected) > a chain of tasks is established. Without access to the stars, I tried > showing the tasks in bold face (Ctrl-B) but that works only in Windows and > does not transfer to the Android. The best I have found so far is to > identify the chain of tasks visually by setting them to be projects (they > then show in blue on the desktop, and are underlined in blue on the phone). > But this is another overhead in terms of keystrokes, and undermines the use > of projects as projects. A similar way it make the tasks overdue, but that > has similar issues. > > Is there some way I should be using flags and contexts to achieve my > approach with lower or no overhead? Is there some clever technique with > views I should know (bearing in mind they need to have manual sort to that > tasks can be moved to the bottom)? Should I consider abandoning the Windows > version for serious work and instead treat it as a resource for occasional > manipulation of tasks in bulk (with the multiple selection facility)? > > Thanks for reading to the end! > > Laurence > > -- > 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 mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to mylifeo...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/3f79d000-47d7-434c-82a1-f8cb2083b3d1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/64f6b8e5-78c8-4ca6-bff1-6b7c80e0f72d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
