ProjectName is empty works - Many thanks :^) J
On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Dwight Arthur <m...@dwightarthur.us> wrote: > There has not been any announcement discontinuing UserVoice so I assume > that it is still the best option available to users who are not members of > the MLO Beta Test team. > > Regarding a tasks-not-in-project view, try this advanced filter: > ProjectName is empty > -Dwight > > On Friday, April 1, 2016 at 4:50:18 PM UTC-4, J Smith wrote: >> >> UPDATE: >> Wait is MLO still using mlo.uservoice.com ? >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mylifeorganized/yuMS4kLY_JQ >> >> (From memory I previously became disillusioned because it seems that >> voting on completely different software was using up my MLO universe votes!) >> >> >> >> On Friday, 1 April 2016 20:33:55 UTC+1, J Smith wrote: >>> >>> >>> Dwight - my saviour. I was very much hoping you might show up. :^) >>> >>> 1. How do I build a view for tasks that are not in a project? >>> I tried adding the Advanced filter of IsProject is false, but it only >>> seems to remove the actual project name rows. >>> >>> 2. Please remind me how do I request a feature to be added? >>> i.e. IsNextAction to be added to the advanced filter. It seems as >>> strange omission. >>> >>> Many thanks >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, 1 April 2016 16:50:20 UTC+1, Dwight Arthur wrote: >>>> >>>> OK, we discussed this a few months ago but I don't think you were ready >>>> yet for that discussion. >>>> >>>> Short answer: no, you cannot make a single view with the contents you >>>> want using MLO as currently implemented. >>>> >>>> Long answer: >>>> There are a lot of "standard" filters including Actions, Hierarchy, >>>> Completed, Text, Contexts, Flags, Start date and References. For the most >>>> part these are on or off, or involve a simple, one-dimensional set of >>>> choices. If you cannot accomplish what you want using these filters you can >>>> use the Advanced filters where you get to build complex tests with logical >>>> operations like OR AND & NOT, parentheses, and so on. >>>> >>>> The filters you called Standard are probably the Action filters, with >>>> values All, Available, NextActions and Completed. These filters are very >>>> useful, covering the most commonly used subsets of task status. From time >>>> to time you need something that does not quite match up with the standard >>>> values, and then you need to go to the Advanced Filters to build exactly >>>> what you want. And here is the problem: There should be an advanced filter >>>> IsNextAction, but there isn't. You can only get next actions using the >>>> Actions filter, which does not allow for logical operations like OR. So you >>>> cannot build a view for Next Actions OR tasks not in a project. On the >>>> other hand, if it would help you, you can certainly build a view for next >>>> actions and a view for tasks not in a project, and display the two views >>>> side by side, or top over bottom. >>>> >>>> So, your choices are >>>> 1. Request the implementation of an IsNextAction advanced filter and >>>> wait for it to be implemented >>>> 2. on a mobile device, create a half-screen widget for a Next Actions >>>> view and a half-screen widget for tasks not in a project and display them >>>> together on a single screen. >>>> 3. on Windows, create two workspaces, one locked to a Next Actions view >>>> and the other locked to a tasks-not-in-a-project view. In >>>> tools>options>Behaviour turn on Allow Multiple Instances. Open two copies >>>> of MLO. In one, open the Next Actions workspace and in the other open the >>>> task-not-project workspace. Arrange the two windows on a single screen. >>>> >>>> On 4/1/2016 7:25 AM, J Smith wrote: >>>> >>>> UPDATE >>>> >>>> Okay after spending time on experimentation, I think I have now worked >>>> out what each of the standard filters does. >>>> >>>> But I can't work out how to create a view that just show Next Actions >>>> and tasks that are not part of a Project. >>>> >>>> i.e. I am trying to compress the full complexity of complex project but >>>> at the same time not hide individual tasks that are not part of any formal >>>> project. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions? >>>> >>>> J >>>> >>>> >>>> On Friday, 1 April 2016 11:14:42 UTC+1, J Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello >>>>> >>>>> I am just revisiting how MLO task filtering works at core. >>>>> >>>>> To be honest I am finding it extremely hard to get my head around the >>>>> exact distinctions between: >>>>> - Active >>>>> - Available >>>>> - Complete Tasks in Order >>>>> - Next Action >>>>> >>>>> When I first joined MLO 18 months ago I found the help files to be too >>>>> hard to understand and I eventually only got there only by experiment! >>>>> And now 18 months later I've rather forgotten the distinctions. >>>>> >>>>> To save me (and anyone new) the time, has anyone done any good >>>>> explainer videos yet? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks >>>>> >>>>> J >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> PS. Fwiw, I want to create a view that shows all my Next Actions of >>>>> formal MLO Projects *and* any Tasks that are not part of any Project. >>>>> i.e. It needs show tasks that are not part of a Project but hide any >>>>> tasks that are part of MLO Projects which are not the NEXT Action. >>>>> Also I want to hide tasks by putting them into the future (e.g. using >>>>> Start Date). >>>>> >>>>> But I am now trying work out if there is a standard view that already >>>>> does this... ! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeo...@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/811a7b6b-b982-4faf-95a8-80086a0463b5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/811a7b6b-b982-4faf-95a8-80086a0463b5%40googlegroups.com >>>> . >>>> 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/af642c43-6681-4154-9496-5ba018d49e2a%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/af642c43-6681-4154-9496-5ba018d49e2a%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. 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