On Thursday, 21 April 2016 07:47:40 UTC+1, Tolqua wrote: > > I've just started using MLO, syncing between my Windows desktop and Nexus > 5 via Wi-Fi. I'm fine with using ad-hoc tasks and organising them in > Outline view, but I now want to set up a system to deal with a particular > type of recurring tasks. > > I have noticed that there are two or three times in my day where a > ‘checklist’ of items to be completed would be extremely useful (e.g. Before > going to work, Before going home, etc.). The items on the list would all > be recurrent items, but with differing patterns (e.g. every working day, > every three days, alternate Wednesdays, etc.) so each day’s lists will be > different – or different enough that a repeat cycle could be potentially > very long. > > > > The items on the lists would all be simple tasks without sub-tasks > (probably) that simply need to be checked off – whether that’s achieved by > marking a task complete or simply by putting a check mark in a box is not > important. What is important is to have the lists appear on my To Do > list or Action List as just the checklist name (e.g. Morning Checklist) > with the items on the list hidden until the list is opened. This is > important so that the space on my daily Action List isn’t filled with all > the regular routine stuff on the checklists. The checklist should > probably have a reminder. Since I’m in the habit of checking the status > bar at the top of my Nexus 5 whenever I pick it up, this tends to be my > immediate action list as it’s available to all apps, not just MLO. The > reminder, unless Snoozed or Cancelled, should take me straight to the open > checklist or to the Action List with the checklist highlighted so that one > more tap would open up the checklist ready for me to go through the things > on the list. The list would need to stay open or be available until I’d > checked off all the items, at which point the checklist would disappear > from the Action List until the next day (or be greyed-out or changed in > some way so it’s clear it’s complete). > > > > I'm not sure whether the checklist itself would need a recurrence pattern > and how it would relate to the recurrence patterns of the items, but in the > unlikely event that none of the checklist items was due to appear on the > list, the list should either appear empty or not appear at all. > > > > It doesn't sound too complicated and I'm sure it's well within the > capabilities of MLO, but I need some guidance as to the best way to set it > up. Should I make each checklist a Project with the items as Tasks or > make each checklist as a Task with the items as Sub-Tasks? How do I have > the checklist appear on the To Do List, but hide the items until the > checklist is opened? How can I have the checklist disappear when all the > items have been either checked off or ‘skipped’ (not done, but with the > next occurrence in the pattern generated)? > > > > There may be many ways to achieve this and I’m sure I’ll have a lot more > questions once I start using it, but for now I just need to get it up and > running enough to be able to start working with it on a daily basis so any > help/suggestions will be most welcome. > > > Tolqua. > > >
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