Agreed; I too have used MLO since before there was a version number (syncing with my Microsoft PDA before a smart phone was possible). Ten years later I thought the difficulty with daily usage would be solved but now, even that was a long time ago and I struggle to maintain tasks. It seems mostly changing what would help me could hinder some other way someone uses it. Internally, it might require much planning plus a big rewrite, but they don't have funding to just hire another team to develop a whole new idea in parallel. Would be like a competition to see who wins becoming the next release (it's what Microsoft has done, and just drop the one that didn't win).
But if they will redo it at least enough to allow some scripting language to check and modify things triggered by events, that would be a great start so others can help make normal usage work the way they need, sharing the ideas. Let's make MLO great again On Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 9:48:28 AM UTC-6 daniel wrote: > Mark, That is simply the best description of my MLO usage ever. I also > have been around nearly as long. The 'exact' same thoughts: "Easy to plan > with, Easy to keep track of everything. Hard to live with on a day to day > basis" OMG I'm married to MLO! > > On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 8:11 PM Mark Levison <ma...@agilepainrelief.com> > wrote: > >> @Hienz you’ve just summarized my entire MLO relationship for as long as >> I’ve used the app. Which apparently dates back 17yrs almost to the day. >> >> Easy to plan with, Easy to keep track of everything. Hard to live with on >> a day to day basis, which is why I eventually wind up abandoning it every >> few years. >> >> Cheers >> Mark - an early user and former forum admin >> >> On Friday, 27 May 2022 at 03:06:14 UTC-4 Heinz wrote: >> >>> I have been working with MLO for many years now. >>> My thoughts (mainly) about the desktop version. >>> >>> *I love* MLO for my task planning. >>> It is a very versatile planning tool and task organizer. >>> I love the flawless synchronization across all my devices. >>> I love the different ways of adding tasks to my inbox (task-by-email, >>> Siri reminders, ...) >>> >>> *I can live* with MLO for my todo lists. >>> I managed to set up a reasonable overview about my upcoming tasks, using >>> workspaces, views, filters and sorting. >>> My standard view "My Day" shows technically all I need, but it is >>> neither a nice nor a motivating user interface. >>> A more attractive wrapping around a list of undone tasks wouldn't hurt >>> :-) >>> >>> *I am lost* with MLO when "Doing" things. >>> For the tasks I have to do on my computer I would wish MLO could support >>> me more in focusing at the current task. >>> Maybe the next evolution step of the "Zoom" function? >>> My idea would be something like an always-on-top vertical task >>> bar/window, showing >>> >>> - the task I am working on >>> - the time I have been spending on this task including an alarm >>> (pomodoro technique) >>> - a plain notes field for quickly putting down ideas, next steps or >>> links without diverting my focus to a separate tool. >>> >>> Today I try to bridge this gap by using a desktop notes program in >>> parallel, but I have to copy my notes back and forth to MLO. >>> >>> blandoca...@gmail.com schrieb am Donnerstag, 26. Mai 2022 um 17:23:08 >>> UTC+2: >>> >>>> >>>> The only thing that i miss in MLO is a sort of drag and drop task to >>>> schedule them in a calendar view in the same manner of google task/ google >>>> calendar or Microsoft to do/Outlook calendar.... >>>> >>>> Is very handy for week planning and instead of a list of number you can >>>> easily visually see correlation between planned task/event and the time >>>> that they "fill".... >>>> >>>> I would like to see also a "day remaining counter" in columns....i know >>>> is already possible to see them moving mouse over due date, but a >>>> dedicated >>>> column would be great to see them all at a glance.... >>>> >>>> Thanks!! >>>> On Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 20:54:45 UTC+2 daniel wrote: >>>> >>>>> THIS!!!!! >>>>> >>>>> So many times I think I must have missed the click, only to then find >>>>> I did occurrences into the future >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 12:49 PM imajeff <ima...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> A relatively simple improvement is to make some visible indication on >>>>>> the check box the moment you click to complete a recurring task. >>>>>> Many times especially when I was new at this, I would click the task, >>>>>> see nothing happen, and click it again several times (it is actually >>>>>> normal >>>>>> for me to either have trouble with my mouse button, or operating system >>>>>> not >>>>>> responding). >>>>>> Slowly I realize that I have now completed furture occurrences clear >>>>>> into next year but of course I was only trying to complete the current >>>>>> one! >>>>>> >>>>>> Please make some kind of animation to indicate the recurrence coming >>>>>> back, or at least show the check mark for a limited time to show that it >>>>>> acknowledged my click! Yes I am aware that if you are watching >>>>>> someplace >>>>>> else on the screen and remember what the due date said then you would >>>>>> see a >>>>>> change to know, but obviously that will not do for this feature request. >>>>>> We >>>>>> were not looking over there most of the time; just make the actual >>>>>> checkbox >>>>>> do something. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/54cabe83-a883-4529-821e-42917fd6c767n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/54cabe83-a883-4529-821e-42917fd6c767n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/921c86d4-1b7e-4990-ac52-78e0291106f7n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/921c86d4-1b7e-4990-ac52-78e0291106f7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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