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In the list of contexts (F8), I found the use of special characters helpful to sort contexts of a similar type together in groups. The special characters I use are sorted, in both desktop and Android versions of MLO, in the sequence ! “ # % & @. I use capitalised entries as headings for the group, and have a space after the special character, to sort the heading to the top of its group. The @ ones all have a space after the @ (and two in the heading) because this allowed me to keep contexts in the @ group separate from about 150 contexts that all began with @ in my first attempt at a workflow. I used to use specific contexts for specific people, but found I was dealing with so many people it got unwieldy, hence I abandoned the practice of starting every context with @ . For a while I played with using text tags for the names of individuals but that never took off for me. Most tasks only get assigned one context from within the groups; no tasks are assigned to the heading contexts. In practice I don’t need to type the special characters at all, because ‘com’ is enough to represent ‘&computer’, ‘ref’ is ‘!5Reference’, and so on. I’ve found there is no right or perfect way to use any of this, other than striking a balance I can live with between useful and overwhelming. You’ll have your own needs and preferences; the following list is just an example, to offer food for thought. ! DIRECTION======== !1Asked by !2Speak to !3Delegated to !4Waiting for !5Reference !6Someday " DOMESTIC======== "1Self "2Desk "3Home "4Garage "5Garden & TECH=========== &Call &Camera &Car &Computer &Darkroom &Email &Lightroom &MLO &Mobile &Web @ LOCATIONS======= @ Anywhere @ Place @ Shop @ Travelling @ Work Work @ Work Home From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alyona (MLO Support) Sent: 26 July 2025 14:58 To: MyLifeOrganized <[email protected]> Subject: [MLO] Re: Context w/o a start symbol, a newbie Q (Windows) Welcome :) Using the @ symbol at the beginning of a context name helps the program recognize it more easily when parsing text (for example, during quick input). You can read more about it here: What is <https://blog.mylifeorganized.net/2021/06/what-is-at-beginning-of-contexts-for.html> "@" at the beginning of contexts for? That said there’s no functional downside to naming your contexts without the symbol On Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 2:45:07 PM UTC+1 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: Welcome! I use a mix of context with and without the @. I use the @ for locations and I don't use the @ for people. For example, "@Computer" for things that I need to be physically at my computer and "Kevin" for agenda items to discuss with Kevin. On Friday, July 25, 2025 at 7:22:30 AM UTC-5 Karel Tau wrote: Hi! A newbie (Windows desktop app) question, pls: Tutorial suggests starting each Context name with the '@' symbol. I am wondering if there is any downside down the road having Contexts names without any such symbol/character (e.g. Context1, Context2, MtEverest,...)? Many thanks in advance for your kind help! :) K -- 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 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/9a639da7-cd86-490a-9fa1-b1cdc48adbf2n%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/9a639da7-cd86-490a-9fa1-b1cdc48adbf2n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAEAQF7ewp8NNmiMDGuqc/4rigAAAEAAAALdVRM1XB5lFh/w8KGLXfYgBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40gmail.com.
