Thank you all very much for your kind replies! They helped :-) Best regards, Karel On Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 9:58:09 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote:
> Hi > > > > 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 "@" at the beginning of > contexts for? > <https://blog.mylifeorganized.net/2021/06/what-is-at-beginning-of-contexts-for.html> > > 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] 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]. > 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/34293654-c2ef-471e-b91a-53f24ae7a761n%40googlegroups.com.
