[MLO] Re: MLO tray icons

2018-11-27 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Dimitris, I use multiple taskbar instances of MLO also. I use F3 to open a new window which then adds another taskbar icon. A workaround is to create a new Workspace in your main MLO instance (and named appropriately) for each taskbar icon you need. Navigate to the workspace, hit F3 and the

[MLO] Text Tag v Context

2019-02-05 Thread Richard Emes
I use text tags to track how many times I've followed up with someone. If I've sent them one reminder I use a '1' text tag. If I've sent two reminders I use a '2' tag. I then have two automatic formatting rules which assign a '1' or '2' icon next to the task depending on the text tag. I can th

Re: [MLO] Save time by using iOS Shortcuts

2019-10-01 Thread Richard Emes
Hi All, When I try and add these in iOS I get an error 'Importing shortcuts via files is not supported. Please share files using iCloud' Has anyone managed to get the MLO shortcuts working? Thanks On Friday, 6 September 2019 21:00:04 UTC+1, Susannah wrote: > > Awesome! Thank you! > > > > *F

Re: [MLO] Save time by using iOS Shortcuts

2019-10-02 Thread Richard Emes
Thanks Alyona, these work perfectly! -- 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 view this discussion on

[MLO] Re: Appearance of appointments in MLO

2020-01-23 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Nigel, A separate calendar is created within Google Calendar so you can see dated MLO tasks in Google Calendar itself. It means you can see your appointments and MLO tasks within Google. You can filter what tasks sync to Google CAlendar; this might explain the differences between Google and

[MLO] Re: Can you make contexts easier to scroll in windows desktop?

2020-01-23 Thread Richard Emes
I can right click on the context on the desktop and then move my mouse slightly to move up and down my list of contexts. Yes, the mouse wheel would be more consistent with other windows programs but moving the mouse works for me On Friday, 17 January 2020 20:32:28 UTC, Phillip Wilson wrote: > >

[MLO] Re: My GTD use of MLO

2020-01-23 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Erwann, Welcome to MLO! I'm not able to answer all your questions but using the Automatic Formatting rules (in the Tools menu) , I have a rule that adds an icon to any projects without a completed sub-task. This might work for you; the rule uses the 'Not(Has Incomplete Subtasks)' You can u

[MLO] Re: How to set up an email reminder

2020-01-23 Thread Richard Emes
This might help: https://www.lifewire.com/what-are-the-gmail-smtp-settings-1170854 haven't tested it as i rely on ios or desktop for reminders On Wednesday, 1 January 2020 18:21:13 UTC, Phillip Wilson wrote: > > I want to set up an email reminder. > How do I set this up in > Options > Email Acc

[MLO] Re: My GTD use of MLO

2020-01-23 Thread Richard Emes
Ah, ok - I guess on the mobile version, any projects with no sub-tasks would not have an arrow next to them (the arrow only appears when sub-tasks are present and allows the project sub-tasks to be collapsed/expanded). Not ideal but at least it's a small visual clue that it's a project with n

[MLO] Amending recurring tasks

2020-02-14 Thread Richard Emes
Hi, I currently have a Task that recurs every Monday but occasionally I need it to move to a Tuesday for just one week. Is there a way of doing this without changing the whole recurring pattern, as I want the next occurrence to revert back to Monday? I guess what I'm trying to do is postpone

[MLO] Re: Amending recurring tasks

2020-02-14 Thread Richard Emes
the Tuesday, every week? > > Stéphane > > On Friday, 14 February 2020 11:52:07 UTC, Richard Emes wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I currently have a Task that recurs every Monday but occasionally I need >> it to move to a Tuesday for just one week. Is there a way of

[MLO] Re: Create columns for contexts? Kanban and MLO?

2020-06-23 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Fernando, The workaround I'm using is to create sub-projects for each board; not started, ongoing, waiting and completed. I then move each task on each 'board' to the correct sub-project depending on status. I don't complete any of the tasks on the Completed 'board'. I also don't assign Cont

[MLO] Beta version expiring - question for Alyona

2020-07-17 Thread Richard Emes
Hi, I'm using the latest public beta (with the high DPI support) and this morning an alert popped up saying it would stop working very soon and I should install the latest (non-beta) version of MLO. Does the latest version on the website now have high DPI support? Thanks, Richard -- You rec

[MLO] Re: Beta version expiring - question for Alyona

2020-07-18 Thread Richard Emes
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[MLO] Re: Filter out tasks with deadline without filtering tasks without deadline

2020-07-28 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Renger, To achieve what you need, in the Setup for the Advanced section of the Filter for the view you're in, add a rule where *(DueDateTime on or before Today +14). *Then add another rule underneath where *DueDateTime does not exist* The final edit to make is to click on the first rule an

[MLO] Re: is there a way not to delete calendars event linked to a completed task ?

2020-07-30 Thread Richard Emes
Hi - the online instructions for syncing with Google calendar https://www.mylifeorganized.net/support/sync-with-google-calendar/ show how to include Completed task in your calendar (for the last 30 days) - please see Bullet 3 using the link above Regards, Richard On Tuesday, 28 July 2020 a

[MLO] Re: Organizing list of tasks

2021-02-09 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Stuart, I had the same problem using iOS. I've found the quickest approach is to enter the task into the Inbox using 3d touch and add the due date (if any) followed by the context. As Stephane suggests, I then parse this task into the Inbox. The only step left to take is to then left-swipe o

[MLO] Re: Question: Only 1 task from the planned list visible at a time

2021-02-15 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Christopher, The approach I take is as follows: 1) Pull up list of Next Actions (everything I could do today) 2) Star everything I want to do today 3) Access my view which only shows Starred tasks 4) This Starred view is grouped by Flag. I have three flags; To Do, Ongoing and Complete (a basi

[MLO] Re: Is 5.1.1 for Windows "public" or still beta?

2021-02-17 Thread Richard Emes
I think it's public now - MLO website has the current version as 5.1.1 as of 15th Jan 2021 On Wednesday, 17 February 2021 at 00:18:21 UTC kunk...@gmail.com wrote: > Just want to check before I start posting stuff about it... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[MLO] Re: What Do Y'all Use for Notes

2021-03-05 Thread Richard Emes
An Outlook task created in OneNote will sync fine with MLO. It appears in the MLO inbox and can then be processed from there. Once marked complete in MLO, it syncs with Outlook and then with OneNote where it flags the item as complete. Works well in my experience. On Friday, 5 March 2021 at 1

[MLO] Re: AHK code for multi-step thing

2021-03-17 Thread Richard Emes
Definitely going to try this out, thanks for sharing :-) On Tuesday, 16 March 2021 at 16:21:46 UTC kunk...@gmail.com wrote: > I've noted there are a few AutoHotkey users on the forum, so I thought I'd > share this bit of code. I've been using it for a while--seems to work > well. > > My own

[MLO] Re: Appearance of tasks in a view

2021-03-17 Thread Richard Emes
Hi, you need to click on Tools - Options - To-Do list format. You'll see that 'Encode project name' is checked. In the 'Notation' section, you can define where this encoding is either 'Prefix' (in your case' or 'Postfix' - the Postfix option lists the project name after the name of the tasks. Y

[MLO] Re: What Do Y'all Use for Notes

2021-05-04 Thread Richard Emes
Sure, - In OneNote I place the cursor in the row I want to convert to a task. I then click the 'Outlook Tasks' icon in the top menu bar. This then converts this row into a task in Outlook (it takes a minute or so) I then have MLO setup to synchronise every 30 minutes with Outlook (or I can init

[MLO] Re: Where is version 5.1.2 officially available?

2021-05-19 Thread Richard Emes
I'm on 5.1.2 and I don't think it's a beta. I got the update through the Help - Check for Updates menu within MLO On Wednesday, 19 May 2021 at 11:44:59 UTC+1 DanD wrote: > Over the past two days, MLO has been presenting me with a download link > for v5.1.2, > https://www.mylifeorganized.net/do

[MLO] Re: Properties Below the Main View and not to the Right?

2021-06-02 Thread Richard Emes
Not sure there's a way to have the porperties at the bottom. I toggle Properties with ALT-F2, this way the properties are out of the way until needed. I do the same for Views with ALT-F1 Hope that helps, Richard On Friday, 21 May 2021 at 13:45:22 UTC+1 Mark Levison wrote: > Is there a way I'v

Re: [MLO] How to show top level task only on a view

2021-07-01 Thread Richard Emes
HI, glad you found a solution. Not sure if it's of any use but I have some automatic formatting I've created which adds an exclamation mark against any projects that are 'In Progress' and don't have any incomplete sub tasks. It enables me to see at a glance which projects are stalled ie no Next

Re: [MLO] Re: How to play a song as a task reminder?

2021-09-20 Thread Richard Emes
Hi, For folders or documents, from WIndows Explorer, I select the folder/document and select 'Copy as Path'. This link then gets pasted into MLO. Using PhraseExpress, I have a keyboard shortcut that when I select the link, and then CTRL ALT F (the shortcut I use), then opens the folder or doc

Re: [MLO] Re: How to play a song as a task reminder?

2021-09-21 Thread Richard Emes
Hi Susannah - didn't realise I could right click and link to a file! Thank you On Monday, 20 September 2021 at 13:46:00 UTC+1 Susannah wrote: > I just copy and paste the url in the comments section of the properties > pane of the associated task. It automatically makes it a clickable link. > Y

[MLO] Re: Checkbox size in windows (large fonts)

2021-11-15 Thread Richard Emes
Hi, in the Theme editor (in the fonts & icons tab) there’s a Task Tree icons size option. Try increasing the size to see if that works for you Richard On Monday, 15 November 2021 at 15:28:44 UTC laurence...@gmail.com wrote: > > Bump > On Sunday, 26 September 2021 at 20:58:42 UTC+1 Laurence Gla

Re: [MLO] feature request: one-time-delay for recurring actions

2023-12-09 Thread Richard Emes
I struggle with this too. My workaround is to set the start date for when I’d like to do the task and the due date as the latest date eg recurring weekend tasks start on a Friday and are due on Sunday. When completed they start the next Friday etc On Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 20:34:49 UTC Ja