Jello Dashboard 3.0 beta

Finally, I’m done with some speed fixes and other minor bugs including some of your requests and the 3rd version of the Jello.Dashboard is almost ready.

It’s a beta for two reasons. The first one is that I wasn’t able to fully grant your wishes (some of them still not possible to do) and the second one is that it will need some testing due to some querying technology changes for speed. So please report any bug you may find.

Documentation is still incomplete, but all new setting descriptions have been updated.

I also re-packed an hta (web application) standalone version.

You can download the file from the same locations

I would like to thank you all for your support, bug reports and requests.

Version Changes:

.Faster context/project counters
.Faster context/project lists
.bug fix. Exclude some folders from the search folders list
.bug fix. Items with type other than tasks were not shown in contexts lists
.On multi type item lists show tasks on top
.Ability to use all open PSTs of outlook and not only the default
.Show recently edited tasks for 7 days, today and yesterday
.Changed default recently edited date span to today
.Added ability to show all item types in recently edited list
.When Task is mark completed stays grayed & strikethrough until next refresh of list
.Masterlist:Added times for agenda
.Only Mail and task items can be completed
.Added: import contexts from subfolders of folder
.Fixed: Counters of projects and context lists
.Added.Ability to convert mail to task as text too by confirmation dialog
.Added.Setting to convert mail to task as attachment by default
.Added.Keyboard shortcuts for previous/next page (k,j)
.Fixed.Keyboard shortcut for creating context[c]/project[p] works on all views
.Added.Popup command input using key / or \ available anywhere
.Added.Setting to show context management buttons for tasks in Master list
.Added.German language file
.Fixed.Flagged list for outlook 2007
.Added.Showing assigned outlook folder link for quick access in context/project view
.Added.Startup into the masterlist (setting)
.Added.Choice of display context/project list on Sidebar as combobox
.Fixed bug. Shortcut keys didn’t work for the Masterlist
.Added divided settings to 4 pages
.Added choice to have mail folder view commands in buttons or in combo
.Added more language variables for captions
.Added stylesheet classes for masterList items/NAs
.Added Masterlist function to switch next Action view only/Show All
.Added statusbar information messages while working
.Fixed Search results view never auto-refreshes
.Added Setting to set dark color of the dashboard
.Fixed Global search is faster
(searches only default Contacts, Tasks, Notes and Inbox. An option to search all folders is presented after the search.)
.Added command:Plain string searches Outlook folders too
.Added when one result is returned from command search is automaticaly executed
.Added jello commands. Can be entered in command box or command prompt and start with / or \
.Added link icon next to search box to show command popup
.Added jelloDash.hta file for standalone opening of jello.Dashboard
.Added unset Dashboard option into the settings page. It removes the show webpage by default setting of folder

10 Comments to “Jello Dashboard 3.0 beta”

Hannes
March 20, 2007 at 10:03 pm
he drugbar,
is there anywhere a chance to easy change a task into a project or is that irrelevant to gtd – i`m really a newbee?!!
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dr Uqbar
March 21, 2007 at 8:28 am
@Hannes
So far there is no direct way to do that. If you think it would be useful I could add easily a function to do that.
But it’s really already easy to create a project. Even by pressing the p key!
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Hannes
March 22, 2007 at 9:28 pm
I mean, if you have noted a task or next action and you realize that there are some more steps than one to finish the task it changes to a project, isn’t it.
But I told you I’m very new to gtd listening to allens audio-book while jogging…
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Hannes
March 22, 2007 at 9:41 pm
and what about providing an extra c-key for copying tasks directly into the outlook-calendar if it isn’t possible to have it automatically if simply checked a task with a special date.
My third question of the day is due to that I’m not that warm with gtd, why are contexts not embedded into the next actions folder. I have followed your tip to use beyond contacts on my palm and it’s messing up with lots of contexts. Also if there’s one action labeled with next actions and a certain context there is a new context mixed from both labels – “next actions, @work” – stupid isn’t it. Imagine the great chaos of context-names on my palm after getting into big business with gtd some day.
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Dimitri
March 23, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Something goes wrong with the calendar section of the dashboard(day, week, month, agenda). None of my appointments visible there. Maybe the reason is that I have 2 different calendars in Outlook (one from sharepoint folder, and the default outlook calendar from .pst). Could you check this out?
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dr Uqbar
March 23, 2007 at 3:55 pm
@ Hannes
I don’t know about that. It’s easy to do, but it’s also easy to create a project from a scratch and remove the task. And it’s also easy to just get inside a task to add a due date.
I will think about your suggestions though.
Oh, and about the beyond contacts and palm devices, I’m not an expert but I think there isn’t much I can do with the categorizing of the tasks. The comma notation is an Outlook standard.
@Dimitri
What goes wrong is that the dashboard looks for events ONLY into your default calendar. Sorry! That’s a limitation of speed. Try to synchronize the two folders to have results.
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Hannes
March 25, 2007 at 5:30 pm
>>>And it’s also easy to just get inside a task to add a due date.
- I don’t mean a task added a due date to, but the suggestion with the copying to the folder calendar is the only way(not provided by outlook) to see tasks as an daily event in the outlook calendar. I don’t mean the calendar of YD.
There are 2 applications out there (one is TaskToCal) that automate this process (every task is automatically copied as an appointment).
For a good overview it’s easier for me to see everything integrated in the outlook calendar than have the tasks at one and appointments at another location.
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dr Uqbar
March 25, 2007 at 7:06 pm
@Hannes
Copying a task as a calendar item? Sounds good and easy, you got it!
I wrote it down so it will soon be available.
thanks for the suggestion!
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Hannes
March 29, 2007 at 9:41 pm
you are the man!!!
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Tobi
July 7, 2007 at 11:03 pm
Hi – i work with GTD in Outlook using tasks and folders to sort the tasks. Now i want to try the jello.dashboard (OL 2007 lokal, jello.dashboard 3.25, vista german, using german lang-file).
My problem was discussed earlier in this blog as i already read – but there were no solution so i give it another try here again:
I have got
- 106 Projects
- 14 contexts
created in jello.dashboard
now I want to create a context called “[@Brainstorm]”
After that i get the information when reloading the dashboard:
“Some new settings must be added to your system ”
Using the “Add Settings” button empties both Project-List and context and i have to begin from the start (… or have to import my previous saved settings, with is really embarrising)
I changed after that the code of “main.js” so that after creating a context or project a backup of the settings ist done automatically.
This works – somestimes : as there is an empty backup file after creating “[@brainstorm]”
I did a lot of tries with GTD and Outlook befor, so it is possible, that there are “artefacs” in the task-categories. My this be a problem???
Please help me – and excuse my no perfect english – i hope you understand what i mean!
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