Comments on: Jello Dashboard 3.0 beta

By: Tobi

Tobi — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:03:20 +0000

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!

By: Hannes

Hannes — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:41:42 +0000

you are the man!!!

By: dr Uqbar

dr Uqbar — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:06:19 +0000

@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!

By: Hannes

Hannes — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:30:48 +0000

>>>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.

By: dr Uqbar

dr Uqbar — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:55:40 +0000

@ 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.

By: Dimitri

Dimitri — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:43:21 +0000

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?

By: Hannes

Hannes — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:41:27 +0000

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.

By: Hannes

Hannes — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:28:54 +0000

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…

By: dr Uqbar

dr Uqbar — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:28:59 +0000

@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!

By: Hannes

Hannes — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:03:05 +0000

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?!!