[appigo-todo] Re: My features wish-list (sub-tasks in lists view, task status and integrated calendar)

Completely agree with the 3rd request. Its extremely useful to be able
to see whats ahead before I make a new task/appointment.
Please, Appigo, implement a calendar with a week/month overview where
a date can be tapped to add a task.

On Jan 24, 7:21 pm, reg <ndm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To clarify on my 3rd request, I love the current ToDo layout (more
> than any other GTD app including Things) and haven't requested to
> change that. All I'm asking for is a way to port the tasks to a
> calendar (so that if required, I can see my future scheduled tasks
> along with future events to figure out when I have expected free time
> for new tasks / appointments.
>
> On Jan 22, 4:47 pm, hockey_magnet <cju...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > 100% agreement on the first 2 but if I'm forced to look at a combined
> > calendar/task list (I used several apps that do this on the Palm and
> > Pocket PC including PI - there simply is not enough screen real estate
> > to do this really well), I'd leave ToDo in a heartbeat. Having said
> > that, if the Calendar/Task or Calendar was a completely separate View
> > that I could ignore or better yet disable, I could live with it as I
> > still think ToDo is the best GTD app available with web syncing for
> > the iphone right now
>
> > Chris
>
> > On Jan 22, 10:39 am, reg <ndm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hi Appigo,
>
> > > First, kudos to all of your more recent updates (sub-tasks,
> > > checklists, alerts, landscape mode, etc) that has made this app even
> > > more powerful.
>
> > > As a person, who has tried out practically all GTD systems on the
> > > Iphone, here are a few suggestions to make this even better and help
> > > compete with some of the newer products out there:
>
> > > 1. As many have requested before, I'd rather see a sub-task name than
> > > a project name in the list view. Best to have this as a user option to
> > > switch. Also, please sort out the due-date issues as mentioned by
> > > other users before (due date of project vs sub-task due date).
>
> > > 2. Again as many have requested before, task status. I know this can
> > > be achieved by tags, but this should be more of a context-like field
> > > (in that a task can only have one status). I'd rather not use contexts
> > > for this as my current contexts (@home, etc) can be used in
> > > conjunction with a new context-like task status field.
> > > Also, could we have option to colour-code the text in which the tasks
> > > are written based on their status?
>
> > > 3. Integrated calendar that syncs with Google calendar: I know some
> > > have said that this isn't true GTD as per DA. However, IMO, it is the
> > > best and most effective way to plan / work through a day's tasks.
> > > Currently, I use CalenGoo separately from ToDo. In ToDo, I use due
> > > dates / times for most tasks (specifically, for those that I need to
> > > get done at appropriate dates & times) and priorities for other tasks.
> > > I also have tags like 'interesting home projects' and 'bedtime
> > > reading' that help for the ones for which due dates / times are not
> > > appropriate. However, this constant switching between two apps to find
> > > out what I have to do (& when I can expect to have free time) can be
> > > done away with.
> > > The advantage of synching with Google calendar is follows: I generally
> > > input tasks / events into my Ipod Touch at home where I have wifi.
> > > These are almost simultaneously synched with the basic calendar in the
> > > Touch. Now, even if I go out of wifi range, I can still get the
> > > alerts!
> > > And this should be different from the PI app: one should have option
> > > to synch both tasks and calendar events with Google Calendar, though
> > > task synching could be one-way (this shouldn't stop task synching with
> > > Toodledo). This is to ensure we get alerts for tasks as well using
> > > Ipod Touch even outside the wifi reception area.
> > > An advantage for Appigo to do this: you eat into the market share of
> > > PI and 2Do (both of them are very popular nowadays, but frankly this
> > > integrated calendar / todo list is their only strong feature vs ToDo.
> > > Put in an integrated calendar and there is no reason why anyone would
> > > want to buy those two apps.

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