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I'm loving this locations feature. Before I go to a far away location, I like being able to look at the map to see if I have another task I can knock out while I'm there.
One idea: we should be able to assign multiple alternate locations to one task. For example, I need to donate some stuff to Goodwill, and I can go to three different locations near me -- would be nice to assign all three possible locations to that task so that if I have a different errand nearby one of those, the map will show that I have a possible Goodwill locations near there as well.
Another idea would be to use the "Business search" option already in Google maps somehow -- so I can assign all Targets or Costcos or Goodwills to a task. Or even all "Hardware Stores" if the Google search works for that.
Posted at 6:51pm on December 27, 2007
Just jumped on here to see if anyone had posted about this because I'd love to see this feature as well. For instance, I have work that requires a computer to work on and I will probably do it either at home or at work. Having to pick one context or another is great, but it doesn't really work in this situation and I end up not bothering about it or assigning it to a meaningless "Computer" location in the middle of the north pole.
Posted at 6:26pm on December 31, 2007
Oh, one last thing, I love to idea of a business search location as well!
Posted at 6:27pm on December 31, 2007
+1 for this feature. I understand it's probably not as simple as it sounds to implement, especially from a UI perspective, but the end result would really make running errands in one part of town much nicer.
Posted at 4:54am on January 2, 2008
Thanks all -- the location feature is what drew me to RTM. Would love to see that feature developed. Would be great for the environment if we could avoid making multiple trips to the same location to run errands!
Posted at 4:38pm on January 3, 2008
Yes, yes, please multiple locations per task!
Posted at 11:14pm on April 6, 2008
Same here, I use locations frequently via the iPhone Web App. Whenever Im somewhere I tap the location Im at to figure out what I should be doing there. For example, if I need a broomstick from Home Depot Ill set the location as Home Depot. But I can also get a broomstick at Target, so I wish I could set a second location.
I did this with Todoist via tags, but I dont want to set locations and tags in RTM.
Posted at 3:55pm on July 6, 2008
says:Hi there,
I don't know if it's the same thing I requesting, but it would something in the lines of grouping locations.
For example, it would be grouping some of the theaters I usually go to in a location @movies that would map tasks to all the locations on the group.
Another good example is gas stations and groceries...
Just the thought.
Keep up the great work,
--
Bernardo
Posted at 3:36am on July 7, 2008
says:Gets my vote. I'd love to be able to add multiple locations to a task. For example, some of the jobs I locate as "@home" I can also do "@office" when I have a spare 5 mins.
Posted at 8:44am on July 10, 2008
says:+1 on this!!
Does anyone have any workarounds to share??
Posted at 4:32pm on July 11, 2008
says:moominman,
maybe you should reevaluate your task's location, if it's something you just need a computer or online connection you should try using a tag like, @pc or @web.
Posted at 11:20pm on July 21, 2008
says:+1 on multiple locations
Posted at 7:54pm on August 31, 2008
+1 on multiple locations as well. But as work around you could have a smart list that allows you to view the different locations of interest.
Posted at 5:59pm on September 17, 2008
says:I'd like to resurrect this topic in light of the new iPhone app...now that we have Nearby, locations have become even more important and the ability to assign more than one location to a task would be incredibly useful in a lot of situations. Any chance of this feature being added in the near future?
Posted at 2:43am on November 6, 2008
+1
It would even better if you could assign locations to tags. That automatically allows you to assign multiple location to tasks.
Even better if tags could have multiple locations.
For example @safeway could point to all the safeways in my area and @walmart to all the walmarts. Now in my shopping list I can tag an item with @shopping, @safeway and @walmart.
Posted at 2:48am on November 6, 2008
says:+1 Having some way to group locations together and assign the group of locations to a task would enable me to 'go grocery shopping' but not to a specific store. This would be a beneficial feature for me.
Posted at 12:03pm on November 6, 2008
I would like to create an "online" location for the tasks that simply require a computer and internet connection (which is basically anywhere since I have a laptop and cell card). However I can't see how to create a "location" which doesn't have a specific coordinate/address. Is this impossible or am I just missing it?
Posted at 4:51pm on November 10, 2008
I was even "surprised" to see that multiple locations is something that is not implemented and needs dicussion. For example I use to shop in several different supermarkets and want to be reminded of thing to buy in either supermarket - I think this doesn't sound to exotic.
Posted at 5:10pm on November 11, 2008
says:When I chime in on these boards, I am usually suggesting workarounds. I do this not to suggest the requested feature is not desirable, but simply to suggest ways to accomplish something in the meantime, while we wait for the RTM team to enable the 43,000 features suggested here over the last few years.
Why not simply tag all of your groceries with the same tag (e.g., groc) and then have a smartlist that finds all tasks tagged groc? Then when you walk into a Safeway, a Stop'n'Shop, a Super G, or what have you, you summon up the groc list and your good to go? Right? Am I missing something here while we wait for multi-location location nirvana?
Posted at 8:18pm on November 11, 2008
+1
Posted at 1:46pm on November 26, 2008
says:ranbarton: That workaround is fine in a general sense, but it doesn't help when using location awareness on the RTM iPhone app. It also doesn't help for locations that don't overlap neatly, such as dustinaskins Home Depot/Target example.
Posted at 7:57pm on December 9, 2008
says:I was just about to post exactly the same ideas – either having the possibility to assign several locations to one task and/or grouping several locations into groups – when I stumbled over this thread.
So, yes, I would love to have that function as well.
Posted at 11:45am on February 5, 2009
says:Good point about location awareness. I use an iPod touch, and do not use this feature as a result.
Posted at 9:56pm on February 5, 2009
says:+1
Posted at 2:18pm on March 5, 2009
+1
multiple locations is a must for me.
Without it it is IMHO not possible to use RTM for GTD.
Posted at 10:31am on March 10, 2009
+1
Posted at 3:47pm on March 26, 2009
says:+1
Posted at 3:42pm on May 27, 2009
says:+1
Posted at 2:13pm on May 28, 2009
Thanks for all the feedback here; some interesting ideas and workarounds.
Not sure if everyone has seen it yet, but Doug Ireton's post on using GTD in RTM is pretty amazing. (I actually have a recurring task to remind me to go back and reread it to make sure I am doing everything he mentions. :)
Specifically, he mentions using a combination of Locations and Tags to create contexts. Tags are to be used for logical (non-physical) contexts, e.g. @phone, @errand, @internet. This, with Smart Lists, allows you to create the contexts you need. So instead of using the Location as the primary means of your contexts, you can use Smart Lists. Certainly a good way to work within the current system.
Also, with regards to grocery lists, there have been a few discussions recently that have been helpful to me; hopefully you'll find them helpful to you too! Here are two:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/7338/
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/5183/
Hope this helps!
Posted at 4:41pm on May 28, 2009
There are activities, that i can do in several locations. For example, reading a book - I can do it at home, at work, or even in transport. So, it could be very useful to have multiple locations for the task.
Posted at 4:48am on June 4, 2009
says:The workaround is another way to look at the issue, instead of using the map to see what's next you would use a list to see everything.
But multiple locations wouldn't be just useful for crating context but to assign many locations that a task can be done.
For example: Buying a lottery ticket.
Posted at 7:28pm on June 10, 2009
says:i agree this would be a great feature to have. i use the nearby tool all the time
Posted at 8:53pm on August 17, 2009
says:As I recall, Life Balance (at least the old palm version, not sure about the iPhone version) addressed this by having this idea of location hierarchies.
You would need
- locations that are abstract (not tied to longitude/lattitude)
- and a way to say that this location is a child of another location.
Then, you could create a location Bank, and say that Bank is a child of Home and Work (if there is a bank by your house and by your work). That way, you don't have to go and assign multiple locations to a task, you just assign Bank to the task "Deposit check" but then this task shows up under both the Home and Work locations.
This would be fantastic.
For now I am using some sort of bastardized GTD adaptation of RTM, where i have context tags like @internet and @bank, but it doesn't really work that well and I have made everything way too complicated.
Posted at 3:51pm on September 2, 2009
I would also like to be able to set multiple locations. There are loads of tasks that could equally well be done in the out of town shops or in the town centre, or at home as well as at work, and the garden is part of my home.
Posted at 7:59pm on September 14, 2009
says:+1 for multiple locations and business search (I can get my prescription at any CVS, for example--I'd LOVE it if the location alert would go off if I was near any CVS)
Posted at 5:56pm on September 22, 2009
says:+1
Posted at 4:29pm on October 22, 2009
says:I agree that multiple locations would be a perfect addition.
For instance, with pun intended, milk can be bought at several places. In my Locations I have added several supermarkets that I frequent and all of them offer milk.
Posted at 4:59pm on November 2, 2009
