enhanced tagging for smartlist
marc.garcia.marti says:
Hello there,
I know this might sound a little complicated but, is there anyway I can make a certain task appear on a certain smartlist when the task is due to and not before??
Help would be very much appreciated.
Marc
I know this might sound a little complicated but, is there anyway I can make a certain task appear on a certain smartlist when the task is due to and not before??
Help would be very much appreciated.
Marc
Check the tip in the Tips&Tricks forum www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/590 posted 25ht of november.
marc.garcia.marti says:
Hello rajjan,
anyway you could be a little more precise? thanks
anyway you could be a little more precise? thanks
Copying pasting from the link above:
Just thought I would post my favourite search here once and for all instead of posting it every time someone asks for a way to have a start date for a task.
The method allows you to decide how far in advance (in relation to the due date) a task appears in an RTM smart list.
Create a smart list with the following criteria, save the list as "¤zzz":
(tag:zzz AND dueAfter:now)
OR (tag:z1d AND dueAfter:"1 day of now")
OR (tag:z2d AND dueAfter:"2 days of now")
OR (tag:z1w AND dueAfter:"1 week of now")
OR (tag:z1m AND dueAfter:"1 month of now")
You can create and use as many tags as you like using this pattern, using tags like z5d, z2w or z3m as long as you include them in the search above.
I use this in my other smartlists in order to hide tasks I don't want to see yet:
Smart list I use at work: location:@work AND NOT list:¤zzz
Some typical tasks could be (this trick works especially well with repeating tasks in order to hide a recently completed task):
- Buy birthday present to spouse, due: 1 june, repeat: yearly, tag: z1w
- Clean fridge, due: friday, repeat: weekly, tag: z1d
- Change to studded tires on car, due: 1 dec, repeat: yearly, tag: z1m
For this to work, you have to:
1 Set up the smart list ¤zzz as above (once)
2 Add AND NOT list:¤zzz to your smart lists (once)
3 Add tag zzz/z1d/z1w/z1m etc to the tasks you want to hide until later (every time)
Just thought I would post my favourite search here once and for all instead of posting it every time someone asks for a way to have a start date for a task.
The method allows you to decide how far in advance (in relation to the due date) a task appears in an RTM smart list.
Create a smart list with the following criteria, save the list as "¤zzz":
(tag:zzz AND dueAfter:now)
OR (tag:z1d AND dueAfter:"1 day of now")
OR (tag:z2d AND dueAfter:"2 days of now")
OR (tag:z1w AND dueAfter:"1 week of now")
OR (tag:z1m AND dueAfter:"1 month of now")
You can create and use as many tags as you like using this pattern, using tags like z5d, z2w or z3m as long as you include them in the search above.
I use this in my other smartlists in order to hide tasks I don't want to see yet:
Smart list I use at work: location:@work AND NOT list:¤zzz
Some typical tasks could be (this trick works especially well with repeating tasks in order to hide a recently completed task):
- Buy birthday present to spouse, due: 1 june, repeat: yearly, tag: z1w
- Clean fridge, due: friday, repeat: weekly, tag: z1d
- Change to studded tires on car, due: 1 dec, repeat: yearly, tag: z1m
For this to work, you have to:
1 Set up the smart list ¤zzz as above (once)
2 Add AND NOT list:¤zzz to your smart lists (once)
3 Add tag zzz/z1d/z1w/z1m etc to the tasks you want to hide until later (every time)