I like this idea ALOT!

Please, let us have it?

Very good idea!

Great idea: so we could do "projects".

I don't know how to incorporate projects with many subtasks right now with RTM. What do other people do?

I ended up using prefixes to task titles to handle projects. My primary goal was to make project info visible and sorted in the Google RTM gadget.

Specifically I use the following coding
[PRJ] [TSK]... [Title]

Where:
PRJ is a typically 3 character project id
TSK is a task sequence ID. I use NN[N][A] coding with numeric for sequential tasks and alpha coding for parallel sub-tasks (e.g check lists, ideas, etc)..

e.g. Getting started with RTM might look like this.

RTM Evaluate Remember The Milk

RTM 00 Getting Started
RTM 001 Register for RTM Account
RTM 002 Review basic help
RTM 003 Create test cases
RTM 003A Lists??
RTM 003B Tasks in Lists??
RTM 003C Locations??

RTM 01 Advanced Features
RTM 011 Searches
RTM 012 Smart Lists
RTM 012A Unassigned (No due dates)??
RTM 012B Week in Review??
RTM 012C Next week??
RTM 013 Add tasks via email

RTM 02 Google RTM gadget

RTM 03 Google Calendar integration
RTM 031 Test Events in RTM
RTM 031A Gmail event notifications??

etc.

The spaces between fields are very important.

This is easily layed out in anything which supports numeric and alpha outline lists. Not full project management by far, but, a way to reflect project tasks in RTM.


PS: This is not a recommended plan for learning / evaluating RTM, just a worked example.

more funktions like omnioutliner would be great hiearchy is one of those.

I just use a list to hold all the tasks i have for a particular project. I thought that was the point of lists.

I do have all my tasks for a project in one list, however, when you are using the Google gadget you are looking at a cross list view equivalent to Weekly Planner.

The parent list does not show in the gadget so you need to embed project info into the task title.

PS: Noticed that I was a bit asleep when I posted my prior note about project prefixes. Proper sorting requires a hyphen between prefix fields and blank separation between the prefix and the title.

eg.
"RTM-03 Google Calendar integration"

RE:"RTM-03 Google Calendar integration"

Couldn't you also use tags for this sort of thing? I know it's not as pretty, but you could just create task "03 Google Calendar Integration", assign it a tag of "RTM", and then create a saved search for tag:RTM, and get the same effect?

No. The RTM google gadget is restricted to a weekly planner (overdue plus week as of today) view and does not show either task tags or parent list. You can not use a smart list to feed the gadget.

As I said in my initial post, my goal was to make project info visible and sorted in the gadget.

I would also like to see this, I sometimes have task groups within projects so lists don't really work

I would also really like to have some sort of Task Hierarchy. I would like to be able to see tasks for specific projects within the hierarchy. I would love to have some sort of drag and drop to project functionalities with RTM.

As for task hierachy, check the new thread in Tips&Tricks regarding sub-projects.

It's a great idea! The only thing RTM needs to be the best tool for self-planning.

what about just adding check marks / reordering to notes? They would act as subtasks, I just hate to see such a great app become over complicated and eventually become slow and cumbersome to use

I didn't read the whole discussion here .. but what I would like to see is this:

A mechanism, that would let me make tasks depending on each other .. like for example: I can do task A only once task B is completed.

So to start with task A gets priority 1 once A is completed, B gets priority 1.

I do that manually for know, but I'd be nice to plan projects in steps and then having at any time the "next action" (GTD-Style) with first priority.

That would be awesome to have, but I bet it's not gonna happen anytime soon. It's been requested again and again since 2005 with no reaction whatsoever from the developers.

Anyone know a workaround for this?

i second the idea.

check out chekvist.com - they turned out to be more convenient for me.

All,
Lots of subtask talk round here! Tags can solve everything!

In my "Outcomes sought" list I have an entry called:
"p001 - RTM Annual Fee waved for 2010"

This entry has a tag of "001", as you may have inferred already.

My "Next Actions" list has these relevant entries:
"n001 -1- Document procedures for creating subtasks in RTM"
"n001 -2- Post these procedures on RTM forum"
"n001 -3- Pray emily gives me a free 12 months of RTM"

All of these entries have a tag of "001", among other context tags.

Simply click on 001 in your tag cloud to see the "project plan".

FYI. my weekly review consists of clicking each of these #'s to ensure there is at least 1 next action assigned.

I think the problem the OP has, is easily resolved using Notes.
Now Task DEPENDENCIES, that's what I'd like to see...

+1 hierarchy (subtasks)

One of the main reasons I ended up using emacs org-mode is because of it's incredibly flexible hierarchical system.
The big problem is that I can't get emacs for my Android, I have to use a tool like git to sync between multiple computers, etc. All of which is manageable, especially since it's just a text file, but somewhat fiddly.

I would say that the two things I'd love for RTM are task-hierarchy and the ability to add a task to more than one list -- tags & smart-lists work ok in this respect, but doesn't feel quite as intuitive.

Has this idea been dropped? It would be awesome, and in desperate need.

+1 hierachy. i am looking for it for a long time.

Yes, task/project hierarchy would be very nice.

+1 hierarchy (subtasks)

+1 Hierarchy
how a hierarchy would make me feel like a winner. I have been a loser for much too long

+1 hierarchy

+1 Hierarchy

What would be great is task order and then a way to trigger actions on complete (like tag the next item in the list with "next action")