Re: [Evolution] Todo-List vs. Calender

["D. D. Brierton" <darren dzr-web com>]

On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 08:08, Jean-Marc V. Liotier wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 23:53, Oliver Kurlvink wrote:
> > create different task lists for each client, then create categories like
> > Stylesheets/Browser checking, Stylesheets/Other medie, Backend/Metadata
> > etc. Now group by Category, then sort by Due date, Summery (which is the
> > title). This gives you a list of tasks for each category.
>
> That would work if the categories were relatively stable, but not if you
> create new ones on the fly all the time.

Precisely.

> I also use a text editor where I maintain a task tree and I also have
> always been frustrated, first by my Palm and then by Evo, not to be able
> to make task trees of arbitrary depth. I once had a Palm program that
> was capable of doing that, but synchronization required a Windows
> program. Having a one level tasks list is in my opinion what keeps the
> task list from being usable as dynamically as the text editor. When I
> write down tasks as I think about them, I can't organize them without
> being able to maintain dependancies. A real task tree is what would
> enable dependancy relationships to be represented.

I couldn't agree more. The Tasks list seems to me to be underpowered in
comparison to the other Evolution components.

Best, Darren

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