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IDEA: Do this First.
wreckedcarzz:
Awesome- finally something I can use to keep track of stuff I need to do (and when it has to be done by) - the Windows Sidebar "Notes" gadget won't let you go past 10 notes, and I had about 20 things to do last week. I'll just use this side-by-side with my Notes when ToDoOrDie gets full.
Simple, effective, great little proggy! :Thmbsup:
JennyB:
Another build, v1.2 and this time the version number in the titlebar is correct. :-)
Ref: Saving - I think that auto save with every entry would be the safest and easiest thing if you can do it. I love processes that help protect me from my worst enemy ... ME!
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Agreed; I made it so.
-Ralf Maximus (October 27, 2007, 11:19 PM)
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'Ray! :D
Also...
- New optional "Due d" syntax where d is a numeric day, e.g. "Due 28". If specified day is <= today it's interpreted as next month;
- New optional "Due d/m" syntax where d/m is the month/day desired, e.g. "12/31".
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Double 'ray! :D :D I can confirm that this also works using day-first settings. However, a month less than the current month is not yet interpreted as next year. That will be important shortly!
Thinking a bit more about alarms - I definitely don't want one te go off when a deadline passes, but this might be useful:
For n is interpreted thus - When the file is launched, TDOD is hidden, and pops up at the end of n minutes. A running total of time spent on the task is displayed.
Two reasons: if there is something I've been avoiding I can maybe persuade myself to spent just ten minutes trying to get started. OTOH, if I've been a very good girl, I can reward myself with a strictly limited amount of Googling. :P
Ralf Maximus:
Another build, this one v1.3
- New optional "Due d" syntax where d is a numeric day, e.g. "Due 28". If specified day is <= today it's interpreted as next month;
- New optional "Due d/m" syntax where d/m is the month/day desired, e.g. "12/31".
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Double 'ray! :D :D I can confirm that this also works using day-first settings. However, a month less than the current month is not yet interpreted as next year. That will be important shortly!
-JennyB (October 29, 2007, 09:38 AM)
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I did this. Specifying a day and month selects the next occurence if the specified day+month is today or past.
However, the syntax is now "Due m/d" instead of Due d/m". I changed it for consistency since some parts of the app were thinking day/month and others month/day. If you'd prefer the European d/m syntax let me know and I'll swap it out. Really no trouble!
Thinking a bit more about alarms - I definitely don't want one te go off when a deadline passes, but this might be useful:
For n is interpreted thus - When the file is launched, TDOD is hidden, and pops up at the end of n minutes. A running total of time spent on the task is displayed.
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I'll have to ponder the best way to do this. I like the idea, and I like the "For n" syntax, but just gotta figure a way to fit it into the GUI without it looking crowded. Maybe I'll implement a right-click context menu, where you can choose to "Open" or "Open for n minutes" or something.
You want an alarm to "bing" when the app restores itself at the timeout?
Is it conceivable you'd have more than one launched task counting down simultaneously?
UPDATE: Almost forgot! Anyone with artistical skills want to make me a cool 32x32 icon for this wee beastie? The one I'm using is so generic...
BigJim:
You want an alarm to "bing" when the app restores itself at the timeout?
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How about a blood curdling scream (as in "Time's up; you die!")? :rip:
JennyB:
Another build, this one v1.3
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However, the syntax is now "Due m/d" instead of Due d/m". I changed it for consistency since some parts of the app were thinking day/month and others month/day. If you'd prefer the European d/m syntax let me know and I'll swap it out. Really no trouble!
-Ralf Maximus (October 29, 2007, 04:12 PM)
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European syntax please, it's what I normally use. I can see the logic of month-first for sorting,but that does not apply here.
I like the idea, and I like the "For n" syntax, but just gotta figure a way to fit it into the GUI without it looking crowded. Maybe I'll implement a right-click context menu, where you can choose to "Open" or "Open for n minutes" or something.
You want an alarm to "bing" when the app restores itself at the timeout?
Is it conceivable you'd have more than one launched task counting down simultaneously?
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No need to bing (but you might put it in for Big Jim). I'll have my eyes on the screen, and I'll only be timing one task at a time. The idea is that I promise "Right, for the next n minutes I will do only this." If TDOD pops up again and I'm doing something else, then I'll know I am cheating myself.
I was thinking a default period in the ini file (0 meaning don't count time), and put a For statement in the description of any entry that needs to vary.
And now to bed!
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