Android: remove task from inbox after processing
When I set the context (or any other field, such as due date or project) for a task in the inbox, it should be removed from the inbox and made active.
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Rob commented
Until this is implemented in the software, the following workaround can be used:
1. Go to Outline view
2. Long press <Inbox> and select Edit Task
3. Uncheck "Hide the branch"
4. Press the back key until you're at the home screen
5. Go to "Active by Context"
6. Press the Menu key and select "Filter by Context"
7. Select (None) and press OK.
8. Now your Active by Context view will work as a proper GTD-style inbox, removing items as soon as you assign a context.For more reliable use of this workaround, also be sure to add at least one context to all your other folders in the Outline, so that any tasks you move out of the <Inbox> in Outline view will automatically be assigned at least one context. This will guarantee that they will be removed from the (None) filter, whether you process them by moving them or setting a context.
Thanks to MOK, Lisa, and Conrad on the MLO-Android Google Group. Original discussion of this feature and workaround here: http://groups.google.com/group/MLO-Android/browse_thread/thread/bbc2a7f5f16bf320
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Rob commented
Note: in case some users don't want tasks removed from the inbox during processing, you could either add a "clean up inbox" button like in the Shuffle Android app, or make this feature optional in the MLO settings.