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1. Honor the project status when determining active tasks

   MLO has the concept of "active" tasks, which means according to the help file:

   1) no open subtasks
   2) no completed parents
   3) no future start date
   4) not a folder
   5) not "hide in todo"
   6) next if "complete in order"
   7) no open dependencies

   However, I just noticed that an important criterion is missing:

   8) if it's a project or inside a project, the status of he project must be "in progress"

   It does not make sense to me to count tasks in projects that have not been started or have been completed or suspended as "active".

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2. Make Parent Tasks time a sumantion of sub-task times.

   For tasks that have sub-tasks, make the min time and max time the total of the time for the sub-tasks.

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3. Add REVIEW fields to grouping/sorting criteria

   Would it be possible to add the review-related data fields (next review date, review frequency) to the lists of fields that you can use to group/sort tasks? There are a number of useful views that you could create with this functionality.
   Thanks, and keep up the great work.

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4. allow automatic or periodic updates of the time filter

   The MLO time filter allows the time available to be looked up in Outlook. What I suggest is that this look-up be repeated every x minutes so that the filtered view always shows the tasks that can realistically be done now.

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5. Usability improvement for moving tasks (iOS and Android 2)

   The button to move a task is at the bottom of the form. This means that when the task has a long note (very common if coming from an email), the user has to scroll down A LOT just to find the move button

   Just by simply moving the move botton at the top of the form, there would be a very big improvement imho in terms of usability anr productivity for those who use often the move task feature

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6. "Derived-Importance" computed field taking ancestors into account

   I would really appreciate a new "derived importance" field that would be computed taking the importance of ancestor tasks / folders into account, as well as its own. It should be possible to add a filter rule based on this field (and also Computed-Score).

   This idea is mainly to allow the importance of tasks in different branches and at different levels to be comparable in a meaningful way. The function should assign (configurable?) weight factors to ancestors, with top level tasks / folders weighted highest and descendant / leaf tasks weighted lowest.

   Importance values of sibling tasks / folders should be treated as relative importance. Meg Fraser posted a nice idea to manage relative importance:
   http://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/3257964-link-the-importance-level-of-each-task-to-its-posi

   The existing MLO implementation allows a view with a filter rule based on importance to select a task of importance 150 in a folder of importance 5 over a task of importance 149 in a folder of importance 200.

   Instead, with my suggested approach, a filter based on a minimum Derived-Importance value should select a lower importance task in a high importance folder / parent task over a higher importance task in a low importance folder / parent task. If the weight factors are assigned correctly, a task with a very high importance far down one branch of the hierarchy should be given a higher Derived-Importance than a low importance task that is in another branch of slightly less importance.

   To be honest, I would like my suggested approach to be applied other fields too, such as urgency, etc. and to keep the Computed-Score field as a kind of general ranking field.

   My current set-up involves three main views of importance intervals for active tasks: High Importance, Medium Importance and Low Importance. They are filtered on importance and take starred tasks into account. Sorting is based on descending Computed-Score. The views would be much more useful if they could take ancestors into account using a derived importance calculated field.

   Thanks for all the great features so far!

   I would really appreciate a new "derived importance" field that would be computed taking the importance of ancestor tasks / folders into account, as well as its own. It should be possible to add a filter rule based on this field (and also Computed-Score).

   This idea is mainly to allow the importance of tasks in different branches and at different levels to be comparable in a meaningful way. The function should assign (configurable?) weight factors to ancestors, with top level tasks / folders weighted highest and descendant / leaf tasks weighted lowest.

   Importance values of sibling tasks / folders should… more

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7. Float checked items to bottom

   On iPad version, please enable checked items to automatically float to the bottom of the list

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8. Postpone a task (different from snooze an alarm)

   I would like the possibility to postpone a task. I admit, this is an obvious danger for procrastinators, however, it is not so dangerous if we consider how it would be applied.

   Most important, in my opinion, are tasks that are scheduled long in advance or recurring tasks with intervals of weeks, months or even years, because the situation can change over time allowing us to legitimately postpone a task. Otherwise these tasks will just be a distraction in our "Active Actions" view.

   Individual tasks can have their due date modified, however, a postpone feature would arguably be most useful to postpone one recurrence of a recurring task.

   We could create a custom view that is filtered on a "postponed" flag, however, as far as I know, flags are not (yet) supported in the MLO mobile apps. I've also seen one suggestion of creating a subtask with a future due date, however, this depends on us remembering to manually manage this subtask for future recurrences. In any case, perhaps this may be a common enough requirement to incorporate it into the default "Active Actions" view.

   I would like the possibility to postpone a task. I admit, this is an obvious danger for procrastinators, however, it is not so dangerous if we consider how it would be applied.

   Most important, in my opinion, are tasks that are scheduled long in advance or recurring tasks with intervals of weeks, months or even years, because the situation can change over time allowing us to legitimately postpone a task. Otherwise these tasks will just be a distraction in our "Active Actions" view.

   Individual tasks can have their due date modified, however, a postpone feature would arguably be most useful… more

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9. Mark task as event (for calendar)

   First of all, well done for the great new calendar view feature! I imagine that you have been thinking about how to improve this over subsequent versions. How about this...

   • Allow the user to mark a task as an event (a new property I suppose), and require at least a start date or end date to be set.

   • For a normal task, when the user sets a begin and end date on the same day, prompt the user whether to mark it as an event.

   • These kinds of "event" tasks should appear in the Calendar View listed under "my events", not under "my tasks".

   • Ideally, a task marked as "event" should be added to the user's calendar (for the current implementation, the iOS calendar), and removed when unmarked.

   • Perhaps you could display a new "event" icon for tasks marked as events.

     • Take this new "event" property into account as a weighted factor for the calculation of the Computed-Score, because these dates probably relate to fixed commitments (such as appointments) and should not be missed.
     • For views that filter out tasks with start dates in the future, these events should be assigned some kind of "lead time" property so we can see upcoming events, even in our filtered views, a specified amount of time in advance.

   As with most of my suggestions, it would be worth considering making this behaviour configurable in options.

   I currently manually set a custom "event" flag for these kinds of tasks, but of course I am missing the calendar sync functionality, automatic prompts, Computed-Score weightings and lead time for filtered views.

   First of all, well done for the great new calendar view feature! I imagine that you have been thinking about how to improve this over subsequent versions. How about this...

   • Allow the user to mark a task as an event (a new property I suppose), and require at least a start date or end date to be set.

   • For a normal task, when the user sets a begin and end date on the same day, prompt the user whether to mark it as an event.

   • These kinds of "event" tasks should appear in the Calendar View listed under "my events",… more

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10. Remove Notes icon when props is not selected
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11. Take dependencies and effort / max time into account when calculating Computed-Score

    Include max time and effort as factors to be considered when calculating its Computed-Score (short, easy tasks should have higher Computed-Score).

    Also, if a task is, by itself, not important or urgent, but there are tasks that depend on it, its Computed-Score should take those dependant tasks into account because it is blocking them.

    Alternatively, when adding tasks that depend on the current task, the maximum values of their importance and urgency should optionally be assigned to the current task (if higher). That would be a simpler (but not as nice) way of making the Computed-Score realistically take dependencies into account.

    The weighting of these factors could also be configurable in the options panel.

    Include max time and effort as factors to be considered when calculating its Computed-Score (short, easy tasks should have higher Computed-Score).

    Also, if a task is, by itself, not important or urgent, but there are tasks that depend on it, its Computed-Score should take those dependant tasks into account because it is blocking them.

    Alternatively, when adding tasks that depend on the current task, the maximum values of their importance and urgency should optionally be assigned to the current task (if higher). That would be a simpler (but not as nice) way of making the Computed-Score realistically take dependencies into… more

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12. Reduce default weight factor assigned to start date (for computed score ordering)

    In options -> To-Do ordering options -> Weight factors it is possible to modify the weight for some task factors. In my opinion, the default weight assigned to start date is too high.

    I was puzzled by one task always appearing at the top of my "active actions" view, which is sorted by Computed-Score. I was very pleased to discover that I could modify the weight assigned to start date, however, it was necessary to reduce it to about 10% (visual approximation) to get a sorting that made sense. I suspect that this may be the case for most users.

    Thanks for yet another nice feature, by the way!

    In options -> To-Do ordering options -> Weight factors it is possible to modify the weight for some task factors. In my opinion, the default weight assigned to start date is too high.

    I was puzzled by one task always appearing at the top of my "active actions" view, which is sorted by Computed-Score. I was very pleased to discover that I could modify the weight assigned to start date, however, it was necessary to reduce it to about 10% (visual approximation) to get a sorting that made sense. I suspect that this may be the case for most users.

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13. Create a different indicator for notes, like a colored band on the right side of the row. The current icon takes too much room.
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14. Optionally complete all child tasks when parent task is completed

    When marking a task / project as completed, if it has any incomplete child tasks, MLO should prompt the user to confirm by presenting a dialog with a list of the child / descendant tasks that will also be marked as completed.

    If the user confirms, MLO should then proceed to mark the task, and all incomplete descendant tasks as completed.

    This involves cascading task completion to descendant tasks, and is related to the following idea which involves propagating changes up to ancestors:
    https://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/7230821-semi-automatic-task-completion-and-project-status

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15. Semi-automatic task completion and project status

    Would it be possible to change a task's completion field (if it's a project, its status too) depending on changes to its child tasks?

    Also, could you ensure that a project's "Completed" status is automatically updated to reflect any changes to its own completed field (checkbox) and vice-versa?

    Here are a few cases:

    • a task is not completed (if project, status is NOT "Completed"), and the last remaining ongoing child tasks are marked as completed or deleted:

    • • desired behaviour: prompt the user whether to mark the parent task as completed (and the project status to "Completed")

    • a task is already completed (if project, status is "Completed"), and a child task is added or an existing one is marked as not completed (checkbox is cleared):

    • • desired behaviour: mark the parent task as not completed (and set project status to "In Progress") and notify the user via a dialog or the status bar.

    These should handle cascading updates up to a task's ancestors, which could complicate the implementation (but is arguably worth it).

    I would also suggest allowing users to enable / disable this behaviour in Options -> General Application Options -> Behaviour.

    Would it be possible to change a task's completion field (if it's a project, its status too) depending on changes to its child tasks?

    Also, could you ensure that a project's "Completed" status is automatically updated to reflect any changes to its own completed field (checkbox) and vice-versa?

    Here are a few cases:

    • a task is not completed (if project, status is NOT "Completed"), and the last remaining ongoing child tasks are marked as completed or deleted:

    • • desired behaviour: prompt the user whether to mark the parent task as completed (and the project status to "Completed")

    • a task is already … more

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16. Usability improvement for Min and Max Time (MLO Windows)

    It's minor but should be easy to implement.
    Problem:
    If I type 1:30 into Min Time in the properties pane, it becomes "1 hour, 30 min" (which is ok), however, if I then type 3 into Max Time, both properties are reset to "3 min".

    Expected behaviour:
    If one of the values has already been entered, the second one should respect the units used i.e. hours:minues, etc (while still validating Max Time >= Min Time). In the case of the above example, this should have resulted in a Max Time value of "3 hours".

    If the user has entered a value of "1:30" for Min Time then we know that Max Time will be greater than that, so it should expect a value of hours or hours:minutes.

    It's minor but should be easy to implement.
    Problem:
    If I type 1:30 into Min Time in the properties pane, it becomes "1 hour, 30 min" (which is ok), however, if I then type 3 into Max Time, both properties are reset to "3 min".

    Expected behaviour:
    If one of the values has already been entered, the second one should respect the units used i.e. hours:minues, etc (while still validating Max Time >= Min Time). In the case of the above example, this should have resulted in a Max Time value of "3 hours".

    If the user has entered a… more

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17. Special character @context in search field finds all the tasks that have assigned that context

    If I type @home in the search field all the tasks that have the context home assigned to them will be displayed.

    If I type in the search field "printer @work @office1" all the tasks that contain the word printer in their name and have the contexts work AND office1 will be displayed.

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18. Adapt mobile views to the desktop version look

    I find it hard on the iphone to recognize my MLO File. Every format of the tasks is left out. Not the font nor the colours or even the background colour get´s synchronized. Those features should at least be synchronized to the mobile versions. It´s not necessary to have the option to edit them there.

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19. Bluetooth Sync

    My workplace blocks all network traffic, so I am unable to sync my Windows Desktop version with my Android device. I cannot use wifi or cloud to sync. Allowing to sync over Bluetooth would solve this problem.

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20. Desktop: A dialog to modify a task

    I'd suggest to add the future to modify a task via a dilog. Very ofther it is more efficient to modify all the task's attrubutes in a single dedicated dialog rather then wondering between lists of tasks and side-bar menu with properties..
    It has been done already for Android platrorm, why don't make it for the Desktop app as well?

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