Feature request - Quick Reference window

[Lisa Stroyan]

The previous post about keeping MLO up on one monitor made me realize how useful it would be to have an MLO view that I could always see in one corner of my screen (it would replace Google Toolbar for me).  I tried resizing the window  to a column, and I think that will work well, except that when I maximize and minimize the column width is lost so I my titles are all chopped off, plus there is no way to make MLO stay on top.  (I'm working around the former by removing columns from my Flagged Tasks view other than Title - then it always takes up the whole window).

So the easier version of my request - keep column sizes of the original settings when I maximize and then unmaximize, and give me some sort of a checkbox to "keep MLO on top".   In other words, unmaximized (custom size window) has columns set a certain way....of course you have to resize when then window is maximized, but then when you go back, restore the old settings.  (This might now work with the way windows behave, I suppose).

The more elegant version - have some way of switching to a new mode, view, or window (Quick reference?), that just shows a Todo task tree in a small compact window that has an option to always stay on top or even just a key combo to bring it up like the Rapid Entry Dialog.

Lisa

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[Mark Levison]

Lisa - part of what you want might come from outside MLO. I use Windows 7 and it allows me to dock a Window to the top/bottom/left/right. Apparently DisplayFusion (free and $$$ versions): http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/ does even more.

Also the same tricks I outline earlier work on a laptop you just have less space to work with.

Example: When I'm at coffee shop MLO gets the left 1/3 of my screen and the other app (oft times the browser) gets the other two thirds.

The arrangement also varies when I'm writing an article, news item. blog post. MLO goes away. The thing I'm writing about goes on the left monitor/side of the screen. The editor goes on the right monitor/side of the screen.

BTW personally I dislike always on top mode for applications, at worst an app is just one click away on the task bar - but that's just me.

Cheers
Mark Levison

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[Sergey]

Hi Lisa,

I proposed very similar thing at russian forum
http://www.mylifeorganized.net/forum-ru/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=329
Later will translate and post it here...
Now I think about look of this window, how to design it.
So any ideas are more than welcome!

/// Sergey

On 26 ноя, 16:42, Lisa Stroyan <lstro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The previous post about keeping MLO up on one monitor made me realize
> how useful it would be to have an MLO view that I could always see in
> one corner of my screen (it would replace Google Toolbar for me).

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> Lisa
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> Lisa Stroyan, mailto:lstro...@gmail.comwww.empathic-parenting.com 

[Richard Collings]

Or,  as I suggested a while back (which would be my preference, I think),  have a Google Toolbar app which provided a view of one's current ToDo list and which allows you tick stuff off.      Although I get the feeling that Google Toolbar apps are seen to be a bit out of date now.

 

If you want something that allows you to keep any program 'on top',  then I would recommend Filebox eXtender

http://www.hyperionics.com/files/index.asp

 

which has lots of other useful features, although sadly I see that it is no longer supported.   I suspect there must be other programs out there.

 

Richard

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[Lisa Stroyan]

At 03:55 AM 11/29/2009, you wrote:

Or,  as I suggested a while back (which would be my preference, I think),  have a Google Toolbar app which provided a view of one's current ToDo list and which allows you tick stuff off.      Although I get the feeling that Google Toolbar apps are seen to be a bit out of date now.

Yup, seems like it to me as well....

I might just go with this:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/bfa3/

:)

[Sergey]

How about proposed [preliminary] design of the dynamic task list:
http://storeimg.org.ua/img/ny82539svjn9auq.png

1. it is compact 'always on top' window with task you need to focus
on;
2. the same window when mouse pointer hovers it;
3. full 'Dynamic task list' window. allows to review selected tasks
and drag-and-drop to top a desired one. then you should change mode to
compact (1) and top most task will be in front of you.
I put 'compact - full' button on top right as I think it will be used
much more than 'close' button ( X located on bottom right )

Any comments?

/// Sergey

[Richard Collings]

Something like this would be quite good but I would definitely prefer to
have it in the form of Google Toolbar Gadget as I have the toolbar
permanently docked on the right hand side of my screen so the gadgets are
permanently on view. The MLO gadget would fit nicely on there and would
always be visible.

The problem with an 'always on top' window is finding somewhere to put it
where it doesn't interfere with other windows.

[Sergey]

Well, I do not have google tool bar due to restrictions on my
workstation.
The idea of 'always on top' window is to put it on top of the screen.
And as it is narrow (one line) it covers part of a window's title bar
only.
Usually I place so AIMP2 (player like Winamp) on top of the screen
and
it does not cause any inconveniences.
By the way: it is easier to change reminder window according to the
proposal than to make google/yahoo!/opera/vista gadget. IMHO of
course.

/// Sergey

[Richard C]

That would be fine too. I would certainly value very highly anything
that keeps the current task 'in view' - to remind me what I am
supposed to be doing (rather than getting distracted - eg by posting
to the MLO forum!!)

What would be good (perhaps and I don't know whether it is possible)
would be to actually add the gadget into the Windows title bar itself
and to have it follow the window that has the focus.

On Nov 29, 10:55 am, "Richard Collings" <r...@rcollings.co.uk> wrote:
> Or,  as I suggested a while back (which would be my preference, I think),
> have a Google Toolbar app which provided a view of one's current ToDo list
> and which allows you tick stuff off.      Although I get the feeling that
> Google Toolbar apps are seen to be a bit out of date now.
>
> If you want something that allows you to keep any program 'on top',  then I

> would recommend Filebox eXtenderhttp://www.hyperionics.com/files/index.asp

> Lisa Stroyan, mailto:lstro...@gmail.comwww.empathic-parenting.com<http://www.empathic-parenting.com/>  

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