Submitted by LeftEccoForIQ on 2019/12/04 16:37
With the recent demise of Google Tasks (nesting has been limited to one level and there is no longer any full-window UI to work on tasks - it has to be done in the tiny gmail sidebar), I feel that it would no longer make sense to implement grid syncing with this platform. Does anyone disagree / really still use Tasks in a way that would make IQ grids syncing to it a sensible proposition?
 
In my opinion, it would make much more sense to go with Dynalist (or possibly Workflowy though that would mean a costly subscription).
 
If anyone's interested and Pierre is open to such suggestions, we might discuss the relative merits and drawbacks of each platform...

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Hi Left,
 
Indeed, it isn't clear what Google has in mind for Tasks... After leaving it half-dead for years, it "improved" it somewhat a little while ago but removed two useful features:
  1. Task hierarchy (now limited to just 2 levels)
  2. A separate UI (now integrated to GMail/Calendar as as side panel)
I should be able to work around the task hierarchy issue to a certain extent
As for the separate UI, there is a Chrome extension which works quite well: https://9to5google.com/2019/12/03/full-screen-ui-google-tasks-chrome/
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer
 

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With the recent demise of Google Tasks (nesting has been limited to one level and there is no longer any full-window UI to work on tasks - it has to be done in the tiny gmail sidebar), I feel that it would no longer make sense to implement grid syncing with this platform. Does anyone disagree / really still use Tasks in a way that would make IQ grids syncing to it a sensible proposition?
 
In my opinion, it would make much more sense to go with Dynalist (or possibly Workflowy though that would mean a costly subscription).
 
If anyone's interested and Pierre is open to such suggestions, we might discuss the relative merits and drawbacks of each platform...
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This is excellent and the best solution I have found. Only $5. gtask-for-desktop.com/index.php
 
GTasks HD Pro on the Microsoft App store is also good though I prefer the one above.

[quote=LeftEccoForIQ]
With the recent demise of Google Tasks (nesting has been limited to one level and there is no longer any full-window UI to work on tasks - it has to be done in the tiny gmail sidebar), I feel that it would no longer make sense to implement grid syncing with this platform. Does anyone disagree / really still use Tasks in a way that would make IQ grids syncing to it a sensible proposition?
 
In my opinion, it would make much more sense to go with Dynalist (or possibly Workflowy though that would mean a costly subscription).[/quote]
 
I don't see the two (Google Tasks and another option) as mutually exclusive. However I think a cloud calendar and task sync option is critical and the Google work should be completed. Google Calendar and Tasks are both options we can be sure will be around a decade from now and Google tasks also fully integrate with Google Calendar. 

Dynalidt is really nice. Can hoist, colour, move to a different parent (search for new parent). A couple of things unintuitive initially, but no big problem.
I haven't used the calendar yet.
 
Thanks for the tip !

Thanks for everyone's feedback! This has given me three new options to access Google Tasks to explore (the Chrome extension, the Java-based GTasks for Desktop client and the offering on the MS store - though that seems to be defunct, judging by recent reviews). While none of the first two make my primary objective (to immediately copy all tasks in the inbox list and their assoicated notes to the clipboard without hassle for pasting into IQ) easy to achieve, they're much better than Google's native offering.
 
I can also see the wisdom of sticking with GTasks as the primary service for syncing grids as it will probably be around longer than other services, even though its functionality is very basic compared to, for example, Dynalist.

I think, the below article makes it rather clear what Task's new place in the Google services hierarchy is:
 
"Google Tasks' new bigger role: It can manage all your reminders, to-dos, lists | ZDNet"
 
Hence, at core it has become Google's 'reminders manager'.
 
However, it has been rather seriously crippled as an inbox / note-taking / outlining tool, even as a lists management tool (e.g. lists can no longer be sorted in the list of lists).
 
Personally, I now only use it to maintain GTD context lists like 'errands', 'do while at workplace' etc.
 
Google Keep has become my general inbox of choice. If they finally made it possible to change the order of notes when viewing them by category rather than just in the general view that shows all contexts bunched together (where manual sorting is actually rather pointless), I would completely replace tasks with it (I don't use reminders from Google Calendar - and everything else I can see people doing with Tasks seems to be covered by Keep plus Keep offers way more on top).
 
Maybe Keep is the way to go for IQ grid syncing? (pending the manual sort capability mentioned above)

Pierre_Admin

2019/12/12 08:46

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Hi Left,
 
Thanks !
 
Keep is nice, but still to date, does not have an official API.
(Google dev plan is quite confusing !)
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer
 

LeftEccoForIQ

2019/12/17 16:55

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I see. That's a shame.
 
With Tasks now offering only one level of subitems, how do you currently envision grid syncing with Google, Pierre?

Pierre_Admin

2019/12/17 17:21

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I was planning on syncing as if all tasks are on only 2 levels, even when they aren't
And hoping that Google will back-track and give us more than 2 levels
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer