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Submitted by Anonymous on 2008/12/08 09:44

I've got the "Done" field in my Inbox grid (which I've pretty much re-done). But clicking Ctl-M doesn't put the date in the "Done" field. The field "Done" is marked as the "done" box in the field properties list.

I suppose I could make my own "DoneCheck" field with a checkbox, but I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.

Thanks,

Mark

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Have you tried Item > Mark as done? Perhaps CTRL-M has been mapped to something else...
What do you have for the default value of the Done field? (field properties>General). Try =int(now)
Try with a new database (file>new) to see if it works there

I see what I did. I created a field "Now", which apparently conflicts with the VB function "now". I guess some field names are off-limits.

Thanks!

Mark

Is there something instead of int(now) that would stamp the field with the time as well as the date?

Thanks!

Mark

=Now would do it (int removes the time part)

Mark

Are you willing to post an image of your Inbox (santized if necessary)? I am trying to figure out how people are organizing things inside IQ and use them as examples and ideas.

Thanks.

This is definitely a work in progress. I'm trying to take Pierre's original box, and modify it to more closely fit GTD principles. One of the things I have going here, borrowing from another GTD-like project, is that items are marked "now" and "later". Items that are "now" show up in blue, items that are later show up in yellow. Items that are done are filtered away by done date, as are items that are due at a later date, but calendar-driven.

Named filters would really be useful here

Until we have a reminders and alarms, it will be necessary to review all the recent items once or twice a day to see if any due date has moved up to the point that it needs to be marked as "now" or "later". Hmm, or is it? Is it possible to make the grid recalculate itself, setting the "now" field if a date has crossed into today?

An important concept in GTD is that of "Next Action". Next actions apply to tasks that make up a project, but not to the project itself (unless the project is very small). I've added a Next Action checkbox and show it here deployed, using the column filter:

Notice that "dinner and food" show up because the grid is set to show parental context.

So far the only things I've automated are the coloration of the items and the relationship between "now" and "later". Checking "now" clears "later", and checking "later" clears "now". Marking something "done" could clear both "now" and "later", but I'm still thinking about that, since some items are recurring. I'm also thinking about having special summation logic in the parents so that their "now"/"later" status depends on that of their children (if any child is marked now, then the parent would be marked "now").

Note that because of parental context, items don't have to live in the inbox to be used by the inbox. So, for example, under "Dinner and food" I could have a "now" task of (making) "Pumpkin Bread' , which is an entry (entree? ) in the Recipe grid. So when I'ts time to cook, I've got the recipe right there.

BTW, the "now" fields real name is "NowDo", since "now" conflicts with the underlying VB.

Sorry if these examples are a little lame. Its all pretty experimental at the moment.

-- Mark

This is really nice. Whenever you feel like it, you can send me the file and I'll put it on the web site. If someone comes up with a really nice GTD method for IQ, will receive a free personal licence!

>Until we have a reminders and alarms, it will be necessary to review all the recent items once or twice a day to see if any due date has moved up to the point that it needs to be marked as "now" or "later". Hmm, or is it? Is it possible to make the grid recalculate itself, setting the "now" field if a date has crossed into today?

If you set up an equation for the NowDo field, based on DueDate and check the Auto-update checkbox, the NowDo field will be recalculated on each day change. This might be what you want...