In recent weeks we have made some minor changes and bug fixes in FacileThings. Here is the list of modifications.
Reference Material
We added the Perspective tab when editing an item belonging to the Reference Material list. This way, you can change the project the information belongs to (before you could not) and assign material specifically to a goal or area of responsibility.
And now the list of Goals is shown in alphabetical order, for a better visualization.
Perspective
Some of you complained because you could not properly write your Purpose and Vision in just 255 characters. We have changed these fields to allow the entry of a text of any length.
In the case of visions, we also added a shorter name as a title that allows referencing that vision more suitably in other parts of the application.
Routines
We have fixed a small bug in the calculation of dates. When the Calculation on completion option was selected (routines advanced configuration), the program did not take into account the Calculation start date (if selected too) to figure out the next date.
And since we have detected some confusion in the use of these two fields, we have tried to better explain its meaning on the configuration tab.
The Calculation start date field allows you to establish exactly when you want the routine first appears on the Calendar. If selected, that will be the base date for the calculation; if not, the calculation is based on today’s date.
For example, in a routine that is repeated every three days, the first date is within 3 days if you do not pick a different starting date of calculation. However, if you select February 15th, for example, the first date of the sequence will be February 18th.
On the other hand, if you enable the Calculation on completion field, the program will calculate the next dates by applying the frequency to the date of completion of the task, rather than to the scheduled date, which is as it does by default.
A practical example: In the case of a routine every three days, say the first task will appear on the Calendar the February 18th. If you have not activated this field, the next one will appear the 21st; the next one, the 24th, and so on. With the Calculation on completion field activated and the first action appearing the February 18th, the next date would depend on the day you set it as “done”. If you get it done the 20th, then the next task would appear on 23rd, instead of 21st.
Other minor changes
- We fixed an error that occurred when delegating routines or repetitive tasks.
- We fixed an error that occurred when entering comments longer than 200 characters in a delegated task.
- We have improved the charset decoding system for incoming emails, so latin languages are now better decoded.
- We have set up a second server for sending emails (Fastmail) so we can activate it in case the main one (SendGrid) fails.
- We have begun to visually show where you can use keyboard shortcuts. We will expand this help:
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Dear Francisco,
thank you for this app. I especially like the review section, which makes the whole process complete.
Some additional remarks:
- What do you think of importing Evernote checkboxes as tasks? (I use master project lists, where I design the steps of larger projects in checkboxes)
- I use Evernote as project (and reference) material pool and would appreciate an easy access from the app to my Evernote project material notes (e.g. like getitdone).
Thanks and best regards,
Gerald
Dear Francisco,
thank you for this app. I especially like the review section, which makes the whole process complete.
Some additional remarks:
- What do you think of importing Evernote checkboxes as tasks? (I use master project lists, where I design the steps of larger projects in checkboxes)
- I use Evernote as project (and reference) material pool and would appreciate an easy access from the app to my Evernote project material notes (e.g. like getitdone).
Thanks and best regards,
Gerald
Thanks Gerald,
There's a service called Taskclone that allows you to convert Evernote checkboxes into FacileThings tasks. Take a look at it.
We're improving our Evernote integration. Moreover, we're working on a brand new mobile app that will allow you to access to your Evernote reference material (the current one doesn't support this feature).
Thanks Gerald,
There's a service called Taskclone that allows you to convert Evernote checkboxes into FacileThings tasks. Take a look at it.
We're improving our Evernote integration. Moreover, we're working on a brand new mobile app that will allow you to access to your Evernote reference material (the current one doesn't support this feature).
Olá and thanks Francisco,
I'll give Taskclone a try. Also, great to hear that you are working on the Evernote integration.
If I may add another thing, that would be the integration of iCal.
Your app is so far the best (gtd-) productivity app I have come across recently and since you are obviously constantly improving, I will most certainly continue using facilethings.
Gerald
Olá and thanks Francisco,
I'll give Taskclone a try. Also, great to hear that you are working on the Evernote integration.
If I may add another thing, that would be the integration of iCal.
Your app is so far the best (gtd-) productivity app I have come across recently and since you are obviously constantly improving, I will most certainly continue using facilethings.
Gerald
Thanks for your suggestions, Gerald. We'll consider iCal integration later ;)
Thanks for your suggestions, Gerald. We'll consider iCal integration later ;)
hello,
I find the application very good but there are some things where improvement would simply make it excellent. Ex.:
It would be great if the actions could be not just printed out but exported at least as text or csv, so that their storage and sequential ordering could be facilitated. It is not trivial what I say, since very often, when I am on the move, there is no radio coverage and I cannot use the app at all. If I could store it previously as a text, this would help a lot.
hello,
I find the application very good but there are some things where improvement would simply make it excellent. Ex.:
It would be great if the actions could be not just printed out but exported at least as text or csv, so that their storage and sequential ordering could be facilitated. It is not trivial what I say, since very often, when I am on the move, there is no radio coverage and I cannot use the app at all. If I could store it previously as a text, this would help a lot.
Thanks for the update and improvements Francisco! Much appreciated!
Looking forward to the future!
Thanks for the update and improvements Francisco! Much appreciated!
Looking forward to the future!
Let me know what you think about following:
1. Would you allow time setting to receive the daily overview by e-mail? I would prefer to receive that e-mail around 6AM (currently rcvd at noon)
2. Would you consider setting up a specific e-mail address for each account to which we can send our items (rather than the general one which everybody uses)? - comparable to what our friends of evernote have created.
thanks!
Let me know what you think about following:
1. Would you allow time setting to receive the daily overview by e-mail? I would prefer to receive that e-mail around 6AM (currently rcvd at noon)
2. Would you consider setting up a specific e-mail address for each account to which we can send our items (rather than the general one which everybody uses)? - comparable to what our friends of evernote have created.
thanks!
Hi Antonio,
Thanks for the comment. We'll take into account the need to export lists. We're also working in a way to work off-line that could be even better ;)
Hi Antonio,
Thanks for the comment. We'll take into account the need to export lists. We're also working in a way to work off-line that could be even better ;)
Hi Brecht,
Definitely, we'll allow to customize the time you want to receive the daily report soon (now we send them in two 2 blocks, so people in America and Europe can receive them early in the morning.)
About the specific e-mail address, yes, it's also in our road map for security reasons.
Thanks!
Hi Brecht,
Definitely, we'll allow to customize the time you want to receive the daily report soon (now we send them in two 2 blocks, so people in America and Europe can receive them early in the morning.)
About the specific e-mail address, yes, it's also in our road map for security reasons.
Thanks!
Hi Francisco,
do you think about including Evernote Notebooks/Tags into the sections "Reference Materiel" and/or Someday/Maybe?
Best,
Gerald
Hi Francisco,
do you think about including Evernote Notebooks/Tags into the sections "Reference Materiel" and/or Someday/Maybe?
Best,
Gerald
Hi Gerald,
It makes sense to have Evernote stuff related to Reference Material, but Someday/Maybe items are things you're even not committed to do. I just don't see it.
Open a ticket in the app if you want to further discuss it.
Hi Gerald,
It makes sense to have Evernote stuff related to Reference Material, but Someday/Maybe items are things you're even not committed to do. I just don't see it.
Open a ticket in the app if you want to further discuss it.
Love the expanded space in Purpose and Vision. Do you think we could get the same thing in Goals? I generally flesh out my Goals with Reasons Why, Barriers, Resources Needed, and Things To Do (which get turned into Projects and Next Actions). Having the space to do that in FacileThings would be very helpful
Love the expanded space in Purpose and Vision. Do you think we could get the same thing in Goals? I generally flesh out my Goals with Reasons Why, Barriers, Resources Needed, and Things To Do (which get turned into Projects and Next Actions). Having the space to do that in FacileThings would be very helpful
Hi Keelie,
You already have a "description" field in every goal that allows you to enter unlimited text ;)
Hi Keelie,
You already have a "description" field in every goal that allows you to enter unlimited text ;)