This function evaluated as a code string by TP3 document. Additionally, as alpha software, it is likely not feature complete and is probably rife with bugs (already there’s been reports of problems with changing the sort order in the task tab). It was purchased from Microsoft in 2015, making the future of Wunderlist unclear.
Keeping writing specific actions like 'Figure out why the dramatic tension flags in the final sequence' alongside regular tasks like 'Bring in firewood' did my head in. For a long time, I kept a taskpaper file for each writing project. Order Datapoints Sort alphabetically or numerically by datapoint key FIFO First in, first out based on when each task’s dependencies have been met Selecting a Sorting Algorithm for a Template Open the filter settings for the template and choose the appropriate sorting algorithm from the ‘Task Sort’ dropdown.
0.2 fixes 'path' reading for unsaved TP documents Wunderlist is available both as a free app without ads or heavy restrictions, and in a pro version that enables you to add larger files and take advantage of additional customization options. If the developer ever revisited an iOS app, Id switch back. Just some quick testing this evening with a trial. In the meanwhile, as a rough illustration of one way of doing it (in JavaScript for Applications): Here is a first (macOS) sketch of the absolute basics of importing a TaskPaper outline file into OmniPlan. I might try to sketch something like that for KM at the weekend) to do things like copying filtered and sorted versions of working lists to the clipboard.Īs TP is a text format, sorting dates would normally depend on using a text-sortable format like yyyy-mm-dd (hh:mm)įor the very simplest filters ( + operator + value), you could already run something like the script below from Keyboard Maestro, FastScripts, or the Script Editor (Yosemite onwards), to capture a copy in the clipboard, with items sorted by advantage of something like Keyboard Maestro is that it would make it easier to store and reuse previous filters, and perhaps add something like an (order by [ clause at the end of filters). For a long time, I kept a taskpaper file for each writing project. Then, it sorts the sorted rows using the second column, and so on. In other words, the ORDER BY clause sorts the rows using the first column in the list. The ORDER BY clause sorts rows using columns or expressions from left to right. Later on, when the scripting interface settles down, it will, of course, be possible to write scripts, Keyboard Maestro macros, etc. If the developer ever revisited an iOS app, I'd switch back. In case you want to sort the result set by multiple columns, you use a comma (,) to separate two columns.