NotePlan 2 Preview

Started by Jeffery Smith on 5/12/2019
Jeffery Smith 5/12/2019 3:23 pm
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Dellu 5/12/2019 6:02 pm

https://vimeo.com/334196753


I like the idea of embedding todos within project notes. One issue I have with Things 3 has been I have to write notes within each todo. That is not the right strategy for me because I look at things from top (big picture) to down (to specific tasks).
I have the project--> I have the todos within the project.
The regular todo app doesn't give propert environment to reflect on the big picture (the project).

in Things, as I mark the todo as [done], the notes associated with it are also gone with it.

Embedding the notes within the todos also breaks the flow of the ideas within the extended note. I often want to reflect on what I wrote within a chapter. I then find some tasks still need to done. Things 3 hasn't been the best tool for this kind of system because it is a todo based; not much space for an extended reflection.

I have been using FoldingText for this.
FoldingTExt is even better for scheduling a day: want to do this task from 3pm to 8pm.

http://take.ms/Sew4X

Noteplan doesn't support the hourly scheduling as FoldingText. But, it supports daily scheduling of tasks. That is good progress.
It is a promising software.

Drewster 5/13/2019 9:59 am
This looks very promising.

I use OmniFocus, and inertia alone will take a lot to move me away from that, especially for my key client projects that I have been able to template.

But for more miscellaneous tasks, this looks really great.

Are the notes in a generally accessible folder, or do they live within the app?
MadaboutDana 5/13/2019 10:23 am
They live in an accessible iCloud folder ("NotePlan"), with separate text (= markdown) notes in "Calendar" and "Notes" folders. So no SQLlite, no tie-in.
Prion 5/13/2019 10:29 am


Drewster wrote:
Are the notes in a generally accessible folder, or do they live within
the app?

Plain Text folder inside iCloud Drive.
Incidentally, if you happen to overwrite something (happened to me a few times because of iCloud not syncing for minutes) it is helpful to know that you can open any of those text files for the respective days in Textedit and choose
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MadaboutDana 5/13/2019 6:13 pm
Wow, that's a trick I didn't know! Thanks!
Prion 5/14/2019 8:12 pm
I learned so much from everyone here on the forum over time, glad to be of service every now and then!

MadaboutDana wrote:
Wow, that's a trick I didn't know! Thanks!