On topic: using collections, not mis-understanding the dashboard [LWN.net]

On topic: using collections, not mis-understanding the dashboard

Posted Dec 19, 2008 8:55 UTC (Fri) by grahamperrin (guest, #55680)
In reply to: Offtopic: Python by dmag
Parent article: Chandler finally reaches a 1.0 release

> their UI needs to be re-thought: It assumes you always want to copy
> items instead of move them to new categories. If you create an item
> and immediately delete it, you'll later find another copy in the
> "desktop" view.

Correction: _you_ assume that you always create items in the dashboard.

This is not a criticism, I do understand your misunderstanding of the UI ;)

Clarification:

1. select (click) a collection
2. create a note, within or without the calendar.

Result:

You will _not_ later find another copy of your item in your dashboard.

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If you later copy something from a collection to your dashboard, it will remain in your dashboard
for as long as you want it in your dashboard.

I suspect that for some newcomers to Chandler Project:

* Chandler Hub is a more graceful introduction than Chandler Desktop.

The Hub encourages (currently, forces) users to think in terms of collections.

I will make my suggestion to the chandler-users list.

Everyone: re http://chandlerproject.org/mailinglists#TableOfLists please note that you may
address the list without subscription.

Kind regards
Graham

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My misunderstanding! But thought-provoking

Posted Dec 19, 2008 9:05 UTC (Fri) by grahamperrin (guest, #55680) [Link]

I am wrong!

Sometimes it helps to think aloud (write) before I realise such things.

Indeed, this behaviour is interesting.

My first guess:

* it's not usual to delete some thing.

More usual:

* change the nature of the thing.

Changing its nature may be:

* triage to: done
* triage to: later
* add to calendar, or remove from calendar.

Let's rewind.

Q: Why did you create the item? (If it wasn't a note, task, event, whatever, then what was it?)

The question of most relevance:

Q: Why did you immediately delete it?

Reasons for immediately deleting something

Posted Dec 19, 2008 9:09 UTC (Fri) by grahamperrin (guest, #55680) [Link]

In testing: I might wish to immediately delete some thing that is not real.

In real life: I add real things to Chandler.

I suspect that this workflow issue is perceived only when working with items (notes, events, tasks,
whatever) that are for test purposes, not for real.

If what you entered in Chandler was a passing thought, worthy of noting, even momentarily:

* allow yourself that thought.

Your thought was real. In Chandler, mark your note of that momentary thought as:

* done.