#1273
  • Created on
    2012-04-05 20:48
  • Reported by
    cfrankct
  • Status
    Fixed
  • Priority
    High (2)
  • Assigned to
    lrbalt
  • Milestone
    2.3
  • Plan Level
    -
  • Due Date
    -

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Clarify recurring todo UI (setting of due_date vs show_from_date)

The current wording at the bottom of the recurring todo edit window is confusing. Initial proposal is to replace it with
Use the computation to set the action's
[] 'Show from' date (do not set a due date)
[] Due date.  Show the action:
     [] always
     [] not until [ ] days before the due date

(ticket opened at Reinier's request based on discussion in #1270)
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  on 2012-04-06 12:17 *
By lrbalt
Assigned to changed from lrbalt to -none-
Assigned to changed from lrbalt to -none-
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  on 2012-04-16 11:36 *
By lrbalt
Milestone changed from 2.2 to 2.3
Milestone changed from 2.2 to 2.3
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  on 2012-12-01 03:49 *
By zoombody
Version changed from 2.1RC1 to git-devel
Summary changed from Clarify wording in recurring todo UI (setting of due_date vs show_from_date) to Clarify recurring todo UI (setting of due_date vs show_from_date)
Version changed from 2.1RC1 to git-devel
Summary changed from Clarify wording in recurring todo UI (setting of due_date vs show_from_date) to Clarify recurring todo UI (setting of due_date vs show_from_date)
Moving the discussion over from #1270...
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  on 2012-12-01 03:50 *
By zoombody
Attachment owa-recurrence.png added
Attachment owa-recurrence.png added
I don't have Outlook on my PC these days but I have access to Office 365 and I have attached screenshots of its task recurrence dialogs, which should be more or less identical to Outlook's.

file:aWE1uco2Or4RhTacwqjQWU
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  on 2012-12-01 03:51 *
By zoombody
I think Outlook's UI model is a good starting point.

Outlook provides a choice that Tracks does not have: under each of the timeframe options (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly), one of the recurrence options is "regenerate." This makes the choice of behavior much clearer.

However, recurring Outlook tasks operate solely on due dates. The recurrence date you're setting is for the due date, and the task will be immediately visible as soon as it is created. Tracks, on the other hand, can create recurrences based on due dates and/or show-from dates. So it gets more complicated. Other GTD apps such as Omnifocus might give better inspiration due to the fact that they share the concept of a tickler.

I believe there's a really good answer out there somewhere. I even feel like it's close. I'll think about this one some more.

(Tracks' visual layout could take one cue here, too -- it is confusing that the start and end date selections currently lie in between the two halves of the timespan selection.)
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  on 2012-12-02 12:42 *
By lrbalt
If you can collect some screenshots from other sources, we could compare.
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  on 2012-12-02 18:48 *
By zoombody
The Outlook Web App is the only to-do app I have easy access to.
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  on 2013-06-04 08:59 *
By lrbalt
Version changed from git-devel to -none-
Priority changed from Normal (3) to High (2)
Version changed from git-devel to -none-
Priority changed from Normal (3) to High (2)
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  on 2013-06-05 14:59 *
By lrbalt
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Status changed from New to Fixed
Assigned to set to lrbalt
Status changed from New to Fixed
(In tracks-tickets:0e8552ac4e79f7981e0b3d09136031ca1c957eb7) fix #1273. Used the wording suggested in this ticket.

Branch: master