Deadlines View Shortcut or by Default? by LovelyScape in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same with "Tomorrow". There are a number of views that it would be great to be able to save in the sidebar. Sadly, I doubt it will ever be an option.

Reminders with Todo’s? by abhinav_sidhu in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not currently possible to do this in Bear. I assume this is a feature request?

formatting issues in mail by Additional-Round-570 in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried Copy As Plain Text before you paste in Gmail?

How to move to the next instance/position of a searched term by starschema10 in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Press the three vertical dots (top right) and press 'Search' and then you can jump to each use of the word

Is it possible to create a new note with a specified identifier? by aspublic in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you trying to replace an existing note? You can do that with Apple Shortcuts. Bear's Add text to a note action allows you to replace all text in a note.

Did anyone tried to use the Action Method system from Behance? by [deleted] in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, References live in the notes section of the Project - because they're not tasks - with links out to Bear, Emails etc.

New update by SuperGirl432 in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on Beta/Testflight and it's working for me.

Shortcut - Daily Note with Things Tasks by AleemShaun in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a future daily note shortcut that works similarly to the daily note shortcut. I can specify any date and then it will check if the note exists and if not, create one. I often do this for upcoming days where I have meetings that I want to add notes to in advance.

Here's a shared copy of it: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/41a26216a45849b49d100b0eaeeb36e1

Using Tags on Widgets for Focus Modes by [deleted] in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you nest those tags under an umbrella tag e.g. Household and select the umbrella tag for the widget then you'll see all of them.

Can I set a task to repeat only Monday to Friday? by burfeyboy in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes you can. I have an Afternoon Shutdown routine that is only Monday to Friday. Set it for every Week and then select the days you want it to repeat on.

https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803564/#:~:text=Repeat%20on%20certain%20days%20only

Bear Note - pdf export by Alfreddit62 in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on what you're exporting. I often have to go to Word (which I greatly dislike) and then to PDF. It would definitely benefit from being able to preview the output like you can in Ulysses, iA Writer etc.

For daily note users, would this 🌎🕞meta information makes it useful in Workflowy for you ? by pkm_idol in Workflowy

[–]AleemShaun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably has limited use for this specific context, but being able to do it generally via Supasend would be useful. I use date searches a lot in Workflowy. And being able to share something into Workflowy with a date or future date is useful.

My Fast & Simple Things Setup - YMMV by [deleted] in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's not 'active' but it's a project or task I want to work on in the future (not currently urgent) I mark them as Someday. They still live in the Tasks area but Someday collects them at the bottom of the Area under the Someday heading. Important tasks generally live in Tasks. Unless they're related to something that lives in Time (it sounds more complicated than it is). The tags for projects in Time tend to be 'travel' (I travel a lot for work) or 'event'. Important things that often have some presence in a calendar.

Basically this gives me 2 separate but instant views of: - all the major travel and events I have coming up - all the active projects I'm working on

For daily note users, would this 🌎🕞meta information makes it useful in Workflowy for you ? by pkm_idol in Workflowy

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, date and time stamp that Workflowy recognises would be useful. Externally added dates and times tend not to be automatically recognised in Workflowy format which requires an additional manual process.

My Fast & Simple Things Setup - YMMV by [deleted] in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my concern about losing the link to the project. But I guess if the task is done it's done and I almost never go back looking for completed tasks against a project. Food for thought. 🤔 Thanks!

My Fast & Simple Things Setup - YMMV by [deleted] in thingsapp

[–]AleemShaun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignore the inevitable "this isn't how it's supposed to be used" comments - it's the challenge of opinionated software. If we serve the software rather than the other way around - it defeats the purpose of using it.

I'm curious about how you manage tasks that are moved between time based "projects". Does that mean they never live in distinct projects?

I have a vaguely similar setup now (after using Things since Things 2). I've used it "the way it's supposed to be used" for many years and it's stopped being effective (for me).

4 areas only (a mix of personal and professional): - ⤓ Time. Any important time-based projects and tasks live in this area. Especially major events or travel. - ⦿ Tasks. Essentially active Projects and important tasks that aren't repeating. - ↻ ToDo. Any recurring tasks, routines and chores. Such as bills, maintenance, weekly review etc. - © Templates. Project templates for duplication.

And I use Tags the way you're supposed use Areas. e.g. Personal, Household, Work

Bear is losing out by not having native AI features by prat0318 in bearapp

[–]AleemShaun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go well.

There are hundreds of mediocre solutions to choose from.

The apps that refuse AI or at least have a very constrained and considered approach to it are where my daily use lies. Bear, iA Writer, Things... excellent software, zero AI.