Syntax for entering tasks with subtasks in the Add box

[Duncan Lock]

I propose a simple syntax for entering tasks with subtasks attached, into the Add box.

Typing this into the Add box:

Task1>>subtask1>>Subtask Two>>Sub-task 3

would create the following task:

Task1

with the following subtasks created and assigned:

subtask1
Subtask Two
Sub-task 3

[Lionel Dricot (ploum-deactivatedaccount)]

I like the idea very much. The only concern I might have before confirming this is : do we consider ">>" to be rare enough so it won't be entered by mistake as part of the title ?

I think we should also think a bit more about the syntax as adding feature to this bar might create conflicts.

But I'm really in favor of this feature.

[Pititjo (jonathan-barnoud)]

Le mardi 31 mars 2009 à 21:11 +0000, Lionel Dricot a écrit :
> I like the idea very much. The only concern I might have before
> confirming this is : do we consider ">>" to be rare enough so it won't
> be entered by mistake as part of the title ?
>
> I think we should also think a bit more about the syntax as adding
> feature to this bar might create conflicts.
>
> But I'm really in favor of this feature.
>

I'm not sure adding multiple task in a line is practical.

For subtask I was thinking about ading a - at the begening. It is
consistent with task editor syntax but cause problem for adding several
subtask at the same level.

As I said Ducan's proposals are not difficult to implement. I can make a
try I think we need think a little more about the syntax.

[Bertrand Rousseau (bertrand-rousseau)]

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Pititjo <email address hidden> wrote:
> Le mardi 31 mars 2009 à 21:11 +0000, Lionel Dricot a écrit :
>> I like the idea very much. The only concern I might have before
>> confirming this is : do we consider ">>" to be rare enough so it won't
>> be entered by mistake as part of the title ?
>>
>> I think we should also think a bit more about the syntax as adding
>> feature to this bar might create conflicts.
>>
>> But I'm really in favor of this feature.
>>
>
> I'm not sure adding multiple task in a line is practical.
>
> For subtask I was thinking about ading a - at the begening. It is
> consistent with task editor syntax but cause problem for adding several
> subtask at the same level.
>
> As I said Ducan's proposals are not difficult to implement. I can make a
> try I think we need think a little more about the syntax.

I think this should be first experimented and thought separately
before considering inclusion in GTG. Like Pititjo said, we should at
first make some experiments with the syntax. I think someone should
first think about this as a whole and elaborate a potential "syntax"
that would cover chosen functionnalities without *ever* conflicting
with the standard use. The GTG wiki (http://live.gnome.org/gtg/) might
be a good place to do so.

> --
> Syntax for entering tasks with subtasks in the Add box
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/352686
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>
> Bug description:
> I propose a simple syntax for entering tasks with subtasks attached, into the Add box.
>
> Typing this into the Add box:
>
> Task1>>subtask1>>Subtask Two>>Sub-task 3
>
> would create the following task:
>
> Task1
>
> with the following subtasks created and assigned:
>
> subtask1
> Subtask Two
> Sub-task 3
>

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[Luca Invernizzi (invernizzi)]

In my view, a syntax like:
task1 >> task2 >> task3
would make
task1
  - task2
       -task3

so we should have a syntax like
task1 >> (task2,task3>>task4)
to have
task1
  -task2
  -task3
      -task4

I personally find this syntax not really useful. If we look at what RTM is doing, we'll find that it's keeping the syntax very unintrusive:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/smartadd/

In my view, GTG should be fast and easy.

[Bertrand Rousseau (bertrand-rousseau)]

I'm not really convinced by the need to develop such a complex syntax.
At the least, I'm not convinced it should be some default feature. I
agree with Luca, we should focus on being able to add quickly a task
with a certain number of item, like time, tags, etc. Dealing with
hierarchy in a such a small and limited UI is going to be complex to
support. So all in all I think we should just support basic editing
features in the quick add bar, just like the RTM smartadd syntax.
Advanced features should come through a plugin.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Luca Invernizzi
<email address hidden> wrote:
> ** Changed in: gtg
>       Status: Triaged => Confirmed
>
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> Syntax for entering tasks with subtasks in the Add box
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/352686
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