Re: Columns, columns, everywhere

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Posted by zeoli
2005-05-19 22:02:07

Some further thoughts on columns:

Columns are a convenient way to view metadata, but they can be much more than that. Some programs allow you to build columns that do things… that is, they are more than just a repository for metadata. For instance, in Zoot, you can create a folder column, so that when you enter a word or a phrase in that column, it creates a new folder that displays just the items that have checked that folder in this column. Or click Yes in a column to mark the item as complete and move it to the completed items folder. ECCO provides columns that can include GANTT chart information.

Additionally, to be fully functional, the program should allow you to print tabular reports of your outline with the column data, but most don’t. Zoot and ECCO can do this. I don’t know about ADM. MyInfo and BlackHole Organizer don’t.

So, not all columns are created equal.

Steve Z.

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