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Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Nov 11, 2014 at 06:56 PM
Hi, Robin,
Nice to hear about the improvements to navigation with keyboard shortcuts.
Hoisting, in my view, is the ability to select any topic and choose to view only it and its sub-topics. (Some developers call this focus view.) This is particularly useful in large outlines.
Thank you for your responsiveness.
Steve Z.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Nov 15, 2014 at 08:58 PM
After Robin’s latest updates, I’d just like to say another positive thing or two about OutlineEdit. What a nice app! How well it plays with others!
Robin’s latest change also means that you can switch checkboxes on and off for specific lists. I know there are those who’d like to switch them on/off for individual branches (a nice idea), but Robin’s approach is a very sensible compromise. I’ve taken to keeping OutlineEdit on one side of my screen, so I can jot down quick ‘n’ dirty to-dos or other notes.
There are still a few things that would make it perfect. Hoisting is definitely one of them. An option to change font sizes would also be good. It would also be nice to be able to change font colours. Speaking of which, it would also be good to be able to edit category colours directly, too, rather than taking pot luck. And maybe a direct link to Workflowy, too, so you could swiftly export/import outlines from one to the other (given that you don’t have an iOS app yet, Robin).
But now I’m getting really finicky… ;-)
Very pleasing is the fact that OutlineEdit has a very small memory footprint, despite the recent additions. Keep up the good work!
Posted by MadaboutDana
Nov 15, 2014 at 09:02 PM
Oh, and just one other, tiny thing. It would be nice to be able to switch off the bullets at the start of every item. I’m one of those people (and I suspect others here are similar) who prefers the ultra-simple look, i.e. no nasty bullets making lists all complicated and spiky! Nevertheless, I appreciate there are others who probably love bullet points, and would prefer to keep them. So an on/off option would be perfect!
After all, we have rich text and categories if we want to make something stand out! Not to mention your (quite unique) guide showing which level of indentation items are on.