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Posted by Daly de Gagne
Apr 24, 2016 at 03:03 AM
All the work-arounds and third party software notwithstanding, it appears Workflowy development has stalled. Continuing to advance Workflowy does not necessarily equate to product bloat. Also, the Android app lacks functionality, and I would be more confident in Workflowy if the developer dealt with that issue rather than leaving it to third parties.
I am not sure it’s to Workflowy’s advantage to have its official blog written primarily by someone whose objective appears to be to point out shortcomings in the software ware, and then present work-arounds. I’d rather hear from people who actually use the product without having to go through workaround hoops. Some of us just want to use Workflowy for what it can do, and have neither the time nor the inclination to try out various hacks.
Daly
Posted by Dr Andus
May 2, 2016 at 12:58 PM
Dr Andus wrote:
>A disclaimer appeared in the meantime on the WorkFlowy blog:
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>“DISCLAIMER: This is not an official recommendation from the WorkFlowy
>team. We do not make this app, and we do not officially support it. It
>may break at any time, and there’s nothing we can do about it.”
The WorkFlowy guys are missing a trick here, IMHO. Rather than scaring off potential users of HandyFlowy with their disclaimer, they might be better off embracing HandyFlowy, possibly even adopting it as the official iOS version of WorkFlowy (strategic partnership? acquisition?).
I’m finding HandyFlowy superior in every regard. I only occasionally used the official iOS or Android app before, mainly for reviewing the list or adding a single item, as every other operation was just too awkward. HandyFlowy got that sorted, making WorkFlowy usable on iOS.
If WorkFlowy don’t have the time to improve their own iOS app, then supporting external apps would make good sense (and apparently an Android version of HandyFlowy is in the works as well).
Posted by Dr Andus
May 4, 2016 at 11:02 PM
Daly de Gagne wrote:
>All the work-arounds and third party software notwithstanding, it
>appears Workflowy development has stalled.
The WorkFlowy guys have just opened a public forum to discuss new feature suggestions with users:
https://medium.com/workflowy-design
The posts so far:
“WorkFlowy Is Designing Out In The Open: We want your thoughts about our thoughts”
“Dates & Reminders In WorkFlowy? They’re coming, and we need your help designing them”
Make sure to check the comments as well.
They seem alive to me ;)
Posted by Dr Andus
Aug 29, 2016 at 12:38 PM
While HandyFlowy has become my preferred way to access WorkFlowy on iPod Touch (it seemed to have worked less smoothly on a relative’s iPad Mini, so I’m not sure if it works as well on iPads), I’ve come across one limitation.
I was off the grid for a few weeks, and so I had to be entering data into HandyFlowy offline.
It does warn you that the outline won’t sync until you’re online again, but otherwise it lets you enter data and browse it.
However, after a week or two of offline use, I seem to have hit a limit with the amount of data that could be entered offline.
At one point the screen of the app just went blank and stayed that way, so I was not able to access my data at all.
When I tried to sync it next time I was online, apparently the internet connection (wifi) wasn’t strong enough to get it working again. I had to find a really strong wifi signal to be able to fix it.
So just keep that in mind if you’re planning a holiday in the mountains somewhere…
Instead, I switched to the good old CarbonFin Outliner app during that time, which worked great offline. Although compared to either HandyFlowy or the official iOS WorkFlowy app, the user experience design is a lot more pedestrian, as there are many seemingly unnecessary steps to work with an outline. Nevertheless it did the trick, it’s a reliable offline app.
Posted by jaslar
Aug 29, 2016 at 09:01 PM
Yes, I still summon CarbonFin Outliner for conference notes, article planning, travel journals, etc. How is Handyflowy on iOS? That is, is it just a more focused implementation of Workflowy, or does it have its own learning curve, such that you’re working with two very discrete programs?