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Posted by NickG
Sep 25, 2018 at 09:24 AM
If I’ve understood your last question properly (“Will Omnifocus open an arbitrary database file?) - OF is built on the assumption that you have a single database. It is possible, but not easy, to create and manage multiple OF databases, but you will probably get problems with syncing and notifications.
If what you want is to be able to see *only* the project you’re working on at this moment, you would normally achieve this by creating a perspective (as you say, a stored search) for each project, and use the Focus facility to make only that perspective visible. You can use tabs in the OF window if you want to be able to switch quickly from one perspective to another.
I hope that makes sense
Amontillado wrote:
I’ve just resolved one misconception I’ve had all along. The explanation
>for contexts I read somewhere was like “things I want to do when I’m in
>a grocery store.” It didn’t resonate.
>
>Perspectives, my dummy self has just realized, are stored searches. When
>you go into a perspective, it finds the things that currently match and
>shows them to you. These things are attributes of the items in the to-do
>database.
>
>Tags are just what they are supposed to be, arbitrary labels I add at
>will to any items I want.
>
>I can be so dense at times.
>
>For something much more intriguing, though, there is a mention in the
>help text about a warning bar. It shows things like an update available
>that will change the database format.
>
>It can also show when you’re looking at a “foreign” database, not the
>one that’s baked in to iCloud.
>
>I’ve started using TaskPaper for per-project to-do files where I only
>want to see chores when I’m working on a certain writing project.
>
>Will OmniFocus open an arbitrary database file? Can I put things off in
>their own little boxes like that?
>
>That would be awesome.
Posted by marlowe
Oct 5, 2018 at 01:46 PM
I used to use an Omnifocus competitor called The Hit List. It was developed by an indie developer under the business name The Potion Factory and later acquired by Karelia. It seems like development has stopped, which is a shame. I stopped using it some time ago because I moved to to-do solutions that would work with my Android phone (Checkvist) and across all platforms, but it is/was a great Mac tool with excellent keyboard support.
Anyway, I’m glad that OmniFocus is still being developed with new versions released. It’s a product I might use in the future if I ever decide to get an iPhone. Omni releases good tools. I use OmniOutliner pretty frequently and have since version 3.
Posted by Hugh
Oct 5, 2018 at 03:19 PM
marlowe wrote:
I used to use an Omnifocus competitor called The Hit List. It was
>developed by an indie developer under the business name The Potion
>Factory and later acquired by Karelia. It seems like development has
>stopped, which is a shame. I stopped using it some time ago because I
>moved to to-do solutions that would work with my Android phone
>(Checkvist) and across all platforms, but it is/was a great Mac tool
>with excellent keyboard support.
>
>Anyway, I’m glad that OmniFocus is still being developed with new
>versions released. It’s a product I might use in the future if I ever
>decide to get an iPhone. Omni releases good tools. I use OmniOutliner
>pretty frequently and have since version 3.
I too used The Hit List at one point, and liked it: its iOS app was till recently still on my ‘phone. I think that the original developer (under The Potion Factory brand) was Andy(?) Kim. Its keyboard support was at that time one of its USPs. I’m sorry to hear that development has stopped.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Oct 5, 2018 at 06:35 PM
The Hit List for MacOS received an update just a week ago. I think it was just a maintenance release to address some Mojave issues, but it isn’t abandoned. Just want to make that clear.
Steve Z.
Posted by satis
Oct 5, 2018 at 06:35 PM
marlowe wrote:
I used to use an Omnifocus competitor called The Hit List. It was
>developed by an indie developer under the business name The Potion
>Factory and later acquired by Karelia. It seems like development has
>stopped, which is a shame.
The iOS version of The Hit List is free, by the way. And it’s been updated a half dozen times this year so far:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-hit-list/id948328681
The $50 Mac version seems to be in decline, or at least in stasis, with only one update in 2018, a couple of weeks ago, to ensure Mojave compatibility. It looks like a creditable, functional app, though the UI is a bit dated. If the app works and syncs well, then a single $50 charge for cross-platform use could be a compelling option. But it needs to be supported.
Not sure what is going on with Karelia. The only app the dev is working on seems to be Sandvox, a RapidWeaver competitor, but I don’t know anyone using either of those apps (or types of apps) any more these days, given the generally better looks and/or greater sophistication from even free hosts like Medium, Wordpress.com and even Blogspot.