The approach on repeating tasks has evolved quite a bit since September 2006. There is now a "mark_task_complete.mmbas" macro, which can be assigned to the topic context menu or run by the "mtc" gryoQ tag. This macro looks at the category field of tasks it is run on to automatically determine whether to mark them complete or advance the dates forward by various periods. It also can log the completed tasks to a floating topic and/or a "completedlog.mmap".

See:
http://wiki.activityowner.com/index.php?title=Mark_Task_Complete

I currently use the tag described here for that purpose:
http://www.activityowner.com/2006/10/24/add-notes-and-hyperlinks-to-gyroq-entries-or-not/

It prompts you to optionally add clipboard info as a hyperlink or a note. I find it particularly useful for bookmarking a site I want to come back to.

It could be customized to do one or the other (or both) automatically and to send to a specific map without prompting.

What is the GyroActivator code to be used for enabling GyroQ to automate Notetaking from web-pages? Obviously, doing this manually (selecting text, copy to clip-board, paste to GyroQ, insert to Daily Map) is very long-winded if one is taking tens to hundreds of notes daily.

I would like to be able to Open GyroQ, Select an Extended Command that will Open my web-browser, I open web-page of interest, Select text (and pictures etc.), Copy to Clip-board and the Extended Command will insert this directly to GyroQ (or directly to the Daily Map, the MindManager Brainstorming page or other pre-selecred map) then wipe the clip-board clean and repeat the actions for subsequent text selected.

I am sure this would be a fantastic Extended GyroQ Command for all of us who have to make extensive notes from web-pages.

Cheers,

Tom

http://rcd.typepad.com/rcd/mm6_task_category.png

Thanks again,

Wayne

Change that line to:

categories:'?Enter or choose a category?';

I gave that a try (by adding it to your Action Item Due Today tag) and it does prompt me for a category. However, when it gets to the map, there is no category associated with the task. Did I put it in the correct place (or am I leaving something out)?

{queue:'_queuefile_'; map:'?Choose a map?'; select:main; select:rm_categories:'In-tray*;Process';
create:main:'In-tray'; rm_categories:'In-tray*;Process';new:subtopic:'_queueitem_'; rm_categories:'?Enter or choose a category|_rm_categories_?'; complete:0 duedate:_today_; icon:rm_deadline}

Thanks,

Wayne

rm_categories:'?Enter or choose a category|_rm_categories_?';

after the new:subtopic:'_queueitem_'; line.

I'm not looking to do a direct synchronization to Outlook via GyroQ. I still want to queue tasks up and and review them in the destination map first. Right now I am Right-Clicking each Action Item that I want to be in my Outlook To-do list and choosing send to Microsoft Outlook as a Task. However, it would be nice to have the tasks already Categorized when they arrive in the Daily Capture Map.

Thanks again,

Wayne

It does seem like an area that most new users dive into right away and have trouble with, so its probably worth trying again and attempting to compile some tips on it here. I get a "Could Not Connect to Outlook" error on my home system when I try to use the map parts or synchronization so its off the table for now unless someone has some insight as to the solution to that.

What I would really like is a script that would input a new Task in Outlook (ala the Outlook New Map part) , but also ask for a Category on the fly (that gets recognized by the Outlook Task). Is that possible?

I've been using the tool only for a day and it's changing the way I work!

Thanks,

Wayne