Comments on: MindReader 7 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/ Getting Things Done with MindManager Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jose Miguel Bolivar http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5978 Jose Miguel Bolivar Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:34:53 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5978 It works great! (as usual) Thanks Much. It works great! (as usual)

Thanks Much.

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5975 ActivityOwner Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:08:40 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5975 I changed the code in mindreaderopen.mmbas so that you can place the defaultmap link branch anywhere in the list. Just download the new version to your "My Maps" directory: http://wiki.activityowner.com/images/5/53/MindReaderOpen.mmbas I changed the code in mindreaderopen.mmbas so that you can place the defaultmap link branch anywhere in the list. Just download the new version to your "My Maps" directory:

http://wiki.activityowner.com/images/5/53/MindReaderOpen.mmbas

]]> By: Jose Miguel Bolivar http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5974 Jose Miguel Bolivar Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:13:01 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5974 Thanks much, ActivityOwner. I didn't explain myself properly as I actually meant "defaultmap" and not "mapmap". It is therefore "defaultmap" the one I have moved back to the 1st link as workaround. I have many "links" already an it is not easy anymore to see whether the new item I may want to add is already there or not, that is why I sorted the links out. Also, although the defaultmap isn't an "error trap" in itself I use it as such, since when I forget to enter a destination map I know where to find the "lost" items afterwards. It would be great if the code was able to either look for the "defaultmap" keyword text or an icon. I have no particular preference so I would go for the easiest one. Personally I have no issue with the first option since all my maps are in English and MM and RM are in English too. Thanks again. Thanks much, ActivityOwner.

I didn't explain myself properly as I actually meant "defaultmap" and not "mapmap". It is therefore "defaultmap" the one I have moved back to the 1st link as workaround.

I have many "links" already an it is not easy anymore to see whether the new item I may want to add is already there or not, that is why I sorted the links out.

Also, although the defaultmap isn't an "error trap" in itself I use it as such, since when I forget to enter a destination map I know where to find the "lost" items afterwards.

It would be great if the code was able to either look for the "defaultmap" keyword text or an icon. I have no particular preference so I would go for the easiest one. Personally I have no issue with the first option since all my maps are in English and MM and RM are in English too.

Thanks again.

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5966 ActivityOwner Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:35:46 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5966 Sorry about the confusion. MindReader began its life as a "1-line" macro in a GyroQ tag so its code had to be as concise as possible. It searches for keywords from the bottom up and defaults to the 1st link (defaultmap) if it doesn't find a match. "mapmap" is the link that brings up the configuration map and can be anywhere in the list. The defaultmap isn't really an "error trap" as many things you enter into GyroQ are not meant to be directed to a particular map. Sometimes you just want to enter text quickly without thinking about a destination keyword. I probably have about half of the items I enter go there initially. The error trapping code actually sends items to a new map if something goes wrong (e.g. missing destination file). I could change the code to look for the "defaultmap" keyword text rather than the 1st item, but that would make it english-language dependent. Another alternative would be to mark the default map with an icon or bookmark to denote it. The third option would be to somehow query GyroQ for what it considers to be the default map. I'd need some help from Gyronix on that. Any suggestions or preferences? Sorry about the confusion. MindReader began its life as a "1-line" macro in a GyroQ tag so its code had to be as concise as possible. It searches for keywords from the bottom up and defaults to the 1st link (defaultmap) if it doesn't find a match. "mapmap" is the link that brings up the configuration map and can be anywhere in the list.

The defaultmap isn't really an "error trap" as many things you enter into GyroQ are not meant to be directed to a particular map. Sometimes you just want to enter text quickly without thinking about a destination keyword. I probably have about half of the items I enter go there initially. The error trapping code actually sends items to a new map if something goes wrong (e.g. missing destination file).

I could change the code to look for the "defaultmap" keyword text rather than the 1st item, but that would make it english-language dependent. Another alternative would be to mark the default map with an icon or bookmark to denote it. The third option would be to somehow query GyroQ for what it considers to be the default map. I'd need some help from Gyronix on that.

Any suggestions or preferences?

]]> By: Jose Miguel Bolivar http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5932 Jose Miguel Bolivar Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:42:07 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5932 Hi again, I sorted the "links" in mindreader.mmap alphabetically and it resulted in the MindReaderOpen macro not dealing properly with error trapping for "o" and "s" tags anymore. After some testing I found out that the topmost item in the links branch, whatever it is, is automatically used as destination map in case of error, e.g. the entered text does not match with any item in the links branch. I had expected the defaultmap to be the only one used in those cases, regardless of its position within the links branch. Should it not be the case? The workaround I am using so far is moving the "mapmap" topic to be the topmost link but I would like to be able to move it elsewhere in the branch. Thanks again for such a great tool! Jose Miguel Hi again,

I sorted the "links" in mindreader.mmap alphabetically and it resulted in the MindReaderOpen macro not dealing properly with error trapping for "o" and "s" tags anymore.

After some testing I found out that the topmost item in the links branch, whatever it is, is automatically used as destination map in case of error, e.g. the entered text does not match with any item in the links branch.

I had expected the defaultmap to be the only one used in those cases, regardless of its position within the links branch. Should it not be the case?

The workaround I am using so far is moving the "mapmap" topic to be the topmost link but I would like to be able to move it elsewhere in the branch.

Thanks again for such a great tool!

Jose Miguel

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5876 ActivityOwner Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:05:57 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5876 Thanks for catching and reporting the glitch. Thanks for catching and reporting the glitch.

]]> By: Jose Miguel Bolivar http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5866 Jose Miguel Bolivar Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:10:32 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5866 Now it works perfect. Thanks much! Jose Miguel Now it works perfect. Thanks much!

Jose Miguel

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5859 ActivityOwner Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:37:24 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5859 Sorry about that Jose -- I don't actively use that feature and must have broken it when making some other fixes to that area of the code. Download this version of MindReaderOpen.mmbas into your "My Maps" directory and give it another try: http://wiki.activityowner.com/images/5/53/MindReaderOpen.mmbas Note that you need to create the hyperlink in mindmanager.mmap using the v7 "copy as hyperlink" command. Let me know how it goes. Sorry about that Jose — I don't actively use that feature and must have broken it when making some other fixes to that area of the code.

Download this version of MindReaderOpen.mmbas into your "My Maps" directory and give it another try:

http://wiki.activityowner.com/images/5/53/MindReaderOpen.mmbas

Note that you need to create the hyperlink in mindmanager.mmap using the v7 "copy as hyperlink" command.

Let me know how it goes.

]]> By: Jose Miguel Bolivar http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-5858 Jose Miguel Bolivar Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:08:06 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-5858 Hi! I am using the latest version of MindReaderOpen.mmbas but I cannot manage to have the 'jump to topic' functionality working. The error message I am getting is "Error trying to follow hyperlink in mindreader.mmap:Object 'CmjDocumentCollectionComObject' reports and error: 'unable to create document'". I am following to the letter the intructions to copy as hyperlink and paste as hyperlink under "links" topic. In fact if I click on the pasted code it goes to the right topic on the destination map but none of the GyroQ tags work :-( BTW. I am using the latest versions of MM and GyroQ. Any help is appreciated. Regards. Jose Miguel Hi!
I am using the latest version of MindReaderOpen.mmbas but I cannot manage to have the 'jump to topic' functionality working. The error message I am getting is "Error trying to follow hyperlink in mindreader.mmap:Object 'CmjDocumentCollectionComObject' reports and error: 'unable to create document'". I am following to the letter the intructions to copy as hyperlink and paste as hyperlink under "links" topic. In fact if I click on the pasted code it goes to the right topic on the destination map but none of the GyroQ tags work :-(
BTW. I am using the latest versions of MM and GyroQ.
Any help is appreciated.

Regards.

Jose Miguel

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 ActivityOwner Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:10:24 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3944 The trick to incorporating that line is to include a "less-than" blockquote greaterthan" followed by "greater-than" /blockquote "greaterthan" around it. The trick to incorporating that line is to include a "less-than" blockquote greaterthan" followed by "greater-than" /blockquote "greaterthan" around it.

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3942 ActivityOwner Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:06:01 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3942 Thanks Ken -- That's a useful addition. I think it was truncated again. I'm assuming it should look like this: <blockquote>iif(weekday(date)<7,date+6- weekday(date),date+6)+7,date+13)</blockquote> Thanks Ken — That's a useful addition. I think it was truncated again. I'm assuming it should look like this:

iif(weekday(date)<7,date+6- weekday(date),date+6)+7,date+13)

]]> By: Ken Florian http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Ken Florian Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:01:02 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3834 Hmm.. I don't know how to post my litte "end of next week" content since the blog software is definitely truncating it at the "less than" symbol. Replace the words "lessthansymbol" below with the appropriate symbol. iif(weekday(date)lessthansymbol7,date+6- weekday(date),date+6)+7 Hmm.. I don't know how to post my litte "end of next week" content since the blog software is definitely truncating it at the "less than" symbol. Replace the words "lessthansymbol" below with the appropriate symbol.

iif(weekday(date)lessthansymbol7,date+6- weekday(date),date+6)+7

]]> By: Ken Florian http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 Ken Florian Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:58:33 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3833 Here is the complete code....seems like it might have gotten truncated by the blog software? Here it is, embedded in quotes. Remove quotes in step #2 to use. 1. Create a sub topic in "dates" called "end of next week" 2. Paste this into the Topic Notes "iif(weekday(date) Here is the complete code….seems like it might have gotten truncated by the blog software? Here it is, embedded in quotes. Remove quotes in step #2 to use.

1. Create a sub topic in "dates" called "end of next week"
2. Paste this into the Topic Notes

"iif(weekday(date)

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3672 ActivityOwner Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:13:30 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3672 re: "jump to topic" functionality Opps -- this is embarassing. It turns out this "feature" wasn't actually working. I hadn't made much use of it myself but, as Ken pointed out, it seemed to work fine (if you used it only once). Having tested it out a bit now, it looks like it will take some further programming to get it working with v6 topic links as intended. The good news is that I was able to get it working under version 7. You need to use "topic" links created by pasting in the result of the new v7 "copy as hyperlink" command. This type of link reliably gets MindManager to the destination topic. Revised code for MindReaderOpen.mmbas is now at : http://wiki.activityowner.com/index.php?title=Mindreaderopen-dev.mmbas and at the download links for the main site. re: "jump to topic" functionality

Opps — this is embarassing. It turns out this "feature" wasn't actually working. I hadn't made much use of it myself but, as Ken pointed out, it seemed to work fine (if you used it only once). Having tested it out a bit now, it looks like it will take some further programming to get it working with v6 topic links as intended.

The good news is that I was able to get it working under version 7. You need to use "topic" links created by pasting in the result of the new v7 "copy as hyperlink" command. This type of link reliably gets MindManager to the destination topic.

Revised code for MindReaderOpen.mmbas is now at :
http://wiki.activityowner.com/index.php?title=Mindreaderopen-dev.mmbas

and at the download links for the main site.

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 ActivityOwner Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:01:26 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3635 Did you have additional code that got cut off from the last comment? I'll check on the bug you are describing with topic links. Did you have additional code that got cut off from the last comment? I'll check on the bug you are describing with topic links.

]]> By: Ken Florian http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3626 Ken Florian Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:26:05 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3626 Simple addition to the 'dates' functionality of the Config file is to create a topic such as "end of next week" with this as the topic text iif(weekday(date) Simple addition to the 'dates' functionality of the Config file is to create a topic such as "end of next week" with this as the topic text

iif(weekday(date)

]]> By: Ken Florian http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3625 Ken Florian Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:25:01 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3625 I'm having trouble with the "jump to topic" functionality...it only works once...ie immediately after setting a topic hyperlink in the config file, then creating a new topic in gyroq and doing a "send". Multiple topics in the queue or ubsequent attempts to create additonal topics generate the message "The label is not valid. Please verify the format of the label." I'm having trouble with the "jump to topic" functionality…it only works once…ie immediately after setting a topic hyperlink in the config file, then creating a new topic in gyroq and doing a "send". Multiple topics in the queue or ubsequent attempts to create additonal topics generate the message "The label is not valid. Please verify the format of the label."

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 ActivityOwner Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:11:01 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3569 Yes -- You just need to overwrite the MindReaderOpen.mmbas and MindReaderNLP.mmbas files with the new versions. Nothing else has changed and s, q,c, and o work as before. s, q, and o can now jump to particular topics instead of in-trays. The script I currently use (rfd-dev.txt) is listed on this new wiki page: http://wiki.activityowner.com/index.php?title=Put_it_in_front_of_the_door It currently skips the send-changes and rss portions and focuses on GyroQ queue, dashboard regeneration, and next-action email. Yes — You just need to overwrite the MindReaderOpen.mmbas and MindReaderNLP.mmbas files with the new versions. Nothing else has changed and s, q,c, and o work as before. s, q, and o can now jump to particular topics instead of in-trays.

The script I currently use (rfd-dev.txt) is listed on this new wiki page:

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

It currently skips the send-changes and rss portions and focuses on GyroQ queue, dashboard regeneration, and next-action email.

]]> By: Jim http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3566 Jim Thu, 31 May 2007 23:11:23 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3566 OK - I've got the new Mind Manager 7 Pro (and love the new look and ribbon - everything seems faster as well) and I downloaded and installed the latest ResultsManager beta. To update MindManager all I have to do is overwrite MindreaderNLP and MindReaderOpen with the latest? It seems I should wait on using the "Put it all at the front door" script until later? Just use the "Send Queue" button from GyroQ? And all my old tags on gyro q - q, c, o - those all work the same? Thanks again for everything OK – I've got the new Mind Manager 7 Pro (and love the new look and ribbon – everything seems faster as well) and I downloaded and installed the latest ResultsManager beta.

To update MindManager all I have to do is overwrite MindreaderNLP and MindReaderOpen with the latest?

It seems I should wait on using the "Put it all at the front door" script until later? Just use the "Send Queue" button from GyroQ? And all my old tags on gyro q – q, c, o – those all work the same?

Thanks again for everything

]]> By: Ken Florian http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 Ken Florian Thu, 31 May 2007 18:10:50 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3550 I am using MindReader constantly and still settling into a rythm with it. Eventually I hope to be able to make some contributions to ongoing development. I am using MindReader constantly and still settling into a rythm with it. Eventually I hope to be able to make some contributions to ongoing development.

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3514 ActivityOwner Thu, 31 May 2007 03:50:16 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3514 I'm not sure when the official release will occur, but the beta is available now. More info on the new features is available here: http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/30/resultsmanager-7-preview/ I'm not sure when the official release will occur, but the beta is available now. More info on the new features is available here:

http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/30/resultsmanager-7-preview/

]]> By: Jim http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3506 Jim Thu, 31 May 2007 00:31:59 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3506 Do we know how soon the latest version of ResultsManager will be available? Do we know how soon the latest version of ResultsManager will be available?

]]> By: BillS http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 BillS Wed, 30 May 2007 15:24:52 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3477 FYI: A key to the new ribbon format in Office 2007 is the ability to maneuver the ribbon using the ALT key with some letter combination. In my test of beta MM7 about a month ago this was missing. I hope they have included this in the final FYI:

A key to the new ribbon format in Office 2007 is the ability to maneuver the ribbon using the ALT key with some letter combination. In my test of beta MM7 about a month ago this was missing. I hope they have included this in the final

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3458 ActivityOwner Wed, 30 May 2007 00:45:18 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3458 Thanks Ken -- I enjoy the program quite a bit as well. Its good to know it is finding some use out there. Thanks Ken — I enjoy the program quite a bit as well. Its good to know it is finding some use out there.

]]> By: Ken Florian http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/comment-page-1/#comment-3444 Ken Florian Tue, 29 May 2007 13:09:47 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2007/05/26/mindreader-7/#comment-3444 Thank you. This is a fine piece of work and has made ResultsManager even more valuable to me. This is as close as I can get to old Lotus Notes Agenda capability on Windows platform. Ken Thank you.

This is a fine piece of work and has made ResultsManager even more valuable to me. This is as close as I can get to old Lotus Notes Agenda capability on Windows platform.

Ken

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