New GyroQ "k" tag: Set destination map keywords
One of MindReader's handy features is that it allows you to send tasks to specific maps based on a keyword. This allows you to avoid having to deal with a huge "Daily Capture Map" backlog when you want to sort out things related to specific project or area of responsibility.
Previously you needed to add the destination map keywords directly in the MindReader.mmap configuration file. Now all you need to do is install the packed text for the new MindReader "k" tag from the GyroQ tag library into your GyroQ dialog box. Once installed, navigate to a frequently used map, toggle to the k tag, and then enter a keyword to associate with that map.
I have keywords associated with the map centrals associated with each area of responsibility and for frequently used maps. You can associate as many keywords with a map as you like (e.g. "2007 Taxes", "2007Taxes", etc). Be sure to choose keywords that are unique enough that they won't cause false positive matches on unrelated topics.
Note that you can now also organize the links branch of your mindreader.mmap into layers rather than as just one big list. MindReader will search from the bottom up so you can have a keyword like "MindReader bugs" that will fire off before the parent "MindReader" keyword. In order to get this functionality, you need an updated copy of MindReaderOpen.mmbas from the Macro Library.
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ActivityOwner said,
January 27, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
Note that with the latest version you can get a list of your current map destination keywords by typing "listlinks" at the m-tag prompt.
ActivityOwner said,
January 31, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
Note that per Mal's suggestion, the latest version links to the specific topic you have selected. This allows you to send tasks to several sections of a particular map. This version requires v7.
BillS said,
March 4, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
FYI: Make sure -C is not a hotkey in another application. I took 15 minutes debugging why my ATI Catalyst Center kept opening up since I don't use it.
Chuck Brown said,
March 31, 2008 @ 9:57 am
I pulled up a map, went to GyroQ and typed "K " and got the "Create map keyword for mindreader" correctly, typed in "agenda" then clicked send. My mindread map opened up, but something strange happened then. I had a tag "links" already, which had the default "defaultmap", "mapmap", and a couple other tags in it. When MR did it's thing, the old "links" box was now blank, and there is a new tag hanging off of the central one, with just my new "agenda" tag hanging off of it. Also, the link off of "Agenda" looks like a pushpin, where the links off of the old 'links' looked like MM icons. Any idea what's going on?
Chuck Brown said,
March 31, 2008 @ 10:01 am
I should have said this was really an informational complaint, not a big issue. When I rearranged things as they should have been, and added another link, everything worked fine. It's just odd what happened the first time!
ActivityOwner said,
March 31, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Hi Chuck — The "pushpin" link is a "feature". The "k" tag sets a specific destination topic rather than just a destination map (with items going to the in-tray). It does this by utilizing the new "topic hyperlink" feature of v7. I'm finding this very handy with outlinker as it allows you to set a "reference branch" desitnation for information items.
I don't know what would cause the blanking of the "links" branch in mindreader.mmap that you saw. Usually you would want to hit enter or hit "add" to run the "k" tag rather than hitting "send queue", which is meant to dump out your queued up items into maps. Let me know if you see it again.
Chuck Brown said,
April 1, 2008 @ 10:57 am
1. Is there a keyword creation tag that simply puts the activity in the In-tray of a destination map, or are the k keywords the only automatically created ones now? Or, is the behavior such that if you have a topic highlighted it does a pushpin, and if you don't it points to the map itself?
2. Maybe this is a known behavior…
I opened up a map.
Entered "k" space in gyroq. Got the "k - create map keyword" header
Typed in "managed services"
mindreader map opened up, created "managed services" tag, with a hyperlink that said "Type: unknown file". When I looked at the hyperlink properties, they were the contents of my clipboard.
I went back and entered "k" again, and put in "managed services", and the link was added correctly.
Just to test, I closed the MR map, and did it again without the quotes, and it was added correctly. Not sure what the circumstances are that this happens, but it happened!
3. I've noticed that whenever I use "k", the MR map is left open, so that the next keyword winds up being a pushpin to the last keyword entered. In order to enter several keywords for a map/location, you have to close MR map each time.
4. When step 2 above DID work, the tag "managed services" was created under "links" with a pushpin. When I open up the mindreader map, and click on the pushpin, I get a message that says "The target map does not contain the topic". I haven't deleted any topics from the target map, so I'm not sure how I could be getting this.
Thanks!
ActivityOwner said,
April 1, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Hi Chuck —
1. Yes, the 1st version of "k" I created was set up to just set a general link to the file and send items to an in-tray. It is available on the wiki as the "v6 earlier packed text":
http://wiki.activityowner.com/index.php?title=Mindreader-k-packed&oldid=1772
Some folks wanted the power to have destination keywords go to specific topics so I updated to the current version.
2 I haven't seen that behavior yet, but I know what is happening. MindManager doesn't have any programming hooks to create topic hyperlinks so it has to be done by sending keystrokes to MindManager to put the hyperlink on the clipboard. If for some reason they don't reach mindmanager (or if you don't have a topic selected), then the tag ends up using whatever was on the clipboard on as the topic hyperlink. The gyroq language doesn't allow if/then control logic to check for this type of error. I could rewrite it to use macro code in the 2nd portion but I haven't seen this issue enough to merit it. Its actually one of the more useful examples of pure Gyroactivator code. Note that the v6 version won't have this problem.
3. I debated whether to close the mindreader.mmap after adding the hyperlink. I often want to drag the new hyperlink up into the existing hierarchy so I thought it might make sense to leave it open. Having used it awhile now I tend to agree it would be better to close it. It is easy enough to reopen with "o mapmap" command. I just updated the wiki with a new version of "k". If you want to do the same with the v6 version, just add a "; map:close" to the bottom of the tag.
4. Not sure what is happening here.
Chuck Brown said,
April 2, 2008 @ 9:55 am
I see that the code for k now has a map close at the bottom, so the update you mentioned is apparently there, but the last update date on the wiki was not updated. Didn't know if this only represented major updates, or if it was an oversight…
ActivityOwner said,
April 2, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
Hi Chuck — I tend to forget to edit the main page to update with revisions. For frequently edited tools I've moved to replacing the date with a link to the wiki history instead. You can always check the actual revisions by viewing the code and clicking on the history button.
Travis Carnahan said,
September 10, 2008 @ 9:48 pm
I'm sure this is not the right place to post this, but have you looked at a way to put information from OneNote into GyroQ? I use OneNote for all of my meeting notes and it would be great to have a "Send to GyroQ" OneNote tool….Just wishing
ActivityOwner said,
September 11, 2008 @ 11:04 pm
Hi Travis — I'm not a OneNote user. so I've never considered doing something with it. Perhaps I can download the trial at some point and explore possibilities.
You can't bring over rich text or graphic information, but there may be a few things you can do today with the tool.
If you copy a list of things from onenote into the gyroq "q" tag, it should treat each line as a separate task and split them out.
If you highlight onenote text, and hit control-shift-G, you can get the highlighted text to be the "note" of a new task (remember to toggle to "q" tag after hitting control-shift-g).
Travis Carnahan said,
September 12, 2008 @ 11:14 pm
good info! fyi- if you copy handwriting in onenote it is treated as text automatically. thanks again!