Excluding lists from a smart search--web app
meatlessmarathoner says:
Forgive me if this has already been asked. I didn't see any topics here.
I have a smart search set up with most of what's in the "All tasks"--except for a couple of lists. For example, I have a shared list called "grocery list" with each item in my list as a task. I don't want my grocery list showing up in my to-do smart search. Is there a way to exclude a list from a smart search--like the way you can exclude a tag? Maybe something like "NOT list:[insert list name here]"?
The only solution I could think of is to also tag each item with "grocery" and use include "NOT tag:grocery" in my to-do list. But that doesn't do what I want, because smart searches aren't sharable. :(
Any thoughts?
I have a smart search set up with most of what's in the "All tasks"--except for a couple of lists. For example, I have a shared list called "grocery list" with each item in my list as a task. I don't want my grocery list showing up in my to-do smart search. Is there a way to exclude a list from a smart search--like the way you can exclude a tag? Maybe something like "NOT list:[insert list name here]"?
The only solution I could think of is to also tag each item with "grocery" and use include "NOT tag:grocery" in my to-do list. But that doesn't do what I want, because smart searches aren't sharable. :(
Any thoughts?
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi gooeydoug,
You can do this with NOT as you describe, so an example of "all tasks except for these lists" would be something like:
NOT list:"Grocery List" AND NOT list:Personal
You could also search for the following:
NOT (list:"Grocery List" OR list:Personal)
Either of those should work, but let us know if you have any further questions!
You can do this with NOT as you describe, so an example of "all tasks except for these lists" would be something like:
NOT list:"Grocery List" AND NOT list:Personal
You could also search for the following:
NOT (list:"Grocery List" OR list:Personal)
Either of those should work, but let us know if you have any further questions!
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi gooeydoug,
You can do this with NOT as you describe, so an example of "all tasks except for these lists" would be something like:
NOT list:"Grocery List" AND NOT list:Personal
You could also search for the following:
NOT (list:"Grocery List" OR list:Personal)
Either of those should work, but let us know if you have any further questions!
You can do this with NOT as you describe, so an example of "all tasks except for these lists" would be something like:
NOT list:"Grocery List" AND NOT list:Personal
You could also search for the following:
NOT (list:"Grocery List" OR list:Personal)
Either of those should work, but let us know if you have any further questions!
meatlessmarathoner says:
Thanks for the quick reply! That worked. I had a feeling that was it, but there isn't a "NOT" option in the first item on the advanced search settings page (http://www.rememberthemilk.com/help/?ctx=basics.search.advanced) like in the tag: section. I'm not sure why I didn't try it first. Maybe laziness? :)
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
I'm glad that helped. Thanks for the feedback about using the advanced search page too; I've passed that along to the rest of the team.
Let us know if we can help with anything else!
Let us know if we can help with anything else!