losing note on repeating task
castiron says:
I've got a task. "Scan Weekly Checklist", that repeats after a week and has a note attached with details about the task. It used to keep the note when it repeated, but lately it seems to lose the note when it creates the new task. I've hand-copied the note back in, so we'll see if it sticks next time...
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi castiron, just to clarify, is this an 'every week' or 'after a week' repeating task?
The 'every' repeating option creates a task series (notes and all other task properties are common across all instances of the task).
The 'after' repeating option works a little differently -- it doesn't create a task series, but rather creates a new independent task each time (copying its properties like priority from the old task, but not duplicating any existing notes). Each 'after' task has its own properties and notes, and isn't tied to other tasks.
Hope this helps!
The 'every' repeating option creates a task series (notes and all other task properties are common across all instances of the task).
The 'after' repeating option works a little differently -- it doesn't create a task series, but rather creates a new independent task each time (copying its properties like priority from the old task, but not duplicating any existing notes). Each 'after' task has its own properties and notes, and isn't tied to other tasks.
Hope this helps!
castiron says:
Thanks, Emily -- it started life as an "every week" task, but I'd changed it to an "after a week" task, so that explains why it's losing the note. I'll go ahead and change it back to "every week"; it's easier to remember to check it off even if it's overdue than to keep pasting the note ;-).