Rules that act on events (e.g. on adding a task, if the tag is 'work', make the location 'work')
nmvanvliet says:
I love RTM and especially the Android app is terrific.
One thing I could use is rules applied to my tasks. An example rule could be:
On adding task
if 'tag:work'
location:=work
Or to enable tag aliasses,
on adding tag
if 'tag:ps'
tag:=personal
remove tag 'ps'
Another could be
on postponing task
if postponed>2
priority:=priority+1
Possibilities would be endless. It would greatly streamline much of the things I do with RTM. The implementation could start simple with events just happening on adding and editing of a task.
One thing I could use is rules applied to my tasks. An example rule could be:
On adding task
if 'tag:work'
location:=work
Or to enable tag aliasses,
on adding tag
if 'tag:ps'
tag:=personal
remove tag 'ps'
Another could be
on postponing task
if postponed>2
priority:=priority+1
Possibilities would be endless. It would greatly streamline much of the things I do with RTM. The implementation could start simple with events just happening on adding and editing of a task.
sirikan says:
That would be really cool.
Also would be nice if you could have a rule that if a task in a list gets completed it will add a tag to the next task (ie. next action).
That way I could have a project automatically populate its tasks as you do them :).
Also would be nice if you could have a rule that if a task in a list gets completed it will add a tag to the next task (ie. next action).
That way I could have a project automatically populate its tasks as you do them :).
markus.dreyer says:
+1 I just searched for "rules" here in the forum because I think it's an important feature.
Example rules that should apply when I add a task:
* if task name contains 'mom' then tag as 'family'
* if it has tag "staff-meeting" then also tag as 'work'
* if it has tag "vacation" then also tag as 'personal'
etc.
Such rules are very useful and I use them all the time in Gmail. There, most stuff gets filtered and tagged automatically, and it would be great if that were possible in RTM too.
Example rules that should apply when I add a task:
* if task name contains 'mom' then tag as 'family'
* if it has tag "staff-meeting" then also tag as 'work'
* if it has tag "vacation" then also tag as 'personal'
etc.
Such rules are very useful and I use them all the time in Gmail. There, most stuff gets filtered and tagged automatically, and it would be great if that were possible in RTM too.
(closed account) says:
I also like this idea, but I think it would have to include logic that will not constantly repeat. For example:
If the task name contains 'mom' then tag as 'family' but only once, or only when the task name is added or edited.
The reason is that I'd want to be able to remove the 'family' tag if this task is an exception to the rule. And I wouldn't want RTM to keep adding in the 'family' tag back once I've removed it.
I think that would be easy logic: when the task name is added or edited, run the rules that are based on the task name, but then not again until the task name is edited again. So, it wouldn't run the rule again at every other type of edit.
If the task name contains 'mom' then tag as 'family' but only once, or only when the task name is added or edited.
The reason is that I'd want to be able to remove the 'family' tag if this task is an exception to the rule. And I wouldn't want RTM to keep adding in the 'family' tag back once I've removed it.
I think that would be easy logic: when the task name is added or edited, run the rules that are based on the task name, but then not again until the task name is edited again. So, it wouldn't run the rule again at every other type of edit.
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