[pmwiki-devel] How to make a TODO List?

[The Editor]

On 1/30/07, Dfaure <dfaure at cpan.org> wrote:
> On 1/30/07, Kathryn Andersen <kat_lists at katspace.homelinux.org> wrote:
> > Hi folks!
> >
> > I'm interested to see if I can use PmWiki for a sort of daily TODO list,
> > and neither of the two ToDo recipes do what I want.
> >
> > http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/VerySimpleToDo
> > is too simple
> >
> > http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/ToDo
> > is too... complicated...
> >
> > So I guess I'll have to roll my own, but I have no real idea where to
> > start.
>
>
> <grind>Caution, you'll soon to hit our ZAP-man</grind>


I don't think zap is the answer here as Kathryn wants something
simple!  :)  On the other hand, she might want to look at something I
did awhile back, for ideas at least. Also recognizing, it's easier to
strip functionality out than add it in...

ZAPtasks (at www.fast.st/zaptasks) sets up projects with optional
documents in each, has a built in rolodex, weekly & monthly scheduling
and a calendar (one time and annual).  Task can be assigned to any of
these items (with notes), and are all pulled into a table on the home
page when one logs in (Guest/test).  Fully sortable by simply clicking
table headers. It also pulls in the schedule for that day and calendar
for that month so it's easy to print out and go. And tasks can be
marked completed, viewed when done, and/or reactivated.

Warning though, while it works great, it is quite complex and might be
a bit challenging to customize. Also, it does store individual tasks
in separate tasks group, and as text vars (two of Kathryn's criteria
that this approach fails). But how else do you get tasks that are
dynamic and sortable?  Anything inserted into a page is probably not
going to be that flexible...

Cheers,
Dan

PS. Now that I think about it, this project would be much easier if it
was redone using Hierarchical Groups...  :)