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What would the possibility of adding tri-state check boxes to the program?
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Depending on what you are trying to do, you can achieve something similar by creating a custom icon attribute. This can be clicked on in the grid to change its value. You can have as many states as you wish.
I am using this functionality to create multi-state flags.
zajchapp
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Very intresting! can you explain a bit more (for dummies like me  )
Thanks!!!
Armando
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OK. I will take a few things for granted though...
You right click on the column heading and select "Add/Edit Custom columns"
You then create a custom attribute and set Data type = "icon", and List type = "Fixed data, single selection". Add in the other info as you want.
You then select the icons to use (bottom right button with smiley face). The trick is to ctrl select all the icons you want to use before pressing enter. If you want to use your own icons, these need to be 16x16, in a Resources/Icons directory.
You then press OK, and you should see a new column. Values can be set by either editing in the edit bar at bottom, or clicking on the grid.
Hope that makes some sense, or at least gives you enough info to start playing...
zajchap
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Hello, would it be possible to enhance the filtering in a list view to show only top N priority levels?
I mean e.g. only top 3 levels, so that if the top is 9 it would filter out 9,8 and 7 and if the top would be 7 it would filter out 7,6 and 5. It might help to simplify the list and focus only on the most important... Thanks.
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maybe I missed something, but how to use the column "recently modified" for "Find task / Filter"?
Pierre
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Salut Pierre
Can't you do a Modified Date (Relative) occurs after (>) -3d e.g.?
You can choose # days yourself.
Grtz
Patrick
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When exporting tasks to csv file, parent task id field is not output for topmost tasks, causing fileds after that are put one filed left as those of tasks which have parents.
Position Title Task ID Parent Task ID Priority Risk Percent Complete Time Estimate Creation Date ...
1 TopTask 98 5 0 0 75 H 2013/6/17 ...
1.1 SubTask 27 98 5 0 0 25 H ...
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Open a TDL - select GANTT - press ESC - the display becomes empty.
Pierre
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Thx, I fixed it in 6.8 but forgot about 6.7. 
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This is the best todolist I've ever used,very simple and efficient.
I do not know if it's a little better to calculate the due date by time est. and start date automatically.
MS project do it like that way, we define some specific tasks(standard process) with a specific period of time spent, combine these tasks into a project and define the dependency, then we put the start date of the first task, the due date of the whole project and sub task will be calculated automatically.
Another suggestion is for the dependency, now it's link to the task ID, we copy a template project(with sub tasks and their dependency),paste to be a new project in the same .tdl file, the sub task's dependency is still link to the template project's sub task. Is it possible to maintain the dependency relationship between the sub tasks, no matter how we copy and paste.
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Thx for you comments.
Member 10107492 wrote: calculate the due date by time est. and start date automatically.
I'll consider this as a feature request.
Member 10107492 wrote: Is it possible to maintain the dependency relationship between the sub tasks, no matter how we copy and paste.
I'll look at getting this fixed for the 6.7 release.
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By far the best ToDoList ever. Thanks Dan!!
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Hi dan,
Please find the last update of French translation here[^].
(I've checked the link, it should be public).
I've also noticed two strange lines:
"Task5" "" "label.1301" => '5' instead of 's' I guess => found also into German file
"S(emaines" "" "menu.32771" => looks like the French word 'Semaines' => found only into French file, so maybe it should be "Weeks" "Semaines" "menu.32771" ?
Best
Varamil
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Varamil wrote: update of French translation
Many thx. I'll add it to the next Beta release.
Varamil wrote: "Task5" "" "label.1301"
This was added in error.
Varamil wrote: "S(emaines" "" "menu.32771"
Also added in error.
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Varamil wrote: "S(emaines" "" "menu.32771" => looks like the French word 'Semaines' =>
Sometimes some already translated strings appear in the "Need_Translation" section. It's a known issue, but not really heavy if you know it.
Pierre
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I have a task with many subtasks. When I completed all the subs, the main task gets dimmed as expected and wanted. I just got another subtask to add to it and when I added it the main task gets bold as expected and wanted. However, when I collapsed the subtasks under the main task, the main task dims again, not expected nor wanted. When I expand the main tasks the subtask is dimmed but not checked as completed. When I click on that subtask name, it gets bold again as expected.
This has not happened before and I just upgraded to TDL 6.7.B2 Beta Release.
As before, thanks for all the effort you guys put into this program. It is by far the best I have ever used.
Jerry
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Hi Jerry
Can you send me a screenshot so that I can see how your tasks are structured pls?
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When I showed TDL to a colleague he was impressed. However, he finally lost interest just because of this issue:
His understanding was that top priority should be '1' instead of '10'.
Creating a custom column has not resolved the problem because the default 'Priority' column is the basis for filter bar functionality.
Best way to solve this issue would be:
a) make the designations (in brackets after the priority number, like: 'med-high') editable
b) let the user decide how many priority levels he prefers (for some, 3 levels is more than enough)
c) let the user decide if the highest priority is assigned by the lowest or highest number
Thank you for considering,
Klaus
PS: I know that this topic has been addressed in the past.
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verithin wrote: His understanding was that top priority should be '1' instead of '10'.
I'm surprised that this could be a Knock out - criterium ..
verithin wrote: a) make the designations (in brackets after the priority number, like: 'med-high') editable
As workaround you can modify the translation file. If you are using English, you can create "MyEnglish" and pseudo-translate the strings.
verithin wrote: c) let the user decide if the highest priority is assigned by the lowest or highest number
IMHO this would create some side effects on filter-definition and so on ...
Have you already tried to
- re-translate prio 1 - 3
- work with "Search" and "Filter" to define filters for the new prios?
Pierre
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Pierre de la Verre wrote: As workaround you can modify the translation file. If you are using English, you
can create "MyEnglish" and pseudo-translate the strings.
That would solve this problem...
Indeed, I admit that I even tried to hack the tdl.exe: I could find the respective strings, like: '5 (med-high)' and I edited/changed them, but it had no effect for some reasons...
So your suggestion seems to be the solution... If I knew how to create a translation file 'MyEnglish'. Is there somewhere an instruction found that would tell me how to do this?
Thanks Pierre,
Klaus
modified 3 days ago.
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verithin wrote: If I knew how to create a translation file 'MyEnglish'.
It's simple.
- Go to folder "Translations", copy "YourLanguage.csv" to "MyEnglish.csv" (or what you want ...).
- If you want you can copy / create a GIF too (with same name as your CSV.
- Edit the CSV (take care of correct saving)=
- Open Todolist, select your language
Pierre
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Pierre de la Verre wrote: It's simple.
Not as simple as it seemed to be...
I wanted to change the bracket descriptions/designations of the Priority numbers only, but wanted to keep the ones of Risc as they are:
I translated the descriptions of combobox.1183 which seem to have effect on all Priority AND Risc Editing and Filter menus.
Also, the following translations were necessary:
combobox.1032 : has effect on Preference - Fonts & Colours - Priority Colours menu
combobox.1191 : has effect on the Risc Filter menus
combobox.136 : has effect on the Risc Editing box
Now it seems to work for me,
Thanks again, Pierre !
BTW, I still don't know the effects of
combobox.1024 and combobox.1025.
Is there a list with all mappings?
PS: The description above works for the TDL-version 6.4.10, I haven't tested it with higher versions.
modified 3 days ago.
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verithin wrote: Now it seems to work for me,
Fine. Thanks for the detailed description here.
verithin wrote: The description above works for the TDL-version 6.4.10
I recommend to think about an update. You see that the progress of the software is significant.
Pierre
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Pierre de la Verre wrote: I'm surprised that this could be a Knock out - criterium ..
Same, but I struggled with this for a while as well. Up to TDL, 'Top priority' was always 'Priority 1'. I've just got used to it, and effectively now only use 4 priority levels (the rest are ignored).
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Hello Dan,
please find below some issues or question about customs date filters.
A/Major issues
Please find below a sample TDL file and my ini file which contains my own customs date filters and a sample tasklist in order to test the issues.
http://depositfiles.com/files/i0hdv3xsl[^]
http://depositfiles.com/files/2152jjul9[^]
my customs date filters are :
* InLate : Display due tasks
* Active : Display "active" tasks (started or with a due date <= today)
* Active+next7d : Display "active" tasks + tasks which starts or finish within the next 7 days
* Active+NotSet : Display "active" tasks + task without start and due date
* NotStarted :Display not started tasks (start and finish after today or without any dates)
* NotSet : Dislpay Tasks without any dates
Globally it is working well, but there are 2 problems :
A.1/when I select my custom filter 'In late' which is supposed to display only task dues, (where the due date is < today), I have the parent task 'T_Not Set' which appears. While it don't match with my filter and should not appears 
The same with 'Active' and 'Active+next7d'...
A.2/ Pb on the custom filter 'Not Started'. It is a complex filter with 'Or'/'And' lines.
A task not started is a task with :
- (a start date > today or a start date not set) AND (a due date > today or a due date not set)
Currently, It displays the tasks not started but also the tasks T_Active.1 and T_active.2, while they are started
I suppose that it is because my custom filter is not well interpreted (complex or/and sequences), but I'm sure that when you delivered it, this filter was working...
Others points :
B/ Question
What is the behavior if on a custom filter I tick the option 'Parent tasks' in the 'Including' combobox?
In my case, I just want to check the dates of the task leaves, So I have only ticked 'filtered-out tasks', but I'm not very sure about the right way to use it...
For your information, for the issues A.1 and A.2 I have tested with both options without any difference.
C/ Minor problem
I have created 5 custom filters, while only 4 appears in the 'Show combobox'
TDL used : 6.7 B2
Thank you for your return.
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Hi Laurent
Could you also send me some screenshots, highlighted to show the issues?
It always makes things much easier for me to understand.
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Of course.
I have noticed a problem with the ini file, so I repost the files and the problem description below (so don't take into account the initial post, this one replace it):
TDL file : http://depositfiles.com/files/90tagsear[^]
ini file : http://depositfiles.com/files/7opcj3d6r[^]
A/Major issues
my customs date filters are :
* InLate : Display due tasks
* Active : Display "active" tasks (started or with a due date <= today)
* Active+next7d : Display "active" tasks + tasks which starts or finish within the next 7 days
* Active+NotSet : Display "active" tasks + task without start and due date
* NotStarted :Display not started tasks (start and finish after today or without any dates)
* NotSet : Dislpay Tasks without any dates
Globally it is working well, but there are 2 problems :
A.1/when I select my custom filter 'In late' which is supposed to display only task dues, (where the due date is < today), I have the parent task 'T_Not Set' which appears. While it don't match with my filter and should not appears
<img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img694/4605/h9su.th.jpg" border="0"/>
The same with 'Active' filter...
<img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img407/7299/1r8.th.jpg" border="0"/>
And the same with 'Active+next7d' filter...
<img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img708/9194/btqu.th.jpg" border="0"/>
A.2/ Pb on the custom filter 'Not Started'. It is a complex filter with 'Or'/'And' lines.
A task not started is a task with :
- (a start date > today or a start date not set) AND (a due date > today or a due date not set)
Currently, It displays the tasks not started but also the tasks T_Active.1 and T_active.2, while they are started
<img src="http://imageshack.us/a/img850/1250/dmj9.th.jpg" border="0"/>
I suppose that it is because my custom filter is not well interpreted (complex or/and sequences), but I'm sure that when you delivered it, this filter was working...
Others points :
B/ Question
What is the behavior if on a custom filter I tick the option 'Parent tasks' in the 'Including' combobox?
In my case, I just want to check the dates of the task leaves, So I have only ticked 'filtered-out tasks', but I'm not very sure about the right way to use it...
For your information, for the issues A.1 and A.2 I have tested with both options without any difference.
TDL used : 6.7 B2
Thank you for your return.
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Many thx.
laurentbosc wrote: (a start date > today or a start date not set) AND (a due date > today or a due date not set)
The reason that this is not working is that, in the absence of actual parentheses, TDL is interpreting this according to standard precedence rules which state that AND takes precedence over OR.
This means that your expression actually is being interpreted (correctly) as:
(start date > today) OR ((start date not set) AND (due date > today)) OR (due date not set)
The only way to express your intent without parentheses would probably be this:
((start date not set) AND (due date not set)) OR ((start date not set) AND (due date > today)) OR
((start date > today) AND (due date not set)) OR ((start date > today) AND (due date > today))
And I accept that this is twice as many rules as you _want_ to write, but unfortunately it's the system we're stuck with for the moment. 
I will however still look into the rest of your comments to ensure that it is working correctly.
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laurentbosc wrote: I have the parent task 'T_Not Set' which appears. While it don't match with my filter and should not appears
There was a bug! Thx.
laurentbosc wrote: What is the behavior if on a custom filter I tick the option 'Parent tasks' in the 'Including' combobox?
This has no effect on the filter, just on the 'Find'. Likewise for 'filtered-out tasks'.
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Dan, on version 6.7 B2,
when I fill in a value on 'Allocated to' field' on a PARENT task, then I filter on , the PARENT task appears, while it should not. (And Option 'Show all subtasks is not ticked')
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Is this issue part of your next post? ie. Can I ignore this one?
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No, it is another issue about filtering on the 'Allocated to' field
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Hello Dan,
I try to use the Gantt, and it is very very nice !
I have just noticed some things :
* When you use the mouse wheel the display of the gantt change (zomm or unzoomm) ,which is very great. However, the combobox is not changed in accordance. It is minor.
* The width of the first column 'Task' is a little bit short...
* Is it planned to display the % Complete in the bar as a progress bar, in order to see the progression ?
* It would be great to have a milestone management (just the display in gantt).
Indeed some tasks are just milestone or target date (task with just a due date, or just a start date, or sart date = due date).
So if we set the bar as a milestone , the bar would be a losange shape instead of a rectangle shape (like in ms-project)
thank you 
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laurentbosc wrote: However, the combobox is not changed in accordance
I shall get it fixed. 6.7.B3.
laurentbosc wrote: The width of the first column 'Task' is a little bit short...
Indeed. I could dynamically calculate it but then it might be too big, so I'll increase it bit. 6.7.B3.
laurentbosc wrote: Is it planned to display the % Complete in the bar as a progress bar, in order to see the progression ?
I think this will have to go into 6.8.
laurentbosc wrote: Indeed some tasks are just milestone or target date (task with just a due date, or just a start date, or sart date = due date).
I'll have a look at this for 6.8.
Thx for your comments.
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Thnak you for your answers.
Other point, just to share a good point I have noticed too !
Test 1:
1- Tree view : Filter by category (for example): Several task and sub tasks are displayed
2- Go to Gantt view: The task list is with the tree
--> OK
Test 2:
(0- Unfilter the category)
1- Tree view : Filter by category: Several task and sub tasks are displayed
2- Go to List view (with option 'hide parent tasks'): Only task leaves are displayed
3- Go to Gantt view: The task list displayed is the same as the list view, only the leaves !
--> Good point ! Depending on the tab you coming from, the task list of the gantt is displayed differently. So I can see the gantt with or without the task tree structure !
In order to go back to a tree view display, in the gantt tab, I need to go back to the tree view AND unfilter or change the filter before, but it is logical in my opinion.
Thank you !
modified 5 days ago.
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You are right.
I was actually wanting the option to choose to see only children in the Gantt!!! That is fantastic.
Not sure if Dan will see it as a bug though, and 'fix it'... 
laurentbosc wrote: In order to go back to a tree view display, in the gantt tab, I need to go back to the tree view AND unfilter or change the filter before, but it is logical in my opinion
My findings differ slightly. If I have a filter on in Listview, then go to Gantt view, I see only the tasks as in Listview. If I then remove the filter in Ganttview, the original tree structure comes back.
Similarly, if I apply a filter in Gantt view, the Gantt reverts to the tree structure.
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zajchapp wrote: Not sure if Dan will see it as a bug though, and 'fix it'...
Unfortunately (for you) I do see this as a bug and will be fixing it, so enjoy it while you can.
ps. I see no reason why the Gantt view can't have a 'list' mode, but it'll not be for 6.7.
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.dan.g. wrote: Unfortunately (for you) I do see this as a bug and will be fixing it, so enjoy it while you can
I figured... Some things are just too good to be true 
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I thought as much...
but the need is real : Ability to see the gantt in tree view or list view (without parent tasks) ...
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Do any other apps, that you know of, provide this feature?
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Not directed at me, but anyway...
As far as I am aware, Gantt charts are mainly used for Project Management. TDL is not just Project Management software, and is used in many other ways.
Some PM software allows you to filter, sort, and group. However, in the first two, they typically (in my limited experience) show the parents. Sorting also doesn't affect the parents (children only).
I think having the functionality to not show parents and allow sorting (i.e. show what List view shows) would strongly complement Listview. I could more easily visualise work scheduling for (say) the tasks planned for the next month. The parents are unnecessary information in this activity, and significantly expands the list vertically.
Having said that, it isn't so bad for me now when doing this activity, as I don't put dates into the parent tasks, and can set the Gantt to not calculate them. So visually it is OK, but there is no sorting and more scrolling is required.
As I understand it, the ability to not show parents and to be able to freely sort the child tasks would be unique to TDL vs Gantt charting software. I have no idea if other task management software has this (I'd be surprised.
Therefore, a point of difference? And reflective of the broader uses TDL enables?
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as usually, I fully share your thoughts.
Indeed, I ha ve never seen such a functionality in another tool. I agree that according what we want to see, It would be better if parent tasks are hidden.
modified 3 days ago.
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By far the best ToDoList ever. Thanks Dan!!
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Hi,
Does anyone know how to keep the rich text formating of comments when transforming TDL in XSL ?
I am currently trying to get html links and bullet points to appear in html produced by liste.xsl
Thanks for any useful hint
Pierre
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Have a look in my stylesheet Z-Detailed.xsl
Use the HTMLCOMMENTS attribute.
zajcahpp
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thanks for your reply, but in my 6.6.7 install of TDL I cannot find a Z_Detailed.xsl stylesheet.
Are your referring to Z_DetailedReport.xsl ?
Except that this one does not generate any comments at all.
VBR
Pierre
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