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[Nimit Shah <nimit.svnit@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi!
   Just a doubt: can't we simply add a tag "waiting"?
Nimit Shah,
B Tech 3rd year,
Computer Engineering Department,
SVNIT Surat
Secretary ACM-NIT Surat
www.dude-says.blogspot.com



On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Lionel Dricot <ploum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've discovered that, very often, a task is not done but I can't do
> anything about it because I'm waiting for someone else to make an
> action. There are multiple example but let's take one:
>
> - Get a medical certificate for sport
> ---> Making an appointment with the doctor.
>
> I call the doctor and he replies that he will call me back another day.
> I can not mark the task as done (I don't have an appointment).
>
> What I would like is to mark this task as "waiting".
>
> A waiting task will not be displayed in the workview. Also, any parent
> will not be displayed. (I don't need to see "get a medical certificate
> if I'm waiting for the doctor to call back).
>
>
> A list of waiting task will be available (probably through the sidebar)
> and, for each waiting task, the waiting time will be displayed. That
> will give you at a glance what waiting task need to be reconsidered. (if
> I see that it has been two weeks since making an appointment is in
> "waiting", I will re-active it.
>
> Additionnally, you could mark a task as "waiting" for a given amount of
> time. This would then have the same effect as "start time" but with
> another kind of UI. In fact, it might even completely replace start
> time, which is not the most intuitive feature of GTG.
>
>
> What do you think ?
>
> Lionel
>
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