gtg team mailing list archive

[Tom <tomvanbraeckel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

I started using GTG but noticed that about 300 tasks from a distant past appeared in GTG after syncing with RTM.
It turned out these tasks came from archived lists.

Archived lists are lists that are as good as deleted, but are kept
around just in case you need them. This allows you to ressurect a list
and have it back the way it was when you (almost) "deleted" it. They
don't show up in searches unless you add includeArchived:true, and there
is no way to search for *only* the archived tasks (which would allow me
to mark them all as completed, even though that's not correct).

I propose not syncing tasks from archived lists, since they only cause confusion and clutter.
This should also speed up syncing, and in my case even double the speed.

Another solution would be to allow the user to configure whether or not
to sync tasks from archived lists.

** Affects: gtg
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: plugin rtm

** Description changed:

  I started using GTG but noticed that about 300 tasks from a distant past appeared in GTG after syncing with RTM.
- It turned out these tasks came from archived lists. 
+ It turned out these tasks came from archived lists.
  
  Archived lists are lists that are as good as deleted, but are kept
- around just in case you need it. This allows you to ressurect a list and
- have it back the way it was when you (almost) "deleted" it. They don't
- show up in searches unless you add includeArchived:true, and there is no
- way to search for *only* the archived tasks (which would allow me to
- mark them all as completed, even though that's not correct).
+ around just in case you need them. This allows you to ressurect a list
+ and have it back the way it was when you (almost) "deleted" it. They
+ don't show up in searches unless you add includeArchived:true, and there
+ is no way to search for *only* the archived tasks (which would allow me
+ to mark them all as completed, even though that's not correct).
  
  I propose not syncing tasks from archived lists, since they only cause confusion and clutter.
  This should also speed up syncing, and in my case even double the speed.
+ 
+ Another solution would be to allow the user to configure whether or not
+ to sync tasks from archived lists.

** Summary changed:

- Tasks from archived (= semi-deleted) lists are synced
+ RTM plugin: Tasks from archived (= semi-deleted) lists are synced

** Summary changed:

- RTM plugin: Tasks from archived (= semi-deleted) lists are synced
+ RTM plugin: Tasks from archived (= semi-deleted) lists are also synced

-- 
RTM plugin: Tasks from archived (= semi-deleted) lists are also synced
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/520427
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Gtg
contributors, which is subscribed to Getting Things GNOME!.

Status in Getting Things GNOME!: New

Bug description:
I started using GTG but noticed that about 300 tasks from a distant past appeared in GTG after syncing with RTM.
It turned out these tasks came from archived lists.

Archived lists are lists that are as good as deleted, but are kept around just in case you need them. This allows you to ressurect a list and have it back the way it was when you (almost) "deleted" it. They don't show up in searches unless you add includeArchived:true, and there is no way to search for *only* the archived tasks (which would allow me to mark them all as completed, even though that's not correct).

I propose not syncing tasks from archived lists, since they only cause confusion and clutter.
This should also speed up syncing, and in my case even double the speed.

Another solution would be to allow the user to configure whether or not to sync tasks from archived lists.