Chucky Eggs Nested Tasks

[Guest chucky.egg]

Nested Outlook Tasks

(that's Outlook Tasks, not a "task/app manager")

1. It (pretty much) replaces all the functionality of the built-in Tasks application.
   
2. It adds the ability to nest tasks under one another
   
3. Based entirely on properties of the built-in Tasks - will sync with Exchange/Outlook, and requires no importing of Tasks
   

General Usage:

1. On first use no Tasks will be nested (obviously)
   
2. Tap-and-hold on an item to be nested (the "Child"), choose Cut from the context menu
   
3. Tap-and-hold on an item to become the "Parent", choose Paste Here
   

Version 0.6 Change Log:

1. ADDED: Filter by Priority (eg Include High, Normal and exclude Low)
   
2. ADDED: Collapse Others function - collapse all but the currently selected Node
   
3. ADDED: Moved menus (left = Refresh, right = menu) in line with standards
   
4. FIXED: Changing Priority sometimes altered the displayed Subject (but not the actual Subject)
   
5. FIXED: Checking boxes not always marking Task as complete
   
6. FIXED: Unhandled Error when adding Task if NOT showing Completed Tasks
   
7. FIXED: Child nodes not always re-drawn when pasting Parent
   
8. FIXED: Save button not always working in Task edit screen
   
9. FIXED: Option to "start collapsed" logic was reversed (selected resulted in expanded instead)
   

Please note: Future releases will be done through AppToDate. The CAB file is now hosted on a mini site, so I don't really want to have to upload it here too. I will try to remember to post an update to this thread though.

Please post any issues and feedback in this thread

Nested_Tasks_v0.6.CAB

Edited May 2, 2008 by chucky.egg

[Guest nickcornaglia]

Very cool Chucky. I'm WM phone-less at the moment or I'd give it a try. Let's get some beta testers on this as it's a great idea for an app and something I wished for MANY times. Multiple lists within the built in tasks app! Could make a shopping list task, home repairs task! very cool Got a screenshot?

[Guest mandt]

Count me in Chucky.

My Mobiler is good for screenshots, and more!

[Guest chucky.egg]

Screenshots and very first Beta version uploaded

Please see the first post

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

I love it. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to having the 'Edit (instead of Open) selected Task' feature. :D

[Guest mandt]

Just downloaded, will give it a whirl

Cheers!

I wish I could program

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version (v0.25) and updated screenshots attached to the original post

Changes:

1. Edit screen
   
2. Significantly faster redraw after Paste, New and Delete
   
3. Softkey menu for stylus-free use
   
4. Various bugs fixed
   

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version (v0.26) just uploaded

This version fixes a bug which could result in you accidentally setting the Start, Due and Reminder dates of an edited Task to the current date.

Version 0.26 Change Log:

1. FIXED: Input Panel not hiding after editing
   
2. FIXED: Task date fields showing current (not actual) dates
   
3. FIXED: Treeview not getting focus after editing
   
4. FIXED: Treeview top node not selected after Refresh
   
5. ADDED: Automatically edit New tasks
   
6. ADDED: Prompt to Delete option
   
7. ADDED: Show Importance option (Refresh after changing this value)
   
8. ADDED: Show Due Date option (Refresh after changing this value)
   
9. ADDED: "Complete" menu option changes to "Activate" for currently completed Tasks
   
10. ADDED: "None" button for no Start, Due or Reminder dates ("None" is actually 01/01/4501)
    

Any feedback would be welcome! Edited March 18, 2008 by chucky.egg

[Guest Home NAGER]

It´s a very nice program, but on "exit", i get this error (XDA Neo, german, WM5)

Nested Tasks.exe

NullReferenceException

bei Simple_Nested_Outlook_Tasks_CSharp.frmSNOT.OutlookDisconnect()

bei Simple_Nested_Outlook_Tasks_CSharp.frmSNOT.Quit()

bei System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.onclick()

bei System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc()

bei System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc()

bei System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc()

bei Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop()

bei System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run()

bei Simple_Nested_Outlook_Tasks_CSharp.Program.Main()

There are 18 tasks in my database.

greetings,Nager

[Guest chucky.egg]

Thanks for the feedback, nice to hear it's running on WM5 (I dont have a WM5 device to test on)

I'm working on a couple of minor changes and will post a fix for this error soon.

It's nothing serious, and nothing to worry about (none of your data is at risk). It's just not closing the Outlook connection down properly. Worst case is that it will cause a memory drain if you do it repeatedly between soft resets of your device.

[Guest Home NAGER]

Thank you for your fast answer and your calm (hope it´s the right word).

To avoid the error, i will not tap exit... :D

Perhaps you can add an option in a future version to hide completed tasks or an option to sort completed task in

a "special" child that can be set as hidden.

Many thanks for you work!

Have a nice day, Nager.

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version (v0.27) just uploaded

Minor bug fixes and addition of "Show Completed" option

Version 0.27 Change Log:

1. FIXED: NullReferenceException on Exit in some situations
   
2. FIXED: Not returning to top of Tree after Refresh
   
3. ADDED: Calendar starts on today for Start, Due and Reminder dates if not already set (can still be left blank with "None" buttons)
   
4. ADDED: Show Completed option, requires Refresh (temporarily "orphans" Tasks whose Parent is now not shown)
   

Edited March 20, 2008 by chucky.egg

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version: 0.28

Adds colours for Task priority, Overdue and Completed status. Fixes a couple of minor bugs/annoyances.

Version 0.28 Change Log:

1. FIXED: Saving changes to Task hides Due Date from list (if Show Due Date ticked)
   
2. FIXED: Child Tasks not displayed when pasting their Parent
   
3. FIXED: Check/Uncheck Task not updating the display
   
4. ADDED: Selectable colours for High, Normal, Low importance and Completed and Overdue
   
5. ADDED: Subject text automatically selected when editing New Task
   
6. ADDED: Settings page
   

Will post a CAB'd version later if I get time.

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version: 0.291

Fixes some more minor issues, adds CAb installer and AppToDate support (thanks Paul!)

Version 0.291 Change Log:

1. FIXED: Importance added to display after repeated edits

2. FIXED: Action button opening Tasks whilst in Settings screen

3. ADDED: CAB installer

4. ADDED: AppToDate support

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Congrats on being the first to add AppToDate support :D

P

[Guest chucky.egg]

I think I have a method to improve the initial loading times, but it will require a fairly major re-write of some sections of Nested Tasks.

Before I go down that route can I have some feedback on the loading times, to see whether it's actually an issue to anyone?

At the moment loading times are affected by the number of Tasks, and the depth of nesting.

On my Touch, with about 20 Tasks, it takes about 2 seconds to load (from clicking the icon to having the form loaded and responding)

Can you let me know:

1. What device you are using (name and WM5/6 would be useful)

2. Whether the initial loading time on your device is too slow

3. If "Yes, too slow" - how many Tasks you have in total (including any completed Tasks)

Thanks folks

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version: 0.300

Version 0.300 Change Log:

1. ADDED: View and edit notes attached to Tasks

2. ADDED: Set Priority from menus

3. ADDED: Options to show Due Date and Priority before or after Task subject

I'm thinking of adding some more features (below) but I'd like some feedback, otherwise I feel like I'm talking to myself:

Save settings

Icons (instead of text) for Priority

Speed up loading and refresh times

Search

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Woo! /me apptodates :D

I would like to see SP compatability, but due to checked treeviews not working on SP, could be tricky :(

P

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Chucky.Egg, i'll news-page this in a bit, get a few more people in :D

P

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version: 0.400

Version 0.400 Change Log:

1. ADDED: Save settings

2. ADDED: Sep. settings application

3. ADDED: Small improvement in loading times

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version: 0.500

Sorry folks, there were several major bugs in v0.4 (which are now fixed!)

Version 0.500 Change Log:

1. FIXED: UnhandledException (and other errors) when modifying any Task after any Task had been edited

2. ADDED: Major re-write, another slight speed improvement

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Grabbed this new version last night via apptodate, but noted down some issues....

- When opening a task, date due etc. was showing as in the year 4501, is this due to having no due date set? When I hit the dropdown, it changed to today.

- Although due was set to none, it wasn't greyed like when you set it in the app

- When I set a high priority, the colour changes, but it'd be nice to have a tick in the corresponding menu item too

- If I do a new on one of my existing tasks, I get an 'allownew is false' error and the app crashes out, and the existing task disappears! :D

- If I delete all my tasks then try and create one at the root, same error

Keep up the good work!

P

[Guest chucky.egg]

Paul,

Thanks for the Feedback. As you found out (the hard way, sorry about that) v0.4 had some major issues.

I've just posted v0.5 which fixes that fault (it was one issue, but affecting several areas).

Due Dates - For some reason MS chose 01/01/4501 as the value for "None" when setting Due, Start or Reminder dates. In v0.5 these dates should be greyed out, and the date picker will default to Today when you set them.

Menu Priority tick - Hmmm. I see what you mean, but it may be tricky to implement. The TreeView control only holds text and a Tag (ID), so it would mean passing the Tag back to the Outlook Tasks collection and getting current value.

I'm working on v0.51 now, so will post something soon (I'll do it through AppToDate, not here, in case it's riddled with bugs again).

Keep up the good work!

Man, you're relaxed! I'd be narked if some muppet trashed my Tasks for me!

Thanks for the feedback though

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Haha!

I only use tasks half-heartedly, lucky for you :D

P

[Guest chucky.egg]

New version 0.510

Change log:

1. FIXED: Menu options "Show Completed", "Show Priority", "Show Due Date" not saving to registry
   
2. FIXED: "None" Due Dates shown in Tree view
   
3. ADDED: Current Task priority shown in menu
   
4. ADDED: "About" message box with version number