Getting Started

Introduction

This application is designed to help you organize your tasks hierarchically. Each level of tasks is represented by a column. You can create subtasks for each task, recursively. This allows you to create complex task lists.

It’s important to understand that this application doesn’t resemble any other task management application. It’s designed to manage thousands of tasks organized hierarchically by columns. Therefore, there are many features you have in other applications (priorities, dates, etc.) that are not present here. We focus on task hierarchy and speed of use. You can create dozens of tasks in just a few seconds using only the keyboard.

The application therefore requires an adaptation period, but once you understand how it works, you’ll see that it’s very efficient for managing your tasks. However, this application is not for everyone; it’s very effective for people with ADHD or power users who need to manage a large number of tasks.

An important feature of the application is that you can print your tasks individually on a receipt printer.

First Launch

When you first launch the application, you’ll be greeted by a welcome screen. You’ll find two buttons:

  • New File: to create a new task file.
  • Open File: to open an existing task file.

By clicking “New File”, a dialog box will open allowing you to choose a name and location for your new file. Once the file is created, the application will display an empty task column, ready to be filled.

Once the file is open, you can access a menu by clicking the 3 horizontal bars at the top left of the screen. This menu allows you to:

  • New File: create a new task file.
  • Open File: open an existing task file.
  • Close File: close the current task file.
  • Settings: access application settings.

Creating Tasks

Click the “Create a new item” button to create a new task. You can enter the task title in the text field that appears. Once you’ve entered the title, click outside the text field to save the task.

You’ll notice that at the top left next to the file name you’ll see a floppy disk icon along with the date and time of the last save. This means the file has been saved successfully. The file is saved after each modification, so you don’t need to worry about saving manually.

Creating a Second Task

Once a column has at least one task, you can create a second task. Click the ”+” button to the left of an existing task to create a new task. The new task will be created below the selected task.

You can also use the keyboard by pressing the “Enter” key to enter edit mode and pressing “Enter” again to create a new task.

Thanks to this system, you can create tasks quickly and easily, without having to use the mouse.

Completing a Task

To complete a task, click the checkbox located to the left of the task. This will mark the task as completed and display it grayed out.

Selection and Edit Modes

The application operates on two main modes: selection mode and edit mode.

In selection mode, you can click on a task to select it. The selected task will be highlighted.

To enter edit mode, press the Enter key or double-click on a task. You can then modify the task title. Once you’ve finished your modifications, click outside the text field to save the changes. You can also press the “Escape” key to validate the save and exit edit mode.

Children

When you’re editing or have an element selected, you’ll have the possibility to create child tasks in the column to the right. Click the “Create a new item” button to create a new child task.

BETA: During the beta, the number of columns is limited to the size of your screen.

When a task has one or more children, the parent task’s checkbox is not displayed. Instead, you’ll have a radial progress bar that shows you the percentage of completed tasks. When all child tasks are completed, the parent task will be marked as completed.

Note that the percentage calculation is done by level and not on all tasks recursively.

Going Further

All the interactions you’d expect from a list-style application are implemented. You can therefore:

  • Select one or more tasks with the mouse or keyboard.
  • Delete a selection with the keyboard or with a right-click to display the context menu.
  • Copy/Paste/Cut a selection of tasks
  • Move one or more tasks by selecting them with the mouse or keyboard and dragging and dropping them to another column.
  • Undo/Redo actions with the keyboard
  • …

You can refer to the list of Mac & Windows keyboard shortcuts to learn more about possible interactions.