kerux74 1265311503|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Hey thank you, mobile me and waiting on support for todo's has been driving me nuts for 2 years. I dropped mobile me, went google, and added your app and I am already 10x more productive.
Do me one favor, always have a basic version for people like me. Don't add too many features unless I can opt out. This is perfect for me!
Denis Altudov 1265314888|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Thanks for the kind words :)
Simplicity is core of Google's design, and I have a good reason to believe that most users of Google Tasks appreciate that kind of approach (or else they wouldn't be using Google Tasks). Therefore I plan to keep simplicity as a priority when evolving the app design.
Christopher Echols (guest) 1266265901|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I couldn't have said it better myself. I use Google Tasks daily, and have found other task/list/to-do apps overburdened with UI and "functionality" I do not need or want. GeeTasks is literally an exact copy of my Google Tasks lists that I can take with me and update on-the-fly. And that is precisely what I wanted.
As an app developer myself, I know the challenges of producing a satisfying product that meets the needs of your customers. There will always be critics who want more from your software than it needs to offer. GeeTask serves a specific need, and serves it perfectly.
Thank you for giving me exactly what I was looking for.
Denis Altudov 1266267247|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Thanks for the kind words, Christopher!
I really appreciate this kind of stuff - it keeps me going.
Let me ask you a question - I have just added a mini-calendar to "quick-add-task", do you think it clutters UI in your opinion?
I could leave it out of the basic version and only have it in Pro.
Christopher Echols (guest) 1266270978|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Denis,
I was looking through your post about the beta release and saw the addition of the mini calendar for Quick Add. My first thought was that it was unnecessary, but then I realized that the screen space there was unused anyway, so adding in a mini calendar isn't obstructing any other interface elements. It's also nice to have the ability to quickly set a due date as you add a task.
The only thoughts I have are these:
1) What happens if my task is due later than the dates displayed on the mini calendar? What if I needed to set the date to April 15 when the calendar only goes to February 27?
2) Can the calendar grid better fill the space between the task title and the keypad? Nearly 1/3 of the empty space is unused. Perhaps you could expand the grid height slightly to make the dates easier to select, and if there's still room, add a way to toggle between months in the calendar.
Personally, I rarely set due dates on my task items, but I realize many users do. So I would be comfortable if this was available only in the Pro version.
Hope that helps!
Denis Altudov 1266350342|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
The idea of quick-add-task is that it lets you add most of your tasks quickly inline, but for some tasks you still have to go into detailed mode (the disclosure arrow in the upper right). Hence the mini-calendar spans at least 2 and at most three weeks out into the future.
I tested the grid and I didn't have any mistypes. The buttons look smaller than keyboard keys, however you rarely have to press one after another quickly so it doesn't seem like a problem in practice.
In the fullness of time I may let the user scroll the calendar to the week after the next two by simply flicking it with a finger. It seems complex though so I'll leave it at that for now.
I guess the high-order bit for me if you would or would not find the mini-cal visually distracting and cluttering the interface. It seems that the answer is no so I'll let it be then. I might further deemphasize it later based on individual usage history.
Thanks Christopher.
