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#101
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Must have an API, or at least export as csv AND json buttons. I use the pomodoro technique, it 100% necessary for me to be able to connect my task list with the pomodoro app I use: https://pomotodo.com

Hiya, yes! We agree. (And I am also an avid pomodoro fan :D). We'll be releasing the API when we release our iOS app next month. We're working on exports too, they're on the way :)

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#102

If you add a timer on the tasks, I'll consider moving. I need the native platform to provide a start/stop timer on tasks.

Thanks so much for the suggestion, I totally agree. Massive pomodoro fan here. Timers are definitely on the roadmap, but we have a lot of great features coming up, so no guarantee when they'll be available.

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#103
post #91
post #40

Very good video and on-boarding! Looks ten time more useful then anything I've seen so far. The user interface isn't unitive, like I tried pushing the plus sign where I should have pushed enter. It needs tutorials!

With some more testing I found out it only has 1/5 of the functionality in the video. The overall experience is bad, like waiting several seconds after clicking somewhere and lagging animations.

Hi there, sorry to hear there have been problems with the UX so far. It may have been to do with the database scaling issue we faced earlier. Everything shown in the video is or will be available available soon (mind maps/analytics). If you send your registration email address (and HN username) to info@zenkit.com our programmers will take a look at your case.

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#104
post #26

use.fontawesome.com blocks loading of your website if it's not reachable. Can you move it from to the end of ? And TOS and privacy policy should not require a login ;)

Hiya, thank you so much for pointing that out. Both of those issues were fixed last night. Sorry for the late response!

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#105
post #99

Really cool. I'm a big Trello user, but it has some shortcomings so I'm always interested in new offerings. Have imported one of my organisations and will work with a bit to see how this works out. The first thing that jumps out at me is the lack of Markdown support in the descriptions. Also, why is there no select field / list option for custom fields?

Cool! We found some limits in Trello too, which was part of the reason we started developing Zenkit. We're working on markdown support, as well as a couple of other fields ;) What do you mean exactly by select field/list option? Do you mean select all items in a list in kanban?

Not exactly. It would be nice to define a select/dropdown list and some options. Then users can select one of those options for the card item.

That said I've used a labels custom field for my use case but I still think a dropdown list would have some merit.

By the way vertical/horizontal grouping in the Kanban options are superb. Really great idea.

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#106

Also for f's sake, don't send me unsolicited "Getting Started" eMails! I don't understand why all those webapps think that this is a good idea. I don't want to read it, I have to find the unsubscribe button, have to click it, have to click ok and the website and have to confirm in a second eMail that I really want to unsubscribe. What kind of shitty UX is that? Would you like me to just click on Spam and tell GMail t…

Hi there, sorry about that. Double opt-in is required by law here. The welcome email is a short term solution that we built because our in app onboarding wasn't yet ready. As I mentioned before, HN and Product Hunt took us by surprise yesterday. We're working on a smoother UX for the sign process now :)

This is not double opt-in, it's double opt-out. I didn't opt-in the first place, you just sent me eMails.

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#107
post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool! We found some limits in Trello too, which was part of the reason we started developing Zenkit. We're working on markdown support, as well as a couple of other fields ;) What do you mean exactly by select field/list option? Do you mean select all items in a list in kanban?

Not exactly. It would be nice to define a select/dropdown list and some options. Then users can select one of those options for the card item. That said I've used a labels custom field for my use case but I still think a dropdown list would have some merit. By the way vertical/horizontal grouping in the Kanban options are superb. Really great idea.

Looks like when you open an item and try to move to another collection from the "Actions" drop down it doesn't work. Works on individual items from the collection view though.

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#108
post #91
post #40

Very good video and on-boarding! Looks ten time more useful then anything I've seen so far. The user interface isn't unitive, like I tried pushing the plus sign where I should have pushed enter. It needs tutorials!

With some more testing I found out it only has 1/5 of the functionality in the video. The overall experience is bad, like waiting several seconds after clicking somewhere and lagging animations.

Hi there, sorry to hear there have been problems with the UX so far. It may have been to do with the database scaling issue we faced earlier. Everything shown in the video is or will be available available soon (mind maps/analytics). If you send your registration email address (and HN username) to info@zenkit.com our programmers will take a look at your case.

Re: Show HN: Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar

#109
post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool! We found some limits in Trello too, which was part of the reason we started developing Zenkit. We're working on markdown support, as well as a couple of other fields ;) What do you mean exactly by select field/list option? Do you mean select all items in a list in kanban?

Not exactly. It would be nice to define a select/dropdown list and some options. Then users can select one of those options for the card item. That said I've used a labels custom field for my use case but I still think a dropdown list would have some merit. By the way vertical/horizontal grouping in the Kanban options are superb. Really great idea.

Ah! Ok, got it, thanks! At the moment we use label fields for this function (in the field properties just choose not to allow users to create new labels, and only allow one to be selected). I’ll definitely forward on your dropdown suggestion though – I see your point. Also, thanks for the bug report. Would you mind sending your email address (& mention your HN username & issue) to info@zenkit.com? One of our developers will take a look at your case :)
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