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TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by specialist »

Tangent: I also want a coach & nudge app.

I have chemobrain (and other stuff, TMI). So my mind wanders. I need nudges to get back on track. Like a reverse pomodomo. I used to have a remarkable internal clock (always know time of day, track elapsed time, without looking at watch). Well, no more.

Example 1: An inactivity timer. Like the builtin reminder to standup and stretch. Once or twice a day, I just have to sit down. I'll pop some pain pills then veg until they kick in (30-45 min). I never remember to set a timer, alarm. I want my phone to notice I've been vegging for an hour and remind me to start moving.

Example 2: Time to stop. I'll start doing a mindless task, usually physical. Like weeding or picking up litter. It's super gratifying. But then I'll overdo it. I want my phone to notice I've been stuck on the same task for too long.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by almarklein »

twobitshifter wrote: post #20
skinkestek wrote: post #4

Have we hugged it to death already or is it something else?

I’m just seeing a black screen with “demo” in the top left on mobile safari.

I would expect Safari to work, could you tell me what version of Safari that is?

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by AbacusAvenger »

almarklein wrote: post #17
whitepaint wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's something with your certificate. Getting an alert on Chrome.

Thanks for the heads-up. Weird, it uses Let's Encrypt, and I don't see any problems :/

The CN is "*.transip.nl" instead of "timetagger.app" for some reason.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by mywacaday »

almarklein wrote: post #10
wakatime wrote: post #6

What I really care about is the time it takes to input tasks. The demo app link has a record button with a difficult to use form. Is there a faster way to start/stop the timer?

Hi, I'm the author of TimeTagger. Thanks for your feedback. Right now you can click the record button and since a description is optional, click start right away. Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :)

1. When you go to edit an existing task and just click a suggested tag the edit button does not activate and it does not save unless you enter a space first. 2. Clicking on a tag on the right should work as a filter on the tasks. 3. Export to csv should have the tags in every row

Well done on releasing and going open source, great achievement.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by crazypython »

almarklein wrote: post #10
wakatime wrote: post #6

What I really care about is the time it takes to input tasks. The demo app link has a record button with a difficult to use form. Is there a faster way to start/stop the timer?

Hi, I'm the author of TimeTagger. Thanks for your feedback. Right now you can click the record button and since a description is optional, click start right away. Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :)

> Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :)

Something like ActivityWatch (open-source, non-functioning) or Timing (proprietary, functioning, for Mac): Keeps track of your app usage by app and app title and directory, automatically suggests tasks to make based on app usage.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by almarklein »

mywacaday wrote: post #25
almarklein wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I'm the author of TimeTagger. Thanks for your feedback. Right now you can click the record button and since a description is optional, click start right away. Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :)

1. When you go to edit an existing task and just click a suggested tag the edit button does not activate and it does not save unless you enter a space first. 2. Clicking on a tag on the right should work as a filter on the tasks. 3. Export to csv should have the tags in every row Well done on releasing and going open source, great achievement.

Thanks for the feedback. 1. Is indeed a bug, will fix! 2. It does that, right? 3. Not sure if I follow. ATM the tags are in one cell, delimited by spaces.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by neonmate »

wanttocommentt wrote: post #2

I really like that more and more developers are doing the open-source/paid service option(no idea what's the term for it). I personally think it's great for both developers and their customers/users.

I recently created a site to collect all the web services that are backed by an open source repository [1]. I'm happy to add timetagger to the collection:)

Hope there will be many more applications like this in the future. You can share your ideas in https://wintermute.app/ideas. Imho many services are missing, like a privacy first social network.

[1] https://wintermute.app/repositories

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by almarklein »

crazypython wrote: post #26
almarklein wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi, I'm the author of TimeTagger. Thanks for your feedback. Right now you can click the record button and since a description is optional, click start right away. Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :)

> Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :) Something like ActivityWatch (open-source, non-functioning) or Timing (proprietary, functioning, for Mac): Keeps track of your app usage by app and app title and directory, automatically suggests tasks…

Automated solutions like that seem really nice, but it's not possible for a web app to know much about what you're doing outside of the app itself.
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