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Taskwarrior is a time and task management tool (terminal)

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Re: Taskwarrior is a time and task management tool (terminal)

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Post by mikle »

urlwolf wrote: post #4

The calendar in the screenshot is misleading; the power of this tool comes from: (1) being always available (who doesn't have a terminal open?) and (2) having a powerful command language. It's the only todo tool that I actually use. It removes the friction of having to have a web-based one open, find the window/tab, click on the appropriate textbox, etc. The devs listen to comments, and think carefully new features.…

> (who doesn't have a terminal open?)

Really?

1. Every non programmer / IT guy in the world. 2. Some of the programmers (me included) who do not work with Linux environments or who abstracted the terminals using some other tool.

Re: Taskwarrior is a time and task management tool (terminal)

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Post by mlacitation »

david_shaw wrote: post #7

I've used Taskwarrior (`task`) since last summer to manage my to-do list. I'm a big fan of simple, console-based tools, so Taskwarrior was right up my alley. Best of all, since I have Taskwarrior on my Linode, I can SSH in to view, add or complete tasks from any computer or even my phone! If you're looking to finally start doing your to-do list, Taskwarrior can be a great aid.

I use Task on my Linode too. I have the output of "task list" cronned to a text file under a virtual host. The file uses auth-based htaccess rules, and I have the unique user/pass saved in the URL bookmarked on my machine.

I usually have a terminal window open, but it's nice to be able to click the bookmark bar and have it right there. I also have a widget that pulls in text files, so I can see my tasks at a glance by moving the cursor to the top-left of my screen.

Taskwarrior is great. Like david_shaw said, if you're looking to finally start doing your to-do list, use Taskwarrior.

Re: Taskwarrior is a time and task management tool (terminal)

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Post by m3koval »

wheaties wrote: post #14

I had no idea what that thing was from reading the overview page. Reading some of the comments here I've got a better idea. Someone should let them know.

I had exactly the same reaction to the overview. Their introduction has a surprisingly of business-speak for a FOSS project: "Taskwarrior is an ambitious project bringing sophisticated capabilities to a simple and elegant productivity tool." It's a command-line todo list.

Despite the confusing overview, it looks highly polished and to be under active development. I wonder how well the device syncing works.

Re: Taskwarrior is a time and task management tool (terminal)

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Post by BasDirks »

gcb wrote: post #3

seems good. but one of the best features of a console app is to simply copy/paste some sample session... they only have one screenshot of the calendar... i installed it in ubuntu and am still fiddling with the website looking for how to add tasks. Also, as guy who sent some humble patches so that remind, pscal, can work with exchange file formats and pscal can download holidays from google calendar, I'm questioning i…

You want to add a task?

  task add "this is the task description"

Re: Taskwarrior is a time and task management tool (terminal)

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Post by minhajuddin »

mikle wrote: post #11
urlwolf wrote: post #4

The calendar in the screenshot is misleading; the power of this tool comes from: (1) being always available (who doesn't have a terminal open?) and (2) having a powerful command language. It's the only todo tool that I actually use. It removes the friction of having to have a web-based one open, find the window/tab, click on the appropriate textbox, etc. The devs listen to comments, and think carefully new features.…

> (who doesn't have a terminal open?) Really? 1. Every non programmer / IT guy in the world. 2. Some of the programmers (me included) who do not work with Linux environments or who abstracted the terminals using some other tool.

Well this tool is clearly not for you guys :) Actually guys who like the terminal try to abstract everything to use the terminal (taskwarrior is a perfect example of this). Of course all this is subjective and based on personal taste.
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