Comments on: Entourage GTD: Action Scripts 4-D /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:15:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Adam Sneller /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-3082 Adam Sneller Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:15:32 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-3082 Wow. Two in a row. Jeff... and Jeff! Calendar events from contacts... That sounds like a good idea. I'll put this on my list for version 5! I've actually had a couple people ask me about copying Category and Project properties from incoming messages. I think I might just write the customization code and then take Steve's suggestion and go open source. By-the-by, for those of you requesting archival solutions, persistence pays. I finally got a chance to sit down last weekend and hammer something out. To be posted... soon. Adam :-) Wow. Two in a row. Jeff… and Jeff!

Calendar events from contacts… That sounds like a good idea. I’ll put this on my list for version 5!

I’ve actually had a couple people ask me about copying Category and Project properties from incoming messages. I think I might just write the customization code and then take Steve’s suggestion and go open source.

By-the-by, for those of you requesting archival solutions, persistence pays. I finally got a chance to sit down last weekend and hammer something out. To be posted… soon.

Adam :-)

]]> By: Jeff Chapman /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-3051 Jeff Chapman Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:13:25 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-3051 Entourage tasks to calendar events! Yeah! YEAH! YEEEEEAAAAAAGHH!!! WOO-HOO! Finally, a reason to quietly put away Outlook for once and for all!!! Excellent work on this, Adam. The Tasks to Events script absolutely hit the spot. This is really going to save me a great deal of time. If you post a PayPal link for donations, let me know. It's worth paying for. Kudos to you for making my day, my week, my year, Adam. For me, not being able to turn tasks into calendar events was a real sore point, since Outlook allowed me to do it with a simple drag-'n'-drop action - presto. Your solution is ingenious. One minor suggestion: could you possibly create a variant of the "Create Event From Selection" script, where the category from the selected event (say, a task) gets automatically transferred to the new calendar event? That would complete my joy, Adam... :D Entourage tasks to calendar events! Yeah! YEAH! YEEEEEAAAAAAGHH!!! WOO-HOO!

Finally, a reason to quietly put away Outlook for once and for all!!!

Excellent work on this, Adam. The Tasks to Events script absolutely hit the spot. This is really going to save me a great deal of time.

If you post a PayPal link for donations, let me know. It’s worth paying for. Kudos to you for making my day, my week, my year, Adam. For me, not being able to turn tasks into calendar events was a real sore point, since Outlook allowed me to do it with a simple drag-’n'-drop action - presto. Your solution is ingenious.

One minor suggestion: could you possibly create a variant of the “Create Event From Selection” script, where the category from the selected event (say, a task) gets automatically transferred to the new calendar event? That would complete my joy, Adam… :D

]]> By: Jeff /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-3041 Jeff Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:56:48 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-3041 Thank you for the scripts. Is there a way to automatically link calendar events to contacts? Thanks! Thank you for the scripts.
Is there a way to automatically link calendar events to contacts?
Thanks!

]]> By: Steve /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2760 Steve Sat, 02 Aug 2008 03:07:49 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2760 I just want to chime in here and put a vote in for the auto-filing feature. I too am looking for a 100% Mac GTD solution, and this comes pretty close. I can see the issues though: you either need a 'one size fits all' approach, or come up with a complicated configuration mechanism. Perhaps the source code is the way to go. It might scare away some folks, but then again someone might pick it up and add a simple/easy config mechanism. I just want to chime in here and put a vote in for the auto-filing feature. I too am looking for a 100% Mac GTD solution, and this comes pretty close.

I can see the issues though: you either need a ‘one size fits all’ approach, or come up with a complicated configuration mechanism.

Perhaps the source code is the way to go. It might scare away some folks, but then again someone might pick it up and add a simple/easy config mechanism.

]]> By: Adam Sneller /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2650 Adam Sneller Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:09:17 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2650 Gretchen - Thanks for the comment. I've received a couple of requests along these lines and am actively pursuing a solution for archiving email (and processing attachments) on Entourage. Stripping attachments from email is a pretty straight-forward process (programming wise). If all you are looking for a a bulk operation to strip and save attachments, I think there might even be a script out there that does this already I would check on http://scriptbuilders.net/. If you have other features in particular (or more details about your requirements), please feel free to post them. The more input I can get from users, the quicker I can come up with something that works for everyone involved. Best, -Adam Gretchen -

Thanks for the comment. I’ve received a couple of requests along these lines and am actively pursuing a solution for archiving email (and processing attachments) on Entourage.

Stripping attachments from email is a pretty straight-forward process (programming wise). If all you are looking for a a bulk operation to strip and save attachments, I think there might even be a script out there that does this already

I would check on http://scriptbuilders.net/.

If you have other features in particular (or more details about your requirements), please feel free to post them. The more input I can get from users, the quicker I can come up with something that works for everyone involved.

Best,
-Adam

]]> By: Gretchen /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2644 Gretchen Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:38:56 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2644 Will this- or any other script strip a file from my email and save it to a folder on my desktop? I'm new to scripts but I'll do anything to clean this mess- my profile is 8 gigs! Will this- or any other script strip a file from my email and save it to a folder on my desktop? I’m new to scripts but I’ll do anything to clean this mess- my profile is 8 gigs!

]]> By: Adam Sneller /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2617 Adam Sneller Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:19:29 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2617 Felix - Thanks for bringing this up. I'll add this to the list of changes for the next update. JMTee - good idea! I'd like to to come up with a solution that can accomidate different users' filing systems, without being cumbersome. I may just have to release the source code... but we'll see if I can't come up with something. Thanks for all the ideas! Best, -Adam Felix - Thanks for bringing this up. I’ll add this to the list of changes for the next update.

JMTee - good idea! I’d like to to come up with a solution that can accomidate different users’ filing systems, without being cumbersome. I may just have to release the source code… but we’ll see if I can’t come up with something.

Thanks for all the ideas!

Best,
-Adam

]]> By: Felix /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2607 Felix Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:22:41 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2607 Hey Adam, Thanks for the script! I was looking for something that would convert a task to a calendar event and yours was awesome. One question: Some of my tasks have start times in the future but when I use your script to convert them to calendar events, the date and time is the current time/date. Is there a way to get it so the dates for the events and tasks agree? In other words, a task that starts on Nov 11th is selected and "Create Event from Selection" is run, the Event would then be on Nov 11th as well. Cheers! Hey Adam,
Thanks for the script! I was looking for something that would convert a task to a calendar event and yours was awesome.
One question: Some of my tasks have start times in the future but when I use your script to convert them to calendar events, the date and time is the current time/date. Is there a way to get it so the dates for the events and tasks agree? In other words, a task that starts on Nov 11th is selected and “Create Event from Selection” is run, the Event would then be on Nov 11th as well.
Cheers!

]]> By: JMTee /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2605 JMTee Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:55:13 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2605 Just chimin' in to say that, where I would also like to see the email get automatically archived after a task or event is created from it, I wouldn't want this action to be based on category. I file everything - that is everything - in one folder called 'Archive'. I trust solely on Categories and Projects keeping the necessary mails organised. What I would actually need is a script which would move selected mails into the Archive folder with a key combo. This kind of a script must exist somewhere already, right? Just chimin’ in to say that, where I would also like to see the email get automatically archived after a task or event is created from it, I wouldn’t want this action to be based on category. I file everything - that is everything - in one folder called ‘Archive’. I trust solely on Categories and Projects keeping the necessary mails organised.

What I would actually need is a script which would move selected mails into the Archive folder with a key combo. This kind of a script must exist somewhere already, right?

]]> By: Adam Sneller /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2580 Adam Sneller Fri, 16 May 2008 07:14:40 +0000 /entourage-gtd-action-scripts-4-d/#comment-2580 Thanks for the comments! I'll take another look at David Allen's GTD plug-in. One of the things I want to be careful of is implementing custom features that are specific to only one way of doing things (e.g., filing email by context). Not that there is anything wrong with this; but some users may have a completely other way of doing this (I'd be interested to hear how others are filing there email as well) But maybe it's possible to implement a feature like this that can still be customized to suit individual user preferences (sort-of like how Mail Act-On works with Apple Mail). I'll do some brainstorming and see if I can't come up with something. In the meantime, if you guys have any other ideas, please keep them coming! Best, -Adam Thanks for the comments! I’ll take another look at David Allen’s GTD plug-in. One of the things I want to be careful of is implementing custom features that are specific to only one way of doing things (e.g., filing email by context).

Not that there is anything wrong with this; but some users may have a completely other way of doing this (I’d be interested to hear how others are filing there email as well)

But maybe it’s possible to implement a feature like this that can still be customized to suit individual user preferences (sort-of like how Mail Act-On works with Apple Mail). I’ll do some brainstorming and see if I can’t come up with something.

In the meantime, if you guys have any other ideas, please keep them coming!

Best,
-Adam

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