todo.txt

• http://todotxt.org/ (incl. list of apps which support 'todo.txt', all OS)

  • Very simple todo list manager (GTD: getting things done).

  • Notation: https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt

• Thinlinc:

  • GUI: Applications > Office > QTodoTxt

  • CLI: todo.sh

Do the following steps to setup the environment

• open in your TL session a terminal
• cd
• pwd (shows your home dir path: '/home/a/crose')
• mkdir ~/.todo
• cd .todo
• touch config
• vi conifg
• press 'i'
• insert the lines below and adapt as needed

# Your todo/done/report.txt locations
export TODO_DIR=/home/[a|b|c]/[yourlogin]/todo
# or the path where you want store the files
export TODO_FILE="$TODO_DIR/todo.txt"
export DONE_FILE="$TODO_DIR/done.txt"
export REPORT_FILE="$TODO_DIR/report.txt"

• type 'wq'
• type cd

• type 'todo.sh add +MyProject @MyContext'

  • todo.sh 'action' [task_number] [task_description]
  • action: add, list (see todo.sh -h)

Android

• Standalone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.mpcjanssen.simpletask&hl=en

• Nextcloud: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.mpcjanssen.simpletask.nextcloud&hl=en

Synchronize 'todo' list

• Use a cloud storage provider like https://drive.math.uzh.ch, https://drive.switch.ch or https://dropbox.com.

• Create a folder 'todo' on your cloud storage with a file 'todo.txt'

• Start on thinlinc 'Applications > Office > QTodoTxt'. Open your todo.txt file on your cloud storage:

• On Android install 'simpletask nextcloud' (or dropbox) > choose the synchronized todo.txt file.