I have a couple of saved searches, primarily to see all the items for a given project (hash-tag) regardless of their context (itās a GTD thing).
It would be really useful to have a toggle that lets me switch between drilling into the item I click on (like it is today); and treating the search results as a document containing all the items retrieved by the search. So I could directly edit and check-off items without having to drill into them.
(this is 3 of 3 GTD related features Iām proposing today)
āTreating it like a documentā sounds like thereās more to it though, like being able to save it to a new document. Just want to make sure I 100% understand what you mean.
I would just like to be able to edit my items directly in the search results, without having to zoom in on them. And then have to do my search again because you thereās no zoom out (the bread crumb takes me back to the containing document - NOT to the search result I came from).
Essentially itās because Iām using Dynalist to implement a GTD system. In my case Iāve used documents as contexts and hash-tags as projects. When I want to see every action (i.e.: item) related to a project I use a global search on that hash-tag.
If want to review everything to do with a project Iām using a search result. But to make updates I have to zoom in on each item and then go back to my search. Itās not as efficient has the direct editing or zoom in/zoom out thatās available in a document.
I would even say, donāt call it āsearchā ā call in āviewā (or something)
If search results are editable, and all the found items and their sub-items are accessible and editable, then by just entering a few search keywords you can have a brand view of many lists and work on them.
examples:
work on all lists due today or tomorrow
work on lists marked @urgent
Work on all lists containing name/expression
ā¦ etc ā¦
If those searches are then bookmarked, you have a super-useful workflow that give much order to a database with many lists.
On the top of the page where we have a breadcrumb when we zoom in, have a āsearch resultsā as the beginning/root of that, such that we are able to go back to the search results. Not sure if this a great idea, but that is what I meant
If āflat searchā and āsearch in all documentsā could present results as the regular search (no ctrl+enter or shift+enter modifier) that would be the best scenario for me. The differences I observe:
I use āNarrow document layoutā. When ctrl+enter or shift+enter are pressed, layout of the page becomes wider. It takes a couple seconds to adapt to the new view.
Cannot click checkboxes without zooming in.
Cannot click and change the dates without zooming in. By the way, sometimes I manage to do it but I do not know when and how. It seems random.
Same request here!I would like to be able check my todo list from a global search since itās the way I have a complete overview of all the checkboxes in my notes.
