...How to use Getting Things GNOME! to get things done

Task editor syntax

In the task editor, a word beginning with @ is automatically interpreted as a tag. A line which begins with a - creates a subtask.

The quickadd entry

The quickadd entry is the quickest way to create a new task. You can show or hide it in the View menu.

For adding a task you just have to type its title in the entry and press return. The task will be created and selected in the task browser. If a tag is selected in the tag panel, this tag is applied to the task you create.

You can also create a task with attributes like tags, due date or defer date in the quickadd entry. For that the syntax is :

• tags:tag1,tag2,tag3 : This way you can apply as many tags as you wish using comma as separator

• due:date or defer:date : This way you can apply a due date or a defer date. date can be yyyy-mm-dd (for exemple 2009-04-01) or yyyymmdd (20090401) or mmdd (0401, in this case the year is implicitly the current one) or today or tomorrow or a weekday name (due:monday means due next Monday)

Attributes which are added in this way apply but do not appear in the title.

If a word begins with @, it is interpreted as a tag.

Attributes are translated you can use them in your language. English translation still available in all languages.

Keyboard Shortcuts

In the taskbrowser, the arrow keys can be used to move through the task list. In conjunction with holding the ctrl and/or shift keys multiple items can be selected to operate on.

Implementing your preferred organisation system with GtG

GtG aims at being method-agnostic. Still, you may use it in a way that suits you when applying certain methods / systems of organisation.

GTD (Getting Things Done)

There has been a discussion on the implementation of GTD at : https://lists.launchpad.net/gtg-user/msg00141.html

Tips and tricks

For a list of nice things you can do with GTG, visit http://gtg.fritalk.com/post/2010/02/03/GTG-tips-and-tricks2