Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Global Settings/Preferences

Posted on May 8, 2007 by LJ

Bonsai Preferences

Global Settings

There are a few items that need to be set in the Global Settings area to make this work.

  • Show Simple when Status Filter: checked
  • Reapply filter while editing

Outline Prefs

I have the following outline preferences set to make processing work:

  • Show completion status: checked
  • Show Priority: checked (more about why later)
  • Color completed items: checked, color a light brown. This is for a visual aid on things that are completed.
  • Calculate Parent Values: all unchecked
  • Insert New Items As: Type: To Do; Priority: Parent’s; Category: unfiled; Keywords: Parent’s
  • Colors by category: I have everything set to black except Someday: fuschia; @Area of Focus: purple; Project: blue.
  • Icons: I have set up icons matching my To Do icons wherever possible (I use Agendus, which permits this). In addition, I also have set up Someday as a question mark, Need NA as an exclamation point, and Project as a yellow flag.

Related posts:

  1. Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Outline Overview
  2. Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Categories
  3. Review: Agendus
  4. Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Keywords
  5. Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Introduction and Assumptions

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