[chandler-users] Tasks with Start/End <--> Chandler Starred Events

[Fulvio Corno]

Hi all,

just to clarify, does this sentence
> When importing Tasks with Start/End dates from Lightening, Chandler 
> will display the item in both the Triage Table View and the Calendar. 
> So, no choice is necessary in that direction. 
mean that, when importing from an external application, either a task 
with start/end date and an event will be imported in the same way 
(calendar-stamped note)? And no star will be stamped?

If so, I think important semantic information is being lost! When using 
other applications, an Event is usually short-living and hard-scheduled 
(1-2 hours in which you must be in a place), and a Task is something 
that happens in background, with a start date and a due date, across a 
time span of several days.
I think that importing some 15-day-long tasks as calendar-stamped items 
would create lots of unnecessary lozenges in the calendar view, making 
it unusable.

So, we're back to square one: does the introduction of the Star prevents 
a proper handling of Tasks in Chandler? As long as you tell me "use the 
star, and if you wish, you may think of it as a task" I'm with you. But 
if the Star cannot be assigned a "task" meaning when 
importing/exporting, then I feel it as a regression w.r.t. 0.7.4.

I apologize in advance if I misunderstood your statement.

Coming back to your question, I think the answer must guarantee safe 
round-trip export-import cycles. My suggestion would be: when importing 
task, "star" them; when exporting "stars", create tasks.

Regards,
Fulvio

Mimi Yin wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm afraid the discussion is veering back towards the issue of the 
> Task versus the Star, which is a different, albeit related and 
> important issue.
>
> To reframe the question: If you create a Starred - Event on the 
> Calendar. Would you prefer that it showed up on your Calendar in 
> Lightening or as a Task with a Start and End date?
>
> When importing Tasks with Start/End dates from Lightening, Chandler 
> will display the item in both the Triage Table View and the Calendar. 
> So, no choice is necessary in that direction.
>
> Mimi
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