Where

• Search box/Text entry field
• Notes field in Detail view
• Label field in Detail view
• Collection name field
• Event lozenge text field
• List view in-place item entry

Dumb text-parsing

• If focus is not in a particular edit field and the user starts typing, focus goes directly to the Search box/Text entry field
• All text that is entered is assumed to be a Search query unless the user starts with a "/"

Creating new items

Applies to Search box/Text entry field, Notes field in Detail view

• /N-ote
• /M-essage
• /T-ask
• /E-vent

• Item Kinds can be combined: /Message /Task /Event

Labeling

Applies to Search box/Text entry field

Labeling the selected item(s) with Tags

• /[LABEL NAME]
• /Turkeys
• /Humor

Labeling the selection item(s) with Attribute, Attribute value pairs

• /[ATTRIBUTE NAME]: [ATTRIBUTE VALUE]
• /Project: Green

Naming a collection in the Sidebar and Search = Navigation in the Search box

Applies to Search box/Text entry field, Collection name field in Sidebar, Label field in Detail view

• [ATTRIBUTE]: [ATTRIBUTE VALUE]
• Names the collection if you're in a Collection name field in the sidebar
• Labels the item if you're in the Label field in the Detail view
• Labels the item if you're in the Event lozenge text field and List view in-place item entry.
• Searches on that attribute if you're in the Search box
• Navigates to the Collection if you're in the Search box and the Attribute: Attribute value pair happens to exist as a collection in the sidebar. e.g. Project: Clean Garage

Smart text-parsing

Applies to Search box/Text entry field and Notes field in the Detail view, after a "Create new item" command. Also applies to the Event lozenge text field and List view in-place text entry field.

Parsing item description

• with [CONTACT NAME] or w/[CONTACT NAME] --> To: [CONTACT NAME]
• e.g. Lunch with Charlotte

Date/Time parsing (If there is date/time information, Put on calendar)

• Find the stuff Sheila and I put together 1.5 years ago on parsing date/time info: DesignDateTimeWidgetNotes

• on --> Start-date
• @ or at --> Start-time
• Today, Tomorrow, [DAY OF WEEK] (of this week), Next [DAY OF WEEK]
• This week, Next week, This Month, Next Month, This Year, Next Year

• Every --> Recurrence
• e.g. Every Tuesday, Every MWF

In the future

Applies to Search box/Text entry field

• /[CONTACT NAME] to IM
• /Jeannie

-- MimiYin - 01 May 2006