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a g capey

• July 14, 2020 11:56

I see over in Slack that this is in Beta.

I have the beta tag set in settings but the option does not appear (web - chrome on Win 10, same on the app in Win 10).

What am I missing?

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  Stefano Rausch

  • July 14, 2020 12:19

  Have you signed in into https://beta.workflowy.com ?

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  a g capey

  • July 14, 2020 17:11

  No, So that behaves differently from just the 'Beta' switch in settings? 

  Have done so so will try it out.

  As have been kind enough to reply, I also see on Slack mention of commands such as (( or [[  . Where or what are they?

  TIA

   

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  a g capey

  • July 14, 2020 17:16

  ok, got the ((  , damn useful.

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  Stefano Rausch

  • July 16, 2020 21:44

  (( is for inline mirroring.

  [[ is for inline linking.

  Back-linking is ( still ) coming.

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  a g capey

  • July 16, 2020 22:18

  Thank you.

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  Juha Krapinoja

  • July 28, 2020 17:44
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  THANK YOU! Mirroring is just AWESOME!
  This is one of the Symantec MORE features, which I have missed most!
  (just as a hint: MORE might also have some other good ideas to... hmm..."borrow" ;-) ).
  MORE info here: http://www.faughnan.com/more/index.html#MOREDoc
  
  Just a few small wishes...
  1.) when a node is mirrored, it should also be indicated in the bullet point of the mirrored "original"
  2.) the currently used diamond symbol (◆) isn't clearly enough distinguishable from the normal bullet (●) perhaps e.g. a circled bullet (⦿) could be used, instead?
  Or something like:
  ● = normal
  ○ = mirrored
  ◉ = Shared
  ◎= Shared and mirrored
  3.) when an attempt is made to delete a mirrored node, a warning should be shown
  or - even better:
  4.) all instances of a mirrored node should be treated equally, including the "original". There would not be an actual "original" location and the mirrored instances would not refer to the url of the original but all instances - including the original - would have an identical virtual reference "behind the scenes", which would stay valid as long as there are at least two mirrored instances. This would enable any of the mirrored nodes (including the "original") to be deleted without the risk of unintentionally leaving "dead ends".
  
  Keep up the good work!

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  TL Peterson

  • August 27, 2020 22:44

  Completed nodes in a mirrored parent node seem to ignore the Show Completed mode (always show). Is that by design? I'm finding it a little confusing and keep toggling the Show Completed switch. I'd prefer mirrored nodes to act like originals...

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  Stefano Rausch

  • August 28, 2020 12:32
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  I cannot confirm the behaviour you are describing. Just tried it out and all nodes ( mirrored and original ) do behave the same and as expected.

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  TL Peterson

  • August 28, 2020 17:07

  Thanks, Stefano. It is all working wonderfully again as I've come to expect with WorkFlowy.

  I ended up doing an uninstall, download, and re-install to get the windows application working correctly. I had some non-beta versions and a beta version installed, if that could make any difference.

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  Joshua S Levin

  • October 12, 2020 17:49

  The mirror function is a tremendous upgrade! Definitely in-line with the whole workflowy approach to effective information management. Bravo! 

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  HarryPotter

  • December 21, 2020 19:04

  2.) the currently used diamond symbol (◆) isn't clearly enough distinguishable from the normal bullet (●) perhaps e.g. a circled bullet (⦿) could be used, instead?
  Or something like:
  ● = normal
  ○ = mirrored
  ◉ = Shared
  ◎= Shared and mirrored

  agree here, perhaps have it so the text is a different color?

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  J S Cowperthwaite

  • February 14, 2021 19:49

  I've just started using mirrored nodes, it's very useful for tracking items I need to work on but still having the in the original set of meeting notes.

  I would really like it if the node icon was more easily distinguishable, as the note above, some kind of circle or halo would work, even just making the diamond bigger or selecting a shape that is more easily differentiated would be helpful.

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