Re: I'm in for $50 now and could go to $100.00

Jeff wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Jun 2012, swac2002 wrote:

> # I will NEVER use "the cloud" for my data. 

Yes.

> # My gut feeling is that twenty bucks is near the ceiling--well $19.99 of 
> # course. 

My gut agrees to yours ;-)

About features:

>	- a simple/fast outliner?

Obviously it would be nice if simple jobs are easy to do, 
but I think you should design for the power user from the start.

>	- with dates, dependancies, other fun stuff to make it optionally 
> more a project tracker?
>	- and simple lists, for shiopping lists, etc?

I use Shadow as a "Keeps all my Life's information in" program.
Both professional and private info.
But I dont have needs for a complex project tracker, so IMHO
2 or 3 features would eanble people like me to use it both as
todo and as shopping list:

- Notes can have a checkmark
- Notes can be active or inactive via location
- Probably a "due date" although I normally dont use it

I would not go overboard (dependancies) unless it is very easy 
to do and fits into your concept.

Speaking about dates, a "date created" for each node is a must IMHO;
The user does not need to spend any time to create this info, 
so it makes him more efficient.

>	- .. but then we're turning ionto a database, 

Database as oposed to what? Simple XML text file?

> with user definable forms, 

IMHO a nice feature that should be designed in from the 
beginning but does not need to be part of V 1.0.
I am speaking of say a view without the checkmarks and one with them.

> so you can make fancy shopping lists and have summations of costs, 

Sounds overkill to me.

> filters by target store, etc..  

Tags and filters are important

>	- integration with what?
>		- Apple calendar so line items can show up in calendar?
>		- sync/push to google cal, yahoo cal, etc?
>		- evernote, mind manager, basecamp, ...
>	- sync to online codejedi site, so no data loss if device lost?
>	- set up your own server, sync to that, so no codejedi dependancy?

IMO not in V 1 and maybe not even in V 2.
Like I wrote in my previous mail, you should synch with a PC version.
That is both a backup and on the PC you have large screenspece, 
a mouse and keyboard.

Have different views for phones and tablets is important as 
available screen space should influence the layout in a major way.
With stuff like the padfone starting to ship, you should actually 
allow dynamic switching of views.

More features:	
- Links from node to other node in the plan, 
 to other node in different plan, to outside
- Different data (text audio video pictures etc)
- Excellent search
- Import (use your current data) and export (so one is not "forced
in")
- Unicode

Features I advise against:
- Allowing more than one parent (actually one Android "outliner"
allows this

>		jeff

Bye bye,
Wolfram.