Bug 289734 - support DSL for quick task entry similar to Smart Add from Remember the Milk
Summary: support DSL for quick task entry similar to Smart Add from Remember the Milk
Status: CLOSED MOVED
Alias: None
Product: z_Archived
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: Mylyn (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: PC All
: P4 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Project Inbox CLA
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Keywords: bugday, helpwanted
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Blocks: 289377
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Reported: 2009-09-17 09:33 EDT by Robert Munteanu CLA
Modified: 2009-11-27 23:34 EST (History)
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Description Robert Munteanu CLA 2009-09-17 09:33:11 EDT 
Many times I find myself entering many tasks using Mylyn, but choosing component/target version etc from drop downs is slow for me.

Being an RTM user, I find their  "Smart Add feature":http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/smartadd/ a very inspired one. Briefly, it allows a task to be created in a single line, with custom markers defining for task attributes. For example

Fix horrible bug !1 #Core =5h ^tomorrow

Would create a task titled 'Fix horrible bug' with priority 1, component Core with an estimate of 5 hours scheduled for tomorrow.

I think this could be adopted by Mylyn to allow for tasks to be created faster. It's feasible to either create the task straightaway or open the task editor with pre-filled attributes.
Comment 1 Steffen Pingel CLA 2009-11-05 12:45:10 EST 
That sounds like a great addition! Not sure if I could remember the syntax but I can imagine that this would be useful for fast task creation. I have marked the bug as help wanted for anyone from the community to pick this task up.
Comment 2 Eclipse Webmaster CLA 2022-11-15 11:45:08 EST 
Mylyn has been restructured, and our issue tracking has moved to GitHub [1].

We are closing ~14K Bugzilla issues to give the new team a fresh start. If you feel that this issue is still relevant, please create a new one on GitHub.

[1] https://github.com/orgs/eclipse-mylyn