I can't find fine-grained view options (i.e. only show flagged tasks <15min in Project_A)

The problem discussed here is the main reason why I am now back with OF1. Having to poke in the eye of Sauron is a pain!

Not having the view bar anymore is a step back, because I can’t see what my settings are at a glance. With OF2, I am never quite sure what I am looking at. This adds a level of uneasiness and distraction. I am always forced to double check in the eye of Sauron.

This problem is made worse yet because predefined perspectives can be changed unintentionally. So, part of my brain needs to track all the changes I am making to the view options while I am using OF2—otherwise I loose my perspectives. This seems very unGTD to me. I came to OF looking for a “trusted system”. With OF2, I need to recheck each perspective when I open it: “Is this still showing me what I am expecting it to?”

This is what I need and what I had with OF1:

  • I need to be absolutely sure that my carefully crafted perspectives are reliably saved and synced across all devices. Perspectives need to remain unchanged until I consciously decide to change them.
  • Perspectives need to include all kinds of window view options as they do in OF1. Some perspectives need to be minimal (no toolbar, no sidebar, no inspector), others need to show as much information as possible.
  • Independently, I always need the ability to quickly make ad hoc adjustments to the view/filter settings.
  • Having the option to see all applied view settings at a glance is a must (within a perspective or on the fly) —only this way can I use the system with 100% confidence. Shift-cmd-v was one of the best features in OF1!

After more than a decade of auto-upgrading any Omni application I own, I regret having to add the following:
As I understand it, perspectives is going to be one of the 2 or 3 key features in the Pro version of OF2. However, as far as I can tell right now, perspectives are going to be far more limited than in OF1.

@kcase : Perspectives are very important for pro users. You understand this and that’s why you will put them in the Pro version. That’s great! But, please be mindful not to reduce the functionality and charge more for this feature at the same time. And please, don’t think that these features can wait—because, that would mean that pro users can wait. And, I think you do want to go on sale with both versions at the same time, no?

So, for now, I am back to OF1.
Hope this was clear and helpful.

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