is there some kind of shortcut for this? e.g., when I am on my desktop, what is the quickest way to add an inbox item?
Been using OF for year on IOS, bought a Macbook, and now trying the 2 week free trial on here, seems not so simple, like a whole new software to get used to NEARLY. Still has it’s familiarity though, interested to see how this goes.
in your application settings (cmd-,) on the first screen, there is an field to set a keyboard shortcut for quick entries. Set it to whatever combination of keys you like and than use it to pop up a small window to enter a new entry to the inbox.
As @ralf suggests, the quick entry window is the easiest way to get things in quickly. Just bear in mind the shortcut only works when OmniFocus is running (even if only in the background).
If you have Keyboard Maestro (a macro app), they have a macro ontheir site that will open OmniFocus if you invoke the Quick Entry window when OF2 is not running.