Can't create new action when in Flagged view

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#1

When in flagged view I can’t create a new action. In Omnifocus 1 I was able to do so. Is this a feature, a bug or am I doing something wrong? I did try responding another post where it says use appcleaner to completely delete Omnifocus and then reinstall. Did that but it didn’t work.

#2

I’m sorry for the trouble! It should be possible to create new actions in the Flagged perspective in OmniFocus 2. Can I ask what steps you’re taking to try to create a new action? For example:

  • Are you pressing the Return key or using the “New Action” toolbar item (or another method)?
  • What do you have selected in the main outline when you try to make a new action? A context? Another action?
  • Do you have anything selected in the sidebar?

The more detail (and screenshots!) you can provide, the better we can help.

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#3

+1

Same problem here.
Seems to have been a problem since June.

Hitting “Command + N” or clicking [+] NEW ACTION button while in Flagged pane with nothing selected.
Omni Focus 2.0.3 (v87.15 r219260) on a Mac Pro tower 2010.

Not sure if it matters, but I’m drinking a double espresso and eating a bowl of Meuslix :D

Any Ideas??

Thanks, Rick

#4

#5

Hmm, this is certainly an interesting topic! I get the same behavior you’re seeing – with nothing selected, pressing Return or clicking the New Action button just beeps. However, I’m curious about what you think OmniFocus should do in this situation.

If you have a context or another task selected in the content area, OmniFocus is able to figure out where you want your new action to be: it’ll put the action generally after the thing you selected. Likewise, if you have a selection in the sidebar, OmniFocus can add a new context there on pressing Return. However, with nothing selected, OmniFocus has a hard time figuring out where you want your newly added thing to go.

What would you expect to happen when you hit New Action with nothing selected?

#6

I would expect it to create a new item with no context, project or due date…BUT be “Flagged”.
It does this in the iOS! So why not here?
Mind you, even if I have SOMETHING selected in the Flagged view as you say above, nothing STILL happens.

#7

Seems like a reasonable approach. I’ve filed your comments in our development database – thanks for the feedback!