I, too, like Agenda very much so far.
I am interested in your opinion about foldable outlines (bullet points) where indented points can be folded (hidden) and expanded?
I am asking because there are a lot of good note taking applications that lack a lot of usability because of this missing feature. I wonder whether this feature is requested frequently.
Hi Fabio,
Glad you like the app so much!
I am interested in your opinion about foldable outlines (bullet points) where indented points can be folded (hidden) and expanded?
We indeed have ideas on how to make the lists more powerful, foldable outlines would be one of the features that could fit this category. Note though that we on purposely kept things simple as one of our goals is to make the app feel like a blank sheet of paper instead of giving the feeling it forces you into rigid structured notes. Weāll try to keep this balance as we further develop Agenda.
Another big plus one for this. I am a HUGE outline user (Agenda is the successor to years of Omni Outliner - I like your link to time, good concept).
In just my first day I have found myself really, really missing the ability to collapse structures so I donāt have to look at details that arenāt useful right now.
I suggest allowing for different note body types. Itās good to have the plain text version you have now and I wouldnāt want to give that up. But, I would often choose an outline style body so I can hide the endless blab of an email under a sentence summarizing it. Not having to look at the details that are only useful when actuall working on an issue would be great.
I too would like to offer an option for foldable outlines.. I use Agenda for taking notes and creating to-do lists. While I appreciate the current simple structure, the ability fold outlines would help with seeing the large ideas in a document without the distraction of the details.
More lists options, including the ability to hide or collapse checked items are things weād like to bring in future updates. See The features we are working on right nowā¦
Just jumping in to agree with this thread/topic of having some sort of foldable, expand/collapse functionality for items. Coming from outliner tools, this is one of the features I miss the mostā¦ to be able to hide away details when needed.
Also putting in my vote for expand/collapse lists. I think this is a very useful feature while not adding too much in terms of complexity. This would allow more useful outlining and list making. To be able to hide or roll-up details makes it much easier to see hierarchy of importance.
Agreed foldable outlines would be a big plus point. Regarding the point of keeping things simple, which I also think is a plus point. You donāt have to make the use of foldable outlines mandatory, it could be an option?
It is the one reason I donāt switch from WorkFlowy to Agenda as my primary app. I often write long notes and currently I have scroll through everything in a note to get to where I want to be. I like the way WorkFlowy not only allows you to collapse outlines, it allows you to āfocus inā on any āheadingā.
Also here to vote for foldable outlines to focus on one part of a noteā¦
Just voicing my support for this. Iām also an OmniOutliner user and being able to collapse content within a note to improve readability would be a fabulous addition.
Please make foldable outlines!
a big +
+1 from me too!
Yes, I second that.
+1 from me
+1 for foldable outlines. Itās very useful when trying to navigate/organize large documents
A āsimpleā approach that Iāve found to work well is the one used in Dropbox Paper: every markdown heading becomes foldable, and when you fold, everything between the heading and the next heading of the same or higher level is hidden. Itās at least conceptually simple, even if itās not a ārealā outline.
In a real outline you can do things like this :
In dropbox Paper, the final ātext Cā would be part of the āheading 2ā hidable section. Thereās no way to assign it to heading 1 (unless Iām mistaken). Still, it works well when the goal is to produce and organize text, and not necessarily outlines. Itās also easier to understand.
Emacs Org mode considered of the most powerful organizers. Many people from org community considering keyboard-enabled folding one of its top features.
Another simple yet powerfule inspiration could be workflowy.
Any sufficiently complicated productivity app contains an ad hoc, informally-specified, bug-ridden, slow implementation of half of org-mode.
Do you have any timeline for this feature?