Comments on: Use GeekTool to Display TaskPaper Lists on Your Desktop http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/ There are peels everywhere... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Peter http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-414 Peter Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:04:42 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-414 @K Perfect. Thanks for the valuable info. And the 'iCal Events on Desktop' article also looks great. @K Perfect. Thanks for the valuable info. And the ‘iCal Events on Desktop’ article also looks great.

]]> By: K http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-413 K Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:38:09 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-413 @Peter sorry for the lateness of this, but all you need to do use the cat (call file) command foolowed by the location of that todo.txt ex: cat /Volumes/Awesome/Taskpapers/todos.taskpaper where awesome is my directory, taskpapers is the folder and todos.taskpaper is my actually list make sure you have geektool set to shell not file and I do a refresh of like 60 but I like to take it easy on my aging macbook :) Hope that helps if your interested here is a great write up on getting your ical calendars onto your desktop using geektool http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/display-ical-events-to-do-list-on-desktop.html @Peter sorry for the lateness of this, but all you need to do use the cat (call file) command foolowed by the location of that todo.txt

ex: cat /Volumes/Awesome/Taskpapers/todos.taskpaper where awesome is my directory, taskpapers is the folder and todos.taskpaper is my actually list

make sure you have geektool set to shell not file and I do a refresh of like 60 but I like to take it easy on my aging macbook :) Hope that helps

if your interested here is a great write up on getting your ical calendars onto your desktop using geektool http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/display-ical-events-to-do-list-on-desktop.html

]]> By: Peter http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Peter Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:08:53 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-396 @K That's an excellent idea. Unfortunately my Terminal wisdom is shallow at best. If, for instance, you kept you 'todo.txt' on your Desktop, what would the command be? @K That’s an excellent idea. Unfortunately my Terminal wisdom is shallow at best. If, for instance, you kept you ‘todo.txt’ on your Desktop, what would the command be?

]]> By: K http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-395 K Sun, 15 Mar 2009 06:48:07 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-395 just a quick hint to get this to auto update, dont call the file but instead do a shell command cat (file location) and set a refresh rate that way as the taskpaper changes (and saves) the desktop is updated just a quick hint to get this to auto update, dont call the file but instead do a shell command cat (file location) and set a refresh rate that way as the taskpaper changes (and saves) the desktop is updated

]]> By: Nik http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Nik Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:08:11 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-372 I use Things, so I don't know if it's possible to show it on the desktop using Geektool. However, I sync Things with my iCal todo list, and then use the free app Anxiety to display this on my Desktop. I find it prettier than plan text, and it lets me check mark some items. I use Things, so I don’t know if it’s possible to show it on the desktop using Geektool. However, I sync Things with my iCal todo list, and then use the free app Anxiety to display this on my Desktop. I find it prettier than plan text, and it lets me check mark some items.

]]> By: andrew http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-305 andrew Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:22:15 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-305 Thanks. I've been using TaskPaper for a while now but tend to close the window when I'm getting behind on the tasks. This'll certainly help. Thanks. I’ve been using TaskPaper for a while now but tend to close the window when I’m getting behind on the tasks. This’ll certainly help.

]]> By: Peter http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Peter Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:23:31 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-300 I haven't had a chance to really dive into Things, although the demos all look impressive. As I said, I like plain text because of its portability. Keeping the list on my desktop is just a bonus. I haven’t had a chance to really dive into Things, although the demos all look impressive. As I said, I like plain text because of its portability. Keeping the list on my desktop is just a bonus.

]]> By: artifact http://macmembrane.com/use-geektool-to-display-taskpaper-lists-on-your-desktop/comment-page-1/#comment-296 artifact Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:37:27 +0000 http://macmembrane.com/?p=893#comment-296 This is a cool combo of apps! I got to use Things though, I will try GeekTool for diplaying 'top' command. This is a cool combo of apps!
I got to use Things though, I will try GeekTool for diplaying ‘top’ command.

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