recently i’ve been sharing tasktop and mylyn tips with users via
twitter. twitter is a great medium for sharing every tip (or every
thought), but in the tasktop spirit of “less is more” i want to share
only the top tips with our blog readers. without further ado, here are
some of the more popular tips from the first three weeks of our
#tasktoptips
series.
tip #1
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how fast can you task?
– as developers work they are often
interrupted. tasktop eases the pain of interruptions by allowing
developers to create and activate a task without touching the mouse.
next time your co-worker utters the sentence “hey, can you help me with
x” say “sure”, hit crtl+alt+n (new quick task), type in “x”, and press
alt+a. your new task is immediately created and activated. you can
begin helping them quickly without polluting your original task’s
context.
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tip #2
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ready, set, activate
– after helping a coworker, or even
returning from lunch, developers want to get back in the flow, fast.
pressing crtl+f9 brings up a list of recently activated tasks, which you
can select to activate. pressing crtl+f9, down arrow, and then return
is among the fastest ways to get back in the flow after being
interrupted. it activates the last active task, focuses your views, and
supports your shift back into coding.
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tip #3
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say it again, with feeling
– as i triage incoming bugs for
tasktop i find myself making the same comments over and over, such as
“please send me your error log, here’s how…” or “download the early
access version, here’s how…”. to speed up my workflow i’ve created
templates for many common phrases. i press crtl+space, start typing
“t_” which lists my templates, and then choose the appropriate one. not
only does this keep me sane, avoiding much repetitive typing, but it
avoids mistakes.
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there you have it, the top three tips from our first two weeks of tips. remember, follow
me
on twitter or watch the hashtag
#tasktoptips
for more tips in the upcoming weeks!
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from
http://tasktop.com/blog/mylyn/top-three-tasktop-and-mylyn-tips
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