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Show HN: I made a better interface for Google Tasks and I can't go back

122 pointsby cmikecabout 14 years ago
I recently decided to try out Google Tasks as my only task management system, and while I find some things about the interface great, it really isn't suited for someone like me who has multiple lists with lots of elements on each.<p>So, I whipped this together real fast and I can't imagine using Google Tasks without it anymore.<p>I realized you might want it too, so I put it on the web.<p>Enjoy :)

21 comments

jasonlotitoabout 14 years ago
He uses frames to pull in tasks. That elementary part of HTML that's been in the spec for some time. I was shocked when loading up comments and I saw many people aghast at how he could have access to their tasks, especially when it's obvious to anyone with a basic knowledge of HTML that the site is using frames.
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ebtalleyabout 14 years ago
question, how did you grab the session and display tasks without authenticating through OAuth or whatever method google provides? Granted I'm logged into gmail but I'm somewhat goosed since it seems your third party domain can pull private data from my account without my explicit permission?
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route66about 14 years ago
In chrome I get a redirect-loop warning... (being logged in in gmail at the same time)
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lordlarmabout 14 years ago
This is a great idea. A simple interface for my TODO's. However I do not think iframing Google Tasks is the best idea, why not just create something similar your own?<p>Since you are iframing it I get this bug: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/H7Ytb.png" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/H7Ytb.png</a> I want three list respectivly "Done", "Today" and "Someday". However as I change one, the others change too.<p>I'm running Chrome 11 dev
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ricefieldabout 14 years ago
On one hand, its just a wrapper, so no big deal.<p>On the OTHER hand, this is awesome. Props!
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troelsabout 14 years ago
This is fantastic. Since you're really just framing google code, I take it that there is no way that you can inject code into the frames and enhance them somehow?
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roccoabout 14 years ago
Hi cmikec, is you the author of the site?<p>Google does not seem to provide any API for Gtask(1), which system did you use? scraping? By time seeking a way to integrate Gtask in my app.<p>(1) The famous issue 987 <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gdata-issues/issues/detail?id=987" rel="nofollow">http://code.google.com/p/gdata-issues/issues/detail?id=987</a>
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cmikecabout 14 years ago
Just added a killer feature many people were asking for that I wasn't sure was possible given the iframe approach. In the latest Chrome and Firefox 4 (but apparently not Firefox 3.6), gtasker.com now saves your selections for which lists appear in each cell. Set up your dashboard once, use it forever. :)
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Sym3triabout 14 years ago
To any other potential task hackers, currently there is no API, but google announced they are building one soon.<p><a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/top-tasks-for-google-tasks.html" rel="nofollow">http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/top-tasks-for-google-t...</a>
writeclickabout 14 years ago
This is such a simple, elegant solution. Good job. This really makes my life easier. Thanks!
workolaabout 14 years ago
This is great! Simple, Straight forward and easy to use. A nice compliment to the the desktop utility (HTML5) at <a href="http://workola.com" rel="nofollow">http://workola.com</a>. I'll add this link to my desktop.
wusterabout 14 years ago
I know this is a more reputable community than the typical site, but I would be wary of clicking through these links in non-incognito/private mode... it's amazing how trusting people are.
duckabout 14 years ago
Very cool and an improvement, but I still find Google Tasks too limited. I'll stick with <a href="http://todoist.com" rel="nofollow">http://todoist.com</a>
rman666about 14 years ago
GTasker is awesome! Now, combine GTasker with WorkFlowy (i.e., 3 panes of WorkFlowy) and I will pay money to use it!
robotronabout 14 years ago
It needed a better interface.
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BasDirksabout 14 years ago
I'm releasing something similar soon. This is really helpful :)
wilzyabout 14 years ago
what's different... perhaps more than a URL would be useful?
seltzeredabout 14 years ago
very cool, thanks! I was using wunderlist until I switched to android, I still feel a need to build a native desktop app for some reason, but this works.
skrebbelabout 14 years ago
i'm genuinely wondering how they managed to break something this simple in Opera.
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x0nerabout 14 years ago
I love you.
tkahn6about 14 years ago
I've been doing this with iGoogle for a few years but this is cleaner. Good job.