One thing that is terrible for me, is when checkboxes are just… there. In Notion is the same thing. The whole point of checkboxes is to check and then forget about then, or throw away the paper after using it. Since we are in the computer, it doesn’t make it any sense to keep those checkboxes if we already filled then. It’s just space we don’t need. I could just delete the checkbox instead of checking it.
HOW COULD IT BE DONE
I understand nothing of coding, but, it would be nice to implement a timer after doing a task (3h,6h,12h,24h,48h, forever, custom, etc) for checkboxes. Like, two options: delete after (time here) or clean after (time here)
REAL WORLD USE CASES
As someone autistic, I really need to have basic stuff from the day noted, otherwise I will forget. Like, water the plants, brush my teeth, take out the trash, etc. Those are daily stuff, so, the timer would be essential to 24h for taking out the trash, for example. He should go blank after the 24h reset. So I can do again and again. In Notion there isn’t this option, it would be amazing if Anytype had it.
RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVES
Maybe you can make an additional type of checkbox with timer? I am not sure.
I know, the official videos are … ehem … “not so good”.
But maybe you find it useful.
But, reading your FR again, I’m no longer sure what exactly you mean?
Do you speak about Pages (Objects) with one single Checkbox?
Or do you speak about multiple Checkboxes inside of one Page?
My last post was meant for Pages with one Checkbox. I described, how to find such Pages (or in general: Objects) by using a Set with a filter and delete them all together.
But if you speak about multiple Checkboxes in one Page, we have to go another way.
I feel kinda dumb, I wish there were templates, because it’s hard for me to mess with that myself.
I wanted checkboxes that I could check everyday, like this
I’m also neurodivergent and I totally get the need for this. Maybe it doesn’t translate well for neurotypical people, dunno.
On a page that has a list of checkbox items (e.g. a shopping list) the checkboxed items need to disappear after they are checked… And then re-appear when they are needed again after a certain time period. The time period they disappear for needs to be customisable for each checkbox (or at least each list). I agree with the original poster that without this sort of functionality, there’s little point to the checkboxes. It’s difficult to see how they’re currently useful in any circumstance.
Using the shopping list example: when I’m walking around the supermarket I want my items to move to the bottom of the list (preferably faded) as soon as I check them so they stop cluttering the list and I can easily see the unchecked ones altogether at the top of the list. I then need those same items to re-appear in time for my weekly supermarket trip the following week.
This is really important for neurodiverse people because we’re relying on the checkboxes to stand in for the executive functions we don’t have. Any solution needs to be simple (i.e. not requiring more executive functioning), reliably consistent (so we know the list has our back and can stop worrying about it), and reduce visual clutter whenever possible. It also needs to be actionable when we’re in environments with high potential for sensory overload (e.g. a supermarket) which means defining sets is a non-starter.
Milk is on the list… I pick up milk and check the box… Milk, checked, moves somewhere else on the page out of the way… I carry on with my shop and forget all about the Milk checkbox… A week later, I’m back in the supermarket and there’s the ol’ Milk checkbox back again to remind me to pick up milk.
It’s not practical to be defining sets in the middle of Aisle 5, and if I’m honest, it sounds like more hassle than a simple self-segregating list should be. The checkboxes just need to do more than they currently do.
Things 3 does this very well (but doesn’t have many other functions) if you need a working example. Even an integration with Things 3 would be good… I don’t know which is easier to implement.
So, yeah… Pimp the checkboxes please, so those of use with alternative brains can use them in lieu of some frontal lobe. Thanks.
