Search result items without project names

TaskPaper
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I would like sometimes to see search results without project names to get a more compact result. Is this possible? I saw old threads about using a script, but that may be beyond me. Thanks

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That is not possible with the current engine behind TaskPaper. There was some talk about maybe the next version offering some more options of how to display the info.

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Thanks for reply

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OK, i am back.

Is there any way of doing this with code or something? Or in a different program?

My goal is to print a very concise list. While the project headings are great for organizing, I don’t need them on my print out of @today items.

Any out of the box thoughts?

Rob.

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I got this script to work. I had seen it before but had done something wrong, but this time I sorted it.

Is it possible to show only the tasks/projects that contain a specific tag? - TaskPaper - Hog Bay Software Support

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It should also be possible, FWIW, to toggle the visibility of parent nodes on and off:

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(() => {
    "use strict";

    const toggledParents = editor => {
        const
            parents = editor.outline.items.filter(
                x => x.hasChildren && !editor.isCollapsed(x)
            );

        return parents.every(x => editor.isDisplayed(x)) ? (
            parents.forEach(
                x => editor.forceHidden(x)
            ),
            "Parents hidden"
        ) : (
            parents.forEach(
                x => editor.forceDisplayed(x, true)
            ),
            "Parents shown"
        );
    };

    return Application("TaskPaper").documents[0].evaluate({
        script: `${toggledParents}`
    });
})();
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Thanks @complexpoint, this is what I would want. To toggle on and off.

This is not working for me though. I have a complex doc, and when I hit the script the first time it does something hard to explain… it is hiding some things but not others, not related to my current search. If i run it a second time, i get to the desired results - my search results with no headings. Run it again and it is like the first run. I wish I could better explain what is happening, but it seems like the hiding works but the restoring headings maybe not?

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I think you would have to give me:

  • an anonymised file in which you can reproduce the issue,
  • and a description of that issue (perhaps before and after screenshots).

The toggling above covers only rather simple cases, and it may be that toggling in the context of a bit more folding or filtering is a bit less feasible.

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Thanks, I appreciate your help (and giving to the community here).

I might be able to do that this weekend.

I am using a tag called @ today. So I hit that and say I have 8 tasks and 8 headings. When I run it the first time, it seems like it makes visible ALL the other headings even if they don’t have a “today” task under them, so 100% of headings are available. Then when i run it again, 100% of headings are supressed (giving me the result I want).

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You could try unindenting the tasks under their headings. You’ll lose some benefits, but you’ll gain having the tasks displayed without the headings.

Hope that helps.