I’m wondering whether revising tasks can be easily created in the same Aeon file in which I’m laying out scene cards, or whether it’s better (less fiddly) to list these in a separate file.
I’m intrigued with the idea of seeing my list of revision tasks alongside the act and scene cards (idea from a course I took), but this may be shinier in my mind’s eye than easy or practical. (And I may be–am?!–procrastinating.)
I’m using Narrative views (cards and spreadsheet) to list scenes from my draft. (I used the Novel template with Dorothy’s Oz path laid out in cards.)
I tried combining scene cards with tasks in a single file but got flummoxed with bits disappearing from views (thank you for your informative help, tech supporters!).
Does anyone use Aeon to track revision tasks and ideas? Any advice? Or have I got that shiny vision too fixed in my head?
FYI, I draft and gather research in Scrivener, as well as gathering thoughts in Obsidian and worldbuilding materials in DevonThink.
This is a great question, and I don’t think the idea is too shiny.
Before suggesting a setup, could you send us a screenshot or visual example of the layout you are trying to recreate? This could be from the course material, or even a quick sketch showing how you imagine the revision tasks sitting alongside the scene cards.
That would help us better understand what you are aiming for and suggest an Aeon Timeline setup that matches your goal as closely as possible.
If the screenshot contains anything sensitive or something you would prefer not to share publicly on the forum, you are welcome to send it to us directly at support@timeline.app instead.
Thanks so much, Riaan! I’ll send you a note about what I’m generally aiming for. The class content is likely proprietary, and I don’t want to violate those terms.
I initially got off course because of a field setting, so I couldn’t see the entries I’d typed on the Narrative view. Then (aha! ) I saw that Unplaced Scenes use “Ideas” (rather than “Scenes”) as Position and Section types, and I duplicated this. Now, both my scene cards and tasks are both visible in the same window.
The card layout does help me to visualize scenes and revision ideas/tasks, while allowing for flexibility to move around scenes (and tasks as well)–without modifications of one type (Scenes, say) affecting the other (Tasks).
That makes sense regarding the course material, and we appreciate you being careful about what can be shared.
It’s great to hear you found the field setting that was affecting the Narrative view. Your approach of using the existing Ideas setup as a model for the revision tasks sounds like a sensible way to keep both scenes and tasks visible in the same window while still keeping them separate enough that changes to one type don’t interfere with the other.
If you run into any other issues while setting this up, please feel free to contact us again and we’ll be happy to help.
) I saw that Unplaced Scenes use “Ideas” (rather than “Scenes”) as Position and Section types, and I duplicated this. Now, both my scene cards and tasks are both visible in the same window.