Have you ever had too many assignments and tasks to keep track of? Whilst a calendar or organizer might be a solution, it sure is cumbersome to lug one around wherever you go.
Say hello to Lazyman's Friend, your very own personal assistant that keeps your tasks in order. Lazyman's Friend takes your preferences into consideration and sorts tasks in order of date, time and priority. It also has a default view which shows you the tasks lined up for the week.
Lazyman's Friend is equipped with a command line which removes the painstaking process of using a trackpad or a mouse to navigate around the application. You can use our application and communicate your preferences using short length command words. Keeping track of tasks and events can’t get any simpler than this.
So, what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!
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Ensure you have Java version
1.8.0_60
or later installed in your Computer.Having any Java 8 version is not enough.
This app will not work with earlier versions of Java 8. -
Download the latest
Lazyman's Friend.jar
from the releases tab. -
Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for the program.
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Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI should appear in a few seconds.
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Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it.
e.g. typinghelp
and pressing Enter will open the help window. -
Some example commands you can try:
show
today
: lists all tasks scheduled for todayadd
buy eggs by 5pm today
: remind yourself to get some eggs by 5pm todaydelete
1
: deletes the first task shown in the to-do listexit
: exits the app
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Refer to the Features section below for details of each command.
Command Format
- Words in
UPPER_CASE
are the parameters.- Items in
SQUARE_BRACKETS
are optional parameters.- The ordering of parameters is flexible.
Adds a task, deadline, event or a floating task to the list.
Format: add TASKNAME [at/from START_TIMEDATE] [by/to END_TIMEDATE] [r/RECURRING_FREQUENCY] [p/PRIORITY]
- For tasks, deadlines and events, either
START_TIMEDATE
orEND_TIMEDATE
must be provided.- If
START_TIMEDATE
exceedsEND_TIMEDATE
, the addition of task will not be successful.- For floating tasks,
START_TIMEDATE
andEND_TIMEDATE
are unspecified.- If
TASKNAME
contains keywords like "add", the user can enter it using the escape character ''.
add Shop \at Topshop at 5pm
TASKNAME
should not contain'
.- Priority must be low/med/high. If priority is not specified, default priority of low is set.
RECURRING_FREQUENCY
can be set asdaily
,weekly
,monthly
oryearly
.- Floating tasks do not have
RECURRING_FREQUENCY
. In the event that this is attempted, the floating task will be added but theRECURRING_FREQUENCY
entered will be ignored, so the task will be added as a non-recurring one.
Examples:
add Buy eggs at 5pm 13/09/2016 r/weekly p/high
add Meeting from 13/09/2016 5pm to 13/09/2016 7pm p/med
add Pay bills by friday 5pm
add Do laundry p/low
Displays tasks and their indexes in the specified category.
Format: show [CATEGORY]
CATEGORY
can be replaced withall
,complete
,done
,incomplete
,overdue
,floating
,p/high
,p/med
,p/low
,today
,tomorrow
, or any specific date.- If
CATEGORY
is not specified and onlyshow
is entered, then the incomplete tasks are shown as the default view.p/high
,p/med
andp/low
stand for tasks with high, medium and low priority respectively.- Other than
show complete
, all other inputs forCATEGORY
will only display incomplete tasks, i.e., the tasks which have not been marked as done.- The user can also enter the keywords
today
,tomorrow
,floating
andoverdue
without specifying theshow
keyword in front to quickly retrieve the corresponding tasks.
Examples:
show incomplete
- Lists all incomplete tasks
show p/high
- Lists all tasks marked as high priority
show tomorrow
- Lists all tasks for tomorrow
show 10/30/2016
- Lists all the tasks scheduled on 30th October, 2016
overdue
- Lists all the tasks that are overdue
Lists tasks whose names match the given input.
Format: find SEARCHSTRING
- The search is case insensitive. e.g
buy
will matchBuy
- Wild cards can be indicated with an asterisk
*
e.g.B* eggs
will matchBuy eggs
- Only the name is searched.
- Tasks containing the
SEARCHSTRING
will be matched e.g.Buy
will matchMust buy eggs
Examples:
find b*y
- Returns both
buy
andbuy eggs
Deletes the specified task.
Format: delete INDEX/TASKNAME
- If
INDEX
is specified, the task at the specified index will be deleted.- If
TASKNAME
is specified, and only one task matchesTASKNAME
, that task will be deleted.- If
TASKNAME
is entered, and there are multiple tasks with matchingTASKNAME
, then they are all displayed along with their indices. The user can then proceed with deletion using theINDEX
of the appropriate task.
Examples:
delete 1
- Deletes task at index 1
delete b*y
- If only 1 task matches the entered text, it is deleted. Otherwise, the tasks matching
b*y*
will be listed for the user to choose from.
Updates information for a task referred by its index.
Format: update INDEX [TASKNAME] [at/from START_TIMEDATE] [to/by END_TIMEDATE] [r/RECURRING_FREQUENCY] [p/PRIORITY]
- Replaces the entered information for the task at the specified index
- If the newly updated
START_TIMEDATE
exceedsEND_TIMEDATE
of the task, the update will not be successful
Examples:
update 1 at 13/09/2016 5pm
Meeting from 13/09/2016 4pm to 13/09/2016 6pm
will be replaced withMeeting at 13/09/2016 5pm
update 1 from 13/09/2016 4pm to 13/09/2016 6pm
Meeting at 13/09/2016 5pm
will be replaced withMeeting from 13/09/2016 4pm to 13/09/2016 6pm
update 1 p/high
- The priority of the task at index 1 is updated to high.
Marks a task as complete.
Format: done INDEX/TASKNAME
- If
INDEX
is specified, the task at the specified index will be marked as complete.- If
TASKNAME
is specified, tasks are sought out in the same way thefind
command does. If only one task matchesTASKNAME
, it will be marked as done. Otherwise, matching tasks and their indices are displayed. The user can then proceed with marking a task as complete using theINDEX
of the appropriate task.
Examples:
done 1
done b*y
Sets the data storage location to the specified file path.
Format: setstorage FILEPATH
Examples:
setstorage C:\Users\User\Google Drive
setstorage main\tasklist.xml
- If the
FILEPATH
does not contain a .xml file at the end, a default .xml file with a default name is appended to the file path.
Undo the latest change made to the task list.
Format: undo
- There is no limit on the number of times undo can be called, up to the first previous change.
Redo the latest change that was reverted using undo.
Format: redo
- Allows redo to up to unlimited consecutive undo operations done.
- Does not work if the undo command was not used just before this command.
Autocompletes the command that has been entered halfway in the command box, upon pressing TAB
or SPACEBAR
.
- If no commands match the current text, nothing will happen
- If 2 or more commands match the current text, nothing will happen
Examples:
- Pressing
TAB
/SPACEBAR
after enteringde
will completedelete
- Pressing
TAB
/SPACEBAR
after enteringu
will do nothing, as bothundo
andupdate
matchu
- Pressing
TAB
/SPACEBAR
after enteringun
will completeundo
Traverse through previously entered commands.
UP
displays the next older command.DOWN
displays the next newer command. The currently entered text will remain available in the command history.
Scroll up or down through the task list.
Scrolls 10 tasks up or down from the currently selected task. If no task in the task list is selected, scrolling automatically brings you to the top of the list.
Displays the help window containing a command summary.
Format: help
The help tooltip will open in a new window. On pressing any key while in the help window, the help window will be closed and the user will be taken back to the command line.
Clears all tasks from the to-do list.
Format: clear
Exits the program.
Format: exit
The task manager data is saved on the hard disk automatically after any command that changes the data.
There is no need to save manually.
Q: How do I transfer my data to another Computer?
A: Install the app in the other computer and overwrite the empty data file it creates with the file that contains the data of your previous SmartScheduler folder.
Command | Format | Example |
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add | add TASKNAME [at/from START_TIMEDATE] [to/by END_TIMEDATE] [r/RECURRING_FREQUENCY] [p/PRIORITY] |
add Buy eggs at 5pm 13/09/2016 r/weekly p/high |
show | show [CATEGORY] |
show 31/01/2017 |
find | find SEARCHSTRING |
find b*y* |
delete | delete INDEX/TASKNAME |
delete Study for midterms |
update | update INDEX [TASKNAME] [at/from START_TIMEDATE] [to/by END_TIMEDATE] [r/RECURRING_FREQUENCY] [p/PRIORITY] |
update 5 at 6pm |
done | done INDEX/TASKNAME |
done 3 |
setstorage | setstorage FILEPATH |
setstorage C:\Users\USER\Google Drive |
undo | undo |
|
redo | redo |
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help | help |
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clear | clear |
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exit | exit |