A Todo list for a project.

DaveTheCoder

I recently spent hours gathering scattered todo notes that I had made for a project into one place, so that I could review them.

I came up with a much better solution for the future. It may be obvious, but I hadn't thought of it before.

I added a plain Node named "Todo" to the project, with an attached script todo.gd.

The script looks like this:

extends Node

"""
This is a TODO list, not a functional script.

----------
SHORT TERM
----------
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

---------
LONG TERM
---------
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3
"""

The multiline string allows text to be entered easily, and doesn't result in warning messages.
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.1/tutorials/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_basics.html#literals

The list is in one place, can be edited inside or outside of the Godot editor, and it's backed up with the project.

LoipesMas

DaveTheCoder
You don't need to create a gdscript file, it can be just todo.txt, then you wouldn't need to use multiline strings.

Megalomaniak
There are a few out there already! Quick search shows for example https://github.com/HolonProduction/godot_kanban_tasks

Personally, I have a separate text file for notes and todos. I use Neorg for that, but a simple markdown file would do just as well.

Megalomaniak

Kanban for todo and project management. I could definitely see that being a real useful godot plugin.

Tomcat

Megalomaniak Kanban for todo and project management. I could definitely see that being a real useful godot plugin.

It looks useful, but there are problems with it.

DaveTheCoder

Megalomaniak Kanban

That may be a great resource, but this one is built into Godot. 🙂

DaveTheCoder

LoipesMas You don't need to create a gdscript file, it can be just todo.txt

A .gd file that's attached to a node is easier to access. You can click on the scroll icon in the Scene dock, or double-click the file in the FileSystem dock.

LoipesMas

DaveTheCoder
Fair point. I use my editor to navigate files, so I haven't thought about it that way.

Megalomaniak

Tomcat It looks useful, but there are problems with it.

For now. But hopefully that won't last.

axolotl

It would be a great feature if we could add nodes that are just text. Like a README for the project.

LoipesMas

axolotl Nodes have Editor Description property, which can fit that role. That text will also show up in a tooltip, when you hover over the Node in the scene tree.
https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/classes/class_node.html#class-node-property-editor-description

DaveTheCoder

That's sort of what Label's and RichTextLabel's are.

duane

I've got all my todo's in comments scattered around the code with lots of comment line separators around them. If I left it as a todo, it's probably not important enough to worry about until I come across it again, but I could always grep for it.

DaveTheCoder

I do that too. But when it's time to get a project finished and "out the door", it's helpful to have all the todo's in one place, so they can be reviewed and prioritized as "do now" or "maybe do in the future".

MagickPanda

Personally I use markdown format to make a abstract list of Todo or roadmaps, md format is better viewed and maintained than vanilla txt, though you need a tool like vscode that has full markdown support to view/update it.

Toxe

While the idea is good I personally just use a Google Doc because it is automatically shared across all devices and it allows me to be a bit more "fancy", as in using colors, proper lists or adding images.

Samyndza

I used to struggle with that too. Your solution sounds solid, especially if you like coding your own tools. For me, I found a simpler alternative that really works: https://notesonline.com/. I stumbled upon it after realizing that my random sticky notes and scraps of paper were making me crazy. Now, I can easily keep all my to-dos in one place, accessible from any device. It’s not as fancy as a Google Doc with colors and images, but it’s straightforward and super handy for keeping organized.

Aslam23

Thanks for advice!