creating contexts in settings in the app

[sylveryfae]

Hi ! I just discovered Mindwtr, and it seems to finally be the kind of app that fits my needs for organising all I have to do, so thank you dev !
Right now I'm trying to organise everything, and I don't seem to be able to create contexts and areas in the "Manage" setting in the app, despite what it says in the documentation, only through creating and categorising tasks themselves. And so while it's doable, it's far from the most comfortable. I joined a screenshot of what it looks like for me just in case, where we can see the only things I'm able to do is to modify and delete already created ones.

Am I missing something ? Has it already been brought up and is in process of being added ?

[dongdongbh]

You're not missing anything — two different things are going on here.

Areas: the Add button in Settings → Manage is newer than the release you're running. The docs describe it already, and it reaches the app with the next release. Until then the quickest way is the Area picker itself: open the Area field on a task or project, choose + Area, and you can create one with a name and color right there.

Contexts and tags are created by typing them, on purpose: put @errands or #deep on any task (quick add or the editor's Contexts field) and it exists from then on, available for filtering everywhere. The Manage screen only renames, merges, or deletes ones already in use — a context that isn't on any task wouldn't show up anywhere, which is why there's no create button for those.

Welcome, and glad it fits your workflow!

[giannissc]

Would it be possible to make them centralized? I would much prefer that workflow where I add them once (and inline) and then I get better autocomplete and avoid misstying. I don't mind having orphan tags and contexts as I will have new tasks in the future that will use them. @dongdongbh

[dongdongbh]

Add a fix 318edcb.

You can now add contexts and tags in Settings → Manage or while saving a task, and unused names stay available in autocomplete on desktop and mobile. Please try this in the next release with all syncing devices updated; older versions can omit the saved list when uploading sync data.