Ideas for an incremental improvement on my previous recurring To Do script have been developing in my mind for quite a while. During the last few weeks they finally crystallized, and with the development now complete, I've decided to release the new script.

If I receive enough positive feedback on this I'll try and put together a screen-cast. But for the moment, here's a simple, yet incomplete guide to its usage.

But first, the script:

   Create daily todos.scpt  (or Create daily todos.scpt.txt for a text version)

Update - see my main Applescript page for updates.

To begin, create a new calendar with the name "Shadow". Then, add a number of recurring events to this calendar. Looking at your week view, you should see something like this:

All Daily To Do's events must be recurring events as only recurring events are converted to To Do's. For now the script ignores start and end dates.

Now, create a calendar called "Personal", all the To Do items will be added to this calendar. Then create another calendar called "Automation". And finally, put the script into action by, creating another all day, daily recurring event with an alarm set to run the script at 6-am.

Enjoy!

Alex