VCOF0078

OmniFocus: Sort Selected Item

Command performs a basic alphabetical sort of the tasks of the selected project or task group.

Scope and Syntax

Language: English (United States 🇺🇸 · Great Britain 🇬🇧 · Australia 🇦🇺 · Canada 🇨🇦) • Scope: OmniFocus

Command phrase variations (words in [brackets] are optional):

• “Sort Selected Item”

Requirements

• Application: OmniFocus 4
• System: macOS 12, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, visionOS 1.0

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Installing Voice Control commands on iOS · iPadOS · visionOS While Apple’s mobile operating systems currently do not support the Open URL action used in the voice commands files provided on this website, you can still create and use customized Omni Automation voice commands for iPhones and iPads! To create your voice commands, we’ll use specialized Shorcuts workflows that you can “tap-to-install” from the various example pages. Simply follow these steps or view the illustrated instructions here: First, install an Omni Automation shortcut from one of the provided links. (below) Next, in the mobile Settings app, tap Accessibility ▸ Voice Control ▸ Customize Commands ▸ Custom ▸ Create New Command… and in the forthcoming New Command interface select the installed shortcut as the value for the “Action” parameter. Enter one of the command phrases from the example’s documentation page (above) for the value of the “Phrase” property, and… Finally, set the value of the “Application” parameter to either “Any” for global access or choose the Omni app to target from the provided list of installed applications. You can then activate Voice Control and use your voice command to trigger the shortcut to run the Omni Automation script! Installing Siri commands on iOS · iPadOS · visionOS To use this voice command with Siri, simply install the provided Shortcuts workflow. To trigger the command, summon Siri and say: “Hey Siri, [Name of installed Shortcuts workflow]” NOTE: After installation of the shortcut, you can rename it to whatever phrase fits your needs.

Downloads

• ⇩ COMMANDS-FILE OmniFocus 4.0 (macOS)
• ⇩ SHORTCUT-LINK (“Sort Selected Item”) (iOS · iPadOS · visionOS)

Sort Selected Item
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(async () => {
	try {
		function createUtterance(textToSpeak){
			langCode = Speech.Voice.currentLanguageCode
			voiceObj = Speech.Voice.withLanguage(langCode)
			utterance = new Speech.Utterance(textToSpeak)
			utterance.voice = voiceObj
			utterance.rate = Speech.Utterance.defaultSpeechRate
			return utterance
		}
		synthesizer = new Speech.Synthesizer()

		sel = document.windows[0].selection
		selCount = sel.tasks.length + sel.projects.length 

		if(selCount === 1){
			if (sel.tasks.length === 1){
				var selectedItem = sel.tasks[0]
				var objType = "task"
				if(selectedItem.flattenedTasks.length === 0){
					throw {
						name: "Selection Issue",
						message: "The selected task has no sub-tasks."
					}
				}
				if(selectedItem.sequential){
					throw {
						name: "Selection Issue",
						message: "Stopping script, since sorting would reorder the designated sequence of the selected task group."
					}
				}
			} else {
				var selectedItem = sel.projects[0]
				var objType = "project"
				if(selectedItem.flattenedTasks.length === 0){
					throw {
						name: "Selection Issue",
						message: "The selected project has no tasks."
					}
				}
				if(selectedItem.sequential){
					throw {
						name: "Selection Issue",
						message: "Stopping script, since sorting would reorder the designated sequence of the selected project."
					}
				}
			}
		} else {
			if(app.platformName === "macOS"){Audio.playAlert()}
			throw {
				name: "Selection Issue",
				message: "Please select a single project or task group."
			}
		}
		
		var tasks = selectedItem.tasks
		if (tasks.length > 1){
			tasks.sort((a, b) => {
			  var x = a.name.toLowerCase();
			  var y = b.name.toLowerCase();
			  if (x < y) {return -1;}
			  if (x > y) {return 1;}
			  return 0;
			})
			moveTasks(tasks, selectedItem)
		}
	
		utterance = createUtterance("Done!")
		synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)
	}
	catch(err){
		utterance = createUtterance(err.message)
		synthesizer.speakUtterance(utterance)
		//new Alert(err.name, err.message).show()
	}
})();