Your console and graphical UI to manage your todo.txt file(s).
There’s a presentation of pter in motion on asciinema.
Also in this package, the QT5 based graphical user interface, qpter.
pter has a bunch of features that help you managing your todo.txt file:
due:
, h:
, t:
, rec:
, id:
There is also a graphical user interface called qpter, but some features are missing.
To install pter
using pipx
, run this:
pipx install pter
If you wish to use qpter
, the graphical version of pter
, make sure you
pass this option to pipx
:
pipx install pter[qt]
This is the deprecated way to install pter; instead rather use pipx
; see
above.
To install pter you can either clone the repository (see at the end) or, much simpler, use pip to install it:
pip install pter
If you want to use the Qt GUI qpter, you have to install PyQt5::
pip install PyQt5
To launch pter you have to tell it where your todo.txt file is:
pter ~/todo.txt
For the graphical user interface (requires QT), you have to start it like this:
qpter ~/todo.txt
Both will give you a listing of all your tasks order by how soon they will be due and what priority you have given them.
You can navigate the tasks with your cursor keys and edit selected tasks by
pressing e
.
More default shortcuts are:
e
, edit the selected taskn
, create a new taskd
, mark the selected task as done (or toggle back to not done)?
, show all keyboard shortcutsq
, quit the programThere is a complex search available (have a look at the manual for details), but the short version is:
/
to enter your search termsdone:n
to only show incomplete tasks@context
+project
-@context
or not:@context
Return
to return the focus to the task listTo launch the Qt GUI, you may (but don’t have to) provide the location of your todo.txt file::
qpter ~/todo.txt
Just like any other open source project, you’re invited to participate in pter’s development. Any contribution is welcome, from bug reports to pull requests/sending of patches!
You can find the project at codeberg or just email any of the authors with your input.
There is also a general XMPP discussion channel pter
over at spacepanda.se
.