Feature: Locale Inquiry

In order to expand Locale from simple task-based automation towards the new opportunities of user-input automation (automation that asks and processes user input) I suggest that the following types of new Locale Actions are implemented as core functionality of Locale:

Action: Inquire User
Locale shows a window on the screen asking for user textual input. Actual Interface should allow for both textual and Voice-to-Text input. Parameters: (1) Query Text (i.e. "How do you feel today, Joe"); (2) Text Input Field (i.e. to enter mood), Text Input Field can be set to accept (a) only letters; (b) only numbers; (c) any characters; (d) no more than X characters; (e) no less than x characters; (f) number less than x; (g) number more than x; (h) date format; (i) time format (j) more types; (3) Property to save entered data.

Action: Poll User
Locale shows window on the screen asking the user to answer a poll. Actual Interface should allow for both textual and Voice-to-Text input (speak number to choose numbered poll answers). Parameters: (1) Query Text (i.e. "How do you feel today, Joe"); (2) Two or more entries with Answer Text ("Good", "Bad", "Can't decide") and answer keyword for each answer; (3) Property to save the chosen answer's keyword.

Any action that allows entering of user-defined entry data could accept property name as part of the entry data. For example, the user could press a button to add any of the previously defined properties within the Locale action.

Example of uses:

IF Time is 21:00 THEN Alert user its time for bed, and Query "How was your day? (Good/Bad/Whatever)" with answer assigned to $$autodiary. User chooses Good. Locale twitters "I feel $$autodiary today."