Tab through task settings
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Chris
A keyboard shortcut that toggles through each task setting (lablel, estimated time, etc...)
Like Tab for instance – that would allow for more seamless creation of tasks where a user can input the name, timing, and label of a task without using a mouse or having to use different shortcuts.
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Yes please!
Chris
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This feature would be so great on the Mac App. Currently, I press T (or B) to create a new task box, enter a name, and then I press Command-E to enter the estimated time. However, to actually enter the time, I need to press Enter to save it. That saves the task, closes the new task box, and puts the focus on a new empty task box. To set the label of the newly created task, I need to click the task or hover over the task and click Select Label. This is tedious when entering a lot of tasks at once. The workflow is similar if I try setting the label first before the estimated time.
If adding a keyboard shortcut like Tab that toggles through each task setting in the new task box is too much of a lift right now, then might I suggest a different solution that might be easier to implement but still help immensely: Change the new task box behavior so that when entering the estimated time or label in a new task, pressing Enter does not finalize and save the task but just closes the estimated time or label dialog. Then I can press the keyboard shortcuts for the other commands to set them.
Thanks so much for creating a great, useful product!
Chris
No name: Appreciate you taking the time to comment all of this (and for the kind words)!
I resonate a lot with this and actually face the exact same thing with labels + estimated time.
The second solution of "enter not finalizing the save task" is a good solution but I need to re-vamp the creation card a little bit to make it more clear to users they are still in "editing" mode. Just quickly implemented your suggestion (was just a few lines of code) but then realized that its super unclear the user hasn't saved the task.
Will come back to this one with a better solution!
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Chris: Thanks for the response! I appreciate you giving it a try and look forward to a better solution :)