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Tasks: Easier editing

Problem: Editing tasks is too slow/difficult. Changing the task status is easy, however editing the assignee and due date takes too many clicks.

Possible solution: Add inline-editing for assignee and due date on task/show.

Prior art

Linear has a nice UX for this:

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GitHub also has inline editing in the item side panel:

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Steps

  1. Update status menu dropdown to new style
  2. Add assignee dropdown menu
  3. Add due date dropdown menu
  4. Simplify task/:id/edit form by removing status/assignee/due-date fields
  5. Release!
T
tyro 1 year ago

Quick mockup to give a general idea of the direction:

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Status
Done
Assignee
T
tyro
Due Not set
Following
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Follow You're not tracking this item.