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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:
GitHub also has inline editing in the item side panel:
Steps
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Update status menu dropdown to new style -
Add assignee dropdown menu -
Add due date dropdown menu -
Simplify task/:id/edit form by removing status/assignee/due-date fields -
Release!
Quick mockup to give a general idea of the direction: