#521: Quire Feedback
Status: Completed
Tag: Resolved

Would be nice to have '+' button in the top menu bar and a hotkey (e.g. 'T') so I can create a new task easily, when the task list is filtered (in my case, by due date).

Created by Diego Softcontrol Jul 24, 2017, Edited Sep 18, 2019

These buttons don't appear in 'Ctrl' mode

Diego Softcontrol, Jul 26, 2017

Hi Diego, We just added the shortcut ’t’ for adding new tasks. πŸ˜ƒ

Crystal, Aug 17, 2017

Hi Diego, Different people expect different things. Some may want it to be due tomorrow; some may want next week.

Crystal, Aug 18, 2017

I personally don't use it - almost all tasks can be assigned to today and re-planned later if needed

Diego Softcontrol, Jul 27, 2017

Hi Diego, That is because more info (eg. task ID numbers) are displayed in 'Ctrl' mode. And fyi, even when you are in 'Ctrl' mode, you can still press 'Ctrl+Enter' or 'Shift+Enter' to add a task or subtask.

Crystal, Jul 26, 2017

IMHO no-brainer way to create a task is a paramount for task managing software. @crystal, I still insist on a button and hotkey to create a task πŸ˜ƒ

Just imagine - press 'T' to to create a new task at root level, with duedate='today'. For example, it will be helpful during calls, when you don't have much time.

PS: Ctlr+Enter is not the same , because it requires to select a correct parent task first.

Diego Softcontrol, Jul 26, 2017

Does not appear to be working when sorted by due date

Diego Softcontrol, Aug 17, 2017

Ohh such a pleasure, thank you guys! ❀

Diego Softcontrol, Aug 17, 2017

Hi Diego, Got it. Thanks again for the idea. We shall think about it. πŸ˜ƒ

Crystal, Jul 27, 2017

What do users mostly expect then?

Diego Softcontrol, Aug 17, 2017

Hi Diego, I see. Nice idea! Please let us think about it. Btw, what if after you sort by Date and press ’T’ to add a new task, you can type for example <today> or <08/28/2017> in the task name to set the due date (something we already support)? So to give users the option to add their preferred due date. πŸ˜ƒ

Crystal, Jul 27, 2017

Hi Diego, You are welcome! We did consider this but feel that auto-adding a task with Today’s due date might not be what users expect.

Crystal, Aug 17, 2017

Hi Diego, When you sort by for example Date, you can add a task or subtask by pressing β€œAdd+Enter” or "Shift+Enter", or clicking on the corresponding β€œ+” icon. Would it help?

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Crystal, Jul 24, 2017