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Show tags on list view

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patrickfoley 02/06/2014 13:45

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I'm really enjoying doit.im, and this feature would just be a bonus ...

Contexts and projects are visible on each task when viewed in a list (in a subtle, light color). Any chance you can make tags visible, too?

The reason this would be useful is that I like to use tags to specify which tasks are for a specific work customer, which may cross multiple projects and contexts. It's then really great to click on a tag to show only work tasks for that customer.

The only problem is that I can't quickly scan tasks to see which ones are work and which aren't - that would be really useful.

I understand that you have to balance many feature requests - thanks for considering :)

Folke post on 02/06/2014 14:11#1

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+ 1

And yet another reason why this would be important is the fact that when they are invisible it is too time-consuming to double-check that everything really is correctly tagged, which means you will not trust your tagging and will tend to avoid using tags at all. I would not dare to use them for anything important as long as they remain invisible.
wendy_only post on 02/09/2014 09:40#2

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@Folke @patrickfoley
Hi,

Thank you for your feedback.

Sorry to tell you that it is not in our developing plan yet. But we will consider it seriously.

Best regards,
Doit.im Team
Folke post on 02/09/2014 11:47#3

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@wendy_only - just curious, what was Doit's intention for what kinds of things Tags could be used for?

1) For something that is useful enough for the user to take the trouble to define and apply tags for, but not useful enough for the user to ever need to see it or even be able to double-check it? That sounds strange. What might that be? If we cannot even double-check that we have applied our tags correctly to the right tasks, we will not dare to rely on tags.

2) For automatic tagging, that the user can trust without double-checking? For, example, I know you automatically apply a GCal tag for tasks that have been imported from a GCal calendar? I agree that in cases of automatic tagging the need to double-check them is eliminated. So, what other automatic tags does Doit apply? Would you be open to suggestions about new automatic tags that could be applied?

One example of new and very useful automatic tagging could be that all tasks within a certain project or goal would automatically carry a tag defined for the project or goal. Then the user would only need to verify "manually" that each goal (project) has the right tag, and could thereafter trust Doit to apply or infer the tags perfectly consistently - without ever forgetting or inadvertently clicking the wrong one (both of which we humans tend to do sometimes).

Another way to look at visible tags is this: What is the harm in showing them? Sure, on phone screens it would be a bit tight, but on desktop versions (web, win, mac) this is no problem. The task line is very long with an enormous amount of fee space. Perhaps a matter of taste? Minimalistic/simple versus rich/complex? This is easy enough to solve. There could be a click button on each screen allowing the user to toggle between "brief" and "detailed" list view. The brief view is then minimalistic and "beautiful" and "simple" like today, but if the user chooses "detailed" he gets more facts straight on the screen, a bit tighter looking, sure, maybe even requiring an extra line on telephones, but very useful for those who want it.