Selections and Actions
steadicat says:
Actions like tagging or setting a due date only take effect on the first selected tag. They should affect all selected tasks.
In Gmail, all actions are performed on all selected items, except those actions which only make sense for one item (select/deselect, open). The latter actions are performed on the active item (arrow in Gmail, yellowish background in RTM).
It doesn't make sense to force keyboard users to select an item in order to perform an action on it, unless the action can be performed on multiple items.
In Gmail, all actions are performed on all selected items, except those actions which only make sense for one item (select/deselect, open). The latter actions are performed on the active item (arrow in Gmail, yellowish background in RTM).
It doesn't make sense to force keyboard users to select an item in order to perform an action on it, unless the action can be performed on multiple items.
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
If you select multiple tasks and select an action from 'More Actions' (or use the keyboard shortcuts), that action will be performed on all selected tasks (much like Gmail).
If you're editing the task details on the right, they will only be edited for the current task (Gmail has no equivalent to this).
We're working on allowing editing of multiple tasks in the future.
If you're editing the task details on the right, they will only be edited for the current task (Gmail has no equivalent to this).
We're working on allowing editing of multiple tasks in the future.
steadicat says:
Then the problem is in your definition of "current task".
The current task should be the one I last clicked on (if I'm using the mouse) or the highlighted one (if I'm using the keyboard). Defining the current task as "the last one that was selected that has not been deselected" really makes little sense.
This problem also bites you when you mouse over the tasks. As you move your mouse, you see the details of the task that is currently under your cursor, but if you mouse out of the task list, you see the detail of a task apparently picked out at random from the ones that are currently selected.
Other related problems:
1. Clicking on a task to edit it selects/deselects it. This means that if the task was previously selected, you can't edit it, unless you click twice to first deselect it and then select it again. This also means that after editing a few tasks you end up with a selection that is unwanted, useless, and has no meaning.
2. The current task selected by keyboard looks the same as the task that is under the mouse cursor. The mouse can even "erase" the "cursor", which then reappears when you move with the keyboard. Current task highlighting and mouse over effect should be visually very distinct (and while you're at it, make the current task more visible).
The current task should be the one I last clicked on (if I'm using the mouse) or the highlighted one (if I'm using the keyboard). Defining the current task as "the last one that was selected that has not been deselected" really makes little sense.
This problem also bites you when you mouse over the tasks. As you move your mouse, you see the details of the task that is currently under your cursor, but if you mouse out of the task list, you see the detail of a task apparently picked out at random from the ones that are currently selected.
Other related problems:
1. Clicking on a task to edit it selects/deselects it. This means that if the task was previously selected, you can't edit it, unless you click twice to first deselect it and then select it again. This also means that after editing a few tasks you end up with a selection that is unwanted, useless, and has no meaning.
2. The current task selected by keyboard looks the same as the task that is under the mouse cursor. The mouse can even "erase" the "cursor", which then reappears when you move with the keyboard. Current task highlighting and mouse over effect should be visually very distinct (and while you're at it, make the current task more visible).