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Ability to edit task names inline (in the task list)

lhenriquez says:
I wish I could edit tasks in place instead of having to select one, then go to the tasks pane. Also my tasks tend to have alot of text, so its a pain to have to get to the end of a multi-sentence task in the tiny text box - why not have it expand to the full size of the text area like facebook comments. There's tons of jquery plugin that make this simple - when you select the text area, auto-expand to the full size.
Posted at 1:52am on December 30, 2010
dana2345 says:
Definitely an important feature to add.
Posted 13 years ago
buzztone says:
Ditto - would be so much easier to edit tasks in place instead of having to select one, then go to the tasks pane.

Currently when you click on the text it puts tick in the tick box. This has no advantage over having to tick in the box and in many cases leads to me ticking items I don't won't ticked as I do a lot of cutting & pasting text.

I also have the problem mentioned with editing long descriptions - it is really tricky and very slow the way it is implemented.

By the way I Loooooove RTM but editing task titles drives me to distraction.

Posted 13 years ago
johnmazz says:
Yes, this would be so useful!
Posted 13 years ago
condemetrius says:
I came here to suggest editing just the task label in place, but your idea is even better.
Posted 12 years ago
remotefacade says:
Agree - renaming tasks is currently pretty clumsy due to the tiny size of the text box.
Posted 12 years ago
carolsher says:
My top priority would be the ability to easily edit long task titles.

I use RTM extensively for work and home lists, and find it frustrating that it's so hard to edit the description.

I would be quite happy to just have a bigger box on the edit pane.

Like others here, I really value RTM - thanks for building such a great product.
Posted 12 years ago
jillian.cocklin says:
I just signed up yesterday - I keep trying to do this intuitively and getting frustrated when it doesn't work!
Posted 12 years ago
wintermute314 says:
I would at least expect a larger area on the task pane on which you can edit the task's name. If you use RTM in a business setting tasks tend to have more complex names than "pick up the milk".
I don't see why they just make the editing box a bit bigger. This can't be too much work and there's ample screen real estate.

Of course being able to edit them in line would be much nicer, but much harder to do.
So, Bob, start with enlaging the edit box!
tnx
Posted 12 years ago
shansell says:
AGREE: This is a very important time saver.
I edit tasks a lot and it takes too many clicks to do.
Posted 12 years ago
bicer says:
Some tasks are long. The short edit line on the right of the screen is hard to use. One needs to scroll back and forth. Why?
Please add inline editing and save us from this misery.
Posted 12 years ago
(closed account) says:
Please, please, please... inline editing at best, but *at least* make the edit box expand to accommodate longer entries. This is the only thing that bugs me about RTM--and it bugs me a lot and often because it comes up so often. Please!
Posted 11 years ago
glbosse says:
please--i agree
bigger text box
Posted 11 years ago
stenemo says:
Make the edit box expand to accommodate longer entries! This is the only thing that bugs me about RTM--and it bugs me a lot and often because it comes up so often. Please!
Posted 10 years ago
jennifer.tillett says:
Just commenting to try to bump up the priority on this one. This is my one big problem with RTM.
Posted 10 years ago
amamas says:
+1
- edit inline
- edit box expand while editing
Posted 10 years ago
pean says:
Yes! Smart add is one of the features that turned me into RTM in the first place and I want that for edit too.
Posted 7 years ago
pfaco says:
I agree, editing inline is crucial. Of course it should be done not only for the task name but for all other fields such as tags and due date.
Posted 6 years ago
johnfoland says:
@pfaco - Those other fields are already edited inline.

Bob: I up-vote this feature for sure, but please know that I up-vote "Show Subtasks Underneath Parent Tasks" way more.
Posted 6 years ago
bhsaved102900 says:
Mouse over reveals a pencil icon to edit would be a good way to achieve this.
Posted 4 years ago
bhsaved102900 says:
Mouse over reveals a pencil icon to edit would be a good way to achieve this.
Posted 4 years ago
dannynelson says:
As a counterpoint, I like the simplicity of the current design where all task edits happen in the task editor. Introducing multiple ways of editing the task title (inline & in the editor) creates a more confusing user experience.

After selecting a task, it's easy to quickly edit the title using the the "r" keyboard shortcut.
Posted 3 years ago
cjdenbow says:
Disagree with the previous poster. Being able to edit lists -- by deleting, adding and renaming all in one editor session would be a great improvement. If some, like the previous poster, don't like that option, have a way to turn it off in Account Settings (probably under General).
Posted 2 years ago
(closed account) says:
I have no problem with the way things are now regarding editing task names. Almost everything can be edited in the main view.

Implementing this request means these steps:
1. Click a task to select it
2. Click the title on the left view to enable editing
3. Edit the title
4. Press Enter

As it is now, without this request:
1. Click a task to select it
2. Click the title on the right view (easier: press "r") to enable editing
3. Edit the title
4. Press Enter

There doesn't seem to be much in the way of improvement by implementing this request.
Posted 2 years ago
(closed account) says:
I do agree that a large text box on the right pane would be useful, but not on the left pane where the tasks are listed.
Posted 2 years ago
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