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is folder a task category? / #2928

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During the last few days I worked on task categories. I am very very happy with the progress already made. Especially with the new tabbed version of taskEdit. But during the implementation of the "project documentation" area I encountered a difficult question:

In documentation I want do have a complete content of the doc on the right side. Of course this content can be a hierarchy. But what happens, if I am viewing a documentation page and navigating upwards? (see screenshots). Currently I get the view of the folder. With subtasks, etc. This is somehow an awkward behaviour... I have no idea how to solve thisl. Maybe there are two different views for Folders, but this seems ugly.

Any ideas on this one?

tom


11 Comments

madlyr

Nov 10, 2006
No it isn't
It's just another view of folder/tasks tree. Maybe as a tooltip should be on this view message: "Folder/task hierarchy tree view of documentation" or something like this.

binder

Nov 10, 2006
version 4
nope. folder != task category
The diferent tasks can be categorized with task categories. All task can be subsumised under a folder.

so much for theory. ;) documentation for a project is different from a task. therefore I would see docs just as releases or files as a complete different view: projViewDocs

and thus they can have a completely different structure of "details" on the right side.

pixtur

Nov 11, 2006
version 2
Intuitive interface
Currently I believe that the interface is a little bit confusing. Users have too many options to adjust a Task:
  • label
  • is_folder
  • has issue_report
  • short_name
Some of this options are overlapping. I think that changing the interface of taskEdit to one form, which starts with the question about the display type for the Task, would be much more intuitive:
  • It clarifies the concept that tasks types are just different views of the same thing and that this views can be adjusted anytime
  • It would remove the "is_folder" option from the form, which is a little bit too "programmer style".
  • It would make the "creation" and "edit" process more consistent:
    • new: Task | Bug | Docu | Folder
    • Edit: Display type: Task | Bug | Docu | Folder

binder

Nov 14, 2006
Antwort auf Intuitive interface
errm. Honestly, I don't have a clue, what you're talking about! ;)
Perhaps you could do a quick PS-mockup of this? *G*

pixtur

Nov 14, 2006
version 2
Screenshot from head revision:
streber_folder_category.png

binder

Nov 14, 2006
errm
still don't get it! ;) this is already in latest rev. and I find this cool as hell! *G* If this is, what you wanted, go ahead! *G*

guest

Nov 14, 2006
oh... the screenshot was incomplete....
Was was missing, is that in the field "Display as:" one option will be "Folder". The "is folder" checkbox will be depreciated...

binder

Nov 15, 2006
all right then
that's cool! i love it! the newly updated clean-theme gets cooler every day! *G*

madlyr

Nov 15, 2006
I agree - task category Folder is OK and clean becomes very nice theme too :-)
Tom, please remember about bugs regarding to folder check box'es and clearing folder state when you implement folder task category.

pixtur

Nov 16, 2006
I already fixed the folder stuff but...
Refactoring this is a lot more difficult, that I originally thought:
  • I had to implement a new view for Folder as Documentation to keep this area consistent.
  • I have to add new filters ListFilter_category_in to becaue the task-list now have to check, wether task is a "Task" or a "Bug"
  • I am not sure, if I really want to completely get rid of all is_folder and is_milestone. It would be a clean solution but a huge amount of work. Otherwise having two internal options would be pretty error prone...

pixtur

Feb 25, 2007
done

 
 

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