Suggestion: move menu commands in calendar view?

[cad@gkmm]

Hi,
besides "Navigate Back", "Navigate Foreward", "Select Task References" and "Select Reference Target Task", all other commands are greyed out when in calendar view.
It would be nice to have them grey commands also available in the calendar view
*and*
if I could have a keyboard-shortcut of how to change the day of a task (e.g. +/-1 day), it would be much appreciated too.

is this forseeable? Thx and regards, S.

[.dan.g.]

>> It would be nice to have them grey commands also available in the calendar view

The 'Move Task xxx' menu options can't really be applied to the Calendar view because the lack of context (task hierarchy) means that the outcomes are completely unpredictable to the user. Even in the Task Tree (for which they were originally written) people get confused because sorting affects the ordering of tasks.

>> keyboard-shortcut of how to change the day of a task (e.g. +/-1 day)

I'll have a think about how best to do it.

[cad@gkmm]

Regarding the greyed move-commands, I thought something like what u said. However, it would really be an improvement IMHO, if I could navigate (change the selection of a task) in calander view also with the keyboard (and not only with the mouse). up, down (within the same day and across day borders) and left, right (accross day borders). Actually, I realize, these might be considered new commands all togehter, depending on the viewpoint.

Regarding the changing task dates with a keyboard shortcut, I would like to add, that (actually with or without the shortcut) it would be helpful if one could select multiple tasks in calendar view.

I hope my feedback is not coming across too forceful. Regards, S.

Am Freitag, 22. September 2017 07:04:45 UTC+2 schrieb .dan.g.:

>> It would be nice to have them grey commands also available in the calendar view

The 'Move Task xxx' menu options can't really be applied to the Calendar view because the lack of context (task hierarchy) means that the outcomes are completely unpredictable to the user. Even in the Task Tree (foe which they were originally written) people get confused because sorting affects the ordering of tasks.

[.dan.g.]

>> I hope my feedback is not coming across too forceful.

I'm glad you noticed. 

[.dan.g.]

Added 'Edit > Other Task Attributes > Offset Task Dates > Forwards/Backwards' to 7.2.DP12.

You can then use the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Preferences to assign your own shortcuts.

On Thursday, 21 September 2017 18:37:29 UTC+10, cad@gkmm wrote:

[.dan.g.]

>> I would like to add it would be helpful if one could select multiple tasks in calendar view.

One suggestion per thread please.

On Friday, 22 September 2017 15:27:41 UTC+10, cad@gkmm wrote: