Increase row height

[Jacob Lindberg]

When a task name is too long, you can't see the whole description, and you're forced to navigate to the task, hit F2 in order to read it. Or even worse: you may have to scroll to the right (in the properties pane to the right). Can I somehow, just as I would do in excel, increase the row height to always show the full name of the task? (Or at least 3 rows as default instead of only one?)

See image here https://www.dropbox.com/s/mdl0uhpjhozuyv2/Screenshot%202013-10-20%2012.40.46.png

[pottster]

If you mouseover the task you get a tooltip with the full description. Another option would be to create a view with minimal number of columns to extend the width available.

Personally, I try to keep my task descriptions as simple and short as possible; always start with a verb and then bare minimum detail. If a fuller description is required I would put that in the notes but, in any case, an overlong task description would ring alarm bells and suggest that I should be breaking the task down into subtasks.

[Christoph Zwerschke]

Am 20.10.2013 12:42, schrieb Jacob Lindberg:
> When a task name is too long, you can't see the whole description, and
> you're forced to navigate to the task, hit F2 in order to read it. Or
> even worse: you may have to scroll to the right (in the properties pane
> to the right). Can I somehow, just as I would do in excel, increase the
> row height to always show the full name of the task? (Or at least 3 rows
> as default instead of only one?)

The task title is like the subject line of an email - it should be short
and crisp. All email clients I know also crop the subject line of an
email if it's too long. Even if the title is longer, the first few words
of the title should give you a clue what the task is about.

The full description and details should be put into the "notes" field.
You can have the notes field in the properties pane auto expand by right
clicking on the "Properties" heading, "Configure..." and then check
"Edit notes in full panel". Then you don't have to scroll down (I guess
you wanted to write "scroll down" in the properties pane?).

-- Christoph

[Jacob Lindberg]

Then, how do I create a noteusing the keyboard? I can convert a task to a project by hitting alt+j for example. 

[Dwight Arthur]

On Friday, July 11, 2014 10:12:08 AM UTC-4, Jacob Lindberg wrote:

Then, how do I create a note using the keyboard? I can convert a task to a project by hitting alt+j for example. 

Try alt+1