Any Toggl users here? I'm putting together an integration so the toggl (Chrome extension) button ( https://github.com/toggl/toggl-button ) is displayed for tasks on a Checkvist list. It's dead simple (a few lines of javascript), but I'm slightly torn on the best way to handle one aspect: whether or not toggl is shown for a particular list. It can't be always-on, as it adds too much clutter for non-projecty lists (who wants a timer button for the carrots on their grocery list?). What I have now is that if any task on a list is tagged #toggl, then all tasks on that list will have the toggl button. A few alternatives I canvassed were: - display toggl buttons only on subtasks of a task tagged with #toggl - display toggl buttons only on focused (hoisted) tasks - find some other way to indicate that all of a list's tasks should have the button, eg. something encoded in the list's name I think what I have now is the most convenient of these (I don't want to hav...
Hi, could you please attach a screenshot?
ReplyDeletehttps://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5Sw_M0iIVeP21gNukl4UytfKtkEQJwTvzfnzVzwjmRPuNjGCvJLF_Z7PgHBqNnsk36MkMyDATH4gRrjuYmMhXCK_o-t5y64HBlI=s0
ReplyDeleteIt's really not a big deal at all, just wanted to bring it to your attention
ReplyDeleteAh, I see, thanks! We could make text smaller, but there are lists with >10000 items, so this solution does not scale very well :)
ReplyDeleteI often have >99 and >999 items. It’s true that the shape of the PC doesn’t look as homogeneous as it could be. Once I thought maybe a shape more like the one that is used for the tags would be a better fit. Then, completion needs a different visualization, e. g. by filling.
ReplyDeleteRalf Hauber, well, the question is if there is a usability problem or an aesthetic one. I'm afraid so far we're not quite ready for redesign, much more other issues :)
ReplyDeleteKirill Maximov Of course, it's not a priority 1 issue, but since jordan wingenroth mentioned it, I wanted to let him and you know, that he is not the only one noticing.
ReplyDeleteAs to usability and "appearance on screen" (you said "aesthetics"): Is there a clear cut? For larger lists, scanning the right side of tasks with my eyes isn't as easy because it's not homogeneous and my eyes have to jump left and right. This effects comprehension and performance.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/soAMwcxKFDE_F-EjVje1-eC9_YP4UP6tn1YiZXrS3XREPKWVYdapF__RMYIEmgFYF4e0A4AecjazmcHQGL-T_pYpUxfVW_Hyitc=s0
Hello Ralf Hauber, thanks for the illustration. In your case the problem is more obvious. I suppose it would it help if we place the number of tasks always on the edge, and move duration estimate to the left.
ReplyDeleteBut your case is a bit different from what jordan wingenroth describes, as I understand. Am I right?
Ralf Hauber I'd appreciate if you take a look at https://beta.checkvist.com, we tried to improve the situation with alignment there.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
You are right, Kirill Maximov. On beta, it’s much nicer. :) What gave me a thought is whether the numbers of the counters should be centered or right aligned. Currently 1 and 2 digit numbers are centered, and longer numbers drift a bit to the left. (I guess it’s better to ignore that.) Thanks.
ReplyDeleteRalf Hauber Thanks for the feedback :) So the next checkvist.com update will bring better presentation for counters (as on beta). Regarding the alignment of numbers - I really hope it is not very painful because making a better UI solution is more difficult and probably requires rework of counter presentation at all (and this is a high price for the moment).
ReplyDeleteBest,