Comment 8 for bug 339535

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Xavier Lepaul <email address hidden> wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 340164 ***
>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340164
>
> Or maybe both requests are wrong !
>
> For the bug #340164, I don't think a shortcut to open a subtask only at
> creation time is a good idea. Having a shortcut to open a subtask when
> the cursor is on its text could be a good idea, though (I was thinking
> of something like Ctrl-Enter). The less I use the mouse, the happier I
> am, and opening subtasks with the keyboard is not possible today (or I
> didn't find the trick).
>
> For the bug #339535, my need was more for a shortcut to create the
> subtask before typing its title. I suggested <tab> because it seemed
> like the most natural shortcut for this, but I agree with Lionel one the
> problem with the usage of the actual tab character (oh, and by the way,
> you mentionned pasting text with tabs in it. Today, pasting text with
> lines beginning by a dash do not create sub-tasks for these lines.
> Should I file a bug for this ?).
>
> Finally, to make things clear, my "ideal workflow" would be something like :
> - hit the first shortcut (e.g. tab, or Ctrl-T, ...), the sub-task arrow
> is displayed, and following text is the sub-task title.
>
> Now I can either :
> - hit enter to create another sub-task, or
> - hit the second shorcut (e.g. Ctrl-Enter) to open the task editor for
> the sub-task.

Fine for me, but I think the actual insertion using '-' should still
stay. "Advanced" users could directly use the keybinding to directly
insert subtasks.

> Bertrand Rousseau a écrit :
>> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 340164 ***
>>     https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340164
>>
>> I was perceiving bug #340164 as being a request for a shortcut for
>> "Validate the entered text as a task and open its editor", and this
>> one as being a request for a replacement of "-"+enter by <tab>. For
>> me, bug #340164 doesn't ask for a syntax modification for subtask
>> insertion, but a shortcut to open the editor for a just-entered
>> subtask, but maybe I'm wrong.
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Lionel Dricot <email address hidden> wrote:
>>> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 340164 ***
>>>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340164
>>>
>>> For me, it's exactly the same : being able to directly enter a subtask
>>> without having to hit "enter" at the end of the line. I fail to see any
>>> difference here. This one simply suggest a specific shortcut ("tab")
>>> while the the other is more general.
>>>
>>> Fixing this bug would automatically fix the more general. Fixing the
>>> general bug would fix this one or make it invalid.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Creating sub-tasks with <tab>
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339535
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>>>
>>> Status in Getting Things Gnome!: New
>>>
>>> Bug description:
>>> Today, sub-tasks can be created with the button or with a dash.
>>> It would be great to be able to create sub-tasks by indenting text
>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Creating sub-tasks with <tab>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/339535
> You received this bug notification because you are a member of Gtg
> developers, which is the registrant for gtg.
>
> Status in Getting Things Gnome!: New
>
> Bug description:
> Today, sub-tasks can be created with the button or with a dash.
> It would be great to be able to create sub-tasks by indenting text
>

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