Navigating Tasks
The sidebar
The left sidebar is your control centre for the Tasks app. It is divided into three sections.
Quick views
Pre-built views that are always ready, no configuration needed:
| Link | What it shows | |------|--------------| | Dashboard | Live stats + active tasks + recent collections | | Today | Tasks due today | | This Week | Tasks due this week, grouped by day | | This Month | Tasks due this month, grouped by day | | Quick Tasks | Tasks with no deadline (inbox-style capture) | | Active | All unfinished tasks, regardless of deadline | | All Tasks | Every task with full search and advanced filters | | Kanban | Drag-and-drop board by status |
Recent collections
Below the quick views, the sidebar lists your 10 most recently updated collections. Click any name to jump straight to that collection.
Management links
At the bottom of the sidebar:
- Collections — the full paginated list of all your collections
- Models — reusable task templates
The main content area
Clicking any link in the sidebar loads its content into the main panel without a full page reload (powered by HTMX). The browser URL updates so you can bookmark or share any view directly.
The Dashboard
The dashboard (/tasks) is the default landing page. It contains:
- Status counters — three cards showing the count of Waiting, In Progress, and Done tasks across all your circles.
- Active tasks panel — your most recent non-completed tasks with a "View all →" link.
- Recent collections panel — your most recently updated collections with their task count and a "View all →" link.
- Time shortcuts — three clickable cards for Today, This Week, and This Month, each showing the count of tasks in that window.
List views (Today / This Week / This Month / Active / Quick)
All list views share the same layout:
- Quick-add bar at the top — type a task name and press Enter (or click Save) to create a task directly in that list. The deadline preset is inferred automatically from the current view (e.g. tasks created from "Today" get a Today deadline).
- Search field — filters the current list by task name or description as you type.
- Task rows — each row shows the task name, its collection (if any), its deadline, its estimated duration, and its status badge. Click the status badge to change it inline.
- Pagination controls at the bottom — navigate between pages. You can also change the page size.
All Tasks view
The /tasks/all view adds an extra filter bar above the list:
- Search box — free-text search across names and descriptions
- Status selector — All, Waiting, In Progress, or Done
- No estimation checkbox — show only tasks with no time estimate
- No deadline checkbox — show only tasks with no deadline
- Overdue checkbox — show only tasks past their deadline and not done
Apply filters with the Search button; reset everything with Clear.
Kanban board
The Kanban board (/tasks/kanban) shows three columns:
| Column | Status | |--------|--------| | Waiting | Not started | | In Progress | Actively being worked on | | Done | Completed |
Date-range filter — a filter bar at the top lets you pick a start date and an end date (maximum 31 days). Only tasks whose deadline falls in that range are displayed. If no filter is set, the default range is today through 7 days ahead.
Drag and drop — drag a card from one column to another to update its status. The drag-and-drop works independently of the date filter.
Collection views
Opening a collection shows either a single list (Classic mode) or a tabbed view (Hide Now / Hide Tomorrow mode):
- Classic — one scrollable list with all tasks.
- Hide Now tabs — Active tab (not done) and Archive tab (done).
- Hide Tomorrow tabs — Today & Active tab and Previous Days tab.
A quick-add bar at the top of every collection lets you create tasks that are immediately added to that collection.
Task detail
Click any task name in any view to open the task detail panel. From here you can:
- Read the full description
- Change the status
- Edit the task (name, description, deadline, estimate, collection)
- Delete the task
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | Action | |-----|--------| | N | Open the "New Task" form | | / | Focus the search bar | | Esc | Close a dialog or go back |