When I visit a Project page, I often do so because I want to phile a Task for that project. I wish there was a "Create Task" option that would let me start a task with the Project already tagged. Instead I have to start from the + icon in the top bar: + > Create New... > Task, and then I still have to manually add the project tag.
(By contrast, workboards have an option to add a task to a column which does prepopulate the Project field.)
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | • mmodell | T91829 There is no easy way to file a Task from a Project page | |||
| Resolved | • mmodell | T120013 Next Phabricator Upgrade - 2016-02-18 | |||
| Resolved | • mmodell | T122556 Figure out what upstream "Can Edit Task Policies" policy deprecation means for our Spaces/ACL setup | |||
| Resolved | • DStrine | T123317 Report to TPG on new Phabricator Functionality | |||
| Resolved | • csteipp | T125104 Evaluate the feasibility of phasing out the Phabricator Security extension | |||
| Resolved | • ksmith | T127019 Plan announcement of new major phabricator upgrade |
Considering that now workboards are the default landing page for projects, how often do you land in a project info page ready to file a new task versus a workboard page?
@Qgil I will generally visit the project page when creating a (for me) first task against a project, because that's the page with enough detail — the description and the members — that lets me confirm that it is in fact the right project for the issue.
If it's a project I'm already familiar with, then the workboard might be a more likely starting point for a new task.
From a newcomer usability perspective, I also think that the workboard path is not all that discoverable, and coming from Bugzilla, it's not the place I would expect to look for a 'create task' link. (I didn't realize it was there until yesterday, when ^d pointed it out to me on irc.)
Hmm. I'm worried about some users assuming this will set some sort of pre-defined policy....
I've even been slightly annoyed by the default of the work board whenever i click a label these days. If i'm going to a project, I expect information about a project, not it's backlog (I would have pressed 'backlog' in that case).
An alternative to putting a button on the project to create a ticket, might be to have the + create a task auto populate the project field with the project from which I navigated.
it's now possible to add custom links to projects and they can link to custom forms, see customizing menus prefilling forms