Add a notes field in a task
There are some tasks either individually or reoccurring that need to have a better description than the task itself.
For example:
Task - Wash the dogs
Notes: Be sure to use the hypo allergenic shampoo on the little dog and dish soap on the big dog.
Have the above in the drop down and then maybe an icon, bold font or something of the sort on the task itself that lets us know there are additional notes to look at.
Comments: 8
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06 Dec, '20
Lucian AdminHey Allen,
The Amplenote-y way of doing something like this would be to add any necessary context required for a task in the form of a rich footnote (ctrl+k over selected text). Let us know if you see any way in which we might introduce additional value from having a "notes" field for tasks. -
05 Dec, '21
BenFootnotes don't address this need. Personally, I like to track bill payments using a repeating task list, and for each time the task generates I like to add proof of payment (screenshot or something) for that specific iteration of the task. Making a footnote for this purpose does not work because the footnote will be carried over to the next task iteration. Task notes like these are only relevant to one instance of the task, not every instance of it in the future.
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I can work around this by first checking off the task, thereby allowing it to generate the next iteration of the task, and then going into the completed task section and adding notes. That does work but feels like a workaround.
Perhaps what would be just as good is a comment section for each task, allowing someone to insert notes that only apply to that instance of the task. It seems like it would be more obvious to the end user that a "comment section" relates only to that task iteration, not the entire task template. -
20 Oct, '22
CibránI think it would make sense to have the possibility to add some more context to a specific task, or give some other details that you don't need to have on the task title because it would be too long. Having a dedicated note for this by using ctrl-k is a bit too much in my opinion. Not really a dealbreaker though.
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22 Nov, '22
AlejandroThis is huge, as I often need to make notes on my tasks. Notes often keep my tasks in a context which exists only in my tiny brain. ie Task: Purchase cat food Note: no turkey, she will not eat it.
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23 Nov, '22
Lucian Admin@Alejandro, as mentioned above, you can add as many notes as you need by selecting text and pressing Ctrl-K (or the link button in the toolbar). Let me know if you need further assistance with this!
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28 Jun, '23
David FAs someone who migrate from Remember the Milk - this would be huge. Adding small context to the task enables me to be more efficient with labeling, grouping and scheduling. Also, when my mind is in the task and what needs to be done, a blank spot (other than in the note) would be helpful to download things. Working from the task list becomes easier without having to trace bac.
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11 Jan
Jacob LGiving tasks a `description` field might accomplish two things: 1) allow you to publish some extra text to the description field of a synced calendar event; 2) take instance-specific notes for recurring tasks.
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18 Jan
omniseconding ben's comment, it would be useful to have a place to store text/data that is attached only to a particular iteration of a task. additionally, a rich footnote can only link to a single other note and it's needlessly frustrating to have to split up your task metadata across multiple footnotes in a single task.