TaskOverlay: select several tabs and send them to another task

[code-hunger]

When my task became too big (15 tabs) I wanted to split it into smaller parts to make it easier to work with. I ended up having to move the tabs by hand one-by-one to the desired task which would have been much easier if I could just select all of them and move them at once.

Here is how I imagine it can be implemented:

1. On tab select/deselect at the top of the TO there will be some information about how many tabs are selected and possible options - close or move to specific tabs. We can have the suspend feature here, too (#355)
2. For the way to select tabs I see a few alternatives:
   • Have a checkbox next to each tab element (in the TaskOverlay) like the close button. (occupies additional space but easy to use)
   • Use right click mouse button to select (no space taken but unintuitive)
   • Keyboard shortcuts - arrows to move around tabs and some key to select. This can be complementary to the main approach.

Now that I looked and played with the TO for a while, I think I have another argument for the first approach. I do rarely close a single tab from the TO. Often (I think it's always) I close multiple tabs in a sequence so it'd be nice to have a clear picture of what is removed (closed).
I don't know about other users, perhaps they've got different experience?

[PalmerAL]

Interesting idea, I'd like to know what other people think about this. (Also, I think I somehow never got a notification about #355, that sounds like a good idea as well).

[MarkWahlsten]

When my task became too big (15 tabs) I wanted to split it into smaller parts to make it easier to work with. I ended up having to move the tabs by hand one-by-one to the desired task which would have been much easier if I could just select all of them and move them at once.

• I agree. I often have Tasks that grow out of control with research / side tangents that I still want to keep, and moving them one-by-one to another task can be tedious.
• I have heaps of tasks, so if the Task I want to move to is right down the bottom, I have to scroll right down the bottom, find it, drag it all the way back up the top, move the tabs (one-by-one), then drag it back down the bottom (as I prefer to keep my most used tasks like Work / Billing etc up top).

Have a checkbox next to each tab element (in the TaskOverlay) like the close button.

• I like the checkbox idea. That way you could tick multiple tabs, then drag them to another Task (or drag them to the "New Task" box).
• What if each Task had an "Organise tabs" text button next to the trashcan icon?
• Clicking it would reveal the checkboxes, and swap out the Organise button for options like "Select all" / "Select none" | "Close selected" | "Move selected..." | "Finished"
  • Select/none could be context-specific
  • Or could replace the "Select all" / "Select none" text button with a single checkbox next to the Task title (unless that might be confusing)
• Clicking the "move to..." button could reveal a short text field (shifting the surrounding buttons aside, or hiding them), with a "Confirm"/"Cancel" or simple tick/cross icons
  • The text field could autocomplete based on existing Tasks.
  • If the Task does not exist, the "Confirm" button could be replaced with "Add to new task" (or something shorter and snappier)
• Perhaps it could even follow Gmail's example, and allow you to check multiple tabs at once by clicking one box > holding Shift > and clicking another box further down.

E.g. –

Select all | Close selected | Move selected... | Finished | 🗑️

Select all | Close selected | Move selected... _____ ✔️X | Finished | 🗑️

• I used "|" in my example because markdown strips out multiple spaces, it doesn't necessarily have to use divider lines.

If there ends up being more interest in this, I think this would be really useful!