Hi Chuck, Yes I understand the issue.
However simple not allowing selecting folders or other tasks in the dialog will not solve the problem. User can select regular task for dependency and later convert it to task which cannot be completed or placed on To-Do (set folder, Hide Branch In ToDo, Drag&Drop it to other hidden branch, make it parent for the current task, set dependency which circularly depend again on the current task, assign "always closed" context etc etc etc). As you know if you give people a knife they can cut a finger :) The only thing I see reasonable now is to indicate in the dependency list that the current task cannot be completed for some of the listed reasons. Say paint it red and show a hint why MLO set this warning. What do you think on this? I have changed the dialog caption to "Select tasks on which the current task depends" - thanks! I will consider adding indicator that the task is added to dependency of other tasks. It is not trivial since I need to monitor when dependency added/removed for any task and update this state. Andrey. On Dec 1 2009, 9:48 pm, chuckdevee <[email protected]> wrote: > When adding dependencies to a task, in the view that opens up entitled > 'Select tasks current task depend on', there is no indication of > whether these tasks are folders - ie whether they can actually be > completed. Hence if someone creates a task dependency against a folder > by mistake, then the task could forever remain invisible from the To- > Do view! > > I'd suggest that the tickboxes are actually shown in this dependency > view - although obviously without the ability to actually complete the > selected task. > > In fact, as the dependency relates to the completion box of a target > task, perhaps when a task is selected in this view, a red 'D' shows in > the tickbox to indicate a task is dependent on its completion - just > an idea. > > One other thought, the title for this view, 'Select tasks current task > depend on' should instead be 'Select tasks current task depends > on' (ie depend should be plural). In fact, I'd suggest it might be > clearer to have the title as:- > > "Select tasks on which the current task depends" > or > "The current task depends on the completion of tasks selected below"
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