Adding and sorting

Feature Discussion
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Hi again!

I have very long lists (movies/series/books/comics to watch/read) and I would like to be able to add tasks in a exact position (items are sorted by interest). It would be possible? Maybe using id numbers? Or maybe a new value?

For example: I have one hundred books sorted from 1 to 100 and I want to add a new book in the 22th position. Now I would add the task and move it manually going through various pages of tasks to place it under 21th task. A little bit complicated…

I imagine something like writing a number with a symbol when adding a task and the tasks under will change their number (something like when you sort channels in a tv :sweat_smile:

I don’t know if it will be useful in other case scenarios or if somebody would find it useful too.

Thank you!

Greetings,
ifrit

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It is possible to do this, but only via the api - there’s a position property you can specify when creating or updating a task.

If someone wants to contribute this as an addition to the quick add magic, I’d be happy to merge a PR.

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I don’t have a direct answer, but I had a couple ideas:

  • Would using the Kanban view provide sufficient sorting? Having multiple columns that scroll independently of each other might make it easier to drag the task to the right spot.
  • Could you use a Dewey Decimal-like system by adding a number before each title and then sorting by title in the table view?