[Feature Request] Default settings for new tasks
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Description
I was wondering if it would be possible to allow the user to set the default settings for a new tasks. For example the user could set it so that every new task is automatically set as "due today" with a priority of medium.
I couldn't find any other open issues about this or the settings in the app but it is possible that I could have missed them.
Requested behaviour
- A user can select that all new tasks be created with some settings/details already set.
- For example a user may set all new tasks to be set as the following regardless of what view they were created in:
- Start date: today
- Due data: one week from today
- Priority: 5
Current behaviour
- When creating a new task all the task details are blank, unless it was created within the "Today" or "Week" in which it is set as "due today."
Nextcloud version: 20.0.10
Tasks version: 0.13.6
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Research direction
The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the task-creation flow and the app's settings UI, then trace how task details are initialized in each creation view. Done means users can configure default dates and priority, and new tasks consistently use those defaults regardless of where they are created.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100