Tasks View

The Tasks view displays the following information:

Here is what the Tasks view looks like:

 

Task Columns

The following information is shown in the columns of the Tasks view:

Type

This column displays an icon denoting the type of task, one of: Task, Error, Warning, or Info.

Completed

This column indicates whether the task is completed or not.  A task is completed if a check mark is indicated.  You can manually mark a task as completed.

Priority

This column indicates whether the task is of high, normal, or low priority.  You can change the priority of a task from the combo box in this column.

Description

This column contains a description of the task.  You can edit the description of user defined tasks by clicking in this column.

Resource

This column contains the name of the resource with which the task is associated. For global tasks, this column is blank.

In Folder

This column indicates the folding containing the resource with which the task is associated. For global tasks, this column is blank.

Location

This column indicates the line number in the associated file where the task marker is located, if there is an associated file.

 

The following commands can be performed from the Tasks view:

New Task

This command creates a global task that is not associated with a resource.

Delete

This command deletes the selected task or tasks.

Filter

This command brings up a dialog which allows you to filter the display of tasks according to the type of task.

Filter Tasks Dialog

Here is what the Filter Tasks dialog looks like:

Show Entries of Type...

In this list, you can choose to show or hide various kinds of tasks (e.g., problems, tasks, etc.).

On...

Where description...

Here, you can specify a string to match the description against.

Where problem severity is...

Here, you can indicate what kind of problem tasks to display. You may choose one or more of the following options:

Note: If "Problem" is not selected in the "Show entries of type list", then this option is not available.

Where task priority is...

Here, you can indicate what priority level of tasks to display. You may choose one or more of the following options:

Note: If "Task" is not selected in the "Show entries of type" list, then this option is not available.

Where task status is...

Here, you can indicate what status of tasks to display. You may choose one or more of the following options:

Note: If "Task" is not selected in the "Show entries of type" list, then this option is not available.

 

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See Bookmarks View