Back button when in Task’s view #1881

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opened 2026-03-22 13:43:45 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 5 comments
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Originally created by @perfectra1n on GitHub (Oct 2, 2023).

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This isn’t a bug, more of a request. Would it be possible to have a “back” button when within a task’s view, to go back to the previous view?

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I even whipped out my horrible drawing skills!

Vikunja Frontend Version

0.21.0

Vikunja API Version

0.21.0

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Originally created by @perfectra1n on GitHub (Oct 2, 2023). ### Description This isn’t a bug, more of a request. Would it be possible to have a “back” button when within a task’s view, to go back to the previous view? ![IMG_0731](https://github.com/go-vikunja/frontend/assets/2390633/682b0876-c8f2-4916-af45-4240fe9082ff) I even whipped out my horrible drawing skills! ### Vikunja Frontend Version 0.21.0 ### Vikunja API Version 0.21.0 ### Browser and version _No response_ ### Can you reproduce the bug on the Vikunja demo site? No ### Screenshots _No response_
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@perfectra1n commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2023):

I was showing this to my partner and they said “how do I go back?”. I thought that was a great question and maybe warranted a dedicated button?

@perfectra1n commented on GitHub (Oct 2, 2023): I was showing this to my partner and they said “how do I go back?”. I thought that was a great question and maybe warranted a dedicated button?
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@perfectra1n commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023):

It also looks like the "Get started" button is broken on kolaente.dev :(
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@perfectra1n commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023): It also looks like the "Get started" button is broken on kolaente.dev :( ![image](https://github.com/go-vikunja/frontend/assets/2390633/1e7ea0ed-0783-40a9-8263-cdf6636e1759)
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@kolaente commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023):

We had a back button, but only when opening a task from the kanban view. As a workaround, you can always click on the project title below the task title. That will take you back to the view you used to open the task so it kind of works like a back button.

I do get your point about "how to get back" - especially when you're using the PWA and don't have the browser back buttons.

It also looks like the "Get started" button is broken on kolaente.dev :(

Seems to be fixed but not yet released: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/27060

@kolaente commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023): We had a back button, but only when opening a task from the kanban view. As a workaround, you can always click on the project title below the task title. That will take you back to the view you used to open the task so it kind of works like a back button. I do get your point about "how to get back" - especially when you're using the PWA and don't have the browser back buttons. > It also looks like the "Get started" button is broken on kolaente.dev :( Seems to be fixed but not yet released: https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/27060
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@perfectra1n commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023):

Looks like it's your lucky day!
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.20.5

Understood about the back button, yeah it comes from using the PWA and the browser's native back buttons don't show.

@perfectra1n commented on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023): Looks like it's your lucky day! https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.20.5 Understood about the back button, yeah it comes from using the PWA and the browser's native back buttons don't show.
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@MarcoWel commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2025):

Huge +1 on this!

While it is no deal-braker, I am quite stunned that there is no back button on the task view. It would be the most used button in this view

Right now, it takes a few seconds to find the parent category in the left pane to click on it (and even then it is not remembering the scroll position). It makes browsing through tasks quite tedious.

An alternative or nice addition would be to show the task as a modal first when clicking on it (with an optional button to show the task in full-page view).

@MarcoWel commented on GitHub (Jan 24, 2025): Huge +1 on this! While it is no deal-braker, I am quite stunned that there is no back button on the task view. It would be the most used button in this view Right now, it takes a few seconds to find the parent category in the left pane to click on it (and even then it is not remembering the scroll position). It makes browsing through tasks quite tedious. An alternative or nice addition would be to show the task as a modal first when clicking on it (with an optional button to show the task in full-page view).
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Reference: github-starred/vikunja#1881