Task card display settings
By default, the comments in a task are displayed in chronological order, just like in most messaging apps:
You can set the comment feed to show comments in reverse order or chronological order:
Types of comments or actions displayed
You can select any type of comment or action to be displayed on the task card:
- Unread only – displays ONLY unread comments.
- Comments only – displays only comments, without system messages.
- All actions – displays all comments, including system messages.
- All actions, including deleted ones – deleted actions are highlighted with a background.
- Subtask comments – allow you to see not only the comments that have been added directly to the task but also the comments of the subtasks. This is particularly useful for getting a complete picture of what is happening in a large or long-term task.
- Data tags without comments – displays data tags that don't contain any comments.
Mark all comments as read
Sometimes you need to mark all comments in a task as read. There's a menu item to make this easier:
Display order for comments
Comments in a task can be displayed in chronological order or reverse chronological order:
Types of comments displayed
You can select the type of comments to be displayed in the task card that is most useful for you:
- Only unread - display ONLY unread comments
- Only comments - display only comments, no system messages
- All comments - display all comments, including system messages
- All comments, including deleted - deleted comments will be highlighted in red
Subtask display
At the bottom of the settings menu, there's an item called Show subtasks in the checklist, which lets you enable or disable the display of subtasks in the task checklist:
Displaying comments from subtasks
The final item on the menu is Display subtask comments. This item allows you to view comments on a task's subtasks in the main task feed, in addition to comments added directly to the main task. In many situations, this offers a bigger picture with regards to how work is progressing on large or long-term tasks with multiple parts: