Feature #2117

Alternative view for "Projects" page

Added by Toni Kerschbaum over 3 years ago. Updated 12 months ago.

Status:New Start date:2008-10-31
Priority:Normal Due date:
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Category:UI
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Description

When handling multiple projects with one Redmine installation, the "Projects" page soon gets rather confusing.
Style wise it is well designed, but this design is not very well suited to display many projects at once.

We are managing a ever growing number of projects with Redmine. The feedback is very positive, except for the projects page, where people are rather confused the first time. After becoming acquainted with it, the feedback gets better, but it is not possible to quickly search for projects.

I know there is the dropdown menu AND the search field, but people tend to use the projects page anyway.

After doing a small poll at work, I made a list of what people think the main problems are
  • you need to scroll, even with a relatively small number of projects
  • distinction between project entries is rather hard
  • it is not possible to reorder the list in any way
Therefore, I am proposing a new view for the projects page. Main features should be
  • compact view with multiple projects on one page (table with some columns perhaps)
  • smaller overall font size
  • description as tooltip or shorter description
  • order by assigned projects first, then alphabetically

Maybe a detailed list view similar to the administrative projects list could be handy too, as could be a switch or menu where the view style can be selected (current view for a small number of projects, new view or list view for many projects).

Related issues

related to Feature #6522: Projects page optional as collapsable tree New 2010-09-28
related to Feature #7982: Folding project list (expand/collapse) New 2011-03-24

History

#1 Updated by Daniel Thorpe over 2 years ago

Kinda gotta agree on this. I'm using Redmine with over 40 projects. Having more than one column on the Projects page would be a big advantage.

#2 Updated by Antonio Montesinos over 2 years ago

I agree too. It is very uncomfortable the way the projects page are shown / managed.
+1 for this option

#3 Updated by Denis Tomashenko over 2 years ago

+1

#4 Updated by Ivan Debnár over 2 years ago

+1

Maybe to list subprojects in one line with decreasing font size as the level gets deeper?

#5 Updated by Jeffrey Jones over 2 years ago

I would have thought a grid layout would be easiest. Each main project is one Grid-box and all subprojects are listed underneath inside that grid-box in roughly the same manner as now.

I think that would provide a reasonable use of space. For example:

_____________________________
|Main Project1|Main Project2|
| Sub-1       | Sub-1       |
| Sub-2       |             |
|   Sub-sub 3 |             |
|_____________|_____________|
|Main Project3|Main Project2|
|             | Sub-1       |
|             |  Sub-sub2   |
|             |             |
|_____________|_____________|

Or something along those lines. Bonus point is that those with large screens see more projects on screen at anyone time (floated div grid)

#6 Updated by Pedro Gutierrez about 2 years ago

Something must be done wrt this. It is a little bit annoying

#7 Updated by Eraldo Girardi about 2 years ago

+1
Same things I heard from my users

#8 Updated by loic Le Gallou almost 2 years ago

+1. Agree.

#9 Updated by Terence Mill almost 2 years ago

+1

Admin's Tab Project-List is better structured and searchable

#10 Updated by Patrick Meidl over 1 year ago

+1

also I totally agree with Terence Mill, the projects list in administration would be a much better starting point for me.

what I would also like to suggest is to add direct links to different tabs of a project (e.g. to directly to Issues or Wiki from the global project list).

#11 Updated by Frank Helk over 1 year ago

How about making it similar to the tickets list ... various filters, custom sorting, choice of fields to display (or not), and a way to store those settings. Along with a way to collapse the subproject tree branches.

#12 Updated by Pompapathi Gadad over 1 year ago

+1
I agree with Frank Helk... projects page similar to tickets list will be very useful.

#13 Updated by Christian Ziegelt about 1 year ago

+1
Same things for me.

Is there any progress in this matter ? Anyone did something with the ideas ? any plans how to go on in this ? Any Help needed by doing the changes ?

#15 Updated by Dave Lowndes 12 months ago

+1 (where's the damn vote button?)

I want a favorites so I can pick and choose my short project list rather than have it automated with projects I'm involved in (but not active in).

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