The Tasks Panel
Summary: 
The Tasks Panel provides
Views
- ways of representing tasks - and
Filters
- ways of selecting what tasks to display. It's where you'll do most of your work - sort of like how you probably do most of your work in your inbox in email.
Background: Creating Custom User Interfaces - Without Learning a Query Language.
All roads lead to Rome, and all Panels lead to the Tasks Panel.
The Theory: Users can filter each panel. Then, by selecting items in panels they create "search tags" for the Tasks Panel. We then added the search technique from OSX to build a set of "smart tags" that are easy for ordinary humans to read. The server converts these tags into database language and returns the right data to the browser. The combination of smart tags and the Panels let even novice users construct sophisticated views of Projects and Tasks without needing to learn a variation of the database language 'SQL' (pronounced es-kyoo-el, or see'-kwull), and while using a click or touch interface. Users can instead, create a 'query' interactively in real time using tags, then close those panels unnecessary for the work they plan to do, and save the entire workspace to the Workspaces Menu as a custom user interface that suits the way they want to work. We have found that any attempt to create a simple user interface for all people in all roles has failed in the marketplace. Because while a simple UI is easily adopted, satisfies new users and the small business segment, enterprises consist of power users and organizations require business rules if they are going to adopt software. Our goal was to create the same level of ERP available in the top of the enterprise market, but that can be used by every person in an organization, and managed and administrated by power users. So Runcible's Workspace is designed to create custom user interfaces for whatever job you do, and however you prefer to do it - from the most basic collaboration to the most advanced business management.
What Actions Can I Take?
Each View has different capabilities. So we'll discuss the actions you can take in each in the section for each View.
But in general, you can:
• Select Views • Apply and Remove Filters • In some views, Rearrange Tasks • Drag and Drop Tasks on other panels to tag them. • Display a Task in the Task Detail Panel • Open a Task Page as a Sliding Page • Add Tasks either inline or using +Task • Edit Some Properties of a Task • Use Hotkeys • View a Report on the current group of Tasks.
What Tasks Can I See?
Anything you have permission to see. See Runcible's Permissions for more information.