From 39a9f95432e4ee5ef1d884ea9b36c11cf17ffe65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ayo <ayo@ayco.io>
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:31:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(tasks): hotkeys

---
 tasks | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tasks b/tasks
index ee2b8bf..b9d7023 100755
--- a/tasks
+++ b/tasks
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ HELP_TEXT = [
     "  Tab     cycle status filter (all → each folder)",
     "  s       cycle sort (status+priority / priority / updated)",
     "  Enter   view full task",
-    "  n       new task",
-    "  e       edit in $EDITOR (re-dates filename, logs 'edited')",
-    "  m       move to another status folder",
-    "  p       cycle priority   c  set context",
+    "  c       create (opens $EDITOR pre-filled from the template)",
+    "  o       open in $EDITOR (re-dates filename, logs 'edited')",
+    "  move:   e / b → backlog   n → next   i → in-progress   d → done",
+    "  p       cycle priority   @  set context",
     "  l       add a log entry",
     "  r       reload from disk",
     "  ?       this help        q  quit",
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class TUI:
         self.tasks = []
         self.sel = 0
         self.top = 0
-        self.filter_status = None
+        self.filter_status = "in-progress"   # what you're actively working on, first
         self.sort_mode = 0
         self.msg = ""
         self.reload()
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ class TUI:
             self.scr.addnstr(div, 0, "─" * (w - 1), w - 1)
             self._draw_preview(div + 1, h - 2, w)
 
-        footer = self.msg or " n:new e:edit m:move p:prio c:ctx l:log Enter:view ?:help q:quit "
+        footer = self.msg or " c:create o:open  b/e:backlog n:next i:in-prog d:done  p:prio @:ctx l:log  Enter:view ?:help q:quit "
         self.scr.addnstr(h - 1, 0, footer.ljust(w - 1), w - 1, curses.A_REVERSE)
         self.scr.refresh()
 
@@ -523,45 +523,42 @@ class TUI:
         self.msg = " " + msg + " "
 
     # --- actions ---------------------------------------------------------
-    def act_new(self):
+    def _run_editor(self, path):
+        editor = os.environ.get("EDITOR") or shutil.which("nano") or shutil.which("vi") or "vi"
+        curses.endwin()
+        subprocess.call([editor, path])
+        self.scr = curses.initscr()
+        curses.curs_set(0)
+
+    def act_create(self):
         title = self.prompt("New task title:")
         if not title:
             self.flash("cancelled")
             return
-        pri = self.choose("Priority", PRIORITIES) or "P2"
-        ctx = self.choose("Context", CONTEXTS) or "@admin"
-        status = self.choose("Status", STATUSES) or "backlog"
-        goal = self.prompt("Goal (optional):")
-        nxt = self.prompt("Next action (optional):")
-        t = create_task(title, priority=pri, context=ctx,
-                        status=status, goal=goal, next_action=nxt)
+        t = create_task(title)            # template-filled draft in backlog/
+        self._run_editor(t.path)          # flesh it out in $EDITOR
         self.reload()
         self.flash(f"created {t.filename}")
 
-    def act_edit(self):
+    def act_open(self):
         t = self.current()
         if not t:
             return
-        editor = os.environ.get("EDITOR") or shutil.which("nano") or shutil.which("vi") or "vi"
-        curses.endwin()
-        subprocess.call([editor, t.path])
-        Task(t.path).append_log("edited.")
-        self.scr = curses.initscr()
-        curses.curs_set(0)
+        self._run_editor(t.path)
+        Task(t.path).append_log("edited.")   # re-dates filename, logs 'edited'
         self.reload()
         self.flash("saved & re-dated")
 
-    def act_move(self):
+    def act_move_to(self, status):
         t = self.current()
         if not t:
             return
-        dest = self.choose("Move to", STATUSES)
-        if not dest:
-            self.flash("cancelled")
+        if t.status == status:
+            self.flash(f"already in {status}")
             return
-        t.move_to(dest)
+        t.move_to(status)
         self.reload()
-        self.flash(f"moved -> {dest}")
+        self.flash(f"moved -> {status}")
 
     def act_field(self, key, options=None):
         t = self.current()
@@ -643,15 +640,21 @@ class TUI:
                 self._sort()
             elif ch in (curses.KEY_ENTER, 10, 13):
                 self.view_full()
+            elif ch == ord("c"):
+                self.act_create()
+            elif ch == ord("o"):
+                self.act_open()
+            elif ch in (ord("e"), ord("b")):
+                self.act_move_to("backlog")
             elif ch == ord("n"):
-                self.act_new()
-            elif ch == ord("e"):
-                self.act_edit()
-            elif ch == ord("m"):
-                self.act_move()
+                self.act_move_to("next")
+            elif ch == ord("i"):
+                self.act_move_to("in-progress")
+            elif ch == ord("d"):
+                self.act_move_to("done")
             elif ch == ord("p"):
                 self.act_cycle_priority()
-            elif ch == ord("c"):
+            elif ch == ord("@"):
                 self.act_field("context", CONTEXTS)
             elif ch == ord("l"):
                 self.act_log()