Multiple Selection in Issues Board
Description
When using the issues board, I sometime get on a roll and just use the quick add and add tons of issues all at once. Many of them need to be assigned to the same person. When an issue is selected, the details are shown in a popover on the right side of the screen that allows you to assign the task, add labels, etc.
It would be nice to be able to select multiple issues at a time.
Proposal
I would like to be able to cmd (or ctrl) + click or shift+click to select multiple. I imagine this working just as any list that allows multiple selection. The popover on the right would show the title as 3 selected, then show the common attributes for the all the issues selected, empty for the attributes which have yet to bet, or mixed for the attributes which differ between issues.
Use cases
This would allow people to move multiple issues at a time across the board. It would also allow them to quickly add labels or assignments to multiple issues straight from the issues board.
Feature checklist
Make sure these are completed before closing the issue, with a link to the relevant commit.
- Feature assurance
- Documentation
- Added to features.yml
Activity
@adrum Thanks for the proposal and the feedback. I don't think that a proposal for bulk editing of issue attributes in the issue board view has been raised yet, and I think that's what you're requesting here. This is already possible in the issue list by selecting multiple issues and applying the same labels and milestone, etc. Please can you confirm that this proposal is for the same functionality in the issue boards view?
@markglenfletcher Yes, that is what I'm proposing. However, I see the selection process working slightly different since the UI is much more condensed on the Issues Board. Check boxes would obviously clutter the interface.
I think cmd+click (and shift+click) is the most natural impelementation of this particular feature, but I trust you guys will give it some thought and implement whatever you think is best if you decide this feature is worth it.
changed milestone to %Next 2-3 months
