⚡️ Ideas
Nathan Price Nathan Price Jul 26, 2023

Declutter Tana Interface ------------ Panels, Fields and Dates

Explain the problem as you see it

Tana is very powerful.
But with great power comes great responsibility
......and the risk of overwhelming visual clutter.

Why is this a problem for you?

The clutter is distracting, increases friction and takes up valuable screen real estate.
The information we want to read is often overwhelmed by elements

Suggest a solution

Fields

  1. Hide Hidden fields: The list of hidden fields under a node is also visual clutter
  2. Option to display fields as collapsible bullet points: To remove the table clutter of the side by side format.
  3. Make it easier to edit fields within a supertag: to reduce the need to open additional panels

Dates

  1. Make Date Elements Formattable : Like Excel "hh:mm" rather than the like sentences we end up with now.

Panels

  1. Hotkey to open a panel that replaces an existing one: so we don't end up with a pile of side panels taking over the screen.
  2. A stackable side panel: Like roam where short pages can be opened, staked upon one another. Perhaps another hotkey
  3. Make it easier to edit fields within a supertag: to reduce the need to open panels
  4. Make supertag panels more information dense: to reduce need for scrolling