From e00fea5222fdf083a70b02b567191438b07f2342 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shamoon <4887959+shamoon@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:22:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Enhancement: tweak tasks UI, make open doc an anchor (#12658)

---
 .../admin/tasks/tasks.component.html          | 31 ++++++++--------
 .../admin/tasks/tasks.component.scss          | 35 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../admin/tasks/tasks.component.spec.ts       | 22 ++++++++----
 .../components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.ts |  8 ++---
 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html
index 256689e1c..1a750e1fc 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <div class="visually-hidden" i18n>Loading...</div>
 }
 
-<div class="task-controls mb-3 btn-toolbar">
+<div class="task-controls mb-3 btn-toolbar align-items-center" role="toolbar">
   <div class="task-view-scope btn-group btn-group-sm me-3" role="group">
     <input
       type="radio"
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     }
   </div>
 
+  <div class="ms-3 me-2 text-muted"><ng-container i18n>Filter by</ng-container>:</div>
+
   <div ngbDropdown>
     <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary me-3" ngbDropdownToggle>{{selectedTaskTypeLabel}}</button>
     <div class="dropdown-menu shadow" ngbDropdownMenu>
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@
 
   <div class="form-inline d-flex align-items-center flex-grow-1 task-search">
     <div class="input-group input-group-sm flex-fill w-auto flex-nowrap">
-      <span class="input-group-text text-muted" i18n>Filter by</span>
       <div ngbDropdown>
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" ngbDropdownToggle>{{filterTargetName}}</button>
         <div class="dropdown-menu shadow" ngbDropdownMenu>
@@ -123,10 +124,10 @@
   </div>
 
   <div class="card border table-responsive mb-3">
-    <table class="table table-striped align-middle shadow-sm mb-0">
+    <table class="table table-striped align-middle shadow-sm mb-0 tasks-table">
       <thead>
         <tr>
-          <th scope="col">
+          <th scope="col" class="select-col">
             <div class="form-check">
               <input
                 type="checkbox"
@@ -139,19 +140,19 @@
               <label class="form-check-label" for="all-tasks-{{section}}"><span class="visually-hidden">Check all</span></label>
             </div>
           </th>
-          <th scope="col" i18n>Name</th>
-          <th scope="col" class="d-none d-lg-table-cell" i18n>Created</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="name-col-header" i18n>Name</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="d-none d-lg-table-cell created-col" i18n>Created</th>
           @if (sectionShowsResults(section)) {
-            <th scope="col" class="d-none d-lg-table-cell" i18n>Results</th>
+            <th scope="col" class="d-none d-lg-table-cell results-col" i18n>Results</th>
           }
           <th scope="col" class="d-table-cell d-lg-none" i18n>Info</th>
-          <th scope="col" i18n>Actions</th>
+          <th scope="col" class="actions-col" i18n>Actions</th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         @for (task of tasks; track task.id) {
           <tr (click)="toggleSelected(task); $event.stopPropagation();" (keydown)="toggleSelected(task); $event.stopPropagation();">
-            <td>
+            <td class="select-col">
               <div class="form-check">
                 <input
                   type="checkbox"
@@ -173,9 +174,9 @@
                 <span>{{ task.trigger_source_display }}</span>
               </div>
             </td>
-            <td class="d-none d-lg-table-cell">{{ task.date_created | customDate:'short' }}</td>
+            <td class="d-none d-lg-table-cell created-col">{{ task.date_created | customDate:'short' }}</td>
             @if (sectionShowsResults(section)) {
-              <td class="d-none d-lg-table-cell">
+              <td class="d-none d-lg-table-cell results-col">
                 @if (taskHasLongResultMessage(task)) {
                   <div class="result" (click)="expandTask(task); $event.stopPropagation();"
                     [ngbPopover]="resultPopover" popoverClass="shadow small mobile" triggers="mouseenter:mouseleave" container="body">
@@ -206,23 +207,23 @@
                 <i-bs width="1.2em" height="1.2em" name="info-circle"></i-bs>
               </button>
             </td>
-            <td scope="row">
+            <td scope="row" class="actions-col">
               <div class="btn-group" role="group">
                 <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" (click)="dismissTask(task); $event.stopPropagation();" *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.Change, type: PermissionType.PaperlessTask }">
                   <i-bs name="check" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Dismiss</ng-container>
                 </button>
                 <ng-container *pngxIfPermissions="{ action: PermissionAction.View, type: PermissionType.Document }">
                   @if (task.related_document_ids?.[0]) {
-                    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" (click)="dismissAndGo(task); $event.stopPropagation();">
+                    <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" [routerLink]="['/documents', task.related_document_ids[0]]" (click)="dismissTask(task)">
                       <i-bs name="file-text" class="me-1"></i-bs><ng-container i18n>Open Document</ng-container>
-                    </button>
+                    </a>
                   }
                 </ng-container>
               </div>
             </td>
           </tr>
         <tr>
-          <td class="p-0" [class.border-0]="expandedTask !== task.id" [attr.colspan]="sectionShowsResults(section) ? 5 : 4">
+          <td class="px-2 py-0" [class.border-0]="expandedTask !== task.id" [attr.colspan]="sectionShowsResults(section) ? 5 : 4">
             <div #collapse="ngbCollapse" [ngbCollapse]="expandedTask !== task.id" class="task-detail-panel bg-darker small mb-0">
               <div class="p-2 p-lg-3 ms-lg-3">
                 @if (taskHasResultMessage(task)) {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.scss
index d8ebc21f0..d5580c56b 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,39 @@ pre {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+.tasks-table {
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 992px) {
+    .tasks-table {
+        table-layout: fixed;
+    }
+
+    .tasks-table .select-col {
+        width: 3rem;
+    }
+
+    .tasks-table .created-col {
+        width: 13rem;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+    }
+
+    .tasks-table .results-col {
+        width: 24%;
+    }
+
+    .tasks-table .actions-col {
+        width: 18rem;
+        white-space: nowrap;
+    }
+
+    .tasks-table .name-col,
+    .tasks-table .results-col {
+        overflow: hidden;
+    }
+}
+
 .btn .spinner-border-sm {
     width: 0.8rem;
     height: 0.8rem;
@@ -30,8 +63,6 @@ pre {
 .input-group .dropdown .btn {
     border-top-right-radius: 0;
     border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
-    border-top-left-radius: 0;
-    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
 }
 
 .z-10 {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.spec.ts
index f6f3405bf..962895295 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.spec.ts
@@ -532,12 +532,22 @@ describe('TasksComponent', () => {
   })
 
   it('should support dismiss and open a document', () => {
-    const routerSpy = jest.spyOn(router, 'navigate')
-    component.dismissAndGo(tasks[3])
-    expect(routerSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
-      'documents',
-      tasks[3].related_document_ids?.[0],
-    ])
+    const dismissSpy = jest.spyOn(component, 'dismissTask')
+
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    const openDocumentLink = fixture.debugElement
+      .queryAll(By.css('a'))
+      .find((link) => link.nativeElement.textContent.includes('Open Document'))
+
+    expect(openDocumentLink).not.toBeNull()
+
+    openDocumentLink.triggerEventHandler(
+      'click',
+      new MouseEvent('click', { ctrlKey: true })
+    )
+
+    expect(dismissSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(tasks[3])
   })
 
   it('should auto refresh, allow toggle', () => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.ts
index d9a57edce..a56f29622 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { JsonPipe, NgTemplateOutlet } from '@angular/common'
 import { Component, inject, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core'
 import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
-import { Router } from '@angular/router'
+import { Router, RouterLink } from '@angular/router'
 import {
   NgbCollapseModule,
   NgbDropdownModule,
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ const TRIGGER_SOURCE_OPTIONS: Array<{
     FormsModule,
     ReactiveFormsModule,
     NgTemplateOutlet,
+    RouterLink,
     NgbCollapseModule,
     NgbDropdownModule,
     NgbPaginationModule,
@@ -333,11 +334,6 @@ export class TasksComponent
     }
   }
 
-  dismissAndGo(task: PaperlessTask) {
-    this.dismissTask(task)
-    this.router.navigate(['documents', task.related_document_ids?.[0]])
-  }
-
   expandTask(task: PaperlessTask) {
     this.expandedTask = this.expandedTask == task.id ? undefined : task.id
   }