From 330d6fddc60b8d80057beda862b14655cf94b37e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mARTin <mail@martin-bierschenk.de>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 08:18:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: support linebreaks in task titles with Shift+Enter

Replace input elements with textarea for task editing and creation.
Shift+Enter inserts a newline, Enter saves. Display uses pre-wrap.

v1.10.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 package.json                     |  2 +-
 src/components/GridTaskBlock.tsx | 11 ++++---
 src/components/WeeklyView.tsx    | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17140b1..47424d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "my-weekly-todo-list",
-  "version": "1.9.0",
+  "version": "1.10.0",
   "description": "A web-based weekly task management application that organizes to-dos and calendar events in a single, intuitive weekly view",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/components/GridTaskBlock.tsx b/src/components/GridTaskBlock.tsx
index c9b7f89..a066a62 100644
--- a/src/components/GridTaskBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/components/GridTaskBlock.tsx
@@ -195,23 +195,24 @@ export function GridTaskBlock({
                     <form
                         onSubmit={(e) => {
                             e.preventDefault();
-                            const input = e.currentTarget.elements.namedItem("title") as HTMLInputElement;
+                            const input = e.currentTarget.elements.namedItem("title") as HTMLTextAreaElement;
                             updateTask(task.id, input.value || "");
                         }}
                         onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
                         style={{ width: "100%", paddingRight: "20px" }}
                     >
-                        <input
+                        <textarea
                             name="title"
                             autoFocus
                             defaultValue={task.title}
                             onBlur={(e) => updateTask(task.id, e.target.value)}
                             onKeyDown={(e) => {
                                 if (e.key === "Escape") setEditingTaskId(null);
-                                if (e.key === "Enter") e.currentTarget.blur();
+                                if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) { e.preventDefault(); e.currentTarget.blur(); }
                             }}
+                            rows={(task.title?.split("\n").length) || 1}
                             className="weekly-task-text"
-                            style={{ width: "100%", background: "transparent", border: "none", borderBottom: "1px solid var(--weekly-border)", outline: "none" }}
+                            style={{ width: "100%", background: "transparent", border: "none", borderBottom: "1px solid var(--weekly-border)", outline: "none", resize: "none", overflow: "hidden", fontFamily: "inherit", lineHeight: "inherit" }}
                         />
                     </form>
                 ) : (
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ export function GridTaskBlock({
                             alignItems: "flex-start",
                             gap: "3px",
                             overflow: "visible",
-                            whiteSpace: "normal",
+                            whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
                             wordBreak: "break-word",
                             flex: 1,
                         }}
diff --git a/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx b/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx
index f8c79a8..040af51 100644
--- a/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx
@@ -5679,8 +5679,7 @@ interface TaskInputProps {
 function TaskInput({ onAddTask, onDragOver, onDrop }: TaskInputProps) {
     const [newTaskTitle, setNewTaskTitle] = useState("");
 
-    const handleAddTask = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
-        e.preventDefault();
+    const handleAddTask = () => {
         if (newTaskTitle.trim()) {
             onAddTask(newTaskTitle);
             setNewTaskTitle("");
@@ -5688,19 +5687,36 @@ function TaskInput({ onAddTask, onDragOver, onDrop }: TaskInputProps) {
     };
 
     return (
-        <form
-            onSubmit={handleAddTask}
+        <div
             className="weekly-task-input"
             onDragOver={onDragOver}
             onDrop={onDrop}
         >
-            <input
-                type="text"
+            <textarea
                 value={newTaskTitle}
                 onChange={(e) => setNewTaskTitle(e.target.value)}
+                onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                    if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
+                        e.preventDefault();
+                        handleAddTask();
+                    }
+                }}
                 placeholder="Type a to-do..."
+                rows={newTaskTitle.split("\n").length || 1}
+                style={{
+                    resize: "none",
+                    overflow: "hidden",
+                    fontFamily: "inherit",
+                    lineHeight: "inherit",
+                    width: "100%",
+                    border: "none",
+                    background: "transparent",
+                    outline: "none",
+                    padding: "inherit",
+                    fontSize: "inherit",
+                }}
             />
-        </form>
+        </div>
     );
 }
 
@@ -5820,7 +5836,7 @@ function TaskItem({
     const [isSubTaskInputOpen, setIsSubTaskInputOpen] = useState(false);
     const [isSubTasksOpen, setIsSubTasksOpen] = useState(false);
     const [newSubTaskTitle, setNewSubTaskTitle] = useState("");
-    const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+    const inputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
     const notesRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
     const subTaskInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
@@ -5850,6 +5866,10 @@ function TaskItem({
     };
 
     const handleKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+        if (e.key === "Enter" && !e.shiftKey) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            (e.target as HTMLElement).blur();
+        }
         if (e.key === "Escape") {
             setEditValue(task.title);
             onUpdate(task.title);
@@ -5936,14 +5956,14 @@ function TaskItem({
                     {isEditing ? (
                         <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} style={{ flex: 1, display: "flex" }}>
                             {variant === "minimal" ? (
-                                <input
+                                <textarea
                                     ref={inputRef}
-                                    type="text"
                                     className="weekly-task-text"
                                     value={editValue}
                                     onChange={(e) => setEditValue(e.target.value)}
                                     onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
                                     onBlur={() => onUpdate(editValue)}
+                                    rows={editValue.split("\n").length || 1}
                                     style={{
                                         border: "none",
                                         background: "transparent",
@@ -5952,17 +5972,27 @@ function TaskItem({
                                         padding: "0",
                                         fontSize: "0.9375rem",
                                         fontWeight: 500,
+                                        resize: "none",
+                                        overflow: "hidden",
+                                        fontFamily: "inherit",
+                                        lineHeight: "inherit",
                                     }}
                                 />
                             ) : (
-                                <input
+                                <textarea
                                     ref={inputRef}
-                                    type="text"
                                     className="weekly-task-text"
                                     value={editValue}
                                     onChange={(e) => setEditValue(e.target.value)}
                                     onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
                                     onBlur={() => onUpdate(editValue)}
+                                    rows={editValue.split("\n").length || 1}
+                                    style={{
+                                        resize: "none",
+                                        overflow: "hidden",
+                                        fontFamily: "inherit",
+                                        lineHeight: "inherit",
+                                    }}
                                 />
                             )}
                         </form>
@@ -6024,7 +6054,7 @@ function TaskItem({
                                 )}
                                 <span
                                     style={{
-                                        whiteSpace: "normal",
+                                        whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
                                         wordBreak: "break-word",
                                         overflow: "visible"
                                     }}