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Thanks,
Larry
Today (August 14th), clicking on a task in the search results list doesn’t display it in full screen. I recall it working in full screen until recently.
However, clicking on a task listed in its description does display it in full screen.
Also, clicking on an external URL listed in the task description opens it in a new tab.
Given this, it seems like a good idea to display the task in full screen in a separate view when clicked.
I’ve been out of the office for three days, but today (August 14th), clicking on a task in the search results list does indeed take you to a full screen task. This is a terrible feature, it’s simply unbelievable that despite all of these people pointing that out, nothing has been done to fix it for literally weeks.
This is still happening. But it’s random, I haven’t commented again before now because the first two did NOT open full-screen. The third did. This does not seem like a “feature” if it does not happen for every task.
How many votes does this post need before you remove this “feature”?
Voted but commenting as well to reiterate how incredibly annoying and disruptive this feature is. I would appreciate this being added as a QOL update if it were an option instead of enforced. Worse, we don’t even have access to the search bar when tasks are full screen, so truly the only option from there is to click the back arrow. Just truly inefficient design. Hoping Asana will change this ASAP.
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When you’re on full screen, try hitting esc, that’s worked for me and has been a godsend for our firm (because apparently Asana is ignoring this problem).
Also, I’ve noticed that once I hit esc to return back to the project, I’ve got a 50/50 chance that if I search for an open another task on that same project, it doesn’t go to full screen. IMHO, this is a bug that they don’t know how to fix so they’re calling it a feature instead.
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thanks for this! seems to work for now, and i agree that it seems like a bug they don’t know how to/don’t want to put the manpower towards fixing lol
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I’m glad I’m not the only one finding this update to be insufferable.
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This really is super annoying, yes, I can hit esc to go back to the project, but why why why is this not being addressed? No one wants this “feature”.
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this is still an issue nearly two months after it was posted and it frustrates me more and more every day. hey asana, can you fix this already, or add an option to make it work like this, and change it back? like, come on.
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completely agree, every time it happens, I come back to this page to see if there have been any updates, ASANA, WHY AREN’T YOU LISTENING?
Please revert this “feature” or provide the option to pick whether we would like it or not. The Esc hack suggested above only works to close full screen but doesn’t take me back to previous view. I am also required to press Esc every single time 
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Yes agree, this has totally interrupted our workflow and Asana says it’s functioning as intended. I dont actually a benefit to the way this currently operates.
Does anyone know where I can vote to get this resolved as part of the next update?
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I mean, I clicked vote at the top, I guess I just dont know if I’m voting that I like it or dislike it!
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@James_Lee3, Your vote means that you’re voting for the option to choose this, as described in the OP, instead of the current behavior.
If this has been going on for over 3 months, does it matter how many votes you get to turn this “feature” off? Because it doesn’t look like anyone from asana is responding with any productive conversation, just “it’s a feature, vote to change it”.
(We all know it’s a bug, btw, if it was an actual “feature”, it would happen every single time, and it doesn’t.)
Hi @Suzanne_Rallis,
If you can provide instructions on how to reproduce the inconsistent behavior, that could help make the case to Asana.
Regarding your other comments, this post may help explain how requests for changes are handled:
Thanks,
Larry
“Instructions on how to reproduce the inconsistent behavior”? I can’t share screenshots without redacting the entire task due to sensitive information, but in a nutshell, we use file numbers, I enter a file number in the search field at the top of the screen, tasks appear, I click on one, and it either opens in full screen or it doesn’t. That’s it. I hit escape, I go back to the project, and if I search for another file number already on that project, it may or may not go to full screen (but on the 3 tests I’ve done just now, it did not).
So that appears to be the inconsistency (appears because I can’t guarantee that happens every single time, I’ll be happy to update you after a day or so of testing), if you remain on a project, and the task you search for happens to be on that project, it will not open in full screen. If it’s on a different project, it probably will.
Thanks, @Suzanne_Rallis. If you repost after the testing you mentioned and @mention me, I’ll attempt to escalate.