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Feature Idea: Option to show card content on board

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#326 opened on Apr 24, 2021

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Description

Summary: Add a switch to the board Properties menu to toggle showing a "card preview" on the board without needing to open the card

How important this is to me and why:

Importance: Medium

Use cases:

  1. Be able to see notes at a glance from the board

Additional context / similar features: Should be a mini preview of the card, similar to the gallery view. Need some logic around how much text to show (maybe configurable), perhaps limiting by height.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
ReactTypeScriptFocalboard codebase
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Examine the board view component (likely in webapp/src/components/boardView/) and the gallery view implementation for card preview logic. Investigate how the gallery view limits text and consider reusing similar logic. Look at the Properties menu to add a toggle switch. The issue suggests a mini preview similar to gallery view, so understanding the gallery view's CardPreview component is key. There is only one comment, no maintainer response, so the acceptance criteria are unclear; consider asking for specific UI placement and text truncation behavior.