Display due dates and other dates as relative dates in Tasks Query results

[rivergillis]

It would be really helpful for me if due dates in queries displayed as "in 3 days" or "in 2 weeks" or "due yesterday" (!) rather than the actual date. My brain has an easier time quickly parsing relative dates :)

It's been a while since I have written js but I think moment.js has support for something similar.

[claremacrae]

Thank you very much for this. I had thought this had been requested already, but I can't see it, so it's good to have it logged.

In short mode, the tooltip already shows relative dates, so there is code present that should be re-used, for consistency.

[claremacrae]

I would apply this to all dates, not just due dates.
Some applications offer a choice as to whether to use relative dates. We may need to do the same.

[702573N]

Hello @claremacrae,
the last entry is over 1 year old, is there anything new to report here. The function 'relative dates' should be relatively easy and fast to implement. Maybe as an additional option or alternative to the 'short mode' as 'relative mode'.

[702573N]

Maybe it would be a good idea to leave the output/display format for dates completely up to the user. I think that many users default to the YYYY-MM-DD format for recording their tasks, but would prefer a completely different format in the query output. I could imagine the following functions:

```tasks
due date format("YYYY-MM-DD")
start date format().fromNow()
scheduled date format("YYYY MMM dd")
```

[elvarb]

Take a look at this, #2232

[claremacrae]

Take a look at this, #2232

Hello @claremacrae,
the last entry is over 1 year old, is there anything new to report here. The function 'relative dates' should be relatively easy and fast to implement. Maybe as an additional option or alternative to the 'short mode' as 'relative mode'.

Hi @702573N, no, if there was any progress this would have been closed.

@elvarb Thanks for sharing the link. I am using that CSS snippet, somewhat modified, and finding it really helpful.

[claremacrae]

I've renamed the topic to match the actual request.