How to keep Board Activity open?

[Angela Allen]

I used to be able to leave the Board Activity panel open. I like seeing the activity on our boards and it makes me aware of updates I'm not "watching."

Now, it closes as soon as I click outside the panel. There's no way to "pin" it to the toolbar, keep it open it as a sidebar, or even just ask that it stays open until manually closed.

Can something be done about this? I'd like to bring back the option to be able to watch Board Activity in real time -- in a way that's most productive for me and others on our team.

[Carolina Lopez · Accepted solution]

Hi @Angela Allen!

I just wanted to let you know that this change is part of the new Trello navigation. While the changes are intended to enhance user experience by providing a more flexible and efficient way to navigate, I certainly understand your perspective.
I encourage you to share any thoughts through the feedback collector. You can find that in the header, it's the bullhorn icon, and those messages go directly to our product and design teams.

[Angela Allen]

Thanks, Carolina! Will do!

[ACE]

Hola @Angela Allen 

Llevo pocos meses en Trello y aunque también sigo de cerca la actividad de muchas tarjetas en muchas de las listas del tablero, nunca he usado la opción que comentas mas allá de consultas puntuales. La verdad es que ahora que lo menciones si que es bastante útil.

En la nueva versión de Trello, el panel se esconde en cuanto haces click fuera, ciertamente.

Desconozco si es un error o realmente no han pensado que esa opción tenga un uso como el que tú le das. Como te digo, yo no la uso frecuentemente.

Lo que yo te recomiendo es hacer un seguimiento de las listas de la misma manera que puedes hacer un seguimiento de tarjetas sin estar asignada a ellas.

De esta manera, cada vez otra persona haga algún cambio dentro de esa lista, le aparecerá una alerta a cada persona que tenga activado ese seguimiento de lista.

Esto también se puede hacer con tarjetas, como te comentaba, sin necesidad de estar asignado a ellas ni hacer seguimiento de la lista o listas completas. Yo lo activo colocando el puntero del ratón encima de la tarjeta y pulsando la tecla s. Igual para desactivar el seguimiento.

Espero sea de ayuda.

Un saludo.

[Angela Allen]

Hello ACE! Thanks for your reply. I hope Google Translate got the translation correct for me...

Yep, I know how to watch lists and cards. :) I already follow a lot of the lists and cards on our board, and my Notifications panel gets pretty crazy.

The Activity panel scrolls in real time with no unnecessary info, almost like a chat room, and it's much easier for me to follow as I work.

I know it's a quality-of-life thing and not mission-critical, but it sure would be nice to have the option of keeping it open.

[ACE]

I understand.
There's been quite a bit of criticism of the new interface.
Especially since some changes are for the worse for many of us. Let's hope they listen.
In this case, I'm not sure it's not a mistake rather than a conscious change. But I'm almost convinced that with the implementation of the planner + inbox panels and the removal of the left-hand dashboard panel, they don't plan to take up more space with the dashboard activity panel...
Good luck.