# Feature OP-11568 - Keep state of Activity tab when switching forth and back to another tab

Project: OpenProject
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-11568

## Planning

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| Priority | Medium |
| Target versions | 12.5.0 |
| Sprint | 12.5.0 |
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| Votes | 3 |
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## OPEN POINTS / FEEDBACK

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## Features and Chunks

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## Technical Details

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| Requires doc change | No |
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## Details

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| Follow-up feedback e-mail |  |
| Accessibility | No |

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## Description

**As** a contributor to a work package  
**I want to** to keep the state of the *Activity* tab when I switch to another tab and back  
**so that** that I don't lose any comment message that I was in the process of composing.

*Example:*

*In the notifications center, I want to comment on a work package. I start writing a comment. Then I want to check the work package's descritpion which is in the Overview tab. Or I want to reference a work package which I know is also referenced in the Relations tab and I simply want to look up its ID. Or I want to check/look up files in the files tab, or I want to add a file, ... In all those cases I am in the process of writing a at times lengthy comment and I don't want to lose it just because I switched the tab.*

The problem is not only present in the notifications center.

I believe the underlying problem is that the *Activity* tab updates its front-end state when it gets selected. I don't know the reason for it (<mention class="mention" data-id="9177" data-type="user" data-text="@Oliver Günther">@Oliver Günther</mention>, do you know why it is like that?). If the *Activity* would keep its state many comment messages would not get lost and a lot of frustrating would be saved.

**Acceptance criteria**

  - Switching to and back to another tab of the same work package will not lose the content of the comment input field.
  - Works in all context where work package tabs are present
      - work package full view
      - work package split view
      - notification center
      - BCF module
      - Revit addin