Toolbar Actions and Keyboard Shortcuts

This page documents toolbar actions derived from source code. Some actions may vary depending on your Gantt version and configuration.

Edit Mode Actions

Action	Icon	Visibility	Description
Edit		`readonly=false` and `alwaysedit=false`	Enters Gantt edit mode, enabling task drag, resize, and creation
Close Editing	❌	In edit mode, `alwaysedit=false`	Exits edit mode and returns to view-only display
Save	💾	Edit mode with unsaved changes	Saves all pending task and dependency link changes to Polarion. Shows a progress indicator during save
Undo		Edit mode	Reverses the last change (up to `undo_steps` operations, default 10)
Redo		Edit mode	Reapplies the last undone change

When alwaysedit is true, the Gantt opens directly in edit mode. No Edit/Close buttons appear. When hideToolbar is true, a floating save button appears instead of the full toolbar.

Task Creation

Action	Icon	Visibility	Description
New work item	➕	Edit mode, at least one type has `enableCreate=true`	Opens a dropdown to select the work item type, then creates a new task and opens the lightbox

The new task dropdown lists all configured work item types that have enableCreate set to true. Each entry shows the type icon and name.

Action	Location	Description
Go to today	Toolbar and hamburger menu	Scrolls the Gantt chart horizontally to show the current date
Expand all	Toolbar	Expands all task groups in the Gantt grid
Collapse all	Toolbar	Collapses all task groups in the Gantt grid
Search	Toolbar	Text input field for filtering work items by ID or title

Visualization Toggles

Action	Toolbar Label	Description
Toggle critical path	Critical Path	Highlights the longest dependency chain in red when enabled
Toggle dependency links	Show Links	Shows or hides dependency link arrows between tasks
Toggle drag children	Drag Children	When enabled, child tasks move with their parent during drag
Toggle auto-scheduling	Auto Schedule	Enables automatic date recalculation based on dependency links
Toggle resource hiding	Hide Empty Resources	Hides resource rows with no assigned tasks in the resource view

Data Actions

Action	Icon	Description
Refresh	🔄	Reloads Gantt data from the server. Preserves scroll position and selected task
Mark Differences		Marks work items with unsynchronised derived dates as modified
Clear Calendar Cache		Clears the server-side working calendar cache and reloads. Only visible when `useCalendarCache=true`
Print / Export to Image		Opens the export panel for PNG export or printing

Page Parameters

Action	Icon	Visibility	Description
Page Parameters	⚙️	Maximized view only	Opens the widget parameter editor panel for runtime parameter changes

The Page Parameters button only appears when the Gantt is in maximized/fullscreen view. Use the MaximizeGanttView URL parameter to control this behavior. See URL Parameters Reference.

The hamburger menu (☰) in the first grid column header provides quick access to common actions:

Menu Item	Description
Refresh	Reloads Gantt data from the server
Drag children	Toggle for moving children with parent
Go to today	Scrolls the timeline to the current date
Set scale	Submenu for selecting zoom level (Hour, Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year)
Column visibility	Submenu with checkboxes to show/hide individual grid columns
Help	Opens the Gantt documentation site

Trigger	Location	Actions
Right-click on column header	Grid column header	Column visibility checkboxes for all configured columns
Right-click on timescale header	Timeline header	Scale selector and Go to today
Shift + right-click	Anywhere	Bypasses the custom context menu and shows the browser default

Mouse Interactions

Interaction	Edit Mode Required	Description
Drag task bar	Yes	Moves the task to a new date range
Drag task bar edge	Yes	Resizes the task duration
Drag link handle	Yes	Creates a dependency link between two tasks by connecting link circles
Click task bar	No	Selects the task and shows details in the sidebar panel
Double-click task bar	Yes	Opens the lightbox for inline field editing

Element	Description
Version number	Displays the installed Gantt version in the footer
Items info	Shows the count of visible versus total task rows
Filter icon	Appears when items are hidden, with a tooltip explaining why
Error indicator	Appears when configuration or data errors are detected
Admin settings link	Gear icon linking to Gantt administration settings

Configuration Example

Disable dependency link creation via the Gantt Config Script:

gantt.config.drag_links = false;

Set the undo depth via the Gantt Config Script:

gantt.config.undo_steps = 20;

Zoom and Scale Levels Reference — zoom level details and persistence
URL Parameters Reference — MaximizeGanttView and other URL parameters
Work Items Gantt Widget Parameters — readonly, alwaysedit, and toolbar configuration
Gantt Config Script API — scripting overrides for toolbar behavior

Toolbar Actions and Keyboard Shortcuts

Edit Mode Actions

Task Creation

Navigation Actions

Visualization Toggles

Data Actions

Page Parameters

Hamburger Menu

Context Menu Actions

Mouse Interactions

Footer Information

Configuration Example

​Edit Mode Actions

​Task Creation

​Navigation Actions

​Visualization Toggles

​Data Actions

​Page Parameters

​Hamburger Menu

​Context Menu Actions

​Mouse Interactions

​Footer Information

​Configuration Example

​Related Pages

Edit Mode Actions

Task Creation

Navigation Actions

Visualization Toggles

Data Actions

Page Parameters

Hamburger Menu

Context Menu Actions

Mouse Interactions

Footer Information

Configuration Example

Related Pages