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+# Task Form Dialog — keyboard + header polish — Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-14
+**Scope:** adiuvAI renderer (`src/renderer/components/tasks/TaskFormDialog.tsx`) + supporting libs
+**Status:** Approved by user (mockup at `docs/mockups/2026-05-14-task-form-dialog-mockup.html`), ready for implementation plan
+
+## Goal
+
+Port three UX features shipped in the timeline batch-add `AddEventDialog` (`docs/2026-05-08-task-ux-evolution-design.md` § timeline batch) into `TaskFormDialog`:
+
+1. **Header style** — `DialogTitle` + `DialogDescription` (no separator border), matching `AddEventDialog`.
+2. **Full keyboard navigation** — Tab/Shift-Tab between fields & pills, arrow keys within pills row, Enter to open focused pill, arrow keys inside list popovers + calendar, Esc to close popover.
+3. **Date + time via keyboard** — replace the Calendar + 2× hour/minute `Select` triplet with a typeable `DateField` that supports an optional `HH:MM` suffix and respects `FormatPrefs.dateFormat`.
+
+## Non-goals
+
+- Migrating `TaskFormDialog` to a Sheet (deferred — see `docs/2026-05-08-task-ux-evolution-plan.md`).
+- Touching `NewTaskDialog` / `EditTaskDialog` wrappers (no behavior change).
+- Changes to other property popovers' rendering beyond keyboard handling.
+- Inline project creation flow (`InlineProjectForm`) — unchanged.
+
+## 1. Header
+
+Replace the current minimal header:
+
+```tsx
+<DialogHeader className="px-5 py-3 border-b border-border/40">
+  <DialogTitle className="text-sm font-medium">{...}</DialogTitle>
+</DialogHeader>
+```
+
+with the `AddEventDialog` style:
+
+```tsx
+<DialogHeader>
+  <DialogTitle>{mode === 'create' ? t('tasks.newTask') : t('tasks.editTask')}</DialogTitle>
+  <DialogDescription>
+    {mode === 'create' ? t('tasks.newTaskDescription') : t('tasks.editTaskDescription')}
+  </DialogDescription>
+</DialogHeader>
+```
+
+**No border-bottom** under the header — body flows directly under it. Keep the existing `bg-card/92 backdrop-blur-xl` overlay on `DialogContent`.
+
+New i18n keys (all 5 languages): `tasks.newTaskDescription`, `tasks.editTaskDescription`.
+
+## 2. Keyboard navigation
+
+### Pills row — roving focus + arrow movement
+
+The property pills (`Project · Priority · Status · Due · Assignees`) become a roving-tabindex group:
+
+- Only one pill at a time has `tabindex={0}`; the rest have `tabindex={-1}`. Default focused pill = first (Project).
+- `Tab` / `Shift+Tab` enters/exits the group as a single stop. Inside the group, `Tab` exits forward to the footer; on entry from the footer-side, focus restores to the last-focused pill.
+- `ArrowRight` / `ArrowDown` → next pill (clamped at end).
+- `ArrowLeft` / `ArrowUp` → previous pill (clamped at start).
+- `Home` / `End` → first / last pill.
+- `Enter` or `Space` on focused pill → open its popover.
+
+Implementation: a small hook `useRovingFocus(ref, count)` returning `(index) => { tabIndex, onKeyDown, onFocus }`. Pills consume it inside `PropertyPill` (kept presentational) via a wrapping `<button>`.
+
+`PropertyPill` is already a `<button>`-ish trigger via `<span>`. To support real focus rings + key events, change the trigger element rendered by `PopoverTrigger asChild` from `<span>` to a `<button type="button">`. Visible focus ring matches `--ring` via `focus-visible:ring-2 ring-ring/30`.
+
+### List popovers — Project, Priority, Status, Assignees
+
+shadcn `Popover` does not provide list semantics. Inside each popover content:
+
+- Items render with `role="option"` (or `menuitem`) and roving `tabIndex` (active item = `0`, rest `-1`).
+- When popover opens, focus moves to the currently-selected item (or first item).
+- `ArrowDown` / `ArrowUp` move the active item; `Home`/`End` jump to ends.
+- `Enter` / `Space` selects the active item.
+- For single-select popovers (Project, Priority, Status) selection closes the popover and returns focus to the originating pill.
+- For multi-select (Assignees) selection toggles; popover stays open. `Esc` closes and returns focus to the pill.
+- `Tab` inside a popover closes the popover (focus returns to pill, then the next Tab advances normally).
+
+Implementation: a single shared hook `useListboxKeys(items, opts)` consumed by each popover content. Items are sourced from existing data (`projectsList`, `knownAssignees`, hard-coded priority/status arrays).
+
+### Calendar — keyboard
+
+The shadcn `Calendar` already supports arrow-key day navigation and `Enter` to select (via react-day-picker). We need only to confirm that focus lands on the calendar grid when the Due popover opens. The new `DateField` (§3) replaces the current Popover+Calendar+Selects assembly and embeds the calendar.
+
+### Description — Enter
+
+Keep existing behavior: `Enter` inserts a newline in the description textarea. The form-level `⌘/Ctrl+Enter` submit handler already lives on the `<form>` element and continues to work; the footer's "⌘+Enter to create" hint is removed from the UI (the shortcut still works).
+
+## 3. Date + time via keyboard
+
+### Strategy — extend existing `DateField`
+
+Reuse `src/renderer/components/ui/date-field.tsx` (already typeable, format-aware via `useFormatPrefs`, with embedded Calendar). Add **optional time** support behind a new prop `withTime?: boolean`.
+
+When `withTime` is on:
+- The text input accepts either a bare date (`30/04/2026`, `Apr 30`, `+3d`, `tomorrow`, …) or date-with-time suffix (`30/04/2026 14:30`).
+- The Popover content gains a small `Time` row under the Calendar — two `Select`s (hour 00–23, minute in 5-min steps) identical to the current TaskFormDialog implementation. They edit the time portion of the committed `Date`.
+- Display value after commit: `<date in FormatPrefs.dateFormat> HH:MM` when time component is non-midnight, otherwise just the date.
+
+### Parser extension (`lib/parseDate.ts`)
+
+`parseDate(input, prefs, keywords)` adopts optional trailing time:
+
+- Regex split: `RE_TIME = /\s+(\d{1,2}):(\d{2})\s*$/`.
+- If matched, parse `HH`/`MM` (`0–23` / `0–59`), strip the suffix, parse remaining string with the existing logic, then set `hours` and `minutes` on the result.
+- If time match is invalid (e.g. `25:99`), whole input is invalid.
+
+Unit-test cases (existing tests if any get extended; otherwise small new file):
+
+| Input | Format pref | Expected |
+|---|---|---|
+| `30/04/2026 14:30` | `dd/MM/yyyy` | 2026-04-30 14:30 local |
+| `04/30/2026 09:00` | `MM/dd/yyyy` | 2026-04-30 09:00 |
+| `2026-04-30 23:59` | `yyyy-MM-dd` | 2026-04-30 23:59 |
+| `tomorrow 08:15` | any | next-day 08:15 |
+| `30/04/2026 25:00` | any | invalid |
+| `30/04/2026` | dd/MM | 2026-04-30 00:00 (date only, time unchanged) |
+
+### Caller change in `TaskFormDialog`
+
+The whole Due Popover block (Calendar + hour/minute Selects + clear button) is replaced by:
+
+```tsx
+<DateField
+  withTime
+  value={values.dueDate ? new Date(values.dueDate) : undefined}
+  onChange={(d) => setValues((v) => ({ ...v, dueDate: d ? d.getTime() : null }))}
+  placeholder={t('tasks.colDue')}
+  aria-label={t('tasks.colDue')}
+/>
+```
+
+The pill itself remains for display when the field is collapsed. Two arrangements considered:
+
+- **(A) Pill opens a popover containing the `DateField`** — keeps visual parity with the other pills. The `DateField` *inside* the popover is just an `Input` + Calendar, no nested Popover. Recommended.
+- **(B) `DateField` replaces the pill inline in the row** — visually breaks the pill row.
+
+Going with **(A)**. To avoid a nested-popover (`Popover` inside `PopoverContent`), `DateField` gains a `flat?: boolean` prop. When `flat` is set, it renders:
+
+- the typeable `Input`,
+- the `Calendar` inline (no internal `Popover` wrapper),
+- the Time row (when `withTime`).
+
+The Due pill's `PopoverContent` renders `<DateField withTime flat />`. Outside the task dialog, existing callers (e.g. `AddEventDialog`) keep using the default (non-flat) DateField with its own popover trigger.
+
+The Due popover content:
+
+```
+┌─ Due popover ───────────────────┐
+│ [📅 30/04/2026 14:30          ] │   ← typeable Input (parses date + time)
+│  Calendar grid (kbd nav)        │
+│  ── ── ── ── ── ── ── ── ── ── │
+│  Time: [HH ⌄] : [MM ⌄] [Clear]  │   ← shown only when withTime
+└─────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+(The mockup illustrated standalone segments; that was a sketch — the real impl reuses `DateField`'s single-input typeable parser, which is already keyboard-driven via `parseDate`.)
+
+## 4. Files
+
+**Modified:**
+
+```
+src/renderer/components/tasks/TaskFormDialog.tsx   — new header; roving focus on pills row; replace Due popover with <DateField withTime />; drop the "⌘+Enter" hint
+src/renderer/components/ui/date-field.tsx          — new props withTime + flat; Time Selects; expanded onCommit/text-display logic
+src/renderer/lib/parseDate.ts                       — accept optional trailing " HH:MM"
+src/renderer/locales/{en,it,es,fr,de}/translation.json
+                                                    — add tasks.newTaskDescription, tasks.editTaskDescription
+```
+
+**New (small, kept local to features):**
+
+```
+src/renderer/hooks/useRovingFocus.ts                — generic roving-tabindex hook
+src/renderer/hooks/useListboxKeys.ts                — popover-list arrow/enter/esc handler
+```
+
+If a unit-test setup is later introduced for `parseDate`, add cases there. Not blocking.
+
+## 5. Accessibility
+
+- Pills row: `role="toolbar"` with `aria-label={t('tasks.properties')}`; pills are `<button>` with descriptive `aria-label` (e.g. `Project: Acme · Communications`).
+- Listbox popovers: container `role="listbox"`, items `role="option"`, `aria-selected` on the chosen one. Single-select popovers also set `aria-activedescendant` on the listbox when convenient; otherwise rely on `.focus()`.
+- Multi-select Assignees uses `aria-multiselectable="true"`.
+- `DateField` keeps existing `aria-invalid` + `aria-describedby` semantics.
+
+## 6. Out-of-scope follow-ups
+
+- Project popover inline-create flow keyboard polish (currently a sub-form inside the popover — separate effort).
+- `DateField` natural-language time keywords (e.g. `tomorrow 9am`) — only `HH:MM` accepted.
+- Migrating `TaskFormDialog` shell to a Sheet — already deferred.
+
+## 7. Implementation order (suggested)
+
+1. `useRovingFocus` + `useListboxKeys` hooks (no UI changes).
+2. `parseDate` time-suffix support; refresh existing parseDate tests.
+3. `DateField` `withTime` prop + time Selects in Popover.
+4. `TaskFormDialog`:
+   - Header swap (Title + Description, no border).
+   - Pills row wired to `useRovingFocus`; pill trigger element switched to `<button>`.
+   - Each list popover wired to `useListboxKeys`.
+   - Due popover content replaced by `<DateField withTime />`.
+   - Remove footer `⌘+Enter` hint.
+5. i18n strings in all five languages.
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+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8" />
+<title>Task Form Dialog — keyboard-driven mockup</title>
+<style>
+  :root {
+    --bg: #f4edf3;
+    --canvas: #ebe4ea;
+    --card: #ffffff;
+    --card-soft: #fbf7fa;
+    --border: #c8c3cd;
+    --border-soft: #d8d4dc;
+    --text: #1a1a1a;
+    --muted: #6e6a73;
+    --primary: #fbc881;
+    --primary-fg: #4a3210;
+    --accent: #e9e5ee;
+    --ring: #8a8ea9;
+    --danger: #c4423a;
+    --green: #5a8a55;
+  }
+  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+    :root {
+      --bg: #0c0c0c;
+      --canvas: #161616;
+      --card: #1a1a1a;
+      --card-soft: #202020;
+      --border: #323232;
+      --border-soft: #2a2a2a;
+      --text: #f5f5f5;
+      --muted: #9a9a9a;
+      --primary: #fbc881;
+      --primary-fg: #4a3210;
+      --accent: #2a2a2a;
+      --ring: #8a8ea9;
+    }
+  }
+  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+  html, body {
+    margin: 0; padding: 0;
+    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Inter", "Geist", system-ui, sans-serif;
+    background: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--text);
+    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
+  }
+  body {
+    min-height: 100vh;
+    display: grid;
+    place-items: center;
+    padding: 40px 20px;
+  }
+  .page-hint {
+    position: fixed; left: 16px; top: 16px;
+    background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 8px; padding: 10px 12px;
+    font-size: 12px; max-width: 280px; line-height: 1.5;
+    color: var(--muted);
+  }
+  .page-hint strong { color: var(--text); }
+  .page-hint kbd {
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    background: var(--accent); border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+    border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px;
+  }
+
+  /* Dialog */
+  .overlay {
+    width: 580px; max-width: 100%;
+    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 12px;
+    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px -10px rgba(0,0,0,0.18), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.4) inset;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+    .overlay { background: rgba(26,26,26,0.92); }
+  }
+
+  /* Header — AddEventDialog style: title + description, no separator */
+  .dlg-header {
+    padding: 18px 22px 8px;
+  }
+  .dlg-title {
+    font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0;
+    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+  }
+  .dlg-desc {
+    margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted);
+    line-height: 1.45;
+  }
+
+  /* Body */
+  .dlg-body { padding: 18px 22px 12px; }
+  .title-input {
+    width: 100%;
+    border: none; outline: none; background: transparent;
+    font: inherit; color: inherit;
+    font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500;
+    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
+    line-height: 1.2;
+  }
+  .title-input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); opacity: 0.7; }
+  .desc-input {
+    margin-top: 8px;
+    width: 100%;
+    border: none; outline: none; background: transparent;
+    font: inherit; color: inherit;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    resize: none;
+    line-height: 1.5;
+  }
+  .desc-input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); opacity: 0.7; }
+
+  /* Properties section */
+  .props-label {
+    font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+    color: var(--muted); margin: 14px 0 8px;
+  }
+  .pills { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
+
+  /* Pill */
+  .pill {
+    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
+    height: 28px; padding: 0 10px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 14px;
+    background: var(--card-soft);
+    font-size: 12px; color: var(--text);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background 120ms, border-color 120ms, box-shadow 120ms;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+  .pill[data-empty="true"] {
+    border-style: dashed;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    background: transparent;
+  }
+  .pill:focus-visible,
+  .pill[data-focused="true"] {
+    outline: none;
+    border-color: var(--ring);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(138,142,169,0.25);
+  }
+  .pill .pill-label { color: var(--muted); }
+  .pill .pill-value { font-weight: 500; }
+  .pill .pill-sep { color: var(--muted); opacity: 0.5; }
+  .pill-icon { font-size: 11px; line-height: 1; }
+  .pill .pi-up { color: #c4423a; }
+  .pill .pi-mid { color: #b97a14; }
+  .pill .pi-down { color: var(--muted); }
+
+  /* Footer */
+  .dlg-footer {
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 8px;
+    padding: 12px 22px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.015);
+  }
+  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+    .dlg-footer { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02); }
+  }
+  .kbd-hint { font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted); }
+  .kbd-hint kbd {
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    background: var(--accent); border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+    border-radius: 4px; padding: 1px 5px;
+  }
+  .btn {
+    height: 30px; padding: 0 14px; border-radius: 8px;
+    font: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    background: transparent; color: var(--text);
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  .btn:focus-visible {
+    outline: none;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(138,142,169,0.25);
+    border-color: var(--ring);
+  }
+  .btn-primary {
+    background: var(--primary);
+    color: var(--primary-fg);
+    border-color: transparent;
+  }
+  .btn-primary:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+  .footer-actions { display: flex; gap: 6px; }
+
+  /* Popover */
+  .popover {
+    position: absolute;
+    z-index: 100;
+    min-width: 220px;
+    background: var(--card);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+    padding: 4px;
+    display: none;
+  }
+  .popover[data-open="true"] { display: block; }
+  .pop-item {
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+    padding: 6px 10px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    outline: none;
+  }
+  .pop-item:hover,
+  .pop-item:focus,
+  .pop-item[data-active="true"] { background: var(--accent); }
+  .pop-item:focus { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--ring); }
+  .pop-item .check { width: 14px; color: var(--muted); }
+  .pop-item[data-selected="true"] .check::before { content: "✓"; color: var(--text); }
+
+  /* DateField segments */
+  .datefield {
+    display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    background: var(--card-soft);
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;
+    font-size: 13px;
+  }
+  .datefield:focus-within {
+    border-color: var(--ring);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(138,142,169,0.25);
+  }
+  .segment {
+    min-width: 1.8ch; text-align: center; padding: 2px 1px;
+    border-radius: 3px; outline: none; cursor: text;
+    color: var(--text);
+  }
+  .segment[data-placeholder="true"] { color: var(--muted); opacity: 0.6; }
+  .segment:focus { background: var(--accent); }
+  .seg-sep { color: var(--muted); padding: 0 1px; user-select: none; }
+
+  .date-pop {
+    padding: 12px;
+    min-width: 280px;
+  }
+  .date-pop .field-label {
+    font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted);
+    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    margin-bottom: 6px;
+  }
+  .date-pop .cal {
+    margin-top: 12px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
+    padding-top: 10px;
+  }
+  .cal-head {
+    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
+    font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 6px;
+  }
+  .cal-head .month { font-weight: 600; }
+  .cal-head button {
+    border: 1px solid var(--border); background: transparent;
+    border-radius: 6px; width: 22px; height: 22px;
+    color: var(--text); cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  .cal-grid {
+    display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
+    gap: 2px; font-size: 11px;
+  }
+  .cal-dow {
+    color: var(--muted); text-align: center;
+    padding: 4px 0; font-weight: 500;
+  }
+  .cal-day {
+    text-align: center; padding: 5px 0;
+    border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; outline: none;
+    color: var(--text);
+  }
+  .cal-day:focus,
+  .cal-day[data-active="true"] { background: var(--accent); }
+  .cal-day[data-selected="true"] {
+    background: var(--primary); color: var(--primary-fg);
+  }
+  .cal-day[data-other-month="true"] { color: var(--muted); opacity: 0.4; }
+
+  .pop-anchor { position: relative; display: inline-flex; }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="page-hint">
+    <strong>Keyboard demo</strong><br>
+    <kbd>Tab</kbd>/<kbd>Shift+Tab</kbd> cycles fields + pills.<br>
+    <kbd>Enter</kbd> opens focused pill.<br>
+    <kbd>↑</kbd>/<kbd>↓</kbd> inside popovers and calendar.<br>
+    <kbd>Esc</kbd> closes popover.<br>
+    Due pill: type date directly (segment edit).
+    <hr style="border:none; border-top:1px solid var(--border-soft); margin:8px 0;">
+    <label style="font-size:11px;">FormatPrefs.dateFormat:
+      <select id="fmt-pref" style="margin-top:4px; width:100%; padding:4px; font: inherit; font-size:11px;">
+        <option value="dd/MM/yyyy">dd/MM/yyyy</option>
+        <option value="MM/dd/yyyy">MM/dd/yyyy</option>
+        <option value="yyyy-MM-dd">yyyy-MM-dd</option>
+      </select>
+    </label>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="overlay" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="dlg-title">
+    <header class="dlg-header">
+      <h2 id="dlg-title" class="dlg-title">New task</h2>
+      <p class="dlg-desc">Capture what needs doing. Set properties below or skip and refine later.</p>
+    </header>
+
+    <div class="dlg-body">
+      <input class="title-input" id="f-title" placeholder="What needs to be done?" autofocus />
+      <textarea class="desc-input" id="f-desc" rows="3" placeholder="Add a description…"></textarea>
+
+      <div class="props-label">Properties</div>
+      <div class="pills" id="pills">
+
+        <!-- Project pill -->
+        <span class="pop-anchor">
+          <button type="button" class="pill" data-pill="project" data-empty="true" tabindex="0">
+            <span class="pill-icon">📁</span>
+            <span class="pill-label">Project</span>
+          </button>
+          <div class="popover" data-popover="project" role="listbox">
+            <div class="pop-item" data-active="true" data-value="">
+              <span class="check"></span>No project
+            </div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="acme-comm">
+              <span class="check"></span>Acme · Communications
+            </div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="testing-bot">
+              <span class="check"></span>Testing · AI ChatBot
+            </div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="adiuvai-app">
+              <span class="check"></span>AdiuvAI · App
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </span>
+
+        <!-- Priority pill -->
+        <span class="pop-anchor">
+          <button type="button" class="pill" data-pill="priority" tabindex="0">
+            <span class="pill-icon pi-mid">→</span>
+            <span class="pill-label">Priority</span>
+            <span class="pill-sep">·</span>
+            <span class="pill-value">Medium</span>
+          </button>
+          <div class="popover" data-popover="priority" role="listbox" style="min-width:160px;">
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="high"><span class="check"></span>High</div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-active="true" data-selected="true" data-value="medium"><span class="check"></span>Medium</div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="low"><span class="check"></span>Low</div>
+          </div>
+        </span>
+
+        <!-- Status pill -->
+        <span class="pop-anchor">
+          <button type="button" class="pill" data-pill="status" tabindex="0">
+            <span class="pill-icon">○</span>
+            <span class="pill-label">Status</span>
+            <span class="pill-sep">·</span>
+            <span class="pill-value">To do</span>
+          </button>
+          <div class="popover" data-popover="status" role="listbox" style="min-width:170px;">
+            <div class="pop-item" data-active="true" data-selected="true" data-value="todo"><span class="check"></span>To do</div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="in_progress"><span class="check"></span>In progress</div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="done"><span class="check"></span>Done</div>
+          </div>
+        </span>
+
+        <!-- Due pill -->
+        <span class="pop-anchor">
+          <button type="button" class="pill" data-pill="due" data-empty="true" tabindex="0">
+            <span class="pill-icon">📅</span>
+            <span class="pill-label">Due</span>
+          </button>
+          <div class="popover date-pop" data-popover="due" role="dialog" style="min-width:300px;">
+            <div class="field-label">Date</div>
+            <div class="datefield" id="datefield" tabindex="-1"><!-- segments injected by JS --></div>
+            <div class="cal" id="calendar">
+              <div class="cal-head">
+                <button type="button" data-nav="-1">‹</button>
+                <span class="month" id="cal-month">May 2026</span>
+                <button type="button" data-nav="1">›</button>
+              </div>
+              <div class="cal-grid" id="cal-grid"><!-- filled by JS --></div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </span>
+
+        <!-- Assignees pill -->
+        <span class="pop-anchor">
+          <button type="button" class="pill" data-pill="assignees" data-empty="true" tabindex="0">
+            <span class="pill-icon">＋</span>
+            <span class="pill-label">Add assignees</span>
+          </button>
+          <div class="popover" data-popover="assignees" role="listbox">
+            <div class="pop-item" data-active="true" data-value="alex"><span class="check"></span>Alex Morgan</div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="priya"><span class="check"></span>Priya Shah</div>
+            <div class="pop-item" data-value="yo"><span class="check"></span>You</div>
+          </div>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <footer class="dlg-footer">
+      <div></div>
+      <div class="footer-actions">
+        <button type="button" class="btn">Cancel</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Create task</button>
+      </div>
+    </footer>
+  </div>
+
+<script>
+/* ---------- popover open/close + arrow nav ---------- */
+const pills = document.querySelectorAll('.pill');
+const popovers = document.querySelectorAll('.popover');
+
+function closeAllPopovers() {
+  popovers.forEach((p) => p.setAttribute('data-open', 'false'));
+}
+
+const pillArr = Array.from(pills);
+pills.forEach((pill) => {
+  pill.addEventListener('click', (e) => openPopoverFor(pill));
+  pill.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      openPopoverFor(pill);
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowRight' || e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const idx = pillArr.indexOf(pill);
+      const next = pillArr[Math.min(idx + 1, pillArr.length - 1)];
+      next && next.focus();
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft' || e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const idx = pillArr.indexOf(pill);
+      const prev = pillArr[Math.max(idx - 1, 0)];
+      prev && prev.focus();
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+function openPopoverFor(pill) {
+  const which = pill.dataset.pill;
+  const pop = document.querySelector(`.popover[data-popover="${which}"]`);
+  if (!pop) return;
+  closeAllPopovers();
+  pop.setAttribute('data-open', 'true');
+  if (which === 'due') {
+    // focus first date segment
+    const firstSeg = pop.querySelector('.segment');
+    if (firstSeg) firstSeg.focus();
+  } else {
+    const items = pop.querySelectorAll('.pop-item');
+    items.forEach((i) => i.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1'));
+    const active = pop.querySelector('.pop-item[data-active="true"]') || items[0];
+    if (active) {
+      active.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+      active.focus();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+  if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+    const open = document.querySelector('.popover[data-open="true"]');
+    if (open) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      closePopover(open);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+/* ---------- list popover keyboard ---------- */
+popovers.forEach((pop) => {
+  if (pop.dataset.popover === 'due') return;
+  const items = Array.from(pop.querySelectorAll('.pop-item'));
+  items.forEach((it) => {
+    it.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+    it.addEventListener('click', () => selectPopItem(pop, it));
+    it.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => onPopItemKey(e, pop, items, it));
+  });
+});
+
+function onPopItemKey(e, pop, items, item) {
+  const idx = items.indexOf(item);
+  if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    moveFocus(items, Math.min(idx + 1, items.length - 1));
+  } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    moveFocus(items, Math.max(idx - 1, 0));
+  } else if (e.key === 'Home') {
+    e.preventDefault(); moveFocus(items, 0);
+  } else if (e.key === 'End') {
+    e.preventDefault(); moveFocus(items, items.length - 1);
+  } else if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    selectPopItem(pop, item);
+  } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    closePopover(pop);
+  } else if (e.key === 'Tab') {
+    closePopover(pop);
+  }
+}
+function moveFocus(items, target) {
+  items.forEach((i) => i.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1'));
+  const el = items[target];
+  el.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');
+  el.focus();
+}
+function closePopover(pop) {
+  pop.setAttribute('data-open', 'false');
+  const pill = document.querySelector(`.pill[data-pill="${pop.dataset.popover}"]`);
+  pill && pill.focus();
+}
+
+function selectPopItem(pop, item) {
+  const which = pop.dataset.popover;
+  if (which === 'assignees') {
+    item.toggleAttribute('data-selected');
+  } else {
+    pop.querySelectorAll('.pop-item').forEach((i) => i.removeAttribute('data-selected'));
+    item.setAttribute('data-selected', 'true');
+  }
+  updatePillFrom(pop);
+  if (which !== 'assignees') closePopover(pop);
+}
+
+function updatePillFrom(pop) {
+  const which = pop.dataset.popover;
+  const pill = document.querySelector(`.pill[data-pill="${which}"]`);
+  if (!pill) return;
+  if (which === 'assignees') {
+    const sel = Array.from(pop.querySelectorAll('.pop-item[data-selected="true"]'));
+    if (sel.length === 0) {
+      pill.setAttribute('data-empty', 'true');
+      pill.innerHTML = '<span class="pill-icon">＋</span><span class="pill-label">Add assignees</span>';
+    } else {
+      pill.removeAttribute('data-empty');
+      const names = sel.map((s) => s.textContent.trim());
+      pill.innerHTML = `<span class="pill-icon">👤</span><span class="pill-label">Assignees</span><span class="pill-sep">·</span><span class="pill-value">${names.join(', ')}</span>`;
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+  const cur = pop.querySelector('.pop-item[data-selected="true"]');
+  if (which === 'project') {
+    if (!cur || cur.dataset.value === '') {
+      pill.setAttribute('data-empty', 'true');
+      pill.innerHTML = '<span class="pill-icon">📁</span><span class="pill-label">Project</span>';
+    } else {
+      pill.removeAttribute('data-empty');
+      pill.innerHTML = `<span class="pill-icon">📁</span><span class="pill-label">Project</span><span class="pill-sep">·</span><span class="pill-value">${cur.textContent.trim()}</span>`;
+    }
+  } else if (which === 'priority') {
+    const v = cur.dataset.value;
+    const icon = v === 'high' ? '<span class="pill-icon pi-up">↑</span>'
+              : v === 'low'  ? '<span class="pill-icon pi-down">↓</span>'
+              : '<span class="pill-icon pi-mid">→</span>';
+    const label = v[0].toUpperCase() + v.slice(1);
+    pill.innerHTML = `${icon}<span class="pill-label">Priority</span><span class="pill-sep">·</span><span class="pill-value">${label}</span>`;
+  } else if (which === 'status') {
+    const v = cur.dataset.value;
+    const icon = v === 'done' ? '✓' : v === 'in_progress' ? '◐' : '○';
+    const label = v === 'in_progress' ? 'In progress' : v === 'todo' ? 'To do' : 'Done';
+    pill.innerHTML = `<span class="pill-icon">${icon}</span><span class="pill-label">Status</span><span class="pill-sep">·</span><span class="pill-value">${label}</span>`;
+  }
+}
+
+/* ---------- DateField — format-aware segments ---------- */
+const SEG_DEFS = {
+  day:    { len: 2, min: 1,    max: 31,   ph: 'DD'   },
+  month:  { len: 2, min: 1,    max: 12,   ph: 'MM'   },
+  year:   { len: 4, min: 1900, max: 2100, ph: 'YYYY' },
+  hour:   { len: 2, min: 0,    max: 23,   ph: 'HH'   },
+  minute: { len: 2, min: 0,    max: 59,   ph: 'MM'   },
+};
+const FMT_LAYOUT = {
+  'dd/MM/yyyy': [['day','/'],['month','/'],['year',null]],
+  'MM/dd/yyyy': [['month','/'],['day','/'],['year',null]],
+  'yyyy-MM-dd': [['year','-'],['month','-'],['day',null]],
+};
+let currentFmt = 'dd/MM/yyyy';
+
+function renderDateField() {
+  const df = document.getElementById('datefield');
+  const cur = readDateField();
+  df.innerHTML = '';
+  const layout = FMT_LAYOUT[currentFmt].concat([null, ['hour',':'], ['minute', null]]);
+  layout.forEach((entry) => {
+    if (entry === null) {
+      const sp = document.createElement('span');
+      sp.className = 'seg-sep'; sp.innerHTML = '&nbsp;&nbsp;';
+      df.appendChild(sp); return;
+    }
+    const [key, sep] = entry;
+    const def = SEG_DEFS[key];
+    const seg = document.createElement('span');
+    seg.className = 'segment';
+    seg.contentEditable = 'true';
+    seg.dataset.seg = key;
+    seg.dataset.len = def.len; seg.dataset.min = def.min; seg.dataset.max = def.max;
+    const v = cur[key];
+    if (v == null) {
+      seg.dataset.placeholder = 'true';
+      seg.textContent = def.ph;
+    } else {
+      seg.dataset.placeholder = 'false';
+      seg.textContent = String(v).padStart(def.len, '0');
+    }
+    df.appendChild(seg);
+    if (sep) {
+      const s = document.createElement('span');
+      s.className = 'seg-sep'; s.textContent = sep;
+      df.appendChild(s);
+    }
+  });
+  bindDateSegments();
+}
+
+function bindDateSegments() {
+const dfSegments = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.segment'));
+dfSegments.forEach((seg, idx) => {
+  seg.addEventListener('focus', () => {
+    if (seg.dataset.placeholder === 'true') {
+      seg.textContent = '';
+    }
+    // select all
+    const range = document.createRange();
+    range.selectNodeContents(seg);
+    const sel = window.getSelection();
+    sel.removeAllRanges();
+    sel.addRange(range);
+  });
+  seg.addEventListener('blur', () => {
+    const len = parseInt(seg.dataset.len, 10);
+    const min = parseInt(seg.dataset.min, 10);
+    const max = parseInt(seg.dataset.max, 10);
+    let v = seg.textContent.replace(/\D/g, '');
+    if (!v) {
+      seg.dataset.placeholder = 'true';
+      seg.textContent = seg.dataset.seg.toUpperCase().slice(0,len).padEnd(len, seg.dataset.seg[0].toUpperCase());
+      // reset to nice placeholder
+      const ph = { day:'DD', month:'MM', year:'YYYY', hour:'HH', minute:'MM' }[seg.dataset.seg];
+      seg.textContent = ph;
+      return;
+    }
+    let n = parseInt(v, 10);
+    if (n < min) n = min;
+    if (n > max) n = max;
+    seg.dataset.placeholder = 'false';
+    seg.textContent = String(n).padStart(len, '0');
+    refreshSelectedDay();
+  });
+  seg.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+    const len = parseInt(seg.dataset.len, 10);
+    if (e.key === 'ArrowRight' || (e.key === '/' || e.key === ':') ) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const next = dfSegments[idx + 1];
+      if (next) next.focus();
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const prev = dfSegments[idx - 1];
+      if (prev) prev.focus();
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp' || e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const min = parseInt(seg.dataset.min, 10);
+      const max = parseInt(seg.dataset.max, 10);
+      const cur = parseInt(seg.textContent.replace(/\D/g,''), 10);
+      const base = isNaN(cur) ? min : cur;
+      let n = base + (e.key === 'ArrowUp' ? 1 : -1);
+      if (n < min) n = max;
+      if (n > max) n = min;
+      seg.dataset.placeholder = 'false';
+      seg.textContent = String(n).padStart(len, '0');
+      refreshSelectedDay();
+    } else if (/^\d$/.test(e.key)) {
+      const cur = seg.textContent.replace(/\D/g,'');
+      if (cur.length >= len) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        seg.textContent = e.key;
+        // place caret at end
+      }
+      // when reaching len, advance to next segment after this char
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if ((seg.textContent || '').replace(/\D/g,'').length >= len) {
+          const next = dfSegments[idx + 1];
+          if (next) next.focus();
+        }
+      }, 0);
+    } else if (e.key === 'Backspace' && seg.textContent === '') {
+      const prev = dfSegments[idx - 1];
+      if (prev) { e.preventDefault(); prev.focus(); }
+    } else if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      seg.blur();
+      const pop = document.querySelector('.popover[data-popover="due"]');
+      closePopover(pop);
+      updateDuePill();
+    } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const pop = document.querySelector('.popover[data-popover="due"]');
+      closePopover(pop);
+    }
+  });
+});
+}
+function readDateFieldFromDOM() {
+  return readDateField();
+}
+renderDateField();
+document.getElementById('fmt-pref').addEventListener('change', (e) => {
+  currentFmt = e.target.value;
+  renderDateField();
+  updateDuePill();
+});
+
+function readDateField() {
+  const get = (k) => {
+    const s = document.querySelector(`.segment[data-seg="${k}"]`);
+    if (!s || s.dataset.placeholder === 'true') return null;
+    const v = s.textContent.replace(/\D/g,'');
+    return v ? parseInt(v, 10) : null;
+  };
+  return {
+    day: get('day'), month: get('month'), year: get('year'),
+    hour: get('hour'), minute: get('minute'),
+  };
+}
+
+function formatDateValue(d) {
+  const day = String(d.day).padStart(2,'0');
+  const month = String(d.month).padStart(2,'0');
+  const year = String(d.year);
+  switch (currentFmt) {
+    case 'MM/dd/yyyy': return `${month}/${day}/${year}`;
+    case 'yyyy-MM-dd': return `${year}-${month}-${day}`;
+    default:           return `${day}/${month}/${year}`;
+  }
+}
+function updateDuePill() {
+  const d = readDateField();
+  const pill = document.querySelector('.pill[data-pill="due"]');
+  if (d.day && d.month && d.year) {
+    pill.removeAttribute('data-empty');
+    const time = d.hour != null && d.minute != null
+      ? ` ${String(d.hour).padStart(2,'0')}:${String(d.minute).padStart(2,'0')}` : '';
+    pill.innerHTML = `<span class="pill-icon">📅</span><span class="pill-label">Due</span><span class="pill-sep">·</span><span class="pill-value">${formatDateValue(d)}${time}</span>`;
+  } else {
+    pill.setAttribute('data-empty', 'true');
+    pill.innerHTML = '<span class="pill-icon">📅</span><span class="pill-label">Due</span>';
+  }
+}
+
+/* ---------- Mini calendar ---------- */
+let calYear = 2026, calMonth = 5; // May 2026
+function renderCalendar() {
+  const grid = document.getElementById('cal-grid');
+  document.getElementById('cal-month').textContent =
+    new Date(calYear, calMonth - 1, 1).toLocaleString(undefined, { month: 'long', year: 'numeric' });
+  grid.innerHTML = '';
+  const dows = ['Mo','Tu','We','Th','Fr','Sa','Su'];
+  dows.forEach((d) => {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    el.className = 'cal-dow'; el.textContent = d;
+    grid.appendChild(el);
+  });
+  const first = new Date(calYear, calMonth - 1, 1);
+  const offset = (first.getDay() + 6) % 7; // Mon-first
+  const daysInMonth = new Date(calYear, calMonth, 0).getDate();
+  const daysPrev = new Date(calYear, calMonth - 1, 0).getDate();
+  for (let i = offset - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    el.className = 'cal-day';
+    el.dataset.otherMonth = 'true';
+    el.textContent = daysPrev - i;
+    grid.appendChild(el);
+  }
+  for (let d = 1; d <= daysInMonth; d++) {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    el.className = 'cal-day';
+    el.tabIndex = 0;
+    el.textContent = d;
+    el.dataset.day = d;
+    el.addEventListener('click', () => pickCalDay(d));
+    el.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => onCalKey(e, d));
+    grid.appendChild(el);
+  }
+  refreshSelectedDay();
+}
+function refreshSelectedDay() {
+  const d = readDateField();
+  const days = document.querySelectorAll('.cal-day[data-day]');
+  days.forEach((el) => el.removeAttribute('data-selected'));
+  if (d.day && d.month === calMonth && d.year === calYear) {
+    const tgt = document.querySelector(`.cal-day[data-day="${d.day}"]`);
+    if (tgt) tgt.setAttribute('data-selected', 'true');
+  }
+}
+function pickCalDay(d) {
+  const segDay = document.querySelector('.segment[data-seg="day"]');
+  const segMonth = document.querySelector('.segment[data-seg="month"]');
+  const segYear = document.querySelector('.segment[data-seg="year"]');
+  segDay.dataset.placeholder = 'false'; segDay.textContent = String(d).padStart(2,'0');
+  segMonth.dataset.placeholder = 'false'; segMonth.textContent = String(calMonth).padStart(2,'0');
+  segYear.dataset.placeholder = 'false'; segYear.textContent = String(calYear);
+  refreshSelectedDay();
+  updateDuePill();
+}
+function onCalKey(e, d) {
+  const grid = document.getElementById('cal-grid');
+  const days = Array.from(grid.querySelectorAll('.cal-day[data-day]'));
+  const idx = days.findIndex((el) => parseInt(el.dataset.day,10) === d);
+  let target = null;
+  if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') target = days[idx + 1];
+  else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') target = days[idx - 1];
+  else if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') target = days[idx + 7];
+  else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') target = days[idx - 7];
+  else if (e.key === 'Enter') { e.preventDefault(); pickCalDay(d); return; }
+  if (target) { e.preventDefault(); target.focus(); }
+}
+document.querySelectorAll('[data-nav]').forEach((b) => {
+  b.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const dir = parseInt(b.dataset.nav, 10);
+    calMonth += dir;
+    if (calMonth < 1) { calMonth = 12; calYear--; }
+    if (calMonth > 12) { calMonth = 1; calYear++; }
+    renderCalendar();
+  });
+});
+renderCalendar();
+
+/* ---------- click outside closes popovers ---------- */
+document.addEventListener('mousedown', (e) => {
+  const inPop = e.target.closest('.popover');
+  const inPill = e.target.closest('.pill');
+  if (!inPop && !inPill) closeAllPopovers();
+});
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>