feat: add sort and tick to dashboard UI

app/dashboard/page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState } from "react";
+import Column from "@/components/Column";
+import AddTaskForm from "@/components/AddTaskForm";
 
 export default function Dashboard() {
   const [tasks, setTasks] = useState({
@@ -22,19 +24,12 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
     done: [],
   });
 
-  const addTask = () => {
+  const [showForm, setShowForm] = useState(false);
-    const title = prompt("Task title:");
-    if (!title) return;
-
-    const description = prompt("Description:") || "";
-    const dueDate = prompt("Due date (YYYY-MM-DD):") || "";
-    const topic = prompt("Topic:") || "";
-
-    const newTask = { title, description, dueDate, topic };
 
+  const addTask = (task: any) => {
     setTasks((prev) => ({
       ...prev,
-      todo: [...prev.todo, newTask],
+      todo: [...prev.todo, task],
     }));
   };
 
@@ -43,60 +38,18 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
       <h1 style={styles.title}>Planner Danner</h1>
 
       <div style={styles.board}>
-        <Column title="To Do" tasks={tasks.todo} onAdd={addTask} />
+        <Column title="To Do" tasks={tasks.todo} onAdd={() => setShowForm(true)} />
         <Column title="In Progress" tasks={tasks.inProgress} />
         <Column title="Done" tasks={tasks.done} />
       </div>
-    </main>
-  );
-}
 
-function Column({
+      {showForm && (
-  title,
+        <AddTaskForm
-  tasks,
+          onSubmit={addTask}
-  onAdd,
+          onClose={() => setShowForm(false)}
-}: {
+        />
-  title: string;
-  tasks: any[];
-  onAdd?: () => void;
-}) {
-  return (
-    <div style={styles.column}>
-      <div style={styles.columnHeader}>
-        <h2 style={styles.columnTitle}>{title}</h2>
-
-        <div style={styles.headerActions}>
-          {onAdd && (
-            <button onClick={onAdd} style={styles.iconButton}>
-              +
-            </button>
       )}
-
+    </main>
-          {/* ✅ FIXED: sort now uses SAME button style */}
-          <button style={styles.iconButton}>↑↓</button>
-
-          <button style={styles.iconButton}>⋮</button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-
-      {tasks.map((task, index) => (
-        <div key={index} style={styles.card}>
-          <div style={styles.cardHeader}>
-            <div style={styles.cardTitle}>{task.title}</div>
-
-            {/* same exact style */}
-            <button style={styles.iconButton}>⋮</button>
-          </div>
-
-          <div style={styles.cardDescription}>
-            {task.description.slice(0, 30)}
-            {task.description.length > 30 && "..."}
-          </div>
-
-          <div style={styles.cardDate}>📅 {task.dueDate}</div>
-        </div>
-      ))}
-    </div>
   );
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +59,6 @@ const styles = {
     background: "linear-gradient(to bottom, #38bdf8, #0ea5e9)",
     padding: "30px",
   },
-
   title: {
     textAlign: "center" as const,
     fontSize: "90px",
@@ -119,84 +71,10 @@ const styles = {
     `,
     marginBottom: "30px",
   },
-
   board: {
     display: "flex",
     gap: "20px",
     justifyContent: "center",
   },
-
-  column: {
-    background: "#f8fafc",
-    padding: "15px",
-    borderRadius: "12px",
-    flex: 1,
-    minHeight: "65vh",
-    maxHeight: "65vh",
-    overflowY: "auto",
-    boxShadow: "0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)",
-  },
-
-  columnHeader: {
-    display: "flex",
-    justifyContent: "space-between",
-    alignItems: "center",
-    marginBottom: "15px",
-  },
-
-  columnTitle: {
-    color: "#0f172a",
-    fontWeight: "700",
-    fontSize: "25px",
-    margin: 0,
-  },
-
-  /* ✅ SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH FOR ALL ICONS */
-  iconButton: {
-    background: "transparent",
-    border: "none",
-    color: "#0f172a",
-    fontSize: "22px",
-    fontWeight: "600",
-    cursor: "pointer",
-    padding: "0",
-  },
-
-  headerActions: {
-    display: "flex",
-    gap: "10px",
-    alignItems: "center",
-  },
-
-  card: {
-    background: "#dae4f0",
-    padding: "18px",
-    borderRadius: "12px",
-    marginBottom: "15px",
-    color: "#0f172a",
-    fontSize: "16px",
-  },
-
-  cardHeader: {
-    display: "flex",
-    justifyContent: "space-between",
-    alignItems: "center",
-    marginBottom: "6px",
-  },
-
-  cardTitle: {
-    fontWeight: "700",
-    marginBottom: "6px",
-  },
-
-  cardDescription: {
-    fontSize: "13px",
-    opacity: 0.7,
-    marginBottom: "8px",
-  },
-
-  cardDate: {
-    fontSize: "12px",
-    opacity: 0.6,
-  },
 };
+

app/globals.css

@@ -1,26 +1,35 @@
-@import "tailwindcss";
-
 :root {
-  --background: #ffffff;
+  --primary-bg: linear-gradient(to bottom, #38bdf8, #0ea5e9);
-  --foreground: #171717;
+  --card-bg: #dae4f0;
-}
+  --text-dark: #0f172a;
-
+  --text-light: #e0f2fe;
-@theme inline {
+  --accent: #0284c7;
-  --color-background: var(--background);
-  --color-foreground: var(--foreground);
-  --font-sans: var(--font-geist-sans);
-  --font-mono: var(--font-geist-mono);
-}
-
-@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-  :root {
-    --background: #0a0a0a;
-    --foreground: #ededed;
-  }
 }
 
 body {
-  background: var(--background);
+  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
-  color: var(--foreground);
+  margin: 0;
-  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+  padding: 0;
+  background: var(--primary-bg);
 }
+
+h1, h2, h3 {
+  font-weight: 900;
+  letter-spacing: 2px;
+}
+
+/* ✅ Consistent placeholder styling */
+input::placeholder,
+textarea::placeholder {
+  color: #6b7280; /* same grey as Title/Description */
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+/* ✅ Style the dropdown placeholder option */
+select option[value=""] {
+  color: #6b7280; /* same grey */
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+

components/AddTaskForm.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+export default function AddTaskForm({
+  onSubmit,
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  onSubmit: (task: any) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}) {
+  const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
+    title: "",
+    description: "",
+    dueDate: "",
+    topic: "",
+  });
+
+  const handleChange = (
+    e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement | HTMLSelectElement>
+  ) => {
+    setFormData({ ...formData, [e.target.name]: e.target.value });
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!formData.topic) {
+      alert("Please select a topic before saving.");
+      return;
+    }
+    onSubmit(formData);
+    onClose();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div style={styles.overlay}>
+      <div style={styles.modal}>
+        <h2 style={styles.title}>Add New Task</h2>
+        <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} style={styles.form}>
+          <input
+            name="title"
+            placeholder="Title"
+            value={formData.title}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            required
+            style={styles.input}
+          />
+          <textarea
+            name="description"
+            placeholder="Description"
+            value={formData.description}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            style={styles.textarea}
+          />
+          <input
+            name="dueDate"
+            type="date"
+            value={formData.dueDate}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            required
+            style={styles.input}
+          />
+
+          {/* ✅ Dropdown with placeholder */}
+          <select
+                name="topic"
+                value={formData.topic}
+                onChange={handleChange}
+                required
+                style={styles.input}
+>
+                <option value="">Select a topic...</option>
+                <option value="Academic">Academic</option>
+                <option value="Work">Work</option>
+                <option value="Personal">Personal</option>
+                <option value="Creative">Creative</option>
+                <option value="Household">Household</option>
+                <option value="Other">Other</option>
+            </select>
+
+
+          <div style={styles.actions}>
+            <button type="submit" style={styles.saveButton}>
+              Save
+            </button>
+            <button type="button" onClick={onClose} style={styles.cancelButton}>
+              Cancel
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = {
+  overlay: {
+    position: "fixed" as const,
+    top: 0,
+    left: 0,
+    width: "100%",
+    height: "100%",
+    background: "rgba(0,0,0,0.4)",
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    zIndex: 1000,
+  },
+  modal: {
+    background: "#f8fafc",
+    padding: "25px",
+    borderRadius: "12px",
+    boxShadow: "0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)",
+    width: "350px",
+  },
+  title: {
+    marginBottom: "15px",
+    fontSize: "22px",
+    fontWeight: "700",
+    color: "var(--text-dark)",
+    textAlign: "center" as const,
+  },
+  form: {
+    display: "flex",
+    flexDirection: "column" as const,
+    gap: "12px",
+  },
+  input: {
+  padding: "10px",
+  borderRadius: "8px",
+  border: "1px solid #cbd5e1",
+  fontSize: "14px",
+  color: "var(--text-dark)",          // dark text
+  fontFamily: "inherit",     // same font as title/description
+},
+
+textarea: {
+  padding: "10px",
+  borderRadius: "8px",
+  border: "1px solid #cbd5e1",
+  fontSize: "14px",
+  color: "var(--text-dark)",
+  fontFamily: "inherit",
+  minHeight: "60px",
+},
+
+select: {
+  padding: "10px",
+  borderRadius: "8px",
+  border: "1px solid #cbd5e1",
+  fontSize: "14px",
+  color: "var(--text-dark)",
+  fontFamily: "inherit",
+  backgroundColor: "white",  // consistent with inputs
+},
+
+  actions: {
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "space-between",
+    marginTop: "15px",
+  },
+  saveButton: {
+    background: "#0ea5e9",
+    color: "white",
+    border: "none",
+    padding: "8px 16px",
+    borderRadius: "8px",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
+  cancelButton: {
+    background: "#e2e8f0",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+    border: "none",
+    padding: "8px 16px",
+    borderRadius: "8px",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
+};
+
+
+

components/Board.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"use client";
+import { useState } from "react";
+import Column from "./Column";
+
+export default function Board() {
+  const [tasks, setTasks] = useState([
+    { id: 1, title: "Task 1", description: "Do something", status: "Todo", dueDate: "2026-08-10", topic: "Lab" },
+    { id: 2, title: "Task 2", description: "Another thing", status: "In-Progress", dueDate: "2026-08-12", topic: "Project" },
+  ]);
+
+  const handleStatusChange = (taskId: number, newStatus: "Todo" | "In-Progress" | "Complete") => {
+    setTasks(prev =>
+      prev.map(t => (t.id === taskId ? { ...t, status: newStatus } : t))
+    );
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: "20px" }}>
+      <Column
+        title="Todo"
+        tasks={tasks.filter(t => t.status === "Todo")}
+        onStatusChange={handleStatusChange}
+      />
+      <Column
+        title="In-Progress"
+        tasks={tasks.filter(t => t.status === "In-Progress")}
+        onStatusChange={handleStatusChange}
+      />
+      <Column
+        title="Complete"
+        tasks={tasks.filter(t => t.status === "Complete")}
+        onStatusChange={handleStatusChange}
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

components/Column.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,318 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+export default function Column({
+  title,
+  tasks,
+  onAdd,
+  onStatusChange,
+}: {
+  title: string;
+  tasks: any[];
+  onAdd?: () => void;
+  onStatusChange?: (index: number, newStatus: "Todo" | "In-Progress" | "Complete") => void;
+}) {
+  const [popupTaskIndex, setPopupTaskIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState<"none" | "topic" | "dueDate">("none");
+  const [showMenu, setShowMenu] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleCircleClick = (index: number) => {
+    const task = tasks[index];
+    if (task.status !== "Complete") {
+      setPopupTaskIndex(index);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleConfirm = (yes: boolean) => {
+    if (popupTaskIndex !== null && onStatusChange) {
+      const task = tasks[popupTaskIndex];
+      if (task.status === "Todo" && yes) {
+        onStatusChange(popupTaskIndex, "In-Progress");
+      } else if (task.status === "In-Progress" && yes) {
+        onStatusChange(popupTaskIndex, "Complete");
+      }
+    }
+    setPopupTaskIndex(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleSort = (mode: "none" | "topic" | "dueDate") => {
+    setSortMode(mode);
+    setShowMenu(false);
+  };
+
+  const sortedTasks = [...tasks].sort((a, b) => {
+    if (sortMode === "topic") {
+      return a.topic.localeCompare(b.topic);
+    }
+    if (sortMode === "dueDate") {
+      return new Date(a.dueDate).getTime() - new Date(b.dueDate).getTime();
+    }
+    return 0;
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div style={styles.column}>
+      <div style={styles.columnHeader}>
+        <h2 style={styles.columnTitle}>{title}</h2>
+        <div style={styles.headerActions}>
+          {onAdd && (
+            <button onClick={onAdd} style={styles.iconButton} title="Add Task">
+              +
+            </button>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Sort button */}
+          <div style={{ position: "relative" }}>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setShowMenu(!showMenu)}
+              style={styles.iconButton}
+              title="Sort Tasks"
+            >
+              ⇅
+            </button>
+            {showMenu && (
+              <div style={styles.dropdown}>
+                <button onClick={() => handleSort("topic")} style={styles.dropdownItem}>
+                  Sort by Topic
+                </button>
+                <button onClick={() => handleSort("dueDate")} style={styles.dropdownItem}>
+                  Sort by Due Date
+                </button>
+                <button onClick={() => handleSort("none")} style={styles.dropdownItem}>
+                  Clear Sorting
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          <button style={styles.iconButton} title="More Options">⋮</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {sortMode !== "none" && (
+        <div style={styles.sortLabel}>
+          Currently sorted by: {sortMode === "topic" ? "Topic" : "Due Date"}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {sortedTasks.map((task, index) => (
+        <div key={index} style={styles.card}>
+          <div style={styles.cardHeader}>
+            {/* Hollow circle */}
+            <div
+              style={{
+                ...styles.circle,
+                cursor: task.status === "Complete" ? "default" : "pointer",
+              }}
+              onClick={() => handleCircleClick(index)}
+              title="Change Status"
+            >
+              {task.status === "In-Progress" || task.status === "Complete" ? "✔" : ""}
+            </div>
+
+            <div style={styles.cardTitle}>{task.title}</div>
+            <button style={styles.iconButton}>⋮</button>
+          </div>
+          <div style={styles.cardDescription}>
+            {task.description.slice(0, 30)}
+            {task.description.length > 30 && "..."}
+          </div>
+          <div style={styles.cardDate}>📅 {task.dueDate}</div>
+          {task.topic && (
+            <div style={styles.cardTopic}>
+              <em>{task.topic}</em>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      ))}
+
+      {/* Popup */}
+      {popupTaskIndex !== null && (
+        <div style={styles.overlay}>
+          <div style={styles.modal}>
+            <h3 style={styles.title}>
+              {tasks[popupTaskIndex].status === "Todo"
+                ? "Are you ready to start the task?"
+                : "Have you finished this task?"}
+            </h3>
+            <div style={styles.actions}>
+              <button onClick={() => handleConfirm(true)} style={styles.saveButton}>
+                Yes
+              </button>
+              <button onClick={() => handleConfirm(false)} style={styles.cancelButton}>
+                No
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = {
+  column: {
+    background: "#f8fafc",
+    padding: "15px",
+    borderRadius: "12px",
+    flex: 1,
+    minHeight: "65vh",
+    maxHeight: "65vh",
+    overflowY: "auto" as const,
+    boxShadow: "0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)",
+  },
+  columnHeader: {
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "space-between",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    marginBottom: "15px",
+  },
+  columnTitle: {
+    color: "#0f172a",
+    fontWeight: "700",
+    fontSize: "25px",
+    margin: 0,
+  },
+  iconButton: {
+    background: "transparent",
+    border: "none",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+    fontSize: "22px",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    padding: "0",
+    display: "flex",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  headerActions: {
+    display: "flex",
+    gap: "10px",
+    alignItems: "center",
+  },
+  sortLabel: {
+    fontSize: "13px",
+    opacity: 0.7,
+    marginBottom: "10px",
+    fontStyle: "italic",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+  },
+  card: {
+    background: "#dae4f0",
+    padding: "18px",
+    borderRadius: "12px",
+    marginBottom: "15px",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+    fontSize: "16px",
+  },
+  cardHeader: {
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "space-between",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    marginBottom: "6px",
+    gap: "10px",
+  },
+  cardTitle: {
+    fontWeight: "700",
+    flex: 1,
+  },
+  cardDescription: {
+    fontSize: "13px",
+    opacity: 0.7,
+    marginBottom: "8px",
+  },
+  cardDate: {
+    fontSize: "12px",
+    opacity: 0.6,
+  },
+  cardTopic: {
+    fontSize: "12px",
+    opacity: 0.7,
+    textAlign: "right" as const,
+    marginTop: "6px",
+    fontStyle: "italic",
+  },
+  circle: {
+    width: "20px",
+    height: "20px",
+    border: "2px solid black",
+    borderRadius: "50%",
+    display: "flex",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+    fontSize: "14px",
+    fontWeight: "bold",
+    backgroundColor: "white",
+  },
+  overlay: {
+    position: "fixed" as const,
+    top: 0,
+    left: 0,
+    width: "100%",
+    height: "100%",
+    background: "rgba(0,0,0,0.4)",
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    zIndex: 1000,
+  },
+  modal: {
+    background: "#f8fafc",
+    padding: "25px",
+    borderRadius: "12px",
+    boxShadow: "0 10px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)",
+    width: "300px",
+    textAlign: "center" as const,
+  },
+  title: {
+    marginBottom: "15px",
+    fontSize: "18px",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+  },
+  actions: {
+    display: "flex",
+    justifyContent: "space-between",
+    marginTop: "15px",
+  },
+  saveButton: {
+    background: "#0ea5e9",
+    color: "white",
+    border: "none",
+    padding: "8px 16px",
+    borderRadius: "8px",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
+  cancelButton: {
+    background: "#e2e8f0",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+    border: "none",
+    padding: "8px 16px",
+    borderRadius: "8px",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    fontWeight: "600",
+  },
+  dropdown: {
+    position: "absolute" as const,
+    top: "30px",
+    right: 0,
+    background: "#f8fafc",
+    border: "1px solid #cbd5e1",
+    borderRadius: "8px",
+    boxShadow: "0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)",
+    display: "flex",
+    flexDirection: "column" as const,
+    zIndex: 100,
+  },
+  dropdownItem: {
+    padding: "8px 12px",
+    background: "transparent",
+    border: "none",
+    textAlign: "left" as const,
+    cursor: "pointer",
+    fontSize: "14px",
+    color: "#0f172a",
+  },
+};