Thanks for your prompt response! I’m afraid it still isn’t quite what I mean—I already know how to navigate between tasks or open the detail panel. What I’m after is a fully keyboard‑driven, batch‑style workflow:
- Start in a smart list (for example “Scheduled” or a priority‑filtered list). Note that, as reminders get modified, they may leave that list, which complicates things.
- Invoke a Quick Action (e.g. set a specific priority or due date) with a single keyboard shortcut—as per the video tutorial. [works fine]
- Have it apply immediately. [fine]
- Automatically move the highlight to the next task in the list, ready to repeat. [crux]
Steps 2 and 3 work perfectly. Step 4 works in a “static” list, but in a smart list (where changing a property can remove an item) the selection “follows” the task or vanishes—and hitting ↓ sends me back to the top or onto an already‑processed task (eg if that's the top task).
I’ve scoured the forum (e.g. this thread) and the tutorials (e.g. Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac – To Do List, Task Manager & Planner app based on Apple's Reminders and Calendars | GoodTask) and watched the macOS shortcuts videos, but haven’t found a way to cycle through a smart list without touching the mouse.
I also tested the Deselect (End) option—when checked, the task un‑highlights (so ↓ starts at the very top again), and when unchecked it stays selected (so ↓ simply re‑selects the same item). Neither gives the desired “apply → advance” behaviour.
Interestingly, if I open the Quick Actions menu and choose an action by arrow‑key and Return, it doesn’t “follow” the reminder— and then ↓ works as expected / desired. But using the custom keyboard shortcut for that same action does trigger the smart‑list follow behaviour.
I’m running macOS Sonoma 15.4.1 and am on the free trial. I can record a short video demonstrating this discrepancy, if helpful. Any ideas or work‑arounds would be greatly appreciated — this is the one feature that might make the difference for me!