diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index fad852dfc..95a165fdc 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -927,10 +927,10 @@ function tasks_fetch($arr) {
 
     $ret = array();
     $sql_extra = " and event_status != 'COMPLETED' ";
-    if(argc() > 1 && argv(1) === 'all')
+    if($arr && $arr['all'] == 1)
         $sql_extra = '';
 
-    $r = q("select * from event where type = 'task' and uid = %d $sql_extra ",
+    $r = q("select * from event where type = 'task' and uid = %d $sql_extra order by created desc",
         intval(local_channel())
     );
 
diff --git a/include/widgets.php b/include/widgets.php
index 7433a1ec8..5e70730a3 100644
--- a/include/widgets.php
+++ b/include/widgets.php
@@ -1047,17 +1047,17 @@ function widget_tasklist($arr) {
 
 
 	require_once('include/event.php');
-	$o .= '<script>$("#tasklist-new-summary").keyup(function(e) { if (e.keyCode == 13) { $.post( "tasks/new", $("#tasklist-new").serialize() ); return false; } });</script>';
-	$o .= '<script>function taskComplete(id) { $.post("tasks/complete/"+id); }</script>'; 
-	$o .= '<div class="widget">' . '<h3>' . t('Tasks') . '</h3>';
-	$x = tasks_fetch(array());
-
-	if($x['success']) {
-		foreach($x['tasks'] as $y) {
-			$o .= '<div class="tasklist-item"><input type="checkbox" onchange="taskComplete(' . $y['id'] . '); return false;" /> ' . $y['summary'] . '</div>';
+	$o .= '<script>var tasksShowAll = 0; $(document).ready(function() { tasksFetch(); $("#tasklist-new-form").submit(function(event) { event.preventDefault(); $.post( "tasks/new", $("#tasklist-new-form").serialize(), function(data) { tasksFetch();  $("#tasklist-new-summary").val(""); } ); return false; } )});</script>';
+	$o .= '<script>function taskComplete(id) { $.post("tasks/complete/"+id, function(data) { tasksFetch();}); }
+		function tasksFetch() {
+			$.get("tasks/fetch" + ((tasksShowAll) ? "/all" : ""), function(data) {
+				$(".tasklist-tasks").html(data.html);
+			});
 		}
-	}
-	$o .= '<form id="tasklist-new" action="tasks/new" method="post"><input id="tasklist-new-summary" type="text" name="summary" value="" /></form>';
+		</script>'; 
+
+	$o .= '<div class="widget">' . '<h3>' . t('Tasks') . '</h3><div class="tasklist-tasks">';
+	$o .= '</div><form id="tasklist-new-form" action="" ><input id="tasklist-new-summary" type="text" name="summary" value="" /></form>';
 	$o .= '</div>';
 	return $o;
 
diff --git a/mod/tasks.php b/mod/tasks.php
index 869d9b3cd..ed267cc92 100644
--- a/mod/tasks.php
+++ b/mod/tasks.php
@@ -1,8 +1,39 @@
 <?php
 
+require_once('include/event.php');
+
+
+function tasks_init(&$a) {
+
+
+//	logger('request: ' . print_r($_REQUEST,true));
+
+	$arr = array();
+
+	if(argc() > 1 && argv(1) === 'fetch') {		
+		if(argc() > 2 && argv(2) === 'all')
+			$arr['all'] = 1;
+		
+		$x = tasks_fetch($arr);
+		if($x['tasks']) {
+			$x['html'] = '';
+			foreach($x['tasks'] as $y) {
+				$x['html'] .= '<div class="tasklist-item"><input type="checkbox" onchange="taskComplete(' . $y['id'] . '); return false;" /> ' . $y['summary'] . '</div>';
+			}
+		}
+		json_return_and_die($x);
+	}
+
+}
+
+
 
 function tasks_post(&$a) {
 
+
+//	logger('post: ' . print_r($_POST,true));
+
+
 	if(! local_channel())
 		return;
 
@@ -71,27 +102,6 @@ function tasks_content(&$a) {
 	if(! local_channel())
 		return;
 
-	$ret = array();
-	$sql_extra = " and event_status != 'COMPLETED' ";
-	if(argc() > 1 && argv(1) === 'all')
-		$sql_extra = '';
-dbg(1);
-	$r = q("select * from event where type = 'task' and uid = %d $sql_extra ",
-		intval(local_channel())
-	);
-dbg(0);
-
-	$ret['success'] = (($r) ? true : false);
-	if($r) {
-		$ret['tasks'] = $r;
-	}
-
-//	return $ret;		
-
-	return json_encode($ret);
-
-//	json_return_and_die($ret);
-
-
 
+	return '';
 }
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