Cultured Code Release Notes

March 19, 2019
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Added Quick Entry support for the Brave web browser.
• Added support for tagging/untagging an area via keyboard shortcut while editing its title or tags in the right pane.
• Added support for Cmd+Return in all tag fields.
• Enabled the Cmd+Ctrl+T shortcut to reveal the tag management window while using Quick Entry.
• Switched to light scrollbars while in Dark Mode.
• Improved handling of dragged or pasted URLs with titles.
• Changed how links to files and folders are formatted in the notes of projects and to-dos: we now show the full path.
• Changed how clicks on file and folder links are handled: rather than opening them directly, the target is revealed in Finder.
• Fixed an issue where an empty list’s watermark image might not appear while in Light Mode.
• Fixed an issue where changes could be lost when quitting the app while editing a to-do.
• Fixed an issue where a gray strip could appear across the top of the window while while editing a to-do in full screen mode.
• Fixed an issue where an off-color strip could appear across the window while in Dark Mode.
• Fixed a bug where reminders could stop working in some very rare circumstances.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging to-dos between windows.
• Fixed some performance issues with Calendar Events.

March 11, 2019
Requires iOS 10.2 or later

• Things now requires iOS 10.2 or later and watchOS 3.2 or later.
• Adjusted the appearance of the Today extension to better match the rest of the app.
• Improved the Russian localization.
• Fixed a bug that could cause to-dos to get stuck in the Today widget.
• Fixed a potential hang that could occur when displaying Calendar events.
• Fixed a problem with the order of to-dos added to Upcoming via the JSON URL scheme.
• Fixed various bugs with tag management, including a bug where, while reordering child tags, you might be kicked back to the main tag management view.
• Various other minor bug fixes and improvements.

January 31, 2019

Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• A checklist item’s contents now remain visible while dragging it around.
• Fixed an issue where trying to expand a to-do after dragging it would expand a different to-do.
• Fixed an issue where the Quick Entry window would be dismissed (or an expanded to-do would be collapsed) if you hit the Esc key while a popover menu was still visible.
• Fixed an issue where Handoff wouldn’t work between Mac (App Store version) and iOS.
• Fixed an issue where pasting a single line of text into a to-do would strip out any leading or trailing spaces.
• Fixed an issue where an item couldn’t be revealed (from a notification, the Today Widget, or Quick Find) if the list was already filtered by a tag that hid that item from view; the list will now become unfiltered to reveal it.
• Added a work-around for an issue with DEVONThink that affected pasting rich-text contents from that app into Things.
• Fixed an issue where the Today Widget wouldn’t work in beta builds.
• Fixed an issue where x-success callbacks weren’t called after adding a to-do via Quick Entry.
• Fixed some sporadic crashes that could occur when switching between other apps and Things.
• Augmented the sync triggers while editing a to-do; changes will now also be synced when your Mac is about to sleep. …

January 16, 2019
Requires iOS 10 or later

• Added support for dark mode when sharing to Things via the Action Extension.
• Fixed a graphical glitch that could appear when swiping back to a previous list.
• Fixed a graphical glitch that could appear for to-dos that had been moved out of the Inbox in dark mode.
• Fixed a bug where a to-do would not flash yellow in some cases when being revealed from a notification or the Today widget.
• Fixed a bug where creating a new tag didn’t immediately apply it to the to-do.
• Fixed a bug which sometimes allowed too much CPU to be consumed when viewing repeating to-dos with reminders.
• Fixed an accessibility issue that could occur when adjusting some repeating to-do settings.
• We now prevent scrolling the list while the Settings popover is visible in the foreground.
• We now prevent the creation of tags with blank or duplicate titles.

December 12, 2018

Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Added an extra View menu option to run Things in Light appearance even when the operating system was set to Dark.
• Fixed a visual issue when displaying errors in the Calendar Events and Reminders preference panes while the appearance was set to Dark.
• Fixed a visual issue where an incorrect background color could be displayed for to-dos or project headings when switching between Light and Dark appearances.
• Fixed an issue where the recurrence rule description could be incorrect for repeating to-dos which had already ended, or would be ending after a certain number of repetitions.
• Fixed some issues that could occur with text when changing selection in popover menus.
• Fixed the translation of “deadline” for the French localization.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when expanding to-dos with broken file links.
• Fixed a few other minor crash scenarios.

November 28, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Someday items from active projects are now expanded by default and the expansion state is now preserved.
• Implemented a workaround for a font rendering issue that affected some users on macOS Mojave.
• Improved the validation of email addresses when creating new Things Cloud accounts.
• Improved how we restore the selection state after acting on multiple list items.
• Improved Dark Mode visibility of the plus button for adding days on weekly/monthly repeating to-dos.
• Updated localizations for the Autofill setting in the Quick Entry preferences pane.
• Restored filtering by parent tags via keyboard shortcuts.
• Fixed a selection issue in the tag filter bar when filtering by child tags via keyboard shortcuts.
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect deadline date could be included when copying a repeating to-do as text.
• Fixed an issue where hyperlinks could “disappear” when switching between Light and Dark modes.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting an area.
• Fixed various memory issues.

October 17, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Improved how colors are used for text selections when a window becomes inactive.
• Tweaked the algorithm for increasing contrast of calendar colors against the background.
• Implemented scrolling to reveal active controls while editing long to-dos that go offscreen.
• Fixed an issue with the appearance of some confirmation alerts after switching between Light and Dark Mode.
• Fixed the appearance of popup menu rows after switching between Light and Dark Mode.
• Fixed some glitches in dialogs when Things was in Dark Mode while Mojave was in Light Mode.
• Fixed an issue where the deadline date picker would not expand on Cmd+Shift+D after it got expanded and then hidden with the Esc key.
• Fixed an issue where, if grouping in Today was enabled, a list name would disappear from an Inbox to-do after it was assigned and then marked Today.
• Fixed an issue where Things would consume 2-3% of CPU power, even when in the background.
• Fixed a small issue where Cmd+Return would not always close an expanded to-do (or Quick Entry).
• Fixed the appearance of contact icons for to-dos assigned to contacts.