Cultured Code Release Notes

July 17, 2009

• Further improved scrolling performance.
• Loading large lists is faster, especially the Logbook.
• The Scheduled list now shows area titles for to-dos that belong to an area.
• Fixed a bug where tapping links or phone numbers inside notes wouldn't work. (iPhone OS 3.0)
• When entering the title of a new task, the "Done" button on the keyboard now correctly dismisses the keyboard instead of moving the cursor to the next line. (iPhone OS 3.0)
• Fixed a bug where filtering the Next list by due date would show todos in wrong order if their due date was changed.
• Bug fix. When syncing occurs in the middle of entering a new todo, the entered information is now correctly restored after sync.
• Bug fix. Marking an item as "Not Today" is now stored and synced correctly in all cases.
• Fixed a bug that could lead to crashes when filtering lists by due date or tags.
• Fixed a bug that crashes the application when moving a to-do from a project into the same project.
• Fixed a bug where the due date would not be shows for tasks that are due today.
• Fixed a bug where in some cases, the sync setup view would not appear in the iPhone when pairing with the Mac.
• Bug fix. When filtering by tags in Someday, tags assigned to projects are now also shown in the tags list.

July 3, 2009

• Improved scrolling performance.
• Improved tags list. Selected tags are now highlighted. (iPhone OS 3.0)
• Fixes crash that could occur when entering new to-dos (iPhone OS 3.0)
• When entering the title of a todo, the insertion point no longer moves to end of the text when inserting new text in the middle of the title.
• Performing copy & paste when entering the title of a todo now removes newlines. (iPhone OS 3.0)
• Long notes that are truncated in the detail view are tappable again so they can be viewed in their full length. (iPhone OS 3.0)
• Source badges now highlight correctly in iPhone OS 3.0.
• Fixed a few visual glitches. (iPhone OS 3.0)

July 1st, 2009

• Added Japanese localization.
• Fixed an issue with repeating to-dos where repeating dates were calculated incorrectly when specifying, "Repeat yearly every 2nd Sunday in May", etc.
• Fixed problem that in some rare situations could result in repeating task templates to lose their repeating status and show a due date of 4000 or 4001.
• Email links in project notes are now saved.
• Fixed an issue where dragging a to-do from the Next list was not possible when view was filtered by due date.
• Due items now remain in the Today list if you detach their project from an area.
• Fixed an issue in the Quick Entry dialog where values entered in "Show in Today" were not saved.
• Regression in Quick Entry dialog. Added button (again) to select tags from drop-down list.
• Project notes are now included in the print view.
• Fixed an issue where the menu item "Move to Next" was not disabled for repeating to-dos.
• AppleScript. Fixed a bug where Things crashes when in edit mode while launching an AppleScript.
• Fixed an issue where area and project headers would show up multiple times in the Next list.
• Preferences. The hotkey option for the Quick Entry dialog is now disabled when unchecked.
• Fixed crash when syncing after deleting the library on the Mac (only when tags in areas were present on the iPhone).
• Help Book. Updated index and keyboard shortcuts. …

May 11, 2009

• Added support for syncing Areas of Responsibility.
• Things now saves the state of the application when exiting the application more accurately.
• Changed semantics of badge counts for compatibility with Mac version.
• Two-sided badges for due and non-due items.
• Significantly improved syncing reliability.
• Regression. Under iPhone OS 2.2.1, text in table view cells such as "Show Details", "New Tag", and "Manage Tags" is now centered again.
• Bug fix. When an overdue task is set to "Not Today, it is no longer moved back to "Today" when restarting Things or syncing with the desktop version.
• Bug fix. New tasks created inside of a logged project now inherit the project's status of being completed.
• Bug fix. Fixed a display issue inside Manage Tags.
• Bug fix. Long Japanese text now wraps properly.
• Localization. Added Russian localization.
• Localization. Spanish localization fix.

May 4, 2009

• Added AppleScript support.
• People. New model for working with delegated to-dos. Delegated to-dos retain their focus and are visible both under the teammate as well as in the focus they have been moved into.
• People. When updating from Things 1.0.4, delegated items will appear in the Next or Projects list.
• Added support for Area sync for Things for iPhone.
• When an overdue to-dos is set to Not Today, it will stay in the Next list until the next day. Previously overdue to-dos were moved back to Today upon restarting Things or syncing.
• Changed keyboard shortcut for the "Move to Someday" menu command from Cmd-S to Cmd-Y.
• Changed keyboard shortcut for the "File..." menu command from Cmd-Right Arrow to Shift-Cmd-F.
• Updated the software auto-update mechanism (we are now using Sparkle 1.5b6).
• New support URLs instead of the previous built-in window.
• Preferences. Updated and re-worked the UI of the iPhone Preferences pane.
• Changed computation of badge count in sidebar and dock icon for better compatibility with Things touch.
• Significantly improved the reliability of Wifi sync.
• Added warning message when delegating a to-do from a project that has already been delegated.
• Bug fix. Global search now finds to-dos from inactive projects.
• Bug fix. The "Show in Project" command now also works when the Active Projects group is collapsed in the sidebar. …

February 17, 2009

• Syncing bug. Fixed a bug that sometimes resulted in Things Mac to quit unexpectedly while syncing (this should fix most if not all of the remaining sync related crashes).
• Syncing bug. When creating a series of new tasks on both the iPhone and the Mac (for example, in the Inbox), on a subsequent sync, the respective tasks showed up on the other device correctly but the ordering was different. This is fixed.
• Blank tasks in Inbox. Dragging all tasks out of a project and then deleting the project could lead to blank tasks in the Inbox on the iPhone. This is fixed.
• Syncing bug. There were certain situations that could result in scheduled tasks losing their start dates. This is fixed.

February 16, 2009

• iPhone sync. Improved reliability of iPhone sync for canceled projects.
• iPhone sync. Improved reliability of iPhone sync in situations where tasks in a completed project have been unchecked.
• iPhone sync. Fixed various situations that led to empty todos in the iPhone's Inbox.
• Adding a new task to a completed project uncompletes the project.
• Adding a new task to a logged project sets the new task to logged.
• Marking a task in a completed project as uncompleted also marks the project uncompleted.
• Uncompleted projects can no longer be dragged to the Logbook.
• Repeating tasks can no longer be moved into projects using the File dialog.
• When dragging items from the Trash to an area, they no longer stay in the Trash, but are made active instead.

February 11, 2009

• Projects list. The blue arrow now has a larger tappable area. It is thus much less likely to accidentally show the project's tasks instead of editing the project's attributes.
• Fixed a user interface glitch that happened when editing a list while filtering by a tag.
• Made sure that inherited tags (from projects) show up in the Today list.
• Changing both a tag and its parent in the same edit session resulted in some of the changes being lost. This is fixed now.
• Syncing bug. Fixed some crashes (e.g. when sync starts while launching Things and the Today list was the last visited list).
• Syncing bug. Fixed a situation where a task created on the Mac and already due would not appear in the iPhone's Today list.

February 5, 2009

• The order of projects and areas in the Next list is now consistent with the ordering in the sidebar.
• Drag and drop of projects and areas in the sidebar is now immediately reflected throughout the entire UI.
• Changes made to tags and changes made in the Tags HUD are now immediately reflected throughout the entire UI.
• Fine tuned the Inbox and Area icons.
• Added a link to the Things FAQ under the Help menu.
• Setting multiple projects to inactive at once is now also possible when both active and inactive projects are selected.
• License dialog. Name is no longer pre-populated from the Address Book since this caused confusion.
• Preferences. Pressing the escape key in the iCal preference pane no longer dismisses changes without a warning.
• Fixed a bug where the date chooser would not disappear after editing the due date of a project.
• Bug fix. When the Things window is minimized, clicking on the Dock icon now maximizes the window.
• Bug fix. Deleting items via Edit > Delete is now possible.
• Bug fix. Moving items to other sources does no longer cause some of the remaining items to become selected.
• Bug fix. The "Show in" toolbar button in the Logbook is now working for items that belong to a project.
• Bug fix. After creating a new area, pressing the space bar to create new todos is now possible.
• Bug fix. When clicking on an area header in Next, the corresponding area is now selected in the sidebar. …

January 29, 2009

• Syncing bug. There is a situation where not all changes made on the iPhone are synced back to the Mac version. This pertains specifically to items being checked off or marked for Today. When a sync session is initiated from the Mac, for example by choosing the sync menu command, and items have been checked off previously, this data was not transferred to the Mac.
• Syncing bug. When a sync session has completed but no changes were transferred, it was possible that subsequent edits on the iPhone got lost.
• Blank items in Inbox. Occasionally, when deleting a project or area on the Mac, after a subsequent sync session, new blank items were created in the Things' Inbox on the iPhone.
• Tags. From the Next list, it is now possible to filter by tags that are only applied to projects but do not appear in any other task.
• Tags. From the Manage Tags screen, it is now possible to scroll down to the last tag in the list.
• Tags. The magnifying glass works again when editing the title of a tag.

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January 17, 2009

• Added setting to switch between the grouped and new style Today list.
• Bug fix. Reordering items in the Today list (new style) no longer changes the order in projects.
• Bug fix. Moving multiple items to the Today or other lists no longer reverses their order.
• Wording in Projects list is now "xx more inactive or scheduled".
• Fixed a rare bug that resulted in displaying a "Failed to save. Unknown store type, format, or version." error message.
• German localization. Translated labels and menu commands that were overlooked in v1.0.
• German localization. Keyboard shortcut for Tags window is working again.
• German localization. Keyboard shortcut for Find is now also working in German localization.

January 6, 2009

• Added an Apple Help Book.
• Changed keyboard shortcut for opening the Tags window to Cmd-Shift-T.
• Changed keyboard shortcut for the Toggle Today menu command to Cmd-T. The title of the menu item now reads "Today" or "Not Today" as appropriate.
• Combined menu commands for moving items to the Someday and Next list into a single toggle command with keyboard shortcut Cmd-S. The title of the menu item adapts to the current selection and also reflects the difference between single to-do items and projects.
• Changed keyboard shortcut for scheduling items to Cmd-R. The menu item's title now reflects whether an item is rescheduled or scheduled for the first time.
• Added menu commands for filing items and marking items complete.
• Added keyboard shortcuts for logging completed items (Cmd-L), making items repeating (Cmd-Alt-R), and marking items (un)completed (Cmd-.).
• Changed keyboard shortcuts for the Go To commands to Cmd-0, Cmd-1, etc. (note the missing shift key modifier).
• Removed expiration date.
• Added a trial period reminder to the main window's title bar.
• Bug fix. The search field now scrolls when entering more text than it can hold.
• Refinement. When resizing the main window, the Logbook and Trash items in the sidebar now move immediately instead of jumping after resizing is complete.
• German localization. Translated two previously neglected dialogs.