The Hit List Release Notes

The Hit List 1.1.1

Andy Kim — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:07:49 +0000

Fixed repeating task bugs
When in fullscreen mode, don't move the window when dragging on empty areas in the task list
If the Keychain is not accessible, don't log out from sync account
Fixed Quit button not working on the "Can't open library" error message window
When using AppleScript, you can access the Archive group
When using AppleScript, lists now have an "archived" property
Improved error checking when moving lists and tasks using AppleScript

The Hit List 1.1 Released

Andy Kim — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:02:24 +0000

New Features

Quick Entry with Context. You need to set a keyboard shortcut in the preferences window first
New menu item for "Due Today". Keyboard shortcut is shift-T.
New keyboard shortcuts for raising and lowering task priority (; and ')
Added a menu item to open links in notes. Keyboard shortcut is "V". Shift-V to open in background.
Added "Copy with Notes" menu item. You must hold down the option key to see it
Improved "Create Task" system service to use the context of the active application
You can show and hide the sidebar now
Fullscreen support in Lion

Changes

No longer Mac OS X 10.5 compatible. Requires Snow Leopard or Lion and an Intel based CPU.
The app is now signed with Apple's Developer ID in preparation for the launch of Mountain Lion
On systems with a discrete GPU, use the built-in GPU if possible to perform animations
Improved recurrence rule parser to recognize partial words such as "tues" and "decem"
Show the entire notes field when adding a task through the Quick Entry window
Use a bullet unicode character instead of a dash as prefix when copying tasks
When copying completed and canceled tasks, use the "√" and "x" prefixes
When copying just one task into the pasteboard, copy just the task text, omitting any prefix
Renamed system service
Don't bring The Hit List to the foreground after adding a task through the services menu
Improved automatic library cleanup process
Save any pending data first before syncing when forcing a sync manually
Ask for a different library at launch if only the option key is held down
Other small improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed notes getting assigned to the wrong task sometimes when editing while filtering a list
Fixed parent task getting collapsed sometimes when it shouldn't be.
Fixed exception that can happen when pasting a titled link into task notes
Fixed tabs animating briefly when the right-most tab is closed
Fixed not relaunching correctly after modifying Core Data indexing preference
Fixed outline view columns not getting the correct size sometimes after the window is resized
Fixed toolbar button not getting drawn correctly when pressed
Fixed lines getting drawn incorrectly in the tasks view after checking for update
Fixed various crashes and other minor bugs

The Hit List 1.0.6 Released

Andy Kim — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:25:04 +0000

Fixed folders getting collapsed when closing the window

The Hit List 1.0.5 Released

Andy Kim — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:09:54 +0000

When syncing, change the title of the Sync menu item to "Syncing..."
Show critical warning icon when turning off iCal sync because iCal tasks can be deleted (by design).
Fixed display problem that can happen when scrolling in Mac OS X 10.7, "Lion"
Fixed Quick Entry window not showing up on top of fullscreen apps on Lion
Fixed toolbar button drawing incorrectly in Lion
Fixed a crash that can happen in the inspector view under Lion
Fixed tooltip for list name in smart folders not displaying correctly
Fixed a crash that can happen when the Quick Entry window is open when starting a full sync
Fixed a crash that can happen before doing a full sync
Fixed a rare crash that could happen when completing a task that's being timed
Fixed DiskWarrior warning about an invalid property list file
Fixed multiple tasks not being droppable on a tag if one of them already has the tag
Fixed list name being all lowercase when creating a list and moving the task at the same time in the "File To" pop-up
Fixed crash that happens when undoing after creating a list
Fixed background tabs not getting closed when undoing after creating a list
Fixed a rare crash that could happen in the inspector view
Fixed a crash that could happen when syncing an invalid note object from the sync server
Pressing return in the "Email Support" window now moves the keyboard focus to the next field instead of sending the email right away
Other minor improvements to email support request system
Fixed full sync failing on Mac OS X 10.5 sometimes when a library fails to copy due to a bug in Mac OS X 10.5
Fixed a crash that can happen on Mac OS X 10.5 when a task note is too large to sync
Fixed full sync failing on Mac OS X 10.5 if the Trash folder is not writable to the user
Fixed a crash that could happen on Mac OS X 10.5 after performing a full sync
Fixed a crash that could happen when fonts are added or removed to the system in Mac OS X 10.5

The Hit List 1.0.4 Released

Andy Kim — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:05:01 +0000

Fixed grouping section not getting updated after a date change
Fixed launching with a Spotlight result not working
Allow Japanese input method to add tag and context while editing the task
Fixed a bug related to library creation when launching with the option key down
Fixed a crash that could happen after a full sync is complete
Fixed list sort order changing when revealing a task through thehitlist:// url scheme
Fixed a memory leak that could happen in Mac OS X 10.7
Fixed a console warning message that was showing up on Lion
Fixed other crashes

The Hit List 1.0.3 Released

Andy Kim — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:27:16 +0000

Moving tasks up and down within a smart folder or tag works again if the tasks have the same parent
Fixed the "Hide tasks N days after completion" preference not changing the preference immediately
Fixed iCal tasks getting random letters and numbers in notes field during iCal sync
Fixed a crash that could happen in Mac OS X 10.5 during launch
Fixed Quick Entry window shortcut recording crashing in Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview
Fixed undo not working on first launch
Fixed task creation in Today list not working right on first launch
Fixed not duplicating tasks that are not visible when duplicating lists
Fixed "retry" button not working when a full sync fails

The Hit List 1.0.2 Released

Andy Kim — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:52:54 +0000

Fixed a bug that mistakenly showed a warning about a corrupted library when you install for the first time and click on the "Move to Applications" button

The Hit List 1.0.1 Released

Andy Kim — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:00:34 +0000

PowerPC support added back on
Fixed a library upgrade problem that could happen on Mac OS X 10.5.8

The Hit List 1.0 Released

Andy Kim — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:20:09 +0000

Announcement

PowerPC Macs are no longer supported. With Apple's development tools having deprecated PowerPC support, it was hard to continue to support it.

New Features

Sync over the air with other copies of The Hit List running on Macs and iOS devices
You can now archive lists instead of tasks. Tasks in archived lists are not included in smart folders.
Today list's icon now shows today's date
Spotlight search support on Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and higher
Added a preference to control when tasks get automatically hidden
Detect addresses and phone numbers when editing task notes
Control-tab and control-shift-tab now changes the current tab
New keyboard shortcuts for selecting the next and previous items in the source list: ⌥⌘[ and ⌥⌘]
When multiple tasks are selected in tasks view, indent and de-indent tasks by pressing tab and shift-tab
Task's actual time can be edited in the inspector view
You can now click on the example in the repeating task pop up editor to get more examples
AppleScript support for timing tasks
When turning on iCal sync, you can now back up your iCal library at the push of a button
Keep backups of the most recent 5 saves and one for each of the last 7 days inside The Hit List library bundle
A copy of the upgraded library is now placed in "~/Library/Application Support/The Hit List/Previous Libraries"
New Safari extension that allows adding tasks from Safari. Text selection in Safari goes into the notes of the new task. Get it from here
Create tasks using URLs with 'thehitlist' scheme. See the README inside the Safari extension to see how this works

Changes

Existing library is moved to the Trash after restoring from backup instead of being deleted
When sorting by list in a section, show the Inbox at the top of the section
Improved the way some keyboard shortcuts are shown in the main menu
Improved launch time drastically if there are lots of notes in the library
Show quick entry window when invoking "New Task From Selection" service menu item
Tag bundles with an empty name now get "Tags" as the default name
The Upcoming group gets its own color now as in the iPhone version
Quick Entry window no longer opens slowly when shift key is held down
When editing notes, start with the cursor at the end of the note to make editing easier
Added a 15-day trial and removed beta expiration check

Fixes

Fixed smart folder rule that references a tag not getting deleted when the tag is deleted
Fixed a copy/pasted task losing recurrence
Fixed date parsing sometimes being incorrect when the month name is used
Fixed a crash that can happen when completing a recurring task with sub-tasks in the Upcoming group
Fixed bug where it didn't update the dock badge count at midnight sometimes
Fixed a crash that could happen when quitting while the iCal sync preference is open
Fixed empty folder showing "0 of" in the status bar
Fixed the "Due in the next 3 days" section in Today group sorting incorrectly sometimes
Fixed the task grouping row being clickable in the priority column
Fixed timer's LCD background drawing glitch
Fixed many other bugs, plugged memory leaks, and improved performance