MyLife Organized - Change Log

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2008-04-23 version 2.0.0 (how to upgrade)

change: "Places" renamed to "Contexts"
feature: Advanced filtering and views of tasks on To-Do tab. See the description of default views in the help documentation: "Active Actions", "Active Actions by Contexts" and "Next Actions by Projects". Any customized To-Do views can be created using filtering, grouping and sorting with different criteria.
feature: filter by Effort added on To-Do tab
feature: hotkeys can be assigned for To-Do Views
feature: Several contexts can be selected in To-Do tab to filter the list. Operations AND/OR can be used to see tasks which contain ALL or ANY of the selected contexts.
feature: you can assign a hotkey for any Context now. If you assign the identical hotkeys for different contexts then a local menu with the list of all these contexts will be shown after this hotkey is pressed.
feature: Outlook sync can use any of your ToDo views now. Just select option "Remove tasks from Outlook not visible in MLO To-Do View" in advanced Outlook sync options dialog and select a View Name. This way for example you can create a View of your Private tasks and sync only them to Outlook.
feature: Properties groups have been improved: new User Interface element used, change position of the groups by Drag&Drop, controls realign when change Properties Pane width.
change: Context management has been moved from main window to separated dialog. Places (Context) tab has been removed from main window. To edit contexts use menu: Tools->Manage Contexts... or just click shortcut F8 (configurable in options) or right click on Contexts in To-Do filter.
feature: Context management has been improved: delete multi selected contexts, show number of tasks assigned to each context, sort by columns.
feature: MLO data file can be opened by other processes in read-only mode now even if it is open by MLO. Useful for backup/copy of the data file and other application to access the data file in read-only mode in the future.
change: improved behavior of tasks on ToDo with HideInToDo option when "Complete subtasks in order" is used.
change: "<all places>" renamed to "(all)"; <no where> renamed to "(none)"
change: AutoUpdate option for ToDo tab moved to the local menu (right click on To-Do to see it)
change: print reports have been adjusted to the recent changes in MLO. You might need to recreate default print templates (File->Print->Advanced->Reset Templates)
change: hotkeys revised/improved
bugfix: MLO is working under Wine (on Linux) again! It is also working under Crossover (on Mac). No special registry key change or workarounds are needed anymore as it was for version 1.9.1.
bugfix: changed the functionality of populating UDF field "Project" for GTD AddIn.
bugfix: MLO application steals focus after Reminders Window is activated and closed

Note: Upgrade license is needed if you purchased version 1.x before March 15th 2007. Learn more.

2007-09-27 version 1.9.1

bugfix: changing dual-monitor configuration while MLO is running might cause an error
bugfix: autocomplete in Rapid Task Entry dialog caused error on MLO exit
bugfix: minor bug fixes

2007-07-28 version 1.9.0

feature: support of new MLO Windows Mobile Sync Manager which replaced ActiveSync provider to sync with MLO-PocketPC edition
IMPORTANT: if you are using MLO ActiveSync provider to sync with MLO-PPC edition you will need to recreate your sync pairs after upgrade to version 1.9.0 from previous versions.
feature: record based conflict resolution during sync with MLO-PocketPC edition
feature: synchronization with mlo data files located on local computer, removable drive, LAN or FTP.
feature: COLLABORATION! MLO enables small and medium-sized teams to efficiently collaborate on projects and tasks by providing the synchronization feature
feature: Hotkeys editor in options. Assign your own hotkeys to many MLO commands.
feature: autocomplete while assigning places to a task. Just start typing the place name and you will see the suggestions or just type *any* part of place name and press Alt-K
feature: Hide completed tasks older than. There are three states of hide completed tasks option now: 1) Show all completed tasks 2) Hide all completed tasks 3) Hide completed tasks older than...
feature: after pressing Alt+Enter in task outline the parsing result is shown in status bar
feature: The abbreviation "rmd" can be used instead of "remind" in parsing
feature: check for updates
change: menu "File->Quick Outlook sync" moved to "Tools->Synchronize Outlook"
change: default hotkey F9 is reassigned from "Synchronize Outlook" to "Synchronize" command. Use Hotkey editor to reassign it back if needed.
change: the hotkeys for command "Show level 1-4" (Ctrl+Alt+1..4) have been removed to avoid conflicts with Alt Gr combinations. You can still use hotkey editor to assign shortcuts to these and other actions.
bugfix: links to files did not work sometimes
bugfix: if you cut a task and try to past it to itself or to its child task the task might disappear
bugfix: MLO crashes if pressing Esc while Search tool tip is shown
bugfix: if a task contains char "%" in caption or notes there might be an error message during sync
bugfix: if Windows taskbar is docked to left hand edge or top of the screen the saved MLO window position was wrong on startup
bugfix: number of minor bug fixes

2007-03-01 version 1.8.0

feature: search-as-you-type functionality. Press Ctrl+F and type text for advanced outline search.
feature: new simplified Activation System. No need to re-activate mlo for each computer when using on a flash drive.
feature: parsing in the outline. While in in-place edit mode (F2) press Alt+Enter and the current text will be parsed like in Rapid Task Entry dialog (RTE).
feature: parsing algorithm has been improved. No need the quotation marks if using most of reserved words now
feature: parsing context added in RTE dialog and outline. Use reserved word "context" in the end of sentence
Example: Call Katrin tomorrow 11a remind me 10 min in advance context @Office; @Phone
feature: confirmation dialog with parsing result is displayed in RTE now (optional)
feature: command line parameters. Type "mlo.exe /?" in command line for more details
feature: registered mlo:// protocol. Type in the explorer command line a command like this:
mlo://d:\mydata.ml?task={1234-5678-90}&zoom={0987-6543-21}
Parameters for "task" and "zoom" should be replaced with real task GUIDs.
feature: new view "By next alert"
feature: reminder icon added to the outline
feature: reminders sync to PocketPC implemented
feature: links to MLO tasks in other data files can be created in task notes now: \\mlo:<filename.ml>?{TaskGUID}
Example:
\\mlo:..\..\Folder1\data%20file2.ml?{B6C11E96-A35A-4E80-B36D-6955D3960CCA}
feature: confirmation on task deletion has been added. It is ON by default now but can be switched OFF in options.
change: Computed-Score Priority algorithm has been improved
change: Reminders window will show the task in the way it appears in To-Do list (encoded project, path etc as configured in ToDo list format options).
change: "Mobile phone" field is taken from Outlook when you drag a contact to MLO
change: "This is a project" shortcut (Alt+J) will work even if the "Project" section is collapsed
change: message "ActiveSync is asking for modifications..." has been removed from status bar since it was annoying to see it each time Active Sync communicates to MLO
change: Outlook redemption library (to avoid Outlook security warnings) has been updated to work on Vista as well as for non-admin users.
bugfix: fix of date time parsing for Chinese Taiwan and some other regional settings.
bugfix: can not set reminder time to 00:00 (12:00 AM)
bugfix: Outlook Categories separator is taken from regional settings now. For some countries it is not ',' but ';' what caused problems during Outlook sync
bugfix: fixes for Vista Operation System
- MLO raised "Access violation" error when exit on Vista Operation System.
- Help system does not work on Vista
- Print might not work on Vista
- Outlook redemption library did not work on Vista
- Some controls of a form not painted if press Alt key on Vista
bugfix: error message "invalid argument to time encode" if set AutoSync with Outlook for the period > 59 min
bugfix: Access Violation in Projects and Goals views after deletion of tasks sometimes. It was UI issue and not serious but annoying.
bugfix: Long notes were scrolled to the bottom once selected sometimes
bugfix: number of minor bug fixes

2006-08-22 version 1.7.2

feature: selecting date range for start and due date by mouse. The earliest and latest dates of selected range will be start and due date for the task.
feature: Goto Today link has been added to new date picker calendar
change: "on" added to reserved words for parsing. If not in quotation marks this word will be removed from text after parsing phrase like "Meet with Amy on Fri"
bugfix: if clicking on datepicker the selected day might not be transferred to the control at the first try
bugfix: first day of the week for new date picker calendar was not taken from Windows locale settings.
bugfix: XML export/import and ActiveSync did not work on some regional settings when time separator is not ":"
bugfix: date and time parsing did not work correctly with Windows short date format like "23-Aug-06"
bugfix: minor bug fixes

2006-07-31 version 1.7.1

feature: Rapid Task Entry dialog could parse input like: "Send report to Jim next Monday 6pm remind me 10 min in advance". You should enable parsing option: click Options button in Rapid Task Entry dialog and check "Parse input like..."
feature: new date time picker added to task properties. Inputs like "Jun 26", "tomorrow 3pm", "in 10min" etc could be parsed
feature: improved drag&drop items from Outlook to MLO. Message body is now copied to MLO task note. The following fields of MLO task might be filled basing on Outlook item: StartDateTime, DueDateTime, Reminder, Recurrence pattern, Completion. Multiple Outlook items could turn into multiple MLO tasks.
feature: click to "I have" link on ToDo tab of main window to calculate the time you have before next appointment in your Outlook calendar
feature: when trying to open MLO data file which already in use by another instance of MLO this instance is activated instead of showing "File is locked" message.
feature: if there are several MLO instances running then pressing the application hotkey or Rapid Task Entry hotkey will display a dialog to select an instance you would like to activate.
feature: Copy/Cut/Paste a task in the outline can be used to copy or move tasks to other MLO instances
feature: Tasks copied to clipboard could be pasted to other applications as outlined text
feature: Advanced copy tasks as text (menu task->advanced->copy tasks as text) is able to specify tabs as the outline level indicator
feature: Auto sync MLO<->Outlook periodically (i.e. every 5,10 min). To configure navigate to: File->Setup Outlook sync->Advanced->General->AutoSync MLO with Outlook
feature: tasks in the outline are auto expanded while you drag&drop items to them
feature: new command "Task->Advanced->Show completed subtasks". Temporarily show completed subtask of selected task even if "Hide completed tasks" option is checked.
feature: new command Edit->Insert->Insert Date (Ctr+Shift+T)
feature: MLO could insert and open relative path links in task notes
change: show the number of days due or left for tasks in the outline. If the difference is more then 30 days the date is shown as it was before.
change: when inherit places of new parent task after drag&drop operation all subtasks will get new places also.
change: the default method of AutoSave mode is set to "When switch to other app"
change: skip occurrence dialog is shown for recurring tasks if press "Ctrl+=" shortcut
change: when drag & drop an item from Outlook the places of new item are inherited from parent task.
bugfix: every time ActiveSync requests an update from MLO the focus is removed from whatever happen to be typing in MLO.
bugfix: during Find Next command MLO could go to "forever loop".
bugfix: for some non-US regional settings there is an error message: "'00:10:00' is not a valid time."
bugfix: MLO does not allow to change case during renaming of a place (i.e. to rename "work" to "Work")
bugfix: tasks entered in Rapid Task Entry dialog might not inherit places of parent task if this parent task has been just changed in the outline.

2006-06-12 version 1.7.0

feature: ActiveSync support to sync with MLO-PocketPC edition has been implemented
feature: advanced reminders and alerts (including send alert to e-mail)
feature: inherit places of the parent task when a task is moved to another parent (Tools->Options->Behaviour-> "Default action when move task to new parent")
feature: default values for Importance and Urgency are set to Normal now
feature: you can reset Importance and Urgency values to Normal on this configuration page: Tools->Options->To-do ordering options
feature: new option "Allow multiple instances". This option is off by default. If you want to run multiple instances of MLO check this option in Tools->Options->Behaviour
feature: task notes could be configured to be shown in Properties tab (Tools->Options->Appearance: Task Notes)
change : Task Effort and Time Required parameters have been moved to separated property section. Property sections shortcuts have been changed.
feature: "Add" button in Bookmarks dialog to add a bookmark
feature: new keyboard shortcuts - Alt+Up/Down select next/previous sibling in the current outline
feature: new keyboard shortcuts - Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down can jump up/down projects
bugfix : if using "Hide completed task" option a subtask could be inserted in a wrong position. It might also cause Access Violation error if completing recurrent tasks.
bugfix : number of minor bugfixes and improvements

2006-02-08 version 1.5.06

feature: you can insert link to a file into task or place notes with browse dialog. Available from local menu of notes.
feature: insert links to mlo tasks into notes. Available from local menu of notes with command "Insert link to a task" or use "Copy as link" command in the outline local menu and past it to a note. Clicking on mlo task links will navigate to this task in the outline
feature: task templates. Use menu "Task->New from template.." to create task basing on any selected branch as a template
feature: task bookmarks. Use menu View->Set bookmark->Bookmark <N> (Ctrl+Shift+<N>) to set quick bookmark. Use menu View->Goto bookmark->Bookmark <N> (Ctrl+<N>) to find a task into outline by bookmark.
feature: Bookmarks dialog. Menu View->Goto bookmarks->Bookmarks... or "Ctrl+Alt+>" shortcut.
feature: new shortcuts ctrl+< / ctrl+> goto previous/next bookmark set
feature: parent task for Rapid Task Entry dialog is stored to data file.
feature: new shortcuts: ctrl-"=" / "ctrl+"-" increase/decrease task due date by one day.
feature: new shortcuts: ctrl-alt-"=" / "ctrl+alt+"-" increase/decrease task due date by one week.
feature: double clicking on splitter will optimize width of the Properties Pane.
change: shortcuts for command "Show level N" changed from Ctrl+<N> to Ctrl+Alt+<N>. Ctrl+<N> is now occupied by quick bookmarks feature to speed up outline navigation.
change: repaint due date icons in outline and to-do list dynamically to keep them actual as time goes.
change: more optimization on unnecessary outline blinking (during scrolling and clicking in the outline)
change: for recurring tasks the click on due date icon in the outline opens recurring dialog
change: reminder about configuring advanced backup settings is now shown on open data file (not on save)
bugfix: unable to find the help file if mlo.exe runs in different current folder
bugfix: zoom-out command loses focus of selected task in outline
bugfix: recurring catch up changes the time
bugfix: the command "insert date/time" overrides data in clipboard
bugfix: right pane becomes fully collapsed sometimes when using Quick Entry dialog
bugfix: if you change order of tasks in the outline with Drag&Drop when "Hide Completed Tasks" is set, the program doesn't keep this change sometimes.

2005-12-12 version 1.5.01

feature: advanced functionality for archiving/purge old completed tasks
feature: advanced backup of MLO data files. You will be prompted to configure it on first save
feature: first version of the templates set is integrated to MLO
feature: drag&drop items from Outlook to MLO. The links to Outlook items are created in MLO notes
feature: show level N in the outline (shortcuts Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2..). Collapse/Expand menu reworked. Ctrl+~ shortcut to expand/collapse selected branch
feature: edit task system dates (completed, modified, created)
feature: shortcuts for copy, paste and cut tasks in the outline (Ctrl+C, Ctrl+v, Ctrl+X)
feature: copy/paste local menu for task and place notes
feature: selected task and zoom status are saved to data file now
feature: new UDF field for advanced MLO <-> Outlook synchronization: MLOIsProject
feature: web page for Online Activator has been created:
http://www.mylifeorganized.net/support/activator.htm
Please use it to request new Activation Codes.
feature: "Catch-up" recurring tasks. You can skip recurring tasks up to today.
change: change in EULA for upgrades: "Anyone that bought the full (professional) version would get free upgrade to all new updates (including major) released within 12 months from the date of their purchase." It means that you will *not* pay for ANY upgrades for at least 12 months.
change: optimized outline filling to reduce blinking, unnecessary jumping after some operations in the outline (drag&drop, indention, complete recurring tasks, copy/paste etc)
change: create subtasks (Alt+Ins) in first (not last) position
change: if the item is collapsed, drag&drop put a subtask at the bottom, otherwise drag&drop put it at the top.
change: application main menu reworked
change: in the Projects view the project status order changed to: In Progress, Not Started, Suspended, Completed
change: skipping an occurrence of a parent task ought to reset the subtasks to uncompleted if corresponded option is set
change: shortcut for toggling Advanced Options panel on To-Do tab changed from Ctrl+P to Ctrl+N
bugfix: if you use File->Open command for importing MLO XML files the completed tasks are imported as not completed.
bugfix: cut and copy task to itself or to its child task hangs the application
bugfix: after selecting a task its notes sometimes scrolled to the end of text
bugfix: if there are deleted tasks in MLO after Outlook sync, the clicking on navigation buttons (Back/Forward) sometimes might cause error message.
bugfix: "Invalid window handle" error in Rapid Task Entry dialog if you try to click Places button when dialog configured to "Stay on top".

2005-10-17 version 1.4.01

feature: printing
feature: additional views in the outline
feature: MyLife Organized data file extension (*.ml) can be associated with MLO now (Tools->Options->Behaviour)
change: outline views selector improved
change: task selection is preserved when switching from one view to another in the outline
change: XML files can be opened with File->Open command now (not just File->Import)
change: import to the top level of the outline is possible now
change: improved behavior of the places selector dialog when press OK or Ctrl+OK
change: search of the outline will continue from the beginning
change: outline local menu improved
change: ability to insert/delete tasks in Goals and Projects views

2005-09-10 version 1.3.07

feature: web service usage to receive new Activation Codes is integrated to MyLife Organized application. Now you can automatically receive your Activation Codes on the e-mail you used when purchased a license
bugfix: Outlook initialization issue when using not default PST file and when Outlook is not run
bugfix: application icon disappears from "Alt+Tab" list if modal dialog is open in MyLife Organized application

2005-09-07 version 1.3.06

feature: using redemption library to suppress Outlook security alert during sync. Set option "Use redemption library:" in the Outlook Sync Options dialog. You will need to download the library from the location specified
feature: the option to start tasks on the to-do list with project name or path
feature: add/delete subtasks directly from the to-do list
feature: rapid task entry dialog. To enable the dialog set the option "Enable Rapid Task Entry dialog:" in the application options. After this it is accessible in tray or by hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+M by default)
change: Task Recurrence dialog has been improved
change: IMPORTANT. Due date is now used in recurring tasks (not Start date)
change: for recurring tasks the start/due date and lead time editing has been disabled on the Timing & Effort property section. You can change these parameters only in Task Recurrence dialog now.
feature: added recurrence in of hourly resolution
feature: for recurring tasks added options "do not create a completed copy of recurrent task"
feature: command for a task in the Outline "Move to..." (Ctrl+M). To quick move a task to another task.
feature: automatic recurring behavior:
automatically recur when any subtask is completed
automatically recur when all subtasks are complete
feature: if a subtask of a recurring task has its own due date then the date shift between parent recurring task and this subtask will be preserved on next occurrence of the parent. It works only when the option "reset subtasks to uncompleted" for recurring task is set.
change: "days" and "weeks" have been excluded from string representation of Time Required field
change: "del" key can be used now to delete tasks and places (together with "Ctrl+del")
feature: computed score values are shown in Task Statistics property section. Set this option on "To-Do ordering options" page of application options dialog.
feature: deleting a Place with tasks asks user which place to assign tasks to
feature: renaming a Place "A" to a existing Place "B" name moves tasks in Place "A" to Place "B" and deletes Place "A"
feature: clone places
bugfix: MLO beeps when minimized with Esc key
change: if you try to change in Outlook the date of a task which is child of MLO *recurring* task the warning will be displayed during sync and the change will be ignored.

2005-07-29 version 1.3.01

feature: significant improvement of Outlook sync process (including categories, projects, priority mapping, UDF, "To-Do visible only" mode etc). Now Palm users are able to use MyLife Organized and sync with it using Outlook.
feature: two new options for Places have been added:
1) Hide this place in the To-Do list place filter
2) Hide this place in the task properties place selector
feature: sorting subtasks in the outline by Urgency and by Min Time Required have been added.
feature: improved copy/past tasks as text operation. Now you can copy the outline as plain text, edit it in the text editor and paste back to the MLO outline. The indention will be preserved. This command can be used for quick printing of the outline from Notepad. The operations can be reached by selecting the following local menu commands:
Task Operations\Copy tasks as text...
Task Operations\Paste text as subtasks...
feature: new keyboard shortcut for "Zoom out" command: Ctrl+Alt+R
feature: "Cut task" operation have been added
feature: tasks statistics shows how long time ago a task was created/modified/completed.
feature: To-do/Outline double click navigation
Double-clicking on a To-Do-list item navigate you back to that particular item in the Outline.
Double-clicking on an Outline item expands children if they exist or if they do not exist navigate you to the To-Do list and activate this item if it is in the To-Do list
change: evaluation version of MLO now allows XML import/export of recurrent tasks.
change: Excel XML export changes
Changed columns added:
"Priority" renamed to "Importance"
"Hide in ToDo" renamed to "Hide in To-Do"
New columns added:
"Project (immediate)"
"Project (top level)"
"Priority By Importance"
"Priority By Urgency"
"Priority By Both"
bugfix: confusion with Indent/Outdent operations when "Hide completed tasks" is ON (#D229)
bugfix: Windows system large fonts issues have been fixed (#D287)

2005-06-07 version 1.2.02

bugfix: reading XML and generating demo file issue with non-English Windows regional settings (when decimal separator is not '.')

2005-06-01 version 1.2.01

feature: help (beta version) is integrated to MLO. Press F1 anywhere to get context sensitive help information.
feature: additional to-do ordering method: Computed-Score Priority - (computed recursive score through the outline)
feature: open/closed hours for Places
feature: copy task, Paste task, Duplicate task (Ctrl+D)
feature: reopen last MLO data files (MRU)
feature: insert current date/time (F4), insert current time (Ctrl+T)
feature: <no where> place in the Place combo box on To-Do tab to show all tasks without place assigned
feature: new option in Recurrence dialog: "Uncheck children tasks on recurrence, if all children checked off"
feature: new commands in To-Do local menu: "Update to-do list", "Set due date" and "Skip occurrence"
feature: application will remember the setting for "Hide completed tasks" when shut down
feature: "Included by places" column added to the places list
feature: new shortcuts for collapse/expand entire outline (F6/F7)
change: a task will show up on the To-Do list even with Importance=none. The only way to hide it will be to set "Hide in To-Do" manually.
change: if a task is due today and has time, then the "due time" rather than "today" is indicated in the Outline and ToDo lists
change: subtasks of completed tasks are not shown in to-do now
change: completely reworked and improved Due/Start date/time task property section
change: select place dialog has been improved
change: shortcut Ctrl+F5 changed to F5 (refresh entire Outline)
change: colors for due date place holders have been adjusted
change: shortcut Ctrl+D (Set Due Date for a task) changed to Alt+D
change: one click edit mode is now always off for places list
change: improved behavior of date filter on the ToDo tab
bugfix: due date shows as day of week in the Outline and To-Do even if this date is in other year
bugfix: when sort the subtasks with checked option "Hide completed tasks" there is the error message "TaskNode sort error. Non compatible lists".
bugfix: if you check off a daily recurrent task from the To-Do list which is overdue, the next date might not be calculated properly.
bugfix: division by zero error when you set Task Effort =0 for a project and this project does not have subtasks.
bugfix: when using start/due times with a task that has recurrence, the times are not properly carried over to the next task

2005-04-28 version 1.1.02

feature: export to Excel. Just click menu File->Export and select "Excel XML document" from the export type list. Exported document should be opened in Excel automatically.
You can use all power of Excel to create any reports. For example you can use Excel Autofilter to select tasks completed last week and print them etc.
feature: MindManager import/export. Just click menu File->Export and select "MindManager XML document". Exported document should be opened in MindManager automatically.
Save your document in MindManager using XML format and you can import it to MLO using File->Import command.
feature: expanded/collapsed state is now stored for the outline
feature: double click expands/collapses a task in the Outline and opens the properties in ToDo list
feature: new due date format in the outline and todo. Yesterday, today, tomorrow, day of week for the current week and short date format for others. Days of week and short date format are taking from regional settings.
change: unused checkboxes have been removed from subgroup items in advanced views outlines ("Weekly goals", "Monthly goals", "In progress" etc)
change: last used Outlook sync method is now stored. You will have to confirm once if you want to use last used sync method for "Quick Outlook sync" command.
change: added warning on the following situation during Outlook sync: "The following task is recurring in both MLO and Outlook: 'TaskName'. Please set the items as recurring in only one Program. Failure to do so will result in duplicated tasks and unexpected results during the sync process."
bugfix: due dates with large font issue has been resolved
bugfix: expand/collapse state of nodes in the outline was not restored correctly after refresh of "Hide completed task" command.

2005-04-20 version 1.1.01

feature: new concept of User Interface. Please check new "View" menu for some new shortcuts.
feature: tasks reoccurring (#F5 in the planned features list)
feature: task/project estimated time (#F11)
feature: new filter for to-do list: "I have XX minutes (hours) available"
feature: Optimized shortcuts usage. Among others check the following shortcuts:
- Alt+1 quick switch to Task List <-> Task Note (or Place List <-> Place Note)
- Alt+A opens places when in todo list
- Alt+V opens advanced views list when in outline
feature: new shortcuts Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down: select next/previous visible task in Outline/ToDo without focusing this task list.
The current active control will be still focused during task change by this shortcut. Useful to iterate quickly through the list of tasks and change specific task parameter.
feature: indent/outdent/move up/move down task in the outline with toolbar or shortcuts: Alt+Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down
feature: task statistics fields (created/modified/completed)
feature: more parameters of the window are saved on exit: current view, current tab etc
feature: added readouts for sliders "normal", "more", "a lot" etc
feature: new control "Urgency" added. It does not work now. Will be activated in next versions
feature: when a slider (Importance, Urgency, Task Effort) is active use keys 1,2,3,4,5 to quick set values
feature: mouse wheel scrolling in Properties Pane
feature: new menu item Help->Join "MyLife Organized" community...
feature: before every Outlook sync the additional backup of the current *.ml file is now created: <MLO-Filename>.ml.sync.bak
feature: MLO installer/uninstaller is now available.
feature: collapsing/expanding entire outline with commands from local menu
change: MyLife.exe renamed to mlo.exe
change: improved checking off tasks in ToDo list (no two clicks needed now).
change: recurrence fields have been added to MLO import/export XML
change: activate Places Properties when select Places tab
change: "Hide in ToDo" renamed to "Hide branch in ToDo". It functions as before
change: new feature "Hide only this task in ToDo" added. In opposite to "Hide branch in ToDo" option this functions hides only current task in ToDo but not the whole branch
change: refresh outline if "Projects View" is active and you change the status of a project
change: "virtual root" renamed to "Zoom-in"
change: removed confirmation for Zoom-in ("virtual root") command
change: removed control "Satisfaction"
change: added confirmation to save MLO file before Outlook sync
change: places are now sorted in combobox on ToDo list page and in "included places" list
change: more predictable behavior of focus controls when rebuilding ToDo list. For example Places list will be still focused now after ToDo list rebuild if it was focused before.
bugfix: error message after Outlook sync if MLO was in ToDo list mode (#D13)
bugfix: activated drag&drop in the task tree after accepting creation of new place
bugfix: artifacts in task outline sometimes
bugfix: major bug: fixed error in calculations of included places. It might cause "Cycling in place ..." message.
bugfix: included places duplicated after importing from MLO-XML. It might cause "Cycling in place ..." message.

2005-03-30 version 1.0.11

bugfix: Outlook 2000 sync issue fixed

2005-03-12 version 1.0.10

feature: full Outlook sync
feature: store position of application window
feature: complete/uncomplete task with all subtasks
feature: notes area for places
feature: autoscroll during drag&drop in the task outline
feature: select all in ToDo list
feature: paste subtasks in outline from clipboard text
feature: shortcut for task due date (Ctrl+D)
feature: collapse/expand all subtasks
feature: set virtual root for task tree (or "hoist" command)
change: hotkey now minimizes the application if it is active
change: default for option "Minimize to system tray" is OFF now
bugfix: some artifacts during task outline painting
bugfix: date format in task outline is now depends on the regional settings
bugfix: error message appears sometimes when deleting just created task

2005-01-20 version 1.0.08

feature: option "one click edit mode" for in-place editors
feature: option global application hot key switch on/off
change: registration dialog has been reworked
change: new demo file is now generated automatically if you first run the application
bugfix: thick black rectangle in task in-place editor
bugfix: could not change task's properties if there is only one task in the ToDo list
bugfix: override existing file without prompt during "save as" or "export" if extension of the file was not typed
bugfix: some minor fixes

2004-12-20 version 1.0.06

feature: add/replace/delete places in all subtasks of selected task
feature: get data from MS Outlook
bugfix: task tree is updated several times

2004-09-10 version 1.0.05

feature: project functionality
feature: lock database file so that other applications could not open it in the same time
feature: import to tab delimited format
feature: autosave
feature: open last used database file when run
feature: copy To Do to clipboard
change: optimized for work with huge database files
change: improved registration mechanism
bugfix: line breaks in notes

2004-08-01 version 1.0.03

feature: XML import/export
feature: restore default fonts, colors
feature: goal setting
feature: search functionality
bugfix: fix in undo functionality
bugfix: tree painting while drag&drop

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