OmniFocus for Mac 2.4

December 7, 2015

Requires OS X 10.10

OmniFocus 2.4 adds a new option for “Due Soon” and full push-triggered syncing that was previously only available in OmniFocus on iOS devices.

  • Due Soon — Due Soon includes a new option—"Today"—which includes only items due before midnight. Due Soon options expressed in “days” also use midnight as a boundary instead of multiples of 24 hours. So, “Due Soon is in the next 2 days” includes items due before midnight tomorrow. The “24 Hours” option remains unchanged, but since the overwhelming majority of customers we heard from were looking for it to function as “Today”, we have made the latter the default and you’ll need to re-select “24 Hours” if you prefer to not use midnight as a boundary.
  • Push-triggered Sync — We’ve been using silent push notifications to trigger syncs on iOS since version 2.2.1, and now we’ve expanded to include triggering syncs on the Mac. As of these builds, your iOS device running OmniFocus 2.6 or later should automatically tell OmniFocus for Mac to sync shortly after you make a change. Because OmniFocus also triggers syncs via local network notifications, you might not see “Push” very often in the sync logs on your Mac if you tend to keep your iOS device connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Mac. You’ll find all the push-related settings in Synchronization Preferences > Show Sync Details…. For an updated explanation of how of push-triggered sync works, check out this article.
  • Delete in Quick Entry — Backspace/delete in an empty title in Quick Entry now deletes the item (as it does in the main window).
  • Emoji — Fixed a bug where Emoji would disappear from Action Titles if certain other characters were also present.
  • Note Icons — We changed to a note indicator and disclosure button with less-ambiguous states. Presence of a note is now indicated by a filled icon (vs hollow), and expansion of note is indicated by whether you see a note or not(!).
  • Due Soon and Unavailable — We now follow iOS color and urgency rules for items that are due soon but unavailable: they get yellow dates and gray status circles.
  • http User Agent — Updated our user agent strings to include the marketing version in addition to bundle version.
  • Locking Errors — Made it much easier to quit OmniFocus in the case where multiple copies of the app are open.
  • Crash in Help — Fixed a crash closing a full-screen help window.
  • Localizations — Updated localizations — there still may be some pieces missing, including Documentation.
  • Note Button in Rows — Increased the clickable area of this button beyond the image itself.
  • Crashes in Attachments — Fixed crashes relating to deleting attachments.
  • Sidebar Border — Restored the missing border between tabs and sidebar.
  • Smaller Fixes and Improvements — Thanks for reporting any issues you encounter!

OmniFocus for iPhone 2.10

December 7, 2015

Requires iOS 9

OmniFocus 2.10 adds a new option for Due Soon, indicators for notes and attachments in the editor, reverts Reminders Capture to its pre-iOS9 behavior, and fixes bugs.

  • Due Soon — Due Soon includes a new option—"Today"—which includes only items due before midnight. Due Soon options expressed in “days” also use midnight as a boundary instead of multiples of 24 hours. So, “Due Soon is in the next 2 days” includes items due before midnight tomorrow. The “24 Hours” option remains unchanged, but since the overwhelming majority of customers we heard from were looking for it to function as “Today”, we have made the latter the default and you’ll need to re-select “24 Hours” if you prefer to not use midnight as a boundary.
  • Reminders Capture — We’ve set the default Reminders Capture behavior back to deleting the source reminder because we found that moving to a “Captured by OmniFocus” list was both confusing and unreliable.
  • Editor Tabs — We now show an indicator if the current item has a note or attachment.
  • Crash — Fixed a crash when canceling a new action added via Save + to a project selected from search results conducted from the Changed perspective.
  • Emoji in Action Titles — Fixed a problem where these disappeared on sync if certain other characters were present.
  • http User Agent — Updated our user agent strings to include the marketing version in addition to bundle version.
  • First Run Experience — Fixed typographical formatting issues in Permission setup text.
  • Reset Settings — We now correctly reset Push Settings when all settings are reset.
  • Editors — We now dismiss the keyboard correctly when tapping from title to Defer or Due rows.
  • Search — Fixed a problem where Done could become unresponsive. Fixed another that showed now items after editing an action from search results.
  • Smaller Fixes and Improvements — Thanks for reporting any issues you find!

OmniFocus for iOS 2.10

December 7, 2015

Requires iOS 9

OmniFocus 2.10 adds a new option for Due Soon, indicators for notes and attachments in the editor, improves external keyboard support, reverts Reminders Capture to its pre-iOS9 behavior, and fixes bugs.

  • Due Soon — Due Soon includes a new option—"Today"—which includes only items due before midnight. Due Soon options expressed in “days” also use midnight as a boundary instead of multiples of 24 hours. So, “Due Soon is in the next 2 days” includes items due before midnight tomorrow. The “24 Hours” option remains unchanged, but since the overwhelming majority of customers we heard from were looking for it to function as “Today”, we have made the latter the default and you’ll need to re-select “24 Hours” if you prefer to not use midnight as a boundary.
  • Reminders Capture — We’ve set the default Reminders Capture behavior back to deleting the source reminder because we found that moving to a “Captured by OmniFocus” list was both confusing and unreliable.
  • Editor Tabs — We now show an indicator if the current item has a note or attachment.
  • New Keyboard Shortcuts — We’ve added external keyboard shortcuts for Settings, Sync, Help, Mark Complete/Incomplete, returning to an action’s title from its note, and for navigation between days in Forecast.
  • Expand All — This contextual menu item now expands all levels, instead of only the current level.
  • Crash — Fixed a crash when canceling a new action added via Save + to a project selected from search results conducted from the Changed perspective.
  • Apple Watch — Ensured that OmniFocus complications are updated as soon as settings are changed.
  • Emoji in Action Titles — Fixed a problem where these disappeared on sync if certain other characters were present.
  • Cancelling New Items — Cancelling a New Action or Quick Entry from an external keyboard before the view appears no longer leaves behind an ‘Untitled Item’.
  • http User Agent — Updated our user agent strings to include the marketing version in addition to bundle version.
  • First Run Experience — Fixed typographical formatting issues in Permission setup text.
  • Reset Settings — We now correctly reset Push Settings when all settings are reset.
  • CSV Export — This option now correctly appears for all customers.
  • Title and Notes Scrolling — Title and Notes fields now scroll with the cursor when using arrow keys on external keyboards.
  • Keyboard Shortcut Overlay — Corrected the name of “New Inbox Item” (it was “Quick Entry")
  • Editors — We now dismiss the keyboard correctly when tapping from title to Defer or Due rows.
  • Search — Fixed a problem where Done could become unresponsive. Fixed another that showed now items after editing an action from search results.
  • Perspectives — Fixed bugs related to the All/Favorites control and creating new Perspectives.
  • Smaller Fixes and Improvements — Thanks for reporting any issues you find!

OmniFocus for Mac 2.3.1

November 4, 2015

Requires OS X 10.10

OmniFocus 2.3.1 — November 3, 2015

OmniFocus 2.3.1 for Mac fixes bugs.

  • Drag and Drop — Dragging an action to the last position in a project no longer creates a new project (or an action group).
  • Sync — Sync is no longer triggered immediately on new item creation, which resulted in ‘Untitled Item’ rows on other synced devices.
  • Duplicate — Duplicate now commits editing before duplicating items.
  • Crash in Full-Screen — Fixed a crash closing a full-screen window with an edited note.
  • Crash in Settings — Fixed a crash viewing the sync log.
  • Crash in Chinese — Typing “off” with a Chinese Keyboard no longer causes OmniFocus to crash.
  • View Options — Fixed problems with text wrapping and clipping in some localizations.
  • Tab Highlights — These are no longer drawn upside-down.
  • Preferences — Prevented [SHORT] and [LONG] from appearing next to some as yet un-localized strings.