OmniFocus Release Notes

tell front document of application "OmniFocus"

synchronize

repeat while syncing

delay 1

end repeat

{last sync date, last sync error}

end tell

Fixed another sync incompatibility with cPanel WebDAV servers (such as those hosted by bluehost.com).

The fundamental issue we've been facing is that cPanel doesn't preserve the names of files uploaded by the client, so when OmniFocus goes back to look for something it isn't where it put it. (In fact, if you try to browse to those files using a web browser you'll find that they can't download them either.)

We've hopefully worked around this by tracking the WebDAV URL independently from the transaction name, so we can use the URL when we need to fetch data from the server but use the original transaction name when deciding how that data fits together.

Please note that the iPhone version 1.0 of OmniFocus doesn't yet have these fixes; they'll be in version 1.0.1.

• OmniFocus 1.1 adds the ability to synchronize your OmniFocus database between multiple Macs using your MobileMe iDisk, a WebDAV server, or a local or remote disk. To start synchronizing your data, pull up the new Synchronization Preferences pane.
• Synchronization happens automatically in the background, but you can also synchronize at any time by selecting "Synchronize with Server" from the File menu, or by clicking on the "Sync with Server" toolbar item or the Sync Now button in preferences.
• To add support for synchronization, OmniFocus 1.1 has a new way of storing data. If you have an existing database from 1.0, you will be prompted to upgrade it the first time you launch 1.1.
• We now synchronize some common settings between Macs and iPhones. Specifically, we now synchronize the inbox processing settings (which control what happens when you clean up), the "due soon" and default review intervals, whether groups are sequential or parallel by default, and the hierarchy separator.
• Synchronization replaces the old Database Location preference, so if you've previously relocated your database you'll be notified that we're migrating it back to its standard location and that you can use Synchronization Preferences to sync with another location.
• OmniFocus will not let you undo past changes that we've synchronized from another OmniFocus database, since that could lead to inconsistent results.
• If you're using WebDAV synchronization, you don't have to connect to the server in the Finder: just enter the WebDAV URL into OmniFocus and it will connect to the server directly whenever it needs to.
• Automatic synchronization happens one minute after you make a change to your local database. If you don't make any local changes for an hour, OmniFocus will synchronize with the server anyway to see if you've made any remote changes. (You can always initiate a manual synchronization at any time, of course.)
• If the server is unreachable when OmniFocus tries to sync, it will just save up the changes and for the next synchronization attempt. You won't have access to whatever changes are on the server, obviously, but you'll still have full access to your local copy of your data.

• OmniFocus now has the ability to move old completed and dropped items into an Archive document. This will help keep your document svelte and of a reasonable size for your iPhone or iPod touch. See the Move Old Data to Archive… and Open Archive items in the File menu.
• Added a new Style Preferences pane, where you can easily change font sizes, colors, and other settings. (You can also save and load your own style themes!)
• Command-Return can now create a project or context that isn't at the top level. For example, you can enter "Errands:Bank" Command-Return to create a new Bank context inside your (existing or new) Errands context.
• In Data Preferences, added the option to clean up inbox items that have been assigned either a project or a context. (Previously you could choose a project, a context, or both—but not "either.")
• Polished up some icons and the default styles.
• The Enter key now saves edits rather than editing notes. You can still edit notes using Command-', but if you prefer using the Enter key you can set the OOShouldEditNotesOnEnterKey preference to true using this command:

  defaults write com.omnigroup.OmniFocus OOShouldEditNotesOnEnterKey -bool true

  If you'd like to start weaning yourself away from using the Escape key to save edits, try this:

  defaults write com.omnigroup.OmniFocus OOShouldToggleEditingWithEscapeKey -bool false

• Worked around some NSDatePicker bugs on 10.4 that would sometimes cause the default due time preference to be offset by several hours (based on your local timezone).
• The Edit->Sort menu now has the option to sort your selected items by their due dates.
• Sorting by date using the Edit menu now always order dates in ascending chronological order rather than the reverse.
• Context mode now defaults to showing available actions (stuff you can do) rather than all remaining actions (stuff you haven't done).
• You can now copy from OmniOutliner and paste into OmniFocus.
• Importing a generic OmniOutliner document now places imported items at the end of the inbox, rather than creating a new top-level project for the import. (Importing a Kinkless GTD outline still behaves as before, creating folders and projects.)
• The Column Mapper dialog for OmniOutliner imports now starts out with the OK button highlighted, so you can just hit return to accept the default mappings.
• We now indicate that we allow linking when dragging a file between items, not just when dropping a file on a item.
• Improved the performance of "smart match" completion.
• If we can't sync with iCal because you don't have the default document open, we now report where the default document is and where your current document is.
• When grouped by context in context mode, pressing return with a parent context selected in the sidebar now properly assigns that context to the new action item.
• Fixed a hang in Find Previous.
• OmniFocus now displays status messages while upgrading and loading documents.