Mentor - the future of task management ====================================== Release 05.076 production Installation ------------ Double-click on the "mentor.sis" file on a PC with PsiWin installed, or copy the file to the Psion, and tap on it from the System screen. Help and Documentation ---------------------- "What's this?" style help available through CTRL-SHIFT-H Full HTML manual available as a "ZIP" file from: http://www.wuli.demon.co.uk/wulisoft/mtmanual/manual.zip Major Changes Not Yet Documented in the Manual ---------------------------------------------- General: Reorganised preferences dialog (with more preferences) Context pop-ups show structure of role/goal hierarchy Revo compatible Task/Schedule View: Much improved filters Added "Sort", "Find", "Find Next", "Goto" functions Improved Notes - auto deleted if empty, accessed via pen ... Task View: "Tree" pop-up window added to navigate composite task hierarchy Schedule View: Replacement of "type" column with a "due date" column Improved navigation using space bar and "Goto" Role View: Improved appearance in medium zoom (usage bars) Preference to display any number of rows Full Release History -------------------- 05.076 fixed screen-size bug introduced at 05.075 05.075 minor bug fixes - help text over-runs etc. 05.074 database repair function fixes invalid context IDs 05.073 fixes notes bug for rebuild function 05.071 released 05.070 as production after test period 05.070 fixed usage meter display bug for slots with milestones only improved button and scroll bar display for Revo (new fonts) 05.068 improved configuration based on screen size and system type more compact screen display on smaller screens one week at a view option for Role view space bar sets "Today" in Role view 05.064 new "rebuild" option on reporting an error 05.062 bug fix - problems with opening some tidied files bug fix - tidy file and upgrade indexing updated bug fix - fixed usage bar display in RV medium zoom 05.059 bug fix - fixed problems with filters when no context defined bug fix - blocked entry of filters with no name extended CTRL+SHIFT+J DB repair to fix filters 05.058 context header button with mask and crossing out extended CTRL+SHIFT+J to fix more time slot problems bug fix - CTRL+SHIFT+J recovery slot scanning fixed bug fix - case sensitive find problems fixed bug fix - schedule view refresh on s5 fixed 05.056 fixed ordering by context in Role View sorting in Schedule/Task view (CTRL-S) bug fix - Find updated to use new filters 05.055 advanced filters added file secure plus compression after major DB changes put goal indenting on a preference improved feedback messages for secure file/scheduling bug fix - default context set to "undefined" (not last in list) bug fix - context deletion selects correct goal bug fix - composite task edit from menu refreshes popup 05.053 bug fix - stopped "Find" in schedule view finding undated entries bug fix - replaced "tasks scheduled" with "allocated size" for complete slots bug fix - blocked contexts with no name being entered bug fix - maximum number of contexts and text sizes policed correctly context pop-up - improved to show structure 05.051 bug fix - problem with refresh in TV/SV if task out of filter reorganised preferences dialog added "numerals for due date" preference (SV) 05.050 longer minor version numbers to cope with the release frequency! added Find/Find next in all views added Goto/CTRL+G in TV/SV/RV added CTRL-Q/CTRL-SHIFT-Q forwards/backwards notes - automatically deleted if empty notes - attempted "are you sure?" for pressing Esc - but can't do it :( notes - accessible via the pen notes - not highlighted when opened - the cursor is placed at the end changed "tasks scheduled" in time slot dialog to text fields (to avoid confusion) changed scheduling GIPRINT to BUSY - more accurate busy feedback 05.49 Bug fix : Cannot create composite without tree view ever being activated Type column changed to indicate time to due date in SV Changed usage bars in RV (removed used symbol, extended bar) Changed RV medium zoom to usage bars (especially good with 2 week preference) Request : Removed initial "\" from hierarchic task name 05.47 Bug fix : flattening (Task View) caused error Bug fix : CTRL-SHIFT-J problem if within composite task Space bar always goes to Today from other dates in SV TV/SV feed back date to which task has been scheduled (unless current SV date) Completed time slots displayed in grey Logo and tree window centered better on screen (especially series 7) A spelling correction within displayed text 05.46 Bug fix : notes window crashed with empty description field Bug fix : left-right movement fixed at start/end of rows in RV Bug fix : error when moving tasks to new composite using Tree function Bug fix : SV refresh when today set automatically Feature : "Today" made more distinct in RV 05.45 Major new release - particular emphasis on "tree" features Task view: navigate to any point in the hierarchy via PopUp dialog (space bar) "Advanced" and "Tree" buttons within New/Edit task give new features preference (default ON) to display full "tree" for current composite task Schedule view: same "Advanced" and "Tree" buttons within New/Edit task dialogs - "Tree" allows position in hierarchy to be set easily from Schedule view space bar toggles dates (set by "Goto"/Role View) after reschedule, "Today" is set, or accessed via space bar preference (default OFF) to display full "tree" for all tasks Role view: preference (default 3) to display 2 weeks rather than 3 (so more entries/day) Bug fixes: fixed bug with Tidy file when deleting entries fixed bug where context symbol changes not displayed until Mentor restarts fixed bug where RunApp& could cause crash (e.g. 1st use from Extrabars) improved randomness of internal random file numbers Note: the tree PopUp window is treated as any other dialog - Mentor does not respond to system events while displaying dialogs 05.42 Fixed 5mx refresh bug, further automated file recovery extension 05.40 Fixed Tidy file bugs, improved automated file recovery 05.39 Minor bug fixes - CTRL+SHIFT+J recommended 05.38 Full reschedule on date change (rather than incremental) by default Full reschedule option for time slot completion Task Bold set/clear using CTRL-B in Task/Schedule modes "Force" option improved to force new dates if they are changed 05.35 Minor bug fixes, checkbox to allow new file to be created in "Tidy" 05.34 Change in the way license keys are processed. 05.33 This is the first shareware release of Mentor. Rebuild Option -------------- If you have an error reported from Mentor, follow this process: try to simply reopen the file - Mentor may auto repair itself if the file opens but the problem persists, use CTRL+SHIFT+J if the file will not open, select "rebuild" from the error dialog The rebuild option causes the database to be rebuilt (then repaired) when it is next opened (Mentor exits when you press the button). This facility has been provided due to index corruptions caused by the operating system when the system runs out of memory. New Features ------------ Many more new features are planned - these will form part of later releases. These include: Help (manual) available from within Mentor Synchronise with Agenda Printing ******************************************************* *********** Please read the on-line manual ************ ******************************************************* Legal Stuff ----------- Mentor is copyright (c) Ben Thornton 1996-2000. All rights reserved. The software is supplied "as is" - use the software at your own risk. (C) Copyright Ben Thornton 1996-2000 Ben Thornton WuLi Software