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The Hit List 0.9.3 introduces repeating tasks
Potion Factory's The Hit List introduces repeating tasks to the GTD-style client, but in a pretty neat way. Instead of the traditional method of indicating how often a task should repeat, users can type directly into the "repeating" field, using natural language to describe when and how many times it should reoccur. For example, if I wanted a reminder to return my library books, I simply would type in "every 3 weeks on Wednesday." Then a short menu appears indicating how often I'd like for that particular task to repeat itself. Once I complete that chore, it'll jump ahead to the next date it's due.Repeating tasks is something that's been requested since the program debuted, and I really like how you can dig into the specifics of creating them. Potion Factory's Andy Kim acknowledges in his blog entry that the one huge drawback to this feature right now is localization. It's just not there at the moment, but that issue will be resolved once the code itself has been hammered out.
Other features in this update, as seen on the release notes, include:
- AppleScript support.
- Different way to tweak tasks including smart-folder-like capabilities and disabling the auto-completion of parent tasks when sub-tasks are finished.
- Duplicate any list, folder, or smart folder by right clicking in the source list.
- When emails are dragged and dropped into a task, it adds the sender's name and email address in addition to the subject.
- Various keyboard shortcut tweaks.
- Many more bug fixes and small features than we have room to list here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
justin.l.gerard said 10:07AM on 3-13-2009
Fantastic app, a little too pricey for me.
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Jonna Blaze said 10:42AM on 3-13-2009
Great app, but needs sync to drag me from Remember the Milk.
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Tony said 4:00PM on 3-13-2009
I've been beta testing this app, and I really like it. But, I had previously tested Things, and when their iPhone app came out I gave it another look. The combo of the current Things desktop + iPhone apps finally allowed me to pick one and stick with it. As much as I liked THL, I've now gone with Things full time. But again, I really liked THL and recommend giving it a try if you're looking for a GTD app.
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