BreakTimer Changelog

What's new in BreakTimer 1.2.0

Jun 17, 2022
  • Upgrade electron to fix breaks not showing on all screens on Windows.
  • Prevent resizing of break windows.

New in BreakTimer 1.1.0 (Jan 15, 2022)

  • Added new "Show backdrop" option to "Customization", which adds a fullscreen backdrop to the break popups. This prevents you from interacting with any other app, which helps those of us with low self-control!
  • Notifications will now respect native macOS settings. If you explicitly set the app to have "alert" notifications, they will no longer disappear.
  • Fix "Start at login" for AppImage.

New in BreakTimer 1.0.3 (Nov 8, 2021)

  • Ensure that focus is returned to the last app when the break window is closed on macOS.

New in BreakTimer 1.0.2 (Nov 8, 2021)

  • Fixed a Windows and Linux crash introduced in 1.0.1.

New in BreakTimer 1.0.1 (Nov 7, 2021)

  • Fix a bug where the gong sounds would play even if the setting was disabled.
  • Prevent the app from every showing in the macOS dock.
  • Upgrade to Electron 15.3.0.

New in BreakTimer 1.0.0 (Oct 5, 2021)

  • Switch the fullscreen popup break for a much more streamlined break flow. Previously, when a break was about to start, you would receive a native notification with action buttons that would let you skip or postpone the break. This notification was hard to interact with because it only lasted 5 seconds. Now, a small window will overlay the centre of your screen, which is more noticeable and gives you more time to interact with the actions. This window will seamlessly expand into a larger break window when the break starts. Instead of being a fullscreen kiosk window, it just overlays your other apps. This is more lightweight, looks nicer and feels less jarring.
  • Rename postpone to snooze.
  • Upgrades all core dependencies and improves code quality.

New in BreakTimer 1.0.0 (Oct 5, 2021)

  • Switch the fullscreen popup break for a much more streamlined break flow. Previously, when a break was about to start, you would receive a native notification with action buttons that would let you skip or postpone the break. This notification was hard to interact with because it only lasted 5 seconds. Now, a small window will overlay the centre of your screen, which is more noticeable and gives you more time to interact with the actions. This window will seamlessly expand into a larger break window when the break starts. Instead of being a fullscreen kiosk window, it just overlays your other apps. This is more lightweight, looks nicer and feels less jarring.
  • Rename postpone to snooze.
  • Upgrades all core dependencies and improves code quality.

New in BreakTimer 0.9.0 (Feb 22, 2021)

  • Notarizes the mac build (#29).
  • Fixes a bug where the linux app would crash if you closed the break window with "enter" (#86).

New in BreakTimer 0.8.1 (Jan 2, 2021)

  • Fixes a bug where the break would sometimes immediately start after waking from suspend (#53).

New in BreakTimer 0.7.7 (Nov 16, 2020)

  • Fixes bug where working hours would not work on Sundays (#67).

New in BreakTimer 0.7.6 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • Upgrade to Electron 10.
  • Fixes a crash on Ubuntu 20.10 on creation of fullscreen break window (#75).

New in BreakTimer 0.7.5 (Jul 17, 2020)

  • Upgrading core electron dependencies. Hopefully this fixes some transient bugs that have been seen causing crashes and other issues (#58, #39, #32)

New in BreakTimer 0.7.4 (Jun 30, 2020)

  • Upgrading some code dependencies to mitigate known security vulnerabilities. None of these advisories are thought to be relevant to BreakTimer itself, however.

New in BreakTimer 0.7.3 (Jun 27, 2020)

  • Reduce the frequency of logging.