What's new in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.16
Nov 2, 2021
- Updated documentation and help pages for Windows 11
- Updated Microsoft SQL Server documentation to Microsoft SQL Server 2019
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.15 (Oct 26, 2021)
- Dual-signed software files with SHA-1 and SHA-256
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.14 (Oct 25, 2021)
- Support for TLS e-mail protocol through to version 1.3
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.13 (Aug 30, 2017)
- Displays background color in the Folder View
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.12 (Mar 8, 2016)
- Restored ability to paste items as text
- Fixed Gantt Chart active task error message
- Fixed expanded calendar value error message
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.11 (Sep 5, 2015)
- Updated documentation and help pages for Windows 10
- Added options to unlink the date and progress fields from the time fields
- Removed sound when prompting to cancel changes
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.10 (Apr 28, 2015)
- Saves custom colors when editing foreground and background color fields
- Fixed error setting a user-defined number via the Item Grid menu
- Added Gantt Chart toolbar option to show Duration date types
- Dragging an item in the Gantt Chart will now scroll when necessary
- Handles https correctly when pasting a hyperlink
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.9 (Jan 27, 2015)
- Includes user-defined fields when printing items
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.8 (Dec 20, 2014)
- Fixed permissions problem when creating a SQL Server database
- Fixed behavior when double-clicking in the Grid column header
- Fixed overlapping Calendar items bug
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.7 (Oct 24, 2014)
- Simplified integration with web hosts providing MS SQL Server
- Supports multiple item selection when in-place editing in the Grid
- Added column renaming menu option to the Grid context menu
- Can double-click in the Grid background area to create new items
- Added "other text fields" search option to the Find dialog window
- Improved sorting when shifting and creating in-place items
- Can specify the database in shortcut icons without a /db: prefix
- Modified Date field now includes the time component when sorting
- Added work day option to repeating tasks
- Fixed flicker when in-place editing in the Item Grid
- Fixed login error following filter deletion
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.6 (Aug 20, 2014)
- Updated Microsoft SQL Server documentation to Microsoft SQL Server 2014
- Fixed error when updating user profiles in the Evaluation Edition
- Fixed clipboard paste memory error
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.5 (Jul 8, 2014)
- Added date range option when printing the Gantt Chart
- Added option to e-mail the item contact when a reminder is due
- Fixed error when updating user profiles on Microsoft SQL Server
- Fixed timeout when converting a large database to a remote SQL Server
- Fixed registration file error preventing installation on some PCs
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.4 (Jun 2, 2014)
- Gantt Chart relative predecessor links retained after copy-and-paste
- Added a horizontal line for each row on Gantt Chart printouts
- Fixed bug where milestones were shown for morning intervals
- Fixed GMT timezone error when syncing with Google Calendar
- Fixed conversion of checkboxes in text-only output
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.3 (Apr 4, 2014)
- Updated Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure documentation
- Improved network failure retry logic
- Fixed column repair error
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.2 (Feb 21, 2014)
- Google synchronization improvements
- Fixed task completion bug
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.1 (Jan 21, 2014)
- Additional Microsoft SQL Server integration documentation
- Fixed error when hovering over hyperlinks with hash symbols
New in TaskMerlin 5.2.0.0 (Jan 15, 2014)
- Added Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Azure integration (Professional Edition)
- Added filtering option for Google synchronization
- Can delete shortcuts from the Database Wizard window
- Fixed ampersand display problem in folder name
New in TaskMerlin 5.1.0.1 (Nov 13, 2013)
- Google synchronization improvements
New in TaskMerlin 5.1.0.0 (Nov 13, 2013)
- Google Calendar and Google Tasks synchronization
- Added new repeating task options
- Optimized speed when moving or deleting multiple items
- Option to select shade of selected Folders item when focus is lost
- Added landscape orientation option for item printing
- Fixed error with Gantt Chart thumbscroll after a window resize
- Fixed bug where Edit window field layout changes were not saved
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.8 (Jun 28, 2013)
- Prevented Progress reset when editing Grid Start date
- Prevented Start date movement when modifying Progress
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.7 (Jun 8, 2013)
- Added option to display the Parent summary on Calendar items
- Gantt Chart items can be indented/outdented using drag-and-drop
- Fixed license count problem
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.6 (Apr 23, 2013)
- Status is set to Completed when Progress is set to 100%
- Gantt Chart timeline column width is now followed when printing
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.5 (Mar 27, 2013)
- Fixed delay when opening the E-Mail Item window
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.4 (Mar 18, 2013)
- Added Duration information to the Gantt Chart tool tip
- Fixed bug with Outlook copy-and-paste prompt
- Fixed filter upgrade problem
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.3 (Feb 11, 2013)
- Improved user-defined number editing
- Fixed redundant e-mail notifications
- Time Spent field is now set correctly when Progress is set to 100% on completion
- Fixed month view title color for Windows XP
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.2 (Jan 24, 2013)
- Added 24 hour time format support for the Calendar time scale
- Preserves time when the date or progress fields are modified
- Fixed the Completed/Closed color rule option
- Minor interface fixes
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.1 (Dec 20, 2012)
- Fixed field positioning problem in the Edit Item window
New in TaskMerlin 5.0.0.0 (Dec 18, 2012)
- Interactive Gantt Chart view (Professional Edition)
- Added Item field renaming dialog window
- Eight new user-defined Item fields (text and numeric)
- Customization of the Edit window fields layout via context menu
- Can drag column headers to rearrange columns in the Item Grid
- Column header context menu to add/remove columns in the Grid
- Can drag row headers to rearrange fields in the Preview details
- New context menu to add or remove fields in the Preview details
- Added spell checker
- Added "Timeline" menu option to the Calendar context menu
- Added horizontal scroll bar to the Calendar
- Calendar and Month View usability improvements
- Synchronizes the Start and Finish date fields with the Duration field
- Increased size of checkboxes in the Edit window content area
- Added item predecessor filter fields
- Fixed color settings bug in the Folder View
- Fixed Preview pane in-place editing flicker when selecting folders
- Modified $FIRSTDAY filter variables to use current month and year
- Modified weekday filter variables to use the current week
- Added option to specify the default time unit for the Time fields
- New items now trigger the owner/assignee change in e-mail notifications
- Added Item Grid option to filter within the selected folder
- Changed Deadline field handling for tasks that recur on completion
- Moved some Option window settings from the TaskMerlin User section to the Database section (Date and Time, Schedule, Rules)
- Renamed some Item fields (Due Date to Deadline, Total Time to Duration, Linked To to Predecessor)
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.8 (May 2, 2012)
- Hyperlink address is displayed in the Status Bar when hovering
- Calendar toolbar shows previous/next buttons by default
- When the Month View tab is clicked when already selected, the Calendar is displayed
- Overdue takes precedence over past end date in the color rules
- Fixed error that occurred after saving the general filter options
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.7 (Mar 8, 2012)
- Categorizes dropdown lists that display more than ten users
- Full tags list is now displayed in the Tag field when a space is typed
- Pasting Outlook e-mails now sets the Owned By and Assigned To fields based on the From and To addresses
- Can drag-and-drop item in the Item Grid to shift up and down
- Pasted urls now automatically create a hyperlink
- Added "Move to Folder" menu option to the Calendar context menu
- Removed 1000 character export limit for the content field
- Added option to show only the list tab in the reminder popup
- Fixed Enter key error in the Item Preview Details pane
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.6 (Feb 3, 2012)
- Added Application Programming Interface (API)
- Pasting items into a Calendar month cell retains the original times
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.5 (Feb 3, 2012)
- Added Filter pane context menu options to print filtered hierarchical reports
- Added Calendar option to show week numbers in the month grid
- Added option to inherit parent Owned By and Assigned To values for new items
- Added Contact field template option
- Fixed hyperlinks when used with bullet points
- Global hot key now correctly restores maximized window
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.4 (Nov 18, 2011)
- Added options to e-mail user on priority or due date change
- Fixed color selection in the Color options
- Increased text length for the user name
- Supports copying-and-pasting of individual Outlook attachments into the content area
- Minor interface improvements
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.3 (Nov 18, 2011)
- Ctrl-click on arrows to navigate one year in the Month View
- Added shortcut keys for previous and next Grid task (Ctrl-Comma, Ctrl-Period)
- Fixed Item Grid context menu flicker
- Corrected Due Date handling for tasks recurring on completion
- Fixed Search panel options in the Find dialog window
- Reports now use the Show Completed Items option
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.2 (Aug 22, 2011)
- Propagates recurring task reminders
- Stores an item pasted to the Calendar in the copied item's folder
- Corrected DPI scaling for some dialog windows
- Added Summary width option for the Folder and Item Grid report
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.1 (Jul 29, 2011)
- Displays unconnected Start Date or End Date on the Calendar
- Added option to show multiple lines per item in the Calendar month view
- Quick Notes can now be printed
- Selects items after copy-and-paste
- Miscellaneous usability improvements
New in TaskMerlin 4.1.0.0 (Jul 18, 2011)
- Removed e-mail template subject length limit
- Includes item summary when printing Content pane
- Quick Notes now remain open when applying options
- Fixed concurrency issue causing duplicate recurring tasks
New in TaskMerlin 4.0.0.2 (Jul 18, 2011)
- Improved project statistics print formatting
- Fixed custom type permission option
- Fixed database lock count problem
New in TaskMerlin 4.0.0.1 (Jul 18, 2011)
- Fixed printing error for large reports
New in TaskMerlin 4.0.0.0 (Jul 18, 2011)
- Added hierarchical project reports
- Added HTML/CSS project report (Professional Edition)
- Added project statistics to the Item report
- Removed unassigned (blank) fields from the Item report
- Added editor menu option to create items from selected text
- Completed Date updatable in Item Grid/Preview Details panes
- Improved global hot key window focus handling
- Added Quick Notes option to scroll to the end of the window
- Added Folder View toolbar button to show specified outline level
- Added Folder View toolbar buttons to shift folders up and down
- Added option to exclude time from the Item Editor Timestamp
- Added Search Exact Phrase/All Words/Any Word match option
- Added Item Contact user field
- Added User Tag field to facilitate user group filtering
- Added Overdue By column
- Added Tree Order column for sorting based on project hierarchy
- New projects check the Is Owner Item option by default
- Added option to hide completed items in the Folder View
- Color options now also apply to the Folder View
- Added more information to pasted Outlook appointments
- Added option to move pasted Outlook appointments to the selected calendar cell
- Added Item Grid context menu option to add a Calendar item
- Added file drag-and-drop support to the Item Editor
- Improved image pasting support
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.6 (Apr 19, 2011)
- Changes to Outlook integration and calendar help topics
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.5 (Apr 3, 2011)
- Added Content area copy-and-paste support for Outlook items and attachments
- Added options to e-mail the item assignee and owner when a reminder is due
- Added Microsoft Outlook Integration program help file topic
- Added project progress and EVM totals to the Edit Item window About tab
- Fixed Quick Notes save error on Windows shutdown
- Applies Folder View item display option when showing the folder selection window
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.4 (Feb 24, 2011)
- Fixed item ordering bug in Calendar month view
- Fixed error when Windows short date format includes day of week
- E-mail now sends if reminder time occurred while logged out
- Multi-monitor display improvements
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.3 (Feb 24, 2011)
- Calendar print and print preview
- Active calendar days highlighted in bold on the Month View
- Added project time totals to the Edit Item window About tab
- Items in the Archives or Bin folders will not recur
- Remembers last folder for the Insert Object window
- Embedded object edits are now saved when no content text has changed
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.2 (Dec 6, 2010)
- Fixed error related to the Calendar "Filter By" selection
- Calendar "Filter By" selection is now remembered after switching panes
- Microsoft Outlook appointment pasting improvements
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.1 (Dec 6, 2010)
- Content area "Insert Object" context menu item improvements, including OLE linking and label renaming
- Added option to color item when past the end date
- Saves custom colors in item editing windows
- Added e-mail exception option for the login user
- Fixed in-place editing item selection bug
- Recovers from invalid data settings
- Fixed recurrence bug when processing invalid dates
New in TaskMerlin 3.1.0.0 (Aug 16, 2010)
- Due Date displayed on Calendar (hold down Shift key to create)
- Added "Show date type" Calendar toolbar button
- Hyperlinks now support all language characters and symbols
- Improved Calendar next/previous button handling for work week
- Microsoft Outlook items can now be copy-and-pasted into calendar timeslots
- Improved Calendar item dragging in top area and month area
- Calendar-based recurring item improvements
- Fixed bug where a recurring item was not always created in the specified folder
- Fixed bug where simultaneous e-mail reminders only triggered a single e-mail
- Fixed bug with saving Options under certain circumstances
- Modified setup to perform a per-machine install
New in TaskMerlin 3.0.0.5 (Jul 13, 2010)
- Added folder sub-task column updating (hold down the Shift key when using the Item Grid Set... context menu option)
- Added option to e-mail the owned by user when a task status changes
- Added Print toolbar buttons with Print/Preview option
New in TaskMerlin 3.0.0.4 (Jul 13, 2010)
- Content editor now supports East Asian Keyboard IME
- Fixed auto-archiving rule when completing task in edit window
New in TaskMerlin 3.0.0.3 (Jul 13, 2010)
- Allows drag-and-drop of Outlook items onto the Calendar view
- Distinguishes between Outlook meeting and appointment types
- Minor interface fixes
New in TaskMerlin 3.0.0.2 (Jul 13, 2010)
- Fixed error caused by top-level folder editing
New in TaskMerlin 3.0.0.1 (Jul 13, 2010)
- Fixed Month View error for Korean dates
New in TaskMerlin 3.0.0.0 (Jul 13, 2010)
- Calendar view
- Added Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007/2010 appointment drag-and-drop and copy/paste support
- Includes reminders when adding items to the Outlook To-Do List
- Customizable toolbars ("Add or Remove buttons" dropdown list)
- Filter folders
- Added "Convert item to folder" menu option to the "New Folder" Item Grid toolbar button
- Added status dropdown list to the Item Grid toolbar
- Added search box to the Item Grid toolbar
- Added filter dropdown list to the Item Grid toolbar
- Added toolbars to the Manage Type customization windows
- User interface improvements
- Drag-and-drop scrolling improved in the Folders pane
- Allows scrolling with Mouse-wheel without clicking in pane
- Added Maximize/Restore pane button
- Additional item information in the Edit Item window About tab
- Fixed date rounding error when sending to the Outlook To-Do List
- Fixed delay when processing Current Date filter column
- Added recurrence tooltip to the Recurrence toolbar button
- Item Grid printing displays color highlighting for overdue items
- Images added to My Reminder Date and Recurrence Date columns
- Added repeating item capability based on the start and end dates
- Tip of the Day window permits navigation of the main window
New in TaskMerlin 2.1.0.3 (Nov 29, 2009)
- Optimized memory usage
- Fixed incorrect CC default when sending e-mails via the New E-Mail
- Message window
New in TaskMerlin 2.1.0.2 (Oct 14, 2009)
- Option to prevent auto-run when installing to USB flash drive
- Quick pick list added to the Edit window "Remind Me" button
- Reminder buttons now show mouse-over tips for the currently selected task in the Task Grid
- Added strikethrough text toolbar button
- Added horizontal rule toolbar button
- Now includes reminders when copying Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 tasks and e-mails
- Fixed invalid user assignment bug in the Task Grid context menu
New in TaskMerlin 2.1.0.1 (Jul 27, 2009)
- Interface editing improvements
- Global hotkey to create a new task
- Status bar indication when not showing folders in the Task Grid
- Fixed startup error when network card is disabled
New in TaskMerlin 2.1.0.0 (Jul 27, 2009)
- Added value/cost columns (Earned Value Management)
- Option to auto-close reminder window when empty
- Improved progress and time linking behavior
- Status bar indication when not showing checked documents
- Shortcut keys to complete and clear the task status
- Option to update parent or owner task modified time when a task is updated
- Added "Units" time unit
- Added time units to the Filter Query Designer
- Task Grid context menu option to reschedule dates
- Print task content menu options added to the Preview window
- Option to recur task in specified folder
- Shows login computer and date in the User Profile summary
- Shows network login details in the Database Properties window
- Hyperlink editing improvements
- FIPS cryptographic compliance
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.9 (May 25, 2009)
- Added Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 contact drag-and-drop and copy/paste support
- New date/time and login user filter functions
- Sets appropriate default times for the date fields
- Option to e-mail the assigned user when a task status changes
- Added option to gray tasks that have been completed
- Added "New Document" to the tray icon context menu
- Improved handling of dropped connections when using USB devices and local area networks
- Shortcut icon option to open a document for editing
- Recurrence check added after overnight standby/hibernation
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.8 (Apr 21, 2009)
- New toolbar arrow buttons for traversing previously selected folders, tasks and filters
- New date filter functions for day of week, work days, month, year
- New option for specifying the filter to be selected on login
- Login user selectable as the default assignee and owner
- New option to clear Owned By field when a task is completed
- New File menu option to add selected task to the Outlook Task List
- New task content menu option for inserting an image or file
- International character support for hyperlinks
- Recovers from 'Unrecognized database format' connection error
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.7 (Mar 25, 2009)
- Added option to automatically refresh data in multi-user environments
- Added print preview menu options
- Added landscape orientation option for Task Grid printing
- New Filter Designer options to search Archives and Bin
- Fixed task filtering bug when referencing the login user name
- Fixed bug where data not saved exiting in-place editing mode
- Task Grid usability improvements
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.6 (Feb 24, 2009)
- Added Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 task drag-and-drop and copy/paste support
- Original link and attachment hyperlinks created for Outlook e-mails and tasks
- Added outgoing mail server (SMTP) secure connection options (TLS/SSL), e-mail test button and Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo! options
- Added File and context menu entries to print the Folders view
- Printing wide Task Grids now sizes to fit page width
- Fixed Escape key error on the reminder popup
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.5 (Jan 15, 2009)
- Added visual filter and e-mail template support for Parent document and Owner document fields
- Added Professional Edition wizard for replicating user options, columns and custom type configuration to other login users
- Added bullet numbering to the task editor
- Added recurrence selection for 2nd and 3rd last days of the month
- Fixed Task Preview Details pane double update bug
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.4 (Nov 18, 2008)
- Option to install to a USB flash drive from the Tools menu
- Option to hide completed tasks from view in the Task Grid
- Added due date options to the document recurrence window
- Added new library images
- Fixed shutdown error when the same user was logged on to the database from two PCs
- Fixed refresh button error that occurred when editing in-place
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.3 (Sep 29, 2008)
- Fixed compatibility problem with 64-bit PCs
- New shortcut keys
- Added option to send e-mail when the document owner changes
- Added options to limit the users that can be selected as a document owner or assignee in multi-user permission templates
- Minor interface bug fixes
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.2 (Sep 2, 2008)
- Added public filter option to enable filter sharing for multiple users
- New data validation checks
- Added GTD (Getting Things Done) items to the examples database
New in TaskMerlin 2.0.0.1 (Aug 12, 2008)
- Added Microsoft Outlook 2003/2007 e-mail drag-and-drop and copy/paste support
- Added options to send an e-mail or run an external program when a reminder is due
New in TaskMerlin 1.6.0.1 (Feb 28, 2008)
New in TaskMerlin 1.5.0.2 (Dec 15, 2007)
- Version 1.5.0.2 adds minor interface and help documentation updates in addition to the new login features of 1.5.
New in TaskMerlin 1.5.0.1 (Nov 6, 2007)
- Version 1.5.0.1 adds login password, task recurrence and e-mailing capability.
New in TaskMerlin 1.5.0.0 (Sep 18, 2007)
- Login password, task recurrence and e-mailing capability.
New in TaskMerlin 1.4.0.2 (Mar 17, 2007)
- Filtering, reminder and inline editing bug fixes and improvements
New in TaskMerlin 1.3.0.1 (Jul 25, 2006)
- Improved inline Task Grid editing
- Minor task reminder bug fixes and improvements
- Fixed text length error when setting a long database description
- Added program launch option to Setup