Clock and Track Release Notes 1.2.0

Clock and Track release 1.2.0 is a minor release that adds some functionality to the previous releases, and fixes some minor bugs and annoyances. It was tested and built on Panther 10.3.7. It may not work on pre-Panther releases of OSX.

Please fell free to email Clock And Track Support to express your opinion about what if any new features should be added.

Release 2.0 is having a hard time getting born due to time and money limitations. If there is a feature that is extremely critical for you it may be easy to include it as a point release. Many of the features added to the current release were done so because of you! So let us know. 2.0 will not materialize before Tiger hits the shelves and will probably incorporate some nifty Tiger features.

New Features Added to 1.2.0

• A better look thanks to metal buttons provided by a Clock And Track user. Thank you.
  
  
• Improved formatting for time fields that previously required input in minutes. Now you can type 1:20 and the conversion to 80 will be done automatically.
  
  
• Two new preferences to control some of the behavior of the windows. The inspector window can now be configured not to disappear when Clock And Track deactivates. Also the main Stopwatch panel can be configured to float above other application windows.
  
  
• A preference to control the behavior of what to do with a running session when the computer is put to sleep. (A bug was also fixed in this regard.) Note that it takes about 20 seconds or so for a session to appear to resume when the computer is woken up, but no time is lost.
  
  
• A preference to control whether or not sessions and expenses are sorted in reverse chronological or chronological order in the inspector wndow.
  
  
• Mousing over a reconciled session or expense now presents a balloon that indicates which invoice the session or expense was billed.
  
  
• More consistent treatment of adding new clients. Multiple clients may now have the same client name but distinct short names. However you will no longer be able to add a client with the same short name and full client name. If you have archives with such clients you should delete them or rename them before upgrading to this version.
  
  

  Fixed Bugs

  • Various minor bug fixes.
    

  Known Bugs (1.1.3)

  • Documentation does not include updated screen shots.
    
    
  • Menu item invocation of inspector does not sync view to the selected client.
    
    • Status: Deferred.
      
    • Work Around: Click on the client in the Inspector Window.
      
      
  • On import, the session entries in the flat file are merged with those already loaded by Clock And Track. If a client is referenced that has not been previously defined in the archive it is just ignored.
    
    • Status: Deferred
      
    • Work Around: Define the client prior to importing.
      
      
  • Open and NewArchive dialogs are not modal so it may be possible to cause inconsistencies by not completing the dialog.
    
    • Status: Investigating
      
    • Work Around: Complete or Dismiss open or new archive dialogs before doing anything else.
      
      
  • Deleting invoices does not provide an option to delete the actual invoice file.
    
    • Status: Deferred
      
    • Work Around: Delete the files manually.
      

  Features Being Considered for the next Release

  Please let us know what features are important to you! Below are a list of candidate features for 2.0

  
  
  • Ability to track payments on a client basis and show account recievable information and generate income reports.
    
    
  • Customizable ability to protect various operations with a password.
    
    
  • Browsable audit trail for backup and invoice generation events.
    
    
  • Backup copy reaper with associated preference controls.
    
    
  • User definable client and consultant attributes that can be referenced during invoice generation as tokens.
    
    
  • Encrypted archives.
    
    
  • Automated year end closing [period closing] backup and summary reports.
    
    
  • Improved import/export (needs better definition)
    
    
  • Combined Summary and Detail invoice option.
    
    
  • Deleting Sessions from an archive should also optionally delete the associated invoice items if any.
    
    
  • Improved invoice deletion functionality by providing options to delete the actual invoice file. Also add the ability to reassociate a file with an invoice item in case it has moved on the file system.
    
    
  • Add a "Tip of the Day" dialog capability.
    
    
  • A regenerate invoice feature to replace a previously generated invoice using the generated invoices attributes (e.g. date range) as initial defaults. This could be useful if new items were added that should be submitted on the final invoice submitted to a client.
    
    
  • Allow currency options on a per client basis.
    
    
  • Provide for alternate date formatting.
    
    
  • Prepare for localization.