Changelog

This file contains the changes made between released versions.

The format is based on Keep a changelog and the versioning tries to follow Semantic Versioning.

3.18.0

Changed

Full switch over to pyproject.toml
Requires pytodotxt version 2.0.0

Added

Support for tasks with t: and due: with full ISO dates (e.g. 2024-06-21T15:10; issue #31)
duplicate-task function, by default on v and not supported in qpter (#30)

3.17.1

Fixed

When guessing the location of notes, the path of the first todo files should be taken, not the file itself (#68)

3.17.0

Added

done-is and done-file configuration options to allow moving completed tasks into a separate file (#26)

3.16.3

Fixed

qpter's smart search was broken (#67)

3.16.2

Fixed

Installation via pipx was broken when trying to use qpter

3.16.1

Fixed

hooks were broken if a task contained a note (#25)

Changed

if no notes setting was set up in the configuration, the paths of the used todo.txt files are used as note folders

3.16.0

Changed

Welcome message shows the version, so you know what you're up against (#40), thanks andrei-a-papou!)
The dialog boxes to select things (context, project, link) attempt to not cut off their title
Searching for due: behaves the same way as due:y, due:yes, and due:any: any task with a due date is found
Searching for hidden:1 will only show hidden tasks, use hidden:any to show all tasks including hidden ones
Searching for hidden: will find all tasks that have a h: attribute
Default time-out for the Esc-key is now 200 ms
Help bar at the bottom will show preferably the user-defined key bindings

Fixed

#, [, and ] can also be used in key bindings, using <hash>, <lbrack>, and <rbrack> respectively (#33)
Archiving and task deletion was broken and could crash pter (#43)
Highlighting in dialog boxes to select things (context, project, link) is covering the whole line now (thanks, andrei-a-papou)
Sections in the help screen that would be empty because no keybindings have been defined, are no longer shown (thanks, andrei-a-papou)
Standalone + or @ are no longer listed in their respective completions (#46)
Mouse wheel scrolling would in some cases cause scrolling, making it look like there was any mouse support. Mouse wheel scrolling should now do nothing. (#51)
Key sequences work in the help screen, too (#59)
Scrolling with cursor keys in the help screen are no longer "lagging"
quit removed from the help screen; that means to close the help screen, use cancel

Added

inc-due, dec-due functions to increase/decrease due dates by due-delta (1d by default) or quickly add a due date if there is none, #48
due-skip-weekend option to skip over weekends when increasing/decreasing a due date
clear-due function to remove due date
reduce-distraction option to hide the task list when editing/creating tasks
{{note}} makes the note: attribute of a task available to hooks
Added go-word-left, go-word-right, del-to-eol, del-word-left, and del-word-right (#36, thanks andrei-a-papou)
pter has the commandline parameter --list-keys (or short, -k) to list all key bindings
Added search term due:any to be more explicit about finding tasks that have any due date
Added search term done:any for consistency
Added search term hidden:any, to find all tasks, even hidden ones
Added search terms t:any, t:yes, and t:no
Configuration option esc-timeout in the [General] section
view-note command, by default on V to view a note instead of editing it
Configure the note viewer with the viewer option
word-boundaries option in [General] section for use with go-word- and del-word- functions
help-action option to configure the items in the help bar at the bottom of the screen
{file} field in task-format
reset-terminal configuration option (#51, thanks, andrei-a-papou!)

3.15.2

Fixed

Could not change list control key bindings (#35)

Added

Support for F13 through F20 (#39, thanks to andrei-a-papou!)

3.15.1

Fixed

Scrolling was broken (#37), thanks to onovy for fixing it!
It wasn't possible to change the keybindings of text field editor keys (#35)

3.15.0

Fixed

The [Editor:Keys] section in the configuration file was completely ignored (#35)
It was not possible to (re-)bind the keys : or = to any function (#33)

Added

You can tell pter to call external programs when certain things happen in the program. The term in the documentation is 'hooks'. (#23)

3.14.0

Added

sort-order option (thanks a lot to onovy)
shortcut to set a task to priority D (thanks a lot to onovy)

Fixed

auto suggestions for note: did not list files from all folders

3.13.0

Added

time-tracking configuration option to integrate with external time tracking programs

3.12.0

Added

Sorting by task creation date with created
search-case-sensitive can now be yes, no, or smart (assume case-insensitive, but switch to case-sensitive if you search with an uppercase character, #15)
New feature: auto templates. Apply a template when a new task contains trigger words (#16)

Fixed

pter.config man page is installed in the correct place

3.11.4

Fixed

Installer script didn't actually install the man-pages

3.11.3

Changed

Documentation split up in three different manpages, pter(1), qpter(1), pter.config(5).

3.11.2

Fixed

Copy to clipboard actually copies to clipboard (not primary or secondary) in X11 now

3.11.1

Added

Feedback to the user when copying tasks to clipboard

3.11.0

Fixed

pter would crash when you cancel saving a template
qpter would not start at all (#31)

Added

Y calls the to-clipboard function that copies the selected task to your clipboard (in pter) (#32)
Ctrl+C calls the to-clipboard function that copies the selected task to your clipboard (in qpter) (#32)

3.10.1

Fixed

-u would report that a new version is available if the version file contained a newline
Control characters in a task's description (e.g. \x10) could crash pter. They are now replaced with a space character during display and edit
Documentation wasn't very clear about how colors are prioritised/used when displaying items

3.10.0

Changed

[Include] section in configuration file is now deprecated

Added

includes option in General section of the configuration file. This is the preferred way to include additional configuration files.

Fixed

files option was buggy when only one file was given
Fix the python 3.12 warnings (#30)

3.9.0

Added

files option in General section. These files will be opened if you don't provide files on the commandline.
Support for detailed notes per task via the note: tag

Fixed

Desktop file pter.desktop can now actually work (due to files option in General, see above)

3.8.0

Added

Archiving is now a thing. Default key binding for archive function is %
Archive location can be configured, see archive-is configuration option
New function edit-file-external, by default not mapped to a key

Fixed

Trash file access is more forgiving and won't crash pter

3.7.0

Changed

When using templates, the initial cursor position will be after the creation date or at the start of the field

Added

When editing a task you can Tab through not-filled in keys, like due:

3.6.1

Fixed

When scrolling past the end of list of tasks pter could crash (related to key sequences)

3.6.0

Added

Support for key sequences for some functions (#3)
show-related functionality (comes with related-show-self configuration option; #2)

Fixed

Fixed some typos and ambiguities in the documentation

3.5.0

Added

New function clear-search, which is bound to ^ by default (#27)
New functions select-project (F6) and select-context (F7) (thanks to lrustand; fixes #27)

Changed

Completion now will only show contexts or projects that actually start with what you've typed already

3.4.1

Fixed

Deleting tasks was broken (thank you for fixing it, Fabian-G!)
Prevent creation of empty tasks (again, thanks to Fabian-G)
Fixed startup bug when there were empty task lines (once more, thank you Fabian-G)

3.4.0

Changed

Priorities are now supported in the full specified range of todo.txt, i.e. from A through Z (thanks to Gerrit)

3.3.2

Fixed

editor configuration option now works with editors that require additional parameters, like editor = code -r -w

3.3.1

Fixed

Cancelling to save a search crashed pter

3.3.0

Fixed

Wrap of day would not update tasks with t: that should become visible (#14)
Type confusion could crash qpter

Added

Functions (and shortcuts in terminal version) to change the priority of a task directly (#16)

3.2.0

Added

-s parameter to start pter with a named search from the start

3.1.4

Fixed

pter crashed when newly installed because of the non-existing log directory

3.1.3

Fixed

Bad implementation of Application.refresh could cause black screens with newer versions of cursedspace

3.1.2

Changed

Refer mostly to vonshednob.cc instead of github.com

Fixed

Close the completion when the cursor leaves the word that the completion was started for
Check latest version by querying vonshednob.cc/pter/latest

3.1.1

Added

Support for not:pri:, which was kind-of implied in the documentation, but not really implemented yet
Support for relative dates in searches for due: (and before/after), created: (and before/after), and completed: (and before/after), which was already promised in the documentation but didn't fully work (and when it did, it was horribly inefficient)

Fixed

Implementation for lessimportant: and moreimportant: was broken (#13)

3.1.0

Added

Support for recurring tasks (#12)

Fixed

Potential crash when the todo.txt changed in the background at a bad time
Various previously overlooked remnants from the refactoring

3.0.0

Added

delete-task function controlled by delete-is configuration option, disabled by default to prevent accidental deletions (#9)

Fixed

The configuration file’s keys are now case-sensitive (as documented before, but not implemented accordingly). This might break your existing configuration file, especially with respect to keybindings.

2.2.1

Fixed

The search bar would not show '(no search active)' when starting pter

Changed

Depend on version 1.3.0 of cursedspace

2.2.0

Fixed

Completion could leave some lines on the screen after being closed (#8)
Selection boxes are using as much room as necessary to show all options
Help screen scrolls immediately when cursor keys are used

Added

Completion key configuration options comp-next, comp-prev, comp-use, and comp-close
Documentation for the completion options

2.1.0

Added

Basic autocompletion support for contexts and projects when searching, adding or editing tasks (#6)

Changed

Depends on version 1.2.0 of cursedspace

Fixed

Lagging cursor when editing or creating a task (#7)
Make selector windows great(er) again
Don't show the source selector if only one source file is available

2.0.0

Changed

Massive refactoring of pter to make the code more readable and maintainable
pter will try to set the terminal title to pter

Added

Dependency to cursedspace
Key bindings page-up and page-down
Support to edit tasks through an external text editor (#5), see editor configuration option or just try E in pter; not supported in qpter!

Removed

Key bindings half-page-up and half-page-down

1.0.19

Fixed

A task that had no description used to crash pter when searching #54

1.0.18

Added

Task templates (thanks to @danielk333)

1.0.17

Fixed

Clearing a search that resulted in 0 visible tasks would crash pter
Be consistent and accept relative paths as well as the ~/ (user home) notion

1.0.16

Added

Detect the passing of midnight
Commandline parameter "-n" to add a task directly

Changed

Every 5 seconds check for changes to the source files

Fixed

When stopping tracking before a minute has passed, pter used to not stop tracking
Even when the filter would result in 0 tasks showing, at least one would still remain visible

1.0.15

Fixed

Repainting used to cause some flickering and was rather slow

Changed

The marker for the currently selected task is stretching over the full width of the window

1.0.14

Added

Support including extra configuration files (issue #53)
Man page, .desktop files, and an example configuration are installed with pip install

1.0.13

Fixed

Fixed exception when the terminal resizes around pter (issue #52)
clear-contexts is now working again (regression error)

1.0.12

Fixed

Regression regarding sorting (related to #51)

1.0.11

Fixed

Sorting did not work correctly in pter (issue #51)

1.0.10

Added

daily-reload option added to qpter (issue #49)
sort: expression for (saved) searches (issue #50)

Fixed

Vertically center tasks in qpter

1.0.9

Added

Search for file:

1.0.8

Fixed

qpter now detects stale lock files
Use the application default font if none is given
Create configuration folder if it's missing (fixes a crash)
Tasks with due date were not sorted correctly
qpter would not show proper spacing between words when no font was configured

Added

Support for dark mode

1.0.7

Added

qpter can be run with -a/--add-task to activate the running qpter and create a new task
-v/--version command line option to show pter's version
-u/--check-for-updates command line option to check at pypi whether a new software version is available
Support for id: attributes (automatic ID creation with id:#auto)
auto-id configuration option
Support for after: attribute (hide-sequential configuration option)
Optionally clickable URLs, contexts, and projects (clickable)
Optionally allow multiple instances of qpter (option single-instance)
Support for ref: searches
"New related task" and "New subsequent task" in qpter

Fixed

Coloring for due today/tomorrow and overdue corrected
Don't color as overdue when task is completed
Color also the checkmark in the 'done' color
Refreshing task list in qpter was shaky

1.0.6

Fixed

Sometimes the task list would not update when adding a task
Added documentation and icons to the distribution files
Search is correct upon startup

Added

qpter detects file changes and reloads automatically

1.0.5

Added

font and font-size configuration option for the GUI
About dialog in qpter
.desktop files added to the extras directory
Select file to create tasks in (in pter)

Fixed

Use .cache location for settings of pter
pter and qpter used to highlight single + and @ characters

Changed

curses is now optional (necessary on Windows)
qpter does not show the list of files if there is only one file available

1.0.4

Added

Default colors for project and context in qpter

Changed

qpter is always installed, but will not start without PyQt5

Fixed

Bugfix: Starting qpter for the first time fails with ValueError exception
Bugfix: Mixed up GUI:Highlight and GUI:Colors

1.0.3

Changed

Depend on pytodotxt 1.0.3

Added

Configurable protocols for URLs to open with 'u'
Configuration option "add-creation-date", whether date should be added automatically to a task upon creation
GUI version using Qt5
GUI:Colors configuration group
GUI:Highlight configuration group
add-creation-date configuration option in General

1.0.2

Added

Delegate functionality

Bugfix

Fixed a crash when a task consists only of a date (issue #25)

1.0.1

Added

clear-contexts configuration option
New search-project and search-context functions on keys p and c respectively

Fixed

Editing a task after marking it as done, keeps it marked as done (#24)

1.0.0

Added

Read the manual in a browser (open-manual function and m shortcut)
Have a HTML manual (and generate a man-page while at it)
duedays field in task-format
Configurable task-format
Color pri: tags just like priorities
Human-friendly dates

Removed

show-numbers configuration option is gone (replaced by task-format)

Breaking

Named searches are stored in searches.txt, not searches.cfg

0.2.0

Split off into its own project called pter.

0.1.10

Added

Open URL of tasks
Editor keys are configurable
Allow multiple todo.txt files
Task time tracking
Configure symbols for text field overflow
Search with relative dates
Case-sensitive search behaviour is optional
Accept unicode characters in input fields
Custom coloring of key:value attributes

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3.18.0

Changed

Added

3.17.1

Fixed

3.17.0

Added

3.16.3

Fixed

3.16.2

Fixed

3.16.1

Fixed

Changed

3.16.0

Changed

Fixed

Added

3.15.2

Fixed

Added

3.15.1

Fixed

3.15.0

Fixed

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3.14.0

Added

Fixed

3.13.0

Added

3.12.0

Added

Fixed

3.11.4

Fixed

3.11.3

Changed

3.11.2

Fixed

3.11.1

Added

3.11.0

Fixed

Added

3.10.1

Fixed

3.10.0

Changed

Added

Fixed

3.9.0

Added

Fixed

3.8.0

Added

Fixed

3.7.0

Changed

Added

3.6.1

Fixed

3.6.0

Added

Fixed

3.5.0

Added

Changed

3.4.1

Fixed

3.4.0

Changed

3.3.2