SheetPlanner 4.0 Release

Posted by SheetPlanner
Sep 5, 2023 at 10:47 PM

All,
Just submitted 4.0 to the Mac App Store and to Setapp.
Hopefully some of you will try it and like it.
Peter

SheetPlanner wrote:
All,
>SheetPlanner 4.0 will be available on the Mac App Store. We are just
>testing the new trial, upgrade and purchase process.
> >Those interested should expect to see it in the Mac App Store in the
>next two weeks or so.
> >Release notes below…..The new Boards view is awesome…..lots of bug
>fixes, optimization, polish.
> >Peter
> >
># SheetPlanner 4.0 Release Notes #
> >
>SheetPlanner 4.0 is a major update to this spreadsheet-like project
>planning tool. Major enhancements in version 4 include:
> >- SheetPlanner now requires macOS Monterey (12.0) or later.
>- Added a new kanban-style Board view to arrange lanes of cards.
>- Completion and Progress are now linked.
>- List cells now display customizable colors for each list item.
>- Move cells around the Outline view via keyboard shortcuts.
>- Plus many other improvements; see the full release notes on the
>SheetPlanner website for details.
> >Read on for a detailed list of changes.
> >* Improved free trial:
> - No longer displays the unlock options on first launch.
> - Now automatically starts the trial on first launch, so all
>features can be tried for free.
> - The trial now only counts days the app is open, so taking a break
>from the trial won’t use up trial days.
> >* Board view is a paid upgrade:
> - Version 4 includes a powerful new Board view. To use it, a paid
>upgrade is required, other than for recent purchasers.
> - All other current features remain available for previous
>purchasers.
> - The upgrade trial only counts days on which the Board view are
>displayed.
> - The Upgrade bar appears only while the Board view is displayed, to
>emphasize that the upgrade is related to that view.
> - The Upgrade window appears at the end of the trial, with options
>to just keep using the already unlocked features, or buy an upgrade.
> - Attempting to show the Board view after the trial has ended will
>instead show the Upgrade window.
> - The Unlock/Upgrade window now uses dynamic text, so it’s easier to
>change the wording.
> >* Board view:
> - Added a new kanban-style Board view to arrange lanes of cards.
> - Supported column content and types include Completed, Topic, List,
>and Symbol.
> - Supports vertical and horizontal lanes, which can be collapsed or
>expanded.
> - Clicking a selected card shows an Info popover; the popover can be
>detached by dragging its arrow.
> - Can Command-click cards to select multiple cards, or drag a
>selection from empty space.
> - Can drag cards between vertical and/or horizontal lanes to move
>them.
> - Cards show a menu button when hovering over them.
> - This menu includes the options from the View ▸ Board menu to
>change the lanes used for the Board view.
> - It also includes a command to Collapse/Expand Cards, which removes
>or adds the values after the topic.
> - When expanded, the menu also includes a command to Show/Hide Value
>Names, which shows or hides name labels above each value.
> - The menu also includes the available card values, like in the
>Board Inspector, to quickly show or hide values.
> - All these options are also available in the View ▸ Board
>menu, and the Board Inspector.
> - When the Outline view is hidden, pressing arrow keys will select
>cards based on their positions on the board.
> - Arrow selection also supports Cmd-arrows to select multiple cards.
>(Shift-arrows is equivalent.)
> - Pressing the Spacebar when a single card is selected will show the
>info popover. (Press Escape to dismiss.)
> >* Board Inspector:
> - Added a Board section to the Inspector, included when the Board
>view is displayed.
> - Includes menus to choose the vertical and horizontal lanes, like
>in the View ▸ Board menu.
> - Includes a list of checkboxes to choose which values to include in
>the cards; they can be dragged to change the order.
> >* Completion and Progress are now linked:
> - When a row is marked as complete, the Progress column is set to
>100%.
> - When a row is marked as incomplete, the Progress column is set
>back to what it was before 100%.
> - When the Progress is set to 100%, the row is marked as complete.
> - When the Progress is set to less than 100%, the row is marked as
>incomplete.
> - The Completion pie now reflects the Progress value in the Outline
>and Board views.
> - Existing documents are updated to reflect this change.
> >* List colors:
> - The List Inspector now includes color pickers for each list item.
> - List cells now display the color of their value.
> - The list picker menu now also shows the colors.
> - The People list picker also shows the icons and colors.
> >* Move submenu:
> - Added a Move submenu to the Organize menu, with items to move
>selected rows up, down, left, or right.
> - The rows are only moved within their parents.
> - Multiple rows can be moved at once (including from different
>parents).
> - Undo is supported.
> >* Menus and toolbar changes:
> - Rearranged the View menu, to put the views and their options into
>common submenus.
> - When the focused row is selected, the Focus toolbar button now
>changes to Unfocus, as an alternative to the ⨂ in the Topic
>header.
> - Fixed the Hide Column item in the column menus not being enabled.
> - Fixed the Delete Column item in the column menu not being enabled
>for custom columns.
> - Added a SheetPlanner Release Notes item to the Help menu, to show
>the full release notes on the website.
> >* Templates and opening documents:
> - Added templates for Sprint Planning Board and Software
>Development.
> - Updated the To Do List template.
> - When saving a new custom template, it now automatically shows the
>rename popover, to make it easier to give it a better name.
> - Added an Open Recent drop-down menu to the Template Picker, as an
>alternative to the File ▸ Open Recent menu.
> - Fixed a crash opening a document on some machines.
> - Improved file caching to avoid conflicts when editing two
>documents with the same name.
> >* Sharing:
> - Changed the Sharing toolbar icon to the macOS standard icon.
> - The Share toolbar button now uses the sharing popover introduced
>in macOS Ventura.
> - When choosing File ▸ Share…, the sharing panel now
>appears as a popover from the Share toolbar button.
> - Moved the Show/Hide Highlights menu command to the View menu, and
>renamed Show/Hide Change Highlights to make the function more clear.
> >* Sidebar:
> - Fixed the sidebar limiting resizing in some situations.
> - Double-clicking the sidebar divider will change it to a default
>width (proportional to the window size).
> - Right-clicking on the sheet name when not already editing it will
>now display the sidebar contextual menu.
> - Fixed duplicate sheets in the sidebar.
> - Fixed missing sheet if not edited.
> - Fixed contextual menu in sidebar.
> - Fixed renaming a sheet.
> - Fixed incorrect document handling behavior when importing to a new
>document.
> >* Outline view changes:
> - The Outline’s Progress cell now treats a blank value as zero, so
>it always shows the bar, pie, or percentage.
> - Fixed the contextual menu when right-clicking on a cell.
> - Fixed themes in the Outline view.
> - The Outline now automatically discloses rows when needed for
>jumping to predecessors or successors, or for Board navigation.
> - Updated all of the color pickers to use the macOS native control
>instead of a buggy third-party one, now that macOS supports a nicer
>control with a color palette popover.
> - List columns now use Summary when they become a parent (unless
>they have a custom value assigned; calculations don’t override custom
>values).
> - When indenting rows, the connections are now adjusted to bypass
>the new parent row, since parent rows can’t have connections.
> - Fixed cells not editing after their column was unhidden or
>initially added.
> - Fixed the Progress and Completion Date cells ending ending while
>typing; they now wait a few second before updating (being linked).
> - Fixed autocomplete when typing in a People cell.
> - Fixed assigning calculations to cell values when they become a
>parent via indenting or dragging.
> - Fixed disconnecting a dependency for parent rows.
> - Pressing the Escape key will now unfocus if focused, cancel
>filtering if filtering, or exit the print preview if that’s shown.
> - Fixed undoing unfocusing.
> >* Timeline view changes:
> - Removed the extraneous disclosure triangles in the Timeline view.
> - When printing the Timeline, it now defaults to no empty columns
>before the first populated one (this can be changed in the Print
>Inspector).
> - Fixed a rare issue with Timeline child rows not appearing.
> - Fixed missing horizontal and vertical grid lines in the Timeline
>view.
> >* Calendar views:
> - The Month and Year views now show only the matching items when
>focusing or filtering.
> - Improved the scrolling behavior when unfocusing or canceling
>filtering.
> - The Topic Column Inspector’s Completed style (Hidden, Checkbox, or
>Pie) is now used in the Month view.
> >* Inspector changes:
> - Rows can now be selected in the List and People Inspectors, to
>make it more intuitive that they can be reordered and deleted.
> - Fixed adding rows in the List and People Inspectors, so they are
>selected and editing when added.
> >* Other changes:
> - Fixed filters using Any Column when evaluating the People column.
> - Changed the logic of searching/filtering to be consistent between
>using Any Column or a specific column.
> - Vertically centered the date picker button in the date cells.
> - Fixed an error for some people with the newsletter signup form.
> - Added a control in the Settings to enable overriding the system
>appearance to always use light or dark mode.
> - Updated the onboarding screens and What’s New for version 4.
> - SheetPlanner now requires macOS Monterey (12.0) or later.
> >
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