Settings Screen

The iPhone/iPad app has a series of universal settings which can be changed in the settings screen which can be accessed via the settings tab on the main task display:

Tapping on the Settings tab will reveal the following setting screens:

The settings options are as follows:

# Default Status - when a new task input screen is displayed, this is the initial status

# Default Priority - when a new task input screen is display, this is the initial priority

# Done Status - this is the status applied to a task when the Done loggle is turned on

# Database Name - this is the current database name that is being displayed

# iCloud On - toggle switch which indicates if iCloud connection for sharing tasks is on or off

You can have multiple database names and segregate tasks into different databases but there are some caveats about that. First, if iCloud is turned ON, the database will be cleared and the tasks on iCloud will replace what is currently in the database. Secondly, if a database has already been opened with iCloud ON, it can NOT be opened with iCloud OFF and you will get an error message when the app is restarted. You can fix that by bringing up the Setting screen and toggling iCloud back ON again.

The new file name and iCloud settings only task place after the app has been shut down (by flicking up on the iPhone/iPad open program listing) and restarted. Simply pushing the app to the background by bringing up the home screen and picking a new app will NOT apply those changes. The app needs to be completely restarted. Other changes are immediate.

The error screen for iCloud toggling described above here:

Also included are link which allow you to update or add Status, Priority, or Tag entries from your phone app instead of having to do it all directly on the Mac App.

Priority/Status Entry

IPriority and Status can be updated directory on the iPhone/iPad app.

Go to the settings tab and now you’ll see these entries on the screen:

Tapping on any one of these new links will bring up the proper associated table.

We’ll use the Priority table as an example but all of them work the same. Tap on the ‘View Priority Table’ link brings up a list of the current Priority values for a sample user:

In this example, several, but not all, of the Priority values have been given a color. Tap on the ‘plus’ button to add a new Priority value

The app asks for a title for the Priority and the background color is a neutral white by default. To add a color, tap on the white circle to bring up a color picker.

The app asks for a title for the Priority and the background color is a neutral white by default. To add a color, tap on the white circle to bring up a color picker. Then pick your color and X out of the picker. The color you selected will appear in the color dot on the screen:

If you want to eliminate the color, press the reset button and that will change the color back to it’s generic default.

Fill in the title you want for the priority and any color you wish to use (or leave it blank if you like), press Add, and the new priority will be added to the bottom of the list. You may have to scroll to the bottom of the list if you have a lot of entries.

To move the new priority setting up or down within the list, press on the three lines on the right hand side and drag it to whatever position on the list you would like.

The process for updating the status table is the same. Here are some sample screens:

Tag Entry

The tag table is a little different. It. allows for add and update and also a short cut for assigning tag type if the tag type already exists but does not include color

When you touch on the ‘View Tag Table’ link, you see them in this format instead:

The list shows the tag name in large fond and the tag type in a smaller font below the tag name. Adding a tag type by pressing the plus button brings up a screen like this:

The list shows the tag name and the tag type. Adding a tag type by pressing the plus button brings up a screen like this and if you select one of the entries from the scrollable list, it will appear in the tag type of the new tag.

The new tag will show alphabetized into the list. There is also an update function which works the same way. Find the item you wish to update and long press (1/2 second) on the entry. This will bring up the update screen which allows you to change the tag name and type.

Cloud vs Local Database Check

Finally, this new version of the app give the user a way to check between what data is in iCloud vs what is local on their iOS device with a single debugging screen. The new process can be accessed via the setting tab. This is used to determine if an Apple sync problem is occurring and if other measures are needed such as clearing and reloading the database or uninstalling/reinstalling the app.