Because of new features in this version of T-Minus Ten, the format of tasks has changed. Your tasks will automatically be updated to the new format. This new format is NOT recognizable by older versions of T-Minus Ten. Therefore, after you use version 2.1, you will not be able to use your tasks with older versions of T-Minus Ten UNLESS you make a backup copy of your old tasks. Fortunately, T-Minus Ten will do this for you automatically. When you run version 2.1 the first time, the Installation window will include a check box labeled "Make a backup of my tasks". Make sure this box is checked if you want a backup made. The backup will be made in your Preferences folder. It will be a folder named "T-Minus Ten Data copy"
REVERTING TO VERSION 2.0
If you need to revert back to version 2.0, following these steps.
• Open T-Minus Ten 2.1.
• In the Start/Stop tab, turn off T-Minus Ten.
• Quit T-Minus Ten.
• Locate the "T-Minus Ten Data" folder inside your system Preferences folder. It contains your 2.1 data.
• Move this folder out of the System Folder.
• Locate the "T-Minus Ten Data copy" folder inside your system Preferences folder. It contains your 2.0 data that was backed up when you first ran version 2.1.
• Rename this folder to "T-Minus Ten Data".
• Open T-Minus Ten 2.0. The Installation window will be displayed.
• Press Install to reinstall version 2.0.
• Your old tasks should now be available.
NEW FEATURES
• You can now create schedules of the type "Every X minutes/hours/days/weeks".
• You can now schedule a task to run at any whole minute, not just at 5 minute intervals.
• Individual tasks now have an Activity Log tab in their info window.
CHANGED FEATURES
• Reworked the interface for creating a schedule.
• You now specify which tasks to record in the Activity Log on a task-by-task basis.
• The Activity Log now displays results with multiple lines of text if necessary.
• Tasks stay active even if they failed. A warning icon will be displayed in the status column.
• Shutdown Notifier is now only installed when there are active shut down items.
• When installing a new version of T-Minus Ten that will cause the task database to be converted to a new format, the user is given the opportunity to make a backup of the tasks.
• Reduced the amount of CPU time used by T-Minus Ten, especially when idle.
• Now recognizes if you change the name of a task file (or move the file around) in the Finder.
BUG FIXES
• Fixed dead links in Help table of contents.
• Possibly fixed a conflict with Retrospect 4.0 where the T-Minus Ten Shutdown Notifier would hang if Retrospect was trying to shut down the computer.
• Fixed problems with some users not seeing folders in standard file when picking an AppleScript task file.
• Corrected problem with activity log entries being left in "running" mode after a system crash.
SCHEDULING CHANGES
To support new and future scheduling options, a couple of things have changed in the way you setup a schedule.
There is a new Start Time field. It specifies the first time the task should run.
The time line field for specifying when to run the task is now optional. The task will always run at the time specified in the Start Time field. If you need to run the task more than one time during a day, then check the "additional times" box and make you selections.
And for clarification, the Start Date field indicates the first date that your schedule goes into effect. Depending on the frequency options you select, your task may NOT run on the start date. For example, if you specify 6 February 1999 (a Saturday) in the start date field, but then specify a weekly schedule that runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, your task will first run on Monday, 8 February 1999.
ACTIVITY LOG CHANGES
The option for selecting what kinds of tasks to keep in the activity is no longer in the preferences panel. Instead, each task now includes a "Record task activity in log" in the task setup window.
Each task now has its own activity log in the task's setup window.
