Product release date: March 3, 2010
Summary
Version 1.85 is a minor release, primarily for the purpose of enabling the display of expiry information (subscription or maintenance) on the splash and welcome screens along with a link to a web page with information to renew. A few other minor changes were included in this release as well.
New Features
- Expiry notices are now visible in the 'About eProductivity' page
- Splash screen will now warn user of imminent or passed expiry or
- Welcome screen will automatically reenable (if disabled in preferences) in order to display expiry information.
Cosmetic Changes
- Replaced gray GTD Icon on action bar with official blue GTD Icon
Design Changes & Improvements
- Completed view modified to allow ascending/descending of all columns
- If user opens a template (.NTF) it will be closed after warning dialog
- Remove from "Sent" folder option removed from email views - not needed
Known issues
- Leaving the 'Today' view open overnight can cause old information to appear in Today View
This is the result of a design change that was made in versions 1.84 and 2.0.1.0 to improve performance of the 'Today' view. The current date is only initialized when the view is opened. The fix for this is simply to close and reopen the 'Today' View. See the release notes at the bottom of this page for additional details.
Bug Fixes
- None
Changes to the BlackBerry AutoParser (Note: These features may or may not be included in future versions)
- Blackberry AutoParser will only move message to 'bbProcessed' folder upon completion of requested action
Tech Note: How the 'Today' view current date works:
In versions prior to eproductivity 1.83 and 2.0.1.0 we used a real-time function (@Today for you Notes developer types) in many places in the 'Today' view and columns. While the @Today function is a powerful feature in Lotus Notes programming it is not without its costs. In our case a small performance hit occurs each time this function is used in conjunction with a view.
In the early design of eProductivity, we chose to accept this performance hit as most users would be working on a local replica of their mail file anyway. Where it becomes a problem is when people access a server replica of a database and open a view that uses this function. That can impact server performance. The recommended solution from IBM Lotus, which we have adopted, is to eliminate the use of this function call and store the current date value once, when the 'Today' view is first opened.
That's a very simplistic explanation; what it means is that the 'Today' view will be faster even on large files and even when accessed on a server. It does require, however, that you open your mail file at least once each day. Otherwise, your 'Today' view may show out-of-date information.
For most people this will not be an issue. If, however, you are in the habit of leaving your 'Today' view open overnight (or for many days) your 'Today' view will show old data. The fix for this is simply to close and reopen the 'Today' View.
