Changelog

March 13, 2024

v 2.9.7

- Fixed another crash on pre-Sonoma macOS versions. Sorry about that!

Plus more in the recent updates:

- Fixed a different crash on pre-Sonoma macOS versions.
- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden.
- Fixed the app launch helper unexpectedly opening Terminal on older macOS versions.
- Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a "When Open" app exclusion.
- Fixed the "Also skip breaks during focus" exclusion option.
- Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events.
- Fixed the tooltip for the "Ask When to Start" scheduling option.
- When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu.
- Fixed the "With Inactive Menubar" option for multiple displays.
- The other displays now fade out and back in correctly.
- Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events).
- Fixed the Skip button appearing when previewing a break if the "end early" option is enabled.
- Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app.
- Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/pause/30m`, where `micro` is the break name, and `30m` means pause for 30 minutes.
- Also break-specific resume via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/resume`.
- Fixed using a `timeout://pause` URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing.
- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a `timeout://` URL.
- Bonus: added the "Sinclair Trails 2023" theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

March 9, 2024

v 2.9.5

- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden.
- Fixed the app launch helper unexpectedly opening Terminal on older macOS versions.

Plus more in the recent update:

- Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a [When Open] app exclusion.
- Fixed the [Also skip breaks during focus] exclusion option.
- Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events.
- Fixed the tooltip for the [Ask When to Start] scheduling option.
- When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu.
- Fixed the [With Inactive Menubar] option for multiple displays.
- The other displays now fade out and back in correctly.
- Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events).
- Fixed the [Skip] button appearing when previewing a break if the [end early] option is enabled.
- Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app.
- Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/pause/30m`, where `micro` is the break name, and `30m` means pause for 30 minutes.
- Also break-specific resume via a URL like `timeout://break/micro/resume`.
- Fixed using a `timeout://pause` URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing.
- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a `timeout://` URL.
- Bonus: added the [Sinclair Trails 2023] theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

March 7, 2024

v 2.9.4

- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the Mac, when the Dock icon is hidden.
- Fixed misnaming the app in the sidebar when using a When Open app exclusion.
- Fixed the Also skip breaks during focus exclusion option.
- Fixed a break with a large negative duration when scheduling from the calendar with no more events.
- Fixed the tooltip for the Ask When to Start scheduling option.
- When there are multiple displays available, now uses the names of the displays in the menu.
- Fixed the With Inactive Menubar option for multiple displays.
- The other displays now fade out and back in correctly.
- Fixed requesting full calendar access when using the calendar exclusion option (need full access to look for matching events).
- Fixed the Skip button appearing when previewing a break if the end early option is enabled.
- Fixed the option to alert of another copy of the app.
- Added support for break-specific pause via a URL like timeout://break/micro/pause/30m, where micro is the break name, and 30m means pause for 30 minutes.
- Also break-specific resume via a URL like timeout://break/micro/resume.
- Fixed using a timeout://pause URL without an amount (to pause all breaks indefinitely) possibly crashing.
- Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing when using a timeout:// URL.
- Bonus: added the Sinclair Trails 2023 theme, with random timelapse clips of driving around the US.

April 19, 2023

v 2.9.2

- Now uses more modern ways to start the break helper, the automatically start on login option, and access the System Settings.
- Fixed app icons not appearing for apps with display names that don't match their filename.
- Fixed a break sometimes stopping too early when using the Ask When to Start option.
- Fixed a break not being rescheduled past midnight when a natural break occurs.
- Added themes for the Sinclair Trails blog and YouTube channel, and updated the Tropical Rain theme.
- Fixed the Speak Time break action script.
- Can now use a URL of timeout://settings to open the Time Out settings window, in addition to the existing timeout://preferences (useful for scripting and shortcuts).

Sept. 9, 2022

v 2.9.1

• Fixed an issue where the Icon theme could be damaged.
• Fixed a crash when choosing the new Calendar scheduling option.

Version 2.9 included:

• Added a status message to the breaks in the sidebar, to indicate why a break was skipped etc.
• Added the ability to schedule breaks using calendar events.
• Added an Exclusions option to skip breaks when busy on the calendar.
• Support for Monterey focus.
• Added an Advanced option to hide the Pause function.
• New break options to pause or reset an individual break.
• Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

Aug. 30, 2022

v 2.9

• Added a status message to the breaks in the sidebar, to indicate why a break was skipped etc.
• Added the ability to schedule breaks using calendar events.
• Added an Exclusions option to skip breaks when busy on the calendar.
• Support for Monterey focus.
• Added an Advanced option to hide the Pause function.
• New break options to pause or reset an individual break.
• Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.

June 3, 2021

v 2.8.1

- A quick fix to have the Do Not Disturb break exclusion option off by default, as apparently a lot of people leave DND on all the time, resulting in unintentionally missing breaks. Sorry about that!

Version 2.8 also includes:

• New option to end a break early.
• New option to postpone breaks for app exclusions.
• Added an option to skip breaks when Do Not Disturb is on.
• Can now show the time since the last break in the status item.
• Control Time Out via URL schemes.
• New LCD Digital Clock break theme.
• Plus other improvements. Read the release notes on the Updates page in the app for full details.