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- Improved wording in some of the FAQ entries.
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@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ configuration variable. Check out DropBox at http://www.dropbox.com.
.B Q: The undo.data file gets very large - do I need it? .B Q: The undo.data file gets very large - do I need it?
You need it if you want the undo capability. But if it gets large, you can You need it if you want the undo capability. But if it gets large, you can
certainly truncate it to save space, just be careful to delete lines from the certainly truncate it to save space, just be careful to delete lines from the
top of the file, up to and including a separator '---'. Note that it does not top of the file, up to and including a separator '---'. The simplest way is to
slow down task, because task never reads it until you want to undo. Otherwise simply delete the undo.data file. Note that it does not slow down task, because
task only appends to the file. task never reads it until you want to undo. Otherwise task only appends to the
file.
.TP .TP
.B Q: How do I know whether my terminal support 256 colors? .B Q: How do I know whether my terminal support 256 colors?
@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ run
and a full color palette is displayed. If you see only 8 or 16 colors, perhaps and a full color palette is displayed. If you see only 8 or 16 colors, perhaps
with those colors repeated, then your terminal does not support 256 colors. with those colors repeated, then your terminal does not support 256 colors.
We have had success with xterm, and iTerm for the Mac. See the task-color(5) man page for more details.
.TP .TP
.B Q: How do I make use of all these colors? .B Q: How do I make use of all these colors?
@ -123,20 +124,20 @@ numbered 481 - 513, which makes it more likely to enter one incorrectly, because
there are more digits. there are more digits.
When you run a report (such as "list"), task assigns the numbers before it When you run a report (such as "list"), task assigns the numbers before it
displays them. Those numbers are good until the next report. For example, you displays them. For example, you can do this:
can do this:
$ task list $ task list
$ task do 12 $ task do 12
$ task add Pay the rent $ task add Pay the rent
$ task delete 31 $ task delete 31
Those id numbers are good until the next report is run. This is because task Those id numbers are then good until the next report is run. This is because
performs a garbage-collect operation on the pending tasks file when a report is task performs a garbage-collect operation on the pending tasks file when a
run. This keeps the pending tasks file small, and therefore keeps task fast. report is run, which moves the deleted and completed tasks from the pending.data
The completed data file is the one that grows unbounded with use, but that one file to the completed.data file. This keeps the pending tasks file small, and
isn't accessed as much, so it doesn't matter as much. So in all, the ID number therefore keeps task fast. The completed data file is the one that grows
resequencing is about efficiency. unbounded with use, but that one isn't accessed as much, so it doesn't matter as
much. So in all, the ID number resequencing is about efficiency.
.SH "CREDITS & COPYRIGHTS" .SH "CREDITS & COPYRIGHTS"
task was written by P. Beckingham <paul@beckingham.net>. task was written by P. Beckingham <paul@beckingham.net>.