Coffee Break version history

version 3.2.1a

This is not a real update. That is, Coffee Break's version number hasn't changed, and neither has any of the code. Just a little stuff in the docs. And, Coffee Break now uses Kagi for registrations, so you may register via credit card and even over a secure SSL connection through a Kagi web server! For more info, see the How To Register document.

On the downside, Coffee Break now costs $6 (US) -- $1 more than previously. That's just to cover overhead of using Kagi. Registered users need not send any extra money. Those who wish to register for $5+postage can e-mail me at ThomasReed@kagi.com for my postal address and send the money directly.

version 3.2.1

• fixed a SECOND bug that caused the timer to "stick"
• the save warning alert window only stays on the screen for 30 seconds now, to avoid causing problems due to the interferance with the normal environment

version 3.2

• fixed a bug that caused the timer to "stick" after the save warning alert appeared

version 3.1

• finally called this a "final" release after a LONG time
• fixed a bug that would crash Coffee Break when recording an AppleScript
• finished display of event tracking stats

version 3.1b3

• fixed bug that caused timer problems if the timer was paused and the save warn notification happened at the same time
• fixed problem of not documenting the method of clearing a helper app
• help files are now stored in the Docs folders, not in the Preferences folder. Note that you may now delete the Coffee Break Help and Coffee Break Help.html files in your Preferences folder, if they appear there.
• added key statistic gathering
• fixed bug in preferences -- unfortunately, this forces me to have the program delete any old preference files.
• removed "Built-in saver" option. This fixed a bug that interfered with some screen savers' normal operation, and possibly will solve some stability problems. This option didn't really add a lot, didn't always work, and I hope no one will miss it.

version 3.0.1

• fixed bug with messy timer display during sleep with Invis Sleep on and a sleep time value of 10 or greater
• fixed crashing bug when attempting to snooze twice in one work session
• cleaned up handling of background notifications

version 3.0

• added floating timer window
• completely reworked preferences file -- new preferences files are incompatible with older versions of Coffee Break, so be careful!
• fixed bug that allowed other apps to come to the front during sleep
• added Helper, Hot Key, and Timer Click option sections
• modified on-line help display method
• made Options dialog modeless (you can switch to other apps with the Options dialog open)
• timer no longer pauses when Coffee Break is in the front

Known problems

The following bugs have not been reported to me, I've just found them myself. They seem to be a bit rare. Fortunately, they're not serious. I'll keep working on them and release an updater as soon as they're fixed.

• Moving the mouse into the pause corner sometimes (rarely) pauses the timer, but the timer will never reset.
• After leaving Coffee Break running for a full day, the picture no longer moves during sleep.

version 2.1.2

• fixed bug with playing wake up sound on PowerMacs

version 2.1.1

• fixed bug that caused crashes on PowerMacs running AfterDark 2.0x or better or Basic Black

version 2.1

• added Pause Corner feature
• fixed potential bug with AppleEvent support
• made Coffee Break a "fat binary" (it will run native on either a PowerMac or a 68K Mac)
• added balloon help to Options dialog
• moved "Show time window" menu item into Options dialog (as "Show Timer" item)
• removed "Timer in sleep" option (timer is now always on)
• added "Finder to front" option
• added better handling of low-memory situations
• fixed bug with picture not showing during sleep on some multiple monitor configurations

Known buglet:

Coffee Break doesn't always catch keystrokes to start the timer again when the cursor is in the pause corner. This will be fixed in the next version, when I implement a floating timer window. For technical reasons, I can't do it at the moment, but wanted to get this out to folks anyway.

version 2.0

Improvements

• can now move timer window to a monitor other than the main monitor
• all monitors are now blanked during sleep time
• added Invisible Sleep feature (allows you to continue to read on-line documentation during sleep)
• new and improved Options dialog
• changed on-line help. CB now uses the freeware help server, Help on Wheels, to display help. You can also use the Help key or the Cmd-? keys to get help any time.
• if you pause by bringing CB to the front, it now acts just like a screen saver pause. (The timer will reset if CB remains paused longer than the current sleep time setting.)
• new icon
• unusable options in Options dialog are now dimmed rather than hidden
• added Sleep Now option
• moved saved preferences out of the application's resource file and into the Coffee Break Preferences file in the Preferences folder
• removed SAVR Gestalts. (This is probably not important to you unless you're a programmer.) They will be put back eventually, I just have to figure out how to get them working more reliably.
• added snooze capability

Bug fixes

• now gives time to background tasks during sleep
• fixed problem with entering incorrect data in Options dialog
• fixed problem with timer getting messed up if the screen saver came on with Coffee Break in the front. (Only happened if "Pause when saver on" option turned on.)
• fixed bug that allowed entering zero times in Options
• fixed all known memory leaks

version 1.1

Fixed a couple bugs that caused the program to crash on some machines (I never did figure out why this didn't crash for me and my beta testers!)

Improvements

• fixed problem with mouse clicks occaisionally going "through" to the apps below when ending sleep time
• added feature to allow users to press a key as well as clicking the mouse to end sleep time
• improved placement of dialogs on larger screens
• fixed problem with notification icon continuing to flash after bypassing sleep time thru a long pause
• separated the two sound options

version 1.0

Initial release