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Smarter or simpler - changes to the Checkvist smart syntax

Smart syntax is the second means of fast work with Checkvist (the first being keyboard shortcuts). Using prefixes like # and @ you invoke autocompletion windows right in the edit box and can add a tag or an assignee in a mere second.

But due dates smart syntax was even smarter! Any word designating a date, detected at the end of the task, turns into due date. To turn this off, you had to end that task with a dot or another punctuation mark.

Today we’re correcting this by giving due dates a prefix ^

The same prefix with completion works for the filter and search.

Enough prefixes! I loved it like it was before! The new “prefixed” option will be set by default only for the new accounts. The rest can toggle the option on their profile page:

No updates come without bugfixes!

• Added changed: previous month option to the search and filter syntax.
• Corrected wording for the changed: week and changed: month to changed: current week and changed: current month to avoid confusion.
• List separator (---- shortcut) is not counted in the list “progress bar” on the main page anymore.
• Fixed the “double-date” bug with Brazilian daylight saving.
• Removed extra multi-line space when adding a top-level task.
• Added space at the end of the edit box when adding a tag via tag completion window.
• “Dim” irrelevant parts of list hierarchy while filtering or searching.
• Minor fixes in the notification emails.