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Server update: task actions and other improvements

But some people pointed to a problem we are very anxious about - interface clutter. As long as we add new functionality, we also add new interface elements. More functionality - more interface elements. More interface elements - harder to keep the interface clean.

Last week we made several server updates, trying to address this problem:

• Task actions.
  Instead of having multiple controls to invoke task related actions we decided to group them under one Actions menu, which can be invoked on a selected task with a simple shortcut aa. The menu is also available from the toolbar.

• Concise sidebar
  Sidebar help have grown too big. To solve this, we decided to introduce concise sidebar mode. Now sidebar includes only very basic shortcuts (including new powerful aa). You can see more shortcuts by clicking the “more shortcuts” link at the bottom. Besides, you can completely hide the whole sidebar by clicking the cross in the top right corner.
• Colored tasks under the Due tab
  When tasks are marked with color and have a due date, we keep their color under the Due tab.
• Go to a hyperlink with the keyboard
  If a task text has a hyperlink, you can use shortcut gg to navigate to this link. Especially helpful after the “extract checklist” command.
• Bugfixes
  Various bugfixes, including incorrect positioning of subtasks, and better URL recognizing in task contents.

Thanks a lot to people who contributed the ideas included into this server update: English Atkins, Martin Brook, Ricardo Salta, Ted Penner.

More comments and suggestions are really welcome :)