[ANN] Release 0.56 of Task Coach

[Frank Niessink]

Hi all,

I'm pleased to announce release 0.56 of Task Coach. New in this release:

Features added:

* Tasks can have attachments. Attachments can be added, removed and
   opened. Opening of attachments is done by starting the default
   application for the attachment file type. Attachments can also be
   dragged from a file browser and dropped onto a task in one of the task
   viewers or on the task attachment pane in the task editor dialog.
* Whether a task is marked completed when all its child tasks are
   completed is now a setting that can be changed application-wide via
   the preferences dialog. The application-wide setting can be overruled
   on a task-by-task basis via the task editor dialog.
* Task Coach shows a 'tips' dialog at startup. Hopefully it is helpful
   for new users. Experienced users can turn it off.

Features changed:

* More visual feedback when dragging tasks in the tree view.
* Task editor layout changed. Priority is now part of the task
   description. Budget and revenue have been merged into one pane.

Implementation changed:

* Default values for task and effort attributes are no longer saved in
   the Task Coach file, resulting in an estimated 33% reduction of file
   size.


What is Task Coach?

Task Coach is a simple task manager that allows for hierarchical
tasks, i.e. tasks in tasks. Task Coach is open source (GPL) and is
developed using Python and wxPython. You can download Task Coach from:

http://taskcoach.niessink.com
https://sourceforge.net/projects/taskcoach/

A binary installer is available for Windows XP, in addition to the
source distribution.

Note that Task Coach is alpha software, meaning that it is wise to back
up your task file regularly, and especially when upgrading to a new release.

Cheers, Frank