TaskCard Manual
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Preferences |
TaskCards various preferences are explained below as they appear in the preferences window (in the TaskCard menu).

General
- Sheet Folder. The folder where sheets are searched for.
- Title Font. Font style of the card title.
- List Font. Font style of the tasks.
- Tab Font. Font style of the tasks.
- Background. The optional image will be drawn over the desktop if the "Hide the Desktop" option is checked.
- Show/Hide like Dashboard. When you click on the desktop or other applications TaskCard will quickly fade away like Dashboard. Optionally you can set the activation hot key with the field next to the check box.
- Hide the Desktop. A image of your choice will be drawn over the desktop for a cleaner look.
- Place over Desktop. When TaskCard is not active it will be drawn over the desktop but behind the icons.
- Hide in Exposé/Spaces. If checked the TaskCard window (which is the size of your screen) will not appear when using Exposé or Spaces.
- Automatically check for updates. TaskCard will automatically check for updates periodically and install them. You can also check for updates when ever you want by choosing the Check for Update... item in the TaskCard menu.
Cards
- Adjust color by brightness. Depending on "brightness" or luminosity of a cards color the text will be drawn in black or the specified font color. Next to the field is the "brightness threshold" to determine when a cards text color will change to black.
- Adjust card height. When containers are opened or closed the card height will scale to the size of all visible tasks.
- Random new card color. When new cards are created a random color will be chosen instead of the default blue.
- Snap to grid. While moving or resizing cards they will snap to a 32x32 pixel grid.
- Use relative dates by default. New tasks will have the Relative date option selected in the Date Picker.
- Edit as calendar by default. New tasks will display the date picker as a calendar by default.
- Opacity. Changes the opacity of all cards and default opacity for new cards.
- Transition. Choose from 9 effects to display for card transitions.
- Prefix calendar with sheet name. When creating new calendar cards the name of the sheet will be prefixed to the calendar name in iCal.
- Remove completed tasks in calendar. Tasks that are marked as completed will be removed from the calendar in iCal.
- Close tabs when unfocused. If you select another card or tab the currently focused tab will be closed automatically (only allowing open tab on screen at any time).
Sheets
- Sheet Size. The size of the sheet thumbnail images in the sheet browser.
- Sheet Location. The location of the sheet browser on your monitor. By default TaskCard will show the browser on the left side but any other side can be chosen instead.
- Sheet Offset. The offset of the sheet browser from the edge of the screen (depending on the location). This is used to prevent TaskCard from blocking other programs.