Lots of people complained (and with a good reason) that information density on the task list is too low - some asked for smaller font and two lines of text per task, some others asked for smaller vertical cell sizes. This Beta has only one feature and it's designed to address exactly this problem.
Once you install this beta try rotating device into all 4 possible orientations: you will observe 4 different layouts. See if you like any of them better than others.
Next, try changing the font size: firmly place two fingers onto the screen and perform a pinch gesture in horizontal direction. Spreading your fingers will increase font size whereas closing them will decrease the font size.
To change cell size firmly place two fingers on screen and perform a vertical pinch gesture. Spreading fingers increases cell size and joining them decreases it.
Note that the task list might wiggle a bit under your fingers, and if it does then the pinch gesture won't work. Make sure both fingers are firmly down on the screen before you start zooming. I will see about making it less "touchy". :-) [EDIT: this is now fixed in b12.2]
As you change the sizes you will notice that due date will change it's position and Notes will appear and disappear based on availability of space. The algorithm is trying to fill the screen with data as much as possible, so if Title can fill entire task it will, however if the next line of Title does not fit the algorithm will attempt to place Notes in the spare space. The decision on whether to display Notes and how to draw Due Date is applied uniformly to the entire task list, not on per-task basis. All cells are the same height in current design. I might reconsider and move on to different cells being different height, but I decided to start here to see well it works.
The settings are memorized independently for each of the 4 possible orientations. EDIT: also for each list individually For example you can have a "grocery shopping" mode with large fonts that's upside-down and a detail-orientated mode with small font, sideways.
That's it. I hope you like it.
Oh, and one more thing - I nuked swipe-to-delete as it was getting in the way. I will try to get it back again. [EDIT: this is now fixed in b12.2]
Instructions:
- You must be officially registered to participate in the Beta, otherwise it won't work. Registration is currently closed because Apple restricts the number of participants, sorry.
- Download GeeTasksPro-b.12.5.ipa and drag-drop it to iTunes
- Download Memengo_AdHoc.v6.mobileprovision and drag-drop it to iTunes. You can skip this step if you've done it before.
- Sync iTunes with iPhone/iTouch. If you are normally pick-and-choosing which apps to sync make sure to pick GeeTasksPro so it syncs down to the device.
- Ta-Da!
EDIT: video
