v 1.16 - Repeating Events & Bug Fixes

Repeating Events

An event now has a repeating type, this can be one of the options in the screen shot below.

If an event is found to be in the past or it occurs whilst being displayed then it's date is updated accordingly.

Repeat Type

v 1.16 also fixes a bug that was causing a crash on initialisation if the "current event" was the last event in the list and it was deleted. Please report any problems to phil.bevan@gmail.com.

Daylight Savings

I have had a few emails pointing out that for some events the countdown timer is incorrect by exactly 1 hour.

I just wanted to clarify that the countdown timer does take into account any daylight saving that will be in place when the event takes place.

For example, San Francisco has no daylight saving in place at the time of this blog post 20 February 2012. Daylight saving starts for Pacific Standard time on 11 March 2012, ending on 4 November 2012.

So any event that takes place between those dates will appear to be incorrect by 1 hour. Of course it only looks that way the actual amont of time between now and the event date/time is correct.

v 1.15 - Updated Graphics

Version 1.15 is a minor upgrade with some updated graphics & some minor bug fixes

The Event List Display graphics have been updated:

The Icons represent

• Add new Event
• Reorder Events
• Settings
• Help

Added an event type to the event details screen.

If number of weeks is 1 then the weeks label should say "Week" rather than "Weeks"

Backup & Restore your Events & Pictures

It is possible to backup your events and pictures by following the procedure below.

Saving your Events and Pictures

• Open iTunes
• Select your device

Select your device

• Select the app tab in the right hand pane

• Select the Countdown app in the file sharing pane

• Select the Event List & Pictures to save. You should select the file event-list.plist and all the .png images.

• Press the Save Button and save to a folder on your PC or Mac.

Restoring your Events and Pictures

Follow the above instructions

• Open iTunes
• Select your device
• Select the app tab
• Select the Countdown app in the file sharing pane
• Select the Event List & Pictures
• Click on the Add button

The above screenshots are from a Mac, but the PC procedure is identical.

v 1.14 Auto Scroll through Events

It is now possible to set the app to automatically scroll through the events.
In the settings screen just set the Auto Scroll setting to On and a new event will be shown every 10 seconds.

Updated Settings Screen

 When the last event is reached the scrolling will begin again at the first event.

v 1.13 - Updated Preferences

This release contains a couple of updates

The preference view has been updated to show the preferences in a grouped table.

Settings Screen

The help button displays the support blog without leaving the app.

Support Website

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me at phil.bevan@gmail.com

v 1.12 - Updated graphics & bug fixes

This is a minor update to the graphics on the Main Countdown Screen.

Main View

Also included are 2 minor bug fixes, missing bitmaps for the settings & sort buttons and correct a crash when trying to sort events when none have been created.

If you have any queries please email me at phil.bevan@gmail.com