A Brilliant and Simple Main Page
You don't have to sacrifice power to get simplicity. Products like the iPhone have proven that with a disruptive new UI and can empower users to do more. Could that be done for a complex bug tracking and project management system? For the past year, we've been working on that challenge. And the answer to the question is, 'Yes!'
Keyboard Shortcuts
If you are a software developer, the last thing you want to do is to spend a bunch of time in the project management software. At Axosoft, as much as we are proud of the work we've done to make OnTime great, we recognize that the time a developer spends in OnTime is essentially "project overhead." So our goal is always to reduce the amount of time it takes to perform common tasks. That's where keyboard shortcuts come in.
Light-Speed Detailed View
Wanna view the details of an item? Hit the [Enter] key and before the [Enter] key bounces back, OnTime will be showing you the details of the highlighted item. It is incredibly fast. Trust me, you'll be surprised at how fast it is. Here is what the new view item looks like.
Just as important as how fast the new Detailed View of an item loads is how fast it will go away and put you back at the main grid. Hit U and you're back up to the main grid, exactly how you left it.
Another great thing to try while in the detailed view mode is to hit the J and K keys to go to next and previous. Again, each new item will open faster than the keys can bounce back.
Auto Save Details
Ever spend 15 minutes writing up the details on how to reproduce a bug and then your browser crashes? Maybe you have to leave, so you close your laptop lid and two hours later, your session has timed out and you've lost all your details. Well, no more!
The new Auto Save feature which is inside the new HTML editor of OnTime V11 is saving your work to a local cache as you type. In the event of a crash, loss of connection or time out, no worries. Just bring back the browser and go back to the item you were editing and click the HTML control's new "Reload AutoSave" button and voila! Your work is safe and sound.
Smart Burndown Charts
In OnTime 11, the Burndown chart is super smart. For example, as you move from release to release, on the left sidebar, it will automatically update the burndown chart to reflect the currently selected release.
Sometimes, work on a given sprint or release might be done before or even after the official start and end dates. In such scenarios, the new burndown chart in OnTime will automatically adjust the start and end dates of the chart so that the work that is outside the start/end dates of a sprint can still be seen on the chart.
You can also hover over a bar in the chart to get values and trending information. It's the fastest and best burndown chart we've ever had.