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The latest release of Time Out is version 2.7.1.
Time Out 2.7.1
(Release 2057): released 2020-12-01; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Big Sur compatible
Fixed an issue that caused text for the Text theme to be forgotten.
Fixed the Break Preview prematurely stopping.
Tweaked the new Ask to Start feature to immediately ask when due, instead of waiting for a natural break.
Tweaked the appearance of the status menu.
Worked around an issue with displaying a time like 23 hours 45 minutes as "0 seconds".
Time Out 2.7
(Release 2056): released 2020-11-20; requires macOS 10.10 or later; Big Sur compatible
Big Sur
Time Out is now a universal app for Apple M1 silicon and Intel on Big Sur; it also supports back to Yosemite (10.10).
Controls use the Dejal green accent color on Big Sur if the accent color in General System Preferences is set to "multicolor".
Improved the row heights in the sidebar on Big Sur.
Fixed the break control panel moving downwards on Big Sur.
Fixed the appearance of the Activity headers on Big Sur.
Improved the layout of some other controls.
Updated the app icon for the Big Sur squircle style.
New option to ask to start a break
Added a new option in the "when this break is due" pop-up menu: Ask When to Start.
If chosen, a time interval control appears to specify a limit, after which it should start anyway. This defaults to 5 minutes (also supports units of seconds and hours).
When a break is due with this option, the control panel will appear, with a button to manually start the break when you're ready, and the screen won't dim.
When you click the Start Break button, the screen dims and the break continues as normal.
If you don't click within the time limit, the break starts anyway; this is needed to avoid accidentally blocking subsequent breaks.
A countdown to auto-starting appears once halfway through the time limit.
Improved break preview
When clicking the Preview button on the Break Appearance page, the break now appears with a Stop Preview button to dismiss it.
The preview has no time limit; it'll remain until dismissed.
Dismissing the preview doesn't count as skipping it, so doesn't affect your statistics or daily limits.
If you want to try the full break experience, click the Start button in the sidebar instead.
Added several new break themes
Updated the default Icon theme to use the new app icon.
Added a Round Icon theme that includes the old icon, if you miss that.
Added a "Dejal Blog" break theme, that shows the Dejal blog for news from Dejal.
And to complete the set, "Yellow Cottage Blog", that shows the author's homestead blog, with pictures of feral cats, ducks, chickens, and more.
As an example of a static remote picture, added a "Ducks & Fish" theme, that shows that. You can edit the theme to show a picture of your choosing.
Added an "Inspirational Quotes" theme, that shows a quote for each break.
Added a "Pexels Nature" theme, that shows a random nature picture.
Added "Photo Slideshow", that can be edited to show 10 local images of your choosing.
Other changes
Added the time range to the tooltips for breaks and apps on the Activity page, for a more precise indication of when each occurred.
Changed the Advanced option to reset the position of the full window after displaying the status menu from a button to a checkbox, to keep that behavior, instead of a one-time reset.
Improved the size and alignment of the status item when only an icon or only the countdown is displayed.
Fixed break rows not highlighting properly in the status item menu.
Some people missed the red heart icons indicating supporter rewards, so now the info popover for a reward trial automatically appears each time a page is displayed during the hour trial.
When manually starting a break while Time Out is paused, actions are now performed as expected, instead of performing them after resuming.
Now skips breaks during a screen recording by default for new users. Existing users can see this blog post to add this exclusion.