HotPad 1.0

HotPad helps you manage your tasks by splitting them into two pages with different meanings. The first page, called Lists, contains tasks organized by category. The second page, called Active, contains tasks organized by when they need to be done. Using this scheme, it is possible to easily find any task in a given category, or look at only those tasks that need to be done in a given time frame. To take advantage of this structure, you should create task folders in the Lists page and enter your tasks categorically into them.

When an item has been completed, selecting the task and pressing the Shift key removes it from both the Lists and Active pages, and moves it to the Done page. All subtasks of the task are moved also. The Done page shows all tasks in the reverse order of their completion.

The Calendar page shows when tasks are due. After setting the due date in the task's properties window, the due date will appear bold on the Calendar page. Hovering the mouse over a bold date will produce an information bubble showing all tasks that are due on that day.

The lists are saved in XML format in the user's Application Data folder. The folder labelled "current" contains the current lists, and backup folders are stored next to this folder. The program saves whenever the window is closed or the program is exited. To save while the window is still shown, press Ctrl-S. Note that due to the XML file format, task labels may not contain the greater than or less than characters.