TaskNotes 4.2.0

Added

• Added Korean (한국어) language support

  • Full translation of all 1911 localization keys
  • Korean language option now available in Settings → General → Language

• Adopted Obsidian 1.11.0 API features with backwards compatibility

  • Settings tab now displays TaskNotes icon in the sidebar (Obsidian 1.11.0+)
  • Settings sections now use native SettingGroup for improved visual grouping (Obsidian 1.11.0+)
  • Falls back gracefully to traditional section headers on older Obsidian versions

• (#59) Added shortYear template variable for custom filename and folder templates

  • Use {shortYear} in filename templates (e.g., "25" for 2025)
  • Use {{shortYear}} in folder templates
  • Thanks to @Pixeltica for the feature request

• (#1393) Option to prevent auto-creation of default Base view files on startup

  • New "Auto-create default files" toggle in Settings → Integrations → Bases Integration
  • When disabled, deleted sample Base files will not be recreated on plugin load
  • The manual "Create Default Files" button remains available for on-demand recreation
  • Thanks to @wealthychef1 for the feature request

• (#1408) Shift+click on status icon to cycle backwards through statuses

  • Normal click cycles forward through status order
  • Shift+click cycles in reverse order
  • Thanks to @JerryLu086 for the feature request

• (#1410) Task creation modal now starts in vim insert mode when vim keybindings are enabled

  • Previously required pressing 'i' before typing when Obsidian vim mode was active
  • The modal now automatically enters insert mode on focus, allowing immediate typing
  • Thanks to @Leo310 for the feature request

• Added button tooltips to calendar view toolbar

  • Hovering over navigation and view buttons now shows descriptive hints
  • Buttons include: Today, Previous, Next, Month, Week, Day, Year, List

• Added tooltips to task modal action icons

  • Icon buttons for status, date, project, priority, recurrence, and reminder now show tooltips on hover
  • Improves discoverability for new users

• (#503) Settings now sync automatically across devices via Obsidian Sync

  • Changes to custom statuses, priorities, and other settings apply immediately without restart
  • Thanks to @jhedlund for the feature request and @l-mb for the implementation

• (#1403) Kanban view option to consolidate status icons in column headers

  • New "Show status icon in column header only" toggle in Kanban view settings (disabled by default)
  • When enabled and grouped by status, shows the icon in the column header and hides it on cards
  • Reduces visual redundancy when the column already indicates the status
  • Thanks to @l-mb for the feature request and implementation

• (#1401) Calendar view option to span tasks between scheduled and due dates

  • New "Span tasks between scheduled and due dates" toggle in Calendar view Layout settings
  • When enabled, tasks with both scheduled and due dates display as multi-day bars
  • Provides Gantt chart-style visualization for project planning
  • Thanks to @0atman for the feature request

• (#1334) {{currentNotePath}} now works for "Create new inline task" command

  • The inline task folder setting with {{currentNotePath}} previously only worked for checkbox conversion
  • Now also applies when using the "Create new inline task" command from the command palette
  • Thanks to @kmaustral for the feature request

• (#1264) Option to open Pomodoro timer in mobile sidebar instead of note panel

  • New "Mobile sidebar" setting in Settings → Features → Pomodoro Timer
  • Choose between: Note panel (default tab behavior), Left sidebar, or Right sidebar
  • Allows quick swipe access to the timer without switching notes on mobile devices
  • Thanks to @Evthestrike for the feature request

• (#1220) Option to use ICS event end time as task due date

  • New "Use ICS event end time as task due date" toggle in Settings → Integrations → Calendar Subscriptions
  • When enabled, tasks created from calendar events will have their due date set to the event's end time
  • For all-day events, uses the event date (not the ICS container end date which is the next day per ICS spec)
  • For timed events, includes the exact end time
  • Defaults to disabled to preserve existing behavior
  • Thanks to @MiserMagus for the feature request

• (#1108) Option to use task duration instead of due date for ICS calendar export

  • New "Use task duration for event length" toggle in Settings → Integrations → Automatic ICS Export
  • When enabled, exported calendar events use scheduled date + time estimate as DTSTART/DTEND
  • This aligns with GTD workflows where scheduled + duration represents work planning, while due date represents deadlines
  • When disabled (default), preserves existing behavior using due date as DTEND
  • Thanks to @bepolymathe for the feature request

Fixed

• (#1384) Fixed title being sanitized even when "Store Task Title in Filename" is disabled

  • Characters like ?, <, >, :, etc. are now preserved in task titles when they won't be used in filenames
  • When storeTitleInFilename is false, only minimal sanitization (whitespace normalization, control character removal) is applied
  • Thanks to @allison-casey for reporting

• (#1028), (#1140), (#1152), (#1354), (#1362) Fixed duplicate task entries appearing in Agenda view

  • Tasks were shown twice: once as TaskNotes events and again as property-based events with a file icon
  • Changed default Agenda template to disable property-based events (showPropertyBasedEvents: false)
  • Users can re-enable property-based events in view settings if needed for non-task date properties
  • Thanks to @YIRU69, @jhedlund, @dblinnikov, @Snakiest, @WeiYiAcc, @JacksonMcDonaldDev, @jimbo108108, and @krelltunez for reporting

• (#1386) Fixed timeEstimateCategory formula showing "Long (>2h)" instead of "No estimate" for new tasks

  • The condition didn't properly handle null values when timeEstimate property is unset
  • Also fixed the same issue in trackingStatus formula
  • Thanks to @nicou for reporting and @osxisl for the PR

• (#1397) Fixed Bases views (Kanban, Calendar, Task List) resetting to Calendar view after a few minutes

  • Also fixed CalendarView corrupting other view files when saving state on unload
  • Thanks to @music-soul1-1 for reporting

• (#1398) Fixed overdue strikethrough showing on completed tasks

  • Completed tasks with past due dates no longer display overdue styling
  • Respects the "Hide completed from overdue" setting which defaults to true

• (#1363) Fixed calendar view showing nothing when a task has an invalid date format

  • Tasks with malformed dates (e.g., "262025-12-16" instead of "2025-12-16") no longer crash the entire calendar
  • Invalid tasks are now skipped with a console warning, allowing other events to display normally
  • Thanks to @Erelen for reporting

• Fixed today column in week/day calendar views using FullCalendar's default yellow instead of theme accent

  • Today's column now uses a tint of the theme accent color for consistent styling

• (#1399) Fixed drag-and-drop not working in Kanban view on mobile

  • Cards and columns can now be dragged using long-press gesture on touch devices
  • Includes haptic feedback and auto-scroll when dragging near edges
  • Thanks to @l-mb for reporting and the fix

• (#1381) Fixed Pomodoro "Change Task" menu not showing newly created tasks

  • Tasks created while the Pomodoro view was open would not appear in the task selector
  • Improved metadata cache synchronization to properly wait for new files to be indexed
  • Thanks to @Ghosthael for reporting

• (#1344) Fixed "Unsaved Changes" popup appearing randomly when closing task edit modal

  • The popup would appear even when no changes were made to the task
  • Caused by inconsistent trailing whitespace normalization when comparing details content
  • Thanks to @hasanyilmaz for reporting

• (#1402) Fixed Kanban swimlane view showing tasks in wrong column when grouped by formula

  • After editing task metadata, cards would jump to "None" column until Obsidian reload
  • Column assignment now uses Bases' computed grouping instead of cached formula outputs
  • Thanks to @bailob for the fix

• (#1352) Fixed date context menu not preserving time when using increment options

  • Using +1 day, -1 day, +1 week, or -1 week on a task with a time (e.g., 2025-12-10T16:00) now preserves the time
  • Previously the time would be stripped, changing 2025-12-10T16:00 to 2025-12-11 instead of 2025-12-11T16:00
  • Thanks to @cathywu for the feature request

• Fixed v3 saved views exporting incorrectly to Bases format

  • Title filters now correctly use file.name instead of note.title
  • Archived filters now generate valid boolean expressions instead of malformed comparisons
  • "Is Blocked" filters now generate correct expressions with proper operator precedence

• (#1036) Due dates can now be dragged in the calendar view

  • Previously only scheduled dates were draggable; due dates were locked in place
  • Dragging a due event now updates the task's due date property
  • Thanks to @same774 for reporting

• Improved calendar view responsiveness for user interactions

  • Task creation, editing, timeblock changes, and view option toggles now update immediately
  • Previously these actions waited 5 seconds due to the debounce intended for external file changes
  • The 5-second debounce is now bypassed for direct user actions while still preventing flicker during typing

• Improved visual affordance for Pomodoro timer duration adjustment buttons

  • The +/- buttons below the timer now have visible backgrounds and borders
  • Hover states show accent color border for clearer interactivity feedback
  • Previously buttons were nearly invisible with transparent backgrounds

• (#1409), (#1214), (#979) Improved Calendar, Agenda, Kanban, and Stats views in pop-out windows

  • Drag-and-drop in Kanban view now works correctly when the view is in a new window
  • Context menus (status, priority, task) now work correctly in pop-out windows
  • Stats view drill-down modal now appears in the correct window
  • Search boxes, task cards, and grouped task lists render correctly
  • Root cause: Code was using global document and standard instanceof checks which fail across windows
  • Solution: Use ownerDocument for DOM operations and Obsidian's cross-window instanceOf() method
  • Known limitation: Calendar event dragging does not work in pop-out windows due to FullCalendar library using global document for mouse event listeners. Use context menus or edit modals as a workaround.
  • Updated FullCalendar to v6.1.20
  • Thanks to @Snakiest, @same774, and @3zra47 for reporting

• (#1337) Fixed "Convert current note to task" hotkey not applying default values from settings

  • When user configured default status/priority as "None", the modal would show "Open" and "Normal" instead
  • Root cause: Task edit modal was refreshing data from file and overwriting user-configured defaults
  • Now preserves constructor-provided task data when converting non-task files
  • Thanks to @guihasparyk for reporting

• (#1304) Fixed "Cannot find function map on type Link" error in Blocking view

  • Error occurred when embedding the Relationships base and opening the Blocking view
  • Root cause: When blockedBy contained a single dependency, Bases returned it as a Link object without a .map() method
  • Fixed by wrapping blockedBy with list() before calling .map(), consistent with the Blocked By view
  • Thanks to @prayidae for reporting

• (#1295) Fixed missing navigation link to Default Base Templates page on tasknotes.dev

  • The page existed but was not accessible from the site navigation
  • Thanks to @Arachnidai for reporting

• (#1223) Fixed "Go to today's note" command opening wrong date in positive UTC offset timezones

  • In timezones like Japan (UTC+9), early morning use of this command opened yesterday's note
  • Root cause: Incorrectly extracting UTC date components instead of local timezone date
  • Thanks to @BrucePlumb for reporting