ftp.nice.ch/pub/next/database/apps/Stopwatch.2.5.1.README

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Stopwatch is a time tracking and invoice generation application
currently in use by a number of NEXTSTEP consultants to automate their
client billing. It should be of interest to anyone who bills hourly
for their time.

Stopwatch allows you to track time and expenses by entering them
manually, and to automatically track time spent on the computer, by
simply clicking a start/stop button.

Invoice generation is remarkably simple. You create RTF "template"
files for invoice detail, expenses and overall invoice, using simple
pre-defined keywords, such as [rate] and [hours]. New RTF files are
generated by passing the information from the time and expense
database through these templates.

In inspector window allows you to define client information (e.g.
contact name, address, billing rate) and to view and edit data on
working sessions or expenses.

The app includes on-line help.

Please send any bug reports and other comments or suggestions
to: stopwatch@plevin.com

Richard Plevin
Oakland, CA
13 Feb 94
			Bug Fixes for 2.5.1 (2/16/94)
			-----------------------------
* Performed upload again to repair unexplained bug in the Help.store file
  which caused the Help command to dump.


			Bug Fixes for 2.5 (2/13/94)
			---------------------------
* Made the ClientView form scrollable so you can see long client
  names, etc.
* Changed Cmd-k (compact sessions) and Cmd-D (delete all) so that they
  don't expose the inspector.
* Fixed HideOnAutoLaunch preference

			New Features for 2.5 (2/13/94)
			------------------------------
* Added "Windows" submenu so Cmd-w closes the inspector window.
* Consultant information is now stored in the defaults database and
  can be inserted into the various templates. The valid keywords are:
  [myName], [myCompany], [myStreet], [myCity], [myState], [myZip],
  [myPhone], [myFax], and [myEmail]. These values can be edited using
  the Preferences panel.
* The last selected client is now remembered in the defaults db
  and that client is selected again at startup.
* Session durations are now displayed in hh:mm format, instead of just
  showing elapsed minutes.
* Added a "ShowEndTimes" preference setting, which will optionally show
  the end times for each session.
* Added column headings to the Expenses and Sessions browsers
* All dollar amounts in inspectors and generated files now sport commas
  in the appropriate places. (Of course for the Europeans, this should
  be decimal points, but we'll get to that later...)

These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Netfuture.ch.