I want to collect all your suggestions in this blog entry, so feel free to leave comments below and I’ll update the list permanently!
I’m working on the blue list entries.
The bold list entries are already implemented and will be released with the next update.
Strike throughstands for a fulfilled request 
some new secret features
- create a “one-time” custom alarm message directly when setting a new alarm/timer (thanks Quiong)
reedit alarm textgive the option to show time in US standard (12 hour time with AM and PM, instead of a 24 hour clock) (thanks Thomasz)
- a way to manage and sort alarms
- user profiles
- sync (thanks Jan!)disable alarms (thanks Johan!)- indicator (in the menubar) for active alarms (and make it optional, especially for JanS )
- option to set the “hour”-timer more accurately (half or quarter hours displayed) – (thanks Rafael!)
Option to make alarms persistent (pause and keep them in the list after alert. Thanks Thomas!)- set alarm volume independently of the system volume (thanks Michael again )
- in the “direct time”-zone, let the current time be in the middle of the screen (or let the user decide) (thanks Dominik)
option to disable “alarm-text-setting” for timers less than 1 hour (thanks Tomasz)Chronoling tutorial (thanks Dominik)
automatically add newly created Chronolings to the alarm text list (thanks Dominik)
repeat alarm until cancelled (thanks Michael)right click when choosing alarm time to set a quick alarm (without an alarm text)
I’m working heavily on full AppleScript support and on many other features right now but I’m looking forward to implement all your requests in the upcoming versions!
- ein Tutorial/Hilfe für eigene Chronolinge
- neu erstellte Chronolinge sollten automatisch in die Liste der Alarmtexte eingefügt werden
Danke sehr
- Möglichkeit Alarme zu sortieren
- verschiedene benutzerprofile
- synchronisieren zwischen geräten (internet doer zumindest wlan)
Das mit den Benutzerprofilen klingt interessant, ich schau mal was ich draus machen kann. Ich arbeite sowieso an einem größeren Update zur Zeit. Da wird man dann auch Alarme etc. sortieren und besser verwalten können!
Synchronisierung kommt mit iCloud
(ich hoffe ich werde damit bis zum Release fertig 
)
- Beim setzen des Alarms sollte die entsprechende Uhrzeit, wann der Alarm endet, mit angezeigt werden um Alarme z.B. auf die volle Stunde setzen zu können.
Im unteren Bildschirmbereich kannst du die Alarm Uhrzeit exakt einstellen oder meinst du etwas anderes?
Kann man in ChronoSlider (paid version) beliebige Alarmtöne auswählen? Die Auswahl in der Lite-Version ist sehr beschränkt. V.a. sind die Default-Töne so kurz dass ich befürchte sie zu überhören wenn ich nicht grad vor dem Computer sitze.
Auf jeden Fall ein geniales UI. Gute Arbeit!
Hi Stefan,
du kannst bei der “paid version” die gleichen System Sounds auswählen aber du hast die Möglichkeit eigene Befehlgesteuerte Alarme zu definieren, die AppleScript one-liner ausführen wie zum Beispiel:
tell application “iTunes” to play “Pfad:zur:MP3Datei:im:HFS:Format:Date.mp3″
Dann kannst du diesen Chronoling verwenden um eine Bestimmte MP3 abzuspielen.
Das Problem mit der Lautstärke lässt sich leider nicht lösen, ich habe bereits 100% Lautstärke, allerdings hängt diese von der Systemlautstärke ab. Da gibt es leider keinen “App Store validen” Umweg.
Es freut mich aber zu hören, dass es dir gefällt! Danke sehr
Ok, trotzdem wäre custom sounds gut. Vielleicht läuft ja iTunes nicht und ich möchte es auch nicht starten nur um den alarm sound abzuspielen
Da hast du Recht
Nach meiner Diplomprüfung kommt das ultimative ChronoSlider Update 
super
Hi there
Love the App! Was wondering if you have any plans to support running an AppleScript script in the Chronolings as well as a single AppleScript command. Or if there is currently a way to do this?
Thanks
Mason
I’m glad to hear you like it! Currently there are only Applescript one-liner supported, but I’m working on the next big update with full Applescript support!
how about sending an email on alarm?
notificant used to do this, was great, but seems to be non-functional, now.
am about to buy yours!
R
Hello!
I like this app!
Wonder if you consider to add an option that an alarm message automatically(i.e., without clicking the message) fades out after a set delay.
Thanks.
Thanks, good point!
i bought chronoslider today, and am excited about the list of planned features for the next release.
i would love more keyboard control — at the very least let me cancel the current timer entry with the escape key or something in case i accidentally hit my hotkey
ideally there would also be a way to type an alarm time, for when my hand is nowhere near the mouse/trackpad.
keep up the good work!
Hi Craig,
I love to hear you like it and thanks for your feedback!
More keyboard control is already on the way, the idea about the ability to type in the time via keyboard is nice, I’ll implement it too!
The next update is (sry, but again) a small one and is already being approved by Apple.
I’m still struggling with my last oral diploma exams, so there is not much time, but I’m on it
Hi, I just purchased your app and absolutely love it. The interface is ingenious! I’ve been looking for a quick-to-set timer like this for a long time. Two requests for future versions:
- Ability to edit alarm text after an alarm has been created; some alarms will be one-off events that I don’t want to enter permanent text for under “alarm messages”.
- I saw that you’re working on making the menubar icon indicate whether there are active alarms. What I love about setting alarms in Chronoslider is that I can then completely forget about them until the reminder(s) go off. This frees mental resources so I don’t have to continue thinking about the upcoming task. So I’d prefer that no indicator of active alarms is present in the menubar. Might you be willing to poll some people to see if this is actually a widely desired feature before implementing it? If you must implement it, could you provide a switch to turn the indicator off?
Thanks, and now I’m off to refer Chronoslider to all the mac users I know!
Sorry, just saw above that you’re already working on “one-time” alarm messages. Thanks!
Hi JonS!
ChronoSlider is designed to act exactly like you described, seamless and simple, so I try to keep it so and make it even better. This is only possible with frequent user feedback so thanks for you thoughts and don’t hesitate to post them here if you’ve got more! 
The active alarm indicator will be definitely quite subtile and of course you’ll be able to turn it off
Simple. Brilliant.
I just left a review on the iTunes Canada store for the lite version.
Then I went and bought the full version since I appreciate it when someone creates an application that fills a void that no other app fills (that I know of).
I’m really glad to read you like it!
Also many thanks for your review, you are one of about 10000, who writes one
I’m sure you won’t be disappointed by the upcoming updates!
Hi Tom,
großartige App – aber das verstehe ich nicht: untere bildschirmbereich? auch ich suche nach der möglichkeit, die uhrzeit direkt einzustellen, wenn ich nicht um 08:37 ausrechnen möchte, um wie viel stunden und minuten ich einen alarm sliden muss, damit er um 14:15 losgeht.
dennoch: tolles tool, große arbeit – thanx
Hi Chkucklick
Wenn du auf Slide! drückst bzw. die Hotkey-Kombination betätigst, kannst du im oberen (Drittel) Bildschirmbereich “Abbrechen”, im mittleren Drittel einen Timer setzen (linkes Viertel: Sekunden, Mittleres 2/4: Minuten und rechtes Viertel: Stunden), und im unteren Drittel die Zeit direkt auswählen (ganz links+unten ist die aktuelle Zeit).
Ich muss wirklich endlich mal jemanden beauftragen, der einen Screencast macht
ja, klar: easy. danke für den tipp. eigentlich braucht man dafür kein screencast. naja, manche vielleicht schon
keep up the good work
…naja, ich sicherlich mehr Umsatz machen, wenn ich einen hübschen Screencast hätte
Is there any reason this only supports OSX 10.7 ?
Thanks!
Hi Ben!
I’m sorry that I dropped support for prior Mac OS X versions. The reason is: Apple introduced some awesome new APIs and Cocoa features which are only available on Lion, and I simply could not resist. They really make developing and maintaining especially the user interface much more comfortable. (I’m also working on iCloud support…)
Well, it would be possible to make ChronoSlider compatible with earlier Mac OS X versions, but it would be a lot of work and unfortunately I’ve got not that much time. At least, not until I’m done with my last two diploma exams
Hello,
after a short exploration i understood the concept and now i love it +1.
But as mentioned above it would be great to have the following features:
Important:
- Sort alarm list
- Edit recurring alarms without swiping (alternate inputform)
Optional:
- Sync between Mac and iPhone
- Use Clipboard as input when theres a time (STRG +C 14:00)
Thank you for your engagement!
Best regards,
Ted
I’ve forgotten one elemental feature:
- Abort adjusting clock via swiping with ESC
In case that you’ve forgotten the time and you have to consult your calendar …
Thanks Ted! I’m working on it!
Also the idea with clipboard monitoring sounds great
Thanks for developing the app. Out of all menu bar timers in the App Store, I choose ChronoSlider to try the pomodoro technique! I like the simplicity of the app, but I think (as always) some improvements can be made (to win the Apple Design Awards next year
). My feedback (feel free to do something with it or ignore it 
):
- Add the ability to re-order items in the Alarm Messages and Chronolings lists.
- Remove list items with backspace key (as is common in a lot of places with these kind of lists).
- Sliding from left to right makes sense with time, but for the Alarm Messages there is no use in having to slide across the screen to see all the options and then decide. I’d prefer to see all Alarm Messages at once, so I can easily decide which one to choose.
- The text in the menu bar doesn’t look crisp and clear. I have no idea what happened to it. (“Slide!” is clear, but the text of the alarms are not).
- The part with the “Slide!”-button on the top, feels a little ‘developerish’ aka ‘unfinished’. Take for example Fantastical, it feels a lot more polished. Maybe it is even an option to make the whole top part a large button, I find the whitespace around it now adds unnecessary clutter.
- When I type something in the filter field, it also gets mentioned below the “Slide!”-button: you can leave that part out, typing in the filter field is enough for users to know on what they’re filtering.
- Tooltips for the buttons in the alarm items.
- Where did the rounded corners at the bottom go?
- I expected to shut down my Mac with that button to the right of the filter field, apparently it only quits the app. I’d go with a different icon, not sure exactly what, but at least it should have an ‘X’.
- I discovered that when clicking the “Slide!”-button, the screen is split up into 3 different ‘sections’ (top: cancel, middle: minutes, bottom: exact time). I discovered it, but it’s not clear when setting an alarm that there are different options. I think you need to find a way to make that clear (and as already mentioned by others: cancel should also work with the escape key).
- For the “Slide!”-button I’d go with a more task-centric naming. The action that the user want to do is more like “Set a timer”. Your app uses the method of sliding to accomplish the task, but in essence the user is setting a timer.
- I have the feeling that alarms go off on the exact second that they were set. So let’s say I set a timer at 12:35:24 for 4 minutes, the alarm will be going at 12:39:24. I’d prefer (and expected) the alarm to fire at 12:39:00.
- And to conclude: I would like to be in control of my timers. I mean that I can change the alarm text, but not the time it goes off nor after how many minutes. Now, if I change my mind about when the timer has to go off, I need to delete a timer and add a new one. Would be easier and faster to just edit the current timer.
Many points, but as I said earlier feel free to do something with it or ignore it
I just wanted to let you know what I think and help you continue making great apps. I don’t expect all my points to be changed in the next update or whatsoever. And to be clear: I like the app 
Also, good luck with your exams! (or have you finished yet?)
Best regards,
Reüel
Hi Reüel,
thank you so much for you incredibly extensive feedback! I agree with almost everything you described (some of them are already on my internal ToDo though) and going to improve ChronoSlider with the next updates.
There is however one thing which I probably don’t want to change: you wrote that when I set eg. a 4 minutes alarm at 12:35:24, the alarm will fire at 12:39:24. That’s correct and I designed it that way, because for example if you’re cooking eggs or set a short time interval where every second counts, it should be precise. Otherwise if you would set eg. a 2-minute timer at 12:37:59, it may fire at 12:39:00 which is exactly 1 minute and 1 second. There is an error of nearly 100%
That’s why there is the direct alarm zone, where the alarm times are rounded to exact minutes.
All the other things you summarized are really detailed, I thank you again, you’ve got a great sense of design
I hope to get more feedback from you with after the next updates
P.S. I’m done with my last exams btw. and now working on the KM3NeT neutrino telescope
Thank you for your reply, looking forward to the next version
I didn’t know that setting an alarm for the exact time would fire at the beginning of a minute. I tried it and it works, I think that – with your explanation – it is fine the way you designed it.
Happy programming!