mikedamage
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13 years ago I understand what you're saying. I think the solution lies in making the task display configurable.
Maybe I could offer the user a few different display choices by adding a button or menu to the toolbar. It definitely has room for a few more buttons.
I was also considering using tooltips to show more detail when you hover over a task, but have so far opted not to do that. Ideas, anyone?
I am not sure this is something you can fix, but I will give you the feedback nonetheless. I use the Mac OS X Widget for all of my timing needs. I then use a 3rd party app to force the widget to run on top of my desktop (rather than on my OS X dashboard).
It provides a list of timers just as your extension does, however this is what I see:
https://skitch.com/byrnereese/rthat/dock
What has always bothered me about this view is that the "task" in harvest is always very generic, e.g. "Development" or "Project Management". I take great care to input a more descriptive task note, and would much rather see that in my listing because it is more specific and often helpful to me.
I was hoping perhaps that would be more evident in your chrome extension.
Does that make sense?
Generally speaking I find the text weight and emphasis in the table listing to not necessary be best for me. :) Right now you have:
Client Name (bold): Task name
I would prefer:
Task Note (slightly bigger font) Client Name/Task (slightly smaller font)
In other words, I want to make the list quicker and easier to scan, and for me the most salient piece of information is captured in the note, not in the task name.