[Ken Case]

Originally Posted by al_f

Please don't! I think more projects are sequential than parallel myself, plus this would confuse current users who are used to a sequential default and would have to remember to edit the preferences every time they upgrade/update or reinstall.

This setting is now stored in the database, so you won't have to remember to set it with each upgrade.

We debated this setting a lot in early 2007, and ended up with a pretty even split between people who thought the default for new projects should be parallel vs. sequential. In the end, we ended up making it a preference.

We don't want people to have to learn the full app to understand what's happening; we want them to be able to take advantage of features as they learn about them. As we've exposed more and more new users to the application, we've come to realize that sequential projects are a stumbling block for many of them: sequential projects and task availability have to be explained before people understand why later actions in a sequence aren't showing up in their "available" lists, and the more we have to explain up front the more people feel intimidated, confused, and frustrated by the tool.