[Bill Van Hecke]

Howdy Jashan,

Thanks very much for such a well thought out post. Believe me, the inconsistencies and difficulties in our apps' UI bother us more than they bother anyone else! You wouldn't believe the number of historical, practical, and technical factors that have led to the interactions we have now.

But one of our main priorities for the next round of major revisions to all of our apps is to reconsider, stabilize, and standardize the way our basic mouse and keyboard interactions work. We've already started moving in that direction by, for instance, making Enter confirm editing without creating a new row, so that you can use that instead of Escape. Ultimately, we may end up adopting the OmniPlan way across the board, where pressing Return confirms your edit, and then pressing it again creates a new item. Of course, we hope to also provide a reasonable set of preferences for matching the way you are used to working.

We can't wait to get the next generation of our apps into your hands. In the meantime, we truly appreciate your feedback about how to best improve them. Thanks!