# Grindstone Next **URL:** https://discuss.epiforge.com/c/grindstone-next/12.md [Latest](https://discuss.epiforge.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.epiforge.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Grindstone Next category](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/about-the-grindstone-next-category/116)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0
Get questions answered about and discuss the next version of Grindstone. --- ## [Feature Request - 'Recent' section in timers drop-down](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-recent-section-in-timers-drop-down/271)
**Author:** [@paddythegeek](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/paddythegeek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 6:38pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-recent-section-in-timers-drop-down/271 "2023-03-23T18:38:19Z")
I use Grindstone in Stopwatch mode with a lengthy (and growing) list of work items from a work management system used by our team. Work items in the drop-down list are sorted alphabetically, but switching timers always r… --- ## [How do you access Grindstone Next to evaluate?](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/how-do-you-access-grindstone-next-to-evaluate/251)
**Author:** [@ghowson](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/ghowson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 6:49am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/how-do-you-access-grindstone-next-to-evaluate/251 "2022-12-08T06:49:04Z")
How do you access Grindstone Next to evaluate? --- ## [Feature Request - Timer over taskbar](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-timer-over-taskbar/173)
**Author:** [@cajon](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/cajon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-timer-over-taskbar/173 "2022-11-17T09:59:02Z")
I don’t know how to fix this problem by myself, so I thought you may have the expertise to do it. I like to have my minimized timerbar over the taskbar. When I get back to the maximized view and then back to the minimize… --- ## [The Next Major Version of Grindstone is Under Development](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/the-next-major-version-of-grindstone-is-under-development/117)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/the-next-major-version-of-grindstone-is-under-development/117 "2022-10-17T06:22:56Z")
First–especially in light of the challenging times lately–I offer my most humble apologies to the community for being a little out of touch for the past few months. We have been busy laying the foundation for the next ma… --- ## [Update leads to crash](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/update-leads-to-crash/207)
**Author:** [@donvnielsen](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/donvnielsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/update-leads-to-crash/207 "2022-04-09T08:55:25Z")
Within the last half-hour I applied the latest updates. When I restart Grindstone Next, I get the following hard crash. x64 Alpha 5.0.8012.31667 - “An unhandled win32 exception occurred in \[31932\] Grindstone.exe” --- ## [2021-12-08 Release](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-08-release/200)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-08-release/200 "2021-12-08T22:24:10Z")
Time Tracking added: interface to modify the Stopwatch’s duration and display operations Views revised: column header clicking now causes sorting to occur on a worker pool thread to avoid holding up the UI --- ## [2021-12-06 Release](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-06-release/199)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 4:10am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-06-release/199 "2021-12-07T04:10:41Z")
Views added: views now no longer kept memory-resident if they are not system views, not monitored, and not currently being displayed --- ## [2021-12-05 Release](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-05-release/198)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-05-release/198 "2021-12-06T02:58:50Z")
Time Tracking added: Assignment auto-select view, which is used by Grindstone to determine whether an assignment can be re-used when the user starts timing a work item fixed: a defect that caused Grindstone not to prop… --- ## [2021-12-01 Release](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-01-release/197)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-12-01-release/197 "2021-12-01T16:32:55Z")
Formulas added: Perspective function which retrieves the person for which the formula is being evaluated Time Tracking added: baseline time tracking functionality added: Stopwatch ribbon displayed above the currentl… --- ## [2021-11-20 Release](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-11-20-release/195)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-11-20-release/195 "2021-11-20T15:33:40Z")
Entity Editor added: autocomplete text search to available values View Editor added: autocomplete text search to available entity types, owners, parameter types, and list values --- ## [2021-11-19 Release](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-11-19-release/194)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/2021-11-19-release/194 "2021-11-20T03:51:46Z")
General removed: custom window chrome (see: Very quick takes on UI from @donvnielsen) removed: textbox caret color adjustment from the previous release Operation Editor added: autocomplete text search to available f… --- ## [Expect lists to auto-advance after typing characters](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/expect-lists-to-auto-advance-after-typing-characters/193)
**Author:** [@donvnielsen](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/donvnielsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/expect-lists-to-auto-advance-after-typing-characters/193 "2021-11-18T03:30:19Z")
--- ## [Trying to figure out views, traits, and parameters](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-views-traits-and-parameters/192)
**Author:** [@donvnielsen](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/donvnielsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/trying-to-figure-out-views-traits-and-parameters/192 "2021-11-18T03:27:56Z")
I’m not really getting it, how to put things together. It appears everything centers around traits, but it’s not intuitive to me how it all integrates. --- ## [Very quick takes on UI](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/very-quick-takes-on-ui/189)
**Author:** [@donvnielsen](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/donvnielsen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/very-quick-takes-on-ui/189 "2021-11-17T13:53:02Z")
Just talking out loud as I encounter little UI/UX things… #1 #2 #3 The UI is pretty nice. The color palette and object formatting is sharp. More to come regarding technicals. I need some dedicated time to exp… --- ## [I got stuck deleting](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/i-got-stuck-deleting/191)
**Author:** [@donvnielsen](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/donvnielsen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/i-got-stuck-deleting/191 "2021-11-17T13:26:31Z")
Click Trait Views Click Trait Selection Click Delete View at bottom Press OK You see the attached image with Deleting View over the top of the message window. It cannot be read, and the spinner never goes away. --- ## [Feature request: Work Item Select configurable to View](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-work-item-select-configurable-to-view/182)
**Author:** [@SteveOh](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/SteveOh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-work-item-select-configurable-to-view/182 "2021-08-27T12:51:52Z")
problem: work item select shows all work items. This presents two challenges - a. I am presented with a list of 88 items (and growing) of item to select from when I have only 33 incomplete work items.Much scrolling need… --- ## [Who knew keeping a years-old promise could be euphoric?](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/who-knew-keeping-a-years-old-promise-could-be-euphoric/155)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/who-knew-keeping-a-years-old-promise-could-be-euphoric/155 "2021-03-22T20:10:04Z")
Some of you that have been with us long enough to have participated in the discussions concerning differences between Grindstone 4 and previous versions may recall what I once said about the Rates feature, to wit: that i… --- ## [Feature Request - Auto Select Filtered item](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-auto-select-filtered-item/152)
**Author:** [@UserTim](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/UserTim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/feature-request-auto-select-filtered-item/152 "2021-03-10T15:32:01Z")
I am asking to remove the step of clicking on the selected item after filtering for the appropriate work item. I often use the quick search to find the work item I’d like to allocate time to, but 80% of the time forget … --- ## [How important is offline mode?](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/how-important-is-offline-mode/119)
**Author:** [@daniel.henry](https://discuss.epiforge.com/u/daniel.henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://discuss.epiforge.com/t/how-important-is-offline-mode/119 "2020-10-11T17:22:26Z")
Grindstone Next will, of course, have a “team multiplayer edition” (like Grindstone Sync and Task Force). This time around, unlike previous versions of Grindstone, we are going to have the cloud/server do all of the hea…