Add a delay to the auto-tracker

[Peter_Hartree]

The auto-tracker notifications are great but they fire a bit too quickly. It seems to fire basically immediately when I switch to a window containing a keyword.

This is annoying because I’m often switching between windows to get to the project I want to work on next. E.g. I want to project on project Y, but I briefly see project X first, and auto-tracker fires for project X.

For me it’d be better if there were a 30 second delay. If I’ve spent 30+ seconds with a single keyword visible, chances are I’m properly getting into a project.

[Veljko]

@Peter_Hartree are you using the Track macOS app or the Track app for Windows? I’m asking because the Windows app does support a delay setting:

We hope to match these settings between the apps in the future.

[Peter_Hartree]

I’m using the Mac app. Yes, it’d be wonderful if you could add this to the Mac app.

For now I’m finding this sufficiently annoying that I’ve just disabled the auto-tracker feature, even though I really like it when it works…

Another case in which it keeps pinging me: when my open tabs look like this, and I’m going through reading and closing stuff.

[Veljko]

@Peter_Hartree Thanks for confirming - also, thanks for sharing that use case. I can see how that can be disturbing. We are working internally on creating a more focused environment for our users with less disturbance. I’ve shared this with the Mac team on our end, and I hope we will be able to meet your needs better in the future.