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Turning the page on stale product docs

Turning the page on stale product docs

Out-of-date products docs are a universal problem. Before any of us build, we start with an idea, which we jot down and then flesh out with requirements and specs. Some call it a brief; others a PRD or spec. Yet the purpose is all the same: to capture a promising

The backlog dilemma

The backlog dilemma

When every half-baked idea, bug, and improvement all ends up in one place — your backlog — you may be tempted to ask: what if we just stopped managing the backlog? As in, stopped asking for clarification on vaguely described tickets. Ignored inconsistent tags. And freely allowed stale ideas to languish. In

Building like it's 1984: Scrollbars in web applications

Product Building

Building like it's 1984: Scrollbars in web applications

Similar to context menus, scrollbars are so ubiquitous that users, software developers, and designers rarely think about them. Although they looked and behaved similarly in the past, scrollbars haven't converged completely across systems and platforms. The scrollbars of Windows 10 haven't changed much from those of

Building like it's 1984: A comprehensive guide to creating intuitive context menus

Product Building

Building like it's 1984: A comprehensive guide to creating intuitive context menus

Context menus have existed for decades, from macOS to Windows, from Xerox Parc to the web. They’re a widely understood user interface concept, but many new apps still fail to deliver them at the standard users have come to expect. Since the context menu paradigm has existed for so

Height launches public access and raises $14M to build the project management tool for your entire company.

Height launches public access and raises $14M to build the project management tool for your entire company.

We’re thrilled to announce today that Height is now available to everyone as we launch our public access and that we’ve raised our $14M Series A, led by Redpoint Ventures. Redpoint is joining our other amazing investors, including Matrix, Lightspeed, IA Ventures, as well as many stellar angel

Dec 17th 2019 (0.19)

Stability & performance Our primary focus in November was on improving stability. We've added better API support and now handle edge cases better to make Height more reliable and decrease downtime for you all 💪 Recurring tasks Got a task that you do over and over, like creating an

Nov 5th 2019 (0.18)

Sections and subsections To accommodate different workflows, we're introducing Subsections! You already had Sections, previously named _Group by, _and now we're adding a second level of grouping 🥳 On top of that, we now support no grouping at all on Assigned and smart lists. This can help

Oct 28th 2019 (0.17)

Task forms Cross team collaboration can be difficult: different workflows, knowledge and processes. Today, we're releasing task forms which will help you collaborate better between teams. A form is a unique URL which help you create a new task with predefined attributes. You can use task forms for

Oct 21st 2019 (0.16)

Chat replies Collaboration got a lot better with the new chat replies. Simply select some text from any message and click Reply to quote that message. It keeps a link to the original message as well so that it's easier for others to follow a conversation. API We

Oct 7th 2019 (0.15)

Lists permissions Many of you asked to restrict lists to some members only. It is now possible through the Share button. * Workspace access: lists have workspace access enabled by default, which means every member has access to the list. Disable it to gain more granularity. * Public access: enable public access

Sept 30th 2019 (0.14)

Tasks dependencies** ** Our new attribute type "Linked tasks" unlocks many workflows like dependencies, duplicates, epics and more. To use it, go to your Settings - Attributes and create a new attribute of type "Linked tasks". Lists summaries Customize lists even more by adding automatic calculations on

Sept 23rd 2019 (0.13)

**Dark mode ** We added a beautiful dark theme to Height: you can change the theme from _Height Command _by typing Theme. (Accessible with cmd+shift+l / ctrl+shift+l too) Better date input We improved our date modal for faster keyboard input with shortcuts and improved its readability. Try usingcmd+

Sept 16th 2019 (0.12)

Always up-to-date descriptions [new] Descriptions are very useful when they are accurate and up-to-date but they tend to get forgotten. A few days/weeks pass and the description you wrote might be completely irrelevant. We designed descriptions to live in the conversation so they don't get forgotten. When

Sept 9th 2019 (0.11)

Features & improvements * Chat improvements * Improved the emoji autocomplete algorithm to accurately find the emoji you're looking for. * Add/remove reacjis in one click. * The action popover is now located on the top right of the message for easier access. * The message input is now more visible when

Aug 29th 2019 (0.10)

We launched [https://height.app] today 🥳 > Introducing Height, a new tool for product teams to work together better — https://t.co/f0cv5fbmgG Height has been designed for faster collaboration with real-time tasks, chat, and adaptive workflows. Sign up for early access 👋 pic.twitter.com/DtApYpA0Pe [https://t.co/DtApYpA0Pe]