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Settings, tab by tab

Settings has seven tabs: Appearance, Schedule, Timer, Shortcuts, Account, System and Support. Open it with the gear in the title bar. Type in the search box to find any setting, and point at the info icon beside a label to see what it changes. Changes apply at once, and most follow your account to your other computers.

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Search and info hints

The search box at the top of Settings finds any setting by name or by a word it relates to.

Settings with timer typed in the search box, and the matching settings listed with the tab each one is on. Example data.Settings with timer typed in the search box, and the matching settings listed with the tab each one is on. Example data.

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  1. Search settingsType a name or a word it relates to.
  2. A resultIts label and what it changes. Choose it to open it.
  3. Its tabWhere the setting lives.
Settings, searched for timer. Example data.

Esc clears the search, and a second press closes Settings. Point at the info icon beside a label for a short hint. Some hints draw a small picture of the setting.

Appearance

The theme, the clock widget on the dashboard, the undo message, zoom and the keyboard focus outline.

Theme

How Dabadoro looks. The floating timer follows it.

Default
Dark
Range
Dark or Light
Where
Settings > Appearance

Widget style

Daba or a plain clock face in the dashboard corner.

Default
Daba mascot
Range
Daba mascot or Minimal analog
Where
Settings > Appearance, Clock widget

Show clock widget

Shows the mascot or clock on your dashboard. Click it to open the AI Command Centre.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Appearance, Clock widget

Show in fullscreen

Keeps the widget on screen in both fullscreen views.

Default
Off
Where
Settings > Appearance, Clock widget

Widget size

Makes the mascot or clock larger.

Default
100%
Range
100% to 200%
Where
Settings > Appearance, Clock widget

Show undo message

A short message with an Undo button after each change. CtrlZCmdZ works either way.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Appearance, Messages

Zoom

Makes everything in the app larger or smaller. Also Ctrl=Cmd= and Ctrl-Cmd-.

Default
100%
Range
28% to 200%
Where
Settings > Appearance, Accessibility

Show keyboard focus outline

Draws a ring around the control you reach with Tab.

Default
Off
Where
Settings > Appearance, Accessibility
Since
1.2

Schedule

New in 1.2. How the day is laid out, what the schedule draws, and the dashboard layout.

Schedule view

Columns that fit your window, one list, or one period. See schedule views.

Default
Period columns
Range
Period columns, One-day list or One period at a time
Where
Settings > Schedule
Since
1.2

Minimum column width

Fewer columns show once one would be narrower than this.

Default
A fifth of your screen's width
Range
Or your own, 200 to 800 px in steps of 20
Where
Settings > Schedule, Column width
Since
1.2

Show current time line

A red line marks the current time on your schedule.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Schedule, Display

Fold empty hours

Hides runs of two or more free hours in the one-day list.

Default
Off
Where
Settings > Schedule, Display
Since
1.2

Show a week strip

Seven days above the schedule. The calendar button turns it on too.

Default
Off
Where
Settings > Schedule, Display
Since
1.2

Show tracked time

A green line beside the hours marks the time you tracked.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Schedule, Display
Since
1.2

Dashboard layout

One tab bar on the left, or the timer, schedule and lists side by side. Side panels resize from 260 to 560 px.

Default
Classic
Range
Classic or Timer, Schedule, Tasks and Habits
Where
Settings > Schedule
Since
1.2
ButtonWhat it does
Reset to defaultsPuts every choice on this tab and both panel widths back to how they started.

Timer

The floating timer's look and behaviour, and the way into the focus timer settings. Every setting on this tab is new in 1.2.

Floating timer style

From a small clock to a full card. Try them on the floating timer page.

Default
Standard
Range
Minimal, Standard, Bar or Detailed
Where
Settings > Timer, beside the preview

Show the floating timer

On top of other windows while a session runs in the background. It carries the Pro mark: it is a Pro feature, open to everyone while plans are not on sale.
Default
On
Where
Settings > Timer, Behaviour

Show while paused

Keeps the floating timer on screen when the clock is paused.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Timer, Behaviour

Details

How the floating timer's panel opens: on hover, with a button, or never.

Default
Hover
Range
Hover, Button or Never
Where
Settings > Timer, Behaviour

Fade when not in use

Turns see-through 4 seconds after the pointer leaves.

Default
Off
Where
Settings > Timer, Behaviour

Fade strength

How much of the timer stays visible once faded.

Default
55%
Range
20% to 80%, in steps of 5
Where
Settings > Timer, Behaviour

Colour

The ring, dot and progress line. Breaks keep their own colours.

Default
Theme accent
Range
Theme accent, Task colour, Habit colour, Reward colour, Done colour or Alert colour
Where
Settings > Timer, Look

Clock size

A regular or large clock. Minimal always uses the regular one.

Default
Regular
Range
Regular or Large
Where
Settings > Timer, Look

Activity name

The task or habit after the state word on the floating timer.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Timer, Look

Progress ring

The ring that fills as the set goes by.

Default
On
Where
Settings > Timer, Look
ButtonWhat it does
Timer settings: OpenOpens the focus timer settings: 25, 5 and 15 minute defaults, the alarm sound and its volume. Session durations (min) and Maximum (min) are in minutes. Progressive focus and Cycle carry the Pro mark. See the focus timer guide.

Note

Pro features need a pass the app gets from our server. On the free plan it lasts 7 days, so connect at least once a week. Without a valid pass, a Pro row says Connect to the internet to use this. If we switch a feature off for a while, it says Switched off for now. Try again later.

Shortcuts

Every keyboard shortcut, and whether its key shows next to its button.

Keyboard shortcuts

Press a key in a field to change it. Every default is on the keyboard shortcuts page.

Default
15 shortcuts
Range
Any key, with Ctrl, Shift or Alt. The zoom keys are reserved.
Where
Settings > Shortcuts

Shortcut hints

Shows or hides the key next to a button in the app.

Default
Shown for 11 of 15
Range
Shown or hidden, per shortcut
Where
Settings > Shortcuts

Account

Your profile, your plan, your organisation and the data in it. Log out and Reset account data sit together under Log out and reset, at the end of the tab.

PartWhat it does
Profile cardYour name, username, level and XP bar, completed focus, top habit streak and total XP.
Manage accountOpens your account page in the browser: name, email, password and security.
PlanYour plan and what it includes. Until paid plans go on sale, the free plan lists what Pro includes, with no button, and says Pro and Max are coming soon. Once they are on sale, it offers Team and Education plans and Upgrade, which open the website. A paid plan shows its status, such as when it renews, and the Ads off or Ads on chip, which opens Show ads on the Support tab. For a plan paid through Paddle, Manage plan opens Paddle's billing portal in your browser: update your card, download invoices or cancel.
OrganisationJoin an organisation takes the code your team or school gave you. The organisation's owner then sees your display name and username. A member sees the organisation's plan and can Leave it, losing the plan it gives. The owner holds one of the seats and cannot leave. They see how many seats are used, make an invite code with Make a new code, and see the members, each with Remove. To add seats, write to contact@dabadoro.com.
Log outLogs out of the app and your browser. If the server refused some changes, it asks first: Keep them on this device or Delete them and log out.
Reset account dataClears tasks, habits and history from your account. It needs a connection.

Watch out

Reset account data cannot be undone. Your account stays; its contents go.

System

Sync problems, updates, the release notes and the first-run guide.

PartWhat it does
SyncShows only when the server refused a change. Each row offers Try again or Use the cloud copy. See sync and accounts.
UpdatesYour version, such as Dabadoro 1.2.1, and a button that checks for a newer one and installs it.
Get early updatesUnder Updates, while you are signed in. On Pro and Max, a switch, off by default: new versions before everyone else, sometimes with rough edges. On the free plan, the Pro mark and Upgrade. Until paid plans go on sale, it says Coming with Pro and Max.
What's newChanges in each update, newest first. The same list is on the changelog.
GuideFive short steps to your first coins. Show the guide again runs them from the start. See your first five minutes.

Support

Ads on your plan, ways to support the app and the legal pages.

PartWhat it does
Remove adsShows on the free plan. Once paid plans are on sale, See Pro plans opens the plans page in your browser. Until then, it says Coming with Pro and Max.

Show ads

On Pro, Max, Team and Education, in place of Remove ads. Off by default on your plan. Turn it on to see ads and support Dabadoro. An ad you close then stays hidden on all your computers. The Ads on or Ads off chip on the plan card, on the Account tab, opens it.

Default
Off
Where
Settings > Support
Since
1.2
PartWhat it does
Coming soonThe merch store's button. Until a new merch store opens, it reads Coming soon and opens nothing. Dabadoro is made by one developer, and the store will be a way to support it. On the free plan, or with Show ads on, an ad can show below it.
Privacy PolicyOpens the privacy policy in your browser.
Terms of ServiceOpens the terms of service in your browser.
End-User License AgreementOpens the licence for the app in your browser.