diff --git a/frappe/commands.py b/frappe/commands.py
index 6957e1aea4..e0e61cbe27 100644
--- a/frappe/commands.py
+++ b/frappe/commands.py
@@ -383,15 +383,28 @@ def reset_perms(context):
 
 @click.command('execute')
 @click.argument('method')
+@click.option('--args')
+@click.option('--kwargs')
 @pass_context
-def execute(context, method):
+def execute(context, method, args=None, kwargs=None):
 	"execute a function"
 	for site in context.sites:
 		try:
 			frappe.init(site=site)
 			frappe.connect()
 			print frappe.local.site
-			ret = frappe.get_attr(method)()
+
+			if args:
+				args = eval(args)
+			else:
+				args = ()
+
+			if kwargs:
+				kwargs = eval(args)
+			else:
+				kwargs = {}
+
+			ret = frappe.get_attr(method)(*args, **kwargs)
 
 			if frappe.db:
 				frappe.db.commit()
diff --git a/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.js b/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.js
index be16bdf0d8..3a204408f7 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.js
+++ b/frappe/desk/doctype/todo/todo.js
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("ToDo", {
 					frm.save();
 				}, null, "btn-default");
 			}
+			frm.add_custom_button(__("New"), function() {
+				newdoc("ToDo")
+			}, null, "btn-default");
 		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py b/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py
index b8e08c858d..996fa6be28 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/form/assign_to.py
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ def notify_assignment(assigned_by, owner, doc_type, doc_name, action='CLOSE',
 	user_info = get_fullnames()
 
 	# Search for email address in description -- i.e. assignee
-	from frappe.utils import get_url_to_form
-	assignment = get_url_to_form(doc_type, doc_name, label="%s: %s" % (doc_type, doc_name))
+	from frappe.utils import get_link_to_form
+	assignment = get_link_to_form(doc_type, doc_name, label="%s: %s" % (doc_type, doc_name))
 	owner_name = user_info.get(owner, {}).get('fullname')
 	user_name = user_info.get(frappe.session.get('user'), {}).get('fullname')
 	if action=='CLOSE':
diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/ganttview.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/ganttview.js
index 62f2b240fd..360806159f 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/ganttview.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/views/ganttview.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ frappe.views.Gantt = frappe.views.CalendarBase.extend({
 					gantt_area.gantt({
 						source: me.get_source(r),
 						navigate: "scroll",
-						scale: "days",
+						scale: me.gantt_scale || "days",
 						minScale: "hours",
 						maxScale: "months",
 						itemsPerPage: 20,
diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index 07a032908e..f69a9d222f 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -538,10 +538,16 @@ def get_url(uri=None, full_address=False):
 def get_host_name():
 	return get_url().rsplit("//", 1)[-1]
 
-def get_url_to_form(doctype, name, label=None):
+def get_link_to_form(doctype, name, label=None):
 	if not label: label = name
 
-	return """<a href="/desk#!Form/%(doctype)s/%(name)s">%(label)s</a>""" % locals()
+	return """<a href="{0}">{1}</a>""".format(get_url_to_form(doctype, name), label)
+
+def get_url_to_form(doctype, name):
+	return get_url(uri = "desk/#Form/{0}/{1}".format(doctype, name))
+
+def get_url_to_list(doctype):
+	return get_url(uri = "desk/#List/{0}".format(doctype))
 
 operator_map = {
 	# startswith