Wiki source code of Release Notes for XWiki 8.2 Milestone 2
Version 36.1 by Alex Cotiugă on 2016/06/30
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| 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}} | ||
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| 5 | This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version. | ||
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| 7 | This milestone release features a redesigned default homepage, a new application index in the drawer and minor improvements to the template providers, the Flamingo skin and Ratings. For developers, we have some welcomed Livetable macro improvements and a long overdue change of behaviour for the getRenderedContent method. | ||
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| 9 | = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 8.2 Milestone 1) = | ||
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| 11 | [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 8.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=13615]]. | ||
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| 13 | == New Homepage == | ||
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| 15 | We replaced the Dashboard application from the main Homepage and added introductory steps as wiki syntax. This change will make it simpler for new users to edit the Homepage content, while also benefiting from some basic help concepts. The left panels area also showcases now the 'Navigation' panel, while the right panels area contain a 'Need Help?' panel. | ||
| 16 | {{image reference="homepage.png" width="600px;"/}} | ||
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| 18 | == Tour for Homepage == | ||
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| 20 | A [[tour>>extensions:Extension.Tour Application]] has been created to present the UI elements existing on the Main.WebHome page. Every user will be guided through this tour in order to become familiar with XWiki. | ||
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| 22 | {{gallery}} | ||
| 23 | image:step1.png | ||
| 24 | image:step2.png | ||
| 25 | image:step3.png | ||
| 26 | image:step4.png | ||
| 27 | image:step5.png | ||
| 28 | image:step6.png | ||
| 29 | image:step7.png | ||
| 30 | image:step8.png | ||
| 31 | {{/gallery}} | ||
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| 33 | == Application Index == | ||
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| 35 | We removed some applications from the AppBar (like Scheduler, Invitation, Panels, etc.) with the intention to simplify the interface and promote a smaller number of applications inside the AppBar panel. In order for the applications to still be discoverable, we added in the Drawer an [[Application Index>>extensions:Extension.Application Index Application]]. | ||
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| 37 | {{image reference="appIndex.png" width="600px;"/}} | ||
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| 39 | == Template Icons == | ||
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| 41 | When creating a new page, the Template Providers for specific applications can now add an icon and a description. We added new icons and descriptions for the Blog and Dashboard default templates. | ||
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| 43 | {{image reference="templateIcons.png" width="600px;"/}} | ||
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| 45 | == Miscellaneous == | ||
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| 47 | * Improved the edit section styling to be in consistency with the Flamingo Skin style((( | ||
| 48 | {{image reference="edit_section.png" width="600px;"/}} | ||
| 49 | ))) | ||
| 50 | * Improved the way ratings stars are displayed by removing the white background from picture ((( | ||
| 51 | {{image reference="stars.png"/}} | ||
| 52 | ))) | ||
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| 54 | See the [[full list of JIRA issues>>http://jira.xwiki.org/sr/jira.issueviews:searchrequest-printable/temp/SearchRequest.html?jqlQuery=project+in+%28XCOMMONS%2C+XRENDERING%2C+XWIKI%2C+XE%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%228.2-milestone-2%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release. | ||
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| 56 | == Upgrades == | ||
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| 58 | The following dependencies have been upgraded: | ||
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| 60 | * [[Groovy 2.4.7>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-995]] | ||
| 61 | * [[Jackson 2.7.5>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-998]] | ||
| 62 | * [[httpcore 4.4.5>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-999]] | ||
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| 64 | = For Developers = | ||
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| 66 | == Miscellaneous == | ||
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| 68 | * Added 2 new column types for the Livetable macro: [["boolean" and "multilist">>extensions:Extension.Livetable Macro||anchor="HAllacceptedvalues-2"]]((( | ||
| 69 | {{image reference="livetable-boolean.png"/}} | ||
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| 72 | {{image reference="livetable-multilist.png"/}} | ||
| 73 | ))) | ||
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| 75 | = Translations = | ||
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| 77 | The following translations have been updated: | ||
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| 79 | {{language codes="fr, pt_BR"/}} | ||
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| 81 | = Tested Browsers & Databases = | ||
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| 83 | {{warning}} | ||
| 84 | The QA Tests are executed after the release has been done. Thus, they are being prepared now and will be published soon. | ||
| 85 | {{/warning}} | ||
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| 87 | {{comment}} | ||
| 88 | TODO: uncomment and update with proper link when the report is ready. | ||
| 89 | {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}} | ||
| 90 | {{/comment}} | ||
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| 92 | = Known issues = | ||
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| 94 | * [[Bugs we know about>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]] | ||
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| 96 | = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes = | ||
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| 98 | == General Notes == | ||
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| 100 | When upgrading make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg##, ##xwiki.properties## and ##web.xml## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters may have been modified or added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything. | ||
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| 102 | == Issues specific to XWiki XWiki 8.2 Milestone 2 == | ||
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| 104 | === getRenderedContent === | ||
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| 106 | The behavior of the getRenderedContent methods located in Document/XWikiDocument changed a bit. | ||
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| 108 | * methods taking a String to render in the context of the document: they are still rendering in the context of the document but with the right of whatever called the method | ||
| 109 | * methods rendering the document itself: they are still rendering in the context of whatever called this method but with the right of the document | ||
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| 111 | == API Breakages == | ||
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| 113 | The following APIs were modified in XWiki 8.2 Milestone 2: | ||
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| 115 | {{backwardCompatiblityReport version="8.2-milestone-2"/}} |
