MySource Matrix Open Source CMS - Issue #66

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MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue 66
Friday 17th March 2006

covers versions 3.6.6 stable, 3.8.0 stable, 3.9.0 development

News

No News is Good News

There is no general MySource Matrix developer news this week.

New Features

LDAP Users Get an Inbox

Added to: 3.9.0 development

LDAP users can now access their inbox to view, send and delete internal messages. Their inbox is accessed through the MySpace tab of the asset map, the same as normal MySource Matrix users.

View HTMLTidy Status While Editing

Added to: 3.9.0 development

A new icon now appears at the top of the DIV or TABLE cell editing toolbar (near the properties and the WYSIWYG icon) that indicates if HTMLTidy has been run on the content. A grey icon indicates that HTMLTidy is disabled and is not running on the piece of content. A yellow icon indicates that HTMLTidy has never been run on the content. A green icon indicates that HTMLTidy was able to clean the content last time the content was committed. A red icon indicates that HTMLTidy failed to clean the content (for whatever reason) last time the content was committed.

Release Locks Button in Simple Edit

Added to: 3.9.0 development

A new keyword can now be used in simple edit layouts to allow you to print a "release locks" button. When the release locks button is pressed, the locks on the asset are released and the user exits simple edit mode. The new keyword is .

Release all Locks you Hold

Added to: 3.9.0 development

Users can now release all locks they currently hold in the system by selecting an option on their details screen. The details screen can be accessed through the MySpace tab of the asset map. To release all locks a user holds, you must have admin access to that user account.

Auto-redirect to Forced HTTPS URLs

Added to: 3.9.0 development

When a user navigates to a HTTP URL for a page that forces the use of a HTTPS URL, the user will now be redirected to the correct HTTPS URL instead of showing a page not found error.

Edit Internal Message Settings

Added to: 3.9.0 development

There is now a drop-down option in the System Configuration section of the administration interface that allows you to edit the internal message settings of the system. This includes deciding which messages are logged to the database and which are sent via email. Previously, these configuration settings had to be changed manually through the messaging_service.conf file.

Export Links Report to CSV

Added to: 3.9.0 development

The links report shows you all the links and their status for a section of your system. The report can now be exported to a CSV file for processing and storage outside of MySource Matrix.

Filter Links Report

Added to: 3.9.0 development

The links report now gives you the option of hiding any of the main linking sections (internal, external and mailto links) so you can customise the report for your requirements. You can also choose to show only broken or only working links inside each of those linking sections.

Planned Development

No new generic features are currently scheduled for development.

Upgrading

3.9.0 Development

Additional queries:

No additional queries are required for upgrades.

Additional comments:

No additional upgrade steps are required.

New Bugs Added To Bug Tracker

Bug ID	3.6.x	3.8.x	Dev	Description
1173	Y	Y	Y	If search is conducted with less than minimum word length presents php warning
1174	N	Y	Y	Customising image content type for user group prefs screen causes fatal error
1175	N	Y	Y	Trash is purged but the bar which limits the loaded assets stays
1176	Y	Y	Y	() characters in PDF filenames cause a pdftohtml error
1178	N	Y	Y	Thesaurus Import XML doesn't support & and ' characters
1180	N	N	Y	System Configuration - HIPO Configuration - broken
1183	Y	Y	Y	Incorrect text label on initial Paint Layout - Details screen
1185	Y	Y	Y	Customization in Preferences causing users to get PHP warnings when they log in
1186	Y	Y	Y	Double-underscore URLs still fires a HIPO which removes the URL
1187	N	N	N	Wysiwyg height not set in Simple edit in Firefox (not confirmed)

Notes:

Bug #1172 (css file assets' classes are not picked up in wysiwyg) was submitted by Matt Keehan but was marked as Not a Bug as the poster misunderstood the use of the CSS File asset.

Bug #1177 (_edit interface occasionally mangles links) was submitted by Raena but was marked as Can Not Replicate after the bug could not be replicated on any branch and the poster confirmed that the bug can not always be reproduced.

Bug #1179 (Assets move in bulk - asset map order not retained) was submitted by KateN but was marked as Will Not Fix because the bug is fixed in versions 3.8.0+ and cannot be back-ported to the 3.6 branch due to a rewrite of part of the asset map being required.

Bug #1181 (Asset Listing Inherit Broken) was submitted by Richard but was marked as Not a Bug after it could not be replicated. This is most likely an error in the custom asset built for Richard, and so is client specific and will be removed from the public bug tracker.

New Feature Requests Added To Bug Tracker

Bug ID	Description
1182	Cloning an asset should also have option to clone its children
1184	Asset Map Feature: 'Ctrl-Right Click' Asset Menu

Bugs Fixed In The Bug Tracker

Bug ID	3.6.x	3.8.x	Dev	Description
1169	Y	Y	Y	Searches with non english signs result in no hit
1170	Y	Y	Y	Thumbnail details going missing
1173	Y	Y	Y	If search is conducted with less than minimum word length presents php warning
1174	N	Y	Y	Customising image content type for user group prefs screen causes fatal error
1175	N	Y	Y	Trash is purged but the bar which limits the loaded assets stays
1176	Y	Y	Y	() characters in PDF filenames cause a pdftohtml error
1180	N	N	Y	System Configuration - HIPO Configuration - broken
1183	Y	Y	Y	Incorrect text label on initial Paint Layout - Details screen
1185	Y	Y	Y	Customization in Preferences causing users to get PHP warnings when they log in
1186	Y	Y	Y	Double-underscore URLs still fires a HIPO which removes the URL

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