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MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue 145
Friday 21st September 2007
covers versions 3.14.4 stable, 3.16.0 stable, 3.17.0 development
News
No News Is Good News
There is no general MySource Matrix developer news this week.
New Features
User Preference: "Hide Frames" By Default
Added to: 3.17.0 development
A new User Preference has been added that, when turned on, will hide the simple edit frames (top bar and asset map handle) in Simple Edit mode by default. This is the same as adding the "hide_frames=1" query string to the Simple Edit URL each time it is accessed.
Condition: Asset Status
Added to: 3.17.0 development
This new System Condition tests against an asset's current status. This is best used against a Design Area or Paint Layout conditional section (ie. "show-if" section).
If used in a place which requires manual entry of statuses (eg. a Show If Design Area), you can either use the integer status value (eg. Live = 16), or the full description of the status ("Live", "Safe Edit Pending Approval", etc.). Multiple statuses are separated by commas.
CSV Data Source Asset
Added to: 3.17.0 development
This week saw the first commit of a new CSV Data Source asset. Currently, this asset can upload a CSV (comma-separated value) text file and turn rows into Data Source records, which can then be listed. Editing of the data set from the backend interface is planned but not yet implemented.
Option to Offer HTTP Authentication
Added to: 3.17.0 development
If you enable HTTP authentication on the System Configuration screen (as well as Process PHP Credentials), and also append the query string "USE_HTTP_LOGIN=1" to the login URL, MySource Matrix will now present a browser-level HTTP authentication dialogue box instead of Matrix's usual login prompt.
Planned Development
No new generic features are currently scheduled for development.
Upgrading
3.17.0 Development
Additional queries:
Bug #2654 related to an issue where Thesaurus Terms were able to act as parents for any asset type, when they should have only been allowed to act as parents for other Thesaurus Terms.
Use this query to determine whether there are any shadow asset parents in the links table:
SELECT linkid, majorid, minorid FROM sq_ast_lnk WHERE majorid LIKE '';
If any entries are found, please use this query to delete the offending entries:
DELETE FROM sq_ast_lnk WHERE majorid LIKE '';
Additional comments: No additional upgrade steps are required.
3.16.1 Stable
Additional queries:
As for 3.17.0 Development.
Additional comments: No additional upgrade steps are required.
3.14.5 Stable
Additional queries:
As for 3.17.0 Development.
Additional comments: No additional upgrade steps are required.
New Bugs Added To Bug Tracker
| Bug ID | 3.14.x | 3.16.x | Dev | Description |
| 2644 | Y | N | N | Backend Quick Search returns a blank screen in Internet Explorer 7 |
| 2646 | N | Y | Y | Can't remove DB Connector selection on DB Data Source |
| 2647 | Y | Y | Y | Wording on the Refresh Cache screen |
| 2649 | Y | Y | Y | Unable to change case of thesaurus term |
| 2650 | N | N | Y | Simple edit div too small in IE7 |
| 2653 | Y | Y | Y | Can't use 0 for a value in a metadata select field option |
| 2654 | Y | Y | Y | Asset Link can be created from any asset type to Thesaurus Term |
Notes:
Bug #2657 and #2658 (respectively: "Incomplete Metadata Report reporting a filled in field as incomplete" and "Links Report not reporting a broken link", both reported by Jessica Getty on 21st September) were both marked as Can Not Replicate after a developer was unable to reproduce the problem. It was reminded that these reports need to be regenerated, not merely re-accessed, for the most up-to-date data to be used (eg. changes in schema in the case of the former).
New Feature Requests Added To Bug Tracker
| Bug ID | Description |
| 2640 | Global Asset Name Keywords |
| 2641 | Calendar Event types customizable using Paint Layouts |
| 2642 | RSS attributes containing colon are not accessible |
| 2643 | %asset_name% give wrong name in Custom Form |
| 2645 | Parse file design area keywords |
| 2648 | Add additional options to the Refresh Cache screen of the Cron Manager |
| 2652 | "Log in as" |
| 2655 | Custom Form should be able to create Hidden Fields |
| 2656 | A-Z list format on asset listing page displays incorrect results when no letter found |
Bugs Fixed In The Bug Tracker
| Bug ID | 3.14.x | 3.16.x | Dev | Description |
| 2623 | Y | Y | Y | Bug with 3.14.0 asset sorting options |
| 2635 | Y | Y | Y | Password Change design area difficulties |
| 2646 | N | Y | Y | Can't remove DB Connector selection on DB Data Source |
| 2647 | Y | Y | Y | Wording on the Refresh Cache screen |
| 2649 | Y | Y | Y | Unable to change case of thesaurus term |
| 2653 | Y | Y | Y | Can't use 0 for a value in a metadata select field option |
| 2654 | Y | Y | Y | Asset Link can be created from any asset type to Thesaurus Term |
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