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MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue 180
Friday 30th May 2008
covers versions 3.16.8 stable, 3.18.1 stable, 3.19.0 development
News
Versions 3.18.2, 3.16.9 Released Monday
Next Monday, 2nd June 2008, will see two new versions of MySource Matrix being released. Version 3.18.2 is the latest PHP5-compatible version to be released, while version 3.16.9 will be the newest maintanence release for the legacy PHP4-based branch. Both are predominantly bug-fix releases.
These should be available for download on the MySource Matrix web site sometime on Monday afternoon.
MySource Matrix User Conference 2008
Squiz recently announced that the second MySource Matrix International User Conference would be held in Sydney. The 2008 Conference will take place on the 16th and 17th October at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at Coogee Beach.
See http://www.squiz.net/news/mmiuc08/ for further information, or to register for the event.
New Features
Separate Database Connection for Searches
Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable
You can now redirect searches using the Search Manager to another database connection. This may provide the ability to move searches to another database shard (possibly replicated) in some circumstances where availability is critical.
The 'dbsearch' connection can be modified in the db.inc config file. It works similar to the 'dbcache' connection: it can either be set to a DNS array, or NULL (which is the default). If set to NULL, it will default to the 'db' connection.
Unsaved Changes Warning Now Configurable
Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable
The "unsaved changes" warning, which alerts you if you are moving away from a page in the backend interface where you might lose changes, can now be toggled through the System Configuration screen, or the SQ_CONF_CONFIRM_SAVE_CHANGES setting in main.inc.
File Asset Export Tool
Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.2 stable, 3.16.9 stable
This new tool allows you to export all File assets (and their inherited brethren) underneath a certain root node to a tarball (.tar.gz) file.
Files in folders underneath the root node will also be exported, and an option is provided to keep the folder structure. Exported folders will be named the same as they are in Matrix. Alternatively, folder structure can be ignored, resulting in all files being placed on the same level in the resulting tarball.
This tool is available under "Export Files" in the Tools list.
Planned Development
No new generic features are currently scheduled for development.
Upgrading
3.19.0 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 | 3.16.x | 3.18.x | Dev | Description |
| 3033 | N | Y | Y | Fatal error attaching image variant |
| 3037 | N | Y | Y | Paint Layout: Admin condition throws PHP Error |
| 3039 | Y | Y | Y | View all workflow logs' link causes PHP Notice error |
| 3041 | Y | Y | Y | Thesaurus terms that include a comma do not display in metadata fields in the admin interface |
| 3042 | Y | Y | Y | Oracle Search: reserved words not escaped when in "begins with" mode |
| 3044 | Y | Y | Y | Calendar Page: Year view, events with no time don't get sorted |
| 3045 | Y | Y | Y | Keyword Regexp Condition can't handle OR ("|") condition |
| 3049 | Y | N | N | Asset Listing: Group format %group_name% keyword doesn't convert & to & (not confirmed) |
| 3050 | Y | N | N | Setting a submenu customisation to print=no doesn't work (not confirmed) |
| 3051 | Y | N | N | Query in function assetInTrash() doesn't work in Oracle 10g |
Notes:
Bug #3040 ("Invalid XHTML script tag output in Online Quiz page", posted by Grant Heggie on 27th May) was marked as a duplicate of feature request #3034, in order to keep recent reports of invalid XHTML in Online Quiz together.
New Feature Requests Added To Bug Tracker
| Bug ID | Description |
| 3034 | Invalid XHTML produced in Online Quiz |
| 3035 | Messaging service defaults don't include Up for Review |
| 3036 | Image variety height and width keywords |
| 3038 | Error messages or lack of them in error.log |
| 3043 | Allow redirect pages to use 302 OR 301 redirections |
| 3047 | Create Link trigger action should have Dynamic Parameters |
Bugs Fixed In The Bug Tracker
| Bug ID | 3.16.x | 3.18.x | Dev | Description |
| 3033 | N | Y | Y | Fatal error attaching image variant |
| 3037 | N | Y | Y | Paint Layout: Admin condition throws PHP Error |
| 3039 | Y | Y | Y | View all workflow logs' link causes PHP Notice error |
| 3041 | Y | Y | Y | Thesaurus terms that include a comma do not display in metadata fields in the admin interface |
| 3042 | Y | Y | Y | Oracle Search: reserved words not escaped when in "begins with" mode |
| 3045 | Y | Y | Y | Keyword Regexp Condition can't handle OR ("|") condition |
| 3051 | Y | N | N | Query in function assetInTrash() doesn't work in Oracle 10g |
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