Dev Newsletter

(Nic Hubbard) #1

No Dev. newsletter this week? Bummer, I am missing my Friday Morning reading!! :slight_smile:

(Justin Cormack) #2

I got it... not sure what happened to your copy...

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MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter [Friday 14th November 2008 - Issue 204]
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covers versions 3.16.15 stable, 3.18.8 stable, 3.19.0 development

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| NEWS |
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NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS
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There is no general MySource Matrix developer news this week.



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| NEW FEATURES |
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TOTAL PAGE SIZE ON ASSET "PREVIEW" SCREEN
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Added to: 3.19.0 development

A summary of the byte size of images, CSS, Javascript and other
content has been added to the "Preview" screen for assets.
A "Calculate Size" button is shown next to the "Preview" button
which will perform the calculations and return the summary.


FILE VERSIONING SYSTEM INTEGRITY SCRIPT -----------------------------------------
Added to: 3.19.0 development

A new script "system_integrity_recover_file_versions.php" has
been added to recover incorrect file versioning entries in
MySource Matrix.

The script takes three arguments, the System Root directory,
running mode ("test" or "recover") and a Root Node asset ID
from which to perform the recovery.

The "test" mode summarises any conflicts between file versions
stored in the file system and the database.

It is recommended that a Matrix system backup is performed before
running this script.


ASSET CONTENTS PAINT LAYOUT KEYWORD
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Added to: 3.18.8 stable

A new keyword %asset_contents_paint_xx% is available for use in the
Type Formats bodycopy of assets based on Listing Engine such as
Asset Listing. The "xx" denotes the name of a User-Defined Paint
Layout associated with the asset. The keyword will print the asset
contents as rendered with that Paint Layout.

This functionality was added only to our Development stream when
reported in MySource Matrix Developer Newsletter Issue #188
(25th July).


ROOT NODE DYNAMIC PARAMETER ASSIGNMENT FOR "WHAT'S NEW PAGE"
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Added to: 3.19.0 development

The "What's New Page" now supports a dynamic parameter to assign
a Root Node for this listing from sources such as GET, POST and
SESSION variables.


PERMISSION RESTRICTIONS FOR CREATION / DELETION OF BODYCOPY CONTAINERS
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Added to: 3.19.0 development

Creation and deletion of Bodycopy Containers can now be controlled
at a Global or User Group level. When these restrictions are
enforced, a warning message is shown above each Bodycopy Container
and the green edit icon is hidden.


REMOVE ASSET REMAPS TRIGGER ACTION
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Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.8 stable

A new Trigger Actions has been added to manage entries in the Remap
Manager.

Remapped and/or original URLs which match any of the current asset's
URLs can be removed with this action.


NEW FILE TYPES AND FILE CONTENT INDEXING MODIFICATIONS
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Added to: 3.19.0 development, 3.18.8 stable

CSS and JS File assets have been added. These asset types inherit
from the File asset and their contents are *not* indexed by Search
Manager.

Content of Text File assets is now available for indexing by
Search Manager.


CUSTOMISATION OF GLOBAL WEIGHTINGS FOR SYSTEM ASSET TYPES
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Added to: 3.19.0 development

Global Weightings of non-instantiable system assets such as
"Users Folder" can now be specified on the "Global Weights" screen
of Search Manager.


AUTOMATIC POPULATION OF "SELECT FORM QUESTIONS" FROM CSV FILE
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Added to: 3.19.0 development

Existing "Select Form Questions" can be populated from a CSV file
uploaded on the "Details" screen of the question.

If the CSV file contains one column, these entries are used as the
selection values. A key can be specified alongside a value in a
two-column file - with the value as the second field. A third field
can be specified to determine whether the options form part of the
default selection (0 = no, 1 = yes).


NEW FORM SUMMARY KEYWORD
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Added to: 3.19.0 development

A new keyword, %form_summary_semantic, has been added to show the
HTML form summary (%form_summary_html%) in a format that clearly
shows form element relationships.

Section Names are styled with <strong> tags, Section Contents is
represented by nested unordered lists (<ul>), and responses are
shown as definition lists (<dl>).


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| PLANNED DEVELOPMENT |
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No new generic features are currently planned for development.



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| UPGRADING |
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3.19.0 DEVELOPMENT
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Additional queries:

No additional queries are required for upgrades.

Additional steps:

No additional steps are required.



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| NEW BUGS ADDED TO BUG TRACKER |
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BUGID 3.16.x 3.18.x DEV DESCRIPTION
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3347 N Y Y Hierarchy not returning results on search page
3348 N Y N Uncaught exception in cache manager (not confirmed)
3349 Y Y Y Wrong link "asset workflow screen" on Details screen in simple edit mode
3350 Y Y Y Move up/down button fails to reorder the list when there's more than three items
3351 Y Y Y In Safe Edit mode, divisions are still deletable
3352 Y Y Y In JS Option List, removing last field throws js exception, if there's value in it
3353 N Y N New Nested assets functionality - multiple issues
3354 N Y Y Converting a content type result in Oracle notice
3355 Y Y Y Files not cleanly removed from file repository
3356 Y N N Condition_server_variable doesn't ensure $_SERVER variable is set (not confirmed)



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| NEW FEATURE REQUESTS ADDED TO BUG TRACKER |
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BUGID DESCRIPTION
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3344 Paypal: Add as a payment gateway
3345 Feature Request: Turn off Cascade Value on Metadata fields for Simple Edit or Asset Builders



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| BUGS FIXED IN THE BUG TRACKER |
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BUGID 3.16.x 3.18.x DEV DESCRIPTION
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3347 N Y Y Hierarchy not returning results on search page
3349 Y Y Y Wrong link "asset workflow screen" on Details screen in simple edit mode
3350 Y Y Y Move up/down button fails to reorder the list when there's more than three items
3351 Y Y Y In Safe Edit mode, divisions are still deletable
3352 Y Y Y In JS Option List, removing last field throws js exception, if there's value in it
3354 N Y Y Converting a content type result in Oracle notice



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Contact: Mark Brydon <mbrydon@squiz.net>
(Nic Hubbard) #3

That is very strange, I am still not seeing it on the Matrix site:
http://www.matrix.squiz.net/developer/dev-newsletters/2008/_nocache



Also, checking the URL where it should be doesn’t work either:

http://www.matrix.squiz.net/developer/dev-newsletters/2008/_nocache



Anyways, thanks for pasting it here! :slight_smile:

(Greg Sherwood) #4

The Matrix site is being migrated to a new server, so we've put a hold on all editing for the moment. The newsletter will be added next week.