Release Notes of TWiki-5.0.2-rc1 (Helsinki), 2011-04-21
Introduction
TWiki-5.0.0 released on 2010-05-29 is a major release introducing usability enhancements, feature enhancements, and adds extensions to strengthen TWiki as an enterprise collaboration platform.
TWiki-5.0.1 released on 2010-10-10 is a patch release that adds some minor new features and fixes a number of bugs.
TWiki-5.0.2-rc1 released on 2011-04-21 is a patch release that adds some minor new features and fixes a number of bugs.
It is highly recommended to upgrade to TWiki-5.0.2. Users will find this release much more stable and secure in daily use.
New Features Highlights
- Security Enhancements
- Configure script requires authentication to reduce exposure of internal system settings.
- The twiki root directory is no longer HTML doc enabled, reducing the odds of exposing data due to webserver misconfiguration.
- Usability Enhancements
- New TopMenuSkin with pulldown menus for better usability and corporate/modern look&feel.
- Attach multiple files at once, useful when attaching many files.
- Pre-installed TagMePlugin, useful to tag topics to quickly access content in a large TWiki.
- Upgraded TinyMCEPlugin to latest TinyMCE 3.2.4.1 for better WYSIWYG editing experience.
- Better indication of breadcrumb in top menu of TopMenuSkin - added in TWiki-5.0.1
- Better display of topic diffs in debug mode - added in TWiki-5.0.1
- The SlideShowPlugin now supports keystrokes to navigate the slides - added in TWiki-5.0.2
- TWiki Application Platform Enhancements
- Pre-installed JQueryPlugin, adding a lightweight cross-browser JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML.
- Improvements to ENCODE, IF, URLPARAM, WEB and WEBLIST variables.
- The JQueryPlugin has now jquery-1.5.1 and jquery-ui-1.8.10 - updated in TWiki-5.0.2
- Search Enhancements
- Query syntax with array size, useful to query TWiki forms and attachments.
- Query syntax can be used in format parameter of search, giving more control over formatting.
- Miscellaneous Feature Enhancements
- Adding 51 new TWikiDocGraphics icons, and 11 updated icons.
- Adding 3 new TWikiDocGraphics icons, and 1 updated icon - added in TWiki-5.0.1
- Adding 8 new TWikiDocGraphics icons, and 2 updated icons - added in TWiki-5.0.2
- The TWiki doc graphics library is now aware of image size and is cached for speed.
- Support authenticated proxy - added in TWiki-5.0.1
- TopMenuSkin: Customizable web-specific top bar - added in TWiki-5.0.2
- In TWikiForms' type table, automatically list form field types that are defined in plugins and contribs
- Plugin Enhancements
- API: New TWiki::Func::buildWikiWord function
- HeadlinesPlugin: New touch parameter in HEADLINES variable to alert users via e-mail notification of news updates
- SpreadSheetPlugin: Improvements to $TIME() and $NOP() functions.
- SpreadSheetPlugin: Add ISO 8601 week number to FORMATTIME - added in TWiki-5.0.1
- SpreadSheetPlugin: New $LISTNONEMPTY(), $SPLIT() and $WHILE() functions - added in TWiki-5.0.2
See the full list of new features and bug fixes further below.
Pre-installed Extensions
TWiki-5.0.2 ships with:
- Plugins: CommentPlugin, EditTablePlugin, EmptyPlugin, HeadlinesPlugin, InterwikiPlugin, JQueryPlugin, PreferencesPlugin, RenderListPlugin, SlideShowPlugin, SmiliesPlugin, SpreadSheetPlugin, TablePlugin, TinyMCEPlugin, TagMePlugin, TWikiNetSkinPlugin, TwistyPlugin, WysiwygPlugin
- Contribs: BehaviourContrib, JSCalendarContrib, MailerContrib, TipsContrib, TWikiUserMappingContrib, TwistyContrib
- Skins: ClassicSkin, PatternSkin, TopMenuSkin, TWikiNetSkin
Note: JQueryPlugin,
TagMePlugin and
TopMenuSkin are new in TWiki-5.0.0.
Supported User Interface Languages
The user interface of this TWiki version is localized to 19 languages:
English (default), Bulgarian (
bg), Chinese simplified (
zh-cn), Chinese traditional (
zh-tw), Czechoslovakian (
cs), Danish (
da), Dutch (
nl), German (
de), Finnish (
fi), French (
fr), Italian (
it), Japanese (
ja), Korean (
ko), Polish (
pl), Portuguese (
pt), Russian (
ru), Slovakian (
sv), Spanish (
es), Ukrainian (
uk).
Note: TWiki needs to be configured properly to display user interface languages other than the default English language. Details in
TWiki:TWiki.InstallationWithI18N
and
TWiki:TWiki.InternationalizationSupplement.
Deprecation Notices
- From TWiki 5.0 on, the ClassicSkin is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
- From TWiki 4.2 on, the %MAINWEB% and %TWIKIWEB% variables have been deprecated. For compatibility reasons they are unlikely to ever be removed completely, but you should use the %USERSWEB% and %SYSTEMWEB% variables instead.
- From TWiki 4.2 on, functions TWiki::Func::getOopsUrl and TWiki::Func::permissionsSet have been declared deprecated. There is no plan to remove them yet.
- From TWiki 4.0 on, the syntax "* Set DENYTOPICVIEW = " (nothing) in a topic means deny noone. Even if ALLOWTOPICVIEW is set to people or group setting DENYTOPICCHANGE to nothing means allow anyone. You have to remove the DENYTOPICVIEW or comment it out to have the ALLOWTOPICVIEW working. The reason for this behavior is that it enables limiting access to an entire web by setting a blank DENYTOPICVIEW setting. Same rule applies for DENYTOPICCHANGE and DENYTOPICRENAME. The rule does not apply for access rights defined for webs. Ie. "*Set DENYWEBCHANGE = " does not allow anyone to edit topics in the web. There has been strong oppinions against the syntax "* Set DENYTOPICXXXX = " meaning giving all access. So please be warned that we will change the syntax to a more transparent and logical syntax in future but we will ensure that it is still possible to secure a web and open up individual topics in future also.
Notes for TWiki Administrators and Wiki Champions
Upgrade From Earlier Releases
Follow the
TWikiUpgradeGuide to install TWiki and migrate data from your existing TWiki.
The new
TopMenuSkin adds pulldown menus for better usability and corporate/modern look&feel. This skin is based on the
PatternSkin, which used the
WebLeftBar in each web for navigation. The
TopMenuSkin has a new
WebTopBar that defines the menu structure in each web. A default menu is shown in case WebTopBar is missing, so you do not need to add a WebTopBar topic to all your existing webs. See
TopMenuSkin#WebSpecific instructions in case you need a customized menu structure in a web.
TWiki-5.0.0 Major Release - Details
TWiki-5.0.0 was built from SVN
https://svn.twiki.org/svn/twiki/branches/TWikiRelease05x00 revision 18860 (2010-05-29)
Enhancements
Total: 33
Fixes
| TWikibug:Item3030 |
TWiki::Func::saveAttachment saves a lot of garbage in META |
| TWikibug:Item3379 |
BuildScripts: TWiki tarball violates unwritten packaging standard |
| TWikibug:Item5241 |
Docs: Document log action of renameweb, viewfile, changepasswd, renamepasswd in TWikiSiteTools topic |
| TWikibug:Item5295 |
Use inline CSS instead of font tag to avoid malformed HTML for common user input |
| TWikibug:Item5803 |
Make the trunk/core a first class 'contrib' that can be built separately from its normal release INCLUDEs |
| TWikibug:Item5965 |
Docs: Document 't' parameter of edit |
| TWikibug:Item6012 |
POST data lost without previous login (query cache mechanism not 100%) |
| TWikibug:Item6088 |
WysiwygPlugin: The Perl modules do not have fully qualified names and wrong convention/or error in the name of the file/module name. |
| TWikibug:Item6259 |
Docs: Prevent GUI-based rename of TWiki web and Main web |
| TWikibug:Item6267 |
FORMFIELD expands $title to field name if $title exists in field value |
| TWikibug:Item6276 |
CommentPlugin: Cannot specify percentBRpercent for newline value |
| TWikibug:Item6300 |
Trash topic: New topic name "Web/SubwebTopicName" is not a WikiWord |
| TWikibug:Item6313 |
HeadlinesPlugin: Non-forgiving element matching "link" |
| TWikibug:Item6324 |
EditTablePlugin: Editing table 1 removes EDITCELL tag from the other table |
| TWikibug:Item6331 |
WYSIWYG mode destroys CSS code |
| TWikibug:Item6354 |
TwistyPlugin: Unexpected behaviour using TWISTY on a VARCACHEd page |
| TWikibug:Item6366 |
TinyMCEPlugin: %RED% - colors syntax lost while WYSYWYG editor used to save the topics |
| TWikibug:Item6372 |
TWikiUserMappingContrib: More robust WikiWord build in TWikiRegistration |
| TWikibug:Item6378 |
Plugin API: Issues with beforeSaveAttachment plugin dispatch |
| TWikibug:Item6379 |
Configure: Correct a configure bug where a defined empty string '' is converted into 'NOT SET' |
| TWikibug:Item6386 |
PatternSkin: breadcrumb shows improper topic if used in top bar |
| TWikibug:Item6398 |
Registration fails if Main web locked down due to UserForm not accessible |
| TWikibug:Item6399 |
Diff page shows author as "Main.FirstLast", should be "FirstLast" with link |
| TWikibug:Item6401 |
TWikiUserMappingContrib: ASSERT prevents TWiki::Users::TWikiUserMapping from being subclassed |
| TWikibug:Item6405 |
TablePlugin: Table sorting incorrect for numbers with decimal places |
| TWikibug:Item6406 |
TablePlugin: Table sorting incorrect for negative numbers |
| TWikibug:Item6414 |
TablePlugin: Column with ISO dates does not sort properly |
| TWikibug:Item6416 |
PatternSkin: Only Two Pages Print in FF 3.6 |
| TWikibug:Item6417 |
TWikiUserMapping: LDAP users can't login if UserMappingManager 'TWiki::Users::TWikiUserMapping' is used |
| TWikibug:Item6426 |
Add Universal Wiki Edit Button logo to Edit Button |
| TWikibug:Item6430 |
Topic action buttons point to included topic instead of current topic |
| TWikibug:Item6438 |
%META with new topic parameter; fix for %META using current web.topic scope, but base topic's meta data |
| TWikibug:Item6443 |
Docs: Document ! in Regular Expressions docs |
| TWikibug:Item6448 |
Installed Plugins list should link to disabled plugins. |
| TWikibug:Item6454 |
configure: Configure script fails if twiki/lib in non-standard location |
| TWikibug:Item6466 |
configure: Garbled configure screen after showing error message |
| TWikibug:Item6469 |
In access denied message, TWikiAdminGroup links to current web instead of Main web |
| TWikibug:Item6474 |
MailerContrib: mailnotify fails due to non-existing _alert method |
Total: 38
TWiki-5.0.1 Patch Release - Details
TWiki-5.0.1 was built from SVN
https://svn.twiki.org/svn/twiki/branches/TWikiRelease05x00 revision 19570 (2010-10-10)
Enhancements
Total: 14
Fixes
| TWikibug:Item5163 |
SpreadSheetPlugin causes table to misrender an empty row |
| TWikibug:Item5335 |
Not all pages are prepared for NOAUTOLINK on |
| TWikibug:Item6231 |
Include: List of domains to exclude from proxy with {PROXY}{SkipProxyForDomains} setting |
| TWikibug:Item6371 |
Display proper time zone diff in ISO date and date containing $tz if local time is used, such as 2010-06-02T02:14:57-07:00 |
| TWikibug:Item6463 |
InterwikiPlugin links not working if topic included from different web, such as if used in TopMenuSkin menus |
| TWikibug:Item6480 |
TWiki.TWikiDocGraphicsTemplate missing in TWiki-5.0.0 distribution |
| TWikibug:Item6489 |
MailerContrib: Separate WIKITOOLNAME from WEB name; escape WEB name to avoid auto-linking in case web is WikiWord |
| TWikibug:Item6490 |
TagMePlugin: Template has hardcoded link to TWiki web |
| TWikibug:Item6492 |
PatternSkin: Can't Attach files on IE-8, TWiki thinks max upload files exceeded |
| TWikibug:Item6493 |
SpreadSheetPlugin: Product function gives wrong result |
| TWikibug:Item6494 |
Attach/remove/attach gives error: Can't call method "binmode" on an undefined value |
| TWikibug:Item6503 |
InterwikiPlugin: Fix TWiki.org specific Web.Topic interwiki links to have .../view/Web/Topic type URLs |
| TWikibug:Item6506 |
SpreadSheetPlugin: Document delayed evaluation of CALC in included topics |
| TWikibug:Item6508 |
ATTACHEDIMAGEFORMAT issues |
| TWikibug:Item6514 |
PatternSkin: Floats overlap topic action bar at bottom if topic is short |
| TWikibug:Item6524 |
TopMenuSkin: No Account pulldown menu on Opera browser |
| TWikibug:Item6529 |
Use of uninitialized value in substitution in Meta.pm and Store.pm |
| TWikibug:Item6537 |
SpreadSheetPlugin: Formula $EVAL(13 - 08) returns error: Illegal octal digit '8' |
| TWikibug:Item6544 |
Jump Box has no help text in IE8 |
| TWikibug:Item6561 |
mod_perl2 incompatible check for ENV{GATEWAY_INTERFACE} |
| TWikibug:Item6565 |
Engine.pm: Parentheses missing |
| TWikibug:Item6578 |
Use of uninitialized value in split at lib/TWiki.pm line 1302 |
| TWikibug:Item6581 |
Allow commas and semicolons as e-mail separator |
| TWikibug:Item6582 |
Sanitize URL parameters |
| TWikibug:Item6583 |
mod_perl error: %ENV is aliased to another variable while running with -T switch |
Total: 25
TWiki-5.0.2 Patch Release - Details
TWiki-5.0.2-rc1 was built from SVN
https://svn.twiki.org/svn/twiki/branches/TWikiRelease05x00 revision 21061 (2011-04-21)
Enhancements
| TWikibug:Item2385 |
Add IP address to registration e-mail confirming e-mail address |
| TWikibug:Item6589 |
8 new TWikiDocGraphics icons, 2 updated icons for TWiki 5.0.2 |
| TWikibug:Item6593 |
Documentation enhancements for TWiki 5.0.2 |
| TWikibug:Item6603 |
JSCalendarContrib: Add transparent image for nicer date button in TWiki Forms |
| TWikibug:Item6608 |
PatternSkin: Reduce font size of H1 and H2 headings |
| TWikibug:Item6609 |
In TWikiForms type table, automatically list form field types that are defined in contribs |
| TWikibug:Item6614 |
TopMenuSkin: Always show register link in Account menu, regardless of login status |
| TWikibug:Item6618 |
User definable topic parent for new user profile pages |
| TWikibug:Item6621 |
In QUERYPARAMS, deprecate encoding="" parameter, and add encode="" |
| TWikibug:Item6622 |
PatternSkin: Don't hide non-hidden attachments |
| TWikibug:Item6626 |
SlideShowPlugin: New slide navigation using keys: Home, Left-arrow, Page-up, Right-arrow, Page-down, End and Esc |
| TWikibug:Item6653 |
JQueryPlugin: Update plugin to jquery-1.5.1 and jquery-ui-1.8.10 |
| TWikibug:Item6659 |
TopMenuSkin: Customizable web-specific top bar |
| TWikibug:Item6666 |
SpreadSheetPlugin: New SPLIT() function to split a string into a list |
| TWikibug:Item6669 |
SpreadSheetPlugin: Add LISTNONEMPTY() function that removes empty elements from a list |
| TWikibug:Item6681 |
SpreadSheetPlugin: New WHILE() function to do something in a loop while a condition is met |
Total: 16
Fixes
Total: 12
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TWikiReleaseNotes05x01,
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