From c8ad799b3acb64de171e9d01ed29cbb68d5a1abc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Nighswonger Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:45:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Release Notes for 3.06.04.000 20 Feb 2012 19:45:25 Z --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_4.txt | 263 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 263 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_4.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_4.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_4.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b2b11a8eea --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_6_4.txt @@ -0,0 +1,263 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.4 +20 Feb 2012 +======================================================================== + +Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package +(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, +volunteers, and support companies from around the world. +The website for the Koha project is + + http://koha-community.org/ + +Koha 3.6.4 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.04.tar.gz + +Installation instructions can be found at: + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation + + OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball + +Koha 3.6.4 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +Highlights of 3.6.4 +====================== + +7545 blocker can't edit items +7546 blocker Cannot view subscription detail - bareword error +6488 critical opachiddenitems not working in master +6634 critical manager_id not populated when paying fines +6984 critical Holds Statistics Doesn't Work +7018 critical need all acq permissions to search +7339 critical Help System in IE8-9 Does Not Load With 500 Error +7359 critical Begin migration to a new "Koha" namespace from the old "C4" namespace +7432 critical Changing frameworks should refresh cache +7450 critical Missing placeholders in admin/authorised_values.pl +7551 critical Any logged-in OPAC user can renew items for others using a properly constructed URL +3264 major Uncloning a dropdown list in MARC authorities/biblio editor may clear all subfields (see comment 17) +5327 major Unit tests required for all C4 modules +6115 major Acquisition reports : date filter & sorting don't work +6490 major Lost and paid not updated when book is checked out without check-in +6631 major Unrestricted creation of lists by anonymous users +6718 major No manager_id saved for writeoff of fines +6842 major Branch transfer limits broken +7005 major no confirmation for write off all +7431 major OPAC item hold list doesn't show 'checked out' +7459 major Can only add to one public list in OPAC search results + + +Bugs fixed in 3.6.4 +====================== + +5473 normal 952 fields should be filled in by Acquisitions +6598 normal OPACFineNoRenewals syspreference does not stop user renewing in opac +6694 normal Anonymous sessions not kept when casAuthentication is on +7114 normal Hiding filters on funds page messes with layout +7127 normal Templates must be valid XHTML +7190 normal written off fines being refunded +7350 normal In New order the "+" button duplicates input text but not the "selected" in ddl +7402 normal invoice not showing received titles +7406 normal saved reports not showing right number +7409 normal Missing dependencies for Debian package +7457 normal basket.pl makes a lot of noise in the logs +7466 normal Cart notification popup should appear onscreen even when button is offscreen +7472 normal Edit button ineffective when paying borrower fee +7476 normal Files executable that probably should not be +7489 normal Implement DisplayOPACiconsXSLT for NORMARC XSLT +7501 normal OPAC authority browser should mark alternate rows as highlighted +7521 normal Cannot receive serials without full serials permissions +4376 enhancement A minor change in the “GetMarcAuthors” function of C4/Biblio.pm would allow differentiate the type of authors in the templates +5346 enhancement Linking suggestions & orders +6210 enhancement Choose framework on Merge +6299 enhancement Provide a list of authorized values for relator terms +6314 enhancement UNIMARC OPAC XSL improvements +6323 enhancement Attach/move items - adding option "try again" after success or wrong barcode +6752 enhancement Be stricter with utf-8 output +6790 enhancement C4::Serials::getroutinglist returns unnecessary variable +6836 enhancement jQuery plugin Datatables integration http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/DataTables_HowTo +6838 enhancement Filtering and pagination in subscriptions table +6865 enhancement Replace image-based gradient backgrounds with CSS3 gradients +6875 enhancement de-nesting C4 packages +6913 enhancement Improving koha-list and koha-create +6985 enhancement Hide "kw,wrdl:" from Search Results +7080 enhancement Clean up interface on fine payment screens +7083 enhancement Show creator name on list of public lists +7090 enhancement Add "AllowItemsOnHandCheckout" syspref to allow issue to the patron regardless of hold status +7148 enhancement Add some error handling to Acquisitions' Z39.50 search to match Cataloging's +7157 enhancement Improve the j2a.pl cronjob +7201 enhancement Hold to pull report needs extra fields +7238 enhancement move SIPconfig.xml, sip_run and sip_shutdown outside from C4 (NOT FOR 3.6) +7246 enhancement rebuild_zebra.pl --limit option to allow partial re-indexing +7289 enhancement edition statement field +7343 enhancement search tag usability in MARC framework +7345 enhancement Should be possible to export MARC records without private fields +7355 enhancement Note subfields are not displayed in TEXTAREA if hidden +7357 enhancement Subscriptions titles are replaced by "---" when duplicated +7458 enhancement New call number allocation plugin +7511 enhancement Caching Templates +7514 enhancement Choose OPAC language with URL parameter +7532 enhancement opac-ics depends on Date::ICal which is largely unmaintained + + +System requirements +====================== + + Changes since 3.4: + + * Perl 5.10 is required + + +Documentation +====================== + +As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The +home page for Koha documentation is + + http://koha-community.org/documentation/ + +As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the +Koha manual is available: + + http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/ + +The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at + + http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary + +Translations +====================== + +Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff +interface are available in this release for the following languages: + + * Chinese (Taiwan) + * Danish + * English (USA) + * English (UK) + * French (France) + * German + * Italian + * Portuguese (Brazil) + * Spanish + +Partial translations are available for various other languages. + +The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see + + http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha + +for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate +list to volunteer: + + http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate + +The most up-to-date translations can be found at: + + http://translate.koha-community.org/ + +Release Team +====================== + +The release team for Koha 3.6 is + +Release Manager: Chris Cormack +Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard +Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians +QA Manager: Ian Walls +Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James + +Release Maintainer (3.4.x): + Chris Nighswonger +Release Maintainer (3.6.x): + Chris Nighswonger + + + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored +new features in Koha 3.6: + * Los Gatos Public Library + * NEKLS + * East Brunswick Public Library + * Athens County Public Libraries + * Horowhenua Library Trust + * Halton Borough Council + * South Taranaki District Council + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to +Koha 3.6.4. + + 3 Tomas Cohen Arazi + 1 Alex Arnaud + 1 D Ruth Bavousett + 3 Jared Camins-Esakov + 2 Colin Campbell + 7 Garry Collum + 11 Chris Cormack + 1 Christophe Croullebois + 1 Stéphane Delaune + 8 Frédéric Demians + 1 Connor Dewar + 1 Jonathan Druart + 1 Nicole Engard + 1 Magnus Enger + 4 Katrin Fischer + 2 Kyle M Hall + 2 Kate Henderson + 7 Srdjan Jankovic + 1 Bart Jorgensen + 1 Janusz Kaczmarek + 1 Jorgia Kelsey + 1 Henri-Damien Laurent + 13 Owen Leonard + 1 Peter Lorimer + 5 Julian Maurice + 1 Matthias Meusburger + 2 Jono Mingard + 9 Chris Nighswonger + 2 Maxime Pelletier + 26 Paul Poulain + 1 MJ Ray + 6 Liz Rea + 5 Marcel de Rooy + 5 Sam Sanders + 3 Adrien Saurat + 6 Robin Sheat + 1 Juan Sieira + 1 Duncan Tyler + 2 Aleksa Vujicic + 1 biblibre + + +We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, +please send a patch against these release notes to +koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org. + +Revision control notes +====================== + +The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development +version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of + + git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git + +The branch for Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix +releases) is 3.6.x. + +The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0. + +Bugs and feature requests +====================== + +Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug +tracker at + + http://bugs.koha-community.org/ + + +Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini + +##### Autogenerated release notes updated last on 20 Feb 2012 19:45:25 Z ##### \ No newline at end of file