From eefed66b1d5ca5052360fd1ec29a9a62f4102abc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Nighswonger Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:46:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Release Notes for 3.04.05.000 --- misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_4_5.txt | 242 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 242 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_4_5.txt diff --git a/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_4_5.txt b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_4_5.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d8c3b0b7b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/release_notes/release_notes_3_4_5.txt @@ -0,0 +1,242 @@ +RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.4.5 - 26 September 2011 +======================================================================== + +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 3.4.5 can be downloaded from: + + http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.04.05.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 3.4.5 is a bugfix/maintenance release. + +Highlights of 3.4.5 +====================== + +4122 blocker WebBasedSelfCheck doesn't control anything +6704 critical merging records cuts off fields at quotation marks +6727 critical can't import frameworks +6750 critical Guarantor search broken on translated templates +4419 major Cannot change module for notice templates +4966 major no way to finish receiving +6318 major fields missing when editing a layout +6351 major Cannot delete library-specific circulation rules +6620 major Sip Server Output may be buffered +6651 major koha-upgrade-to-3.4 fails when multiple instances are present +6665 major advancedMARCeditor preference not functioning +6765 major Enable correct checksums for UTF-8 encoded data +6834 major $template->{param_map} is deprecated with the introduction of Template::Toolkit +6841 major A member with cataloging permissions cannot change branches (when independent branches is set on) + + +Bugs fixed in 3.4.5 +====================== + +520 Displaying ALL records +1016 Crashed mySql tables +1220 validation problems and usability in lynx +1664 Installer not picking up missing perl modules +2539 kohaspsuggest is deprecated, notes outmoded +2775 Test suite failing after change to cache sysprefs +2891 Cannot manually enter dates in some report forms +4866 Optionally enable Change event for item plugins +4868 Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields +4877 Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts. +5028 Remove references to catmaintain.pl +5252 Emails & Phones On Patron Add/Edit form +5498 Standardize markup and style of pagination menus +5524 Can't delete list from second page of results +5602 Improve configurability of package building scripts +5866 At larger hold volume, waitingreserves.pl for all libraries times out, can cause generalized slowness +6121 waitingreserves: branchname instead of branch code +6129 ISSN url param for serialssolutions.com +6256 Many bib1 attributes missing +6275 Automated backups of data and config +6368 unimarc_field_4XX plugin does not work with new templates +6431 New Circulation modules for Hourly Circulation +6458 incorrect parsing result in translation processing +6479 Encoding problem in "recievedlist" when the numbering formula contains utf-8 characters +6516 koha-create makes assumptions about borrowernumber of staff user +6517 koha-create wants "use database" in DEFAULTSQL +6528 Cataloging search issues - Holdings not displayed in location column +6538 help on letter.pl is incorrect +6540 Add more options to koha-create +6555 only 10 lists in pull down when adding from a bib record +6562 Reserve request generates unnecessary runtime errors +6595 Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails +6602 Reports dictionary doesn't properly recognize text columns +6640 Template errors in defining default variable values causes information not to be displayed +6652 Zip showing in funny place on libraries admin +6656 Default sort preferences ignored on advanced search +6662 sort options in opac are dewey specific +6677 patron stats still refers to debarred +6695 Layout of patron category add/edit form slightly broken +6696 New category button broken when no categories defined +6712 Remove memberofinstitution markup from templates until it can be completed +6715 xmlControlField.js always fetches the value_builder xml files in the "en" directory. +6723 allow framework import with CRLF +6724 Holds Ratio does not allow decimals +6726 When SMS is enabled the messaging table is misaligned +6728 Table sorter for receiving acquisitions +6732 Missing Title for Manual Invoice +6733 printing routing list sends you to main serials page +6744 Acknowledge the actual es-ES translators +6747 Additional check in opac-export +6753 Markup corrections and improvements for label export window +6754 Improve breadcrumbs on lists pages +6768 Two unused include files can be removed: error-top.inc and error-bottom.inc +6791 editing list with apostrophe loses text +6794 Broken toggle in member-flags in ie +6822 RIS export problem in opac-export.pl with parsing the MARC +6829 Remove two warnings for opac-MARCdetail +6860 syndetics covers not showing on search results or shelf browse +6863 covers missing from shelf browse for various services + + +System requirements +====================== + + Changes since 3.2: + + * Template::Toolkit + + +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://koha-community.org/documentation/3-4-manual/ + +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 + * Danish + * English (New Zealand) + * English (USA) + * French (France) + * French (Canada) + * German + * Greek + * Hindi + * Italian + * Norwegian + * Portuguese + * Spanish + * Turkish + +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 3.4 is + +Release Manager: Chris Cormack +Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard +Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians +Release Maintainer (3.2.x): + Chris Nighswonger +Release Maintainer (3.4.x): + Chris Nighswonger +QA Manager: Colin Campbell + + +Credits +====================== + +We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to +Koha 3.4.5 + +Tomas Cohen Arazi +Alex Arnaud +Steven Callender +Colin Campbell +Frédérick Capovilla +Chris Cormack +Christophe Croullebois +Frédéric Demians +Nicole C. Engard +Magnus Enger +Katrin Fischer +Srdjan Jankovic +Janusz Kaczmarek +Ulrich Kleiber +Henri-Damien LAURENT +Owen Leonard +Chris Nighswonger +Maxime Pelletier +Paul Poulain +Liz Rea +Marcel de Rooy +Salvador Zaragoza Rubio +Robin Sheat +Ian Walls +Ward van Wanrooij +Brett Wilkins + + +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 3.4.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix +releases) is 3.4.x. + +The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.6.0. + +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 -- 2.39.5