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<H2>Release notes</H2>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.8.1 (12th January, 2003) :</H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> No new features, just bug fixes:</DT>
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<DD>
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<LI> Fixed one-in-a-million bug with email confirmations
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<LI> Quiz feedback text can be styled
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<LI> Deals better with a new module that is not readable
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<LI> Fixed bug when setting times for assignments, quizzes when the teacher is in a different timezone to the server
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<LI> Fixed listing of calendar months on some servers
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<LI> Richtext editor now works properly in choice module
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<LI> More robust when looking for some environment variables
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<LI> Installer checks that sessions directory is writeable
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<LI> Added a small test program to test sessions support
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</DD>
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</DL></UL>
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<HR>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.8 (6th January, 2003) :</H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> Databases</DT>
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<DD> Moodle now has complete native support support for <B>PostgreSQL 7</B> databases (thanks
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to Mary Hunter for the SQL files and other ideas!).
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Moodle also now supports table prefixes, which means you can install
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Moodle into any database, even if it already contains tables from
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other web applications.
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A number of other changes have also been made to the code structure that will
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make it fairly easy now to add full support for other database types.</DD>
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<DT> Languages </DT>
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<DD> <B><U>Six</U> new languages have been added!</B> Chinese (from Zhang Dexuan),
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Arabic (from Ahmed Nabil), Turkish (from M. Cüneyt Birkök), Swedish (from Set Lonnert),
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Thai (from Wim Singhanart) and Dutch (from Hans Zwart and Jacob Romeyn). Many thanks
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to all these hard-working people! Most other languages have also had updates and fixes since 1.0.7.
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The language editor has been improved slightly, making it easier to see
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new strings and empty strings that need translating. The main documentation manual is
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also now able to be localised and will appear in the current language if
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translated versions exist.</DD>
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<DT> Layout</DT>
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<DD> A number of small improvements have been made in the layout of many pages (such
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as the forum posting screen) to make them clearer, neater and smaller. Almost all text entry screens
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now have specific help items alongside them (depending on the pedagogical
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focus). The forums now have a quick search form available on every page.</DD>
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<DT> Themes </DT>
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<DD> Theme support of CSS has been extended to give theme makers more control
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over more of the Moodle web site. A variety of new themes has been added
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to the distribution.</DD>
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<DT> Resources</DT>
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<DD> A new type of resource has been added, called "Program", which allows
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Moodle to cooperate with external web applications by passing information
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about the current user and session to them.
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Uploaded HTML files can now be edited using the WYSIWYG HTML editor. </DD>
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<DT> Choices</DT>
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<DD> Results can now be "published" (either with names or anonymously) so that
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everyone can see the statistics. Choice text can be edited using HTML editor.</DD>
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<DT> Grades</DT>
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<DD> Students can now see all their own grades for a course on one page, accessible
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from the course home page.</DD>
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<DT> Quizzes</DT>
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<DD> Students can now review all their past quiz attempts, but only if the quiz has been closed,
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and if the teacher allows it.</DD>
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<DT> Authorisation </DT>
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<DD> The database module now supports databases that contain md5-encrypted passwords,
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which means it should now be compatible with systems like PostNuke. When using
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external authorisation students are now forced to fully fill-out their information
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before they can enter any course. An ADOdb bug was also causing some mischief
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when the external database type was the same as the Moodle database.
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Overall it's now quite usable.</DD>
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<DT> Administration </DT>
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<DD> The admin can now assign other people to also be admins. The interface to the
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Database Manager has been cleaned up, and it now always uses the same
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language as the current Moodle language (see separate download for <A HREF="http://moodle.com/mod/resource/view.php?id=8">moodle-1.0.8-mysql-admin.zip</A>).</DD>
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<DT> Debugging mode </DT>
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<DD> Admins/developers can use a "debugging mode" which prints more information
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and warning messages about unset variables and so on - making it easier to
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find bugs. To make this work a LOT of cleaning up has been done on existing
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Moodle code to make it more robust.</DD>
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<DT> Other things</DT>
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<DD>
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<LI> Unpacked template module is ignored by Moodle.
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<LI> A default country can be set by the admin
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<LI> View source button in Richtext editor was missing with some languages
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<LI> A bug affecting grades page on some installations was fixed.
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<LI> File upload problems on 4.3.0 have been fixed.
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<LI> Some minor problems with the display of logs has been fixed.
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<LI> Improved GD detection that works with PHP 4.3.0
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<LI> If GD is not present then Moodle is now more usable (just less capable)
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<LI> A bug causing the wrong display of the date has been fixed.
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<LI> Usernames can now contain "." and "-" characters.
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<LI> Cookies now use table prefixes for unique naming, so that many
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different moodle sites can be run on the same web site and database.
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<LI> Site news forum heading can now be changed (edit the forum).
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<LI> Improved code for gathering form input
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<LI> The buggy_referrer variable is fixed and now works as expected
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<LI> Some small performance improvements here and there
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<LI> Other improvements I probably forgot to add here
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<LI> Many little code clean-ups.
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</DD>
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<HR>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.7 (10th December, 2002): </H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> Simpler version numbers!</DT>
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<DD> The four-digit version numbers were getting a bit ridiculous (too complex),
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so I've switched back to simpler 3-digit numbers. The first digit is the
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major structural version, the second digit is for decent-sized upgrades
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and the third digit is for minor upgrades.</DD>
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<DT> Languages</DT>
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<DD> Two completely new languages have been added: Indonesian (from Arfan Hidayat)
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and Japanese (from Mitsuhiro Yoshida). A US English version was added too.
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Most other languages contain some updates. All languages now contain locale
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information, which means that when a user changes the language all the dates
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will display properly too.</DD>
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<DT> Database access</DT>
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<DD> ADOdb was upgraded to 2.50 which should fix some problems with very
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new versions of PHP (4.3.0).</DD>
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<DT> Layout improvements</DT>
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<DD> Cleaned up the display of "side boxes" and added CSS style control over
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more elements on the site and course pages. You may need to upgrade
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your custom themes to get the full effect. Changes are in styles.php,
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config.php and one line in header.html.
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<P>The interface when
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courses are on front page and there is more than one category has
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been improved (no longer just shows short course names).</P>
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</DD>
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<DT> Class interface</DT>
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<DD> A wrapper file provides a class interface to main Moodle library
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(for external programs interfacing to Moodle) - moodle/lib/makeclass.php</DD>
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<DT> Small improvements and bug fixes</DT>
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<DD>
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<LI> Quizzes now have a confirmation dialog when submitting an attempt
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<LI> Courses now default to having "show recent activity" on (again).
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<LI> Abolished leading zeroes in dates (introduced in last release)
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<LI> Some formatting fixes for Japanese and old Netscape browsers
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<LI> Teacher can allow larger assignments to be uploaded
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<LI> Change password button on user page now always functions like the one on login page
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<LI> Forum search now searches subjects as well as messages
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<LI> Various HTML fixes
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<LI> Fixes to grades display when there are no grades, also no forum ratings
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<LI> Slashes in requested filenames are now stripped
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<LI> Updates to the documentation
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</DD>
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<HR>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.6.4 (24th November, 2002) : </H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> Authentication</DT>
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<DD> Moodle now features seven different authentication mechanisms,
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making it possible to hook Moodle up to nearly any external list
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of users!</P>
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<P>New methods just added include IMAP, POP3 and NNTP servers (including
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those using SSL or certificate-based authentication), and also
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authentication against user-specified fields in ANY
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external database table.</P>
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<P>The login page can now be partially customised
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by the admin with personalised instructions, and the guest login can be
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hidden if desired. </P>
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<P>"Mappings" can be defined so that other fields (such as email, firstname,
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lastname, department, language etc) can also be copied from LDAP or an
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external database when accounts are first used.</P>
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<P>Finally, Moodle now sports a cool
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new admin GUI for configuring all of this, so it should be pretty
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easy now to set up external authentication.
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Many thanks to contributor Petri Asikainen for helping with the admin GUI.</P></DD>
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<DT> Languages</DT>
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<DD> Complete new Norwegian translation (from Jøran Sørbø), and updates for several others.</DD>
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<DT> Assignments</DT>
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<DD> Students can now resubmit assignments after grading if the teacher allows it</DD>
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<DT> Contributed code</DT>
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<DD> Standalone user-contributed code is now distributed under the /contrib directory. This directory
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could get quite large, and the quality/security of it has usually not been checked by me,
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and so this code is not included in the standard releases and nightlies. However, people
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who are interested in it can access it via CVS (or see <A HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/moodle/moodle/contrib/">CVS web view</A>). As these new features become polished or if demand grows for them,
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then I'll integrate them into the main Moodle distribution.
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<BR><BR>
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The first contributor is Holger Schadeck (compuproggy), who has written some <A HREF="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/moodle/moodle/contrib/compuproggy/">interesting code</A> to help with translating all the Moodle help files. Check it out!</DD>
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<DT> Bug fixes</DT>
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<DD>
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<LI> Day value in dates (eg forum posts, weekly listing) are
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now displayed correctly on Windows servers.
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<LI> config-dist.php and README.txt is now in DOS format to make it easier for Windows users to get started (Unix users shouldn't be affected).
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<LI> Added a workaround (and new config switch in config-dist.php) for
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some systems which have buggy referer variables. This should help
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those people getting "stuck" on a form during setup.
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<LI> Logout now sends you to the home page and clears the session completely.
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<LI> Timezones now range between -13 to 13 hours (for daylight saving).
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<LI> Character set in email now matches current language.
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<LI> User pictures are now uploaded even if other fields have errors.
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<LI> Full-size user pictures on user profile page no longer clickable.
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<LI> Long user listing now has a small notice at the bottom about automatic unenrolment
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<LI> Unenrol and change password buttons are hidden for guest student
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<LI> Fixed occasional case where submitted assignments were sometimes having their owner changed.
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<LI> User log graphs are now faster, cleaner and translatable.
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<LI> Fixed HTML display errors with courses in category boxes on front page.
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<LI> Admin and guest accounts now always work, even with external authentication activated.
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<LI> Slightly more security when writing/reading files (now checks for embedded scripting).
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<LI> The same user can now be deleted more than once (create, delete, recreate, delete caused error).
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<LI> Language editor now works with multibyte languages (Thanks, Mits)
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</DD>
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</DL></UL>
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<HR>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.6.3 (14th November, 2002) : </H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> Bug fix for no-name forums.</DT>
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<DD> New sites created with 1.0.6.2 had some forums appearing with no names
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(for example the News forum on the home page).
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A workaround is to add a new activity to that section (all the names
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will be refreshed), but this release will fix it too. </DD>
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<DT> New languages!</DT>
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<DD> Catalan and Spanish (Spain) translations have arrived!</DD>
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<DT> Some display improvements for old Netscape browsers (headers and quizzes)</DT>
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<DT> Guest language now ALWAYS the same as the current site language</DT>
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<DT> "Recent Activity" can now be disabled completely if desired </DT>
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<DT> For very large classes (larger than 500) participant list is not displayed</DT>
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<HR>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.6.2 (11th November, 2002) : </H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> Course formatting improvements </DT>
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<DD> The weekly and topic formats now have an extra "general" area up
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the top where "general" activities are listed - these are things
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that apply throughout the course, not just to one particular topic
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or week. This general area is not shown if it is completely empty.</DD>
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<DT> Popup "jump" menu. </DT>
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<DD> You can now jump from one activity directly to any other using a
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popup menu in the upper-right corner of the page</DD>
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<DT> Speed improvements </DT>
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<DD> Course activity details are now cached for each course, which
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greatly reduces the amount of database access required to display
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the course page. On heavily accessed systems this should improve speed.</DD>
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<DT> Languages </DT>
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<DD> Surveys are now completely translatable.</DD>
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<DT> Admin improvements </DT>
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<DD> Paging was added to the user admin page, so that the admin can now
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browse large numbers of users. </DD>
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<DT> Fixes and tweaks </DT>
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<DD> Various other small improvements to formatting</DD>
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</DL></UL>
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<HR>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.6.1 (6th November, 2002) : </H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> New assignment type: offline assignments </DT>
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<DD> In addition to "upload a file" assignments, you can now have "offline"
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assignments. These don't require the student to do anything online.
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They are useful for grading activities that are not on in Moodle, and a
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also useful for adding "manual" columns to the grade page.</DD>
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<DT> Languages </DT>
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<DD> Spanish (Mexican) has been added to the distribution. Other languages have various improvements.</DD>
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<DT> SMTP authentication </DT>
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<DD> SMTP mail now supports SMTP username and password if needed</DD>
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<DT> Documentation </DT>
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<DD> Some parts rewritten, and documentation cleaned up (upgrade info now part of main docs)</DD>
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<DT> Other fixes </DT>
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<UL><LI>Better checking on teachers using "loginas" to stop them roaming other courses as a student
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<LI>While using "loginas", teachers can return to their own identity using a link in the footer
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<LI>Some strings fixed in assignments, journals, and forums.
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<LI>Guest language is now the same as the site
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<LI>etc
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</UL></DD>
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</DL></UL>
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<H3> New in Moodle 1.0.6 (26th October, 2002) : </H3>
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<UL><DL>
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<DT> New feature - WYSIWYG Text editing! </DT>
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<DD> A WYSIWYG text editor has been added to many of the forms in Moodle. These are currently
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only visible when using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or later - other browsers see the
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normal forms exactly as before.</DD>
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<DT> New feature - Quiz module! </DT>
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<DD> Finally, the most requested new module is here! Multiple choice, short answer, and true-false
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questions with automatic marking, multiple attempts, teacher regrading and many other features.
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Questions are stored in a categorised database, and may be "published" to other courses.</DD>
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<DT> New feature - Grade manager! </DT>
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<DD> A new tool has been added for teachers to see all grades for a course on one page.
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You can also download/export grades as a tab-separated text file or an Excel
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Spreadsheet. In future more features will be added to this page like sorting, manual
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columns and calculations, but it's still pretty useful right now.</DD>
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<DT> New feature - LDAP authentication! </DT>
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<DD> Moodle can now authenticate against external directories that use the
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LDAP protocol (including Novell etc). Many thanks to Petri Asikainen for
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developing this authentication plug-in!</DD>
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<DT> New feature - New smilies </DT>
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<DD> Many new smilies have been added, and are now also accessible using a GUI in the text editor.</DD>
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<DT> Improved text editing </DT>
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<DD> You can now include all major HTML tags in all texts. This is now safe because
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of newly added functionality that strips all Javascript and faulty tags from texts
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before they can cause security or display problems.</DD>
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<DT> Languages </DT>
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<DD> German and Italian have been added! Many thanks to the translators (see the credits).</DD>
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<DT> Reading module => Resource module </DT>
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<DD> After much thought and a vote of support (21 "yes" to 6 "no") on the "Using Moodle"
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web site I changed the name of the "reading" module to "resource" (at the code level
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and also the language packs). It was better to do this earlier than later.
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This more generic name will be more meaningful to more people and opens the way to
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some real development on a resource library.
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But I don't want to ever change a module name again! :-)
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If you have any hard-coded URLs pointing to readings that you don't want to break,
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you can add a line like this to your Apache httpd.conf to redirect them:
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<P><CODE>Redirect /mod/reading http://yourserver.com/mod/resource</CODE></P>
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<FONT COLOR=RED>Note: if upgrading to 1.0.6 you may have some "reading" errors in "Recent activity" ... logging
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out and then logging in again will fix this</FONT></DD>
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<DT> Other additions </DT>
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<DD> An admin script to totally delete the Moodle data directory has been included (admin/delete.php)
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for people who need to tear down a Moodle installation but don't have root access on their
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server.</DD>
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<DT> Miscellaneous </DT>
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<DD> Many small improvements have been made to the interface, and many small bugs have been fixed.
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Some examples:
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<UL>
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<LI> Big "Edit this page" buttons at the top of pages (replacing the tiny icon)
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<LI> LDAP authentication module (thanks to Petri)
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<LI> Authentication from external sources can now import any fields
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<LI> Student assignment list now shows submission status properly
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<LI> Default language for users is now the site language
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<LI> Users have a 'Change Password' button on their profile page
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<LI> Journals that need teacher feedback are highlighted
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<LI> More documentation and more context help buttons
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<LI> Database-specific upgrade code
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<LI> Uses character-set codes to make the browser do the right thing
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<LI> User's name in footer is now a link
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<LI> News and social forums are now editable
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<LI> Forums that don't allow posting don't have uneccessary "discuss" links
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<LI> Improved algorithm for shortening posts in forum listings
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<LI> Choice module now allows up to six choices
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</UL>
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</DD>
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</DL></UL>
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<P>Older releases can be seen in the <A HREF="http://moodle.com/mod/forum/view.php?f=1">Moodle.com announcement forum</A>.
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<P> </P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="1"><A HREF="../doc/" TARGET="_top">Moodle Documentation</A></FONT></P>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="1">Version: $Id$</FONT></P>
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