Version 42.1 by Marius Dumitru Florea on 2016/07/13

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5 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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7 This release integrates CKEditor as the default WYSIWYG content editor and adds a //tour// on the home page to describe the XWiki user interface to newcomers.
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9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 8.1) =
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11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 8.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=13615]].
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13 == Tour for Homepage ==
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15 A [[tour>>extensions:Extension.Tour Application]] has been created to present the existing UI elements from the home page. Every user will be guided through this tour in order to become familiar with XWiki.
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17 {{image reference="step4.png" width="600px;"/}}
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19 == CKEditor Becomes the Default WYSIWYG Editor ==
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21 Starting with this version we have a new WYSIWYG editor: the [[CKEditor>>extensions:Extension.CKEditor Integration]]. The integration with CKEditor was already available as an extension and now this extension is bundled with the standard XWiki distribution.
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23 {{image reference="ckeditor.png" width="600"/}}
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25 The old WYSIWYG editor is still available and if you want to switch back to it you can do it from the "Edit Mode Settings" section in the wiki administration.
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27 {{image reference="defaultWysiwygEditorConfig.png" width="600"/}}
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29 == Miscellaneous ==
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31 * Removed ##Main.Welcome## page from the Dashboard since we now have a new Homepage that contains the welcome messages
32 * In the TemplateProviderClass, 2 new properties have been added: //description// and //icon//, in order to display additional information in template providers list.(((
33 {{gallery}}
34 image:templates.png
35 image:templateView.png
36 image:templateEdit.png
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38 )))
39 * events produced during Filter conversion job are now folded by default. This essentially means that they won't appear in Activity Stream anymore.
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41 See the [[full list of JIRA issues>>http://jira.xwiki.org/sr/jira.issueviews:searchrequest-printable/temp/SearchRequest.html?jqlQuery=project+in+%28XCOMMONS%2C+XRENDERING%2C+XWIKI%2C+XE%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%228.2-rc-1%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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43 = For Developers =
44
45 == Associate Editors to Data Types ==
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47 This version introduces a new module that provides APIs to associate editors to data types. For instance you can associate a date picker to ##java.util.Date##, or a WYSIWYG editor to ##org.xwiki.rendering.block.XDOM##. There can be multiple editors available for a specific data type and the user or the administrator can configure the preferred one. Checkout the [[Edit Module>>extensions:Extension.Edit Module]] documentation for more details. This new API has been used to embed CKEditor as the default WYSIWYG editor.
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49 == Instance Filter improvements ==
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51 * Instance Output Filter now support missing begin/end event on document locale and revision so input filter for which those two concept don't make sense don't have to send them anymore.
52 * Instance Output Filter now use the context locale as default locale (used to be empty locale).
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54 == Deprecated and Retired projects ==
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56 === MediaWiki parser ===
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58 ##xwiki-rendering-syntax-mediawiki## has been deprecated and moved to https://github.com/xwiki-contrib/syntax-mediawiki-1.0.
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60 It's now recommended to use [[MediaWiki Syntax extension>>extensions:Extension.MediaWiki.MediaWiki Syntax]] instead.
61
62 == Upgrades ==
63
64 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
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66 * [[Guice 4.1.0>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1004]]
67 * [[Commons Compress 1.12>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1005]]
68 * [[httpasyncclient 4.1.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-1009]]
69 * [[JGroups 3.6.10>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13532]]
70 * [[Less4j 1.17.2>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13119]]
71 * [[Infinispan 8.2.3>>http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-13561]]
72
73 == Miscellaneous ==
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75 * new ##org.xwiki.rendering.listener.SectionGeneratorListener## to generate section events from headers events
76 * Instance Output filter now indicate the target syntax for Input filters producing rendering events
77 * The same relative file path supported for ##source## filter properties parameter is now supported for any InputSource filter properties parameter in the Filter test framework
78 * ##$regextool## [[Velocity Tool>>extensions:Extension.Velocity Module||anchor="HVelocityTools"]] has a new method to quote the replacement string in ##String#replaceAll()##. Here's how you can use it:(((
79 {{code language="none"}}
80 #set ($out = $out.replaceAll(" (id|for)=('|"")$regextool.quote($oldId)",
81 " ${escapetool.d}1=${escapetool.d}2$regextool.quoteReplacement($newId)"))
82 {{/code}}
83 )))
84
85 = Translations =
86
87 The following translations have been updated:
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89 {{language codes="fr, nl"/}}
90
91 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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93 {{warning}}
94 The QA Tests are executed after the release has been done. Thus, they are being prepared now and will be published soon.
95 {{/warning}}
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97 {{comment}}
98 TODO: uncomment and update with proper link when the report is ready.
99 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}}
100 {{/comment}}
101
102 = Known issues =
103
104 * [[Bugs we know about>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]]
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106 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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108 == General Notes ==
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110 When upgrading make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg##, ##xwiki.properties## and ##web.xml## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters may have been modified or added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
111
112 == Issues specific to XWiki 8.2RC1 ==
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114 We refactored the way in which the editors are loaded for page content and TextArea properties. We're now using the new [[Edit API>>extensions:Extension.Edit Module]]. The following breaking changes have been done:
115 * ##textarea_text.vm## and ##textarea_wysiwyg.vm## Velocity templates have been removed. In case you have customized these templates you can port the changes to the new editor templates available in ##/templates/editors/xdom*.vm##
116 * ##$xcontext.getEditorWysiwyg()## has been deprecated and is now returning ##null## all the time (which translates into "no TextArea fields that need a WYSIWYG editor"). If you were using this method to customize the WYSIWYG editor then you can do the same from the new editor templates available in ##/templates/editors/xdom*.vm##
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118 A side effect of this refactoring is that the Object and Class editors are now using the configured preferred editor, unless it is overwritten using the "editor" meta property.
119 * If you have a TextArea property that doesn't support wiki syntax then best is to configure the xclass to use the //PureText// editor for this property.
120 * If the TextArea property supports wiki syntax but it's mostly code (e.g. Velocity, HTML) then best is to configure the Text editor.
121 * Finally, if the TextArea property supports wiki syntax and it's mostly free text then best is to configure the WYSIWYG editor.
122
123 == API Breakages ==
124
125 The following APIs were modified since XWiki 8.1:
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127 {{backwardCompatiblityReport version="8.2-rc-1"/}}
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129 = Credits =
130
131 The following people have contributed code to this release (sorted alphabetically):
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133 * Alexandru Cotiuga
134 * Anca Luca
135 * Ecaterina Moraru (Valica)
136 * Eduard Moraru
137 * Guillaume Delhumeau
138 * Marius Dumitru Florea
139 * Raluca Stavro
140 * Thomas Mortagne
141 * Vincent Massol

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