0.9.2 ... Let the games begin

With a mostly successful 0.9.1 release, save the missing sql parser install script fix that should probably be updated and included/released as 0.9.1b, things look good.

However, it’s now time to start thinking about what the goals should be for 0.9.2.

Here’s some things I’ve been collecting:

Install related

• International install fixes
• in prog Bootstrap installer linked to Zi’s new layout/design
• in prog Updates to the default/demo content.
• Move the config.inc.php file to the assets folder for easier upgrades in the future. Consider implementing a user assets and a system assets folder for even more simplicity (where snippets/modules in the user folder override ones in the system folder).

Core functionality

• Securty update to prevent cross-site scripting Netnoise fix by Mark
• fix the 404 response decisively Victor
• error header response correctly sent as a 404 (see this post) Victor
• redirect fixes/updates rev 723
• Consider revising the HTTP response headers
• Fix the duplicate MODx media path bug -- Maybe Wendy did this!?!
• caching fix so it will install without errors on the opensourcecms.com demo --- can we just do a quick conditional test to see if the sitecache folder is writable and if not just disable all caching in the parser? Or maybe we just update the cache warning message to be more informative.
• Move compression out of .htaccess
• Jared’s default tree menu sorting fix (but thoroughly tested for upgrades), or adding the sort order to the manager on the advanced configuration page
• Cache bug that’s causing blank pages should be resolved conclusively
• Better content international support for content via this method or Susan’s method or some hybrid thereof if it isn’t already
• Wendy’s multi-site modification
• Initial database consolidation/normalization: merge content/weblinks, merge users, merge snippets/plugins (others?)
• Recursive parser implementation.

Manager related

• Document locks seem to be broken with 0.9.1 ... bad!!! Messr. Coward
• Fix mcpuck file manager preview failures on some servers (ummm... including mine...) Jeff
• Add Susan’s method to run modules from the manager menu rev 724
• Add a password reminder/resetter for manager users
• Full on new manager skin that finally totally deviates from the Eto legacy. Perhaps this user new manager skin contribution combined with some fixes and consolidation of the CSS files into one.
• Hard coded language strings nuked
• Fix the manager timeout when editing a doc!
• Fx alias case sensititiy so that Google Site Maps will work properly
• fix case sensitive issues with usernames
• Fix automatic handling of base href and make it a configuration switch in the advnaced configuration page of manager
• Auto-inherit parent folder templates by default ... can’t think of a reason why not rev 725
• really odd manager login bug should be identified and squished
• More complete TV form objects (I think Jeff did some of this?)
• Allow snippets to include opening/closing php code tags and include a syntax highlighter
• Add the stop on warning notice to a config flag as a new "advanced" configuration settings page

Marketing/Support activities

• A Sourceforge page (but only after they offer subversion, which appears to be in progress)
• now just need to populate it (SF page that is)
• more native language forums (Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, German and...) structured after the French forums
• write optimized meta descriptions for every page using a fallback TV
• File repository ... finally

Snippet, Module, Plugins stuff

• Implement genealogy for documents (whether or not it’s in the DB or handled via caching should be addressed) useful for multiple instances Jason
• Re-implement and clean up DropMenu snippet as a class for truely being able to reuse it with different parameters
• Mark’s latest newlsting and newspublishing machinations
• notification for user comments
• in prog Garryn and Mark’s combined Ajax sort ordering and template manager with Luke Stokes mass add to doc group thrown in for good measure (killer sample module along with QuickEdit)
• Combine Mark’s Flexsearch work with MadeMyDay’s Search Results Highlighting with a degradable LiveSearch feature ... maybe even this does it already! and advanced searching too
• Give the contact form a thorough once-over sanity check

Any other thoughts folks?

How about if we change Keyword submission system into flat textbox, one keyword per line ? or some other solution which does not invlove page refresh, so bulk data entry can be made possible easily.

For now, we have to enter 1 keyword, hit save, page reloads. (tough/time-consuming cycle) ... no ?

Looking forward to see 0.9.2 release, Hopefully I’ll be dropping some ideas time to time

regards,

zi

bump... any more feedback guys and gals?

Who is gal here? Do we have one onboard ? or I am missing someone ?

Sottwell by chance? And some folks "whine like one" every now and then (including me!).

Credits page overhaul !

BUT it can be done after manager new skin

Dimmy’s topic : http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,2051.msg14398.html#msg14398

Good news and bad news...(don’t worry...they’re both related!)

First the good news...a new version of FCKEditor is out!

Bad news...looks like they pulled the plug on the MCPUK file browser! So...we definitely need a replacement! If anything, I’ll see what we can do to just configure the browser that’s already in FCK to work for our use. Only problem though is that we’ll loose image editing capabilities. But if it means having something much more solid for the time being then so be it!

I have never used the image editing capabilities honestly. Does the FCK one do thumbnails though? MCPuck never worked in the last few versions for showing them in my environment, so it doesn’t really matter I guess.

Guess I’ll have to test it and see. At the rate they’re going with it though...we’ll probably just have to take it as it is either way. Suck, I know...but until we get a more viable alternative, we’ll be stuck with it. Right now, the only decent file manager/image editor combo that is still in constant development is the TinyMCE plugins by MoxieCode...but those cost money!

I think what we could do is get the iManager thing from Marco rolling and just concentrate on the essentials...meaning just having the ability to browse and pick files and some basic, basic file management capabilities (add, delete, rename, etc.). Once we test it and debug the crap out of it, we can implement it into MODx. Then we can concentrate on getting the other fun stuff into it such as image editing capabilities and other file management stuff (zip capabilities would be nice!). But just keep in mind that it’ll take a little while to get the iManager in even basic shape.

hmmm, once again. I say outsource this bit about the file manager. Is there any alternatives out there worth looking at?