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Latest Features & Fixes

June 13, 2009 (Donbot Release)

Enhancements:

  • The Raw XHTML paragraph is now available on E-Mail Form pages.
  • Paragraph types are now listed alphabetically to make them easier to find.

Bug Fixes:

  • Sortable tables work with Internet Explorer once again.

April 13, 2009 (Lrrr Release)

Enhancements:

  • Upgraded to Magnolia 3.6.5
  • Images, documents, and other files in rich editor paragraphs or download paragraphs on a page that requires a Texas State NetID to view now also require authentication.

Bug Fixes:

  • Table sort feature is fixed.
  • Fixed typo on form template

 

February 10, 2009

Enhancements:

  • We now support use of Google Analytics to gather site usage data.
  • The display of banners can now be forced on all child pages, making it easier to turn on banners for a whole site or section thereof.
  • Email forms now encrypt their data before sending it to the email server.
  • The image tool is now available in FAQ paragraphs.

Bug Fixes:

  • Label tags on email forms now work correctly in Internet Explorer 6.
  • Double quotes can now be used in captions in Image Galleries.
  • DOCX and other new file types can now be uploaded to a Rich Editor paragraph.

January 13, 2008 (Clover Release)

Enhancements:

  • Audience permission settings are now inherited by sub-pages.
  • Email forms include the confirmation number in the subject line.
  • The Event paragraph lists available calendars hierarchically, rather than alphabetically.

 

December 12, 2008 (Cyberman Release)

Enhancements:

  • Site Editors can now limit viewing of specific pages to Faculty, Staff and/or Students.
  • Legally required link to University Privacy Statement is now automatically added to all email form pages.

Bug Fixes:

  • Various improvements to the Document Management System.
  • The buttons that were missing from the Rich Editor paragraph's editor window after the last release have been put back.

November 14, 2008 (Dalek Release)

Enhancements:

  • A slew of low-level stability and performance improvements.
  • Featured Events page now more responsive.

Bug Fixes:

  • Application Portal now respects CSS in Internet Explorer.

October 14, 2008 (Predator Release)

Bug Fixes:

  • Event Paragraph now shows events from sub-calendar when meta-calendar is selected.
  • Event Paragraph no longer tries to display non-image attachments as images.
  • Spaces at the beginning and end of URLs will no longer cause issues with Link Paragraphs.
  • Events downloaded from the home page now have the correct end date.

September 9, 2008 (Waternoose Release)

Enhancements:

  • Checkboxes and Radio Buttons on form pages now line up into multiple columns, making the forms more compact and attractive.
  • All form elements will now appear in the CSV file that is mailed to the form owner, regardless of whether the site visitor has entered anything in that element.
  • Table Paragraphs can have the sorting feature turned on or off as needed.

August 12, 2008 (Sully Release)

New Features/Enhancements:

  • New Calendar Events paragraph lets site editors display events from the University Event Calendar on their own sites.
  • Site Map paragraphs have a new option to display the Site Map as a flat, alphabetically ordered list.
  • New Bookmark link in template allows visitors to easily bookmark pages to a large variety of bookmark-sharing and social networking sites.
  • Added Intent and Outdent buttons to Rich Editor paragraph, allowing creation of nested lists in all browsers.

Bug Fixes:

  • Anchor dialog now displays correctly in Rich Editor paragraph.
  • Rich Editor templates are more consistent.

July 8, 2008 (Kodos Release)

New Features/Enhancements:

  • Department Directory paragraphs now use full department names.
  • Data in a Table paragraph can now be sorted by clicking on the appropriate column header.
  • Form Page emails now include a unique confirmation number.
  • "Modified By" column added to AdminCentral.
  • RSS feed items now include a date.

Bug Fixes:

  • The "Link" window of the Image Properties dialog should no longer remain open when one clicks "Save".
  • Site menus no longer "sticky", and vanish as soon as another menu appears.

June 10, 2008 (Kang Release)

New Features/Enhancements:

  • Gato will now automatically generate RSS feeds for specified pages.
  • Descriptions entered for files in the Document Management System will now be displayed by the Documents paragraph.

Bug Fixes:

  • Department Directory paragraph no longer includes retirees.
  • Application Porthole paragraphs can now have more of their display attributes adjusted with custom CSS.

 

May 13, 2008 (Hyde Release)

New Features/Enhancements:

  • "Adjust Thumbnails" button in image gallery allows one to select what portion of an image will be used as a thumbnail.
  • "Next" and "Previous" buttons now hang off the side of image gallery images so that they don't obstruct the images.
  • Linkchecker now alerts you if you accidentally link back to gato-edit.
  • Incomplete required fields in email forms will now be highlighted to make them easier for the site visitor to find.
  • One can further customize the look and feel of one's site with a new custom CSS page property. (This is an advanced-user-only feature. We don't support it, and it's quite possible to do horrible things to your site with it.)

Bug Fixes:

  • One can create paragraphs and submit forms with the latest version of Safari.
  • Banner images are again able to be updated.
  • Flash pieces on home page behave more predictably with older versions of Flash plugin.
  • Document paragraph now behaves correctly if you select an invidual file and specify a file type.
  • Specifying multiple form fields as "Sender's Name" or "Sender's Email" will no longer break the form.
  • Apostrophes in the file names of banner images no longer cause problems in Internet Explorer.
  • Link checker no longer throws errors where no problem actually exists.

April 15, 2008 (Hedorah Release)

New features/enhancements:

  • The banner images on a page can be linked to other web pages.
  • Email Form pages now include a paragraph that will allow form submitters to attach files.
  • The emails generated by Email Forms are now sent in HTML and are much more readable.
  • Rich Editor and Text and Image paragraphs now have a Full-Window editing mode.
  • The RSS paragraph will now accept a wider range of feeds, including those from Google news and Atom feeds.
  • The Document paragraph now displays more information on files, and formats that information more attractively.
  • The Rich Editor better reflects the style of the text on the page.
  • The Document paragraph now allows one to choose multiple document types to display.
  • Redirect pages no longer require the site editor to specify whether the links are internal or external.
  • The Share This Page: Email option no longer takes the user away from the current page, but opens the confirmation in a popup window.

Bug Fixes:

  • The Rich Editor is more robust when unusual HTML tags are included in a paragraph.
  • The RSS feed on the home page was broken in the last release. It is working again.
  • Menu headings are now usable even with Javascript disabled.

March 11, 2008 (Minya Release)

New Features/Enhancements:
  • We've added a new Document Management System, which will allow Word Documents, PDFs, etc. to be uploaded to a central location and linked to throughout a site.
  • A new RSS paragraph which will display the contents of an RSS feed is now available.
  • The link paragraph no longer requires you to specify whether the link is internal or external; Gato will sort that out for you.
  • The nightly Link Checker emails can now be sent to as many people as needed.
  • The Contact Information section of a page with a banner will now be included when printing that page.
  • We've added an attractive Home Screen icon for iPhones.
Bug Fixes:
  • Renaming or moving a page should no longer break the images on that page.
  • In an Editor paragraph, uploading a file with an apostrophe in the filename should no longer cause a problem.
  • We've included a variety of stability and performance improvements.

February 11, 2008 (Baragon Release)

  • The ability to change the color of the header in Gato sites has been removed per University Marketing's request.
  • The list of required fields is no longer included in the emails generated by forms.
  • Using apostrophes in banner images should no longer cause problems.
  • Inheritance of banner images through the site should now work more predictably.
  • Photo galleries should once again work correctly with Safari.
  • The Download paragraph now fully supports Microsoft Publisher (.PUB) files.
  • Including Flash elements in Rich Editor paragraphs should no longer cause problems with the site menus.