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  • Contact manager is now used in more places and more documentation available

    Posted by: Robin Smidsrød 15. Jan 2021 09:26

    Today's update (b81e7aa) brings with it the following changes:

    Performance improvements

    • Students and supervisor relationship table now uses pagination, which increases performance.
    • Contact manager has changed backend API from XML to JSON.

    Enhancements

    • Improved the user experience in new message feature. It is now possible to add recipient using contact manager, and recipient auto-complete is better looking and more accessible.
    • Permission editor (for objects and containers) is now using contact manager.
    • Added contact manager for username lookup in file manager.
    • Reduced technical debt significantly. This means a lot of code has changed, which increases the change of regressions.

    Bugfixes

    • The message body text area is now focused when the user is replying to a message.

    Documentation improvements

    • Added more reference documentation for model classes.
    • All relevant reference documentation is now available.
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  • Improved documentation and code quality

    Posted by: Robin Smidsrød 17. Sep 2020 16:54

    Today's update (2832387) brings with it the following changes:

    Enhancements

    • A lot of the database queries have been refactored, which should make them more robust. There is also a slightly higher risk of regressions.
    • Added more test cases for better code coverage.
    • Started using better tools to improve code quality and avoid bad practices.

    Documentation improvements

    • Added reference documentation for Site, Tag and Messages model classes.
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  • Improved email validation and other bugfixes

    Posted by: Rakesh Kumar Shardiwal 8. Jul 2020 17:52

    Today's update (a6933a0) brings with it the following changes:

    Enhancements

    • Improved pin registration request handler to show email validation error.

    Bugfixes

    • Fixed error when nickname is longer than 100 characters.
    • Show error message when email is already taken.
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  • Improved message reading experience and other accessibility improvements

    Posted by: Rakesh Kumar Shardiwal 18. May 2020 17:09

    Today's update (5b56347) brings with it the following changes:

    Enhancements

    • Back button was added in the message reading pane, so that user can go back to their corresponding location.
    • Improved accessibility in object/container button bar.
    • A lot of the database queries have been refactored, which should make them more robust. There is also a slightly higher risk of regressions.

    Bugfixes

    • Active tab selection in message reading pane has better usability.
    • New message link in message reading pane can now be clicked.
    • Removed unwanted "Unread" button from outbox message reading.
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  • Improved object editor workflow and fixed user membership issues

    Posted by: Robin Smidsrød 20. Apr 2020 18:21

    Today's update (6b463a0) brings with it the following changes:

    Security issues

    • Now avoids non-read permissions assigned to anonymous user.

    Performance improvements

    • Increased hardware resources to handle additional load because of home-schooling situation.

    New features

    • Enabled teachers to save edits without notifying student until the document is ready.
    • Added assessment plugin to object editor, which enables teachers to highlight different parts of the text with color and information.

    Enhancements

    • Improved voice recorder app to use current browser APIs for microphone access.
    • The add new site behavior has been improved to avoid accidential overwriting of site information.
    • The notify supervisor feature in the object editor has a simpler user experience.
    • Improved process-oriented document writing workflow by allowing the description field to be used as a comment for author.
    • Improved readability of object editor contents by increasing line height.
    • Fixed accessibility issues in synthetic speech user interface.
    • Some buttons in the user profile page now have improved accessibility.

    Bugfixes

    • Large resolution video can now be played without overlapping the viewport. This isssue should now be fixed.
    • Fixed issue with no memberships being shown in user profile if e-Portal user isn't a member of any institution groups.
    • Fixed issue where administrator role from e-Portal is turned into an institution and course administrator role. Now it properly assigns the supervisor role in the same situation.
    • Fixed an issue in the message reading pane where the delete or mark as unread button would redirect to new message instead of back to list.
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