History |
| 2010/08/23
v3.6.6 build 8242 |
This is mainly a maintenance release, addressing issues that have come up since the last version was released. All users are strongly suggested to upgrade to this version
In addition, a few new features are introduced, the most important being the users report generator (only available to enterprise/educational editions) that allows administrators/supervisors to create custom-tailored user reports. Complete changelog follows:
- Added users reports generator (enterprise/educational editions)
- Added handle to reset all executions for all users in a test
- Added code for not allowing any sub-administrator to edit an administrator profile
- Improved performance during csv import for users
- Moved logout redirect option to appearance tab
- Fixed issue in user type in editing an admin by a subadmin
- Fixed issue about printing test units
- Fixed adding additional options in match questions error
- Fixed toggle material in progress disappearing when only lessons are assigned to users, and are all complete
- Fixed error when organizational chart is available to users and visited by non-supervisor
- Fixed issue about onmouseover underline in content tree and IE7
- Fixed issue in advlink plugin in editor with colored themes
- Fixed issue introduced in 3.6.5 about course completion operations
- Fixed changing course category not working when lessons with the same id existed in the category
- Fixed user's progress in course/lesson initialization would result in other users' progress being initialized as well
- Fixed not displaying empty categories in catalog, even if children are not empty
- Fixed $loadScripts not being initialized causes modules' javascripts not being included
- Added automatic creation of message folders to users, in case they are missing
- Fixed exporting lessons with illegal windows filesystem characters in their name
- Fixed avatars list not displayed when administrator edits himself
- Fixed "view" user_type restriction for messages displayed non-working add/reply/fwd handles
- Fixed lesson reports listing projects for users, when they have been unenrolled from the lesson
- Set catalog to display completed lessons and courses when everything is completed even if "show material in progress" is selected
- Setting unit property 'auto complete' triggers ajax event for immediately popping up completion info block
- Fixed error in api2.php file that caused newly created users' passwords to be encoded twice
- Fixed error in activation email code sent out when new users are registering and "email activation" is set
- If certificate template file is missing, the system reverts to the default
- Fixed archived users appearing in group's users list
- Fixed average test score reporting for SCORM tests not matching actual mean score (a test may be skipped)
- Fixed error while completing a test when accessing a lesson as student, having professor as default user type and on an horizontal theme
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| 2010/07/26
v3.6.5 build 8087 |
eFront team announces the availability of version 3.6.5 build 8007.This is mainly a maintenance release, including fixes that have been reported since the last release. In addition, a few new features are introduced, check the changelog below for details.
- Provides RSS feeds through the RSS module
- Added api2.php for version 2.0 of eFront XML API
- Added cart disable functionality, to allow for single click enrolling to free lessons and courses
- Added ability to switch between display modes(iframe, popup) in editing scorm units
- Added 'course options' in custom user type creation for professor types
- Added file permissions checking and setting functionality
- Added code for hiding organization section for custom user types in enterprise edition
- Added propagation handle to branch courses
- Added tooltip with organization information in employees list
- Added headers in order to eliminate browser cache in sidebar
- Added icon for deleting project completion info(grade, commnent, file) by professor
- Added option to purge events size in maintenance -> cleanup
- Replaced flash charts with flotr JS-based graphs
- Supervisor can directly edit supervised branches
- Supervisor can now see all of his/her subbranches employees, from the employees screen
- Fixed issue in backup for files containing a ' in their names
- Fixed issue in changing user role in courses assignment
- Fixed bug in notification events related with specific courses
- Fixed logout redirecting to https pages
- Fixed modules not appearing in lesson settings for professors that their primary type is 'student'
- Fixed bug about displaying search results in pages that sidebar was refreshed
- Fixed skill-gap tests manual assignments issue
- Fixed bug in manually sending pending notifications that was introduced in 3.6.4 build 7725
- Fixed group filter not working in course reports
- Fixed upload from url not working when importing SCORM content
- Fixed issue in view rtf certificate from professor
- Fixed issue about displaying connected users in horizontal themes when option is globally disabled
- Fixed bug about new lesson comment event
- Fixed bookmarks not working for professor
- Fixed issue about sending messages with a custom user type
- Fixed issue about assigning group user type to user via key
- Fixed issue in projects about removing the existing comment when grading student's project
- Fixed issue in notifications about an exception when a lesson/test is deleted
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| 2010/06/29
v3.6.4 build 7725 |
eFront team announces the availability of version 3.6.4 build 7725. This is a maintenance release (even though the version number changes, due to a small database change). More specifically:
- Rearranged system settings menu for speed and tidyness
- Added web server authentication feature
- Fixed job descriptions listing full branches path
- Fixed required training handles not working in IE
- Fixed professor account being affected by course rules
- Fixed archive sorting not working
- Removed refereneces to deprecated mb_ereg_replace()
- Fixed scorm export not taking into account media files
- Added link in unit operations to open unit in popup window
- Fixed default string sorting being affected by case
- IE6 compatibility fixes
- Fixed subscription payments not being properly handled by the system
- Fixed issue about students/supervisors deleting personal files
- Fixed toggling horizontal sidebar issue in IE7
- Fixed SCORM completion issue when commit is called through onUnload and iframe layout is used
- Supervisor's branches report list does not return branches to which he/she does not have access to
- Fixed issue about email in notifications sent
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| 2010/06/11
v3.6.3 build 7602 |
eFront version 3.6.3 build 7602 was just released. This is a maintenance release, addressing issues that were reported since the last update. More specifically:
- Added disable payments option
- Added toggle editor in html mode in all editor instances
- Added unit option for extending object at screen dimensions
- Replacing textbox with textarea in comment field of project score
- Fixed progress not displaying projects issue
- Fixed error while sending messages to "My students" from professor account
- Fixed path error when creating new user
- Fixed user type assignments when registering automatically to courses/lessons through a default group
- Fixed memory overconsumption during calculation of users' traffic statistics
- Fixed memory_get_peak_usage() call for php 5.1.x when debug_mode is on
- Fixed deactivated lessons showing up in catalog
- Fixed certain branches not showing up on branches select lists
- Fixed submitting notification settings when "Maximum minutes ..." was not set
- Fixed bookmark addition error
- Disabled periodic updater during restore
- Fixed issue about sending messages with recipients of specific lesson
- Added dates to user reports, where applicable |
| 2010/06/01
v3.6.3 build 7455 |
This is the most important release after 3.6.0 (which was released early this year) and brings a wealth of new features, along with many fixes and improvements.
As a general note, this version focuses on performance from one hand and on gradually shifting to a course-centric implementation on the other. A separate post will be made available shortly that goes into more depth explaining new features. Meanwhile, the changelog follows, along with the diff files for language and css (rather large one the latter, due to new functionality and new image maps).
Complete changelog follows:
- Added course instances functionality (educational/enterprise)
- Added feedback functionality
- Added curriculum functionality (educational/enterprise)
- Added enterprise options to system settings (educational/enterprise)
- Added find user functionality and paired them closely to groups (educational/enterprise)
- Added quick upgrade functionality
- Added purge logs functionality in admin -> maintenance
- Added option in custom user types for dashboard
- Added option about where to redirect after user login (user dashboard or user courses)
- Added debugging mode option
- Added option to show only courses in progress in user's courses list
- Added "completed lesson" block
- Added "reset course progress" functionality
- Radical performance and memory consumption improvements
- Unassigning and reassigning a user to a course/lesson now retains his/her progress
- By default only courses/lessons in progress show up in users' catalog
- Made RSS module installed by default and connect to eFront's RSS
- Updated adodb libraries to 5.10
- Updated phplivedocx_server value to https://api.livedocx.com/1.2/mailmerge.asmx?WSDL
- Updated layout to better support IE6/7 (eliminates annoying white empty space)
- Fixed security vulnerabilities discovered by VUPEN Security http://www.vupen.com. The issue regarded XSS attacks via POST and was addressed by adding an optional parameter to sanitize POST parameters in admin's system settings
- Fixed issue about counting deactivated uses in license users count
- Fixed bug in notifications about returning archived courses as well
- Fixed display issue in lesson information about lesson completion rules
- Fixed issue about inserting (in caret) file to editor from file manager
- Fixed issue with update unit/create subunit links when redirected to first unit
- Fixed issue about not sending mass e-mails when a user has not e-mail address defined
- Fixed issue with new line in lesson information
- Fixed bug about taking into account archived lessons in users page
- Fixed bug about string compare instead of numeric in ini_set
- Fixed bug about importing lesson with glossary terms
- Fixed issue with php.ini when it exists in www folder by copying it to install folder
- Fixed issue about displaying all tests in reports for a multi-roled user
- Fixed problems with show correct answers and custom css files
- Fixed issue with progress bar when user had seen a deleted unit
- Fixed issue with active field in personal settings
- Fixed bug in storing unit visited into logs
- Fixed issue with background in editor popups and colored themes
- Fixed layout issue with simulatenously showing sidebar and header enabled
- Disabled save button in copy content from another lesson, until ajax response
- Hundreds of smaller fixes and updates
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| 2010/04/20
v3.6.2 build 6550 |
This is mainly a maintenance release, with many fixes and a couple of new features (one of which required a database update, thus the change in sequence numbers from 3.6.1 to 3.6.2). More specifically, this version introduces a fine and powerful new importing function, and a brand new coupons functionality for applying and monitoring discounts.
Complete changelog follows:
- Added new automatic importing functionality
- Added multiple coupons functionality (community++)
- Added code for deleting templates cache in upgrade script
- Fixed issue about social page in eF_template_printProjects
- Fixed bug in social page about displaying private comments in professor dashboard
- Fixed bug in importing lesson with reseting files options
- Fixed issue in community edition about deleting a course
- Fixed problem of loading file manager while editing a skill gap test
- Fixed toggling lesson auto complete when using IE6/7
- Fixed toggling courses/categories in the catalog, when using IE6/7
- Added check for OpenSSL libraries need for pdf certificates
- Redo only wrong answered questions improvements
- Deleting a user logs him out first
- Fixed issue with custom blocks and links block
- Added payments notifications
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| 2010/04/02
v3.6.1 build 6440 |
This is mainly a maintenance fix, bringing fixes to issues reported since the last release. In addition, a few additional features are available, the most important being the online help.
Complete changelog follows:
- Added online help functionality
- Extended tests to allow students to redo only the wrong questions (community++)
- Fixed bug about news not taking into account expire field
- Fixed error in forum configuration panel with mysql strict mode
- Fixed bug about not checking course rules in sub-student user types
- Fixed default timezone in configuration to empty string (ticket 120)
- Fixed error in creating user when default group has no lessons or courses
- Fixed displaying payments icon in control panel although user type had no access to it
- Fixed alphabetical sorting for lessons and courses in index page
- Fixed user type display in forum
- Fixed problem about showing archived users in "Users who share lessons with me"
- Fixed display of lessons and courses info by sorting info fields
- Fixed error about active and inactive projects
- Fixed error about displaying archived lessons in user -> getLessons
- Fixed issue with default value and select type in user profile
- Fixed redo test redirecting when showing previous text executions
- Fixed error about displaying edit link in lesson material on professor subtype with no priviledges
- Added magic_quotes_gpc setting in editor/tiny_mce folder for gz functionality
- Added magic_quotes_runtime to false because of http://www.smarty.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4936
- Fixed js error on IE in extend user profile
- Fixed bug about displaying shared files in lessons subfolders
- Fixed bug in importing themes overwriting default theme
- Fixed errors when collapsing catalog options
- Fixed issue about corrupting title path when lesson name contains a slash
- Fixed issue with double slash in browse.php returning to editor popups
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| 2010/03/12
v3.6.1 build 6235 |
This is mainly a maintenance release, addressing issues that have come up since the last release. It also adds a few new features. Below follows the changelog for this version:
- Added autologin functionality
- Added default user type in system settings
- Added option in test for forcing students to answer all the questions
- Added checkbox for separating if site name and site moto will de displayed in header (except browser title bar)
- Changed maximize viewable area in creating content. It removes left and right sidebars for the unit
- Extended search functionality for glossary
- Fixed content rules not taken into account when auto_complete is on
- Fixed bug in upgrading modules
- Fixed problem in custom blobks with {,} characters
- Fixed issue with lessons info in catalog
- Fixed issue in number of lesson of a course when lesson is archived
- Fixed problem about viewing avatars list in popup
- Fixed sorting of languages based to translation field
- Fixed issue with a notification in community version
- Removed enter voucher field when total price of selected lessons is 0
- Fixed problem with moduleIconFunctions in layout
- Fixed problem about considering examples in flashcard module (EF-545)
- Fixed link for file manager in organization section
- Fixed problem in editing announcements about default date values
- Fixed issue in lesson certificate module about issueCertificate
- Fixed issue about loading tabs in group reporting
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| 2010/03/14
v3.5.5 build 6301 |
This is release to fix a security issue. A malicious user using a specially crafted url could acquire web server privileges on systems running efront.
A patch is already available, all 3.5.x users are strongly recommended to download and apply it.
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| 2010/02/27
v3.6 build 6152 |
This is a maintenance release, addressing issues reported since the initial release of v3.6.0. More specifically, it includes the following fixes:
- Added IMS importing functionality
- Fixed issue with "Redirect after logout to" when input starts with http:// (EF-520)
- Added toggle to html mode in module billboard
- Fixed problem of displaying link for tests reports in community version
- Fixed problem about conflicted forms with entities
- Fixed paths in smiles icons for chat
- Fixed bug about export chat history (EF-526)
- Fixed bug about importing user with invalid user type
- Fixed js error about undefined getPeriodicData
- Added disable tooltip option
- Fixed test analysis charts not loading with PHP 5.1.x
- Fixed voucher code not being accepted as valid in certain circumstances
- Fixed free enrollment not working with encrypted urls
- Fixed questions correction from the professor (un)setting unit completion status
- Fixed refresh of sidebar when changing lesson in professor
- Added header hide option
- Added job self-registering and activating supervisor with branch information custom profile field
- Added hiddenHeader style for horizontal template
- Fixed problem with unicode characters in calendar tooltip
- Fixed problem in horizontal themes with search box by calling eF_formatTitlePath that was missing
- Fixed forum configuration panel that was missing
- Fixed EF-534. If a lesson is available only via course, it can not be hidden from catalog
- Fixed error when adding additional option in multiple questions with IE7
- Added additional check whether themes directories are recursively writablev
- Fixed copying media along with questions and tests
- Fixed issue when editing a notification (EF-539)
- Fixed error in selecting recipients in community edition (EF-537)
- Fixed SCORM score reporting in user and test reports
- Fixed test reporting for SCORM test units
- Fixed nested categories indentation
- Fixed problem with editor templates in Internet Explorer
- Fixed deleting multiple units at once
- Disabled copying to a lesson from itself
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| 2010/02/27
v3.5.5 build 6141 |
This is mainly a maintenance release, addressing all issues reported for 3.5.5 so far, but introduces some new features as well, the most important being the ability to execute SCORM content in a separate window
The changelog for this version follows:
- Added option to open SCORM content in a new window
- Fixed scorm issue with Macromedia Authorware produced files
- Added extra option for "personal data" in custom user types
- Fixed bug in deleting project files with mysql strict mode on
- Fixed bug in viewing units in serial order rule not taking into account failed tests
- Fixed bug in cleaning up orphan lesson folders
- Fixed calendar title not respecting localization setting
- Fixed sending personal messages from "users online" list and "reply" button, when login mapping is different than the default
- Fixed not displaying login name in project results list
- Fixed layout breaking with quotes in new block title
- Fixed bug with paying for more than 1000$
- When duplicate formatted user names appear, the login is displayed in order to tell who is who
- Fixed bug about importing user with invalid user type
- Fixed publish survey issue
- Enhanced statistics performance
- Fixed registering via LDAP displaying error message
- Added message to prompt for creating new account when adding lessons to cart
- Fixed content rules issue
- Added link and button to return to home page after completing test
- Fixed copying questions retaining old media links issue
- Glossary duplicates are no longer allowed
- Added option to clear glossary duplicates
- Added extra arrow icons to indicate how to login to a lesson
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| 2010/02/14
v3.6 build 5997 |
This is a maintenance release, addressing issues reported since the last release, the most important being the following: - Fixed phplivedocx configuration file creation - Fixed upgrading from 3.5.5 not retaining all kinds of custom blocks - Fixed community ++ issue where users where archived instead of being deleted - Fixed issue with error appearing when deleting users - Fixed issue with listing archived lessons in new notification list - Fixed theme exporting problem - Added allow_url_fopen = on to recommended PHP settings - Fixed manual payments error - Added option for automatically completing unit - Added m4v files in filemanager insert to editor - Fixed issue with ie6 theme and css path - Fixed editor loading issue when upgrading to 3.6 - Fixed auto completion of courses for IE7 - Fixed multiple instances of sidebar appearing when users enrolled to a lesson they already had (EF-512) - Fixed import/export users page dropping off page borders (EF-507) - The lesson language no longer appears in the lesson info, when a single language is set to be used throughout the system (EF-496) - Added "Print content" lesson property - Added list of not solved tests in user progress - List of category now does not include other categories' lessons and courses (EF-500) - Fixed issue with tags and scripts when printing a unit - Fixed deleting categories containing archived items - Fixed SCORM content alert box popping up after error - Fixed bug in content management when more than one possible action was set - Fixed leaving orphaned entities while deleting lesson - Fixed bug about new message link for user types with only view permissions in messages - Added events in lesson initialization list - Fixed SCORM 1.2 detected as 2004 in enterprise edition - Fixed requesting sidebar in horizontal themes - Fixed SCORM completion rules not taking into account empty units - Fixed SCORM completion icon showing up correctly when coexisting with tests - Fixed loosing questions' unit information when they are deactivated - Fixed issue with lessons catalog not displaying hidden lessons
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| 2010/01/30
v3.6 build 5831 |
This release fixes an issue caused by a missing file in the previous release
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| 2010/01/29
v3.6 build 5830 |
This is a maintenance release, addressing issues reported since the initial release of v3.6.0. More specifically, it includes the following fixes:
- Installation fixes to better support 3.5.x upgrades (logo, motto, custom blocks)
- Edition separation in statistics fix
- Fixed custom footer to replace default
- When duplicate formatted user names appear, the login is displayed in order to tell who is who
- Added maintain test history setting
- Added user configurable random pool option
- Added optional prerequisite for php_soap, which is needed by phplivedocx
- Fixed custom header propagating from 3.5.5 to 3.6.0, even though it's not supported there
- Fixed user names not displaying in project assignment list
- Fixed issue with not displaying media list properly in edit theme block
- Fixed issue with editor link popup window not displaying content list correctly
- Security fix for editor browsing popup
- Fixed default notifications missing in upgrades
- Fixed students not to have access to lessons that are not activated, from the dashboard
- Fixed dashboard results not to list information for ineligible lessons
- Fixed forum list not displaying when the user does not have lessons
- Fixed complete unit with question issue
- Fixed "Passed all tests" completion condition displaying form data
- Fixed completion conditions displaying units and tests even if the lesson doesn't have any
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| 2010/01/22
v3.6 build 5751 |
eFront 3.6.0 is a completely new version, introducing many important new features and important enhancements in all aspects of the platform. The hightlights of this version are: * 3x Faster than the 3.5.x branch * Greater interoperability * Rich set of social tools, including facebook integration * SCORM 2004 4th edition compatible * Advanced reporting * Smart communication * Improved payments support * Available in a plethora of themes * Archive support * Smart import of data * Revamped certifications * Auto-update
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| 2009/11/23
v3.5.5 build 5208 |
This is a maintenance update and not a new version. This means that anyone who upgrades from a previous 3.5.5 version does not have to run the upgrade script, but simply extract on top of the current installation, overwriting existing files. For versions up to and including 3.5.4, the upgrade process must be followed as usual
Regarding the update itself, it includes many bug fixes and some new features, the most important being:
1. Ability to encode URLs and links so that their content is not interpretable (admin -> system configuration)
2. Ability to format logins and names according to the administrator's preference (admin -> Visual settings)
Here is the changelog for this version:
• Added option to customized the way logins and names appear in the system
• Added option to encrypt links and urls used throughout the system
• Added option to disable mapped accounts
• Added option for deleting paypal orders from admin
• Display also student subtypes in course certificates table
• Fixed matching questions shuffling issue
• Fixed glossary not handling any term when utf8 support is not built-in for Regular Expressions
• Fixed issue about creating certifecate to all completed courses
• Fixed diplaying lessons in calendar selectbox when calendar is disables for lesson
• Fixed total access time in system in reports
• Fixed wrong score reported during automatic submission of expired paused tests
• Fixed wrong uncompleted questions count when resuming paused tests
• Fixed wrong total questions reported for tests in professor preview mode
• Fixed Yuan symbol
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| 2009/09/30
v3.5.5 build 4718 |
This new version brings a wealth of bug fixes and improvements.
All known bugs of version 3.5.4 have been fixed in the current release.
• Added a random tests wizard and many new options for picking a test's questions
• Fixed bug with lesson rules excluding all instead of a specific student
• Fixed parsing filenames with \ in Linux systems
• Fixed left sidebar loading issue in IE
• Fixed bug with glossary terms containing /
• Fixed numeric validation in forms to work properly with PHP 5.3
• Fixed incorrect previewing of certain files in Firefox
• Fixed announcement issues
• Added additional sanitization to eliminate xss attacks
• Fixed problem in insert editor in html mode in blocks
• Fixed bug in clicking category name with Internet Explorer
• Fixed inserting wmv in content
• Fixed popup with select boxes
• Fixed bug with new course applications not showing next to new lesson applications
• Removed deprecated reference assignement for objects
• Fixed issue when using a custom student user type in the "User status" listing
• Fixed lesson conditions problem in user status
• Added option for collapsing catalog only for lessons
• The password input box does not autocomplete in personal info
• Allow to administrator sub-types to define user types when creating a user
• Fixed disappearing tabs problem in IE6
• Improved utf8 compatibility by adding charset header
• Fixed IE8 js error in page blocks
• Added convert_urls = false in editor because of prefilling hrefs with http://xxxx
• Fixed copying tests with wrong lesson id
• Fixed wrong user type id in groups table
• Extended currency list
• Added new languages in installation code
• Fixed problem with turkish locales in linux servers
• Ensured that array_search has an array as second argument because of http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49657
• Fixed issue with not keeping random pool option
• Fixed wrong calculation of score in shuffled drag and drop questions
• Fixed issue with questions without estimation time value in import lesson
• Fixed resetting password for users with the same e-mail address
• Fixed issue with deleted mapped account message
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| 2009/07/14
v3.5.4 build 4173 |
This new version brings exciting new functionality and a lot of improvements. Many features that where originally planned for 3.6 where finally incorporated into this release.
All known bugs have been fixed in the current release. Moreover, important performance improvements have been applied, making this the faster eFront ever.
• All visual items are now moved to Visual Settings option on admin
• Ability to modify the header/footer the same way one creates new content boxes
• Ability to add your own favicon
• Unified appearance for external and internal interface
• Ability to hide sidebar images or boxes images (throughout the system or only on the index page)
• Added a direct shopping basket icon for every lesson on the catalog
• Added an option to show the catalog condensed when you have a big number of lessons
• Refresh (or Control+F5) now keeps the current page of the user
• Several improvements on ecommerce walkthrough to improve the end-user shopping experience
• Core improvements on speed for systems with many or big lessons/courses
• Two way mapping between users. When you map user1 with user2 now by default user2 is mapped to user1
• New question-time option for questions [Note:This option works only on one-by-one tests]
• Much improved random test generator with the ability to set a desired duration for a random test or select questions from multiple categories
• Option for only-forward tests (you cannot return to a previous question)
• Detailed feedback per different answer on questions
• Support for Drag-and-drop questions
• Improved path row with a new option to return to your lesson list
• Added search capabilities in tests' questions for professor
• Fixed issue with displaying large prices
• Fixed annoying artifact in search box when using IE6
• Copying tests fixes
• Literally hundreds of smaller additions and fixes
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| 2009/05/21
v3.5.3 build 3893 |
This release introduces many new features and brings a wealth of bug fixes and improvements
• Added group keys to community Edition
• Admin sets auto-logout time for users
• Performance enhancements when displaying courses/lessons list
• Tests pending for correction are now easy to manipulate
• "Digital file library" option does not display in administration if there aren't any shared files
• GZ handler is now set to enabled by default
• magic_quotes_gpc setting is now mandatory to be disabled
• Fixed issues with tests performance and memory utilization
• Updated API. Operations for create lesson, add course to user, delete course from user, return user courses and catalog.
• Applied visual fixes to personal messages, as well as a bcc option
• Added default exception handler
• Fixed on-line users synching in sidebar
• Deleting a lesson while users are inside is handled correctly
• Fixd issue during tests upgrade that messed settings
• Fixed issue not being able to add questions when there is a "content" filter
• Added distinction between mandatory and recommended php settings
• Fixed issue with custom student type breaking the unit completion
• Removed safe_mode recommendation
• Added check for session.save_path setting
• Various surveys fixes
• Fixed bug in adding forum to all lessons.
• Fixed bug in "use none" cms page.
• Fixed problem with issued certificates during upgrade.
• Added Brazilian Real in currency choices. Fixed selectbox option for IE.
• Currency symbol order customizable from locale settings
• Fixed bug with lesson completion conditions
• Corrected dates in previous day,month,year choices in system reports
• Popup window in uploading logo does not close any more in order to check changes
• Fixed problem in switching betwwen mapped accounts in professor
• Show error message when there is an exception in upload file popup
• Fixed bug in online users after switching between mapped accounts
• Disabled activate status icon link in surveys when end date expired
• Fixed downloaded zip files becoming corrupted when gz_handler was enabled
• Added "empty content" note to the student's control panel when a lesson is empty
• Fixed not being able to continuingly enabling/disabling files.
• Numerical logins are now allowed
• Added build number to footer
• Added questions randomization based on content in tests
• Inactive users login fixed
• Fixed bug in reporting for users not in current lesson
• Fixed future dates issue
• Fixed memory overusage during restore
• Available languages now show only active ones
• Added active users filter in statistics
• Fixed loosing current lesson when sidebar opens late
• Fixed future announcement bug
• Fixed login issues for inactive users
• Several additional currencies
• Over 100 additional fixes and improvements
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| 2009/04/11
v3.5.3 build 3695 |
This version includes mainly bug fixes and functionality improvements:
• Pending to correct tests are now easy to manipulate
• Fixed downloaded zip files becoming corrupted when gz_handler was enabled
• Added "empty content" note to the student's control panel when a lesson is empty
• Fixed not being able to continuingly enabling/disabling files.
• "Digital file library" option does not display in administration if there aren't any shared files
• Added build number to footer
• Added questions randomization based on content in tests
• Inactive users login fixed
• Fixed bug in reporting for users not in current lesson
• Fixed future dates issue
• Fixed memory overusage during restore
• Available languages now show only active ones
• Added active users filter in statistics
• Fixed loosing current lesson when sidebar opens late
• Fixed future announcement bug
• Fixed login issues for inactive users
• Several additional currencies
• Over 100 smaller fixes and improvements
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| 2009/02/17
v3.5.2 build 3470 |
This update for version 3.5.2 of eFront includes mainly bug fixes, most important being the following: • Fixed displaying lessons and courses attended for students and professors
• Fixed displaying debugging info when sending mails
• Fixed bug when upgrading from older versions
• Fixed bug in displaying students' course progress info from professor
• Added "force" option when restoring from older backups
• Fixed a bug in exporting course that prevented lessons from getting imported correctly
• Rearranging inner tables is possible even when one column is empty
• Added SCORM reentry customization option
• Fixed not being able to create a messages folder in Personal Messages, when a folder with the same name already existed in another user's account
• Deleting scorm data for user, deletes corresponding content progress information
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| 2009/01/29
v3.5.2 build 3411 |
This update for version 3.5.2 of eFront includes many new features, as well as several bug fixes. In a glance, the most important new features on eFront 3.5.2 build 3411 are:
• Fixed searching missing file bug
• Fixed open/close file manager while editing content
• Fixed sidebar redirection when administrator changes lesson settings
• Fixed issue with node reordering
• Fixed issue with copying content
• Fixed problem in navigating personal messages folders
• Extended API, added action efrontlogout
• Redirect after logout now handles URLs without "http://" in front.
• Fixed link to last done test from test reports to jump to last execution instead of first
• Fixed issue with excessive memory usage in statistics
• Aded magic_quotes restrictions in installation
• Fixed default open/close status setting in lesson layout
• Added "Unit headline" option in content properties
• Fixed lesson initialization not resetting users' scorm data
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2009/01/09
v3.5.2 build 3335 |
This update for version 3.5.2 of eFront includes many new features, as well as several bug fixes. In a glance, the most important new features on eFront 3.5.2 build 3335 are:
• Added "hot swap" functionality, for directly switching among different accounts
• Added import/export course functionality
• Added system lock down functionality
• Added copy glossary among lessons functionality
• Added support for conditional login based on license agreement
• Added automatic pre-installation version check for PHP 5
• Added minimum password length attribute in system configuration
• Added conditional concurrent logins functionality
• Enhanced lesson initialization functionality
• Added lesson initialization options to lesson import
• Added additional lesson options and applied options/modules categorization
• Added possibility of creating textarea fields in user profile
In addition to these, there are many bug fixes and updates, the most important being:
• Minor reporting fixes (completed lesson score appearing in list, low/high question types appearing correctly)
• Fixed bug with reporting projects progress for students in "user progress"
• User reports information page displays not-completed tests as well
• Fixed not displaying registration link when LDAP-only registration is enabled
• Fixed paypal redirection issue
• Fixed bug with lesson periods not working
• Lessons in course order are no longer clickable (linked to the index page)
• Fixed issue with SCORM tests not beeing reported correctly in statistics, when there are no other tests in the lesson.
• Fixed issue with flash SCORM content overlaying above popups
• Fixed bug with SCORM export option, when scorm_data directory is absent
• Fixed issue with SCORM tests score not being canonicalized correctly, thus preventing lessons from auto completing
• Lesson progress and content status is now dynamically depicted even for SCORM content
• Fixed bug with not displaying filesystem contents in editor's media/link/image etc selection, under specific server configurations
• Fixed issue with glossary not handling specific words, depending on the characters lying before or after the word.
• Fixed IE issue with non-clickable units
• Fixed z-indexing issue in statistics' autompleted list.
• Lesson modules and options display is now separated
• Fixed issue with redirection after creating lesson that is set to "course-only" mode
• Reordered Enterprise/Educational Editions files
• Fixed issue with SSL https:// support
• The selected unit is now remembered across calls when editing tests or questions.
• Grouped course settings icon under a single option in administrator's courses list
• When a test includes free text questions, its results may also appear as "pending" instead of just "success" or "failed"
• Added missing navigation handles in student's solved test review
• Fixed wrong link in tests search results
• Fixed unable to search without logging into a lesson
• Embedded Right-to-left option for corresponding languages
• Changed ZIPARCHIVE::OVERWRITE to ZIPARCHIVE::CREATE for PHP 5.2.8+ compatibility
• Fixed calendar bug, where a professor could delete other lessons' events when in "show all" mode
• Fixed certificate preview error in Internet Explorer
• Fixed node reordering bug
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2008/11/28
v3.5.2 |
eFront 3.5.2 brings a new level of functionality and visual enhancements to an already established learning management system. The most important new characteristics of v3.5.2 are as follows:
Customizable first page
eFront v3.5.2 introduces a new visual interface that helps user build an attractive first-page layout out of several styles. You can add new types of blocks as well and populate them with your own data.
Tests improvements
The new eFront improves the test infrastructure to support past views of the same test, professor feedback on questions, random tests creation at run-time, test pausing, post-test analysis and analytic reports.
Skill-gap analysis (Educational/Enterprise Editions)
A new test layer is introduced that can test the user problematic areas and suggest or auto-assign appropriate lessons
File management improvements
With eFront v3.5.2 you can add files to the lesson’s repository directly through their URLs
Vertical Chat
eFront v3.5.2 introduces a vertical, always visible chat that can be used in conjunction with the rest of the system.
Editor improvements
Direct embedding of images and an intuitive html mode helps you build content easier, faster and more accurately. Also, a new editor option allows you to attach a PDF document as the content of a unit.
Search improvements
Search has been extended to return relevant files based on metadata searching and more descriptive forum results
Quick commands
Use the search box to issue quick commands from any page inside the system
Subscription payments support (Educational Edition)
Paypal integration has been extended to support subscriptions on top of one-time payments
Better certifications support
The new eFront uses Reach Text Format (RTF) files to better control your certifications look-and-feel
Unit completion improvements
Complete units through questions and get immediate feedback on your current lesson status
Dashboard improvements
We have upgraded the user dashboard with new elements and a fancier look-and-feel
Speed improvements
Extended AJAX support throughout the interface to improve performance and response time
Other improvements
Forum improvements, Enterprise edition improvements, Grid improvements, Module upgrade infrastructure, Side-bar improvements, Extended lesson options to better customize your learning environment
More information can be found here |
2008/10/01
v3.5.1 |
This is an update to the version 3.5.0. Key changes are:
• Updated Modules infrastrucure (see list here)
• Added user types infrastructure (see this post for details on what can be done with the new user types)
• Addressed an issue with certain versions of IIS crashing or not working properly;
• Added a reordering facility for professor to define the student's first page layout
• Administrator may set a url that the user will be redirected to after logout
• Added support for directly accessing resources, such as content, files, etc
• Restoring from automatic upgrade backups now uses optimised inserting function
• Logins starting with numeric characters are from now on prohibited
• Fixed bug with quotes in content addition
• Server name is not hard-coded in configuration file anymore; instead, the offset is recorded
More information can be found here |
2008/07/11
v3.5.0 |
This is the stable release of eFront version 3.5.0, a major upgrade to the 3.1.x branch. This is a bugfix release, addressing various issues in all aspects of the software.
More information can be found here |
2008/06/25
v3.5.0 beta4 |
This is the fourth beta version of eFront 3.5.0, a major upgrade to the 3.1.x branch. This is a bugfix release, addressing various issues in all aspects of the software.
More information can be found here |
2008/06/09
v3.5.0 beta3 |
This is the third and final beta version of eFront 3.5.0, a major upgrade to the 3.1.x branch. Key changes from 3.5.0beta2 are:
• Enhanced statistics and reporting operations
• New Modules support
• Improved international filesystems support
• Enhanced SCORM integration
• Improved AJAX performance and error handling
• Incorporated many community suggestions, such as scheduling mechanism, courses extensions, etc
• Improved emailing functions
Key changes in respect to 3.1.x branch are:
• All core functions have beeen rewritten to take advantage of the powerfull Object Oriented features of PHP 5, leading to improved stability, performance, security and extensibility
• New features, including the PayPal payment module, new Search capabilities, etc.
• eFront can now be installed without any web server or documentroot setup hassle.
• An improved, multi-layered dynamic navigation panel makes accessing eFront options much easier
More information can be found here |
2008/05/19
v3.5.0 beta2 |
This is the second beta version of eFront 3.5.0, a major upgrade to the 3.1.x branch. Key changes from 3.5.0beta1 are:
• Improved stability and speed
• Extended courses management
• New, ajax-based file manager
• Improved content tree manipulation
• Enhanced AJAX functionality
Key changes in respect to 3.1.x branch are:
• All core functions have beeen rewritten to take advantage of the powerfull Object Oriented features of PHP 5, leading to improved stability, performance, security and extensibility
• New features, including the PayPal payment module, new Search capabilities, etc.
• eFront can now be installed without any web server or documentroot setup hassle.
• An improved, multi-layered dynamic navigation panel makes accessing eFront options much easier
More information can be found here |
2008/04/11
v3.5.0 beta1 |
This is the first beta version of eFront 3.5.0, a major upgrade to the 3.1.x branch. Key changes are:
• All core functions have beeen rewritten to take advantage of the powerfull Object Oriented features of PHP 5, leading to improved stability, performance, security and extensibility
• New features, including the PayPal payment module, new Search capabilities, etc.
• eFront can now be installed without any web server or documentroot setup hassle.
• An improved, multi-layered dynamic navigation panel makes accessing eFront options much easier
More information can be found here |
2008/03/18
v3.1.4 |
This version is mainly a bugfix release. Key features include:
• Updated appearance and changed default font
• Fixed bug with digital library not showing up
• Fixed bug in importing lessons
• Fixed numerous small bugs in various aspects
• Fixed many small issues in statistics and excel exports
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2008/02/22
v3.1.3 |
This version is mainly a bugfix release. Key features include:
• Bundled PEAR classes
• Updated filesystem function
• Fixed bug preventing backup page to show up
• Updated inporting/exporting functions
• Fixed installation issue with PHP < 5.1
• Fixed caching pages problem in Internet Explorer
• Fixed several excel exports and bundled patch for Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer
• Added extra functionality in user groups
• Fixed some icons beeing invisible in Internet Explorer 6
• Fixed personal messages operations not working in Internet Explorer 6
• Fixed mail server settings check
• Updated various server messages and language tags
• Removed "content copy" feature due to potential instable behaviour
• Removed "user roles" feature due to potential instable behaviour
• Removed upload link from external pages (cms) operation
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2008/01/23
v3.1.2 |
This version fixes an important javascript bug in version 3.1.1 that prevents menus in control panel to appear correctly when using Internet Explorer
Note: If you have already installed version 3.1.1, you don't need to upgrade, you can apply the following patch: Patch from version 3.1.1 to 3.1.2
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2007/12/10
v3.1.1 |
This is mainly a bugfix release, addressing a serious bug in users-to-lessons assignment. Furthermore, it includes several fixes and enhancements, the most important being:
• Updated ajax infrastructure
• Updated calendar functionality
• Fixed small bugs in sortedTable
• Improved IE 6 support
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2007/12/04
v3.1.0 |
•Introduced a full new file system functionality, allowing for true UTF8 filenames in Windows and increased security and database abstraction
Ajax-enabled (potentially) long elements list, such as users and lessons tables
• Introduced new user groups functionality
• Improved IE6 support, including a new set of GIF icons to replace transparent PNGs when IE6 is used
• Updated database connection settings to ensure proper UTF8 data manipulation
• Added localization variables to system configuration
• Updated statistics functionality
• Updated forum functionality
• Remastered backup functionality
• Implemented a more robust auto backup procedure during upgrade
• New appearance, faster and smaller pages
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