* (bug 17014) Blocked users can no longer use Special:UserRights if they do

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES

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@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
 * (bug 10837) $wgVariant is a user variant selected in the user's preferences
   if the $wgContLang does not have variant, then the $wgLang is used instead.
 * Oracle: maintenance/ora/user.sql script for creating DB user on oracle with
-  appropriate privileges
+  appropriate privileges. Creating this user with web-install page requires
+  oci8.privileged_connect set to On in php.ini.
 
 === New features in 1.16 ===
 
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
 * (bug 14866) Messages 'recentchangeslinked-toolbox' and
   'recentchangeslinked-toolbox' were added to allow more fine grained
   customisation of the user interface
+* DISPLAYTITLE now accepts a limited amount of wiki markup (the single-quote items)
+* Special:Search now could search terms in all variant-forms. ONLY apply on
+  wikis with LanguageConverter
+* Add hook 'UserrightsGetCheckboxes' to give extensions the ability to modify
+  the arrangement of checkboxes on the Special:UserRights form
+* Add hook 'UserrightsSaveUserGroups' to give extensions the ability to modify
+  the groups being added and removed last-minute.
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.16 ===
 
@@ -177,6 +185,14 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
 * (bug 18925) history.js removes class names of list elements on initialization
 * Multiple whitespace in TOC anchors is now stripped, for consistency with the
   link from the edit comment
+* (bug 19112) Preferences now respects $wgUseExternalEditor, $wgExternalDiffEngine
+* (bug 18173) MediaWiki now fails when unable to determine a client IP
+* (bug 19170) Special:Version should follow the content language direction
+* (bug 19160) maintenance/purgeOldText.inc is now compatible with PostgreSQL
+* Fixed performance regression in "bad image list" feature
+* Show user preference 'Use live preview' if $wgLivePreview is enabled only
+* (bug 17014) Blocked users can no longer use Special:UserRights if they do
+  not have the 'userrights' permission.
 
 == API changes in 1.16 ==
 
@@ -204,6 +220,7 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
 * Make action=block respect $wgEnableUserEmail and $wgSysopEmailBans
 * Made deleting file description pages without files possible
 * (bug 18773) Add content flag to siprop=namespaces output
+* (bug 18785) Add siprop=languages to meta=siteinfo
 
 === Languages updated in 1.16 ===