setting since version 1.2.0. If you have it on, turn it *off* if you can.
-*** COMMITTERS! Before 1.4 release, make sure 1.3.x release notes are
-*** up to date in the file HISTORY. Don't put 1.3 updates here please.
+== MediaWiki 1.4 BETA ==
-== MediaWiki 1.4 PRE-ALPHA ==
+[Not everything is 100% working in beta yet, the installer needs fixes still.]
Major changes from 1.3.x:
-* (?) Support for table prefixes for better sharing with other web apps
+* Support for table prefixes for better sharing with other web apps
* (?) PostgreSQL support
* Optional article validation voting features
* 'Recentchanges Patrol' to mark new edits that haven't yet been viewed
* [[RFC 1234]] will now make an internal link (bug #479)
* PhpTal skins shown bogus 'What links here' etc on special pages (bug #511)
* Experimental code to manage user and group rights (Special:Userlevels)
+* UI language switching
+* Adding filter and username exact search match for Special:Listusers (bug #770)
+* Special:Listadmins outdated, use Special:Listusers instead (bug #857)
+* Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
+* New tag "<gallery>" to generate a table of image thumbnails
+* Installer die if it can not write LocalSettings.php (bug #733)
+* Various special pages no more show the rss/atom feed links (bug #705)
+* Support for external authentication plug-ins
* ... and more!
=== Caveats ===