* Removed getSelectOptions, which did nothing other than send FOR UPDATE on some...

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

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index c98db23..942e192 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
   $wgValidSkinNames but now the value. This means for
   $wgValidSkinNames["monobook"] = "MonoBook"; the skin loader will no longer try
   loading SkinMonobook and will instead load SkinMonoBook.
   $wgValidSkinNames but now the value. This means for
   $wgValidSkinNames["monobook"] = "MonoBook"; the skin loader will no longer try
   loading SkinMonobook and will instead load SkinMonoBook.

-* The parser now attempts to output markers for editsection tokens and defer the
-  rendering of them so skin and language specific markup does not need to be
-  saved inside the parser cache note that this changes the cache key making all
-  old entries in the parser cache invalid you can set $wgUseEditSectionTokens to
-  false to disable this and keep your old parser cache entries.
-  Note that this feature should reduce parser cache fragmentation when enabled.

 * $wgMaxUploadSize may now be set to an array to specify the upload size limit
   per upload type.
 * $wgAPICacheHelp added in 1.16 is now removed. To disable API help caching, set
 * $wgMaxUploadSize may now be set to an array to specify the upload size limit
   per upload type.
 * $wgAPICacheHelp added in 1.16 is now removed. To disable API help caching, set


@@ -62,6 +56,15 @@ PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
   becomes "check to block logged-in users too".  The default settings remain the same.
 * Most of the field names on the Special:Block form have been changed, which will
   probably break screen-scraping bots.
   becomes "check to block logged-in users too".  The default settings remain the same.
 * Most of the field names on the Special:Block form have been changed, which will
   probably break screen-scraping bots.

+* (bug 26866) The 'trackback' right is no longer granted to sysops by default.
+  $wgUseTrackbacks is already false by default
+* (bug 17009) the hiddenStructure CSS class, a highly hackish way of at least *appearing*
+  to hide article elements, has been removed.  Use the ParserFunctions extension to
+  actually remove unwanted elements from the output.
+* (bug 14202) $wgUseTeX has been superseded by the Math extension. To re-enable
+  math conversion after upgrading, obtain the Math extension from SVN or from
+  http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math and add to LocalSettings.php:
+  require_once "$IP/extensions/Math/Math.php";

 
 === New features in 1.18 ===
 * Added a special page, disabled by default, that allows users with the
 
 === New features in 1.18 ===
 * Added a special page, disabled by default, that allows users with the


@@ -118,6 +121,17 @@ PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * (bug 27924) PhpHttpRequest doesn't return response body if HTTP != 200
 * Added hook BitmapHandlerTransform to allow extension to transform a file 
   without overriding the entire handler.
 * (bug 27924) PhpHttpRequest doesn't return response body if HTTP != 200
 * Added hook BitmapHandlerTransform to allow extension to transform a file 
   without overriding the entire handler.

+* The parser now attempts to output markers for editsection tokens and defer the
+  rendering of them post-cache to reduce parser cache fragmentation and ensure
+  skin customizability of edit section links.
+* (bug 24755) AuthPlugin auto-creation of local accounts can now be aborted by
+  other extensions by handling the 'AbortAutoAccount' hook, similar to the
+  'AbortNewAccount' triggered by explicit account creations. (They are separate
+  to avoid loops and confusion; auth plugins like CentralAuth need to handle
+  AbortNewAccount separately.
+* Special:ListFiles is now transcludable.
+* (bug 13879) Special:Emailuser asks for suitable target user if called without.
+

 
 === Bug fixes in 1.18 ===
 * (bug 23119) WikiError class and subclasses are now marked as deprecated
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.18 ===
 * (bug 23119) WikiError class and subclasses are now marked as deprecated


@@ -161,6 +175,8 @@ PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * (bug 26449) Keep underlines from headings outside of tables and thumbs by
   adding overflow:hidden to h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 (also fixes editsection bunching).
 * (bug 26708) Remove background-color:white from tables in Monobook and Vector.
 * (bug 26449) Keep underlines from headings outside of tables and thumbs by
   adding overflow:hidden to h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 (also fixes editsection bunching).
 * (bug 26708) Remove background-color:white from tables in Monobook and Vector.

+* (bug 28422) Remove color:black from tables in Monobook and Vector. And add it
+  to table.wikitable instead.

 * (bug 26781) {{PAGENAME}} and related parser functions escape their output
   better.
 * (bug 26716) Provide link to instructions for external editor related
 * (bug 26781) {{PAGENAME}} and related parser functions escape their output
   better.
 * (bug 26716) Provide link to instructions for external editor related


@@ -197,6 +213,29 @@ PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * (bug 28034) uploading file to local wiki when file exists on shared repository
   (commons) gives spurious info in the warning message
 * Usernames get lost when selecting different sorts on Special:listfiles
 * (bug 28034) uploading file to local wiki when file exists on shared repository
   (commons) gives spurious info in the warning message
 * Usernames get lost when selecting different sorts on Special:listfiles

+* (bug 14005) editing section 0 of an existing but empty page gives no such
+  section error
+* (bug 26939) Installer does not set $wgMetaNamespace
+* (bug 28166) UploadBase assumes that 'edit' and 'upload' rights are not per
+  page restrictions
+* Make truncate function automatically consider length of '...' string,
+  since length can vary by localization.
+* (bug 28242) Make redirects generated by urls containing a local interwiki
+  prefix be a 301 instead of a 302.
+* (bug 15641) blocked administrators are now prevented from deleting or protecting
+  their own talk page; and all blocked users are more comprehensively prevented
+  from performing other actions
+* (bug 15641) Fixed positioning of permissions checks in Special:Import which
+  allowed users without the 'import' permission to import pages if they directly
+  submitted the form.
+* (bug 27893) Edit-on-doubleclick now applies only on view and purge actions;
+  no longer triggers unexpectedly on delete, history etc.
+* (bug 28417) Fix PHP notice when importing revision without a listed id
+* (bug 28430) Make html and TeX output of <math> always be left-to-right.
+* (bug 28306) Fix exposure of suppressed usernames in ForeignDBRepo
+* (bug 28372) Fix bogus link to suppressed file versions in ForeignDBRepo
+* (bug 27473) Fix regression: bold, italic no longer interfere with linktrail for ca, kaa
+* (bug 28444) Fix regression: edit-on-doubleclick retains revision id again

 
 === API changes in 1.18 ===
 * (bug 26339) Throw warning when truncating an overlarge API result
 
 === API changes in 1.18 ===
 * (bug 26339) Throw warning when truncating an overlarge API result


@@ -266,6 +305,36 @@ PHP if you have not done so prior to upgrading MediaWiki.
 * (bug 27585) add pagecount to list=filearchive
 * (bug 28104) Namespace for local pages in interwiki backlinks (iwbacklinks)
   is missing
 * (bug 27585) add pagecount to list=filearchive
 * (bug 28104) Namespace for local pages in interwiki backlinks (iwbacklinks)
   is missing

+* (bug 27343) Add parseddescription to list=filearchive
+* (bug 27469) label implicit groups in list=allusers&auprop=groups/
+  list=users&usprop=groups
+* Addition of APIQuerySiteInfoGeneralInfo hook to add extra information to
+  the general site info results
+* (bug 16288) API: consider making closure status of wikis more clear
+  with meta=siteinfo
+* (bug 27589) list=allimages&aiprop=archivename is useless
+* (bug 27586) Remove duplication of props in ApiQueryStashImageInfo
+  by using ApiQueryImageInfo
+* (bug 28226) prop=extlinks&eloffset should be an integer
+* (bug 28070) Fix watchlist RSS for databases that store timestamps in a 
+  real timestamp field.
+* API upload errors may now return the parameter that needs to be changed and
+  a sessionkey to fix the error.
+* (bug 28249) allow dupes in meta=allmessages&amargs
+* (bug 28263) cannot import xml with the api, when have not "import" user
+  right, but "importupload"
+* (bug 28365) Added description for uiprop=preferencestoken in meta=userinfo
+* (bug 28394) Set forgotten parameters types in ApiUnblock
+* (bug 28395) Set forgotten parameters types in ApiParse
+* (bug 28368) add hint for multipart/form-data to api information of
+  action=import&xml=
+* (bug 28391) action=feedwatchlist&allrev should be a bool
+* (bug 28364) add registration date to meta=userinfo
+* (bug 28254) action=paraminfo: Extract type from PARAM_DFLT if
+  PARAM_TYPE is not set
+* (bug 27712) add parent_id to list=deletedrevs
+* (bug 28455) Add 'toponly' to recentchanges API module
+* (bug 26873) API: Add 'toponly' filter in usercontribs module

 
 === Languages updated in 1.18 ===
 
 
 === Languages updated in 1.18 ===
 


@@ -273,8 +342,9 @@ MediaWiki supports over 330 languages. Many localisations are updated
 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 
 regularly. Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as
 changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 

-* Liv (liv) (new)
-
+* Liv (Livonian) (new)
+* Tokipona: 'tp' language code no longer supported; 'tokipona' is still
+  valid, however.

 * (bug 17160) Gender specific display text for User namespace
 * Link trail added for sl and sh
 * (bug 27633) Add characters to linkTrail for Potuguese (pt and pt-br)
 * (bug 17160) Gender specific display text for User namespace
 * Link trail added for sl and sh
 * (bug 27633) Add characters to linkTrail for Potuguese (pt and pt-br)


@@ -288,7 +358,7 @@ changes to languages because of Bugzilla reports.
 
 == Compatibility ==
 
 
 == Compatibility ==
 

-MediaWiki 1.18 requires PHP 5.2.3. PHP 4 is no longersupported.
+MediaWiki 1.18 requires PHP 5.2.3. PHP 4 is no longer supported.

 
 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.
 
 MySQL 3.23.x is no longer supported; some older hosts may need to upgrade.
 At this time we still recommend 4.0, but 4.1/5.0 will work fine in most cases.