2.7 Release Notes

Wiki

• Added: Page Types - users can now created different type pages, 2.7 supports web page (in 2.6 this was the only page type), calendar, spreadsheet, file cabinet, and photo page. Each page type (aside from web page) has a central page that is accessed using the application bar in the sidebar. This page lists all pages of that type in the wiki.
• Added: calendar page type - the calendar page type allows a user to create a page to publish schedule information in a calendar form.
  
• Added: spreadsheet page type - borrowing from the Jotspot Tracker application, the spreadsheet page type allows a user to embed spreadsheets right in the wiki.
• Added: file cabinet page type - the file cabinet is not unlike a wiki page but emphasizes the documents on a page instead of the page content.
• Added: photo page type - photo pages allow a user to create a page that highlights images or photos. Uploaded images are shown as thumbnails and slide show functionality is available as well.
• Added: the behavior of the create page button was changed. In previous releases it would create a page under the current page in the hierarchy. This caused a lot of confusion and unintended page hierarchies. Create page now always creates a page under WikiHome. A new button "add sub-page" button has been introduced below the page content. This allows users to create hierarchies when they would like them and avoids unintended hierarchies. In future releases we will add the ability to place a page in a specific location on creation.
  
• Added: wiki sidebar look and feel was reworked and new sidebar widgets were added. See below for widget descriptions.
• Added: applications now appear as app bars in the sidebar
  
• Added: sidebar configuration - administrators can now enabled and disable four available modules: wiki links, favorites, my recent changes, and all recent changes. These changes affect the sidebar for all users. Users that used the Toolbar page in previous releases should move the Toolbar content to the new Global Links page (Administration -> Global Links)
  
• Added: changed welcome message for new users
• Added: the ability for administrators to disable the welcome message (Administration -> Other Settings)
• Added: the ability for administrators to reference an external URL to be used as the welcome message (Administration -> Other Settings)
• Added: tips and hints for first time users
• Added: the ability for administrators to disable tips and hints (Administration -> Other Settings)
  
• Added: wiki links sidebar widget - administrator configurable sidebar widget that allows an admin to put standard wiki page content into the sidebar
• Added: my recent changes sidebar widget - shows recent changes specific to the logged in user (Note: the widget does not yet search across all revisions so if a user edits a page after you, it will no longer show up in this widget. This will be addressed in a future release.)
  
• Added: configurable colors - administrators can now change the colors of the wiki using the menu Wiki Appearance under Administration. Free wiki users can choose between 3 color themes. Paid wiki users (of any plan) can choose between 10 colors as well as define their own.
• Added: upload logo - administrators of paid (any plan) wikis can now upload a logo to replace the Jotspot logo using the menu Wiki Appearance under Administration.
• Added: IP filtering - administrators of Company and Workgroup wikis can now restrict access to their wiki by IP or IP block. Configuration can be reached using the Other Settings menu under Administration. It takes a comma separated list of IP filters, for example, 10.1.1.1, 10.2.0.0/16. This capability will not be automatically enabled by default for existing customers. Please contact support to enable it.
  
• Fixed: fixed problems with enforcing SSL only access. Now http access to an SSL only webspace is redirect to https. We are also now enforcing the plan restrictions (SSL access for Workgroup and Company plans).
• Added: search example page to help with search syntax. Users can access this via the linked search prompt or via the Want Help with Search? link in search results.
• Added: search now supports exact phrase searching (surround phrase in quotes)
• Added: free plans can no longer enable guest access. We were having trouble with spam wikis (spammers would put up wikis as link farms and then send out mail pointing to them). This will restrict this ability.

• Fixed: incoming email not handled correctly when it contained illegal XML characters (3864)
• Fixed: usernames are no longer case sensitive
• Fixed: problems with search parsing some forms of logical operators
• Fixed: users were sometimes seeing "unable to save: Type Error: content.match is not a function" because text conversion would choke when tags included an xmlns specifier, for example <img src="foo.jpg" xmlns="" /> (3876, 3817)
• Fixed: when a group was deleted, pages that had used that group in security settings would throw an error (1407)
• Fixed: when a user used the "recreate as new" function when recovering a delete page, the page would not retain its form. For example, if recreating a group after deletion, it would not retain the group form and therefore would not be recognized as a group. (2983)
  

Jot Editor

• Added: new link picker that allows users to more easily link to pages within the wiki, links outside the wiki, and documents in the wiki
• Added: the ability to edit HTML directly from the wysiwyg editor
  
• Fixed: return/enter creates a new line instead of a new paragraph like standard word processing applications
  

Jot Spreadsheets

Jotspot Tracker was integrated into the wiki and added as a Page Type. Enhancements are as follows.

• Added: formula support (see help icon next to fx for details)
  
• Added: the ability to wrap text in a cell
• Added: copy/paste support
• Added: shift-click now selects ranges of cells
  
• Added: the ability to rename spreadsheets
• Spreadsheets made using the tracker app available on release 2.6 will be upgraded the Tracker app will be removed

Jot Calendar

The Jotspot Event Calendar/Meeting Manager was rewritten and integrated into the wiki as a page type. Enhancements are as follows.

• Added: support for multiple calendars through the creation of calendar pages
• Added: vastly improved calendar UI
  
• Added: rapid event entry without page refreshes
• Added: click on day to add event to that day
• Added: upcoming event view
• Users of the event calendar and meeting manager will be given the option to upgrade using a link at the bottom of the page seen when selecting the Calendars application bar.
  

Jot Group Directory

The company directory was reworked and generalized into a group directory application. Enhancements are as follow.

• Added: support for multiple directories
• Added: the ability to add and remove fields from the directory contact form (per directory) using a wysiwyg form configuration tool
• Added: the ability to define multiple views of directory data by filtering on field values, ordering results, and choosing visible values
• Added: skype field with skype presence indicator and click to call
• Added: IM field with AIM and Yahoo presence indicator and click to IM
• Added: vastly improved UI for uploading a portrait
• Users of the Company Directory will be presented with an option to upgrade their directory when they first install the group directory. This will copy Company Directory entries into a newly created directory. The Company Directory can then be uninstalled.
  

Jot Platform

• Added: jot.lib.attach was enhanced to accept a property list
• Added: a heartbeat event was added for use in features like digest emails. The /JotHeartbeatHourly event is triggered hourly and /JotHeartbeatDaily is triggered every night at 2am PST. (3889)
• Added: the package manager now supports the ability to include an "app name" which will be used on the application bar.
• Added: the package manager now supports the ability to include a link to an icon to be shown on the sidebar

2.7 Release Version Information

Product Version as of 2006/09/15 (for diagnostic purposes only):

• Core Product

• Software version: 2.7.166
• Bootstrap: 2.7.0
• Dojo: 2.7.0
• FancyTabs: 0.3
• GroupManagement: 2.7.0
• Init: 2.7.0
• Lib: 0.072
• PackageUserInterface: 2.7.0
• System: 2.7.1.418
  
  

• Included Applications

• CalendarApp: 1.0.418
• FileCabinetApp: 1.0.418
• PhotoGalleryApp: 1.4.5.418
• SpreadsheetApp: 2.7.04.418
  
  

• Installable Gallery Applications

• ProjectManagerApp: 1.0.442
• BugReporterApp: 2.8.6.293
• KnowledgeBaseV2App: 1.0.2
• RecruitingApp: 1.32
• CallLogApp: 1.25
• BlogApp: 4.0.8
• ForumApp: 2.0.15
• GroupDirectoryApp: 0.2.342
• SimplePollApp: 1.1
• ToDoListApp: 2.8