Congrats to everyone! Great work. Kind Regards, Chris
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Chris Cormack <ch...@bigballofwax.co.nz> wrote: > It is with great plesure that I announce the release of Koha 3.6.0. > > This is major feature release, containing 85 enhancements and 356 > bugfixes. A total of 728 patches have been included from 60 developers > in this release. A big thanks goes out to all of them, plus all the > other people involved in this release. > > You can download this release at > http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.000.tar.gz or you can > wait a couple of days for the packages to appear at > http://debian.koha-community.org. > > Release notes are available below. > > > > RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.0 - 22 October 2011 > ======================================================================== > > Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package > (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, > volunteers, and support companies from around the world. > The website for the Koha project is > > http://koha-community.org/ > > Koha 3.6.0 can be downloaded from: > > http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.00.tar.gz > > Installation instructions can be found at: > > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation > > OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball > > Koha 3.6.0 is a major feature release. > > New features in 3.6.0 > ====================== > > ACQUISITIONS > * When deleting an order, items are deleted and if applicable the > biblio also (if no holds, subscriptions etc are attached) > * Add Basket number and Invoice number search > * Control view of baskets for vendor with a sys pref (own/branch/all) > * Control confirmation when closing a basket with a sys pref > > ADMINISTRATION > * New permission for overdues report > > CATALOGING > * Z3950 results highlighting > * Easy Analytics support > * Improve controls for cloning and deleting MARC subfields > * Capability to blank subfields in Batch Modification > * UNIMARC field 225 plugin: allow $a value data entry > * Adjust default values for MARC21 authority Fixed-Length Data Elements > * Update UNIMARC plugins > * Adding option to "attach another item" when finished attaching items > > CIRCULATION > * Added a checkin tab to the patron search screen > * Added enumchron field to the place holds screen > * Better hold information on the staff biblio detail screen > * Added a checked out from colum to list of checked out items > (syspref controlled) > * Add link to fast add framework while circulating, if a barcode > is not found > * Automatically check out fast add item after cataloging it > * Add shelving location to checkin results screen > > OPAC > * Paging on the opac detail page, allowing the user to move > through search results > * Recent comments view > * Added a powered by Koha footer > * Show a warning if placing a hold incurs a charge > * Added user customisable html block under the facets in search results > * Added customisable html block under OpacNav and patron account links > * Profile pictures in the OPAC next to review authors > * Show number of comments on the "Comments" tab in OPAC > > PATRONS > * Log membership renewal > * Allow patron update script (on OPAC) to send email using the > from address of the patron > * Extended attributes display much improved > * Partial fine payments > * If a patron search returns one result, redirect to patron details page > > MESSAGING > * Improved the email checking when sending "Hold filled" notices. > * Add today's date on checkin/checkout notices > > REPORTS > * Added links to the schema and reports library > * Record localuse statistics, when returning items not on issue > * Control for which branch renewals are recorded with a sys pref > > SEARCHING > * Added ISBN filter to advanced > * Analytic links search on full phrase title > * Control order in which facet categories display > > SIP > * Add Support for the Fee Paid Message > > ENHANCED CONTENT > * Add integration for EBSCO's Novelist Select service > * Enable Koha to fetch book covers from Open Library > > STAFF INTERFACE > * Improved styling of the table pager > * Add autocomplete="off" to borrowernumbers and barcode forms > * Improved the tinymce editor on the Koha news page > > INTERFACE > * Added crystal icon set > * Nicer style for "clear screen" button > * Added capability to limit the RSS results > > INTERNATIONALIZATION > * Tons of fixes to the translation tools > * Add German translation for purchase suggestion mails > * Spanish translation for SQL files > > INTERNALS, PACKAGING AND PERFORMANCE > * Simplified system preferences for the web installer > * Create and update the manual pages for the koha-* scripts. > * Automated backups of data and config > * Improve configurability of package building scripts > > COMMAND LINE UTILITIES > * cron script to allow easy anonymisation of patron circulation data > > BUGFIXES > * Longer userid fields > * Clean up guided reports dictionary entry process > * Circulation restrictions working when other withdrawn reasons are used > * Fixed LDAP username case issues > > Plus 356 more bugfixes > > System Preferences > ====================== > > The following system preferences are new in 3.6.0: > * numSearchRSSResults > * OpacRenewalBranch > * ShowReviewerPhoto > * BasketConfirmations > * MARCAuthorityControlField008 > * OpenLibraryCovers > * OPACResultsSidebar > * RecordLocalUseOnReturn > * OpacKohaUrl > * NovelistSelectEnabled > * NovelistSelectProfile > * NovelistSelectPassword > * NovelistSelectView > * EasyAnalyticalRecords > * OpacNavBottom > * AcqViewBaskets > * OpacShowRecentComments > > System requirements > ====================== > > Changes since 3.4: > > * Perl 5.10 is required > > Documentation > ====================== > > As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The > home page for Koha documentation is > > http://koha-community.org/documentation/ > > As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the > Koha manual is available: > > http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/ > > The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at > > http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary > > Translations > ====================== > > Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff > interface are available in this release for the following languages: > > * Chinese (Taiwan) > * Danish > * English (USA) > * English (UK) > * French (France) > * German > * Italian > * Portuguese (Brazil) > * Spanish > > Partial translations are available for various other languages. > > The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see > > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha > > for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate > list to volunteer: > > http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate > > The most up-to-date translations can be found at: > > http://translate.koha-community.org/ > > Release Team > ====================== > > The release team for Koha 3.6 is > > Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chr...@catalyst.net.nz> > Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <neng...@gmail.com> > Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frede...@tamil.fr> > QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.wa...@bywatersolutions.com> > Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel Roy, Paul Poulain, Mason James > > Release Maintainer (3.4.x): > Chris Nighswonger <cnighswon...@foundations.edu> > Release Maintainer (3.6.x): > Chris Nighswonger <cnighswon...@foundations.edu> > > Credits > ====================== > > We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored > new features in Koha 3.6: > * Los Gatos Public Library > * NEKLS > * East Brunswick Public Library > * Athens County Public Libraries > * Horowhenua Library Trust > * Halton Borough Council > * South Taranaki District Council > > We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to > Koha 3.6.0. > > Nuño López Ansótegui > Alex Arnaud > Larry Baerveldt > Greg Barniskis > D Ruth Bavousett > Steven Callender > Jared Camins-Esakov > Colin Campbell > Fernando L. Canizo > Frédérick Capovilla > Galen Charlton > Tomas Cohen Arazi > Chris Cormack > Jeremy Crabtree > Christophe Croullebois > Elliott Davis > Frédéric Demians > Stéphane Delaune > Ricardo Dias Marques > Jonathan Druart > Nicole C. Engard > Magnus Enger > Katrin Fischer > Amit Gupta > Mason James > Srdjan Jankovic > Janusz Kaczmarek > Ulrich Kleiber > Henri-Damien LAURENT > Owen Leonard > Frère Sébastien Marie > Francois Marier > Julian Maurice > Meenakshi.R > Matthias Meusburger > Sophie Meynieux > Joy Nelson > Chris Nighswonger > Maxime Pelletier > Paul Poulain > Dobrica Pavlinusic > MJ Ray > Liz Rea > Thatcher Rea > Marcel de Rooy > Juan Romay Sieira > Brice Sanchez > Jean-André Santoni > John Seymour > Robin Sheat > Fridolyn SOMERS > Zeno Tajoli > Jane Wagner > Ian Walls > Ward van Wanrooij > Jesse Weaver > Brett Wilkins > Salvador Zaragoza Rubio > > We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, > please send a patch against these release notes to > koha-patc...@lists.koha-community.org. > > Revision control notes > ====================== > > The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development > version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of > > git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git > > The branch for Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix > releases) is 3.6.x. > > The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.8.0. > > Bugs and feature requests > ====================== > > Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug > tracker at > > http://bugs.koha-community.org/ > > Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini > _______________________________________________ > Koha-devel mailing list > koha-de...@lists.koha-community.org > http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel > website : http://www.koha-community.org/ > git : http://git.koha-community.org/ > bugs : http://bugs.koha-community.org/ _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha