* (bug 4426) Add link to user_talk page on image pages
* Support a custom convert command for thumbnailing. See DefaultSettings.php
and the comments for $wgCustomConvertCommand, for more information.
+* UserCan hook now allows advisory return values, rather than mandatory ones.
Installer:
* (bug 3782) Throw fatal installation warning if mbstring.func_overload on.
permissions, if said user exists
* Changes to some of the wording of explanations for fields
* (bug 1734) granting db permissions failed with db usernames containg '-'
+* Add basic check for session support in PHP and die if not present
Maintenance:
* Fix problem reported on mailing list where re-initialising stats didn't work (can't insert
* XSS issue : now sanitize search query input (fixed in 1.5rc3)
* Remove deprecated $wgOnlySysopsCanPatrol references; use User::isAllowed( 'patrol' )
per bug 5282. Patch by Alan Harder.
+* Prevent registration/login with the username "MediaWiki default"
Special Pages:
* Rearranged Special:Movepage form to reduce confusion between destination
* (bug 5372) Add number of files to Special:Statistics
* (bug 2871) Links to talk pages in watchlist editing view
* (bug 5385) Allow hiding anonymous edits on Special:Recentchanges
+* (bug 2544) Illogical error reporting order in Special:Userlogin
+* (bug 5409) Hide "show/hide patrolled edits" in Special:Recentchanges if patrolling
+ is disabled
+* (bug 5447) Convert first letter of username to uppercase before searching in Special:Listusers
+* (bug 759) Wrap redirects on the watchlist editing page in a span, class "watchlistredir"
Misc.:
* PHP 4.1 compatibility fix: don't use new_link parameter to mysql_connect
* (bug 5195) rebuildrecentchanges.php works again; Database::insertSelect now
has a parameter for select options.
* Fix updateSearchIndex.php for new schema
+* Fix bogus "filename too short" error when uploading files with a period in the base
+ name, e.g. "Mr. Zee.png"
=== Caveats ===