* standardised file headers

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

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@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
   normal $wgDBport.
 * The upload link for missing files can now be set separately from the 
   navigation link with $wgUploadMissingFileUrl.
   normal $wgDBport.
 * The upload link for missing files can now be set separately from the 
   navigation link with $wgUploadMissingFileUrl.

+* $wgCategoryPrefixedDefaultSortkey was removed and is now always false.  This
+  provides more sensible sorting behavior for categories.

 
 === New features in 1.17 ===
 * (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via
 
 === New features in 1.17 ===
 * (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via


@@ -119,6 +121,23 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
   because it encourages edits to be marked minor accidentally and it can be
   easily replicated by custom user scripts for those who really want it.
 * Non-file pages can no longer be moved to the file namespace, nor vice versa.
   because it encourages edits to be marked minor accidentally and it can be
   easily replicated by custom user scripts for those who really want it.
 * Non-file pages can no longer be moved to the file namespace, nor vice versa.

+* (bug 671) The <dfn> element has been whitelisted in user input.
+* (bug 24563) Entries on Special:WhatLinksHere now have a link to their history
+* (bug 21503) There's now a "reason" field when creating account for other users
+* (bug 24418) action=markpatrolled now requires a token
+* A variety of category sort-related fixes, including:
+** (bug 164) In English, lowercase and uppercase letters now sort the same.
+   (This should be expanded to proper sorting for other languages before the
+   1.17 release.)
+** (bug 1211) Subcategories, ordinary pages, and files now page separately.
+** When several pages are given the same sort key, they sort by their names
+   instead of randomly.
+* (bug 23848) Add {{ARTICLEPATH}} Magic Word.
+* JavaScript-based password complexity checker on account creation and 
+  password change.
+* The HTML ID's generated for sections are now much prettier when they contain
+  punctuation or non-English letters, so a section named "Hello?" will now
+  result in a URL ending in "#Hello?" rather than "#Hello.3F".

 
 === Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
 * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive
 
 === Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
 * (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive


@@ -255,6 +274,13 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
   throw fatal errors
 * (bug 23380) Uploaded files that are larger than allowed by PHP now show a
   useful error message.
   throw fatal errors
 * (bug 23380) Uploaded files that are larger than allowed by PHP now show a
   useful error message.

+* Uploading to a protected title will allow the user to choose a new name 
+  instead of showing an error page
+* (bug 24425) Use Database::replace instead of delete/insert in SqlBagOStuff::set
+  to avoid query errors about duplicate keynames.
+* (bug 24700) Update dialog shown when clicking on the special page tab after
+  saving preferences
+* (bug 15470) First letters of filenames are always capitalized by upload JS.

 
 === API changes in 1.17 ===
 * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent.
 
 === API changes in 1.17 ===
 * (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent.


@@ -296,6 +322,18 @@ it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
 * Fixed "link" parameter in image links with "thumb" parameter.
 * (bug 23936) Add "displaytitle" to query/info API
 * (bug 24485) Make iwbacklinks a generator, optionally display iwprefix and iwtitle
 * Fixed "link" parameter in image links with "thumb" parameter.
 * (bug 23936) Add "displaytitle" to query/info API
 * (bug 24485) Make iwbacklinks a generator, optionally display iwprefix and iwtitle

+* (bug 24564) Fix fatal errors when using list=deletedrevs, prop=revisions or 
+  one of the backlinks generators with limit=max.
+* (bug 24656) API's parse module needs option to disable PP report
+* PARAM_REQUIRED parameter flag added. If this flag is set, and the end user does not set 
+  the parameter, the API will automatically throw an error.
+* (bug 24665) When starttimestamp is not specified, fake it by setting it to NOW, not to 
+  the timestamp of the last edit
+* (bug 24677) axto= parameters added to allcategories, allimages, alllinks, allmessages, 
+  allpages, and allusers
+* (bug 24236) Add add, remove, add-self, remove-self tags to meta=siteinfo&siprop=usergroups
+* (bug 24484) Add prop=pageprops module 
+* (bug 24330) Add &redirect parameter to ?action=edit  

 
 === Languages updated in 1.17 ===
 
 
 === Languages updated in 1.17 ===
 


@@ -315,6 +353,8 @@ changes to languages because of MediaZilla reports.
   (Taraškievica)
 * (bug 23283) Native name for Old English -> Ænglisc
 * (bug 23364) Native name for Azerbaijani -> Azərbaycanca
   (Taraškievica)
 * (bug 23283) Native name for Old English -> Ænglisc
 * (bug 23364) Native name for Azerbaijani -> Azərbaycanca

+* (bug 24593) Native name for Sorani now uses only Arabic script
+* (bug 24628) Generic translations for NS_USER/NS_USER_TALK for Esperanto

 
 == Compatibility ==
 
 
 == Compatibility ==