Release notes for WeBWorK 2.19

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New WeBWorK Features

• The attempts table has been removed. Feedback for correct/incorrect answers is now associated directly with each answer blank.
• PGML native syntax for tables
• Add a PGML converter to the PG editor
• Rename the "Hmwk Sets Editor" and "Classlist Editor" to "Sets Manager" and "Accounts Manager"
• Links to file bugs now go to the appropriate GitHub page.
• File Manager updates
  • archive and unarchive zip files
  • editing problem files (pg) opens the problem editor.
• Improvements to the Instructor Tools
  • new sort options on users/sets
• Redesign of the PGML lab
  • All of the examples have been updated.
  • Now there are examples that include all PGML features.
  • Listing of references

Deprecated Functionality

• All versions of PGcompoundproblem have been deprecated. Problems should be migrated to scaffold.

Upgrade Notes and Cautions

• New Prerequisites:
  • Mojolicious::Plugin::RenderFile
• Invalid POD in macro files will cause errors with POD to HTML conversion: POD directives (e.g. =head1) must have an empty line before and after them, otherwise an error will be shown when viewing the POD in the POD viewer.
• Update site.conf: need to define $admin_course_id
• Imagemagick configuration