Difference between revisions of "Release notes for WeBWorK 2.5.1"
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** '''New config''' files that once set up will simplify upgrades in the future. |
** '''New config''' files that once set up will simplify upgrades in the future. |
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** New features for Admin courses editor page. |
** New features for Admin courses editor page. |
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| − | ** Experimental editor pages: HmwkEditor1,2;,ClasslistEditor1,2; PGProblemEditor1,2 |
+ | ** Experimental editor pages: HmwkEditor1,2;,ClasslistEditor1,2; PGProblemEditor1,2 |
| − | ** Basic support for the ipad. |
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* Configuration files |
* Configuration files |
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** configuration files split into prelocal.conf, global.conf.dist,postlocal.conf ** this makes incremental upgrading of webwork2 much easier since the configuration files will not in general need to be rewritten. |
** configuration files split into prelocal.conf, global.conf.dist,postlocal.conf ** this makes incremental upgrading of webwork2 much easier since the configuration files will not in general need to be rewritten. |
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| − | ** VERSION file indicates the current version of WeBWorK which is printed in the footer of each page. |
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| − | * MathAchievements module added. |
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| − | * Admin pages: |
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| − | ** Ability to show/hide courses from the command line |
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| − | ** Replace email registration of WeBWorK site with link to the MAA registration form. |
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* Editor pages |
* Editor pages |
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** There are new (beta) editors for homework, classlists, librarybrowser and PGproblemeditor. |
** There are new (beta) editors for homework, classlists, librarybrowser and PGproblemeditor. |
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** There is a setting in postlocal.conf which allows you to determine which links to editors are displayed in the left margin. (You can hide the more experimental browsers if you wish.) |
** There is a setting in postlocal.conf which allows you to determine which links to editors are displayed in the left margin. (You can hide the more experimental browsers if you wish.) |
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| − | ** Homework editor pages |
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| − | ** Classlist editor pages |
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| − | ** PGProblemEditor pages |
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| − | ** LibraryBrowser pages |
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| − | *** There are now three alternatives for browsing the collection of problems (WeBWorK Open Problem Library or OPL for short. Formerly called NPL) |
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| − | * Add basic support for using WeBWorK on the ipad. This makes WeBWorK useable on an ipad and iphone but it has not yet been optimized for ipad use. |
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| − | * Dates, Time and Timezones |
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| − | ** pop up menu date entry for some (not all) date entry in HmwkEditor2 |
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| − | * Localization |
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* Authorization |
* Authorization |
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** Add module for authorizing using the shibboleth module. |
** Add module for authorizing using the shibboleth module. |
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** LTI standard interface installed allowing for WeBWorK integration into Course Management Systems using that standard. (thanks to Bill Wheeler) |
** LTI standard interface installed allowing for WeBWorK integration into Course Management Systems using that standard. (thanks to Bill Wheeler) |
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| − | * More changes under the hood |
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| − | ** webwork webservice: Upgrades to the to serve LibraryBrowser |
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| − | ** webwork webservice: Allow option to assign homework when user is added via web service (John Hsu at UBC) |
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| − | ** webwork webservice: Allow course creation via webservice (John Hsu at UBC) |
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== New features for PG 2.5.1 == |
== New features for PG 2.5.1 == |
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Revision as of 18:27, 30 July 2012
WeBWorK
Online Homework Delivery System
Version 2.5.1
Copyright 2000-2012, The WeBWorK Project
All rights reserved.
Details
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Release date: June, 2012
Github repository: https://github.com/openwebwork
Modules: webwork2 pg
IMPORTANT!! Be sure to inspect changes in the configuration files when upgrading to this release.
Community Developments as of June 2012
- Doxygen is now used to manage the POD documentation (thanks to Djun Kim and Jason Aubrey)
- Github and git are now being used to manage WeBWorK development. The switch over took some time but it seems to be paying off in terms of flexibility.
- The goal is to encourage more participation in the development of WeBWorK ( see how to become a developer pages )
- A blog aggregator has been installed at https://webwork.maa.org/planet which will collect blog posts about webwork development and webwork use.
- Send email to Jason Aubrey or Mike Gage to have your blog url added to our list
- How to include your blog in the webwork.maa.org planet aggregator.
- The localization project continues but needs a volunteer to help coordinate efforts. The link is to a blog post that gives detailed news about the localization effort.
New features for 2.5.1
- Highlights
- MathAchievements module added. When turned on it provides "gamefication" for WeBWorK.
- New config files that once set up will simplify upgrades in the future.
- New features for Admin courses editor page.
- Experimental editor pages: HmwkEditor1,2;,ClasslistEditor1,2; PGProblemEditor1,2
- Configuration files
- configuration files split into prelocal.conf, global.conf.dist,postlocal.conf ** this makes incremental upgrading of webwork2 much easier since the configuration files will not in general need to be rewritten.
- Editor pages
- There are new (beta) editors for homework, classlists, librarybrowser and PGproblemeditor.
- There is a setting in postlocal.conf which allows you to determine which links to editors are displayed in the left margin. (You can hide the more experimental browsers if you wish.)
- Authorization
- Add module for authorizing using the shibboleth module.
- LTI standard interface installed allowing for WeBWorK integration into Course Management Systems using that standard. (thanks to Bill Wheeler)
New features for PG 2.5.1
- contextLeadingZero.pl added
- bug fixes to leve_curve_check()
- Under the hood
- Improvements to the PG warning and debug message channels
- bug fixes on includePGproblem
