History

This release fixes an issue caused by a missing file in the previous release

This is a maintenance release, addressing issues reported since the initial release of v3.6.0. More specifically, it includes the following fixes:
- Installation fixes to better support 3.5.x upgrades (logo, motto, custom blocks)
- Edition separation in statistics fix
- Fixed custom footer to replace default
- When duplicate formatted user names appear, the login is displayed in order to tell who is who
- Added maintain test history setting
- Added user configurable random pool option
- Added optional prerequisite for php_soap, which is needed by phplivedocx
- Fixed custom header propagating from 3.5.5 to 3.6.0, even though it's not supported there
- Fixed user names not displaying in project assignment list
- Fixed issue with not displaying media list properly in edit theme block
- Fixed issue with editor link popup window not displaying content list correctly
- Security fix for editor browsing popup
- Fixed default notifications missing in upgrades
- Fixed students not to have access to lessons that are not activated, from the dashboard
- Fixed dashboard results not to list information for ineligible lessons
- Fixed forum list not displaying when the user does not have lessons
- Fixed complete unit with question issue
- Fixed "Passed all tests" completion condition displaying form data
- Fixed completion conditions displaying units and tests even if the lesson doesn't have any

eFront 3.6.0 is a completely new version, introducing many important new features and important enhancements in all aspects of the platform. The hightlights of this version are:
* 3x Faster than the 3.5.x branch
* Greater interoperability
* Rich set of social tools, including facebook integration
* SCORM 2004 4th edition compatible
* Advanced reporting
* Smart communication
* Improved payments support
* Available in a plethora of themes
* Archive support
* Smart import of data
* Revamped certifications
* Auto-update

This is a maintenance update and not a new version. This means that anyone who upgrades from a previous 3.5.5 version does not have to run the upgrade script, but simply extract on top of the current installation, overwriting existing files. For versions up to and including 3.5.4, the upgrade process must be followed as usual
Regarding the update itself, it includes many bug fixes and some new features, the most important being:
1. Ability to encode URLs and links so that their content is not interpretable (admin -> system configuration)
2. Ability to format logins and names according to the administrator's preference (admin -> Visual settings)
Here is the changelog for this version:
• Added option to customized the way logins and names appear in the system
• Added option to encrypt links and urls used throughout the system
• Added option to disable mapped accounts
• Added option for deleting paypal orders from admin
• Display also student subtypes in course certificates table
• Fixed matching questions shuffling issue
• Fixed glossary not handling any term when utf8 support is not built-in for Regular Expressions
• Fixed issue about creating certifecate to all completed courses
• Fixed diplaying lessons in calendar selectbox when calendar is disables for lesson
• Fixed total access time in system in reports
• Fixed wrong score reported during automatic submission of expired paused tests
• Fixed wrong uncompleted questions count when resuming paused tests
• Fixed wrong total questions reported for tests in professor preview mode
• Fixed Yuan symbol

This new version brings a wealth of bug fixes and improvements. All known bugs of version 3.5.4 have been fixed in the current release.
• Added a random tests wizard and many new options for picking a test's questions
• Fixed bug with lesson rules excluding all instead of a specific student
• Fixed parsing filenames with \ in Linux systems
• Fixed left sidebar loading issue in IE
• Fixed bug with glossary terms containing /
• Fixed numeric validation in forms to work properly with PHP 5.3
• Fixed incorrect previewing of certain files in Firefox
• Fixed announcement issues
• Added additional sanitization to eliminate xss attacks
• Fixed problem in insert editor in html mode in blocks
• Fixed bug in clicking category name with Internet Explorer
• Fixed inserting wmv in content
• Fixed popup with select boxes
• Fixed bug with new course applications not showing next to new lesson applications
• Removed deprecated reference assignement for objects
• Fixed issue when using a custom student user type in the "User status" listing
• Fixed lesson conditions problem in user status
• Added option for collapsing catalog only for lessons
• The password input box does not autocomplete in personal info
• Allow to administrator sub-types to define user types when creating a user
• Fixed disappearing tabs problem in IE6
• Improved utf8 compatibility by adding charset header
• Fixed IE8 js error in page blocks
• Added convert_urls = false in editor because of prefilling hrefs with http://xxxx
• Fixed copying tests with wrong lesson id
• Fixed wrong user type id in groups table
• Extended currency list
• Added new languages in installation code
• Fixed problem with turkish locales in linux servers
• Ensured that array_search has an array as second argument because of http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49657
• Fixed issue with not keeping random pool option
• Fixed wrong calculation of score in shuffled drag and drop questions
• Fixed issue with questions without estimation time value in import lesson
• Fixed resetting password for users with the same e-mail address
• Fixed issue with deleted mapped account message

This new version brings exciting new functionality and a lot of improvements. Many features that where originally planned for 3.6 where finally incorporated into this release. All known bugs have been fixed in the current release. Moreover, important performance improvements have been applied, making this the faster eFront ever.
• All visual items are now moved to Visual Settings option on admin
• Ability to modify the header/footer the same way one creates new content boxes
• Ability to add your own favicon
• Unified appearance for external and internal interface
• Ability to hide sidebar images or boxes images (throughout the system or only on the index page)
• Added a direct shopping basket icon for every lesson on the catalog
• Added an option to show the catalog condensed when you have a big number of lessons
• Refresh (or Control+F5) now keeps the current page of the user
• Several improvements on ecommerce walkthrough to improve the end-user shopping experience
• Core improvements on speed for systems with many or big lessons/courses
• Two way mapping between users. When you map user1 with user2 now by default user2 is mapped to user1
• New question-time option for questions [Note:This option works only on one-by-one tests]
• Much improved random test generator with the ability to set a desired
duration for a random test or select questions from multiple categories • Option for only-forward tests (you cannot return to a previous question)
• Detailed feedback per different answer on questions
• Support for Drag-and-drop questions
• Improved path row with a new option to return to your lesson list
• Added search capabilities in tests' questions for professor
• Fixed issue with displaying large prices
• Fixed annoying artifact in search box when using IE6
• Copying tests fixes
• Literally hundreds of smaller additions and fixes

This release introduces many new features and brings a wealth of bug fixes and improvements
• Added group keys to community Edition
• Admin sets auto-logout time for users
• Performance enhancements when displaying courses/lessons list
• Tests pending for correction are now easy to manipulate
• "Digital file library" option does not display in administration if there aren't any shared files
• GZ handler is now set to enabled by default
• magic_quotes_gpc setting is now mandatory to be disabled
• Fixed issues with tests performance and memory utilization
• Updated API. Operations for create lesson, add course to user, delete course from user, return user courses and catalog.
• Applied visual fixes to personal messages, as well as a bcc option
• Added default exception handler
• Fixed on-line users synching in sidebar
• Deleting a lesson while users are inside is handled correctly
• Fixd issue during tests upgrade that messed settings
• Fixed issue not being able to add questions when there is a "content" filter
• Added distinction between mandatory and recommended php settings
• Fixed issue with custom student type breaking the unit completion
• Removed safe_mode recommendation
• Added check for session.save_path setting
• Various surveys fixes
• Fixed bug in adding forum to all lessons.
• Fixed bug in "use none" cms page.
• Fixed problem with issued certificates during upgrade.
• Added Brazilian Real in currency choices. Fixed selectbox option for IE.
• Currency symbol order customizable from locale settings
• Fixed bug with lesson completion conditions
• Corrected dates in previous day,month,year choices in system reports
• Popup window in uploading logo does not close any more in order to check changes
• Fixed problem in switching betwwen mapped accounts in professor
• Show error message when there is an exception in upload file popup
• Fixed bug in online users after switching between mapped accounts
• Disabled activate status icon link in surveys when end date expired
• Fixed downloaded zip files becoming corrupted when gz_handler was enabled
• Added "empty content" note to the student's control panel when a lesson is empty
• Fixed not being able to continuingly enabling/disabling files.
• Numerical logins are now allowed
• Added build number to footer
• Added questions randomization based on content in tests
• Inactive users login fixed
• Fixed bug in reporting for users not in current lesson
• Fixed future dates issue
• Fixed memory overusage during restore
• Available languages now show only active ones
• Added active users filter in statistics
• Fixed loosing current lesson when sidebar opens late
• Fixed future announcement bug
• Fixed login issues for inactive users
• Several additional currencies
• Over 100 additional fixes and improvements

This version includes mainly bug fixes and functionality improvements:
• Pending to correct tests are now easy to manipulate
• Fixed downloaded zip files becoming corrupted when gz_handler was enabled
• Added "empty content" note to the student's control panel when a lesson is empty
• Fixed not being able to continuingly enabling/disabling files.
• "Digital file library" option does not display in administration if there aren't any shared files
• Added build number to footer
• Added questions randomization based on content in tests
• Inactive users login fixed
• Fixed bug in reporting for users not in current lesson
• Fixed future dates issue
• Fixed memory overusage during restore
• Available languages now show only active ones
• Added active users filter in statistics
• Fixed loosing current lesson when sidebar opens late
• Fixed future announcement bug
• Fixed login issues for inactive users
• Several additional currencies
• Over 100 smaller fixes and improvements

This update for version 3.5.2 of eFront includes mainly bug fixes, most important being the following:
• Fixed displaying lessons and courses attended for students and professors
• Fixed displaying debugging info when sending mails
• Fixed bug when upgrading from older versions
• Fixed bug in displaying students' course progress info from professor
• Added "force" option when restoring from older backups
• Fixed a bug in exporting course that prevented lessons from getting imported correctly
• Rearranging inner tables is possible even when one column is empty
• Added SCORM reentry customization option
• Fixed not being able to create a messages folder in Personal Messages, when a folder with the same name already existed in another user's account
• Deleting scorm data for user, deletes corresponding content progress information