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   1  Absolut Engine v1.72          http://www.absolutengine.com
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   3  Copyright (c) 2001-2005 Daniel Duris (dusoft@staznosti.sk)
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   5  
   6  Symbols used in version history:
   7  + new feature
   8  * some change
   9  ! bug fix
  10  
  11  Absolut Engine v1.72
  12  Jun 18, 2005
  13  * Many bugs fixed
  14  + WYSIWYG editor extensions (any WYSIWYG editor can be plugged in now)
  15  
  16  Absolut Engine v1.71
  17  Mar 18, 2005
  18  * Major release
  19  * Unlimited number of images and file in imageset/fileset
  20  * Module functionality widely enhanced
  21  * Complete new layout
  22  * Better code
  23  * Better documentation
  24  + much more
  25  
  26  Absolut Engine v1.70
  27  Mar 22, 2004
  28  * Major release - requires PHP 4.0+ to work
  29  * Image support checking routine changed to more reliable one
  30  * Menu menu.php divided into three files (menu1.php for admin,
  31    menu2.php for editor-in-chief and menu3.php for editor)
  32  * Message system, discussions and surveys separated to modules
  33  * File upload system upgraded to accept 5 files per one fileset
  34  * GET/POST variables security reimplemented against SQL injection
  35  * Date input handling and conversion improved
  36  + Module functionality added - custom plugins/addons/modules
  37    can now be created to extend the functionality of the system
  38  + Custom article sorting feature added to administration screen
  39  + RSS feed module created
  40  + WYSIWYG (cross-browser rich text) editor for articles added
  41  + Article filter box added to main administration screen
  42  + Clean URL
  43  ! On hold bug fixed - function GetArchive() used to list also
  44    unpublished articles
  45  ! Listing of articles fixed in administration screen (admin.php)
  46  ! Bug fixed in file replacing routine/associated file set list
  47  ! Bug fixed that caused editor-in-chief to be unable to publish
  48    or change the priority of articles in main screen
  49  ! Articles in related articles manager are sorted alphabetically
  50  ! Footer added in files where it has been missing
  51  ! GetArchive() function fixed
  52  ! RequestVariables() function fixed - checks whether magic_quotes
  53    directive in php.ini is enabled/disabled and changes behaviour
  54  +*! and more addons, changes and bug fixes (closely connected to
  55      object-oriented programming and new module system)
  56  
  57  Absolut Engine v1.69
  58  Jun 19, 2003
  59  * Major release
  60  * Complete rewrite of the code to object-oriented model
  61  * Valid HTML&CSS in accordance to W3C standards
  62  * New design of admin menu screen and other admin screens
  63  * Changes in variables.php - 'big renaming of messages'
  64  * Boxes - showarchive.php, showarticle.php and showsurvey.php
  65    now come as boxes (for direct use in HTML design)
  66  * Change in showsurvey.php, it shows running survey or if called
  67    with surveyID parameter, shows survey ID no. surveyID
  68  * Survey editing simplified, engine automatically finds number of
  69    answers
  70  * Image thumbnailing changed to true color resampling
  71  * File upload check rewritten in modify.php
  72  * Survey rewritten to display results only after user vote
  73  * Inserting into text field in article completely rewritten
  74  * Editor can now see and edit only his image and file sets
  75  * Chief-editor can edit any image set and file set
  76  * Messaging system rewritten to keep messages
  77  * Public part completely separated from messages in variables.php
  78  + Image manager - image sets editing added
  79  + File manager - file sets editing added
  80  + Related articles manager feature added
  81  + Priority in article added
  82  + Status in article added - creating possiblity to review
  83    articles by editor-in-chief before publishing
  84  + GD library check added - engine automatically checks for filetypes
  85    supported
  86  + Photo added in user profile
  87  + Search function added to public scripts
  88  + Additional information added in user profile
  89  +*! and more addons, changes and bug fixes (closely connected to
  90      object-oriented programming)
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  92  
  93  Absolut Engine v1.68
  94  Mar 20, 2003
  95  * Security reimplemented
  96  * Image upload check rewritten in modify.php
  97  * Text field size length extended in surveys (for answers)
  98  * Variable $quality added for JPEG images (image quality)
  99  * Small change in documentation in settings.php
 100  * "Number of questions changed" to "answers" in variables.php
 101  * Changed current year notice in header.php to automatic date
 102  ! Bug in engine security fixed
 103  ! Fixed bug in user editing
 104  ! Fixed bug in user editing by administrator
 105  + French translation of AE messages added
 106  + Finnish translation of AE messages added
 107  + Dutch translation of AE messages added
 108  + Corrected Norwegian translation added
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 111  Absolut Engine v1.67
 112  Nov 14, 2002
 113  * Code completely rewritten
 114  ! Path to images bug in article viewing scripts fixed
 115  ! Small bug in survey listing fixed (only one survey was shown in
 116    admin screen)
 117  ! Bug in Image manager fixed - if some of the images were over the
 118    limit, all images until error occured were uploaded thus filling
 119    up space and creating junk/abandoned images
 120  * Logo changed on request of lawyers of Absolut Vodka Company :-)
 121  * New logo designed by Juanjo Vazquez (thanks for this very much!)
 122  * Design/layout of main administration screen changed
 123  * Database format changed, DB migration script created
 124  * Some redundant tables in database deleted
 125  * Small changes in listing articles in archive
 126  * Some scripts merged and some redundant scripts deleted
 127  * Global list and Current text features deleted
 128  * Various scripts and features simplified and optimized
 129  * Intelligent handling of actions by engine added (e.g. If survey
 130    is running you can only stop it, but not add another one etc.)
 131  * Authorization on basis of cookies exchanged for URL sessions
 132    (Hopefully, I put end to those many emails about why it was not
 133    possible to log in.)
 134  * Various settings separated to file settings.php
 135  * Language option added to user profile, so there could be
 136    running different language versions of engine at the same time
 137    (Engine searches for existing language versions automatically)
 138  * Messaging feature improved
 139  * Full names are now displayed in all screens instead of usernames
 140  * Administrator now can change user profile without changing the
 141    password (Just leave both password fields empty)
 142  * Date and time will not change automatically after editing
 143    (This wasn't a bug, I thought it could be useful.)
 144  * Image sets are now sorted alphabetically in all screens
 145  * English and Slovak language versions updated, other are outdated
 146    (I don't speak all languages Absolut Engine does/did)
 147  + Article preview added
 148  + Image sets preview added
 149  + Automatic thumbnailing of images added (Saving much of the mouse
 150    button clicks for you)
 151  + Image upload type check added - only GIF, JPG and PNG allowed
 152  + Time stamp added to article editing (Date stamp before only)
 153  + Discussion manager added
 154  + File manager added
 155  + IP address check added to block multiple voting in a survey coming
 156    from the same IP address (computer/user)
 157  + Variable $sizemaxfile created to limit file upload size
 158  + Variable $uploadforbid created to forbid an upload of certain
 159    filetypes
 160  + Variable $thumbwidth and $thumbheight created to mark desired size
 161    of thumbnails you require
 162  + Variable $surveyblocktime created to set time when voting is
 163    forbidden
 164  + Swedish language version added (see variables-sv.php for details)
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 171  Absolut Engine started with v0.99 in February 2001 for my private needs.