Mahara 15.04 update overview
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This document summarizes the upcoming features and changes in Mahara 15.04. Key points include: - The new versioning scheme uses Year.Month format instead of sequential numbers. - Version 15.04 contains over 200 bug fixes and improvements based on user feedback. New features include an annotation block, easier embedding of images/files, and drag and drop on touchscreens. - Automated testing (Behat) was added to improve quality. The user interface was simplified through various usability improvements. - Related projects are being developed including a Moodle assignment submission plugin and mobile app. Potential future work includes expanding SmartEvidence and redesigning page lists.
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- 1. Presented by Aaron Wells, Catalyst IT // Mahara Hui 2015 Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 What's coming up in Mahara 15.04?
- 2. Aaron Wells (Me) @AaronTheMad on Twitter
- 4. As seen on Google Street View
- 5. Brighton Riyadh Sydney Hong Kong Phoenix Chicago New York Wellington Christchurch Wellington Kaikoura Pukerua Bay
- 6. There's a nicer one on Level 3
- 7. What I see all day
- 8. What I should be looking at
- 9. 15.04
- 10. How to count Maharas 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 15.04...
- 11. The new versioning scheme Year Month Version 2015 April 15.04 2015 October 15.10 2016 April 16.04 2016 October 16.10
- 12. 15.04: A pretty big change Version Bugs Commits Files changed Lines added 15.04 282 548 2394 234,018 1.10 239 347 2930 206,777 1.9 294 389 933 42,332 1.8 179 299 2,112 114,292 1.7 54 217 520 17,618 15.041.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
- 14. SmartEvidence Phase 1: Annotation block Thanks, University of Canberra!
- 15. Behat © Copyright Talia Carbis, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/sunshinetalia/4363524713/ Stripes and antennae added by Aaron Wells
- 16. Behat: Automated Testing Feature: Login @javascript Scenario: Login Given I am on homepage When I fill in "login_username" with "admin" And I fill in "login_password" with "Password1" And I press "Login" Then I should see "Dashboard"
- 17. Special Behat Thanks Jinelle Foley-Barnes Mahara Testing Tsar
- 18. 15.04: Now it's easy! Public Domain, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:As_seen_on_TV.svg
- 19. It used to be a pain to copy a page
- 20. Now it's easy!
- 21. It used to be a pain to embed an image in a text field
- 22. Now it's easy! Thanks, Mike Kelly!
- 23. It used to be a pain to customize your site's logo globally
- 24. Now it's easy!
- 25. Did you know Mahara images can have their own feedback?
- 26. Did you know how to see an image's feedback?
- 27. Now it's easy! Image feedback Page feedback Thanks, New York Institute of Technology!
- 28. How do I send a message?
- 29. Now it's easy! Thanks, Tobias Zeuch!
- 30. Drag & Drop works on touchscreen Mahara 1.10 Mahara 15.04
- 31. Does [i]anyone[/i] recall [b]BBCode[/b]?
- 32. BBCode: slightly easier than HTML
- 33. Now it's easy!
- 34. Mahara feedback © Copyright Zorba the Geek, CC BY-SA 2.0, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/875991
- 35. Now it's easy!
- 36. Did they update their blogs? ● Now blog entries trigger watchlist notifications (this was just a straight-up bug) ● And watchlist notifications update the page's “last updated” date ● And you can sort the group pages block by “Last updated”! © Copyright Cortega9, CC BY-SA 3.0, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blog_%281%29.jpg
- 37. Now it's easy! Thanks, SWITCH!
- 38. Square thumbnails... but at what cost???
- 39. Now it's easy! Thanks, Holger Manthey!
- 40. Faster page loads through AJAX
- 41. No more “password1” :( Thanks Amelia Cordwell, from the Catalyst Open Source Academy!
- 42. API changes © Copyright Microstar, CC BY-SA 3.0, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blog_%281%29.jpg
- 43. Web services Public Domain, http://pixabay.com/en/tree-structure-networks-internet-200795/
- 44. Web services
- 45. Blocks can be ordered! Public Domain, http://pixabay.com/en/building-blocks-toys-play-abc-123-397143/
- 46. Plugins can register menu items
- 47. Related projects
- 48. Mahara assignment submission plugin for Moodle Get the new version at the Moodle plugin database: https://moodle.org/plugins/
- 49. MaharaDroid 2.0 ● Search for “MaharaDroid” in the Google Play store ● Or go to https://github.com/MaharaProject/maharadroid
- 50. What might the future hold? Public Domain, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3DCrystal_ball.png
- 52. Bootstrap CSS Framework © Copyright Bootstrap contributors, CC BY 3.0, http://getbootstrap.com/
- 57. Pages & Collections list redesign
- 58. Your gateway to the Mahara open-source community: The Mahara community website: https://mahara.org The Mahara wiki: https://wiki.mahara.org The Mahara Launchpad project: http://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara (but it's usually easier to just link there from mahara.org)
- 59. About Catalyst
- 60. Catalyst Clients