[LON-CAPA-admin] New Testing Version Released 2.0.99.0

[Guy Albertelli II]

Hi Lars,


> Is jsMath 2.0 in the new version?

Yep

version 2.4b is in there.

> 
> Lars.
> 
> Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > New Testing Version 2.0.99.0 Released
> > 
> > I wouldn't suggest putting this on any production servers. But I would
> > really appreciate any testing people could do.
> > 
> > 
> > Notable Changes:
> > - <numericresponse> only allows numbers now (used to allow an odd
> >    subset of numeric expressions)
> > - <formularesponse> easier to work with when doing variableless expressions
> > - lonnotify  - DC can now send normal emails to classes of users to notify them of important events
> > - server timezone added to dates and times
> > - Switch server link no longer requires re logging in
> > - slots work with .problem
> > - hand graded problems now use the grading queue idea
> > - Bridge Task no longer need slots, have a better looking 'Done'
> >    output, revamped randomiztion allows for <instance> disabling,
> >    have usable CSTR mode
> > - new response type <customresponse>
> > - <externalresponse> is fully functional
> > - <displayduedate> can be formatted now
> > - printing of duedates understands parts
> > - can import BB6 pool and assement questions
> > - interface for slot mangement (editing, creating, deleting)
> > - selection interface improvements to printing for other users
> > - messages better about rembering which course they belong to, 
> >    and can sort by associated course
> > - courses can setup restrictions to what metadata values a user can
> >    specify for a portfolio item
> > - print screen presents list of recently created printouts
> > - can search and include NSDL resources
> > - search has better default sorting
> > - printing <table?s should look better
> > - Match::Complex and Math::Cephes::Matrix availble in problem safe space
> > - whatsnew is faster and can be configured for what information it
> >   shows
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > To install this update:
> > 
> > 1) You will need to be running Fedora Core 2 or 3 or 4, RHEL ES 4, Suse 9.2
> > 
> > 
> > 2) If running Fedora, use yum to update your machine and then install the
> >       LONCAPA-prerequisites (if not already installed).
> > 
> > yum update
> > yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites
> > 
> >     If running SuSe, use you to update your machine.
> >     if running RHEL, use up2date to update your machine.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 3) Download the new LON-CAPA tarball from
> > wget http://install.lon-capa.org/versions/loncapa-2.0.1.tar.gz
> > 
> > and untar it
> > 
> > tar xzvf loncapa-2.0.1.tar.gz
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 4) Run the UPDATE script as root
> > cd loncapa-2.0.1
> > su
> > ./UPDATE
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 5) restart the Lon-CAPA system services
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol stop
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/loncontrol start
> > 
> > 6) restart the webserver:
> > 
> > Fedora/Red Hat Enterprise:
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd stop
> > /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
> > 
> > SuSe:
> > /etc/init.d/apache stop
> > /etc/init.d/apache start
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----NOTES
> > 1) Many questions are answered at http://help.lon-capa.org
> > 2) Defects reports, and enhancements requests can be entered at
> >    http://bugs.lon-capa.org
> > 3) Mailing lists can be joined and left at http://mail.lon-capa.org
> > 
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