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Lifestream| Version | Date | Summaray of major items |
|---|---|---|
| 4.5.2 | 14 Feb 2005 | Bug fixes patTemplate libraries added for testing, enhancements to file permissions |
| 4.5.3 | Mar 2005 | Bug fixes Administrator language support Implement ADODB |
| 4.5.4 | May 2005 | Bug fixes |
| 4.5.5 | 1 Jun 2005 | Bug fixes |
| 5.0.0 alpha | Mid (?) 2005 | New ACL Multi-DB support Object based API Unlimited folders format replaces fixed Section/Categories MVC implemented in conjunction with patTemplating engine Better web standards (XHTML, RTL languages, etc) Support for translation of content Simple workflow engine |
| 5.0.0 | Late (?) 2005 | First stable release |
| 5.1.0 | 2006 | Workflow engine expanded |
Finally some good news. patTemplate will be incorporated next week and Mambo will finally get the design flexibility it needs.
The broad goals of version 5.0 are:
- To improve the granularity of the access control system
- To implement multi-database support, initially targeting MS-SQL and Postgres
- To provide a more object-based API to allow for ‘common’ functionality to be handled by the core, allowing for developers to concentrate on the idiosyncrasies of their data
- To improve the organisation of content by unshackling the current restraints of the Section-Category hierarchy
- To improve the separation of data, business logic and the presentation layer by adopting a Model-View-Controller (MVC) approach. This will be facilitated with a templating system
- To improve the compliance with XHTML standards while also considering the needs of people with disabilities and also languages that display right-to-left
- To extend multi-language support from just static labels to content itself
- To implement a workflow engine for content approval and display
