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New ExpressionEngine 2 Build

As well as today’s other releases, ExpressionEngine 2 has received a build update. The gigantic release list contains all the fixes, but here are some addition highlights.

  • Added a warning if the control panel session has timed out, allowing the user to log back in and prevent data loss (#11167).
  • Change to login procedure to redirect to page requested in the browser address bar upon successful login.
  • Changed Checkbox Fieldtype to allow for text format overrides on the publish page (#10578).
  • Altered File Manager upload behavior to convert accented characters in filenames to ensure cross-browser support. (#10862)
  • Optimized javascript loading on template manager to mitigate flicker of the jQuery UI Accordion as the DOM loads. (#11427)
  • Fixed a bug (#10876) where file uploads on the publish page ignored the site thumbnail prefix.
  • Added conditional parsing for the total_pages variable inside {paginate} tags.
  • Developers: Deprecated layout functions in the cp library. Relocating to the Layout Library, but retained in the CP class for backwards compatibility.
  • Developers: Added tablesorter plugin to the global javascript, you no longer need to load it explicitly.
  • Developers: Added delete() and post_save() methods to the custom field api.

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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 by Kenny Meyers

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