[Hirtius-discuss] [ANNOUNCEMENT] Public release of Project Hirtius v1.05
A Historical Research Assistant
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From: <ph...@sc...> - 2023-10-31 10:39:02
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Release email for Hirtius v1.05 =============================== (pan, v0, 31/10/2023) Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Public release of Project Hirtius v1.05 To whom this may concern. I'm pleased to announce the immediate availability of the latest release of Project Hirtius (v1.05). Hirtius is a web-based historical research assistant created by Les Ateliers du Heron. Its goal is to replace the historian's notebook and box of cards, while providing a collaborative work environment for a whole team of researchers, that can be thought of as a purpose-built CMS cross-bred with a digital pictures management system, a genealogy application and a Wiki. Eventually, based on the information you stored in the application, and the links you created between the various data elements, Hirtius will also help you prepare the draft version of your scholarly papers. The main improvements in v1.05 are: ----------------------------------- - A new Event Log feature to record meaningful application activities. At this stage, the following actions are logged: * initial data load at DB creation * sanity check and ID gaps check runs * any change to user profiles * any data deletion * project creation, closure and re-opening * LaTeX report generation The log entries are accessed through a new Event Log Viewer page and are also searchable through the Basic, Timeline and Advanced Search pages (please note: non-admin users can only see events they triggered themselves). - Redesigned '$debug' variable handling: instead of a binary ON/OFF value, the variable can now be assigned a combination of binary flags to selectively turn debugging ON or OFF for different categories of topics (three have been defined at this stage: algorithms and application workflow, SQL queries and JavaScript). The DB Admin menu page has been updated to list the currently enabled debugging categories. - Added new 'transcription' field to 'slides' and 'sources' tables. Displayed in view mode only when not empty. A new JS-driven "Populate" button allows to auto-fill 'transcription' with a cleaned-up version of the current contents of the 'reading' field. New field integrated to basic and advanced search. + many, many other bug fixes and enhancements... For a complete list of changes in this version, please refer to the 'Changelog' file, provided both as part of the distribution archive and on the project web site (see below). If you already installed an earlier release of the software, please refer to the 'UPGRADE' document (available in the same locations as the 'Changelog'). For more information about the program, please visit the application home page: <https://hirtius.sourceforge.io/>; To download the installation archive, please visit the SourceForge project page: <https://sourceforge.net/projects/hirtius/>; and click on the "Files" tab. Any question or comment is always welcome. Ph. A. |