IssueTrackerProduct 0.7
16 Dec 2005
www.issuetrackerproduct.c...eTrackerProduct-0.7.0.tgz
Eleven new features and six fixed bugs in this new release. So many changes that it's gone from version 0.6 to 0.7. The most important improvement is probably the email-in feature but there are some really interesting Javascript enhancements too.
As you might have noticed, when someone posts a followup to an issue you've either submitted or been involved in you get an email notification saying Mr So Andso has replied with such and such comment. There's a link inside that email that you'll most likely want to click if you want to open the web browser to reply about Mr So Andso's latest comment. Well, from now on you can just reply to the email and the IssueTrackerProduct will find which issue you're replying to and what your reply is. You'll need to know how to set up a POP3 account but if you already have one, it's dead easy to enable this. (It's not yet possible to complete or take issues via email. Only followups. Something for the future.)
Three really interesting Javascript enhancements:
- Keyboard shortcuts
It's addictive and works really well. You can quickly jump an issue simply by pressing the # key or press
nto move the focus onto the next listed issue and hit Enter to click it. - Automatically refreshing issues Suppose you're a very slow reader and you're reading an issue or a followup and you slowly start to post your reply. During all that time, it might be that someone else has replied to that issue which can totally affect your judgment of the issue. This feature refreshes the content (not the page) automatically when it's changed on the server without you having to press the Refresh button. more info here
- Autosave followups Until this release, only adding issues were autosaved. Now followups are autosaved too and it's all automatic and quiet.
The 0.7.0 release is a Development one. For those with 0.6.13 (non-CVS) installed you might want to try to upgrade automatically via the Management tab. Go to one of your IssueTrackerProduct instances, click the Management tab followed by the Upgrade sub tab.
