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docs/release_notes/source/10-29-2013.rst

+###################################
+October 29, 2013
+###################################
+
+*************
+edX Studio
+*************
+
+=============
+New Features
+=============
+
+* **New video editing interface, enabling an enhanced workflow for adding timed transcripts to videos** (BLD-238)
+
+  When you enter a video URL in the Editing: Video dialog box, the system checks if a timed transcript for that video exists on edX, and if
+  so, automatically associates the transcript with the video. If no transcript is found, you click Upload New Timed Transcript to locate and
+  upload the .SRT file for the transcript. 
+
+  When there is an associated timed transcript, you can click Download to Edit to download a local copy of the .SRT file. You can then
+  modify the transcript and upload the new file.
+
+  For YouTube videos, you can also import a timed transcript from YouTube, overwriting the version of the transcript on edX with the version
+  from YouTube.
+
+  Backwards compatibility with the other transcript workflow is maintained with a tabbed interface.
+
+====================================================
+Known Issues and Workarounds
+====================================================
+
+* **Uploading a large number of files** (STUD-813, STUD-837)
+
+ When you go to the Files & Uploads page, if your course has a large number of files, the Files & Uploads page can time out before it lists
+ all the files. The page becomes unresponsive, and you cannot upload more files.
+
+ **Workaround**: To upload new files files when the Files & Uploads page is timing out, limit the number of files that appear on the Files &
+ Uploads page by adding start and max parameters to the URL. For example, you can append the following parameters to the URL in your
+ browser:
+ `https://studio.edge.edx.org/assets/organization.course-number.course-name/branch/block/course-name?start=5&max=15`
+
+ This example tells the page to load a maximum of 10 files, starting with the 6th file. You can use other values as needed, as long as the list
+ is not so long that the page does not load successfully. Note that file counts begin at 0, not 1, and that files are listed chronologically, with
+ the most recent first.
+
+
+
+
+
+==========================
+Changes and Updates
+==========================
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* Because Course IDs are not case sensitive, all Course IDs must be unique regardless of capitalization. For example, you cannot have
+  both edX101 and EdX101 as course IDs. (STUD-873)
+
+
+***************************************
+edX Learning Management System 
+***************************************
+
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* The cheatsheet available when you are adding a new Wiki article is now accessible to screen readers. (LMS-1303)
+ 
+* In the Wiki, active links are now displayed as bold, and have additional text labels, to be accessible to screen readers. (LMS-1306)
+ 
+* In the Wiki, when you navigate through links with the Tab key, the active link is updated in the same was as when you hover over it with
+  the mouse pointer. (LMS-1336)
+ 
+* Default Wiki permissions are updated so that only course staff can delete Wiki pages. (LMS-1355)
+ 
+* The Reset Password and Password Reset Confirmation pages are updated to use styles consistent with the system. (LMS-1357)
+ 
+* In certain situations, students received a 500 error when viewing the Progress page. This problem was resolved in a patch on October 23, 2013. (LMS-1367)
+ 
+* A visual indicator has been added to the video player to indicate which part of the video will play, when it is not the default. (BLD-391)
+ 
+* Forum views are updated to improve performance. (FOR-250)
+
+******************
+Analytics 
+******************
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* Course exports are included with weekly data dumps delivered to university data representatives. (AN-57)

docs/release_notes/source/11-06-2013.rst

+###################################
+November 6, 2013
+###################################
+
+*************
+edX Studio
+*************
+
+=============
+New Features
+=============
+
+* **Improved Course Export page**
+  
+  The Course Export page has a new layout, with enhanced help text.
+
+==========================
+Changes and Updates
+==========================
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* The Forgot Password link on the Studio Sign In page now works correctly. (STUD-689)
+
+* In the Create a New Course page Organization field, text now suggests the generic UniversityX, instead of MITx. (STUD-885)
+
+* The Create a New Course page Course Run field, text now suggests the using the year and trimester (for example, 2014_T1), instead
+  of the year and season. (STUD-916)
+
+* Studio now continues working correctly when a YouTube video in the page fails to load. (STUD-472)
+ 
+* To avoid potential problems with browser security, you can no longer enter video URLs with http://. You must use https://. (BLD-408)
+
+* By default, the options to add a Problem Written in LaTex and a Problem with Adaptive Hint in Latex are no longer included in the
+  Advanced tab of the Problems component. In addition, the option to add E-text Written in LaTeX is no longer included in the HTML component.
+
+  To enable these options, open the Advanced Settings page and set the value of the use_latex_compiler policy key to true. (BLD-426)
+
+==========================
+Technical Changes
+==========================
+
+Contributors to the open source edX Platform should note the following change:
+
+The Course Export page is updated to use a RESTFul interface. (STUD-846)
+
+***************************************
+edX Learning Management System 
+***************************************
+==========================
+New Features
+==========================
+
+* **Upgrading the Course Track**
+
+  A student in the Honor Code or Audit track can now upgrade to the Verified Certificate track. (LMS-1127)
+  
+==========================
+Changes and Updates
+==========================
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* After registering for a course, a student could use the browser's Back button to return to the Registration page and change the
+  registration type. Now, if the user tries to go back to the Registration page, the Learning Management System redirects the student to the
+  courseware, where the student must unregister first to change the course mode. (LMS-1062)
+ 
+* When a student fails verification for the Verified track, the Learning Management System now notifies the user through the Student
+  Dashboard, and prompts them to retry. The student must send another set of photos, but does not have to pay again. If the student does
+  not retry, they can get a refund. (LMS-1133)
+
+* In the Beta Instructor Dashboard, the layout is improved and the Pending Instructor Tasks section now functions correctly. (LMS-1242)
+ 
+* You can now tab through the Wiki pages without getting stuck in the content area. (LMS-1307)
+ 
+* Default settings now include the generic email address @example.com instead of @edx.org. (LMS-1363)
+ 
+* The user experience and help text during course registration and upgrading are enhanced, and the last day to register for verified certificates is more clear. (LMS-1384)
+ 
+* Keyboard navigation is now updated in the Wiki to skip repetitive content, allowing users to go directly to unique content on a page. (LMS-1387)
+ 
+* Errors that prevented the Progress page from successfully loading are fixed. (LMS-1388)
+ 
+* In the Sign Up page, the Public Display Name field was renamed to Public Username. (LMS-1393)
+ 
+* Errors when creating a new account are resolved. (LMS-1418)
+ 
+* A typo was removed from the course registration email template. (LMS-1419)
+ 
+* The Saving a Word Cloud component generated an error message. This problem no longer occurs. (BLD-205)
+ 
+* When viewing a video, if a student clicked on the video timeline before or after the specified end time, the video jumped to the beginning. This problem is resolved. (BLD-392)
+ 
+* Students can now change the video speed when the video is paused. (BLD-424)
+ 
+* Several problems with the video player are resolved:
+  * The Start time did not work in Flash mode.
+  * Students could not change the speed before the video started.
+  * The end point in the video slider was inaccurate for short videos.
+  * The video slider showed the incorrect position after the video stopped. (BLD-468)
+ 
+* Sorting of the forums thread list now works correctly when a topic is selected from the drop-down menu. (FOR-224)
+ 
+* Forum follow buttons are now accessible to screen readers, have the ARIA checkbox role, and activate with the space or Enter key.(FOR-240)
+
+******************
+Analytics 
+******************
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* The user_id field is added to tracking events. (AN-213)

docs/release_notes/source/12-03-2013.rst

+###################################
+December 3, 2013
+###################################
+
+*************
+edX Studio
+*************
+
+
+The following Studio changes are included in this release: 
+
+* As part of a database architecture change and the implementation of a RESTful interface, URLs in Studio are changing to use a new
+  period-separated locator syntax. This change currently affects a subset of pages in Studio. In future releases, the other pages in Studio
+  will be changed to use the new URL syntax. 
+
+* Video transcripts now load correctly even if any part of https is in capital letters. (BLD-496)
+ 
+* The Problem component now includes a template for creating checkbox problems. (BLD-193)
+ 
+* In Internet Explorer 9, Save notifications now appear correctly when a user locks or unlocks assets. (STUD-815)
+
+
+
+*******************************
+edX Learning Management System
+*******************************
+
+
+
+The following changes are included in this release: 
+
+* Discrepancies in how the number of enrolled students were calculated in the Instructor Dashboard and the Beta Instructor Dashboard are
+  fixed. Now, in all cases, the number represents the currently enrolled students. (AN-115) 
+ 
+* Incorrect student responses to problems are now saved after the student clicks Check. (LMS-469)
+ 
+* JavaScript errors are now fixed in the Reset Password pages. (LMS-1265)
+  The Wiki Changes page is now accessible to screen readers. (LMS-1309)
+ 
+* Course staff can now set granular permissions for Wiki articles. In the main Wiki page, you can click Settings to see and set
+  permissions. (LMS-1355)
+ 
+* In the Instructor Dashboard, the Edit Course in Studio link now correctly opens the course in Studio. (LMS-1455)
+ 
+* Taking a photograph for a verified certificate now works correctly. (LMS-1487)
+  
+* Links within videos no longer have a white background or obscure part of the video content. (BLD-521)
+ 
+* In checkbox problems, using bold and italics no longer causes display problems. (BLD-449)
+ 
+* The speed change option now works correctly in all video configurations. (BLD-457)
+ 
+* A spinning icon now shows users with slow connections when a video is loading. (BLD-502)
+
+* In the Forums, an AJAX request that results in a 500 error now informs the user to try again, instead of silently timing out. (FOR-37)
+

docs/release_notes/source/conf.py

+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+
+import sys, os
+
+on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('../../../'))
+sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('../../'))
+
+from docs.shared.conf import *
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
+
+master_doc = 'index'
+
+# Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
+templates_path.append('source/_templates')
+
+# Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
+# relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
+# so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".
+html_static_path.append('source/_static')
+
+
+# General information about the project.
+project = u'Release Notes for edX Course Staff'
+copyright = u'2013, edX Documentation Team'
+
+# The short X.Y version.
+version = ''
+# The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
+release = ''
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docs/release_notes/source/index.rst

+.. Getting_Started documentation master file, created by
+   sphinx-quickstart on Tue Apr 16 11:19:12 2013.
+   You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
+   contain the root `toctree` directive.
+
+
+Contents
+========
+
+.. toctree::
+   :numbered:
+   :maxdepth: 5
+
+   read_me
+   12-03-2013
+   11-06-2013
+   10-29-2013
+
+
+
+
+
+

docs/release_notes/source/latex/Makefile

+# Makefile for Sphinx LaTeX output
+
+ALLDOCS = $(basename $(wildcard *.tex))
+ALLPDF = $(addsuffix .pdf,$(ALLDOCS))
+ALLDVI = $(addsuffix .dvi,$(ALLDOCS))
+
+# Prefix for archive names
+ARCHIVEPRREFIX =
+# Additional LaTeX options
+LATEXOPTS =
+
+all: $(ALLPDF)
+all-pdf: $(ALLPDF)
+all-dvi: $(ALLDVI)
+all-ps: all-dvi
+	for f in *.dvi; do dvips $$f; done
+
+all-pdf-ja:
+	for f in *.pdf *.png *.gif *.jpg *.jpeg; do extractbb $$f; done
+	for f in *.tex; do platex -kanji=utf8 $(LATEXOPTS) $$f; done
+	for f in *.tex; do platex -kanji=utf8 $(LATEXOPTS) $$f; done
+	for f in *.tex; do platex -kanji=utf8 $(LATEXOPTS) $$f; done
+	-for f in *.idx; do mendex -U -f -d "`basename $$f .idx`.dic" -s python.ist $$f; done
+	for f in *.tex; do platex -kanji=utf8 $(LATEXOPTS) $$f; done
+	for f in *.tex; do platex -kanji=utf8 $(LATEXOPTS) $$f; done
+	for f in *.dvi; do dvipdfmx $$f; done
+
+zip: all-$(FMT)
+	mkdir $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+	cp $(ALLPDF) $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+	zip -q -r -9 $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT).zip $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+	rm -r $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+
+tar: all-$(FMT)
+	mkdir $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+	cp $(ALLPDF) $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+	tar cf $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT).tar $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+	rm -r $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT)
+
+bz2: tar
+	bzip2 -9 -k $(ARCHIVEPREFIX)docs-$(FMT).tar
+
+# The number of LaTeX runs is quite conservative, but I don't expect it
+# to get run often, so the little extra time won't hurt.
+%.dvi: %.tex
+	latex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	latex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	latex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	-makeindex -s python.ist '$(basename $<).idx'
+	latex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	latex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+
+%.pdf: %.tex
+	pdflatex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	pdflatex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	pdflatex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	-makeindex -s python.ist '$(basename $<).idx'
+	pdflatex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+	pdflatex $(LATEXOPTS) '$<'
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.dvi *.log *.ind *.aux *.toc *.syn *.idx *.out *.ilg *.pla
+
+.PHONY: all all-pdf all-dvi all-ps clean
+.PHONY: all-pdf-ja
+

docs/release_notes/source/read_me.rst

+*******
+Read Me
+*******
+
+The edX *Building a course with Studio* documentation is created
+using RST_ files and Sphinx_. You, the user community, can help update and revise
+this documentation project on GitHub::
+
+  https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/tree/master/docs/course_authors/source
+
+To suggest a revision, fork the project, make changes in your fork, and submit
+a pull request back to the original project: this is known as the `GitHub Flow`_.
+All pull requests need approval from edX. For more information, contact edX at docs@edx.org.
+
+.. _Sphinx: http://sphinx-doc.org/
+.. _LaTeX: http://www.latex-project.org/
+.. _`GitHub Flow`: https://github.com/blog/1557-github-flow-in-the-browser
+.. _RST: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html
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