Commit faf5af1c by Mark Hoeber

New Release Notes

Release notes in RST format
parent 5bf2f4b0
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October 23, 2013
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edX Studio
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New Features
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* **Improved import experience** (STUD-595)
When you import a course, the Import screen now provides real-time status updates. The Import screen tells you when the import is in the
following stages:
* Uploading
* Unpacking
* Verifying
* Updated Course
* Success (Complete)
* **Improved drag and drop experience in course outlines** (STUD-575)
The ability to drag and drop sections, subsections, and units in the course outline is enhanced in the following ways:
* The visual representation of where you are moving the course element to is improved, with a pointer and blue line indicating the
new position.
* You can more easily drag units from one subsection to another.
* When you cancel a drop, the course element returns to its original position.
* You can no longer drag a course element below the New Unit button, which was causing confusion.
* **Text customization capability**
You can now customize some of the UI text that your students see. You do this through the text_customization key in the Advanced
Settings for the course. (However, edX recommends that you contact your Program Manager before you modify the text_customization key.)
* **JavaScript loading performance**
JavaScript loading is changed in ways that should improve the performance on some pages.
Code contributors should note that JavaScript is now loaded through require.js.
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Changes and Updates
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The following changes are included in this release:
* In a course outline, you can no longer drag and drop a unit below the New Unit button. (STUD-152)
* Course update content outside of HTML tags is no longer erroneously removed.(STUD-590)
* In a course outline, dragging a unit over the Units label no longer causes the unit to be removed. (STUD-755)
* Support text in the Assignment Types section of the Grading page is updated to clarify that you enter an integer, not a percent, in the W
eight of Total Grade field. (STUD-771)
* Certain component errors no longer prevent the course from saving correctly. (STUD-786)
* When you delete a Discussion component, the discussion is completely removed from the course. (STUD-811, STUD-817)
* When you are editing a course update, the update no longer disappears if you click outside of the Edit window. (STUD-822)
* When you enter the integer 7 in the Total Weight of Grade field, the value is no longer changed to a decimal. (STUD-826)
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edX Learning Management System
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New Features
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The following changes are included in this release:
* **Fixed views in Internet Explorer 9.x**
Problems with pages in Internet Explorer 9.x are resolved.
* **Disabled downloading data for large courses**
For courses with over 200 students, downloading large data sets could fail. The Download Data button on the Instructor Dashboard is now
temporarily disabled to avoid this problem.
* **Improved Beta Instructor Dashboard**
You can access the Beta Instructor Dashboard from the current Instructor Dashboard by clicking Try the New Beta Dashboard. The Beta
version continued so evolve with a streamlined design and improved architecture. Both dashboards are currently available.
* **Improved video and transcript experience** (BLD-420)
When you are playing a video with the transcript hidden, you can display the transcript by hovering the mouse pointer over the CC button.
You can then click a paragraph in the displayed transcript to move to that point in the video. When you move the pointer off the CC button,
the transcript is hidden.
* **Improved Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)** (BLD-330, BLD-347)
You can now use multiple LTI tools per page. You can also have an LTI module load external content in a new window.
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Changes and Updates
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* The link to open and close the calculator has additional aria attributes for accessibility. (BLD-164)
* The Hints panel for the calculator is now accessible to screen readers. (BLD-165)
* Students can now download video subtitles. (BLD-245)
* Multi-speed video playback now works in Firefox browsers as expected. (BLD-287)
* Window resizing no longer cuts off videos. (BLD-289)
* Video HD control is now handicap accessible. (BLD-387)
* You can now export courses that have LTI modules. (BLD-389)
* A malformed custom parameter in an LTI component no longer permanently breaks the unit. (BLD-390)
* The styles and text for the download links for videos and transcripts are updated for clarity and accessibility. (BLD-403)
* The CC button in the video player now includes explanatory text that is accessible with a screen reader. (BLD-404)
* LTI with the Piazza platform now works as expected. (BLD-405)
* The **Close** button on dialog boxes is now defined as an HTML button and is accessible to screen readers. (LMS-582)
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Forums
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The following changes are included in this release:
* The color contrast of the Report Misuse link is updated for accessibility. (FOR-200)
* The Report Misuse link now includes a tooltip that is accessible to screen readers. (FOR-201)
* The Report Misuse link is now included in the page tab order, for keyboard accessibility. (FOR-209)
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Read Me
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The edX *Building a course with Studio* documentation is created
using RST_ files and Sphinx_. You, the user community, can help update and revise
The edX *Release Notes for Course Staff* documentation provides a cumulative list of changes
that affect course authoring in edX Studio and the edX Learning Management System.
This document 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
https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/tree/master/docs/release_notes/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`_.
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