Moodle 1.9.4 release notes: Difference between revisions
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* MDL-17205 New options to allow Moodle to be configured to comply with European and US privacy regulations, like FERPA. | * MDL-17205 New options to allow Moodle to be configured to comply with European and US privacy regulations, like FERPA. | ||
* Fix bugs relating to creating and editing course categories. Previously, giving admin permissions in a category and its subcategories did not work reliably. In the process, the separate create, update and delete category capabilities were replaced with [[Capabilities/moodle/category:manage|moodle/category:manage]], and moodle/category:visibility was renamed to [[Capabilities/moodle/category:viewhiddencategories|moodle/category:viewhiddencategories]]. Tim Hunt, moodle.com | * Fix bugs relating to creating and editing course categories. Previously, giving admin permissions in a category and its subcategories did not work reliably. In the process, the separate create, update and delete category capabilities were replaced with [[Capabilities/moodle/category:manage|moodle/category:manage]], and moodle/category:visibility was renamed to [[Capabilities/moodle/category:viewhiddencategories|moodle/category:viewhiddencategories]]. Tim Hunt, moodle.com | ||
* Essay questions can now be randomised by random questions. This must be enabled under ''Administration > Miscellaneous > Experimental'' | * MDL-8648 Essay questions can now be randomised by random questions. This must be enabled under ''Administration > Miscellaneous > Experimental''. | ||
* A new capability [[Capabilities/mod/quiz:reviewmyattempts|mod/quiz:reviewmyattempts]], separate from [[Capabilities/mod/quiz:attempt|mod/quiz:attempt]]. This let's you create a read-only role that lets students see what they have done on a course in the past, without being able to change anything any more. Tim Hunt, moodle.com | * A new capability [[Capabilities/mod/quiz:reviewmyattempts|mod/quiz:reviewmyattempts]], separate from [[Capabilities/mod/quiz:attempt|mod/quiz:attempt]]. This let's you create a read-only role that lets students see what they have done on a course in the past, without being able to change anything any more. Tim Hunt, moodle.com | ||
* New [[Site policies]] setting for disabling [[Notes]] | * New [[Site policies]] setting for disabling [[Notes]] | ||
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* Email notification of [[Course request|course requests]], and a new capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:request|moodle/course:request]] to control who can request courses. Petr Skoda and Tim Hunt, moodle.com | * Email notification of [[Course request|course requests]], and a new capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:request|moodle/course:request]] to control who can request courses. Petr Skoda and Tim Hunt, moodle.com | ||
* New [[Forum settings|Forum setting]] for enabling [[Forum ratings|AJAX forum ratings]] | * New [[Forum settings|Forum setting]] for enabling [[Forum ratings|AJAX forum ratings]] | ||
* New option (named "Yes, object") for the file resource "Keep navigation visible" setting. This option displays a resource in a XHTML strict page. Other options has been kept | * MDL-10021 New option (named "Yes, object") for the file resource "Keep navigation visible" setting. This option displays a resource in a XHTML strict page. Other options has been kept | ||
* MDL-16999 Some database module settings have been fixed ('Required Entries' and ' Required Entries before viewing). If the fix has an impact to your Moodle installation, you will be warned during upgrade | |||
===New language pack=== | ===New language pack=== | ||
Revision as of 08:13, 21 January 2009
Release date: Not yet released
Highlights
- MDL-17205 New options to allow Moodle to be configured to comply with European and US privacy regulations, like FERPA.
- Fix bugs relating to creating and editing course categories. Previously, giving admin permissions in a category and its subcategories did not work reliably. In the process, the separate create, update and delete category capabilities were replaced with moodle/category:manage, and moodle/category:visibility was renamed to moodle/category:viewhiddencategories. Tim Hunt, moodle.com
- MDL-8648 Essay questions can now be randomised by random questions. This must be enabled under Administration > Miscellaneous > Experimental.
- A new capability mod/quiz:reviewmyattempts, separate from mod/quiz:attempt. This let's you create a read-only role that lets students see what they have done on a course in the past, without being able to change anything any more. Tim Hunt, moodle.com
- New Site policies setting for disabling Notes
- New Internal enrolment settings for enforcing enrolment key usage and complexity
- Email notification of course requests, and a new capability moodle/course:request to control who can request courses. Petr Skoda and Tim Hunt, moodle.com
- New Forum setting for enabling AJAX forum ratings
- MDL-10021 New option (named "Yes, object") for the file resource "Keep navigation visible" setting. This option displays a resource in a XHTML strict page. Other options has been kept
- MDL-16999 Some database module settings have been fixed ('Required Entries' and ' Required Entries before viewing). If the fix has an impact to your Moodle installation, you will be warned during upgrade
New language pack
- Kazakh - Калима Туенбаева
(See Translation credits for additional details.)
