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===Highlights=== | ===Highlights=== | ||
A lot of work has been done in dealing with unexpected grade changes in the gradebook which some users have experienced when upgrading from Moodle 2.7 to 2.8 or 2.9. See the user documentation [https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/Grades_min_max Grades min max] and [https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/Gradebook_calculation_changes Gradebook calculation changes] for details. | |||
when upgrading from Moodle 2.7 to 2.8 or 2.9. | |||
[https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/Gradebook_calculation_changes Gradebook calculation changes] for | |||
* MDL-48618 - Dealing with unexpected changes | * MDL-48618 - Dealing with unexpected changes to grades after upgrading to Moodle 2.8 | ||
* MDL-49257 - Adjusting weights when extra credit item is present causes unexpected | * MDL-49257 - Adjusting weights when extra credit item is present causes unexpected behaviour | ||
* MDL-48239 - Changing the | * MDL-48239 - Changing the maximum grade of items with calculation to the value different from 100 | ||
Another release highlight is the introduction of the authorised access | Another release highlight is the introduction of the authorised access to the YouTube repository. After upgrading you will need to enter an API key from YouTube into your site's [[:en:Youtube videos repository|YouTube repository settings]]. | ||
* MDL-50176 - Authenticated access | * MDL-50176 - Authenticated access to the YouTube repository | ||
===Functional changes=== | ===Functional changes=== | ||
* MDL-50089 - Gradebook export now respects aggregate only non-empty grades for percentage and letter | * MDL-50089 - Gradebook export now respects aggregate only non-empty grades for percentage and letter | ||
* MDL-48467 - Atto: Clean the html even if submitting the form when | * MDL-48467 - Atto: Clean the html even if submitting the form when Atto is in html view mode | ||
===API changes=== | ===API changes=== | ||
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* MDL-39353 - Connection to a hub from behind a proxy server | * MDL-39353 - Connection to a hub from behind a proxy server | ||
* MDL-49742 - Enrolled users page no longer displays sorting by fields that are not used in user identity | * MDL-49742 - Enrolled users page no longer displays sorting by fields that are not used in user identity | ||
* MDL-47787 - After deleting a quiz, its question categories and questions remain in database | * MDL-47787 - After deleting a quiz, its question categories and questions remain in the database | ||
* MDL-49764 - Fixed gradebook UI inconsistencies in Internet Explorer | * MDL-49764 - Fixed gradebook UI inconsistencies in Internet Explorer | ||
* MDL-49885 - | * MDL-49885 - The course overview block can now be added to Dashboard | ||
* MDL-50675 - Display wikimedia repository thumbnails (caused by the change in Wikimedia API) | * MDL-50675 - Display wikimedia repository thumbnails (caused by the change in Wikimedia API) | ||
* MDL-50091 - Fixed fatal error in gradebook singleview after a module has been uninstalled | * MDL-50091 - Fixed fatal error in gradebook singleview after a module has been uninstalled | ||
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* MDL-49560 - SOAP web service now works with token | * MDL-49560 - SOAP web service now works with token | ||
* MDL-50004 - Fix coursename and enrolment icons in category combo on Frontpage | * MDL-50004 - Fix coursename and enrolment icons in category combo on Frontpage | ||
* MDL-50646 - Site default language | * MDL-50646 - Site default language should be set as the language for new users | ||
* MDL-50394 - Grade to pass no longer throws an error when a decimal point separator is used | * MDL-50394 - Grade to pass no longer throws an error when a decimal point separator is used | ||
* MDL-50276 - Added missing new line separator in plain text e-mails from the forum | * MDL-50276 - Added missing new line separator in plain text e-mails from the forum | ||
* MDL-49061 - Activity Completion Report in a course correctly shortens headers when multi language filter is used | * MDL-49061 - Activity Completion Report in a course correctly shortens headers when multi language filter is used | ||
* MDL-50275 - Added missing version bump after risk bitmap | * MDL-50275 - Added missing version bump after risk bitmap changes in MDL-49941 | ||
* MDL-50380 - Fixed missing parameter error when editing files in wiki | * MDL-50380 - Fixed missing parameter error when editing files in wiki | ||
Revision as of 05:24, 6 July 2015
Releases > Moodle 2.9.1 release notes
Release date: 6 July 2015
Here is the full list of fixed issues in 2.9.1.
Highlights
A lot of work has been done in dealing with unexpected grade changes in the gradebook which some users have experienced when upgrading from Moodle 2.7 to 2.8 or 2.9. See the user documentation Grades min max and Gradebook calculation changes for details.
- MDL-48618 - Dealing with unexpected changes to grades after upgrading to Moodle 2.8
- MDL-49257 - Adjusting weights when extra credit item is present causes unexpected behaviour
- MDL-48239 - Changing the maximum grade of items with calculation to the value different from 100
Another release highlight is the introduction of the authorised access to the YouTube repository. After upgrading you will need to enter an API key from YouTube into your site's YouTube repository settings.
- MDL-50176 - Authenticated access to the YouTube repository
Functional changes
- MDL-50089 - Gradebook export now respects aggregate only non-empty grades for percentage and letter
- MDL-48467 - Atto: Clean the html even if submitting the form when Atto is in html view mode
API changes
- MDL-49022 - sync_users must trigger event core\event\user_updated
Security issues
A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.
Fixes and improvements
- MDL-50177 - Upgrading assignments in 2.7/2.8 works even when conditional access is used
- MDL-39353 - Connection to a hub from behind a proxy server
- MDL-49742 - Enrolled users page no longer displays sorting by fields that are not used in user identity
- MDL-47787 - After deleting a quiz, its question categories and questions remain in the database
- MDL-49764 - Fixed gradebook UI inconsistencies in Internet Explorer
- MDL-49885 - The course overview block can now be added to Dashboard
- MDL-50675 - Display wikimedia repository thumbnails (caused by the change in Wikimedia API)
- MDL-50091 - Fixed fatal error in gradebook singleview after a module has been uninstalled
- MDL-48664 - Messaging contacts paging bar no longer expands and overlaps other text
- MDL-50092 - User unenrollment is now working with IMS Enterprise
- MDL-49560 - SOAP web service now works with token
- MDL-50004 - Fix coursename and enrolment icons in category combo on Frontpage
- MDL-50646 - Site default language should be set as the language for new users
- MDL-50394 - Grade to pass no longer throws an error when a decimal point separator is used
- MDL-50276 - Added missing new line separator in plain text e-mails from the forum
- MDL-49061 - Activity Completion Report in a course correctly shortens headers when multi language filter is used
- MDL-50275 - Added missing version bump after risk bitmap changes in MDL-49941
- MDL-50380 - Fixed missing parameter error when editing files in wiki