eduCommons 3.2.0 (Unreleased)

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Feature enhancements in this release

The following features are associated with this release:

#57: Installers (Linux-flavors, Windows, and Mac)

Create unified installers for eduCommons that support linux, windows, and mac platforms.

#58: Unit tests and functional tests

The goal of this proposal is to make eduCommons more robust by adding unit tests for each product as well as functional tests. With these tests in place it will be much easier to determine if future modifications to the code break any existing functionality.

#59: Global Find and Replace

Implement the "GoReplace" Plone product (http://plone.org/products/goreplace), or a similar product to allow global find and replace of text and HTML on an eduCommons site.

#60: Refactor RSS

Allow RSS for harvesters and "normal" RSS consumers (like the last 5 most recent objects). Add language to the item level, and express rights, if available.

#61: Refactor IMS

Implement CommonCartridge IMS spec. Enhance IMS Transport so it doesn't put the course in a subfolder when it is packaged (Or make it so the course image knows to look in that course folder). The IMS product also needs to be reworked so the .zip file is useable in the "Download this course" section.

#62: Push site to static HTML

Allow the ability to publish static HTML from an eduCommons site.

#63: Leftskin (eduCommons skinning) Improvements

Update leftskin to break up some color customization options.

#64: Expand large file support

Expand large file support to include any file (Include "large file" in the add menu).

#65: Improved eduCommons versioning and tracking

Automatically update eduCommons version # in footer or on About page. Insert unique identifier that would allow for easier detection of a new installation of eduCommons.

#66: Refactor roles

Remove Admin role, allow assignment of Manager. Migrate current Administrators to Manager

#67: Contextual Help

Use events and portlets to render contextual help widgets

#68: Refactor Multimedia Support

Implement Plone4Artists (or our own Audio and Video file support if theirs is not ready)

#69: Delete confirmation

Deleting folderish object with contents should give user a warning

#70: Framework for HTML snippets support

Create a framework that allows either editing of page content templates or, if this is not possible, insertion of reusable HTML snippets into content. These snippets should be user-modifiable.

#72: Allow import/export of courses to/from Moodle

Allow the ability to import and courses from Moodle and export them back to Moodle

#73: Usability Study Preparation, Testing, Analysis, and Reporting

Conduct a usability study on eduCommons and write up a report

#74: Existing Bug fixes

This features involves completing existing bug fixes tagged for the 3.2.0 release in our Trac bug tracking system (http://cosl.usu.edu/trac/)

#75: Load Testing

Load Testing should be done for eduCommons

#76: Documentation

Improved documentation for eduCommons, including screencasts

#77: Allow sortable contents lists

Allow course contents to be sorted by title, size, date modified, or release state.