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TYPO3 4.4beta1 released
Here comes the latest release of TYPO3 4.4. We've just hit feature freeze, and are now entering the last phase on the road to the final release of TYPO3 4.4.0, which is scheduled to be published on June 22nd, 2010.
The first beta release also means that 4.4 is now feature complete, and in order to keep the aimed release date, we've had to cut down on some improvements and features, which are postponed to 4.5, coming in late 2010. Nevertheless, this release is packed with some amazing visual changes as well as some cool modifications under the hood:
Install Tool
The biggest change is the install tool, which still offers the same functionality as before, but has an overall updated look & feel, which changes whether you're in the TYPO3 backend or calling the install tool from outside the TYPO3 environment. The code base has also changed, the install tool now delivers clean and valid XHTML code. The visual part can now easily adjusted through CSS as it is completely detached from the PHP code that generates the output. This is also a prerequisite for a hook that allows you to add or modify steps during the installing process. Big thanks to Lars Zimmermann for the visual artwork and Patrick Broens for his outstanding coding work on this part in the last weeks.
Task Center
The task center was one part of the TYPO3 Backend that hasn't been evolved throughout the last versions. One of the reasons was that the code base wasn't really clean. Georg Ringer started to recode this part and also updated the related extensions as well. The rewritten parts include sys_actions as well. Thanks for that!
Documentation Updates
Speaking of the last 20%, the system extensions "CSS Styled Content" and "Frontend User Login" now have a in-depth manual that is up-to-date. Thanks to Susanne Moog, Steffen Kamper, Jigal van Hemert and Jeff Segars.
Also, there are more than 100 bugs fixed since the last 4.4 release, you can find more infos for all new features in the source package in the NEWS.txt file or, for the more technical, in the ChangeLog.
Get your package
You can grab one of the following files from the download page.
MD5 checksums:
fb7050eaff968564626fb93208f672d8 dummy-4.4.0beta1.tar.gz
b552efeae2b159dacfd6590bcc9a45a9 dummy-4.4.0beta1.zip
5b15f6a65da620173877a024ee5416d3 typo3_src-4.4.0beta1.tar.gz
a72301d32cbb5c413bb924997ebd772e typo3_src-4.4.0beta1.zip
74d2b739066667243d8618c4486d6857 typo3_src+dummy-4.4.0beta1.zip
What's next?
There is actually one more feature missing - the Skinning API and the sprites API, along with an updated CSS definition for the TYPO3 Backend Skin. This feature is currently in the works and will be part of the next beta versions. The fact that this feature will be added after the feature freeze results from the major work that has already been done during the TYPO3 User Experience Week, so we don't want to miss out on this fundamental feature.
For the next steps, let's all concentrate on fixing bugs and testing the package. Be sure to report every single bug on bugs.typo3.org.
Benjamin Mack
-- TYPO3 Release Manager 4.4
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V4.4 was aiming the last 20% mainly: in fact this means shut down bugs before introducing new ones by features.
Missing the many new features, UXW results etc. I feel sad about, too. But in fact they are not stable enough by now or just in discussion with cons/pros and so on... Speaking of the "visible" features.
Under the hood there are many "small" improovements which primarily aiming new features which are not visible as "module" or sth. like this, easing things, cleanup code, and fixing bugs etc...
So 4.4 will not be such a step as 4.3 or 4.2 has been. But with shortening the release cycle to about 6 month this will be the way to go in future. Less feature per Release, more releases therefore...
So, the result in about one and a half year (last release cycle) will be the same, but with stable usuable steps within.
regards
Steffen
There also many other small features, many bug fixes (also mentioned here) and even more bugfixes will come.
Nice new features and looks very stable for a "beta1"...
Great new Skin for the Install-Tool. That's a great step - especially for newbies first TYPO3 contacts...
Which are the "new" task center "related extensions"? Can't find anything about it.
Thanks!!!
i'm asking, because previous steps from 4.0-3 brings bigger improvements, new features, some arch changes... and now i am reading about 4.4 which mainly has new installer and bugfixes and i was wondering shouldn't it be like 4.3.5
thanks for answers, and mr philipp - burn in hell.
But I understand those asking - IMHO there is no harm asking as long as we all together stay friendly to each other.
Greetings from Germany to the rest of the TYPO3-world
Tom
Seriously guys, you do nothing and talk...
Keep continue at your on rythme, we love Typo3 and we will love him more and more ;-)
many thanks to the team for this efford. @wolo and @mikel: You are welcome to help, just send me a private e-mail, and we can find out the details.
TYPO3 team, great work!
I don't get some of yours point, I'm just _asking_.
I'm confused of some who don't understand this and answers in this tone - like "nobody needs his comment". Maybe nobody needs your.
Regards, let's leave now this commentboard for the article subject.
We all have!
When you earn your money with TYPO3, try to give sth. back and try to contribute - in whatever way you like. If you're not self-employed, ask your boss to give you some hours for core developement!
There are several features not mentioned here, just have a look at NEWS.txt
@mikel
We're waiting for you to improve the situation of so many lazy people...
Steffen
Go meritocracy! go!
Thanks team.
Go meritocracy! go!
Thanks team.
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