Merge "Update 2.11 release notes"

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Edwin Kempin
2015-01-19 13:32:35 +00:00
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@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ Release Highlights
Changes can be created and edited directly in the browser. See the
link:#inline-editing[Inline editing] section for more details.
* The old change screen is removed.
* The deprecated '/query' URL is removed and will now return `Not Found`.
Experimental Features
---------------------
@@ -90,8 +94,6 @@ Refer to the
link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.11/user-inline-edit.html[
inline editing user guide] for detailed instructions.
* The inline editing feature only works with the new change screen.
* New changes can be created directly in the browser via a 'Create Change'
button on the project info screen.
@@ -349,6 +351,21 @@ link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.11/cmd-
link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.11/cmd-set-account.html[
`set-account` SSH command].
Email
~~~~~
* Add `$change.originalSubject` field for email templates.
+
GMail threads messages together by subject and ignores the list headers included
by Gerrit.
+
Site administrators that run servers whose end-user base is mostly on GMail can
modify the site's `ChangeSubject.vm` template to use `$change.originalSubject` to
improve threading for GMail inboxes.
+
The `originalSubject` field is automatically taken from the existing subject
field during first use.
Plugins
~~~~~~~
@@ -419,7 +436,7 @@ the title of the merge commit is now 'Merge changes from topic' instead of
* Fix visibility checks for `refs/meta/config`.
+
Under some conditions it was possible for the `refs/meta/config` branch to be
erroneously considerered not visible to the user.
erroneously considered not visible to the user.
* Sort list of updated changes in output from push.
@@ -483,6 +500,12 @@ Several improvements have been made:
If a change/revision is a draft the natural next step is to publish (or delete)
it, hence these buttons should be displayed in a more prominent place.
** Move 'Submit' button into header.
+
If a change is ready to submit the natural next step is to submit it, hence the
'Submit' button should be displayed in a more prominent place. This is consistent
with displaying other buttons in the header.
** Highlight the 'Publish' button in blue.
+
If a change is a draft the natural next step is to publish it, hence
@@ -499,7 +522,7 @@ buttons on the change screen.
There is nothing dangerous about these operations that justifies
highlighting the buttons in red color. When the buttons are clicked
there is a popup where the user must confirm the operation, so it can
still be cancelled.
still be canceled.
** Hide quick approve button for draft changes.
+
@@ -579,7 +602,7 @@ The endpoint can now be used by any user who has visibility of the change.
* Only include account ID in responses unless `DETAILED_ACCOUNTS` option is set.
+
The behaviour was inconsistent with the
The behavior was inconsistent with the
link:https://gerrit-documentation.storage.googleapis.com/Documentation/2.11/rest-api-accounts.html#account-info[
documentation]. In the default case it was including only the account name,
rather than only the account ID.
@@ -617,10 +640,14 @@ Upgrades
* Update GWT to 2.7.
* Update Jetty to 9.2.2.
* Update gwtorm to 1.14-14-gf54f1f1.
* Update Jetty to 9.2.6.
* Update JGit to 3.6.0.201412230720-r.
* Update Lucene to 4.10.2.
* Update Parboiled to 1.1.6-14-g76586a4.
* Update Pegdown to 1.4.2.