Release Notes - XWiki Platform - Version 4.2-rc-1 - HTML format

Bug

  • [XWIKI-7884] - AS doesn't display 'noitems' message when Admin
  • [XWIKI-8006] - non-resolved variables in AETHER folder
  • [XWIKI-8199] - In the applications panel the "more applications" button doesn't behave correctly when clicked multiple times in a row
  • [XWIKI-8202] - Wiki component method invokation handler doesn't handle methods returning void
  • [XWIKI-8204] - The link from the space index macro to the full space index is wrong when the space name contains special URL characters
  • [XWIKI-8205] - HTML special characters in document names are displayed escaped in the space index
  • [XWIKI-8211] - Distribution wizard installs the wiki pages with Guest user as creator
  • [XWIKI-8213] - Distribution wizard wants to merge Main.WebHome on empty wiki
  • [XWIKI-8214] - Add missing translations keys for the Workspaces application
  • [XWIKI-8218] - Repository Application's REST resources don't work when installed through the Extension Manager
  • [XWIKI-8220] - It should be possible to release components when using the Context Component Manager
  • [XWIKI-8227] - Application icon is put back to "icon:application" when editing an AWM application
  • [XWIKI-8228] - Search button from .globalsearch is outside the input's boundaries
  • [XWIKI-8229] - Extension Manager keep the author and content author of the already existing document instead of taking the one from the XAR
  • [XWIKI-8237] - Unable to launch XWiki in profiling mode from linux

Task

  • [XWIKI-8210] - Remove the skipWizard hack
  • [XWIKI-8231] - Remove deprecated property "type" from XWiki.ComponentDependencyClass

Improvement

  • [XWIKI-6804] - Alternative to sendMessageFromTemplate that receives a map of parameters instead of a VelocityContext
  • [XWIKI-8073] - Indicate if an installed extension is invalid
  • [XWIKI-8184] - Make importer mojo of packager plugin support generating extensions index
  • [XWIKI-8206] - Enable second installer step only if there is outdated extensions
  • [XWIKI-8209] - Add a welcome step to the distribution wizard to give an overview of the upgrade process
  • [XWIKI-8212] - Improve the distribution wizard
  • [XWIKI-8215] - Repository Application technical pages should be hidden by default
  • [XWIKI-8216] - Add Application Panel entry for the Repository Application
  • [XWIKI-8222] - Application manager should make sure to register back translation documents when they are removed from XWikiPreferences
  • [XWIKI-8223] - Mark technical documents as hidden in application manager UI module
  • [XWIKI-8224] - Mark technical documents as hidden in wiki manager UI module
  • [XWIKI-8225] - Provide a wiki manager entry in the applications panel
  • [XWIKI-8226] - Wiki components are registered against the global component manager, not the wiki one

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