eZ publish 3.2 final release

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http://www.ez.no/developer/news/ez_publish_32_final_release

After three months of developing eZ publish 3.2 is here. The 3.2 release is full of new features that will make the day-to-day work in eZ publish even more powerful. We have improved the admin interface and the setup process to mention a few new features.


The look and feel of the admin interface in eZ publish has been updated and cleaned. Document management features like WebDAV and binaryfile indexing has been created and the we have included a new setup wizard so that users can start using eZ publish faster.




The new setup wizard makes it easier to start using eZ publish.



With the new Media tab in the admin interface it will be easier to handle all media files.





Release notes for 3.2

Several improvements to the execution speed.
New and improved administrator interface.
New datatypes eZSelection, eZRangeOption, eZMatrix and eZObjectRelationList.
A new set of template operators for working on strings and arrays.
Improved attribute support in the filtering and sorting of content objects.
New translations for Italian, Hungarian and Danish. Updated translations for
Norwegian, Russian, Chinese and Swedish.
Improved URL translation system, which allows for manually entered url's as well
as the automatically generated URLs from content objects. The system will also
remember old urls so visitors of your site will always be up to date, this means
no more broken bookmarks or links from search engines.
New system for binary file indexing, now all files added to the content tree will be available in the search engine instantly.
The setup has been given an overhaul with new help texts, better user interface and new package system.
Improved approval handling, it will send out notifications for new approvals and
has some improved views for approval objects.
  
New WebDAV library and special implementation for the content tree in eZ publish. This means that you can use a WebDAV client (eg. IE or Konqueror) to browse an eZ publish site.
Improved eZUser handling, users can now be fetched from external sources and synched to the eZ publish user tree. Implementations for LDAP and text files are included.
A new command line utility for managing packages (ezpm.php) has been created. It will allow you to export your content classes and import them on another site. This system is now also the basis for the sites you choose in the setup.
New script functionality which has been integrated with all scripts in eZ publish making them easier to use as well as making it easier to maintain them. Try -h or --help on all scripts to see new possible options.
The old API reference view has been brought in a similar way as it was in the old SDK. To access it you must enter the url reference/view/ez.
Several improvements to the existing code, user interface and stability. Read the full changelog for more detailed information on this.