Joomla 1.6 beta 9 released

See the CHANGELOG below for details of what has been changed in this release. If you want to know what's new in Joomla 1.6, check out the Documentation.

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This is the ninth in the series of continuous beta releases. Beta 10 will be released on September 20, 2010.

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Joomla 1.6 beta 9 changelog

1.6.0 Beta9 Release [07-Sep-2010]

07-Sep-2010 Ian MacLennan
# Updating sample data

06-Sep-2010 Ron Severdia
# [#20942] Fixed extra whitespace in fieldsets (Thanks Viet Hoang Vu)
^ Updated Blueprint cheatsheet
^ Updated backend users icon
# [#21746] Bluestork display issue with Permissions views in IE7

06-Sep-2010 Ian MacLennan
# [#21573] Error in flash uploader
# [#22018] The alert of "failed" creating a menu item doesn't look like a Failed (admin default template)
# [#22076] Update Site manager tries to create duplicate entries on second install if extension adapter behaves pathologically
# [#22198] Weblinks module follow/no follow description
# [#22204] surplus image in bluestork
# [#22205] unpublished menu items visible
# [#22220] Admin Menu Flyouts not respecting ACL
# [#22241] Everyone with Manage can checkin
# [#22256] Language string definition missing on front end.

06-Sep-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22053] sample data article capitalisation. Thanks Tim.
$ [#22272] Database Error. Thanks Bill.

06-Sep-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#22246] Remove potty mouth language from htaccess (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#22273] This is a demo. Delete for beta (Michael Babker).
# Fixed issue [#21658] Marking items as required (Michael Babker, Bill Richardson).

05-Sep-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22219] Remove overrides from Beez2.
# [#22203] toolbar icon consistency. Thanks Michael and Bill.
# [#22257] User with Delete permission unable to delete a user. Thanks Michael.
# [#22191] Search image. Thanks Christophe and Bill.
$ [#22192] Code Mirror tab mode description missing.Thanks Bill.
# [#22275] Two check-in buttons in Newsfeeds. Thanks Michael.
# [#22207] toolbar icon divider in administrator template. Thanks Bill.

03-Sep-2010 Mark Dexter
# Fix syntax errors in diff_15_to_16.sql (Elin Waring)

03-Sep-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22186] beez2 - Park links right module displacement.

03-Sep-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#22248] Fix inappropriate code comment (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson).
# Fixing issue [#21447] - Added user.debug task to user controller to assist with access control testing.

02-Sep-2010 Ian MacLennan
# Fixed typo in 15 to 16 diff sql file
# Added missing semicolon in diff sql file.

02-Sep-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22149] Tool bar clean up focused on users with delete only. Thanks Elin.
# [#22002] Edit state ACL in edit views. Thanks Elin.

02-Sep-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#22210] module latest users (Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#22211] module - latest news - typo error (Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#22169] After selecting cannot set -use default- (Klas Berlič1, Ian MacLennan).
# Fixed issue [#22052] sample data menu capitalisation (Brian Teeman, Tim Plummer).
# Fixed issue [#22170] Unable to Save Weblinks on Edit (Jennifer Marriott, Elin Waring).

01-Sep-2010 Andrew Eddie (and Happy 5th Birthday Joomla!)
# Fixed issue [#22118] The setRedirect method() overwrites an already set messageType (Roland Dalmulder, Artyom Bisyarin).
# Fixed issue [#21604] The "Memory Usage" debug info has no measurement unit (Javier G??mez, Nikolai Plath, Omar Ramos).
# Fixed issue [#21862] Backend menu components are not ordered alphabetically (Hannes Papenberg).
# Fixed issue [#21879] Speed improvement for Beez tempalte's use of html5.js (Rouven We?üling).
# Fixed issue [#22037] Module manager - varies only (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#21880] Relocate Database Prefix Portion of Database Configuration Installer Screen (Matt Thomas).
# Fixed issue [#20427] Media Manager: impossible to upload image in the specific folder chosen (Jean-Marie Simonet, Hannes Papenberg).

31-Aug-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22150] hathor menu type - unable to select type. Thanks Bill.
# [#22161] edit article - show icons and + param missing
# [#21932] checkall-toggle does not work with Hathor template on User Manager: Users screen. Thanks Andrea.
# [#20920] Featured Button Missing on Front End Article Submission. Thanks Hannes.
$ Reordered front-end en-GB.ini strings
$ Modified publish/unpublish to enable/disable in Extension Manager->Manage toolbars
$ [#22156] edit weblink - order description missing. Thanks Bill.
$ [#22152] permissions edit terms inconsistency. Thanks Bill.

30-Aug-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22050] useful joomla links menu. Thanks Bill.
# [#22046] cannot unblock users. Thanks Michael and Dennis.

30-Aug-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#21952] JButtonLink does not set toolbar id correctly (Daniel Reibelt, Hannes Papenberg).
# Fixed issue [#21868] 500 bad query error on saving a template style not assigned to anything (Elin Waring).
# Fixed issue [#20468] Featured Articles editing returns to articles pages (Greg Daynes, Hannes Papenberg).
# Fixed issue [#21999] Error on creating a group with an existing name (Elin Waring).
# Fixed issue [#22102] E-mail field in contact editing does not validate (Roland Dalmulder).

29-Aug-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22023] Enlarge inputbox for article title on modal select.
# [#22104] hathor col fix. Thanks Bill.

28-Aug-2010 Mark Dexter
# [#17689] Menu Creation - "Contained in Menu" set to main menu
# [#21819] Cannot save editted article using frontend with cache enabled

28-Aug-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22048] manager column order inconsistency. Thanks Bill.
# [#21891] Refactoring Article Options. Thanks Bill.

27-Aug-2010 Mark Dexter
# Revert issue [#17689] Menu Creation - "Contained in Menu" set to main menu

27-Aug-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22020] Move Template Positions Parameter tp=1 into Template Options from Global Configuration. Thanks Amy, Hannes, Michael.
$ [#22084] Publishing Options Language changes and inconsistencies. Thanks Bill.

27-Aug-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#17689] Menu Creation - "Contained in Menu" set to main menu (Christopher Garvis, Ian MacLennan, Mark Dexter).
# Fixed issue [#22088] Cannot change default language in Language Manager: Installed Languages view (Michael Babker).
# Fixed issue [#22054] extra tip in contact form (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#22043] Manager layout consistency (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#22055] Email or e-mail inconsistency (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#20847] Remove _self in mod_random_image (Amy Stephen, Rouven We?üling).
# Fixed issue [#9627] Installation of admin e-mail with plus symbol not validating (Richard Vazquez, Hannes Papenberg, Christophe Demko, Ian MacLennan).
# Fixed issue [#21924] form element "hidden" not entirely hidden (Boris Baddenoff, Bill Richardson).

27-Aug-2010 Sam Moffatt
# Fixed issue with com_admin XML manifest file (excessive new line)
+ Added joomla.xml file for future updates and tracking

26-Aug-2010 Ian MacLennan
# [!21949] Reverted systematic elimination of DS as directory separator

26-Aug-2010 Jean-Marie Simonet
# [#22044] Menu level filter wording. Thanks Bill.
# [#22056] incomplete language strings in admin contact. Thanks Bill.
# [#21888] Forbidden keys in language files not properly handled. Thanks Nikolai, Hannes, Andrew.

26-Aug-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#22064] Non-functional, unfinished, duplicated and outdated form field: mediamanager (Artyom Bisyarin).
# Fixed issue [#21977] Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in \libraries\joomla\document\html\html.php on line 161 (Ronald Pijpers, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#21717] Create action in installer permissions configuration (Sander Potjer, Michael Babker).
# Fixed issue [#22060] Banners Options refactoring- Code missing (Jean-Marie Simonet).
# Fixed issue [#22063] Select with optgroup not works in admin component form (Tomasz Narloch, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#22045] block users error message (Brian Teeman, Bill Richardson, Michael Babker).
# Fixed issue [#22079] Installer item types hard coded (Samuel Moffatt).
# Fixed issue [#22078] Install Data update for extension update (Samuel Moffatt).

25-Aug-2010 Andrew Eddie
# Fixed issue [#22032] Category editing gives error on saving/canceling (Roland Dalmulder).
# Fixed issue [#21976] deprecated function ereg_replace mod_footer (Ronald Pijpers, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#18506] Category Manager / Edit Category: Edit Groups + Reset to Inherit links do not work (Andy Tasch, Bill Richardson).
# Fixed issue [#21132] User Registration Duplicate Page Headings (Amy Stephen, Bill Richardson).