validator/htdocs whatsnew.html,1.34.2.26,1.34.2.27

Update of /sources/public/validator/htdocs
In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv28230

Modified Files:
      Tag: validator-0_6_0-branch
	whatsnew.html 
Log Message:
backporting from HEAD to branch for inclusion in prod site

Index: whatsnew.html
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RCS file: /sources/public/validator/htdocs/whatsnew.html,v
retrieving revision 1.34.2.26
retrieving revision 1.34.2.27
diff -u -d -r1.34.2.26 -r1.34.2.27
--- whatsnew.html	21 Jul 2004 21:33:03 -0000	1.34.2.26
+++ whatsnew.html	12 Jul 2005 07:49:57 -0000	1.34.2.27
@@ -15,9 +15,49 @@
       </p>
     </div>
     <dl>
-      <dt id="t2004-07-23">2004-07-23 &mdash; 0.6.7 Release:</dt>
+      <dt id="t2005-07-12">2005-07-12 &mdash; 0.7.0 Beta #1:</dt>
       <dd>
         <p>
+          Testing version 0.7.0 Beta #1 of the Markup Validator; a new version including
+          small architectural changes, improvements to the User Interface, documentation
+          and user-friendliness, as well as a number of bug fixes.</p>
+        <p>Most bugs and issues resolved were recorded in <a href="http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&amp;bug_status=RESOLVED&amp;bug_status=VERIFIED&amp;bug_status=CLOSED&amp;bug_id=1184%2C1181%2C1161%2C1071%2C981%2C980%2C932%2C926%2C919%2C900%2C887%2C880%2C877%2C866%2C847%2C811%2C798%2C789%2C786%2C773%2C772%2C752%2C749%2C747%2C736%2C705%2C213%2C204%2C194%2C109%2C98%2C84%2C75%2C63%2C48%2C45">our bugzilla database</a>.
+          Changes include:
+        </p>
+        <ul>
+          <li>Templates for the XHTML output of validation results:
+            <ul>
+              <li>less inline markup</li>
+              <li>easier for multi-format output</li>
+              <li>getting close to the possibility of localization</li>
+            </ul>
+          </li>
+          <li>Better <a href="feedback.html">feedback</a> mechanisms
+            <ul>
+              <li>Integration of the feedback page with validation results for better error message feedback</li>
+              <li>The feedback page now allows direct search of the mailing-list and bug database</li>
+            </ul>
+          </li>
+          <li>Additional and improved error messages explanations and documentation</li>
+          <li>Variants of HTML2, MathML and SVG added to the bundled SGML and XML catalogs</li>
+          <li>Better support for validation of non-W3C document types, including <em>custom DTDs</em></li>
+          <li> User Interface and style changes for a user-friendlier experience, including 
+            <ul>
+              <li>New print stylesheet, handheld stylesheets</li>
+              <li>Style differentiating errors, warnings and information in validation results</li>
+            </ul>
+          </li>
+          <li>(re-)Added the possibility of validating markup by direct input</li>
+          <li>Simplified configuration syntax (for local installations)</li>
+          <li>Made easier to run on Windows platform (still needs testing and documentation)</li>
+          <li>Global updates to the <a href="docs/">documentation</a></li>
+          <li>Simplified, documented and checked the consistency of our usage of <a href="accesskeys.html">Access Keys</a></li>
+        </ul>
+      </dd>
+
+      <dt id="t2004-07-23">2004-07-23 &mdash; 0.6.7 Release:</dt>
+      <dd>
+        <p> 
           A maintenance release that fixes a 
           <a href="http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?product=Validator&amp;target_milestone=0.6.7">few minor bugs</a>,
           improves authentication proxying, and makes some slight tweaks to the

Received on Tuesday, 12 July 2005 07:50:04 UTC