RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.10.5
23 Apr 2013
========================================================================

Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package 
(ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, 
volunteers, and support companies from around the world.  
The website for the Koha project is 

    http://koha-community.org/

Koha 3.10.5 can be downloaded from:

    http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.10.05.tar.gz

Installation instructions can be found at:

    http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation
    
    OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball

Koha 3.10.5 is a bugfix/maintenance release.


Major fixes of 3.10.5
======================

Acquisitions
----------
	9928	blocker	no way to see all purchase suggestions at all
	7018	critical	need all acq permissions to search
	7449	major	billingplace and freedeliveryplace not saved when creating a new basketgroup

Cataloging
----------
	9908	major	OCLC Connexion Desktop Client Doesn't Work

Circulation
----------
	9953	major	When OpacMaintenance breaks lifting debarment

Hold requests
----------
	9922	critical	holds queue shows home library with AutomaticReturn

Notices
----------
	8378	major	<fine> syntax not working on overdues anymore

OPAC
----------
	8979	major	"News" does not work with CCSR

Patrons
----------
	9930	critical	can't update patron info in ccsr

Searching
----------
	9341	major	Problem with UNIMARC authors facets

Tools
----------
	9535	major	Patron card creator "Remove duplicates" function doesn't work


Other bugs fixed in 3.10.5
==========================

About
----------
	9956	trivial	Add missing translators to the about page

Acquisitions
----------
	7875	trivial	Pending suggestion link (the numbers) from staff client home directs to accepted suggestions instead of pending

Architecture, internals, and plumbing
----------
	9727	normal	Typo in code causes compilation failure with Solr enabled
	9609	trivial	Rebuild zebra reports double numbers for exported records with -z option

Authentication
----------
	9841	minor	Improve the link from the "logged in as mysql-user"-warning

Command-line Utilities
----------
	9496	normal	rebuild_zebra.pl should handle invalid XML records better
	9885	normal	Passwords generated by command line scripts are weak

Database
----------
	9745	trivial	Don't nuke translated permissions with changes introduced in bug 9382

I18N/L10N
----------
	7938	normal	The -v option to the translate script is not documented

Installation and upgrade (web-based installer)
----------
	9498	normal	Update encoding for Norwegian sample Z39.50 servers
	9752	normal	Set marcflavor = normarc when NORMARC is chosen in the web installer
	9837	normal	Fix Norwegian authorized values for the web installer
	9863	trivial	'import' button in web installer should read 'Import'

MARC Bibliographic data support
----------
	9274	normal	Software error in bibtex export

OPAC
----------
	9166	normal	OPAC needs configuration file for datepicker
	9504	normal	URL escape in OPAC more searches
	9660	normal	OpenLibrary covers are too small on OPAC search results
	9932	normal	Broken calendar image and misplaced masthead include for CCSR theme
	9003	minor	Add css fix for opac news items with strong and em
	9935	minor	Social icons missing in CSSR theme

Packaging
----------
	8816	normal	add WARNING to debian/control file, to not manually edit
	9802	minor	Add test case to verify package man pages are well formatted

Patrons
----------
	9002	normal	Remove Problematic Logic from Patron Messaging Preferences Form

Searching
----------
	9419	minor	The highlight feature can cause a browser freeze

Self checkout
----------
	9748	minor	noitemlinks not being enforced

Serials
----------
	9947	minor	Creating item for received serial prefills enumchron subfield

SIP2
----------
	9838	trivial	SIP tests : fix in 04patron_status.t

Staff Client
----------
	9726	minor	XISBN service throttle not initialized

Templates
----------
	9554	normal	single quote in didyoumean
	9945	normal	Pretty icon display in authorised values configuration
	5648	minor	icons clumping together
	9571	minor	Fix width for textareas in Edit Item screen
	9952	trivial	MARC tab: tab 0 is not translated correctly

Tools
----------
	9415	normal	XML catalog export is missing root node
	9954	minor	CSV profile encoding not selected on editing

translate.koha-community.org
----------
	8942	normal	Translation process breaks javascript in calendar.inc


Enhancements in 3.10.5
======================

Circulation
----------
	9423	Add notforloan value to issue confirmation or blocking message


New sysprefs in 3.10.5
======================

  * UNIMARCAuthorsFacetsSeparator


System requirements
======================

    Important notes:
    
    * Perl 5.10 is required
    * Zebra is required


Documentation
======================

As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook.  The
home page for Koha documentation is 

    http://koha-community.org/documentation/

As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the
Koha manual is available:

    http://manual.koha-community.org/3.10.5/en/

The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at

    http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary


Translations
======================

Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff
interface are available in this release for the following languages:


  * English (USA)
  * Arabic (99%)
  * Armenian (99%)
  * Chinese (China) (92%)
  * Chinese (Taiwan) (99%)
  * Danish (100%)
  * English (New Zealand) (99%)
  * French (98%)
  * French (Canada) (68%)
  * German (100%)
  * German (Switzerland) (97%)
  * Greek (62%)
  * Italian (99%)
  * Norwegian Bokmål (64%)
  * Portuguese (99%)
  * Portuguese (Brazil) (99%)
  * Slovak (100%)
  * Spanish (100%)
  * Turkish (100%)


Partial translations are available for various other languages.

The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see

    http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha

for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate 
list to volunteer:

    http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate

The most up-to-date translations can be found at:

    http://translate.koha-community.org/


Release Team
======================

The release team for Koha 3.10.5 is

  Release Manager:       Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins@cpbibliography.com>
  Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard@gmail.com>
  Translation Manager:   D Ruth Bavousett <ruth@bywatersolutions.com>
  QA Manager:            Katrin Fischer <Katrin.Fischer@bsz-bw.de>,
  QA Team:               Marcel de Rooy <M.de.Rooy@rijksmuseum.nl>,
                         Jonathan Druart <jonathan.druart@biblibre.com>,
                         Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>,
			             Elliott Davis <elliott@bywatersolutions.com>
  Bug Wranglers:         Magnus Enger <magnus@enger.priv.no>,
                         Marc Véron <veron@veron.ch>,
			             Chris Hall <chrish@catalyst.net.nz>,
                         Mirko Tietgen <5p4m@gmx.de>
  Packaging Manager:     Robin Sheat <robin@catalyst.net.nz>
  Packaging Assistant:   Mason James <mtj@kohaaloha.com>

  Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Liz Rea <liz@catalyst.net.nz>
  Release Maintainer (3.8.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>
  Release Maintainer (3.10.x): Chris Cormack <chrisc@catalyst.net.nz>


Credits
======================

We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored
new features in Koha 3.10.5:
  * KEEP SOLUTIONS

We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.10.5.
  *      3	Jared Camins-Esakov
  *      1	Colin Campbell
  *      1	Galen Charlton
  *      3	David Cook
  *      5	Chris Cormack
  *      2	Jonathan Druart
  *      4	Magnus Enger
  *      1	Vitor FERNANDES
  *      4	Kyle M Hall
  *      1	Mason James
  *      2	Peter Crellan Kelly
  *      2	Owen Leonard
  *      1	Chris Nighswonger
  *      4	Dobrica Pavlinusic
  *      1	Karam Qubsi
  *      1	Thatcher Rea
  *      2	Liz Rea
  *      2	Marcel de Rooy
  *     15	Fridolyn SOMERS
  *      1	Mathieu Saby
  *      2	Adrien Saurat
  *      1	Robin Sheat
  *      1	Will Stokes
  *      1	ByWater Migration Support
  *      1	Aaron Wells
  *      1	Jen Zajac

We thank the following companies who contributed patches to Koha 3.10.5
  *       2 ACPL                                                                                          
  *      19 Biblibre                                                                                    
  *       4 BigBallOfWax                                                                          
  *       6 ByWater-Solutions                                                                   
  *       3 C & P Bibliography                                                                    
  *       9 Catalyst                                                                                 
  *       1 Equinox                                                                                   
  *       1 Foundations                                                                              
  *       1 KohaAloha                                                                                  
  *       4 Libriotech                                                                                 
  *       1 PTFS-Europe                                                                              
  *       3 Prosentient Systems
  *       2 Rijksmuseum                                                                               
  *       1 Université Rennes 2
  *       1 keep.pt
  *       4 rot13.org                                                                                      
  *       1 unidentified

We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches
for Koha 3.10.5.
  *       4 Tomas Cohen Arazi
  *       1 Larry Baerveldt
  *       1 Brendan
  *      51 Jared Camins-Esakov
  *       5 Galen Charlton
  *      60 Chris Cormack
  *       1 Frédéric Demians
  *      14 Jonathan Druart
  *       1 Frédéric Durand
  *       1 Nicole C. Engard
  *       4 Magnus Enger
  *      25 Katrin Fischer
  *       6 Kyle M Hall
  *       6 Mason James
  *       5 Bernardo Gonzalez Kriegel
  *       9 Owen Leonard
  *       1 Sophie Meynieux
  *       1 Chris Nighswonger
  *       1 Dobrica Pavlinusic
  *       6 Paul Poulain
  *       1 MJ Ray
  *       5 Liz Rea
  *       5 Marcel de Rooy
  *       1 Mathieu Saby
  *       1 Robin Sheat

We regret any omissions.  If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed,
please send a patch against these release notes to 
koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.


Revision control notes
======================

The Koha project uses Git for version control.  The current development 
version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of 

    git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git

The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is 3.10.x.

The last Koha release was 3.8.10, which was released on February 23, 2013.


Bugs and feature requests
======================

Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug
tracker at

    http://bugs.koha-community.org/


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