BCcampus OpedEd
Dear Pressbooks User,
UPGRADE NOTICE
Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca), and the BCcampus internal instance of Pressbooks that houses the B.C. Open Textbook Collection (opentextbc.ca), was upgraded to Pressbooks 4.0 this past summer and has recently been upgraded to Pressbooks 4.1. We apologize for not advising you of this update until now. Our goal is to advise you of updates and changes before they occur.
Pressbooks updates that will be noticeable to users are included below. For a complete list of changes,
see https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master .
Features
4.0
* LaTeX outputs are now at a sufficient resolution for print applications (see #819 ).
* You can now change statuses in bulk on the Organize page (see #249 and #822 ).
* Deleted content can now be restored from Text → Trash (see 9283c26 ).
4.1
* Cloning! Clone any public, properly-licensed book from any Pressbooks 4.1 network including your own (super admins can clone any book from their own network, regardless of license) (see #841 , #857 , #881 , #885 ).
* Word count for the entire book and for content marked for export is now displayed on the Organize page (see #842 , #878 , #880 ).
* Users can now delete their own books from the book menu (see #845 , #864 ).
* Punjabi Gurmukhi support (props to @alexpflores ) (see #877 ).
Fixes
4.0
* DOCX and ODT files exported from Google Docs (which lack standard metadata) can now be imported without issue via the import module (see #837 and #838 ).
* Images are now set to a prince-image-resolution of auto, normal rather than 300dpi for more reliably high-quality print PDF output (see #744 and #776 ).
* Text suggesting that we offer printing services has been removed from the Publish page (see #784 ).
* Current privacy settings are now displayed properly when updating book privacy from the Organize page (see #711 and #801 ).
* The Search and Replace module no longer searches items in the trash (see 6978734 ).
* Fix: Miscellaneous improvements to improve performance and reduce unnecessary error output.
4.1
* The TOC endpoint in the Pressbooks REST API v2 now uses chapters and parts for consistency with the endpoints for these post types.
* The EPUB importer now properly detects and handles optional whitespaces (see #554 , #874 ).
* Image URLs with #fixme on the end will now be properly copied into EPUBs during export (see #887 )
Enhancements
4.0
* Expanded metadata is now hidden on the Book Information page unless needed (see #804 and #832 )
4.1
* Book editors can now modify theme options and custom CSS (see #862 , #863 ).
If you have any questions, please visit to our OpenEd FAQs or contact the BCcampus Helpdesk .
Sincerely,
BCcampus Helpdesk
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
BCcampus OpedEd
Dear Pressbooks User,
UPGRADE NOTICE
On Thursday , May 18, 2017 at 6:30am Pacific time, Pressbooks ( pressbooks.bccampus.ca ) and open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks ( opentextbc.ca ) will be upgraded from version 3.9.6 to version 3.9.8.
You may experience a temporary or intermittent outage during this time.
Pressbooks updates that will be noticeable to users are listed below. For a complete list of changes, see https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/releases .
Features
* Added support for Canadian Indigenous syllabics, which are used for the Chipewyan, Inuktitut, Plains Cree, Cree, Moose Cree, Slave, Northern Cree, Naskapi, Swampy Cree, Southern East Cree, and Ojibwa languages.
* The paragraph separation option is now available for webbooks.
* The section openings PDF theme option now supports additional options.
* Part numbers are now displayed consistently across all formats.
Fixes
* Fixed an issue where hyphenation would be enabled in Prince exports even if it was disabled in theme options.
* Added between section numbers and titles in the mPDF TOC.
* Images on custom title pages are now exported as expected in EPUB and Kindle.
* Print PDF exports are now available for download when export sharing is enabled.
* Numberless chapters no longer display a lonely period in PDF outputs from SCSS v2 themes.
* Importing as a draft now works for EPUB imports.
Enhancements
* Bold, italic, superscript, and subscript text is now properly imported from Word documents.
* Inline language attributes are now properly imported from Word documents.
* Those with a licensed copy of the BISAC subject headers can now display a multiple select instead of Pressbooks' default text input.
* Can now set a book's target audience on the Book Information page.
* The book language will now be set to the language selected when the book is registered.
* The Comments column on the Organize page will now be hidden if comments are disabled.
* Imported content can optionally be set to published status instead of draft.
* Front matter, chapter, and back matter types will now be imported from Pressbooks WXR files.
* Empty front matter, chapters, and back matter will now be imported from Pressbooks WXR files.
* Completing an import from a Pressbooks WXR file will now correctly enumerate different content types instead of labelling all as chapters.
* Pressbooks now supports third-party export formats.
For questions, contact the BCcampus Helpdesk .
Sincerely,
BCcampus Helpdesk
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca
