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Roots 0.4 beta changelog information

CSS Edits

  • Print CSS completed
  • Handheld CSS completed
  • Aural CSS completed
  • Color and typography palettes moved to /_assets/css/common/, rather than per media type
  • Single column layout grid created
  • Grids based on classes rather than IDs, to allow user renaming
  • More color palettes created
  • Better typography in typography CSS files

SSI Edits

  • Auto-detection of section and output of section header/footer built in
  • ExecCGI turned off by default
  • JS/CSS caching updated
  • Shortname aliases for common folders:
    • /css/ -> /_assets/css/
    • /img/ -> /_assets/images/
    • /images/ -> /_assets/images/
    • /js/ -> /_assets/js/
    • /script/ -> /_assets/js/
    • /scripts/ -> /_assets/js/
    • /javascript/ -> /_assets/js/
    • /javascripts/ -> /_assets/js/
    • /flash/ -> /_assets/flash/

JavaScript updates

  • /_assets/js/frameworks/ renamed to /_assets/js/libraries/

Libraries

  • Dojo removed (too large)
  • Sarissa removed (not useful enough)
  • YUI Library removed (too large)
  • jQuery updated
  • prototype updated

Utilities

  • Base.js updated with better functions from Robert Nyman's DOMAss
  • Ajax class updated to actually work
  • sIFR 2.0 included (also in CSS section)
  • SWFObject included

Miscellaneous

  • Robots.txt file included