Release 1.0.4-beta

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Released November 17th, 2008

New features

A new template for adding archival descriptions using the Canadian Rules for Archival Description (RAD)
Single- and multi-repository settings options, ability to quickly add multiple dates and authority records to an archival description
Ability to add taxonomy terms directly from the archival description edit screen
Improvements in display such as the placement of creators and dates of creation next to each other in archival description view screens, and other enhancements and fixes

Enhancement: add user interface template for Canadian Rules for Archival Description (RAD), issue #2392
Enhancement: add site title and description settings to admin interface to allow easy customization and translation, issue #2429
Enhancement: add feature to allow setting system to multi-repository or single-repository and customize displays based on this setting, issue #2398
Enhancement: add modal dialog for quickly adding multiple dates or authority records to an archival description
- add list of event types (accumulation, authoring, broadcasting, etc.)
- allow assignment of place
- allow adding note
Enhancement: add modal dialog for adding subject and place terms from the archival description edit screen
Enhancement: add ability to view creator and dates of creation next to each other in information object view screen, issue #2441
Enhancement: update labels and implement data validation for admin > settings form
Enhancement: add paging to admin > user list, issue #2414
Enhancement: display error messages on failed login, issue #2124
Fix: max reference image width ignored, issue #2430
Fix: authority record has fonds as creator, issue #2261
Fix: undefined country for linked archival repository causes information objects with reference codes to fail to display, issue #2421
Fix: some i18n terms from previous language still showing up after switching UI language, issue #2172
Fix: changing name of repository does not reindex linked information objects, issue #2432

For a full list of bugs and feature tickets associated with this release, see: https://projects.artefactual.com/versions/16

For technical details on changes to the Qubit Open Information Management Toolkit for this release, see commits 1451:1600, http://code.google.com/p/qubit-toolkit/source/list