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4.0.13 release notes, pt. 7

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    77== 2012-12-?: DeepaMehta 4.0.13 == 
    88 
    9 One main aspect of this release is to revoke the **Performance** loss introduced in !DeepaMehta 4.0.12 in conjunction with Access Control. !DeepaMehta 4.0.13 uses a different approach to store the access control information and returns to the old performance. Further highlights include: **Geomaps** are a new topicmap type that display geo-related topics on a [[http://www.openstreetmap.org/|OpenStreetMap]]. An **Association Type Editor** let the user create custom association types. Furthermore, a whole bunch of GUI changes improves usability e.g. through **Cluster Moves** and more informed **Topic Revelation**. 
    10  
    11 Of interest for administrators of a client-server !DeepaMehta installation might be the new [[http://karaf.apache.org/|Apache Karaf]]-based !DeepaMehta distribution. This makes it easy to run !DeepaMehta as a daemon process and to access via a remote shell. So, starting from version 4.0.13 !DeepaMehta comes in 2 flavors: the known "Standard Distribution" which focuses on small download size and easy setup for single users and the **Karaf Distribution** for client-server setups. 
    12  
    13 !DeepaMehta 4.0.13 is ready for **server-side HTML generation** based on [[http://www.thymeleaf.org/|Thymeleaf]] templates. So, along with single-page AJAX applications, the !DeepaMehta plugin/application developer can choose between 2 architectural styles. To start with server-side HTML generation install the external [[https://github.com/jri/dm4-webactivator|DeepaMehta 4 Web Activator]] plugin. 
    14  
    15 Several improvements in the !DeepaMehta framework simplify the life of plugin developers, in particular when listening to events and providing/consuming services. Last but not least several 3rd-party components are updated, most notably [[http://www.neo4j.org/|Neo4j]] 1.2 -> 1.8 
    16  
    17 Updating from previous !DeepaMehta versions is not supported.\\ 
     9One main aspect of this release is to revoke the **Performance** loss introduced in !DeepaMehta 4.0.12 in conjunction with Access Control. !DeepaMehta 4.0.13 uses a different storage approach for access control information and thus returns to the old performance. Further highlights include: **Geomaps** are a new topicmap type for displaying geo-related topics on an [[http://www.openstreetmap.org/|OpenStreetMap]]. A graphical **Association Type Editor** let the user create custom association types. Furthermore, a whole bunch of GUI changes improves usability e.g. through **Cluster Moves** and more informed **Topic Revelation**. 
     10 
     11Of interest for administrators of a client-server installation is the new [[http://karaf.apache.org/|Apache Karaf]]-based !DeepaMehta distribution. This makes it easy to run !DeepaMehta as a daemon process and to access it via a remote shell. Starting from version 4.0.13 !DeepaMehta comes in 2 flavors: the known "Standard Distribution" which focuses on small download size and easy setup for single users and the **Karaf Distribution** for client-server setups. 
     12 
     13Furthermore, !DeepaMehta 4.0.13 is ready for **server-side HTML generation** based on [[http://www.thymeleaf.org/|Thymeleaf]] templates. So, along with single-page AJAX applications, the !DeepaMehta plugin/application developer can choose between 2 architectural styles. To start with server-side HTML generation install the external [[https://github.com/jri/dm4-webactivator|DeepaMehta 4 Web Activator]] plugin. Please note: while being functional, this plugin is in an very early state. 
     14 
     15Several improvements in the !DeepaMehta framework further simplify the life of plugin developers, in particular when listening to events and providing/consuming services. Last but not least several 3rd-party components have been updated, most notably [[http://www.neo4j.org/|Neo4j]] 1.2 -> 1.8. 
     16 
     17Updating from previous !DeepaMehta versions is not supported. 
     18 
    1819See the [[https://github.com/jri/deepamehta#readme|README]] for installation instructions. 
    1920 
    20 A detailed list of the main changes in !DeepaMehta 4.0.13 follows. Further information for users and developers are found in the linked tickets and commit messages. 
     21A list of the !DeepaMehta 4.0.13 main changes follows. For each item detailed information for users and developers are found in the linked tickets and commit messages. 
    2122 
    2223New Features: 
    23 * The Geomaps plugin is included in the !DeepaMehta distribution (#379). 
     24* The Geomaps plugin is included (#379). 
    2425  Find usage info here: https://github.com/jri/dm4-geomaps 
    25 * Karaf Distribution (#349). 
    26 * Association Type editor: let the user create custom association types. The color is configurable on a per-type basis. Simple and complex association types are supported (analogue to topic types) (#48). 
    27 * Association instance editor: let the user enter data for an association instance according to the association's type definition (#335). 
    28 * For developers: server-side HTML generation with Thymeleaf templates (#365). 
     26* Apache Karaf-based Distribution for easy client-server setup and maintenance (#349). 
     27* Association Type editor: Allows the user to create custom association types. The color is configurable on a per-type basis. Simple and complex association types are supported (analogous to topic types) (#48). 
     28* Association instance editor: Let the user enter data for an association instance according to the association's type definition (analogous to topic types) (#335). 
     29* For developers: Server-side HTML generation with Thymeleaf templates (#365). 
    2930 
    3031GUI Improvements: 
    3132* Topic revelation via Page Panel: 
    32     * More informative page panel: topics which are already visible on the canvas are displayed with an disabled icon. This provides a useful hint when revealing topics (#308). 
    33     * Differentiated gestures for revealing topics via the page panel: a) clicking the topic's icon reveals it, b) clicking the topic's label reveals ''and'' focuses it (#387). 
    34     * Page panel: associations are grouped by type, using the association type names as group headers (#256). 
     33    * More informative page panel: Topics which are already visible on the canvas are displayed with an disabled icon. This provides a useful hint when revealing topics (#308). 
     34    * Differentiated gestures for revealing topics via the page panel: a) Clicking the topic's icon reveals it, b) Clicking the topic's label reveals ''and'' focuses it (#387). 
     35    * Page panel: Associations are grouped by type, using the association type names as group headers (#256). 
    3536* Optimized Canvas: 
    3637    * Cluster move: Moving an association moves the visually connected subnetwork (#327). 
    … …  
    3839    * Topic labels on canvas: a) Line breaks are preserved, b) Long labels are truncated (#300). 
    3940* Working with associations: 
    40     * Keyboard shortcut: create associations via shift-drag (#304). 
     41    * Keyboard shortcut: Create associations via shift-drag (#304). 
    4142    * Once association is created Edit mode is entered automatically (#314). 
    4243    * When the user changes an association's type the form is updated immediately. The user must no longer leave and re-enter the form (#347). 
    43 * Fulltext seach: wildcards, phrase search, and escaping is supported (#302). 
    44  
    45 Improvements: 
     44* Fulltext seach: Wildcards, phrase search, and escaping is supported (#302). 
     45 
     46Further Improvements: 
    4647* Performance: A different storage aproach for the Access Control information brings back the performance known from DM 4.0.11 and before (#344). 
    47 * Better support for virtual host environments: the new config property `dm4.host.url` allows the admin to specify the installation's public URL. This is relevant for plugin's which make use of `DeepaMehtaUtils.isDeepaMehtaURL()` or the Files API's `getRepositoryPath()` [a9ffcf77]. 
     48* Better support for virtual host environments: The new config property `dm4.host.url` allows the admin to specify the installation's public URL [a9ffcf77]. 
    4849* Data model: Meta Types are applicable as child types in association definitions (#363). 
    4950* 3rd-party components are updated, most notably Neo4j 1.2 -> 1.8 (#350). 
     51* Internal: Refactored object fetch/store code (#340). 
    5052 
    5153Bug Fixes: 
    5254* Handle transitive plugin service dependencies (#351). 
    53 * Join users to workspaces: interactively created associations between a Username and a Workspace are editable (#331). 
     55* Join users to workspaces: Interactively created associations between a Username and a Workspace are editable (#331). 
    5456* Delete search topics (#317). 
    5557* Don't select toolbar accidentally (#301). 
    … …  
    6466    * A plugin's provided service is automatically picked up by the Core. The `providedServiceInterface` config property is no longer required (#368). 
    6567* Further server-side improvements: 
    66     * The concept of "internal plugin events" is replaced by method overriding. This, importing certain listener interfaces is no longer required (#366). 
    67     * Flexible REST resources registration: a plugin which provides no Root Resource can still provide JAX-RS provider classes [2b464811]. 
     68    * The concept of "internal plugin events" is replaced by method overriding. Thus, importing certain Listener interfaces is no longer required (#366). 
     69    * Flexible REST resources registration: A plugin which provides no Root Resource can still provide JAX-RS Provider classes [2b464811]. 
    6870    * More efficient aggregation update logic and idempotent operations (#319). 
    6971    * 3 new core events: `PreUpdateAssociation`, `PostUpdateAssociation`, `IntroduceAssociationType` [654d9c7b][3645932c]. 
    70     * The "association" part of a RelatedTopic is serialized (#266). 
    71     * Refactored internal object fetch/store code (#340). 
     72    * The "association" part of a `RelatedTopic` is serialized (#266). 
    7273* Client-side improvements: 
    73     * Client-side load mechanism for auxiliary scripts: scripts located in `script/helper/` are loaded synchronously ''before'' the plugin is loaded. This allows e.g. several renderers to share common code (#372). 
    74     * New client-side event `option_topics` allows filtering selection lists. Applies to both, comboboxes and checkbox lists (#345). 
    75     * Webclient API: the Topic's and Association's `composite` property contains true `Topic` objects (formerly plain !JavaScript objects) and thus enables the use of the Topic API [3105fee2]. 
     74    * Client-side load mechanism for auxiliary scripts: Scripts located in `script/helper/` are loaded synchronously ''before'' the plugin is loaded. This allows e.g. renderers to share a common base class (#372). 
     75    * New client-side event `option_topics` allows filtering the selection lists. Applies to both, comboboxes and checkbox lists (#345). 
     76    * Webclient API: The Topic's and Association's `composite` property contains true `Topic` objects (instead of plain !JavaScript objects) and thus provides access to the client-side Topic API [3105fee2]. 
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