Changelog - JB Slideshow Changelog

JB Slideshow Changelog

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Joomla version compatibility: 1.5 / 2.5

Current Joomla 1.5 Version v3.5.4

Current Joomla 2.5 Version v1.2.7

Joomla 1.5 changelog
Joomla 1.6 changelog
Joomla 2.5 changelog

v3.5.4

Fixes issue with incorrect Joomla article ordering.

v3.5.3

Fixes logic around loading of scripts for non framework2 templates.

v3.5.2

Fixes potential security issue by adding no direct access code to some files.

v3.5.1

Fixes issue where slideshow script would not load in some situations.

v3.5.0

Improves the way css and js is handled in conjunction with the Zen Grid Framework.

v3.4.3

Fixes issue with K2 image display when usiong directory option.

Reverts Cycle lite script to use previous version that includes pagination.

v3.4.2

Fixes issue with image directory as source

v3.4.1

Fixes issue with K2 item image not showing.

v3.4.0

Adds random ordering for slides option

Adds tests for framework for loading scripts

Fixes multiple category selection issue

Adds a check for the Joomla cache

Removes need to select where to place scripts

Fix for tooltip description

Better description of K2 item option

Code improvements and optimisation

v3.3.8

Fixes validation errors with inline script content

v3.3.7

Adds an extra div for styling required by the Lacuna template

v3.3.6

Fixes an issue with the file path for some images on some servers.

v3.3.5

Fixed issue with incorrect folder slashes that posed an issue on some servers.
Fixed $count undefined error.

v3.3.4

Reinstated full options for folder option in JB Slideshow until we find a better solution to using non intro text items.

v3.3.3

Removed option to load image from a directory

v3.3.2

Fixes issue with extra margin attached to slideshowTitle h2

v3.3.1

Fixed issue with pagination arrows not disappearing if visible items set to same or greater amount than items being displayed.
Added new smart crop options to crop from top left or center.
Please update JB Library to v1.2.3

v3.3.0

Updated to work with JB Library v1.2.
Moved image processing to JB LIbrary with our new custom image processing script.
Added check for JB LIbrary v1.2 in library dependant modules.
Implemented accordion in admin parameters.
Reorganised parameters to make more user friendly.
MVC format across all modules.
Fixed queries in to optimise the retrieval of content.
Added caching to all modules if missing.
K2 content modules now have the ability to select articles from a list rather than specifying ids.
Added warning on frontend if k2 was selected in the admin but isn't installed.

v3.2.10

Updated to allow for auto loading of scripts in head, body or to disable all together.
Fixed missing z-index in slideshow.css file.

v3.2.9

This fix helps the text int he slideshow to render better in IE.

Manual Update
Upload mod_slideshow3.xml
Upload tmpl/default.php

v3.2.8

Small fix for duplicate parameter in the parameter file.

Manual Update
Upload mod_slideshow3.xml

v3.2.7

Changed text input for description to text area.

Manual Update
Upload mod_slideshow3.xml

v3.2.6

Fixed create date typo in the xml.

v3.1.7

Improves on code to validate when images are not resized.
Ability to specify Slideshow width in px or % values.
Added moduleID and ability to have more than one slideshow on a page.

v3.1.6

Added the ability to disable the resize script if it isn't required.
Added the ability to add some pre-text before the text output. Particularly handy when used in ticker text mode. eg without images or content text displayed.
Cleaned up some legacy code.

v3.1.5

Adds option to make the image a link to the slide article.
Fixes bug where thumbnails did not work when images were disabled
Loads thumbnails more efficiently.

v3.1.4

Adds the option to selectively strip html tags.
Fixes bug with thumbnail navigation.

v3.1.3

Optimises the images for using the slideshow nav in disc mode.
Also adds the option to load the lite version of the slideshow script if only using the fade transition on the slideshow.

v3.1.2

Fixes a bug in the previous release with the thumbnail navigation.

v3.1.1

Adds option to use colored discs for navigation. Loads styles in the head of the document for better validation.

v3.0.7

Fixes function name clash with mbstring library

v3.0.6

Improves UTF-8 support for article titles and image file names.

v3.0.5

Solves the issue with displaying diacritis.

v3.0.4

Adds ability to hide the pagination on the slideshow, removes some undefined variables.

v3.0.3

Fixes issue with special characters not displaying in images. You must now remove any special characters from your filename like apostrophe's etc.

v3.0.1

Fixed several issues with the installer. This update includes the ability to position the image from the left and top margin as well as convert the image filename to lowercase for compatibility on some servers.

v2.5.4

Fixed bug when news ticker is set to disabled.

v2.5.3

Fixed issue where image extension was not shown in module admin.

v2.5.2

Fixed issue with the alt tag variable.

v2.5.1

Module is now xhtml valid.

v2.2

Added ability to position the newsticker horizontally and fixed a transient missing div issue.

v2.1

The module now utilizes the JQuery no-conflict mode which makes the module compatible with scripts using MooTools.

v1.2.7

Fix for k2 item image size set incorrectly

v1.2.6

Fixes issue with extra image showing in display.

v1.2.5

Fixes routing of images when resizing k2 item images.

v1.2.4

Fixes bug in the rendering of k2 item images.

v1.2.3

Fixes an odd bug that hides the image int he slideshow in firefox and Joomla 1.7 only.

v1.2.2