[Pmwiki-users] Announcement: pmwiki 0.6.1 released with MAJOR layout change (template skins)

[Dave Noonan]

	I finally had a chance to install 0.6.2 and try it out and I love it! 
Separating all the layout stuff from config.php is fabulous. My 
config.php is nice and clean.  The template file makes it much easier to 
see what's where and get it arranged the way I want it.  (As long as I 
don't spend an hour on it before I figure out I've still got the 
original pmwiki.css linked in addition to my version.  No wonder it 
wasn't changing! Doh!)
-- 
Dave
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Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> PmWiki 0.6.1 has just been released, and it has a major change to
> the way layouts are created to make them much easier to create,
> modify, and distribute.
> 
> Normally a change like this would involve a major revision number
> change as well (i.e., to 0.7.0), but since we just released 0.6.0
> four days ago it seems a bit odd to make that jump.  So, I'm releasing
> this as 0.6.1, and just kinda pretending that 0.6.0 never existed.  :-)
> 
> This version essentially returns PmWiki to the layout variables that
> existed in 0.5, with the major difference being that one now can load
> those variables through the use of a template file that contains
> HTML markup and comments instead of using PHP programming statements.
> The template file syntax is very easy to understand and modify for 
> people who are already somewhat familiar with HTML.  
> 
> This also greatly simplifies the coordination of content and .css files,
> since the template file explicitly specifies the css files it needs
> and can reside in the same directory as the css file (as well as any
> image files needed).  The best way to see it is to look at the template
> files that are now distributed with PmWiki and other examples are 
> available at http://www.pmichaud.com/pmwiki/pub/skins.  It's quite
> straightforward.
> 
> I know that this may pose difficulty for those who struggled through
> the 0.6.0 code and just got it working, and for that I really apologize.
> For those who are running older versions of PmWiki, I'll be happy to
> provide a lot of conversion assistance.
> 
> If anyone wants to use the layout variables and scheme that were
> introduced in 0.6.0, contact me via email and I'll walk you through 
> it.  
> 
> PmWiki 0.6.1 still provides a layout-0.5 compatibility script that
> generally restores the variables and structures used in 0.5.27, for 
> those who are upgrading from 0.5.x and don't want to redevelop 
> their layouts just yet.
> 
> Other features of the 0.6.1 release:
> 
> * Author names in the page history function now link to the corresponding
>   profile page, if it exists.
> 
> * Variable names in wiki pages now link to the documentation for that
>   variable.
> 
> For those who are new to PmWiki, I can assure you that major changes
> like this don't occur very often--generally speaking minor upgrades 
> are pretty seamless.
> 
> Thanks to all for your patience and continued support of PmWiki.  Feel
> free to email me or the list with any questions or comments you may
> have.
> 
> Pm
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