{"id":1178,"date":"2012-12-24T13:34:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T13:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.efrontlearning.net\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:06:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:06:12","slug":"efront-3-6-12-just-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.efrontlearning.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/efront-3-6-12-just-released.html","title":{"rendered":"eFront 3.6.12 just released"},"content":{"rendered":"
What better time for new toys if not Christmas! <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Today we would like to announce a new version of eFront. This maintenance update includes important speed optimizations, full text-search for documents for our enterprise clients, a module to bootstrap modules production, a new sleek modern theme, dozens upon dozens of minor bug fixes, and several tweaks to make your favorite tool even more enjoyable!<\/p>\n

As we pick up once more on eFront development we will reuse some of the TalentLMS visuals and functions for a next version scheduled for March<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 All eFront development is being done ensuring compatibility with previous eFront versions. This is a hard requirement that slightly limits our ability to improve everything we wanted to improve; but ensures an easy transition to the newest eFront version for all of you.<\/p>\n

Below you can find short description of some of the key elements in this version:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s faster!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This version brings considerable performance updates for installations that have a large volume of data and users. Especially with branches<\/strong> and tests<\/strong> we have reworked substantially their underlying engines.<\/p>\n

A module to bootstrap modules production<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the key characteristics of eFront is its extensibility through modules. In this version we have bundled a bootstrap-module that lets you create an eFront extension by completing a form with required characteristics. It certainly won\u2019t do all the work for you but it is a major time-saver if you plan to create an eFront module.<\/p>\n

Full-text search for PDFs, DOCs etc<\/strong><\/p>\n

In efront 3.6.12 we undertook the project of implementing full-text search<\/strong> across all files uploaded to the system. This means you can search for text<\/strong> inside PDF, Doc or Excel files<\/strong> you upload to the system. This functionality in essence turns eFront into a simple but efficient document management system. We are using the power of the Xapian search engine, along with Open Office’s excellent conversion scripts, to provide for a seamless yet powerful integration with efront’s own search engine. More details on how to setup full-text search will be provided on a separate post (Linux only, sorry windows users!)<\/p>\n

A new theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the theme we currently use (see image below). We have tried to minimize clutter and offer full optimization for the end-user. You can find the new theme under Admin \/ Themes \/ eFront2013<\/p>\n

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A wealth of new functionality though modules<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ve added new modules that many of you will find interesting:<\/p>\n