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This is a major release, the first of the 4.2 series; it is a free upgrade to all users of version 4. The main features of this significant release are:

• Usability improvements: these are documented in detail in this blog post:http://blog.twproject.com/2009/05/13/usability-game-mechanics-teamwork

(actually even more than what described there has been done along this line: just try it out…)

• An empowered meeting management section
• Two new interface translations: in French, and in Chinese
• Several tool expansions for the power users, on automatic advancements, code generations, test status on issues etc. (this is detailed in the following)
• A new skin: ulm

The new ulm skin.

The user guide has been updated. Download the release here; the installer will upgrade your web application and the database schema and data; remember to do backups!

General features

-    Added “test” status to issues
-    Improved Portuguese translation
-    Added option in config for setting task progress to 100% when complete
-    Added option in config for generating task codes from types
-    Saved filters are visible in the button bar
-    Costs are in currency in all the interface
-    Easter is not mandatorily a holiday
-    Avoid to duplicate subscriptions when present on parents
-    Subscribe overdue tasks
-    There is task name in the subject of email generated by TW?
-    There is a new “ulm” skin, really pretty
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Usability

-    There are “tags” everywhere for tagging and then finding anything
-    Assigning a task: create resources on the fly if you have permissions, and put a link in message bar
-    The issue in line editor is easy to edit, and to jump from there to entities
-    Save on issue  line magically appears – no need to press “tab”
-    Unassigned resources can be set on issues
-    Messages on save and every action are really visible
-    Set a default color on resource so that say notification stickies from different assignees are in different colors
-    Worklog week: allow add more the one record per day without reloading the page
-    A new “first start” starting page
-    Badges as balloons for users

Meeting

-    Discussion points have been empowered, and are edited in the same page as the supporting calendar event
-    Now there is a minute for every discussion point
-    Every discussion point can be printed separately
-    Issues can be added by simply selecting text of the minute

Bug fixes

-    Boards: manage the z-order correctly
-    Bug in computing difference in worklog week
-    Bug in saving names of default filters
-    3rd level task ordering alphabetical not by task number (after selecting task)
-    Document: double save “upload” boom!
-    In worklog analysis “move all 796 work logs to selected assignment:” covers the “total” bottom line
-    Icons of menu never reloaded
-    Summa bug on docs
-    Must put operational role on the resources created on the fly
-    On chrome: issue list, change a description, press search button, do not leave the page, save the issue, press search again does not work
-    Priority not set on assignments created by project tree or issues