This file describes the major changes between versions. In addition you
can assume every new version fixes minor bugs and typos. If you want to
see the blow by blow account of every single change see the file called
CHANGELOG.
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EPRINTS 3.0                                                    2006-01-22
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 * Security fix to autocomplete scripts.
 * Fix to bug on initial login.
 * Fixed bug in rolling logs in the Indexer.

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EPRINTS 3.0-RC-2                                               2006-01-17
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 * Added import plugin for log data.
 * Added $current_lang to available data in eprint script.
 * Moved more code into platform module (to support multiple OS platforms)
 * Used TeX::Encode to provide some handling of accented characters in
    BibTeX import.
 * Added "remove user" action.
 * Added additional metadata fields for new types.
 * Some security fixes in plugins.

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EPRINTS 3.0-RC-1                                               2006-12-18
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 * Import via CGI
 * More basic types of eprint:
    Artefact, Exhibition, Composition, Performance, Image, Video,
    Audio, Dataset, Experiment, Teaching Resource.
 * Import via PubMed ID.
 * Import via DOI. 
 * When you enter a title the system checks for possible duplicates as
    you type and lists them as a warning.
 * New autocomplete scripts which can use a file or a database table for
    the lookup.
 * Added a multilingual field type for multilingual titles, abstracts 
    etc.
 * Import and Export via XML of multilingual and compound fields now 
    treats compound fields as one field. 
 * Import subjects via XML now works.
 * "epadmin create" now offers to run the required scripts for you, to
     make setup even easier.
 * Fixed bug which left many cache tables lying around.
 * Tool to edit the subject tree
 * Non-required boolean fields now show a third option to allow them to
    be set to unspecified.
 * Plugins may now have an "advertise" flag. If this is false then the
    plugin is not advertised in the user interface but is still 
    available.
 * Plugins may now be disabled by default. This is used if you have 
    several repositories and only want to enable the plugin on one.
 * XML Export now makes the XML nicely indented.
 * The workflow may now conditionally limit the options available for a 
    set. This allows, for example, to make certain options only available
    on some types of EPrint or only to certain users.
 * The workflow may modify the top subject node so that different parts
    of the subject tree are available for different eprints or users.
 * New default fields for projects and funders and organisational 
    divisions.
 * Added more metadata to the <head> of the summary pages, for the 
    benefit of search engines.

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EPRINTS 3.0-beta-3                                             2006-12-05
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 * Improvements to the look of email sent by the system.
 * METS export plugin
 * MODS export plugin
 * Atom Feeds (similar to RSS)
 * RSS2.0 Feeds
 * Global Feeds, in addition to Atom/RSS feeds for search results.
 * Thumbnails for images
 * Pop-up previews for images and PDFs
 * View user history (changes they have made to eprints)
 * Added built-in lat/long values for users + eprints to support geodata.
 * Improvements to autocomplete system
 * Added "feed" icons to search results page.
 * Added option to reorder a search without going back to the form.
 * Redesigned all icons to look more professional.
 * Redesigned file upload to be more straight forward.
 * "Unrolling" javascript elements now scroll the screen if they were 
    about to disappear off the bottom.
 * Simplified the logged-in toolbar.
 * Better debug messages for embedded scripts.
 * New configuration options to disable plugins.
 * Option to change where action links appear.
 * All POST requests redirect after completion to eliminate errors 
    caused by browser "back" buttons.
 * Added web-based import tool.
 * Create new version of EPrint based on existing EPrint.
 * Use EPrint as Template.
 * Bug fixes.
 * UI tweaks.
 * Minor changes to default configuration.

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EPRINTS 3.0-beta-2                                             2006-11-14
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 * Redesigned search forms.
 * Added experimental support for XML::LibXML.
 * Basic autocomplete now works on creators and journals
 * Using the progress bar to jump stages now saves current changes.
 * OpenURL resolver.
 * Improved interface for file upload screen.
 * Improved interface for subject stage.
 * Added "Add User" administration screen.
 * Redesigned user interface for Items and Review screens.
 * Fixed bug which prevented EP3 working with Apache >= v2.2.2
 * Added <link>'s to alternate versions in head of search results and
    item summary pages.
 * Redesigned document security configuration to be easier to understand.
 * Improved the reject/remove notification screens and emails.
 * Added staff search screens for eprints, users and history.
 * Other bugfixes.
 * Other user interface improvements.

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EPRINTS 3.0-beta-1                                             2006-10-27
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Too many changes from 2.3 to document. Major rewrite!
