JEvents 1.5.5 Changes

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JEvents 1.5.5 Changes

Main changes from version 1.5.4:

Allow setting default start and end time for event editing
List layout editing. If you want to use this with the Ruthin/Extplus/Iconic club layouts you will need to upgrade to the versions here : http://www.jevents.net/en/downloads/category/3-club-layouts
Notify author by email when their events are first published
Allowing the importing of iCal events in the frontend
Allow catids to be separated by commas not pipes (helpful for some server configurations)
Config option to allow RAW unfiltered descriptions through Joomla form filters - set to yes if you want forms. scripts or media items in your event desciptions
iCal exports are now in the timezone specified in the JEvents calendar to avoid timezone problems when exporting
Ability to lock imported iCal events so that future imports from the URL do not overwrite the values
PHP 5.3 support
Support for importing of bsic events via CSV file

Minor Changes from version 1.5.3:

Fix export of repeating events - sometimes the last repeat was missed if the 'until' repeat measure was used
Advanced config option to allow site admin to speficy type of search in Jevents (regexp or full text).Advanced config option to allow site admin to speficy type of search in Jevents (regexp or full text).
Improve likelihood that Outlook 2003 will import icals exported from JEvents
Fix Joomfish translation of category names (joomfish doesn't translate the 'name' field by default
Allow showing information about anon creators of events in backend lists and notification emails
Better support for dark template backgrounds
Further custom string options in latest events module

TimeZone Changes

Joomla 1.5 uses an hourly offset from your server's time to determine the correct time. This is ok when the daylight savings time (DST) changes coincide but is no use if not. Consider a server in Phoenix, USA - Phoenix has no DST so if you want your events to respect New York or LA time then your calendar display could be out by an hour at certain times of the year. This is of particular importance if you have a radio station site that wants to show what is on NOW - this could be out by an hour.

The change in JEvents 1.5.5 is that the component and module sets a specific timezone for all presentation of events (requires PHP 5.1+). This is in addition to the timzone for imported events introduced in JEvents 1.5.4. Unless you encounter problems with days changing at the wrong time or events being displayed at the wrong time then leave this field blank/unselected.

Known Issues

Please see this Forum Topic