* If comment contains a child comment set its status to DELETED, erase metadata (content) and prevent macro calls to display creator or modifier
* Otherwise – or if status already equals DELETED – completely remove it and its children from the database
* Metadata is now written to its own table instead of a column only
* Values are saved as JSON-like structure only for certain types (like Array or Function)
* Adding custom metadata is more generic using the new HopObject methods setMetadata(), getMetadata() and deleteMetadata()
* Searching keys and values via common SQL query is much more straightforward (no JSON-like structure involved when basic types like String and Number)
* Removed numbered, footnote-like links in most of the noficitaion messages
* Added prefix to subjects of notification mails (like “[Antville] ...”) for convenience
* Added markgettext() calls for most of the prototype names and their plural forms – this time in each corresponding prototype file, though
* Added options argument to global sendMail() method, currently only to switch inclusion of generic footer in mail body
* Fix bug in Membership.contact_action() method when an unknown (i.e. unregistered or unsubscribed) user tries to send a message via contact form
* Unified naming of notify skins (e.g. #notify_delete instead of #notify_deletion)
* Updated and rebuilt i18n and message files
* Added markgettext_macro()
* Readjusted Admin.dropdown_macro() and the global defineConstants() methods to work with the modified markgettext() calls
* Updated Members.properties and added SQL patch for lowercasing all membership status due to the modified margettext() calls
* Added Membership.role_macro() as convenience method
* Removed syntactic sugar from HopObject.link_macro() and moved it to the compatibility layer to prevent current layouts from breaking
* Removed obsolete permission for non-existing Image.replace_action()
* Replaced custom SQL query in Comment.remove() with code using new Membership.comments collection
* Removed obsolete Sql.COMMENTS statement
* Added getConfirmText() method to Comment, File, Image, Layout, Membership, Poll, Skin and Story prototypes – which is used in HopObject.delete_action() for more convenient feedback about what is going to be deleted (fixes issue 37 for now)
* Fully enabled translation in global breadcrumb_macro()
* Removed obsolete Layout.getTitle() method
* Disabled translation in HopObject.toString() methods
* Fixed and added some i18n messages to ease translation
* Moved SITENOTIFICATIONPERIOD constant, health property as well as getFormOptions(), commitEntries(), commitRequests(), purgeReferrers(), invokeCallbacks(), updateHealth(), exportImport(), updateDomains(), queue() and dequeue() methods from Root to Admin prototype
* Renamed Admin.purgeDatabase() method to Admin.purgeSites() and added code for automatic blocking/deletion of restricted/abandoned sites
* Renamed Root.getScopes() method to Admin.getNotificationScopes()
* Renamed User.getScopes() method to Admin.getCreationScopes()
* Added Admin.getPhaseOutModes() method
* Removed obsolete code
* Fixed and renamed Admin.privateSites to Admin.restrictedSites collection
* Finally added simple and reasonable quota implementation
* Fixed gettext_macro() and ngettext_macro() with check for necessary arguments
* Removed sender argument from global sendMail() method – instead, the root.replyTo property is used
* Fixed some i18n messages
* Moved code setting res.handlers.layout before permission check in HopObject.onRequest() to prevent broken layout in error screen
* Completely rewrote HopObject.notify() method (hopefully fixing issue 49)
* Check free disk space before invoking create_action() of Files and Images prototypes
* Modified output of Membership.toString() method
* Fixed some linebreaks in Membership.skin
* Added option to set session.data.error for additonal information in $Root#error skin
* Slightly modified output of $Root#health skin
* Replaced Root.phaseOutInactiveSites and Root.phaseOutPrivateSites with Root.phaseOutMode
* Removed qualifyingDate property from Root
* Renamed Root.qualifyingPeriod property to Root.probationPeriod
* Removed autoCleanupEnabled and autoCleanupStartTime properties from Root
* Added replyTo property to Root
* Rewrote Root.getCreationPermission() method
* Added #notify_blocking and #notify_deletion skins to $Site.skin
* Replaced Site.notifiedOfBlocking and Site.notifiedOfDeletion properties with Site.notified
* Added Site.diskspace_macro() returning the free disk space in MB
* Fixed bug in Site.main_action() causing erroneous display of deletion warning
* Refactored and unified remove() methods and calls for greater flexibility as well as reliability
* Added option to remove all comments by a user to Comment.remove() method and $Comment#delete skin
* Added global #listItemFlag skin as well as listItemFlag_macro() for rendering vertically written text of items in a list view (e.g. closed)
* Fixed bug in gettext_macro() and ngettext_macro() causing incorrect whitespace
* Refactored timezone and locale handling
* Modified automatic translation of untitled links in HopObject.link_macro()
* Added honeypot to login and registration forms
* Fixed client-side JavaScript to be evaluated when login or registration form is submitted, not only when the submit button is clicked
* Removed redundant filter expression from DB mapping of Membership.images collection
* Added Membership.content collection
* Changed terminology from open to running polls, thus renaming Polls.open_action() method and Polls.open collection
* Moved a lot of CSS used in root or administration sections from Site#stylesheet to $Root#stylesheet skin
* Added Root.updateDomains() method (most likely already obsolete)
* Removed Root.processHref() method (only necessary for very advanced setup) and obsolete comments
* Fixed Root.xgettext() method to correctly read UTF-8 encoded data
* Fixed Site.deleted_macro() to return the date object for late formatting
* Refactored Site.processHref() for more convenient custom domain name mapping
* Renamed Skins.advanced_action() method to Skins.all_action()
* Removed redundant filter from Stories.comments collection
* Removed unnecessary filter from Story.comments collection
* Added second argument to HopObject.remove() method; if set to true, any object will be removed without any checks for permissions or the like
* Enhanced notfound and error screens
* Removed obsolete Image.site property
* Added missing LogEntry.remove() method
* Added Site.deleted property
* Fixed missing calls for remove() methods of some collections in Site.remove()
* Added Root#stylesheet skin for future CSS classes necessary for GUI elements
* Added missing Site.entries collection
* Removed troublesome if condition in Skin.remove()
* Generally deny access to Skin.main_action
* Added missing Skin.getFormValue() method
* Added check in Skin.update() if the Site#page skin contains the <% response.body %> macro
* Added Skins.onRequest() method checking if we are in-between two Skins objects
* Wrapped display of creation and modification dates in <% if %> macros in Comment#edit skin
* Slightly reduced code in global formatDate() method
* Modified HopObject.created_macro() to prevent creation dates of transient objects from being displayed or formatted incorrectly
* Modified HopObject.modified_macro() accordingly
* Added width attribute to CSS definition for fieldset elements
* Reduced macro code in Story#edit skin
* Modified Skins.getSkin() method to make use of Skin.getByName()
* Re-enabled controls in Tag#main skin
* Cleaned up and reorganized code
* Added some remarks to explain the most illicit code
* Removed a lot of obsolete code
* Added grant for viewing an image in Images prototype (for now...)
* Added temporary work-around for preventing comments of missing stories (due to shrunken database) from throwing an exception
* Added two more links with short explanation to basic skin page
* Fixed condition for setting the site modification date on comment update (hopefully this is correct...)
* Replace site.lastUpdate with site.modified (still needs some more care - what do we do with lastUpdate anyway?)
* Added $Global.skin as first attempt to move certain skins in a namespace protected from customization
* Very much improved image editor interface
* Thoroughly fixed and tested image upload, fetching, thumbnail generation and replacement
* Added work-arounds for tagging problem in Story, Stories, Image and Images until Helma bug #607 is fixed
* Deprecated getData and setData methods in Metadata
* Disabled file tags for now
* Renamed global renderPageNavigation() method to renderPager()
* Added support for rendering the list of updated sites in global list_macro()
* Fixed return point when cancelling a file edit action
* Fixed nasty bug in deletion routine
* Implemented sorting of values in Layout.values_macro()
* Disabled layout title, description, origin and sharing for now
* Renamed list_action() to sites_action() in Root prototype
* Enabled filter of root site in default collection
* Moved Root's list.skin as subskin in Root.skin
* Added experimental Root.search_xml_action()
* Renamed "unpublish" link to "close" in Story list
* Reduced display of backlinks to last 24 hours
* Removed obsolete skin files
* Added option to retrieve the redirect URL from the static remove() method of a prototype
* Added Layout.getMacroHandler() method to enable linking the Skins prototype from here
* Fixed the (in)correct spelling of req.data.referer in the LogEntry() constructor method
* Fixed referrer display by correcting the skin name for the referrer item and the variable name for the referrer count
* Fixed link to galleries (ie. image tags)
* Fixed output of RSS feed when there's no site tagline
* Disabled moderated comments for now
* Modified permission check for displaying tags to always refer to the site's permissions
* Removed obsolete links in Images.skin
* Added comment to Skin.js reminding of the inconsistency between renderSkin() and app.skinfilesInPath() methods
* Disabled custom href() method in Skins prototype (still marked with FIXME)
* Zapped a gremlin in Comments.js!
* Removed obsolete rescue methods
* Moved contents of many individual skin files as subskins in the corresponding prototype skin file
* Moved commentform_macro of Story prototype into compatibility module
* Added encoding="form" parameter to most of the macros using the request handler
* Renamed commentsMode to commentMode (comments_mode to comment_mode in DB)
* Reactivated notifications in a simplified manner
* Throw an error in global sendMail() method if arguments are not sufficient
* Added HopObject.notify() method
* Added HopObject.kind_macro() method (provides the constructor's name in lowercase)
* Added Messages.skin containing subskins suited for e-mail output
* Removed obsolete skin files
* Added reset_action() method for resetting a user's password to Members prototype
* Added require() method to Membership prototype; wrapped static require() method around it
* Added Membership.notify() method which does all the member-related notification stuff
* Send notification on membership removal
* Fixed contact form in Membership prototype
* Dropped e-mail property from Site prototype (users can be contacted via Membership.contact_action(), Root prototype has extra e-mail property)
* Added missing getPermission() method to User prototype, always requiring a privileged user
* Fixed _children.filter in Archive
* Added missing permission checks
* Modified global defineConstants() method to return the getter function instead of automatically defining it with given argument
* Added HopObject.macro_macro() method to display userland macro code
* Removed colorpicker (will be replaced by third-party library)
* Removed obsolete global constants and functions
* Overhauled and tested global userland macros like story_macro(), image_macro() etc.
* Implemented global list_macro() to replace any special listFoobar_macro() methods
* Moved global autoLogin() method into User prototype
* Overhauled global randomize_macro()
* Renamed global evalURL() method to validateUrl() as well as evalEmail() to validateEmail()
* Re-added accidentally removed subskins to Members.skin
* Fixed some skin names which were changed recently
* Remove delete_action() from Membership
* Fixed foreign key of images collection in Membership
* Removed global username_macro() and replaced it with appropriate membership macros
* Moved contents of systemscripts.skin into javascript.skin in Root prototype
* Removed main_css_action(), main_js_action() and sitecounter_macro() methods from Root
* Added accessname to sites collection in Root
* Upgraded jQuery to version 1.2.1
* Replaced call for global history_macro() with corresponding list_macro() call
* Renamed "public" collection of Stories prototype to "featured"
* Moved a lot of styles from Root's style.skin to the one in Site
* Added comments collection to Site
* Moved embed.skin as subskin #embed into Site.skin
* Fixed some minor issues in Story.js (removed check for creator before setting the story's mode)
* Defined cookie names as constants of User which can be overriden via app.properties userCookie and hashCookie
* Moved a lot of code into compatibility module
* Changed order of filters in collection handlers (member items go first, all items last)
* Fixed global file_macro and image_macro methods
* Reactivated Images.Default
* Added Layout.value_macro to allow per request definitions of variables for the CSS stylesheet (still experimental)
* Finally removed PropertyMgr (replaced by Metadata)
* Renamed a bunch of collections, mountpoints and variables
* Reduced commentsMode options to "enabled" and "disabled" in Site prototype
* Renamed "shared" mode to "restricted" in Site prototype
* Moved a lot of stuff into the compatibility module