Hi, and thank you for the clarification. Is Zend_Form really going to be in the 1.5 preview release? I do hope so but last time I looked it had a way to go what with the issues like optional fields (Zend_Filter_Input's ALLOW_EMPTY) and mutli-forms, file uploads etc. I to need to write a forms intensive project and so am keen to test these once in place, but I hope it's not going to get rushed. Forms looks like a tough nut to crack elegantly from what I've seen.
Regards, Mark On Thursday 10 January 2008 23:34, Wil Sinclair wrote: > Hi everyone, looking at the 1.5 preview release thread, I realize I > kinda blew it on the announcement. You all deserve nothing but the > clearest, most accurate, and invigorating announcement we can put > together! So, if you'll give me one more shot at it. . . > > The Zend Framework is delighted to announce that the official release > process for Zend Framework 1.5 has begun! Since the 1.5 is a substantial > release, we've decided to kick things off with a preview release to put > all the new functionality in the community's hands as early as possible. > This release will be followed by as many release candidates as are > needed to meet the high quality standards of the ZF project. Features to > be released in Zend Framework 1.5 include, but are not necessarily > limited to: > > * Zend_Auth_Adapter_Ldap > * Zend_Build/Zend_Console > * Zend_Controller additional action helpers > * ContextSwitch and AjaxContext > * Json > * AutoComplete > * Zend_Form > * Zend_InfoCard > * Zend_Layout > * Zend_OpenId > * Zend_Search_Lucene improvements: > * wildcard search > * date range search > * fuzzy search > * Lucene 2.1 index file format support > * Zend_View enhancements: > * actions > * partials > * placeholders > * Zend_Pdf UTF8 support > * New Zend_Service consumables (final list TBD) > * A whole lotta bug fixes and documentation improvements > > The first two significant dates have already been set. The code freeze > for the preview release is *1/22*, while the targeted release date is > *1/24*. If everything goes well the first release candidate will follow > in about 3 weeks. From that point on, release candidates will be > produced as needed to reach the quality level necessary for a general > availability (GA) Release. > Please keep in mind that the preview release is fundamentally different > from an initial release candidate. For example, there is no guarantee > that the API's will not change or that features will not be added or > dropped before the first release candidate is cut. Generally speaking, > the more feedback we get from the community for the preview release and > the release candidates, the sooner we'll reach the GA release. > > I hope all of you are as excited about this as we are. Many thanks to > everyone who has helped us get to this point- especially to all of you > who have generously donated your time to contribute to Zend Framework. > Let's make this the best release yet! > > ,Wil
