Congrats!

Do you have any details on how to make use the"
 "* Add generic public/ copy task to generated extensions."

Feature??
Do we have to do something besides put files in the
extensions/foo/public directory???

Regards,
Hiram

On 10/6/07, Sean Cribbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looks like it's time for another release of Radiant:
>
>     http://radiantcms.org/download/
>
> This release contains many progressive changes and bugfixes, especially
> with respect to the extension system. Of special note are:
>
> * conversion to using ActiveRecord-based sessions and storing the id of
> the logged-in user in the session instead of the complete user object
> * addition of the ability to specify the loading-order (and
> inclusion/exclusion) of extensions in environment.rb
> * automatic loading of Rails plugins included in extensions upon activation.
>
>
> WHAT IS RADIANT CMS?
>
> Radiant is a no-fluff content management system made for designers and
> programmers and is ideal for use on small teams. It is similar to
> Movable Type or Textpattern, but is much more than a blogging engine.
>
> Radiant features:
>
>    * An elegant user interface
>    * The ability to arrange pages in a hierarchy
>    * Flexible templating with layouts, snippets, page parts, and a
>      custom tagging language (Radius: http://radius.rubyforge.org)
>    * A dynamic extension system
>    * A simple user management/permissions system
>    * Support for Markdown and Textile as well as traditional HTML
>      (it's easy to create other filters)
>    * Operates in two modes: dev and production depending on the URL
>    * A caching system which expires pages every 5 minutes
>    * Built using Ruby on Rails (which means that extending Radiant is
>      as easy as any other Rails application)
>    * Licensed under the MIT-License
>    * And much more...
>
> There's even a live demo over on the project Web site:
>
>     http://radiantcms.org/demo/
>
>
> WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE?
> * Add generic public/ copy task to generated extensions. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Fix typo in StandardTags. [oli]
> * Added db:remigrate:extensions task. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Show all child pages on remove confirmation, regardless of sitemap
> expansion. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Make LoginSystem store user ids in session rather than whole user
> objects. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Plugins included in an extension's vendor/plugins directory will
> automatically
>   be loaded before the extension is activated. Plugins included in more
> than one extension
>   will be loaded only once according to the extension load order. [Sean
> Cribbs]
> * Allow subclassing of FileNotFoundPage. [Daniel Sheppard]
> * <r:find/> should not return FileNotFoundPage. [Daniel Sheppard]
> * Change test for tabs to just check dupes and for the requested tab
>   rather than a specific list (test was breaking if a real extension added
>   a tab). [Daniel Sheppard]
> * Ensure test extensions are loaded in the test environment. [Daniel
> Sheppard]
> * Prevent ExtensionInitializationTest from unloading real extensions.
> [Daniel Sheppard]
> * Expire the old URL from the cache when the page slug changes. [Daniel
> Sheppard]
> * Fix failing tests in instance mode. [Daniel Sheppard]
> * Move difference assertions upstream from forms extension into a test
> helper. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Update Prototype to 1.5.0 final release. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Allow specification of extension loading order in environment.rb
> [Daniel Sheppard]
> * Fix bugs in assert_global_tag_defined and assert_tag_defined of
>   ExtensionTagTestHelper. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Make sure included stylesheets and javascripts are only linked to once in
>   <head>. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Fix navigation tag tests. [vitali]
> * Suppress errors about missing default helper by providing a blank helper.
>   [Sean Cribbs]
> * Fix mis-alignment of "Clear cache" button when homepage not present.
>   [Sean Cribbs]
> * Fix issues with misnesting of modules in fixture loading extension and
>   test suites running randomly from dispatchers. [Sean Cribbs]
> * Remove invalid image alignment. [tolbrino]
> * Display not_found.rhtml on standard 'not found'-like exceptions. [Sean
> Cribbs]
> * Make sitemap.js use relative URLs. [Earl Chew]
> * Preliminary support for active_record sessions. [John Long]
>
>
> INSTALLATION
>
> We've worked hard to make it easy to install Radiant. For starters you
> can download it with Ruby Gems:
>
> % gem install --include-dependencies radiant
>
> Once the Radiant gem is installed you have access to the `radiant`
> command. The `radiant` command is similar to the `rails` command (if you
> are from the Rails world. It's how you generate a new Radiant project
> for a website. So `cd` to the directory where you would like your
> instance to be installed and type:
>
> % radiant -d [mysql|postgres|sqlite3] .
>
> Next, edit config/database.yml to taste. Then run the rake bootstrap task:
>
> % rake production db:bootstrap
>
> And start up the test server:
>
> % script/server -e production
>
> Finally, hit the /admin/ URL and you should be off to the races. See the
> README file in the release for additional details.
>
> If you are interested in other download options, visit the download
> page: http://radiantcms.org/download/.
>
>
> UPGRADING FROM 0.6.x
>
> 1. Update the Radiant gem:
>
>     % gem update radiant
>
> 2. Change the RADIANT_GEM_VERSION constant in config/environment.rb
>     to "0.6.3".
>
> 3. Run the update rake task:
>
>     rake radiant:update
>
> 4. Run the Radiant migrations:
>
>    rake production db:migrate
>
> 5. Restart the server
>
>
> UPGRADING FROM 0.5.x
>
> The upgrade process changed significantly from last release, so listen
> up! To upgrade an existing installation, BACKUP YOUR DATABASE, update
> the gem, and create a new Radiant project using the instructions above.
> Then point Radiant to the right database by editing config/database.yml
> and execute the following command in your project directory:
>
> % rake db:migrate
>
> If you have problems during the upgrade, please let us know.
>
>
> CONTRIBUTORS
>
> Radiant wouldn't be possible without the help of some fine people. The
> following people have made contributions to this release:
>
> * oli            * Daniel Sheppard        * vitali
> * tolbrino       * Sean Cribbs            * Earl Chew
> * John Long
>
> Thanks guys! If you'd like to hop on the development band wagon head on
> over to our dev site (http://dev.radiantcms.org/).
>
>
> SUPPORT
>
> The best place to get support is definitely on the Radiant mailing list.
> There's a crowd of people there who have been hanging around for many
> moons now. Newbie questions are welcome! To sign up, go to:
>
> http://radiantcms.org/mailing-list/
>
> The Radiant mailing list is also accessible via Ruby forum:
>
> http://www.ruby-forum.com/forum/21
>
>
> Enjoy!
>
> --
> Sean Cribbs
> for the Radiant CMS Dev Team
> http://radiantcms.org
>
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Hiram

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