ZFN 0.2.0b2 Released

ZFN 0.2.0b2, code-named "Window Cleaner", is the second preview release in the 0.2 series providing small bug fixes and improvements. 0.2.0b2 address issues with page load times, Internet Explorer compatibility, and program dependencies. A new lock breaking script has been added for administrative convenience. Download

ZFN previously displayed the images in the web interface through a mechanism called Data URI, which was convenient for not cluttering the URI namespace, but was unfortunately incompatible with Internet Explorer. However, we found a way through URI-mangling to remove all data URIs, without the need for reserved names.

We also added a lock-breaking script, which is useful for administrators. If a file accidentally gets locked without being unlocked, the system administrator can now break the locks on a file. Without this script, a low-level WebDAV client needed to be used, or the database needed to be modified by-hand. This new script makes these methods obsolete.

Remember, when installing the new beta from an existing 0.1 installation, the index server database schema has changed, so you will need to export the old database as an XML file (using the export-index.py script) and re-import it with the new version.