What’s new

New user features

  • In Kupu images and linked objects use references so the content objects can be moved across the site without breaking links.
  • The forms editor is gone, Documents (and News items in Silva News) are now rendered by default with XSLT.
  • Silva Links, Silva Ghost Folders, Silva Ghosts, Silva Indexers and Silva Find also use the same reference mechanism.
  • A content object cannot be deleted if it is the target of a reference. This prevents having broken links.
  • The XML import/export has been improved to preserve proper references on import independent of the export location. You can't export content objects that have a reference target outside of the export tree.
  • A javascript pop up has been added to select references. The pop up uses a REST API to query the site.
  • Silva supports WSGI servers. It is now the recommended way to run Silva. You can use Paste or Apache’s mod_wsgi.
  • New Zope root screen which allows you to add a Silva site root.
  • Improved subscription feature.
  • The strikethrough text formatting option has been enabled in Kupu.

New developer features

  • z3c form has been replaced in favor of zeam.form.
  • The SMI partially uses silva.core.layout.
  • Management of HTTP response headers has been improved.
  • Various code optimizations have been performed.
  • Many tests have been added, cleaned, refactored,  and improved.
  • A new test setup system makes testing easier.

Improved products

  • The Silva Forum product got a better look and feel update, and various code improvements.

Removed products

  • The Old SilvaLayout products is no longer distributed by default.
  • XMLWidgets are gone.

New code sources

Improved code sources

  • cs_network_image
  • cs_portlet_element
  • cs_encaptionate
  • cs_flash
  • cs_flash_source
  • cs_java_applet
  • cs_java_plugin
  • cs_ms_video
  • cs_quicktime

Removed Silva features

  • Silva Groups are gone in favor of a PAS based solution.

Silva for mobile devices

Silva integrates with Mobi, a middleware suite for detecting mobile devices.
Silva provides a layout system that is able to choose the best presentation for a mobile device or computer.

For more technical information on Mobi have a look at the product page http://infrae.com/download/mobi.

Silva News Network

  • Silva News Network 2.9 has been refactored with improved calendaring functionality.