After the release of JoomGallery 1.0.0 Stable, we publish a release candidate of JG 1.5 today.

In addition to many small fixes there were three major changes:

Firstly, the gallery uses the Joomla!'s file system now (thus also the FTP-Layer if activated). So many errors caused by missing permissions will hopefully be avoided.
Furthermore, the complete configuration is saved in the database from now on. Therefore the config file becomes unnecessary, from which we expect that it will prevent errors at saving the configuration.

Another mentionable change is the introduction of the .ini files relating to the language output. Thus it's now possible to install a new language simply by using the Joomla! installer. You won't have to upload the files per FTP anymore.

In the same way you are now able to update the gallery by using an update component. All you have to do is to install this component, every update and replacement procedure is executed automatically. Please ensure that the update was successfully before you continue to use the gallery (please consider a backup before getting started, too). This update possibility is not able to update JoomGallery 1.0.0 to JoomGallery 1.5. Such an update will be provided by us once the JG 1.5 reaches the 'stable' status.

The automatic search for available updates is also introduced with this version. An RSS file provided on JoomGallery.net, which will always contain the current version numbers of JoomGallery and its extensions, is read by the gallery every time you open the admin panel. Together with the update component it's even possible to start prospective updates by one single mouse click. You are naturally able to deactivate the update checker completely.
This feature is also accompanied by a new layout of the admin panel, which is now hopefully more clearly arranged and maybe more attractive, too. There you can be informed about news on our site with the help of the feed module as well.

Goodbye Lightbox!
Unfortunately, we have to announce a parting, too. The lightbox is in conflict with the Mootools framework, which is included by Joomla! very often, and some other javascript codes. Therefore it isn't profitable anymore to continue 'arguing' with it (sorry). Moreover there is only a small optical difference between the slimbox and the lightbox. We intend to integrate another box like them soon.

We hope that you will go on supporting us by posting bug reports in the forum or in the bug tracker and now: Have fun with the RC of JoomGallery 1.5.

Downloads:

JoomGallery 1.5

Update component

Language files

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Since the PonyGallery ML our intention always was to provide users of older versions with the possibility to make an update if a newer version of the gallery was available. With the Updatezip for the PonyGallery it is possible to update any older version to 2.5.1

With publishing the JoomGallery we also provide the Migration manager to transfer the pictures from the PonyGallery ML to the JoomGallery. Also for the JoomGallery 1.0.0 there is an Updatezip available to actualize older versions.

This we also offer for the JoomGallery 1.5.0. It will be no longer a manual update which leads partly to some problems as e. g. 'SafeMode=on' or wrong file owner.

How to make the change from the JoomGallery 1.0.0 to the native JoomGallery 1.5.0? This version have e. g. changes in the database. Therefore a database export/import and a simple replacement of the files is not longer possible. In this FAQ we will explain it on the basis of an example.

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After almost exactly three years which went by since we picked up the development of PonyGallery ML as a hobby, we have reached -right on time on Xmas eve 2008- one of our primary long term goals: The release of JoomGallery 1.0.0 Stable.

This release is a special one to us, not only because we've been working towards it for such long time, but also because it marks a new beginning and a "good bye" all at the same time:
As you may know, the Joomla! team around Wilco Jansen will stop supporting Joomla! 1.0.x on July 22nd 2009. We thus decided to begin saying farewell to JoomGallery 1.0.0 (for Joomla! 1.0.x and 1.5.x Legacy) although it barely got completed, and to devote our attention to forwarding the development of JoomGallery 1.5, which runs natively under Joomla 1.5 and is currently BETA.
Of course, this doesn't mean that we won't continue to support JoomGallery 1.0.0 with minor improvements and bug fixes. The future, however, is clearly in favour of Joomla 1.5.x, and thereby also of JoomGallery 1.5, which is why we will now give priority to bringing it to a stable version as quickly as possible.

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In the last days, we developed some new extensions for Joomgallery 1.0 and JoomGallery 1.5.  We also published a new version of JoomGallery 1.5 (12-12-2008).

You will have to update to this version in order for the JoomImages module to work correctly.

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