Beta release of WebIssues Client 0.9.2

Submitted by mimec on 2007-08-27

This version is far from being complete, but I decided to make a preview release because it contains a number of new features which were requested on the forums. Feel free to test it and report bugs, suggestions and comments. The user's manual is not yet updated, so here's a short overview of the new features.

The main new feature is the so called 'folder watches'. It allows to display summary information about total, new and modified issues matching given filter criteria is selected folders. For example you can create two watches for a 'Bugs' folder: 'My Active Bugs' and 'My Resolved Bugs'. This way you can quickly see when a new bug is assigned to you or when someone has modified a bug resolved by you.

In addition, watched folders and their issues are marked with a small dot icon. A green dot means that the issue was modified since it was last read (or a folder contains some modified issues). A yellow dot means that the issue was never read (or a folder contains some unread issues).

Another feature is the ability to import and export client settings associated with a server, i.e. all column settings, filters, folder watches, etc. This is useful if there are multiple users working in a similar environment, for example in a help desk company. The administrator can configure the client for the users and they can easily import the prepared configuration.

As I recently announced on my home page, soon I'm going to suspend working on WebIssues for some time and move to other projects. So version 0.9.2, once completed, will probably be the last release this year. But there's still a lot to do, so don't worry, I'll be back :).