[Vtigercrm-developers] Vtiger CRM 6 - Source code on SVN for Early Access

Petar Dimov phdimov at gmail.com
Thu Nov 1 22:46:40 PDT 2012


Thumbs up guys. this looks and behaves so much better.

Any idea on when you will have a GA release and if it will support upgrade
from 5.4?

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com> wrote:

> Stefan,
>
> Can you please share more specific on the feature request?
>
> Regards,
> Prasad
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Stefan Warnat <ich at stefanwarnat.de> wrote:
>
>>  Hy,
>>
>> Congratulations!
>> You have done a great step forward!
>>
>> The html5 expert in my team is very enthusiastic. ;)
>>
>> I have a feature, it will help much, if you could integrate this.
>>
>> Could you please add the fieldname into the td of each field?
>> At the moment it's impossible to find the related td of a specific field,
>> if the readonly mode is used.
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 31.10.2012 22:17, schrieb Prasad:
>>
>> Today we reached an important milestone on the road to Vtiger CRM 6 - we
>> are pleased to announce the
>> early access of source code for our developer community to enable
>> extension development and contributions on the new platform.
>>
>>  SVN: http://trac.vtiger.com/svn/vtiger/vtigercrm/branches/6.0.0
>>
>>  Our primary goals with Vtiger CRM 6 are the following:
>>
>>    1. Make Vtiger easier to use (UX)
>>    2. Make Vtiger easier to develop for.
>>
>>  *A long journey*
>>
>>  We started work on Vtiger 6 over 8 months ago. On the UI end we worked
>> off a fresh slate and arrived at the current design
>> after several iterations and the continuous process of collecting and
>> integrating feedback. We then shifted our focus to new libraries,
>> and refactored some of the server side code to provide a clean interface
>> for the front-end code.
>>
>>  After more than 10,000 hours of work, we are thrilled to finally
>> release the code that we've been working on
>> for your feedback and use in your extension development.
>>
>>  *A brand new UI*
>>
>>  With Vtiger CRM 6, improving usability was our main goal. Completely
>> new front-end code has been written from ground up using new libraries
>> (Bootstrap, jQuery...). The new UI aims to provide a better user
>> experience, while simultaneously making future development for Vtiger
>> easier.
>> Developers will, for example, find that it is now quite easy to add new
>> layouts and skins.
>>
>>  *New features*
>>
>>  On the journey to a better UI, we added some features to improve user
>> experience:
>>
>>    1. Module level dashboards
>>    2. History widget in the dashboard showing recent actions in the CRM
>>    (updates and comments)
>>    3. Summary views added to offer useful information at a quick glance
>>    (in Leads, Contacts, Opportunities, Projects and more modules)
>>
>>  *Key improvements for developers*
>>
>>    1. New UI follows the MVC model, which is easier to maintain
>>    2. Simpler folder structure (easy to follow the code)
>>    3. Simpler structure for Language files
>>    4. Simpler structure for Themes (layouts) and Skins (colors)
>>
>>  Please refer to the following developer guide for more details.
>>
>>  Developer Guide:
>> https://wiki.vtiger.com/index.php/Vtiger_6_Developer_Guide
>>
>>  *The road ahead*
>>
>>  The following areas are yet to be completed in the new UI
>>
>>    1. All Settings pages
>>    2. Calendar sharing, Report Charts, and some minor features
>>    3. Mail Manager
>>    4. Dashboard widget for showing custom filters
>>
>>  We plan to release the complete UI overhaul around the end of the year.
>>
>>  *We need your help!*
>>
>>  To ensure the successful release of Vtiger CRM 6, we need your help to:
>>
>>    - Port extensions to Vtiger 6.
>>    - Test for gaps in security
>>    - Validate Vtiger 6 (keep us posted on issues you notice (trac -
>>    please mark the version as 6.0 ea.))
>>
>>  We plan to have all extensions working with Vtiger CRM 6 by the time of
>> the GA release.
>> Receiving early feedback on porting issues will help us ensure that a
>> strategy and process is in place to make this happen.
>> We really look forward to working with you in the coming weeks to help
>> make the public release Vtiger 6 a tremendous success.
>>
>>  Warmest Regards,
>> The Vtiger Team
>>
>>
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Best Regards,

Petar Dimov
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