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

Fri Nov 2 05:43:38 PDT 2012

So it will be like a new theme?

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:20 AM, Prasad <prasad at vtiger.com> wrote:

> Petar,
>
> The target is to have only new UI and deprecate / remove the older UI in
> GA.
> GA release will be planned post completion of the areas that are to
> completed in new UI.
>
> Regards,
> Prasad
>
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Petar Dimov <phdimov at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
>> Petar Dimov
>>
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