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

Prasad prasad at vtiger.com
Fri Nov 2 07:59:22 PDT 2012


Yes.

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Petar Dimov <phdimov at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________http://www.vtiger.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Petar Dimov
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> Petar Dimov
>
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