Pre Release
Tag Name: 0.4.0-pre2
Release Date: 1/9/2014
GhostOpen-source publishing platform specifically designed for professional bloggers and publications. Focuses on clean, minimalist writing and publishing experience.
Ghost 0.4.0-pre2 is a second release candidate that includes several important bug fixes and UX improvements. This update addresses command line errors, mail configuration issues, tag display problems, and adds quality-of-life features like ESC key to dismiss notifications. While still not intended for production use, this pre-release brings Ghost closer to stability with fixes for critical issues that affected the previous pre-release.
No specific migration steps are required for this pre-release. However, as this is a pre-release version, users should be aware that:
For installation, follow the standard Ghost installation instructions at http://docs.ghost.org/installation and use npm install --production without any grunt tasks.
As this is a pre-release version (0.4.0-pre2), it is recommended only for testing purposes. If you're currently using 0.4.0-pre, upgrading to this pre-release is recommended to benefit from the bug fixes.
For developers and testers who want to evaluate the upcoming features and provide feedback, this release provides a more stable testing environment than the previous pre-release.
Production sites should continue using the latest stable release of Ghost rather than this pre-release candidate.
A critical bug that caused command line errors has been fixed. This issue was preventing proper operation of Ghost from the command line.
Added a check for mailConfig to prevent TypeError exceptions when mail configuration is missing.
The tags UI has been improved to work properly on desktop. This fix addresses issues that were introduced in previous updates. Note that the mobile tag interface still needs additional work.
The progress bar would previously hang when deleting a post. This has been fixed by adding an additional event listener for the destroy event, along with a listener on the model for the sync event to finish the progress bar loader.
Resolved a display bug in Firefox that affected checkboxes in post settings. Also fixed a minor animation bug where the checkmark was missing transitions on click.
Corrected an issue with improper usage of the Date object that was causing problems.
Added shim files that act as delegates for files that were refactored away. This prevents issues during file system merge upgrades where old files are not removed and Node's require loads the old file instead of the new ones.
A new feature has been added to allow users to dismiss notifications by pressing the ESC key. This is particularly helpful for dealing with extra-long notifications that might otherwise be difficult to close. While this is considered a partial/short-term fix for notification issues, it provides users with an additional way to manage the notification system.
The editor now shows different placeholder text for the published date field depending on whether a post has been published:
No specific security fixes were included in this release.
Animations that were previously running slowly have been optimized for better performance.
Ghost 0.4.0-pre2 is primarily a bug-fixing release that addresses several issues found in the previous pre-release. The most significant improvements include fixes for command line errors, mail configuration issues, and tag display problems.
The addition of keyboard shortcuts for dismissing notifications and fixes for the post deletion process improve the overall user experience. Developers will benefit from the shims for deleted files, which prevent issues during upgrades.
While this release brings Ghost closer to stability, it's still a pre-release and not recommended for production environments. The changes in this version are focused on fixing critical issues rather than introducing major new features, making it an important step toward the final 0.4.0 release.
This is a release candidate, it exists for testing purposes.
The zip is a proper 'built' release of Ghost, just like you would get from Ghost.org, so use it with npm install --production no grunt stuff required.
Install instructions, as always, are at http://docs.ghost.org/installation
