[mb-devel] Help request: Testing

[Matthias Friedrich]

Hi all,

we're going to release a new server version soon, but we need help to
test the new features. So if you've got time, please go to
http://test.musicbrainz.org and look for bugs.

Please note that we have a feature freeze and that it's highly unlikely
that we add new features or change the existing ones. We're mainly
interested in fixing bugs to release soon.

Below is a list of things that got changed. It would be cool if we got
some feedback, so please reply to this thread and tell us what you
tested (including the used browser, for the JavaScript and CSS changes),
no matter if you found bugs or not.

Thanks!


Language/Script Support

  * Albums have script and language attributes

  * Batch setting of language/script possible

  * Add album workflows (add/import) allow to set script and language

  * Add album / Edit language moderations have a language attribute
    The advanced moderation search supports searching
    for add album mods and edit album language mods in a specified
    language

  * Advanced search allows to search for moderations that are in
    a set of selected languages


Guess Case / Site Layout

  * New guess case features (full rewrite)

  * All forms have been rewritten and improved


Misc

  * New dependencies for mb_server. Among others, a patched version
    of String::Similarity is no longer needed.

  * Problems with the site search that turned up recently have been fixed.

  * Fixed some AR bugs in the moderation subsystem.

  * Fixed an artist sorting bug.

  * Random inline mods are back as a user preference, but for
    automods only.


Credits:

  * Stefan Kestenholz for the autofix features and the new fancy forms.
    Additional thanks to Tarragon Allen who started the guess case work.

  * Dave for help with the language feature, including writing the
    Script and Language classes, doing all the bug fixes listed above,
    updating the dependencies and general guidance and support.
    Thanks Dave!

  * Nikki for helping with language stuff including writing the
    documentation, improving the superfluous data tracks report,
    open moderations link (and advanced search preset) on the user
    profile, HTML/CSS updates, general testing and support.

  * Alex for language stuff, including the great language
    inclusion policy.

  * Rob for random inline voting mods.