$Id: README.txt,v 1.6 2008/08/13 23:21:14 skodak Exp $

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Book module for Moodle - version 1.2 (stable release)
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Created by:
      Petr Skoda (skodak) - most of the coding & design
      Mojmir Volf         - CSS formatted printer friendly format

Developed for Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic).
Many ideas and code were taken from other Moodle modules and Moodle itself;-)

Installation:
    * see http://docs.moodle.org/en/Installing_contributed_modules_or_plugins

List of features - version 1.4:

    * easy to use - new teachers can quickly create multipage study materials
    * two levels - only chapters and subchapters
    * possible automatic chapter numbering
    * chapters authored in build-in HTML editor (html stored in database,
      images in course data)
    * printing support - all chapters can be displayed on one CSS formatted page
    * backup/restore with internal link preservation
    * support for global searching in study materials (see contrib/search)
    * import from html files (relinking of images, flash, Java applets and
      relative links)
    * works with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
    * no need to move language packs any more


Intentionally omitted features:

    * more chapter levels - it would encourage teachers to write too much
      complex and long books, better use standard standalone HTML editor and
      import it as Resource. DocBook format is another suitable solution.
    * TOC hiding in normal view - instead use printer friendly view
    * PDF export - there is no elegant way AFAIK to convert HTML to PDF,
      use virtual PDF printer or better use DocBook format for authoring
    * detailed student tracking (postponed till officially supported)
    * export as zipped set of HTML pages - instead use browser command
      Save page as... in print view

Future:
    * I like eXe editor, I would like to improve Book in this direction ... ;-)

CHANGELOG:
== 1.1RC1 - 2004/11/15 =======================================================
    * compatible ONLY with 1.4.2 and later !!!
    * added sesskey for enhanced security
    * navigation links do not enter hidden chapters
    * import - correct linking when slasharguments are off
    * removed coursefiles.php
== 1.1    - 2005/01/01 =======================================================
    * compatible ONLY with 1.4.3 and later!
    * removed some unused searching stuff
    * fixed headers in print.php
== 1.2RC - 2005/07/13 ==========================================================
    * compatible with 1.5.1 + only
    * improved restore
    * fixed selection of directories for import
    * html editor for summary
    * fixed postgresql upgrade
    * no need to move language packs
== 1.2 - 2006/03/11 ==========================================================
    * removed 64kB page content limit in mysql
    * exit button now goes to course section anchor
    * chater title now in browser title bar
    * added translations be and sv
    * during import chapters with names "*_sub.htm?" are imported as subchapters
    * deleting in import selection windows now works
    * last version before transition to 1.6
== 1.3alpha - 2006/03/12 ======================================================
    * compatible with 1.6dev only, use previous version for 1.5.x
    * unicode upgrade supported - not much tested
    * backup fixes - from Penny Leach, thanks!
    * all languages converted to utf-8
    * moved to contrib/book_16 directory
    * added proper content encoding conversion during import
== 1.4alpha - 2007/05/20 ====================================================
    * compatible with 1.8
    * export link enabled - thanks Eloy!
    * no new features
== 1.5beta - 2008/08/14 ====================================================
    * compatible with 1.9.1 and above
    * xhtml strict and css improvements
    * formslib conversion
    * capabilities implemented
    * no new features

skodak
