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Aranea MVC framework version 2.0 has been in stabilization phase for some time and a lot of bugs (including critical ones) have been fixed and usability has been improved. The new candidate is probably as stable as it gets, however, mostly documentation and demos need to be improved before the final release. Therefore, it will probably take some time but the quality must be worth it.

Meanwhile you can obtain the RC2 from Sourceforge and view the changelog here.

It’s been awhile but there are also good excuses for the delay! The Aranea-MVC 2.0 work in progress is approaching its end. The changes in the 2.0 version range from the seen to the unseen, in other words, the entire code base has been updated, somewhere refactored, and poked with new features to make 2.0 branch more developer and client friendly. The release candidate is quite stable, so go ahead and try it out! And if you notice something that should be better in the final release, write us about it! Hope to get some feedback about where things could be better. The final release should then included suggestions from feedback and become available somewhere in January depending on the amount of feedbacks.
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After some delay the Aranea-MVC version 1.2.2 is ready for production (download). It includes both important bugfixes and some long-awaited improvements. Here’s some most significant changes:

1. The TabContainerWidget interface now has tab-switch-listener support. The listener can intervene the process, modify the participant widgets, and allow/deny the switch. More info here.
2. Aranea has now support for file uploading without loading the page, which is most useful in overlay context. The trick is that the file is uploaded once it selected by the user without loading a page. It is mostly javascript-based and provides callbacks to listen or reject the upload events. More info here.
3. One of the most needed extensions was the page submit listener support. There was no easy way to react to events on the client-side. Now the API is extended to include this support, which provides a lot of control over how and when submits occur. More info here.

On the bugfix side, there were also some important fixes: now the most active flow transition handlers are always used when changing the flow, also fixed a couple of rendering issues in browsers, and made autocomplete text control onchange events work.

While it is not a secret, the work on Aranea 2.0, which will be based on JDK 5.0, is in progress. Currently, there is a plan to also release one more Aranea 1.2 branch release before 2.0. After that, only critical fixes will be done in Aranea 1.2 branch.

Good luck!

The modal dialog design that comes with Aranea release, is derived from Modalbox. Unsurprisingly, this design might not fit to all the needs out there. Therefore, it is important to be able to switch the implementation used. Previously, one had to write pages of code to do that. Now, since Aranea 1.2.1 release, it has been drastically simplified, and here’s how to do it.
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Just a small announcement. I released Aranea-MVC 1.2.1.1 to fix a JavaScript error that appeared in certain cases. Although we normally do not release so small changes, I considered it important that everyone could have this fix.

With small regret, I also forgot to mention couple of small new features/changes in Aranea 1.2.1 release. So I correct this mistake now.
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It has been a couple of months since the last version – Aranea 1.2 – was released. In the following version, the target was to fix all critical bugs and to add some new features as well. While no major changes were made, it’s worth to have an overview of new stuff:
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After some time of waiting and debugging we are proud to present Aranea MVC 1.2 as production-ready. Please visit our downloads page to download your copy, read the migration guide, and explore the demo application here.

Among its features I would like to point out some that should pay for the worth of upgrading:

• browser history navigation support so that the back and forward buttons take you to the pages you have visited and continue there (of course, this optional)
• updated dependency scripts to provide up-to-date functionality together with bug and performance fixes, now you can enjoy the latest features of protoypeJS, script.aculo.us, tinyMCE

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Hi, everybody!

After some time and work, the next Aranea version is closing to its final state. I have put out the candidate for the final version so you can take a look if it already now, and try it out, how it fits in with your applications.

The final release is not far away – for now the candidate is provided for you to test it and to report any issues you might have. In about one week since now, if there aren’t any major problems with the candidate, I will put out the final stable version of 1.2. Therefore, the estimated deadline for any reports is the midnigth of November 26 (Wednesday) (in Greenwhich time ).

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Hello everybody!

We have a small announcement that Aranea 1.1.6 is out to fix some critical errors (without adding any new features). Everybody is encouraged to make this small upgrade towards better application quality.

Of course, in case of finding a bug, feel free to let us know by writing to our issue tracker, or use our forum to get some support. All the information is more than welcome!

Cheers!

All known important bugs are fixed in Aranea 1.1.5 and we encourage you to upgrade. In addition, our ivy repository and dependence management has been improved for you to use. Try it out!

Enjoy the summer!