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Version 1.2 (Build 108) published on 2. January 2012

Proforms version 1.2 is a stability package. It does not provide new functions.

Ready for Joomla 2.5:
Version 1.2 is prepared to work with Joomla 2.5.
If your upgrade your Proforms installation to version 1.2 you can upgrade your Joomla to 2.5 and Proforms will still work properly.

Improved installation process:
In addition to errors based on Proforms, there are also errors based on Joomla.
Especially for J1.6, J1.7 and J2.5 the root node of the admin menu can be missing in the db table.
If you are installing Proforms on such "broken" Joomla the admin menu will not be created.

We have improved the installation process so that these kind of errors will be fixed by the installtion procedure.
This also applies to database tables which are not installed because of whatever reason.
This version:
    * Checks if the admin menu is correctly installed and fixes it if not.
    * Checks if all database tables are installed and suplements missing tables.
    * Corrects the work area width if there is a flaw (important for upgrades from basic)
    * Installs a workaround function mb_strlen if this function is not available in your PHP build.

Bug fixes:
Multiple Emails Fix
Joomla 1.6, Joomla 1.7 and Joomla 2.5 have an issue in the mail class.
Therefore you can not apply multiple email address in the old way.
This patch processes the comma or semicolon separated email addresses and applies them
to the email as expected from the new Joomla versions.

Calendar Icon SSL Fix
If using SSL some browser do not show the calendar icon. This is corrected by this patch.
IF YOU HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE YOU NEED TO ENTER THE APPROPRIATE DATE FIELD (AFTER PATCHING) TO EDIT AND SAVE IT AGAIN.

Pagination Fix
J 1.6 - 2.5: Pagination is broken if viewing records with the records manager.

Language fixes:
Joomla 1.5:
- Sometimes the admin link shows 'COM_PROFORMS' instead of Proforms. This is fixed now.

Joomla 1.6 - 2.5:
- If viewing the menu table at the menu manger; Proform's menu types are having a flaw.
This has been corrected by this patch.

The bug fixes are also publicly available as patch:
http://www.mooj.org/en/downloads/cat_view/26-proforms-patches.html

Version 1.1 (Build 107) published on 19. July 2011

Joomla 1.7 compatible now!

Version 1.1 (Build 106l) published on 21. June 2011

Full Dutch translation for Profrms Advance and Basic. Thanks to dutchjoomla.nl.

Version 1.1 (Build 106) published on 21. April 2011

All in One Package:
The installation package is a dual installer and runs on Joomla 1.5 as well as on Joomla 1.6.
The package is also an upgrade package for all the old versions of Proforms.

All new features at a glance:

Double-Opt-In:
A confirmation procedure that is required in many countries to pursue a law-compliant mail marketing..

Mass emailing:
If you are storing form submissions in the database of Proforms, you can send targeted email based on this data. You can define the target set by the filter and send only to confirmed entries. You can save emails as templates and reuse them. The email manager uses a new technology for parallel and fast email sending.

By using double-opt-in and mass emailing you don’t need a further newsletter component anymore.

Apps for Proforms:
Apps are extensions for Proforms. They are providing specific functions which are not covered by the basic functions.

Apps will be available separately for purchase.

For customers of a 180 or 365 days service package all the standard Apps are available for free download on the help desk.
The standard Apps are:
•   Scroll down to confirm reading
•   PHP scripts per form
•   Executable SQL statements per form

For customers with a 365 days service package, all coming, additional Apps are free available on the help desk for download.
Planed Apps:
•   User registration
•   Content Construction
•   Front-end display of database records
•   Etc

Backups:
Import and export of Proforms database tables in the back end.

Patch:
Similar to the Joomla installation feature you can easily import small changes in the backend of Proforms via patch packages.

AJAX option fields:
You can use drag and drop to create or edit option fields of „Specified Choice“elements.
Options can be sorted, copied and deleted with the mouse. Additionally you can use different values now.

JavaScript framework for comparing form fields:
You can set up comparing terms e.g. for password confirmation.

Hidden Fields:
An additional form element „Hidden Field“ has been added.

Joomla native menu linking:
You can use Joomla’s native menu linking now. In particular for Joomla 1.6 only Joomla’s native menu linking is possible. Short links for Joomla 1.6 will follow in the future.

Additional Layouts:
The 4 columns and 5 columns layouts are now permanently installed.

Language-country codes for Paypal:
You can set up the language of Paypal’s starting page now.

SSL considering for media data:
In particular the security feature of Internet Explorer prevents the loading of media such as
CSS, Javascript or images when the page was accessed via SSL, but not the media.
With version 1.1 this is taken into account.

Usability improvements:
•    Memorize the positions of tabs when saving.
•    Additional „Apply“ button in various areas.
•    If Captcha has been entered once correctly, while the remaining session duration, users will not be asked to enter any further captcha.
•    Etc.

Generally we have made many stability improvements which are not obvious (visible) but have made Proforms much more stable.

Version 1.0.5 (Build 105qd2) published on 17. January 2011

5 columns layout extension [Extension only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 105qd) published on 04. October 2010

4 columns layout extension [Extension only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 105l) published on 25. August 2010

Hotfix published for the Finnish frontend language [Hotfix only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 105p) published on 02. August 2010

Form search plugin to extend the native search [Plugin only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 105mu) published on 28. June 2010

Listing Module upadated to version 2.0 [Module only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 105) published on 2. June 2010

Full Dutch language package released [Language Upgrade Package only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 104m) published on 18. May 2010

Form in iFrame Module published [Only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 104p) published on 10. May 2010

Form in Content Plugin published [Only available via Proform's helpdesk]

Version 1.0.5 (Build 104) published on 4. May 2010

Prepared for upcoming new Proforms Add-Ons :
We have made structural changing’s for upcoming modules and plugins.
Coming in the next few weeks:

Form in iFrame at module position module.
Form in content plugin.

MODULES AND PLUGINS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE VIA THE HELPDESK!

Bug fixes:

Sudden disappearance of specified form templates in forms.
Deleting of a form template has caused deleting of assigned form templates in forms.
This is fixed now.
Upload extension fix. On some servers, assigned file extension constraints don’t have been recognized.
Deleting of a database record has caused an error prompt. This is fixed now.
No saving of forms if there is not assigned at least one form template.
Tooltip fix. If “tooltip” was disabled in the main form template setting it used to show up anyway. This is fixed now.

New functions to Version 1.0.5:

Restricted access
Now you can apply access constraints to forms and categories.

Field alias system
Now every form field can have an alias. This should be a short – one word – term.
This new feature is very important because it gives you the opportunity to:

Leave question fields blank now.
Display alias instead of questions at the table head of db records, at the head of exports and at the form elements listing.
Display field values of submissions in confirmation mails and custom text after sending.

Custom confirmation and main email view
You can append form field values into confirmation emails and to the main email by writing the alias in between curly braces. You can switch off adding the submission listing to the confirmation email or to the normal email.

Add field values to the custom after-sending text
as described above you can use the same technique to add form field values to the custom after-sending text.

General overhaul of the database record manager

You can switch between the display of questions or aliases at the table head. This also applies to the head of exports.
Pagination and splitting of database records into chunks.
Saving of Joomla username and sending IP at the database records.
Export of XLS (Excel 2003 +), CSV comma separated and CSV semicolon separated.
Empty all records of a form.
You can set which columns you want to display at the table listing.
Display and edit single records in the sheet view. (No edition of uploads!)
Print the sheet view

New Language Files: