by Lucas Wright
Dear Pressbooks user
Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca) and open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca) was upgraded to Pressbooks 4.0 this summer and has recently been upgraded to Pressbooks 4.1. We are sorry to get these changes to you after the update and all future notices will be sent to you before the updates occur. Below we have included Pressbooks updates that will be noticeable to users.For a complete list of changes, see [ https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master | https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master ] . Features
4.0
* LaTeX outputs are now at a sufficient resolution for print applications (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/819 | #819 ] ).
* You can now change statuses in bulk on the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/249 | #249 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/822 | #822 ] ).
* Deleted content can now be restored from Text → Trash (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/tree/9283c26504007ba55259672c5cb9e… | 9283c26 ] ).
4.1
* Cloning! Clone any public, properly-licensed book from any Pressbooks 4.1 network including your own (super admins can clone any book from their own network, regardless of license) (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/841 | #841 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/857 | #857 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/881 | #881 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/885 | #885 ] ).
* Word count for the entire book and for content marked for export is now displayed on the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/842 | #842 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/878 | #878 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/880 | #880 ] ).
* Users can now delete their own books from the book menu (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/845 | #845 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/864 | #864 ] ).
* Punjabi Gurmukhi support (props to [ https://github.com/alexpflores | @alexpflores ] ) (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/877 | #877 ] ).
Fixes
4.0
* DOCX and ODT files exported from Google Docs (which lack standard metadata) can now be imported without issue via the import module (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/837 | #837 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/838 | #838 ] ).
* Images are now set to a prince-image-resolution of auto, normal rather than 300dpi for more reliably high-quality print PDF output (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/744 | #744 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/776 | #776 ] ).
* Text suggesting that we offer printing services has been removed from the Publish page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/784 | #784 ] ).
* Current privacy settings are now displayed properly when updating book privacy from the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/711 | #711 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/801 | #801 ] ).
* The Search and Replace module no longer searches items in the trash (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/commit/697873425439be829abaeb077fb… | 6978734 ] ).
* Fix: Miscellaneous improvements to improve performance and reduce unnecessary error output.
4.1
* The TOC endpoint in the Pressbooks REST API v2 now uses chapters and parts for consistency with the endpoints for these post types.
* The EPUB importer now properly detects and handles optional whitespaces (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/554 | #554 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/874 | #874 ] ).
* Image URLs with #fixme on the end will now be properly copied into EPUBs during export (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/887 | #887 ] )
Enhancements
4.0
* Expanded metadata is now hidden on the Book Information page unless needed (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/804 | #804 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/832 | #832 ] )
4.1
* Book editors can now modify theme options and custom CSS (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/862 | #862 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/863 | #863 ] ).
For questions, please ask the [ https://bccampus.mycusthelp.ca/webapp/_rs/(S(p5kmxhtjq0mru40nixjnzwck))/Req… | BCcampus Helpdesk. ]
Thanks,
Lucas
Lucas Wright
Open Education Advisor, Open Education
BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2
Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca
Skype: lucwrite
Twitter: @lucwrite
by Lauri Aesoph
Hi Everyone,
In addition to today being Book Lovers' Day, our project has added another four textbooks to the collection (from Open Oregon), noted below, bringing the total number to 200.
[ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/forest-measurements-an-applied-approach | Forest Measurements: An Applied Approach ]
[ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/environmental-biology | Environmental Biology ]
[ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/simple-book-production | Beginning Excel ]
[ https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/ | The Word on College Reading and Writing ]
Other new items include:
- The ancillary resource [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/anatomy-physiology-lab-homework-and-refe… | Anatomy & Physiology Lab Homework and Reference Materials ] which has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4873e49-e09c-469e-9ee8-… | Anatomy and Physiology: OpenStax ] record page in the collection.
- The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Toolkits | OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors ] , which is part of the new "Support Resources" category in the collection. Notice the sub-categories within this section entitled: guides, toolkits and tools. We are currently moving and adding resources to this new section.
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
From: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca>
To: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca>, "communications" <communications(a)bccampus.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 8:27:48 AM
Subject: book lovers day
Hi there!
Today is [ https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BookLoversDay | #BookLoversDay ] .
Thanks
Amanda
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Amanda Coolidge
Senior Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2
Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ]
Skype: coolidge.amanda
Twitter: @acoolidge
