v0.8.4 feature list

- Map categories to the file structure so that categories and subcategories correspond to directories and subdirectories. [Done]
- Allow the user to choose the gallery's skin [Done (see demo)]
- Allow the user to selectively download pictures [Delayed]
- Allow the admin to edit users' profiles [Done]
- Include additional skins [Done]
- Allow the user to ask for their activation email to be resent [Done]
- Provide a 'Forgot my password' option [Done]
- Provide a RSS feed for new submissions [Done]
- Allow the categories list to be displayed on all pages [Done]
- When an admin's session times out, redirect them to the same place they were after they re-enter their password [Done]

Bug fixes

- &nb was displayed before subcategories' names when they were three levels deep.
- Missed formatting elements throughout pages linked to stylesheet.
- Deleting a category didn't necessarily move its pictures to the Other category.
- A warning was displayed when the server was running in safe mode and the script tried to set the time out limit.
- The server path was revealed when outgoing wasn't chmoded to 777 and the user tried to download the contents of a category.

Minor changes

- add.php and register.php form fields are maintained after an error
- When a parent category is deleted, its immediate children become children of the root category (uploads).
- 'Manage User Accounts' now also shows users' email addresses.
- Certain characters that are illegal in the file structure are no longer allowed for category names.

Just to let everyone know that work hasn't stopped on the upcoming release.

The main feature, which is to map the categories and subcategories to directories and subdirectories is now finished. Thorough testing of it though is necessary because the change affects the core of the gallery and most of the files.

I still expect the release date to be in about two weeks time.

Thanks.

All proposed features are now complete. I'll be leaving for Grad school in about a week so the v0.8.4 release will be preceeded with a few days of further testing before it is made available for download.

Feel free to try out the features in the demo at http://cyberiapc.com/zenith_demo and report any issues that you may come across. The only feature which isn't yet in the demo is the displaying of categories on all pages.

Updated license information: v0.8.4 will provide two types of licenses: A public software license (zpg-psl) that allows the gallery to be freely used and modified within its terms, and a second (zpg-rcn) which allows users to remove the copyright notice in return for a one-time fee. I decided to make the licensing as such because of the handful of webmasters and developers who have so far contacted me asking for a license that would allow them to remove the copyright notice and external link to CyberiaPC.com. Many thanks to those who contacted me and opted for the latter license for their professionalism, comments and contribution to the project. More information will be made available about the addition of this second license during release.