Typefi Server 8.3 release notes

22 August 2017

We're excited to share that Typefi 8.3.0 (8.3.0.715) is now available. Typefi 8.3.0 includes new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements.

For details on Typefi 8.2, which added support for media elements (video and audio) in rich, interactive formats like HTML, EPUB, and PDF, please see its release notes. 

System requirements

Workgroup Server

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit); 
  macOS Sierra (v10.12), OS X El Capitan (v10.11), OS X Yosemite (v10.10), or OS X Mavericks (v10.9; deprecated)
• Oracle JDK 8 (for OS X and Linux only; bundled with our installer for Windows)
• Apache Tomcat 8.0.28 (for Linux only; bundled with our installers for Windows and OS X)
• an LDAP-compliant directory service
• 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended) and an additional 2–8 GB per instance of Adobe InDesign Server
• 2.4 GHz or faster multi-core (64-bit) processor
• fast storage I/O

Typefi Desktop

• Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1;
  macOS Sierra (v10.12), OS X El Capitan (v10.11), OS X Yosemite (v10.10), or OS X Mavericks (v10.9; deprecated)
• Oracle JDK 8 (for OS X and Linux only; bundled with our installer for Windows)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later (for Windows only)
• Adobe InDesign CC or InDesign CS6 (see notice below)
• Microsoft Word 2016 on the Semi-annual (Deferred) update channel, Word 2013 (32-bit only) with security update KB3039794, Word 2010 (32-bit only) with security update KB2881029, or Word 2007 (deprecated) with security update KB2881067
• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)

New features

Sortable columns

Columns are now sortable in Files. To access the Files search box to help you quickly find a file, click the magnifying glass icon and then enter your search. Your search results will appear as you type. To undo the files filtering, click the clear field icon. To hide the Files search box, click the magnifying glass icon again.

Administrator dashboard

Administrators can now view a detailed graph of how storage is being used on the Typefi Server.

Changes

• Added support for deep linking within Jobs (for example, http://cloud.typefi.net/jobs?search=2017-07-04)
• Added support for file inputs to target a folder path in addition to a file
• Added a search filter to Trash to help administrators quickly find specific files that were marked as deleted
• Added support for non-standard Tomcat port configuration (for example, other than port 8080)
• Restricted ability to delete actions from the Actions library to administrators-only
• Improved upgrade process for workflow actions
• Improved performance when viewing the Workflows tab
• Improved quality of error messages returned for failed jobs
• Improved positioning of variable menu relative to the edges of the browser window
• Multiple improvements to the rewrite() method in CxmlRewriting.java class:
  • Added error handling to provide more detail when working with poorly constructed Content XML
  • Fixed inadvertent modification of input files (for example, with Create EPUB)
• Multiple improvements to file handling:
  
  • File types are now case-insensitive (for example, with file type-based custom icons)
  • Administrators can now directly edit whitelisted file types (go to Admin → Filestore)
  • Plug-ins can now declare file types to be whitelisted (new JSON property: "extension" : "file_extension")
  • Uploading non-whitelisted files (including those within an archive) now creates a file_exceptions.txt file explaining the failures
  • .DS_store, .typefi_version, and .typefi_manifest files, and __MACOSX folders are now discarded when expanding uploaded archives
  • Renaming a file with the same name as a previously deleted file that had a version history no longer fails
  • Renaming a file through the API no longer allows changing the file extension
  • Reverting a file to a previous version through the API now allows setting a comment (new JSON property: "comment" :"the_comment")
  • Renaming a file now fails if the new file name exceeds 255 characters, starts with a period, contains control characters or any of the following: * < > : " / | \ ? ; ! ^
• Fixed missing properties in /api/v2/files
  • new JSON property: "user" : "user_name"
  • new JSON property: "comment" : "latest_comment"
• Fixed isVersioningAvailable always reporting as true in /api/v2/files
• Fixed 500 error when submitting a .typefi_workflow file via API
• Fixed broken cancel button in New Project
• Fixed character encoding that caused some accented characters to render incorrectly
• Fixed omission of CSS files from an exported TZIP
• Fixed unexpected log out from Typefi Cloud after a short period of inactivity (~5 minutes)
• Fixed unexpected "Confirm form resubmissions" prompt when navigating using a browser's Back button in Jobs
• Fixed missing unique name validation for configured InDesign Servers
• Fixed broken Jobs history in Firefox or Internet Explorer 11 (that is, older jobs didn't load when scrolling to the bottom of the current view)
• Minor user interface changes:
  • Added tooltips for icon-only buttons
  • Inverted the color of Jobs folders to distinguish them from Files folders
  • Updated version history terms to be consistent with Writer and Designer (changed "History" to "Version history" and "Revert" to "Restore")

Notices

Every product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it is no longer supported.

For more information about our end of support policies, see Typefi Product Support Lifecycle.

Adobe InDesign CS6 (v8) and CC (v9) deprecation notice

With Adobe stopping all sales of Creative Suite on 9 January 2017 and with their ending of core (installation) support for Creative Suite applications (including InDesign CS6 Server) on 30 April 2017, it is past time to make the transition to the Adobe Creative Cloud. With the release of Typefi Designer 8.3, support for InDesign CS6 (v8.x) and InDesign CC (v9.x) has been officially deprecated and will end on 31 October 2017. After 31 October 2017, InDesign CS6 (v8.x) and InDesign CC (v9.x) users are no longer eligible to receive technical support, security updates, non-security hotfixes, or other technical support from Typefi for free.

Microsoft Word 2007 deprecation notice

With the release of Typefi Writer 8.3, support for Microsoft Word 2007 has been officially deprecated. In addition, in accordance with Microsoft Lifecycle Policy, support for Word 2007 will end on 10 October 2017. After 10 October 2017, there will be no new security updates, non-security updates, free or paid assisted support options or online technical content updates for Microsoft Word 2007.

OS X Mavericks (v10.9) deprecation notice

In addition, support for OS X Mavericks (v10.9) has been officially deprecated with the release of Typefi 8.3. Future releases of Typefi will require OS X Yosemite (v10.10) or later.