This release note lists the features, improvements and fixes in this version. Release dates per version are published in the Study Guide release schedule.
Improvements
The catalogue should open in the best language - SG-714
The catalogue can be offered in more than one language, with the available languages and the default set in the parameters. That configuration was not always correctly honored. This has been fixed, and the configured language should now be correctly served.
A reader's own choice now takes precedence over the institution's default: someone who picks English from the language switcher keeps English on later visits even where the default is Dutch, and clearing that choice returns them to Dutch in this case. Where no choice has been made the catalogue follows the reader's browser, as long as it asks for a single language the system offers: a browser set to accept only Dutch gets Dutch, even where the default is English. A browser that is configured to "accept" both English and Dutch will still respect the language.default setting as always.
As part of these improvements, the Swedish language pack has been improved as well.
The number of results per page should be kept when paging - SG-728
Choosing 50 results per page and then moving to the next page returned a page of 10, because the page size was dropped along the way and fell back to its default. This has been fixed, and the page size is kept as you move through the pages. Changing the number of results per page now also takes you back to the first page, since a different page size renumbers the results. The same cause also cleared a filter or a sort order that was re-selected at the value it already had, which is fixed too.
Selected filters should be shown as a label instead of a code - SG-666
The active filters listed above the results sometimes showed the stored code rather than the label, so a student saw "Period: S1" where the filter panel beside it said "Period: Semester 1". This has been fixed, and both now show the label.
Input validation on the values of a number filter - SG-327
Filters let students narrow a list of (for example) modules, and are configured under the admin settings. A number filter, credits being the usual example, takes a list of values that become the selectable options. To make it easier to configure this kind of filter, we've added more input validation and tooltips.
Layout improvements - SG-725
In the previous release, we made a couple of tweaks to layout and styling. Now, a round of spacing and alignment fixes across the catalogue: like increased padding of the search results when expanded, improved icon alignment and hover states, smoother animations when opening modules groups and optimizations for tablets.
Continued investment in tooling and quality - SG-729
We’ve updated and improved the tools we use to develop and maintain Study Guide. This includes improvements to our automated quality checks and updates to the underlying technology, making it easier to keep the application reliable.
See the Study Guide manual for configuration guidance.