[mapguide-users] Maestro 3.0 test build #1

[Jackie Ng]

Hi All,

I've put up the first test build of Maestro 3.0 for download

http://download.osgeo.org/mapguide/maestro/MapGuide%20Maestro%203.0.0.5311%20test1.zip

I'll preface all of this with your standard warning:

HERE BE DRAGONS! THIS BUILD SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ALPHA-QUALITY AND SHOULD
ONLY BE USED FOR TESTING PURPOSES AND FEEDBACK. DO NOT USE THIS ON
PRODUCTION MAPGUIDE SERVERS!

With that out of the way and your knowledge/acceptance of the above fact
when testing this build, here's a summary of some of the new cool stuff in
Maestro 3.0:

 - Specialized editors for
   - Print Layout
   - Drawing Source
 - Support for DWF and SQLite Load Procedures (SQLite load procedures only
available in MGOS 2.2/MGE 2011)
 - Support for previewing resources, whether in the specialized editor or
the Generic XML editor
 - Multi-selection support for the Site Explorer. Yes, you can now finally
copy/cut/delete/validate *multiple* resources at once!
 - Ability to create new resources in specific versions of their respective
xsd schema.
 - Support for browsing DWF symbol libraries
 - View outbound http requests made by the site connection
 - Drag and drop support
   - Drag/drop SDF/SHP/SQLite files to create feature sources with these
files embedded
   - Drag/drop XML documents to create the corresponding resource
 - Enhanced resource validation
   - WebLayout
     - Check for duplicate command names
     - Check for orphaned menu items
     - Check for duplicate property references in search commands
   - Load Procedure
     - Check for non-existent source files
     - Warn about unsupported options in Maestro
   - Redundant messages are discarded from the final result
 - Local Feature Source Preview is now a separate application
(MaestroFsPreview.exe)
 
Note that Maestro 3.0 is still lacking some features from 2.x as they are
still in the process of being ported over:

 - MgCooker
 - Official MapGuide API support
 - Custom user resource templates
 - Raster layer editor
 - Package editor
 - Server statistics monitor
 - Fusion editor
 - Specialized feature source editors for other providers
 - Possibly others

Some other general notes when testing this build:

 - Found a bug? Ask yourself: Did this bug exist in Maestro 2.x, and hence
is a known problem?
 - Similarly, that Maestro 2.x issue you filed in Trac some time ago: Has it
been fixed or successfully worked around with this build?
 - So generally speaking, it really helps to have an existing installation
of Maestro 2.x on hand (current release being 2.1.4) as a baseline
comparison to whether something has been fixed or broken.
 - All existing Maestro tickets will be re-targeted to the maestro-3.0
milestone
 
For those on non-Windows systems: Sorry, this build doesn't currently work
properly in Mono due to some nasty XML serialization bugs. This will be
addressed in future builds.

Of course, general feedback is always welcome

- Jackie
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