created: 201403021809
modified: 201403021809
tags: BetaReleaseNotes
title: Release 5.0.9-beta
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
released: 201404152139
caption: 5.0.9-beta

//[[See GitHub for detailed change history of this release|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/compare/v5.0.8-beta...v5.0.9-beta]]//

!! Highlights

* Improved layout, including a ''hamburger'' icon for dismissing the sidebar and expanding the story river to fill the space
* Added new ''Seamless'' theme
* New ''Filter'' tab in [[$:/AdvancedSearch]]
* Initial implementation of CecilyView
* Overhaul of inconsistencies in TiddlerFilters (see [[Changes to filters in 5.0.9-beta]])
* New translations for Italian and Japanese
* Performance improvements, particularly [[during editing|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/0aa559cd23b3742c8f10c5ac144860d816699782]]

!! Documentation Improvements

* Improved and reorganised documentation for TiddlerFilters
* Demo of [[Making curved text with SVG]]
* [[Community]] links are now broken up into individual tiddlers
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/a19432541e776bfb63b1b985a60f472e9f1d4352]] overview diagram of [[TiddlyWiki Architecture]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/7b57561160173667031b5bc15a4f7553d8514c1c]] documentation from buggyj: [[Developing plugins using Node.js and GitHub]]

!! Usability Improvements

* Made the dropdown arrow icon [[skinnier|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/ec90ac99cf2767b6ff20902d8b01aa1c36778147]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/bca1d552803c1839e7385765314f81c5307632b8]] validation of legal characters for fieldnames
* Added blacklisting of unsafe HTML [[elements|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/ba6edd42c125cb19d955a1cb3f54a2d367cb79dc]] and [[attributes|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/d0caf21b2df9fda9800eb30489003a87cafb1277]]
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/baa8cf3dd098bab0a7a8c78b24747c69bd40889f]] a warning indicator to tiddlers in TiddlyWikiClassic format
* [[Add|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/42c67cfeb732fccb10b8ab574c84090dc2471352]] tiddler info ''Advanced'' panel with information about plugins and shadow tiddlers
* [[Improved|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/96457d801159958b897f98e22aa9af53b97f0e35]] layout of [[$:/ControlPanel]] ''Plugins'' tab
* [[Enhance|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/f48701544eda4f79af86b1ad44340e7182bcf024]] viewing of system tiddlers by fading down the `$:/` prefix
* [[Extend|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/dd3ee2a603cba35770a8f109e070f271d72861f8]] [[$:/TagManager]] to allow icons to be assigned to tags
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/87c4839fed789b80e0942014c05175e36aacc157]] support for `list-before` and `list-after` fields for controlling tag ordering (see TiddlerTags for details)
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/3afa26b9a318d913ba162d93a63036cb4a94be59]] request for confirmation before abandoning edits to a tiddler

!! Hackability Improvements

* [[Updated|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/bdbbf94326f70db0f8ef196270ab9e92bfde10fb]] [[Transclusion in WikiText]] syntax to allow translusion of a template without affecting the current tiddler
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/8a7d0f53d380e9ca93ee34d8ad05090d511e95c4]] `sourceURL` handling to `eval()` so that tiddler modules can be [[properly debugged|https://chromedevtools.googlecode.com/svn-history/r421/trunk/tutorials/breapoints/index.html#regular]] in Chrome
* New ScrollableWidget giving better control over scrollable regions
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/d3c0296a87198296cff26aa7ce7bb8274cdcc3f7]] new CSS class `tw-site-title` for the site title
* [[Disable|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/e397e4d15951c1395c7752a7563f002ca459206e]] the TiddlyWeb sync adaptor unless the wiki is loaded over HTTP
* Added a [[high resolution timer mechanism|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/dcce4879347e4829d75f10248477731b18b829ef]] and a [[performance measurement mechanism|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/d402d3c5a619b6b1642ab03c74ff03a864846a0b]]
* Added a [[basic CSV parser|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/5a085f792722c74d259464386138c731b2f014cc]]
* Several measures to enforce the TiddlyWiki programming model:
** [[Refactor|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/9de17aa206b21df5c4e29e61bba5d6b49aca6c71]] wiki store object to make members be private
** Freeze tiddler object and [[fields|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/279626a3e3fbd75d60fc3be49b68a99d8ba0a95d]] tiddler fields to enforce their immutability
* [[Extend|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/f649b5b037bfd2e7c48d1ba65ffa37064456523d]] the ButtonWidget to be able to set text references
* [[Add|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/afa677b9a0b1dff1239dc1ea08edd210b9736af9]] a class to tiddler frames in view mode
* [[Added|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/50cf9678cb469e443e220b063e2355c844e417e7]] support for [[WidgetMessage: tw-home]]
* [[Hidden|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/2608a323ebf3d8a8e925eda6d3a10ebb8f41d383]] system tags from the sidebar ''Tags'' tab
* [[Allow|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/98872bbe7c62faa4aa209fa421c2989aeef3aaf2]] pasting and import of HTML content
* [[Add|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/a5a2c718b1d5671652d01e3567dba1c6795b7521]] support for a tooltip on the LinkWidget

!! Bug Fixes

* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/aa631518152cda5643805c143bf0000bca8d767f]] problem with occasional freezes of the sync mechanism - thanks to buggyj
* Fixed problem with [[tiddlers|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/1e960ffcac566c742c44b18d6f0e809d4457b249]] or [[fields|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/ea46f85a8a5ad29e8602cbb13667c853903681a6]] called `__proto__`
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/aec618793f41b937676a5a165764dc19d9bbb2b2]] with refreshing the D3 plugin
* [[Fixed|https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5/commit/67f3d58f7153ca4d50ce5a14ed72d9d4b6ad9b71]] problem with "null" message when unloading under Internet Explorer 11