Orbeon Forms 4.1

Today we released Orbeon Forms 4.1, which introduces a few new features since 4.0.1:

• Form Builder
• Ability to enter HTML labels and hints in the builder (#870)
• Introduce a distinction between the 'read' and 'update' permissions (#806)
• Form Runner
• Proxy portlet: ability to configure forwarding of headers and parameters (#886)
• Ability to create new Form Runner resources via properties (#919)

In addition, the following fixes and enhancements have been implemented since 4.0.1:

• Form Builder
• Edit Source must not send data to server incrementally (#848)
• Incorrect section template update in builder (#633)
• Show label editor when adding new control (#909)
• No yellow background when hovering label (#767)
• Can edit labels within section templates (#902)
• Use smaller font for hint editor (#914)
• Label editor: label disappears (#915)
• Icons to edit repeated grid show when the grid is within a section template (#781)
• FB grid icons linger in wrong position when resizing window (#602)
• Form Builder title is empty (#714)
• Section title editor appears over section help icon (#636)
• Show "click here to enter/add a label/hint" when label or hint is empty (#901)
• For first label edited, the text field shows too high (#931)
• Have placeholder on input for label/hint so form authors know what the field is for (#930)
• Database service information lost (#934)
• Form Runner
• Improve eXist search performance (#921)
• Full text search not returning anything with eXist 2 (#922)
• Data in collapsed section is not validated (#927)
• User with create permission see PDF and review buttons but gets a 403 (#935)
• Undeclared variable in XPath expression: $form-resources (#932)
• Empty buttons showing the second time the Form Submitted dialog shows (#939)
• XForms engine
• Use a single property for input/textarea string replacement (#867)
• Non-relevant group around <li> with AVT doesn't place xforms-disabled (#889)
• REGRESSION: Uploading large files causing "Got unexpected request sequence number" error (#894)
• xf:case: xforms-case-selected/deselected are not placed on first delimiter (#893)
• Fix basepath of TinyMCE (#896)
• Other
• First automated client-side test using ScalaTest Selenium DSL
• Upgrade to Scala 2.10.1
• PE license: check build date against subscription end when it make sense
• Add Saxon numberer for Spanish

You can download the latest version of Orbeon Forms from the downloads page.

Don't forget to grab a trial license for the PE version.

We hope you enjoy this release!

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