Simple Invoices - Forum

Hi All,

after 4 months of work we've release a beta of the next release!!

Calling all testers, please download the beta and test

[b]Note: backup you db first!!![/b]

Stuff to test
- PDF
- Check that all the invoices and reports calc right

Main things thats changed
- With new OO code Simple Invoices is PHP5 and above only
- UI update - inc new menu system
- language system update
- invoices are deletable now
- some preferences move from config.php into the System Preferences screen
- PDF url system modified

Grab the beta from our google code site
http://simpleinvoices.googlecode.com/files/simpleinvoices_20070928_beta.zip

Please post in the forum if you experience and serious issue with the beta

Assuming all well I release the proper version onto SourceForge either later tonight or tomorrow - i know thats not much time to test but the AFL Grand Final is tomorrow and if the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club - Cats win Melbournes ganna go spastic - so have to get this release out asap!!!

Full list of changes:

* PHP5 and above only - Simple Invoices will no longer work on PHP4 servers
* Invoices now can be deleted- This is can be enabled via the System Preferences page
* Adding more items to an existing invoice via the edit page it now possible
* New javascript menu included - now works in IEs,FF and Opera
* New language select system - system language can now be changed via the System Preferences page
* All pages move to the smarty templating system
* Updated UI - were slowly moving away from our 37signals style UI to a more unqiue UI
* PDF system modified - $installation_path no longer required
* Authentication sql table added to the default install - so you now longer have to manually run the login sql to get authentication working
* How total invoices are stored in the DB has changed - now a total invoices gets stored as a product in the products table but set to not visible via the Manage Products page
* System Defautls renamed to System Preferences
* Authentication can now be set via the config.php file - no need to adjust include_auth.php anymore
* Customer add template fixed for if no name entered
* Issue 106Edit tax rates bug fixed
* Report: Debtors owing by customer sql fixed
* SQL patch to alter tax rate to 3 decimal places

Cheers

Justin