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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2019-01" id="xolnki_2" title="Blog/2019-01">2019-03</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2019-07" id="xolnki_2" title="Blog/2019-07" class="xowa-visited">2019-07</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2019-03" id="xolnki_3" title="Blog/2019-03" class="xowa-visited">2019-03</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2018-01" id="xolnki_3" title="Blog/2018-01" class="xowa-visited">2018-01</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2018-01" id="xolnki_4" title="Blog/2018-01" class="xowa-visited">2018-01</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-09" id="xolnki_4" title="Blog/2017-09">2017-09</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-09" id="xolnki_5" title="Blog/2017-09">2017-09</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-06" id="xolnki_5" title="Blog/2017-06">2017-06</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/2017-06" id="xolnki_6" title="Blog/2017-06">2017-06</a>
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<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/Archives" id="xolnki_6" title="Blog/Archives">Archives</a>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Blog/Archives" id="xolnki_7" title="Blog/Archives">Archives</a>
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<a href="#Release:_v3.6.4.2_.282016-06-27_12:40_Mon.29"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.4.2 (2016-06-27 12:40 Mon)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_v3.6.4.2_(2016-06-27_12:40_Mon)"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.4.2 (2016-06-27 12:40 Mon)</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2">
<a href="#.28PC.29_Fix_Download_Central_failing_on_last_step_of_image_import"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Fix Download Central failing on last step of image import</span></a>
<a href="#(PC)_Fix_Download_Central_failing_on_last_step_of_image_import"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Fix Download Central failing on last step of image import</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_v3.6.4.1_.282016-06-25_20:20_Sat.29"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.4.1 (2016-06-25 20:20 Sat)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_v3.6.4.1_(2016-06-25_20:20_Sat)"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.4.1 (2016-06-25 20:20 Sat)</span></a>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4">
<a href="#.28Wiki.29_2016-06_English_Wiktionary.2C_Wikisource.2C_Wikivoyage.2C_Wikiquote.2C_Wikibooks.2C_Wikiversity.2C_Wikinews_and_Species_Wiki"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">(Wiki) 2016-06 English Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikivoyage, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikinews and Species Wiki</span></a>
<a href="#(Wiki)_2016-06_English_Wiktionary,_Wikisource,_Wikivoyage,_Wikiquote,_Wikibooks,_Wikiversity,_Wikinews_and_Species_Wiki"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">(Wiki) 2016-06 English Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikivoyage, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikinews and Species Wiki</span></a>
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<a href="#.28All.29_Fixes_.2F_changes_for_Download_Central_including_multiple-tasks_bug"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">(All) Fixes / changes for Download Central including multiple-tasks bug</span></a>
<a href="#(All)_Fixes_/_changes_for_Download_Central_including_multiple-tasks_bug"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">(All) Fixes / changes for Download Central including multiple-tasks bug</span></a>
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<a href="#.28All.29_HTML_Databases:_Better_support_for_Redlinks.2C_Timeline_and_Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">(All) HTML Databases: Better support for Redlinks, Timeline and Gallery</span></a>
<a href="#(All)_HTML_Databases:_Better_support_for_Redlinks,_Timeline_and_Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">(All) HTML Databases: Better support for Redlinks, Timeline and Gallery</span></a>
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<a href="#.28PC.29_Minor_parser_fixes_including_tags_with_apostrophe_and_missing_transluded_pages"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Minor parser fixes including tags with apostrophe and missing transluded pages</span></a>
<a href="#(PC)_Minor_parser_fixes_including_tags_with_apostrophe_and_missing_transluded_pages"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Minor parser fixes including tags with apostrophe and missing transluded pages</span></a>
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<a href="#Next_release:_v3.7.1"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">Next release: v3.7.1</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.4_.282016-06-21_15:00_Wed.29"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.4 (2016-06-21 15:00 Wed)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.4_(2016-06-21_15:00_Wed)"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.4 (2016-06-21 15:00 Wed)</span></a>
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<a href="#.28Server.29_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org_.28fixed_for_GUI_in_3.6.3.3.2C_but_not_for_HTTP_Server.29"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">(Server) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org (fixed for GUI in 3.6.3.3, but not for HTTP Server)</span></a>
<a href="#(Server)_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org_(fixed_for_GUI_in_3.6.3.3,_but_not_for_HTTP_Server)"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">(Server) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org (fixed for GUI in 3.6.3.3, but not for HTTP Server)</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.3_.282016-06-21_13:00_Tue.29"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.3 (2016-06-21 13:00 Tue)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.3_(2016-06-21_13:00_Tue)"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.3 (2016-06-21 13:00 Tue)</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12">
<a href="#.28PC.29_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org</span></a>
<a href="#(PC)_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13">
<a href="#.28PC.29_Fix_Download_Central_icons_for_Mac_OS_X"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Fix Download Central icons for Mac OS X</span></a>
<a href="#(PC)_Fix_Download_Central_icons_for_Mac_OS_X"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Fix Download Central icons for Mac OS X</span></a>
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<a href="#.28PC.29_Log_Download_Central_progress_to_troubleshoot_failed_completions"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Log Download Central progress to troubleshoot failed completions</span></a>
<a href="#(PC)_Log_Download_Central_progress_to_troubleshoot_failed_completions"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Log Download Central progress to troubleshoot failed completions</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.2_.282016-06-20_13:00_Mon.29"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.2 (2016-06-20 13:00 Mon)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.2_(2016-06-20_13:00_Mon)"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.2 (2016-06-20 13:00 Mon)</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16">
<a href="#.28PC_.26_Android.29_Fix_Download_Central_not_resuming_after_app_is_restarted"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Android) Fix Download Central not resuming after app is restarted</span></a>
<a href="#(PC_&amp;_Android)_Fix_Download_Central_not_resuming_after_app_is_restarted"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Android) Fix Download Central not resuming after app is restarted</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.1_.282016-06-19_19:30_Sun.29"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.1 (2016-06-19 19:30 Sun)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_v3.6.3.1_(2016-06-19_19:30_Sun)"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Release: v3.6.3.1 (2016-06-19 19:30 Sun)</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18">
<a href="#.28PC_.26_Android.29_New_Download_Central_to_download_HTML_dumps_and_images"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Android) New Download Central to download HTML dumps and images</span></a>
<a href="#(PC_&amp;_Android)_New_Download_Central_to_download_HTML_dumps_and_images"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Android) New Download Central to download HTML dumps and images</span></a>
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<a href="#.28PC_.26_Server.29_Android_HTML_dumps_are_now_usable"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Server) Android HTML dumps are now usable</span></a>
<a href="#(PC_&amp;_Server)_Android_HTML_dumps_are_now_usable"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Server) Android HTML dumps are now usable</span></a>
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<a href="#.28PC_.26_Android_.26_Server.29_Search_now_reduces_importance_of_short_pages"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Android &amp; Server) Search now reduces importance of short pages</span></a>
<a href="#(PC_&amp;_Android_&amp;_Server)_Search_now_reduces_importance_of_short_pages"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">(PC &amp; Android &amp; Server) Search now reduces importance of short pages</span></a>
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<a href="#.28Server.29_Fix_for_broken_Search"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">(Server) Fix for broken Search</span></a>
<a href="#(Server)_Fix_for_broken_Search"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">(Server) Fix for broken Search</span></a>
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<a href="#.28PC.29_Minor_fixes_.28Database.2C_HTML_Dump.2C_Search.2C_Special.2C_Parser.29"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Minor fixes (Database, HTML Dump, Search, Special, Parser)</span></a>
<a href="#(PC)_Minor_fixes_(Database,_HTML_Dump,_Search,_Special,_Parser)"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">(PC) Minor fixes (Database, HTML Dump, Search, Special, Parser)</span></a>
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<a href="#.28Android.29_Minor_changes_.28more_Special_pages:_redesigned_UI_for_special_pages.2C_HTML_Page_Title.2C_flat_icon.29"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">(Android) Minor changes (more Special pages: redesigned UI for special pages, HTML Page Title, flat icon)</span></a>
<a href="#(Android)_Minor_changes_(more_Special_pages:_redesigned_UI_for_special_pages,_HTML_Page_Title,_flat_icon)"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">(Android) Minor changes (more Special pages: redesigned UI for special pages, HTML Page Title, flat icon)</span></a>
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<a href="#.28Wikis.29_English_Wikipedia_.282016-06.29_and_Simple_Wikipedia_.282016-06.29"><span class="tocnumber">6.7</span> <span class="toctext">(Wikis) English Wikipedia (2016-06) and Simple Wikipedia (2016-06)</span></a>
<a href="#(Wikis)_English_Wikipedia_(2016-06)_and_Simple_Wikipedia_(2016-06)"><span class="tocnumber">6.7</span> <span class="toctext">(Wikis) English Wikipedia (2016-06) and Simple Wikipedia (2016-06)</span></a>
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<a href="#Next_release:_v3.6.4"><span class="tocnumber">6.8</span> <span class="toctext">Next release: v3.6.4</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_Android_Beta_with_wiki_downloader_.282016-06-12_23:00_Sun.29"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Release: Android Beta with wiki downloader (2016-06-12 23:00 Sun)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_Android_Beta_with_wiki_downloader_(2016-06-12_23:00_Sun)"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Release: Android Beta with wiki downloader (2016-06-12 23:00 Sun)</span></a>
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<a href="#Release:_NONE_.282016-06-05_22:00_Sun.29"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Release: NONE (2016-06-05 22:00 Sun)</span></a>
<a href="#Release:_NONE_(2016-06-05_22:00_Sun)"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Release: NONE (2016-06-05 22:00 Sun)</span></a>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.4.2_.282016-06-27_12:40_Mon.29">Release: v3.6.4.2 (2016-06-27 12:40 Mon)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.4.2_(2016-06-27_12:40_Mon)">Release: v3.6.4.2 (2016-06-27 12:40 Mon)</span>
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC.29_Fix_Download_Central_failing_on_last_step_of_image_import">(PC) Fix Download Central failing on last step of image import</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC)_Fix_Download_Central_failing_on_last_step_of_image_import">(PC) Fix Download Central failing on last step of image import</span>
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<p>
This is a patch to fix an issue with Download Central. Download Central would fail when trying to import images (it failed on the very last command). Restarting the app and resuming would fix it.
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I also included a few minor HTML changes for some related screens.
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.4.1_.282016-06-25_20:20_Sat.29">Release: v3.6.4.1 (2016-06-25 20:20 Sat)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.4.1_(2016-06-25_20:20_Sat)">Release: v3.6.4.1 (2016-06-25 20:20 Sat)</span>
</h2>
<p>
All apps are a major release due to fixes for Download Central and HTML databases. In addition, both PC and Android now have redlinks.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28Wiki.29_2016-06_English_Wiktionary.2C_Wikisource.2C_Wikivoyage.2C_Wikiquote.2C_Wikibooks.2C_Wikiversity.2C_Wikinews_and_Species_Wiki">(Wiki) 2016-06 English Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikivoyage, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikinews and Species Wiki</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(Wiki)_2016-06_English_Wiktionary,_Wikisource,_Wikivoyage,_Wikiquote,_Wikibooks,_Wikiversity,_Wikinews_and_Species_Wiki">(Wiki) 2016-06 English Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikivoyage, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikinews and Species Wiki</span>
</h3>
<p>
All English wikis are now available for Android as well as desktop (HTML dumps). To download them, go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_7" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>.
All English wikis are now available for Android as well as desktop (HTML dumps). To download them, go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_8" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28All.29_Fixes_.2F_changes_for_Download_Central_including_multiple-tasks_bug">(All) Fixes / changes for Download Central including multiple-tasks bug</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(All)_Fixes_/_changes_for_Download_Central_including_multiple-tasks_bug">(All) Fixes / changes for Download Central including multiple-tasks bug</span>
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<p>
Last week had a patch to handle Download Central not working after resume.
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</li>
</ul>
<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28All.29_HTML_Databases:_Better_support_for_Redlinks.2C_Timeline_and_Gallery">(All) HTML Databases: Better support for Redlinks, Timeline and Gallery</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(All)_HTML_Databases:_Better_support_for_Redlinks,_Timeline_and_Gallery">(All) HTML Databases: Better support for Redlinks, Timeline and Gallery</span>
</h3>
<p>
Last week had a few patches to handle HTML databases not working for old archive.org wikis.
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</li>
</ul>
<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC.29_Minor_parser_fixes_including_tags_with_apostrophe_and_missing_transluded_pages">(PC) Minor parser fixes including tags with apostrophe and missing transluded pages</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC)_Minor_parser_fixes_including_tags_with_apostrophe_and_missing_transluded_pages">(PC) Minor parser fixes including tags with apostrophe and missing transluded pages</span>
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<p>
There are a handful of fixes here:
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<br>
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<h2>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.4_.282016-06-21_15:00_Wed.29">Release: v3.6.3.4 (2016-06-21 15:00 Wed)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.4_(2016-06-21_15:00_Wed)">Release: v3.6.3.4 (2016-06-21 15:00 Wed)</span>
</h2>
<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28Server.29_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org_.28fixed_for_GUI_in_3.6.3.3.2C_but_not_for_HTTP_Server.29">(Server) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org (fixed for GUI in 3.6.3.3, but not for HTTP Server)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(Server)_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org_(fixed_for_GUI_in_3.6.3.3,_but_not_for_HTTP_Server)">(Server) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org (fixed for GUI in 3.6.3.3, but not for HTTP Server)</span>
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<p>
Thombles reported that v3.6.3.3 still didn't fix the blank pages. See: <a href="https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues/60" rel="nofollow" class="external free">https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues/60</a>
@@ -283,7 +286,7 @@
Thanks again to thombles for reporting the issues.
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.3_.282016-06-21_13:00_Tue.29">Release: v3.6.3.3 (2016-06-21 13:00 Tue)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.3_(2016-06-21_13:00_Tue)">Release: v3.6.3.3 (2016-06-21 13:00 Tue)</span>
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<p>
Sorry all. Another patch release to fix a few major bugs.
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@
Thanks to William and thombles for reporting the issues.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC.29_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org">(PC) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC)_Fix_blank_pages_for_wikis_downloaded_from_archive.org">(PC) Fix blank pages for wikis downloaded from archive.org</span>
</h3>
<p>
v3.6.3.1 introduced automatic support for wikis downloaded through Download Central (HTML dumps). However, it wouldn't work with any wiki that was downloaded from archive.org (wikitext dumps, but with HTML metadata)
@@ -301,10 +304,10 @@
v3.6.3.3 fixes this issue. It now uses the wikitext dumps if the HTML dumps are not there. Just update your app, and you will see actual pages, not blank ones.
</p>
<p>
Also, note that you can disable the automatic HTML read by going to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/HTML_databases" id="xolnki_8" title="Options/HTML databases">Options/HTML_databases</a>
Also, note that you can disable the automatic HTML read by going to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Options/HTML_databases" id="xolnki_9" title="Options/HTML databases">Options/HTML_databases</a>
</p>
<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC.29_Fix_Download_Central_icons_for_Mac_OS_X">(PC) Fix Download Central icons for Mac OS X</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC)_Fix_Download_Central_icons_for_Mac_OS_X">(PC) Fix Download Central icons for Mac OS X</span>
</h3>
<p>
Download Central looked pretty bad on Mac OS X. This was due to issues with the CSS flex directive and Safari browsers.
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@
I put in a fix now to make it more presentable though there are still a few more blemishes to remove.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC.29_Log_Download_Central_progress_to_troubleshoot_failed_completions">(PC) Log Download Central progress to troubleshoot failed completions</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC)_Log_Download_Central_progress_to_troubleshoot_failed_completions">(PC) Log Download Central progress to troubleshoot failed completions</span>
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<p>
I had a report of Download Central failing for Simple Wikipedia. I was able to reproduce it partially on my Windows 32-bit machine, but it has since worked fine 4 times. Note that Download Central has also worked fine multiple times on Windows 64-bit machines and Linux 32-bit machines as well as Android OS.
@@ -322,10 +325,10 @@
I added some logging statements to troubleshoot the issue.
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<h2>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.2_.282016-06-20_13:00_Mon.29">Release: v3.6.3.2 (2016-06-20 13:00 Mon)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.2_(2016-06-20_13:00_Mon)">Release: v3.6.3.2 (2016-06-20 13:00 Mon)</span>
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC_.26_Android.29_Fix_Download_Central_not_resuming_after_app_is_restarted">(PC &amp; Android) Fix Download Central not resuming after app is restarted</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC__Android)_Fix_Download_Central_not_resuming_after_app_is_restarted">(PC &amp; Android) Fix Download Central not resuming after app is restarted</span>
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<p>
There was a bug in last night's release. Download Central would not resume after restarting the app.
@@ -334,7 +337,7 @@
This is fixed in this release. If you're downloading, please pause the download, exit the app, install the update, and resume again.
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<h2>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.1_.282016-06-19_19:30_Sun.29">Release: v3.6.3.1 (2016-06-19 19:30 Sun)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_v3.6.3.1_(2016-06-19_19:30_Sun)">Release: v3.6.3.1 (2016-06-19 19:30 Sun)</span>
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<p>
The PC app is a major release. It has a new Download page, can now read Android HTML databases by default, and includes many minor fixes
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The Server app is a major release. It can read Android HTML databases by default, and has a fix for the broken Search.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC_.26_Android.29_New_Download_Central_to_download_HTML_dumps_and_images">(PC &amp; Android) New Download Central to download HTML dumps and images</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC__Android)_New_Download_Central_to_download_HTML_dumps_and_images">(PC &amp; Android) New Download Central to download HTML dumps and images</span>
</h3>
<p>
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_9" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a> is the major feature of the release. This is an in-app downloader that can download wikis for both Android or desktop. It can download images as well.
<a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_10" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a> is the major feature of the release. This is an in-app downloader that can download wikis for both Android or desktop. It can download images as well.
</p>
<p>
For v3.6.3, there are only two wikis: Simple Wikipedia and English Wikipedia. More wikis will be added every week throughout 2016. Next week, v3.6.4 should have other English wikis, like English Wiktionary and Wikisource.
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Going forward, Download Central will be the primary vehicle to get XOWA wikis. It provides a simple way to import wikis. It eliminates any confusion about which files to download and where to copy them. Monthly updates for English Wikipedia will be published here as well.
</p>
<p>
To try it out, go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_10" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>. For more info, see the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central" id="xolnki_11" title="App/Import/Download Central">Download Central</a> help page.
To try it out, go to <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_11" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>. For more info, see the <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central" id="xolnki_12" title="App/Import/Download Central">Download Central</a> help page.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC_.26_Server.29_Android_HTML_dumps_are_now_usable">(PC &amp; Server) Android HTML dumps are now usable</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC__Server)_Android_HTML_dumps_are_now_usable">(PC &amp; Server) Android HTML dumps are now usable</span>
</h3>
<p>
This is the other major feature of the release. Previously, the app could only read wikitext dumps. Now, it can read the XOWA Android HTML dumps. This has a few key benefits:
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<ul>
<li>
<b>Requires separate post-processing generation step</b>: The wikitext dumps were automatically generated by downloading an XML dump. The HTML dumps requires another post-processing step that is not simple to run (See: <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dev/Command-line/Dumps" id="xolnki_12" title="Dev/Command-line/Dumps" class="xowa-visited">Dev/Command-line/Dumps</a>)
<b>Requires separate post-processing generation step</b>: The wikitext dumps were automatically generated by downloading an XML dump. The HTML dumps requires another post-processing step that is not simple to run (See: <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Dev/Command-line/Dumps" id="xolnki_13" title="Dev/Command-line/Dumps" class="xowa-visited">Dev/Command-line/Dumps</a>)
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</ul>
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</ul>
<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC_.26_Android_.26_Server.29_Search_now_reduces_importance_of_short_pages">(PC &amp; Android &amp; Server) Search now reduces importance of short pages</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC__Android__Server)_Search_now_reduces_importance_of_short_pages">(PC &amp; Android &amp; Server) Search now reduces importance of short pages</span>
</h3>
<p>
The new XOWA Search Engine uses PageRank to rate pages by importance. Although this works well for Wikipedia, it sometimes overrates pages which exist for encyclopedic book-keeping.
@@ -454,13 +457,13 @@
v3.6.3 tries to reduce the importance of these pages if these articles are "short". This heuristic was already present in the previous versions of the search engine, but has been further tweaked.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28Server.29_Fix_for_broken_Search">(Server) Fix for broken Search</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(Server)_Fix_for_broken_Search">(Server) Fix for broken Search</span>
</h3>
<p>
This was kindly reported by thombles here: <a href="https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues/59" rel="nofollow" class="external free">https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/issues/59</a> . The new Search Engine in 2016-03 broke the HTTP Server search. This was fixed in this release.
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28PC.29_Minor_fixes_.28Database.2C_HTML_Dump.2C_Search.2C_Special.2C_Parser.29">(PC) Minor fixes (Database, HTML Dump, Search, Special, Parser)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(PC)_Minor_fixes_(Database,_HTML_Dump,_Search,_Special,_Parser)">(PC) Minor fixes (Database, HTML Dump, Search, Special, Parser)</span>
</h3>
<p>
These can be described briefly as follows:
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</ul>
<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28Android.29_Minor_changes_.28more_Special_pages:_redesigned_UI_for_special_pages.2C_HTML_Page_Title.2C_flat_icon.29">(Android) Minor changes (more Special pages: redesigned UI for special pages, HTML Page Title, flat icon)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(Android)_Minor_changes_(more_Special_pages:_redesigned_UI_for_special_pages,_HTML_Page_Title,_flat_icon)">(Android) Minor changes (more Special pages: redesigned UI for special pages, HTML Page Title, flat icon)</span>
</h3>
<p>
These can also be described briefly as follows:
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id=".28Wikis.29_English_Wikipedia_.282016-06.29_and_Simple_Wikipedia_.282016-06.29">(Wikis) English Wikipedia (2016-06) and Simple Wikipedia (2016-06)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="(Wikis)_English_Wikipedia_(2016-06)_and_Simple_Wikipedia_(2016-06)">(Wikis) English Wikipedia (2016-06) and Simple Wikipedia (2016-06)</span>
</h3>
<p>
These are available through <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_13" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>.
These are available through <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_14" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral" class="xowa-visited">Download Central</a>.
</p>
<p>
For users who want the 2016-06 English Wikipedia image update, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central" id="xolnki_14" title="App/Import/Download Central">App/Import/Download Central</a>
For users who want the 2016-06 English Wikipedia image update, see <a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central" id="xolnki_15" title="App/Import/Download Central">App/Import/Download Central</a>
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<h3>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Next_release:_v3.6.4">Next release: v3.6.4</span>
@@ -529,7 +532,7 @@
For wikis, I'm going to update the generate the other English wikis for Download Central.
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<h2>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_Android_Beta_with_wiki_downloader_.282016-06-12_23:00_Sun.29">Release: Android Beta with wiki downloader (2016-06-12 23:00 Sun)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_Android_Beta_with_wiki_downloader_(2016-06-12_23:00_Sun)">Release: Android Beta with wiki downloader (2016-06-12 23:00 Sun)</span>
</h2>
<p>
I released a beta version of the wiki downloader: See <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xowa.beta" rel="nofollow" class="external free">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xowa.beta</a> and <a href="https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/releases" rel="nofollow" class="external free">https://github.com/gnosygnu/xowa/releases</a> . I'm planning on doing some minor tweaks this week, before uploading it to the main XOWA Android app next week. I'll also release the desktop app as well.
@@ -538,7 +541,7 @@
In addition, I generated 2016-06 English Wikipedia, and will be uploading a new version to be used with the wiki downloader. Once I get the wiki downloader stabilized, I'll start updating the other wikis.
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<h2>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_NONE_.282016-06-05_22:00_Sun.29">Release: NONE (2016-06-05 22:00 Sun)</span>
<span class="mw-headline" id="Release:_NONE_(2016-06-05_22:00_Sun)">Release: NONE (2016-06-05 22:00 Sun)</span>
</h2>
<p>
There's no release again this week. I've been bogged down in Android SQLite optimizations for the wiki downloader. I'm going to release something next week as I'd like to get back to regular releases.