[Gnumed-update] GNUmed 1.8.0rc2 Prerelease

[Karsten Hilbert]

Hello all,

I am glad to be able to announce the immediate availability
of the GNUmed 1.8.0rc2 Prerelease.


Downloads available from:

        http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/client/1.8/


This is a special release in the following respects:

        1.8 does NOT need a new database over 1.7 !

                Yes, you can (and must) run it against your existing
                v22 database. This will NOT change over the lifetime
                of any future 1.8 releases.

        1.8 requires Python 3.

                Debian $> apt install python3

                Look for packages for your distribution.

                Windows/Mac: https://www.python.org/downloads/

        1.8 requires wxPython 4.

                Debian $> apt install python3-wxgtk4.0

                Look for packages for your distribution.

                Windows/Mac: https://wxpython.org/pages/downloads/index.html

You can use a mix of 1.8 and 1.7 clients against the same
databse in parallel. This is the whole point of this release:
Enable users to get their python3/wxpython4 installations all
set up and possibly find any remaining bugs (I have run this
code in production without issues for several MONTHS).


Database upgrade (existing DB):

        Not needed (see above).

        Make sure, however, you have installed the latest v22
        fixes from the latest 1.7/v22 release.


Database installation (new DB):

 If you wish to install a fresh database (either if you do
 not yet have a database or if you want to ignore and
 OVERWRITE any existing GNUmed databases) you have several
 options all of which WILL DELETE existing databases !

 Your platform may provide new server packages in which
 case you can likely use the systemwide install script:

        $> gm-bootstrap_server

 If you are installing from a server tarball you can use the
 script provided in the download:

        $> cd .../server/bootstrap/
        $> ./boostrap-latest.sh

 or, again, the network based installer:

        http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/server/net_install-gnumed_server.sh

 More information on installation is found here:

        http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/GmManualServerInstall


Changelog:

        The main fix in this release:

        FIX: billing: invoice ID generation when running alongside a 
1.7.7/1.7.8 client.


                1.8.0

        NEW: port to wxPython 4 (wxPhoenix)
        NEW: port to Python 3
        NEW: port bootstrapper to Python 3
        NEW: EMR tree: toggle episode status from context menu
        NEW: EMR tree: show/edit clinical items from below encounters
        NEW: ReST formatting in $free_text::::$ placeholder
        NEW: hook "after_waiting_list_modified"
        NEW: test results tab showing most-recent in test panel
        NEW: local documents cache
        NEW: systemd-tmpfiles config file
        NEW: emailing of export area content as encrypted zip file
        NEW: local directory entries in export area
        NEW: $praxis_scan2pay$ support
        NEW: $bill_scan2pay$ support
        NEW: status bar history/visual bell
        NEW: dicomize images/PDF into DICOM study
        NEW: [Abort] client from exception dialog
        NEW: edit clinical item from EMR list journal
        NEW: dist: add PortableApp XML skeleton

        IMPROVED: symbolic link creation on Windows
        IMPROVED: Orthanc connection handling
        IMPROVED: DICOM plugin UI
        IMPROVED: EMR export as TimeLine
        IMPROVED: captions of all list and edit area dialogs
        IMPROVED: test type edit area workflow
        IMPROVED: CLI EMR export tool
        IMPROVED: form disposal dialog
        IMPROVED: date/timestamp picker functionality
        IMPROVED: better duplicate person detection
        IMPROVED: document tree details view usage
        IMPROVED: test results panels links w/ documents
        IMPROVED: console encoding errors behaviour [thanks INADA Naoki]
        IMPROVED: ADR URL handling
        IMPROVED: age sort mode in document tree
        IMPROVED: age/DOB tooltip
        IMPROVED: data revisions display
        IMPROVED: EMR list journal formatting
        IMPROVED: lab/plotting: support better gnuplot scripts

        FIX: [Save] functionality of Export Area
        FIX: document tree sorting / document insertion
        FIX: inability to delete inbox message w/o receiver
        FIX: "lastname, firstname" based patient search under Python 3
        FIX: billing: invoice ID generation [thanks Marc]


Please download, install, and report problems !

Thanks,
Karsten
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