[AndrewD]

I am uploading the first beta of 2.1.2 into the first post in this thread for testing and comment. As always, please take a backup of your database before upgrading in case of serious bugs.

I have also created an online user manual for LDM, and have removed this from the distribution zipo file. You can access the manual at http://www.eirma.org/devel/LDM

Since the official release 2.1.0, these are the main changes and extensions:

Version 2.1.2

+ Categories can have inheritable settings defining category/link appearance
+ Email notifications available: to moderator when link submitted/to user when accepted
+ "Featured Sites" (=a selection from selected users' favourites)
+ Extensions to linkbits - new photolibrary linkbit available, option to display multiple columns across some linkbits, general tidying up and new icons
+ Thumbnail images generated whenever possible during link creation/edit, rather than on the fly. Images generated using resample algorithm to obtain better image quality
+ Admin settings page restructured into groups and new admin settings/permissions added:

Bugs fixed
- 'Report bad link' works correctly
- Phrased the admin xml file
- LDM checks for some valid mimetype information for Jukebox files
- Improved image quality of thumbnails
- 'Scan' code re-written to behave more consistently
- Improved (much faster) algorithm for building category jump menu

Version 2.1.1

+ Admin pages improved
+ Default permissions for new links taken from parent category rather than global default_forumid
+ Daily user file download and bandwidth limits available
+ File uploads retain their name when downloaded
+ New *cat_cols_display* setting controls # columns in catlist
+ New *can_save_musicbox* permission defines whether users see the open/save as hyperlink for Jukebox media files
+ QuickTime plugin included in Jukebox
+ Images can be uploaded when uploads enabled
+ 'Update to current time' checkbox added to Edit Link form
+ Uploads of thumbnail images available
+ UserProfile integration (off by default), driven by parameters in User Profile
+ Users with *can_moderate_link* can change (Ajax-enabled) name of user who submitted entry

I have promised to add 'keywords' to entries, linked to user profile searches, and I will try to provide per-category permissions, before the final beta of 2.1.2, but otherwise the functionality for this release is complete.