Module :: Feedback

New Updates for the feedback Module (version 4.4.2)

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:20:57 GMT

After a long hiatus, I can now return to the changes for the feedback module as I had intended. Part of the delay in getting out the newer version has been my fault - switching jobs and trying to adjust to the new job culture. The other part has also been trying to adjust to having a new baby in the house which in itself is a huge project. :)
For this I do apologize to everyone in the community in general and hope to correct this in the upcoming weeks/months by being more proactive in my approach.
There are a couple of changes for 4.4.2 of the feedback module which have been submitted for approval to the core via the release tracker. One of the major changes has been the ability to setup moderation roles so that people besides the Site Administrator can moderate posts submitted via the feedback form. This brings the project in line with for example the repository module and forums module which offers similar capabilities.
I have also added the stubs for creating the same capability for Lists creations (subjects and categories) and the goal here is that if I receive positive feedback regarding the moderation roles, I will extend this same capability to the Lists Creation section too.
Another major enhancement for 4.4.2 has been the ability to setup categories as email send to addresses. This means that you can setup multiple email addresses as a category and when the feedback is submitted, it will now be sent to multiple email destinations. This allows for one to create different email destinations based on the category (which I believe was a feature request when 4.4.1 came out).
There are other minor changes in this version including the ability to modify the items displayed in the view comments section (namely the ability to hide/show the name/email and subjects) of submitted feedback posts as well as some general cleanup to the subject id's, category ids which were being sent/viewable from certain areas instead of the values for these fields.

I am not sure how long the release process will take but I am hoping that in the coming days, I will be able to get the 4.4.2 version of the module released for general consumption. I already have the version 4.4.3 in the works which will include a new administration interface which will allow for the creation of new feedback form fields.

Thanks

Sanjay Mehrotra

Update on Feedback Module and other items pertaining to feedback Module

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

First off, my apologies for being AWOL for a couple of days. I have a 37 week pregnant wife and although her pregnancy has been un-eventful till date, it's finally beginning to become eventful. She might have a kidney infection and I was in the hospital with her for a couple of days...

Now, with regards to the feedback module- the hold up has been 100% because of me. The core had sent me notification that the source version was failing installation and that's why it was being held up. However I could not respond to their notification till earlier today and was able to quickly resolve the problem.

Here's the problem - the core requires the source version to be installable exactly like the install version on any DNN site. This means that it needs to have it's own manifest file (*.dnn) which will then instruct the PA Installer on how to place the files in the right folders. Since I chose to use the project method for creating the feedback module (i.e has a compiled dll instead of the source being placed in the app_resources folder), I have to get the source version to place the right project files in the right places. As everyone might be aware, the project files typically have an AssemblyInfo.vb file.
The problem arose when the PA Installer tries to parse the AssemblyInfo.vb files - since there are two files with the same name, they get overridden.
The fix for this is creating another zip file (I called it resources.zip) which contains the vbproj and vb source files). Inside this zip file, I had to maintain the folder structure for the project which allowed the PA Installer to correctly place the files in the right places....

I also use NANT to automate the building process and I had a small bug in my NANT script which was not including the resx files in the source version......

I uploaded the fixes earlier today and the core has now been able to verify my changes. I am hoping that there are no more hold ups and we should be ready to release this (hopefully this week)...
If someone is having problems waiting for the official release, please feel free to contact me and I can see how to work with you personally to get your problem solved...

Sanjay

Feedback module passed the release tracking program

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT

The feedback module has just passed the release tracking program and I'm expecting it to be available very shortly. I have to find out from the core whether there is a beta testing period or whether it is released as is to the general community.
I was able to sneak in the captcha features in the upcoming release (v 4.04.01) and it is exciting to see some of the feedback generated by the community on features they would like to see in upcoming versions.