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   + Fixed problem with configuration of comment display options.
   + Introduced defines for the various comment settings.

    * Default form value
    * Leftover debug function in form.inc
    * PHP5 issue with comment date (I got this patch from another issue)
    * Validation error fix (was calling legacy form validate)
    * Lots o' warnings on comment preview
    * Filter tips plus argument (gremlins. I swear this was not there.)
    * Message to clear what's going on with system settings
    * Non-freetagging taxonomies fixed

  TODO:
  + The contact.module was broken; a new patch for contact.module is needed.
  + Documentation is needed.
  + The most important modules need to be updated ASAP.

  to validate other form submissions, not just comments. Two new functions
  are introduced, form_token() and form_validate(). The first function uses
  a private key and a public key to set a token in a hidden field. The second
  function validates the token. The comment and contect module are updated to
  use these functions.

* adds a "feed settings" section to admin/settings where 2 new settings are introduced:
* number of items per feed
* default length of feed descriptions (title only, teaser, full)
* patches all of core to obey the above - including the new aggregator (out) feeds
* adds support for adding namespaces in _nodeapi('rss item') - which means things like iTunes RSS and yahoo's media rss can be implemented by the appropriate modules (i.e. audio.module)
* includes some additional info in the default node feed - specifically the element (links directly to comments) - and dc:creator - to show node author information.

All node revisions were stored in a serialized field in the node table and retrieved for _each_ page view although they are rarely needed. We created a separate revisions table which would be in principle identical to the node table, only that it could have several old copies of the same node.  This also allows us to revision-related information, and to provide log entries to non-book pages when a new revision is being created.

TODO:

1. Provide upgrade instructions for node module maintainers!
2. Upgrade modules that implement node types.
3. Provide an upgarde path for revisions.  Dependency on the upgrade system.

  depricated by form API patch though.  Hopefully helps migration.

  Usernames can now be themed; eg. an icon/avatar could be added.

  TODO: update contributed modules + update the migration docs.

- Modified patch #18656 by Moshe: unifies the admin comment form and the usual comment form, similar to what we did for nodes. This resulted lots of duplicate code removal.  Also gave administrators the ability to change the author and timestamp of a comment.  Also removed comment links from the bottom of the comment preview box (as we did for nodes)

  Modifications: fixed breadcrumbs, tidied up delete confirmation page to be consistent with node deletions..

  TODO: document the defaults in the PHPdoc comments.

  NOTE: this patch works well, but the improved node edit form still has
        some rough edges.  It is important that we continue to improve
        usability.  Give it a try.

- Patch 20910 by chx: centralize print theme page.