Matrix Release Notes

Matrix 2.2.4

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

[EE2] Added EE 2.4 compatibility, including support for the new upload preference config variables
[EE2] Added support for saving entries via the Channel Entries API
[EE2] Date cols’ database columns in exp_matrix_data are no longer set to UNSIGNED, allowing for dates prior to 1/1/1970 to be saved (you must re-save your Matrix field before this takes effect)
[EE2] Entering “0” in a required text cell now passes validation
[EE2] Fixed a PHP error in the field settings, “Undefined property: Admin_content::$file_upload_preferences_model”

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Really fixed the front end-facing PHP error that Matrix 2.2.3.1 attempted to fix
Fixed a bug where numeric text cells’ decimal points would get rounded out by default (to achieve the same effect, now you must use decimals="0")

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Fixed a front end-facing PHP error on fields that hadn’t been saved since Matrix 2.1.1

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Added the fixed_order= param
[EE2] Added decimals=, dec_point=, and thousands_sep= params to numeric Text cells
Celltype tags are now parsed after {field_row_index}, {field_row_count}, {row_id} and {row_index} tags
Fixed a bug where extra previously-saved rows would get displayed after decreasing the Max Rows setting
Fixed a Text cell bug caused by ampersands not getting encoded properly
Fixed some IE7 display issues
[EE2] Fixed “Unable to load requested field type file: ft..php” error when a Matrix tag pair has no column tags
[EE2] Text cells only call $EE->typography->parse_type() if the Content Type setting is set to “all”
[EE1] Fixed a bug where Date cells’ calendar would get hidden by the next row
[EE2] Fixed a PHP error if the Typography class wasn’t loaded yet
Decreased an interval’s duration from 1ms to 100ms to prevent CPU spikes in Firefox

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

[EE2] ExpressionEngine 2.2 compatibility
[EE2] Added an “Allowed Directory” setting to File columns, which limits file selection to a single upload directory (requires EE 2.2)
[EE2] File columns’ “File Type” setting is now enforced (requires EE 2.2)
[EE2] Added a “Decimal” option to Text columns’ Content setting
[EE2] Celltypes are now sorted by name in the Col Type drop-down
[EE2] $this->EE->load->view() et al. now works from celltypes’ display_tag() functions

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

New entries now get zero rows by default (unless the Minimum Rows setting is set)

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Added the “Minimum Rows” field setting
Matrix fields that have no rows actually display no rows now
Clicking the tab key in the Matrix field configuration settings now favors inputs in the same column
[EE2] Added the “Is col required?” column setting
[EE2] Added the validate_cell() celltype method
[EE2] Changed the way Matrix columns are associated with their fields (we now use the exp_matrix_cols.field_id column)
[EE2] Matrix columns are now duplicated alongside field duplication, via MSM
[EE2] Removed unnecessary from File cells
[EE1] Replaced the jQuery UI Datepicker with an EE1-style calendar for Date cells
Cell tags are now parsed before {field_row_index}, {field_row_count}, {row_index}, {row_count}, and {row_id} tags
[EE1] Fixed the “Auto
” Text format setting
[EE2] Fixed a validation bug where the File celltype would think there was a problem selecting a file, even if there wasn’t

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

[EE2] Fixed a bug where $this->setting['entry_id'] wasn’t available for celltypes’ save_cell() method, which affected Playa’s ability to save new cell data

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

[EE2] Fixed a PHP error that occurred when parsing Matrix tag pairs that have parameters
[EE2] Minor template performance enhancement
[EE1] Matrix now passes the current cell object to celltypes using the legacy onDisplayCell Javascript callback