svn commit: r505530 - /velocity/site/site/src/site/news.xml

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Author: nbubna
Date: Fri Feb  9 14:16:11 2007
New Revision: 505530

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=505530
Log:
flesh out the news of the Tools 1.3 release

Modified:
    velocity/site/site/src/site/news.xml

Modified: velocity/site/site/src/site/news.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/velocity/site/site/src/site/news.xml?view=diff&rev=505530&r1=505529&r2=505530
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--- velocity/site/site/src/site/news.xml (original)
+++ velocity/site/site/src/site/news.xml Fri Feb  9 14:16:11 2007
@@ -11,8 +11,28 @@
       </categories>
       <text><![CDATA[
         The VelocityTools developers are pleased to announce the release
-        of VelocityTools 1.3. Downloads are available
-        {{{http://velocity.apache.org/download.cgi}here}}.
+        of VelocityTools 1.3.
+        
+        There have been many improvements made since the 1.2 release.  A
+        key focus in this version has been ease of use.  We've simplifyied
+        developing your own tools by eliminating the ViewTool and Configurable
+        interfaces, and we've simplifyied the syntax for using many of
+        our existing tools within Velocity templates to both save keystrokes
+        and reduce visual clutter.
+
+        The distribution also comes with a new "showcase" example webapp
+        that demonstrates many of the uses of the various tools as well
+        as allowing you to interactively play with them.  Just download the
+        binary distribution, and deploy the "showcase.war" example to your
+        servlet container to try it out.
+
+        Also included are the usual slate of bug fixes, dependency
+        upgrades, entirely new tools, and new functions for existing tools.
+        For a full listing of changes, see the 
+        {{{http://velocity.apache.org/tools/devel/changes.html}change log}}.
+
+        Downloads are available 
+        {{{http://velocity.apache.org/download.cgi#tools}here}}.
       ]]></text>
     </item>