2.0.0.0-dev44
* Product creating & editing:
* Added ability to control base text styling without WYSIWYG when editing description fields
* Added validation for price and quantity fields
* Removed category suggest limit
* Product template management:
* Automatically update Product Template when modifying structure in Create Product flow
* Improvements to change attribute set functionality
* Refactored JavaScript to use JQuery library:
* Refactored the following pages: catalog tags, one page checkout, multishipping checkout, gift options, gift messages (across the board)
* Converted jQuery popupwindow.js plugin to a jQuery widget
* Replaced Prototype code for Switch/Maestro and Solo credit card with jQuery widget
* Replaced Prototype Validation with jQuery validation plugin
* Converted credit card payment tool tip to jQuery in all themes
* Removed legacy JS files from all themes
* Various improvements in look & feel of backend UI:
* Styling of components: catalog, sales, customers, reports, CMS, newsletter
* Generic styling: grids, popup windows
* Changes to support IE browser
* Enhancements in "suggest" JavaScript widget:
* Ability to delete selected item using keyboard
* Ability to display all available search items, if "recent items" is empty
* Fixes of behavior of currently selected elements and "spinner"
* Display "No Records" message in suggest widget if all items already selected
* Fixed suggest widget to no longer show deleted items
* Improved `Magento_Test_Helper_ObjectManager` in unit tests to discover types of constructor arguments
* Removed workaround of unsetting objects referenced in `tearDown()` of integration tests
* Updated Menu and Navigation layout, including redesigned backend menu item System -> My Account
* Made store address format consistent with format of shipping origin address
* Added ability to navigate directly to a section in backend system configuration, with corresponding accordion expanded
* Removed some of unnecessary coupling between several modules
* General improvements to unit and integration test code coverage, as well as compliance with coding standards
* Application framework:
* Implemented ability to compress/decompress data in a cache backend
* Verified ability to disable in configuration triggering of system upgrade
* Abolished code pools and the mechanism of overriding files using include\_path (without alternative)
* Implemented segmentation of cache by types -- ability to assign separate cache configuration per type. Reviewed and verified possibility to isolate configuration cache segment
* Segregated application configuration into several layers. Primary configuration is used by the object manager and loaded before application is initialized
* Instead of `Zend\Di`, implemented `Magento\ObjectManager` library that has less features and suits Magento application needs better in terms of performance
* Introduced "context" object as dependencies for super-classes (`Mage_Core_Model_Abstract`, `Mage_Core_Block_Abstract`, etc) to reduce complexity of their constructors' API
* Implemented tools for pre-populating all auto-generated proxy and factory classes, used by dependency injection framework
* Replaced "developer" mode with general "mode", that has 3 states: developer, default, production
* In "production" mode, the application will not invoke fallback for static view files (images, CSS-files, JavaScript). Instead, it will assume that they are already placed in a fully qualified location. Added tools for populating static view files from `app` directory into `pub/static`
* Introduced support for Twig templating
* template rendering, including phtml, was abstracted into a 'Template Engine' to make support for other template engines easier
* included Magento-specific Twig functions and filters
* phtml templates can now only access public methods of the corresponding Block class
* ability to define dependencies on data provided by a service that is then made available to the templates -- eliminates some of the code in Blocks
* Introduced support for webhooks and callbacks: outbound HTTP requests for notifications and real-time integrations
* Added ability to define options for System Configuration select fields in XML: static options are defined inline, dynamic options can reuse data provided by a service
* Moved product business logic found in blocks into `Mage_Catalog_Service_Product` to consolidate logic into a single structure that both controllers and web services can invoke
* Converted product view page to demonstrate use of Twig templates and services
* Updated shipping carrier `collectRates` logic to support remote callbacks and converted the FedEx shipping carrier to comply with the same interface
* Added webhook support for the following topics: `customer/created`, `customer/updated`, `customer/deleted`, and `order/created`
* Visual design editor:
* Ability to view all CSS-files of a theme
* Ported numerous features of visual design editor from Magento Go 1.x to Magento Core 2.x: style editing, managing catalog images
* Various improvements in UI
* Improved image sizing functionality
* Improved test coverage
* Ability to launch physical themes, including workflow preview mode and workflow design mode
* Ability to duplicate existing themes for customization
* GitHub requests
* [#162](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/162) -- classmap needs to be prepended to autoloader stack to have any effect
* [#179](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/179) -- fix that makes `Mage_Install` compatible with the new version of SimpleXml
* [#180](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/180) -- fixed `getBaseUrl()` when type was injected via setter
* [#203](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/203) -- fixed problem with login in to backend area on php 5.4
* [#216](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/216) -- explicit nullification of `$_store` in `Mage_Core_Model_Sore_Storage_Db->_initStores()`
* [#220](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/220) -- make topmenu HTML editable by an event
* [#221](https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/221) -- changed minimum required PHP version from PHP 5.2.3 to 5.3.3
* Bug fixes:
* Restored missing Paypal configuration options
* Fixed numerous display issues on the following pages: admin login, product management, category management, CMS poll, VDE, tax, shipping
* Fixed XSS vulnerability related to customer data & bundle options
* Fixed "Preview Theme" functionality
* Fixed JS File upload problem with Internet Explorer
* Replaced `truncateOptions` function in `varien/js.js` with inline widget
* Fixed broken XPaths in `SystemConfiguration.yml`
* Fixed jQuery metadata plugin's data attribute scanning for validation
* Synchronized default value of `quantity_and_stock_status` with Stock Availability control
* Fixed display of G.T. Purchased column in Order grid when order in non-default currency
* Fixed Foreign Key support for MS SQL
* Fixed "Create Customer" functionality on New Order screen
* Restored State/Province field to Review Order page
* Fixed Add New Tax Rate functionality
* Fixed problem with displaying New Shopping Cart Price Rule tab
* Fixed problem of configurable product options getting lost when adding product to wishlist
* Fixed UPS Shipping label printing
* Fixed performance issue with Catalog Management
* Fixed input file type validation when importing customers
* Fixed custom product placeholder image display
* Added missing files referenced by `quick\_style.css`
* Fixed validation error messaging and message placement
* Fixed access problem to SOAP/XML User and Roles pages
* Fixed access problem created when editing your own permissions
* Several fixes for problems with cleaning cache in tag scope
* Fixed invalid link problem in Gift Card email
* Fixed problem with deleting selected product category after changing attribute set
* Fixed theme management for Windows by adopting `Magento_Filesystem` abstraction to access directories
* Fixed cart rendering in case of empty cart
* Remove duplicate "Link to Store Front" link from admin, made obsolete by "Customer View" link
* Removed "Flat Rate" from pre-installed shipping methods
