Change Logs

This page lists the process of the development of Daily Bulletin.

Alpha Test

• Crucial 2023-09-13
  • Contents First demo finished manually, which contains most key sections.
  • Styling First demo finished manually, which contains the first CSS version.
• Crucial 2023-09-18
  • Distribution First experiments with email distribution.
  • Programming Programs can now generate "On this Day", "In the News", and "Delicious Dinings".
  • Programming Programs can now turn HTML into EML for distribution.
  • Contents The exact date and a link to relevant Wikipedia pages are included in the section "On this Day".
  • Contents The section "Recommended by School" turns into "The School Recommends".
  • Styling Slight changes in maximum page width and font size.

Beta Test

• Major 2023-09-19
  • Distribution Successful attempts at wider email distribution.
  • Programming A JSON file allow recipients to be automatically included in the EML.
  • Contents An introductory paragraph is included under the title.
  • Community A Microsoft Form is created to gather inspirations from the community.
  • Contents The day of the week under the title is displayed in a full word instead of an abbreviation.
  • Contents "Daily Inspiration" now features a flexible amount of inspirations.
• Crucial 2023-09-21
  • Distribution First attempts at online versions are posted on https://users.andrewyu.org/.
• Minor 2023-09-22
  • Styling Some paragraph breaks are replaced with <br> line breaks.
  • Styling The section "New Notices" is moved down.
• Major 2023-09-25
  • Contents Part of "The School Recommends" is taken out as a new section "The School Inspires".
  • Styling Successful attempts at directly embedding pictures in HTML with base 64.
  • Contents Brief information about the past weekend is included in the section "On this Day".
  • Styling Paddings are added above headers for better visual experience.
  • Styling <time> element is utilized to formalize time representations.
• Major 2023-09-26
  • Styling Google Fonts is used to enhance cross-platform experience.
  • Styling Padding above <h1> header is removed for better visual experience.
  • Styling Table columns now have a minimum width.
  • Styling "New Notices" is renamed as "Rather New Notices" and moved down when no longer new.
  • Styling Contents in <blockquote> are no longer all in italics.
• Crucial 2023-10-09
  • Distribution Online versions are migrated to https://albertttan.github.io/daily-bulletin/.
  • Programming Programs can now automatically join the sections into an HTML file.
  • Contents Contents in Chinese are added: we are bilingual!
  • Styling Sans serif fonts are used throughout the page to improve uniformity and readability.
  • Community Pages that describe the project are created, including the one you are reading now.
  • Programming Programs can now generate "On this Day", "In the News", and "Delicious Dinings" in Chinese.
  • Programming Programs can now automatically update the tables.
  • Programming Programs can now automatically embed pictures in HTML with Base 64.
  • Contents A new section "Exam Reminders" will be included when a series of exams are going on.
  • Styling The CSS part is separated into a different file.
  • Styling A JavaScript allow table rows to collapse and expand when needed.
  • Community The Microsoft Form is split.
  • Contents The links to the online version are excluded from the online version.
  • Styling Parentheses marking locations are excluded from corresponding <span> elements.
• Minor 2023-10-13
  • Contents The Chinese translation of "Quotes" is slightly altered.
• Major 2023-10-16
  • Contents Recurring contents in "The School Inspires" and "The School Recommends" are removed.
  • Styling The margins of blockquotes are adjusted.
• Minor 2023-10-23
  • Contents "Daily Inspiration" and "Promoted Contents" are swapped.
• Minor 2023-10-25
  • Contents "Daily Inspiration" is moved down once more.

Regular Version

• Major 2023-11-20
  • Distribution All students are added to the mailing list.
  • Contents "Promoted Contents" is removed.
  • Contents Snacks are added to "Delicious Dinings".
• Major 2023-11-27
  • Contents "Delicious Dinings" is moved up.
• Crucial 2023-11-29
  • Contents Deleted most inspirational contents inherited from The Week Ahead.
• Minor 2024-03-18
  • Contents Inspiration sharers now have their Chinese names displayed as well.