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v2.34.7 - 21st September 2018

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fixes for publishing flows

v2.34.6 - 21st August 2018

New features:

  • Support for new Web App infrastructure
  • Build form support for enterprise apps on iOS 

v2.34.5 - 22nd June 2018

New features:

  • GDPR and cookie banner changes 

v2.34.4 - 1st February 2018

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fixes for publishing flows

v2.34.3 - 21st September 2017

New feature:

  • Adapt to required Appboy API changes for Push notifications

v2.34.2 - 20th July 2017

Bug fixes:

  • Resolved runtime errors on edit profile or change password page, when the time zone is not set
  • Resolved preview errors when viewing square variants on other system devices
  • API enhancements when getting details to accessible publications 

v2.34.1 - 29th June 2017

Bug fixes:

  • Resolved compilation errors when a new device is added and explicitly orientation not selected again
  • Resolved errors while building Apps when the App name contains specific symbols or special characters
  • Resolved errors when copying resources while publishing issues for some customers
  • API enhancements when getting list of published issues in a publication

v2.34.0 - 24th May 2017

New features:

  • Multi-layout support: Ability to have multi device specific content designed from QuarkXPress, as part of a single article
  • Table of Contents (TOCs): Ability to upload or to designate a content type as TOC, designed from QuarkXPress
  • Compatibility with QuarkXPress 2017 
  • Improved build form validations

Deprecated features:

  • Removed support for Parse notification service

v2.33.2 - 10th January 2017

New features:

  • Added Localytics as a Push notifications provider

v2.33.1 - 21st December 2016

New features:

  • HTTPS support enabled for client communication

v2.33.0 - 19th May 2016

New features:

  • Support for Responsive HTML content – App Studio now allows uploading responsive content, simulating preview for multiple devices and orientations, generating previews and thumbnails for each page across both orientations per device
  • Support for specifying preferred devices and sizes, currently used for simulating preview of responsive HTML content
  • Build forms: Added configuration for customizing Web App look and behavior

v2.32.0 - 30th September 2015

Bug fixes:

  • Page Stacks are not working on Android devices although layouts allow you to specify page stacks
  • Allow disabling page scrolling when page height is multiples of screen size

v2.31.1 - 1st September 2015

Bug fixes:

  • Users who have access to lots of publications (about 30) which sit across all the different locations are unable to upload to non Europe or US East publications
  • Build Form: Build progress being sent to both iOS and Android
  • No progress shown after pressing test button
  • User unable to upload content to App Studio if the publication name contains non-ascii characters

v2.31.0 - 17th August 2015

Bug fixes:

  • Page height and width information is lost in a duplicate copy of an issue copied from another organization
  • Parse Notifications: No push notification failure email should be triggered when published for Web App only
  • Issue is created with same id if user copies an issue in same publication
  • Android: Featured page seen blank on launching a multipub app on Android
  • User Management: Unable to change User Role of the Publication
  • User Management: Invited user don't have asterisk next to their name

v2.30.0 - 9th June 2015

New features:

  • App UI theming is now available in build form for Android devices
  • Improved Android build validations

v2.29.0 - 18th February 2015

New features:

  • Ability to specify if an issue should be read from right to left or left to right

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for inviting users who have been deleted by the trial expiry service resolved
  • Bug fix for unknown error message being displayed when trying to delete an issue which is in a published state resolved

v2.28.0 - 16th December 2014

New features:

  • As an org admin, I can see information about changes to roles and accounts
  • Ability to use non alphanumeric characters for an account password
  • Automatically archive old issues for users
  • Ability to show/hide archived issues in the publication view
  • Ability to upload Web App banners using the Web App build form

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for build form progress not displaying now resolved
  • Bug fix for the audit log page link sometimes displaying a 404 now resolved

v2.27.0 - 27th November 2014

New features:

  • Ability to copy an issue
  • Ability to delay the push notification sent when publishing an issue

Bug fix:

  • Links to sections on the settings page now open at the right section
  • Article data could become duplicated when copying a source between issues
  • Publishing/Testing progress bars didn't always update the progress percentage

v2.26.0 - 19th November 2014

New features:

  • Ability to choose between a couple of different push notification providers
  • List of users now ordered alphabetically
  • New filters added to the audit page

Bug fix:

  • Bug with time displayed in audit log resolved

v2.25.0 - 22nd October 2014

New features:

  • Integration with Parse for sending push notifications
  • Uploading an source file with the same name asks if you want to replace to keep both

v2.24.0 - 14th October 2014

New features:

  • Integration with Appboy for sending push notifications
  • Queueing of issue reload requests for optimum server performance
  • New FTP server allowing users to use their same login credentials for the UI and the FTP server
  • Auto-compilation of issues when FTP'd to the Portal
  • Auto-compilation of updated issues when FTP'd to the Portal
  • Auto-compilation of source files when FTP'd to the Portal
  • Auto-compilation of updated source files when FTP'd to the Portal

Bug fixes:

  • Minor UI bug fixes
  • Bug fix for Web App URLs on the build form linking to incorrect locations resolved

v2.23.0 - 11th September 2014

New features:

  • Ability to extend subscriptions to provide more data
  • Update messaging for trial users

Bug fixes:

  • Prevent the edit issue dialog box from appearing 'off screen'
  • Better position the trial restriction popups for issue publishing

v2.22.0 - 20th August 2014

New features:

  • Ability to preview changes to Web App builds before deploying the changes
  • Platform customers can now download the APS file from a button within the Portal
  • Issues can be unpublished when a publication has a trial expired status
  • Validate email exists when choosing to use the forgot password functionality

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for source files with the same filename whose case was inconsistent now resolved
  • Bug fix to prevent archiving empty issues now resolved
  • Minor UI bug fixes

v2.21.0 - 13th August 2014

New features:

  • New branding for App Studio
  • Ability to copy the article id to your clipboard via a button
  • When using the 'custom url' deep linking feature in your app, deep links to your store page are available on the issue detail view
  • When using the 'custom url' deep linking feature in your app, deep links to your article are available on the article detail view
  • HTML content now supports the additional naming convention of index.html
  • Audit log information is filtered depending on the page you're viewing

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for the audit log entries not showing in the correct timezone now resolved
  • Bug fix for the test Web App not showing the correct content now resolved
  • Several translations updated

v2.20.1 - 28th July 2014

Bug fix:

  • Bug uploading Apple Images to the Web App build form resolved

v2.20.0 - 23rd July 2014

Features:

  • Ability to create a publication group
  • Ability to manage the publications which belong a publication group
  • Ability to create an app build for a publication group
  • Validation added when creating sections
  • Speed improvements made in the cover creation process when publishing an issue

Bug fixes:

  • Trial expiry deletion service fixed
  • The montage function has been fixed to ensure multiple images are combined in the correct order
  • Closing popups fixed for the Firefox browser

v2.19.0 - 4th July 2014

Features:

  • Web App build form enabled for publications which have purchased the Web App
  • The FTP Deployer now has configurable control for the connection timeout
  • Better language support for email notifications

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix preventing the creation of issues when changing the deadline date resolved
  • Bug fix for the subscription categories not appearing in the app config file resolved

v2.18.1 - 26th June 2014

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for the issue creation popup taking an unacceptable time to appear resolved
  • Bug fix for new users not getting the correct accounts created to be able to upload files resolved

v2.18.0 - 16th June 2014

New features:

  • Improved build form validation
  • Reduced the size of issue bundles
  • Email notification for publication admins when a trial publication is going to be deleted

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for archived issues no longer showing thumbnail images if they're published resolved
  • Bug fix for issues not being unpublished from the test location when they've been deleted

v2.17.4 - 14th May 2014

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for source files containing spaces creating article id links which do not work resolved
  • Bug fix for the billing screens not let users get through all the stages resolved
  • Bug fix for the Newsstand ATOM feed showing the last issues cover resolved

v2.17.3 - 6th May 2014

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for some XML customers not having their in-app purchase id's automatically set when creating an issue resolved
  • Bug fix for some translations not showing correctly on the publish/unpublish popup resolved
  • Bug fix for being unable to edit a source file containing an underscore character resolved

v2.17.2 - 1st May 2014

Bug fix:

  • Bug fix for files uploading to the wrong location when using the SCP uploader resolved

v2.17.1 - 28th April 2014

New feature:

  • As an XML publisher, I can reload an existing issue to recompile it and pick up any changes to the list of sources

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for issues available to upload to disappearing from the non published issues after pushing to test
  • Bug fix for cancelling an issue resolved

v2.17.0 - 23rd April 2014

New features:

  • As a publisher, I can publish an issue to different hosting details for each different application
  • As a publisher, when I publish an issue, I can choose which applications to publish it to
  • As a publisher, when I unpublish an issue, I can unpublish the issue from specific applications
  • As a publisher, when I republish an issue, I can republish the issue to specific applications
  • As a publisher, when I republish an issue, I can specify if the application(s) should show an 'updated issue' message
  • As a publisher, when I push an issue to test, I can specify which applications I want to test on
  • As a publisher, the issue size shown in the UI is for the retina quality bundle

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for being unable to cancel a publish of an issue resolved
  • Bug fix for being unable to cancel the pushing to test of an issue resolved
  • Bug fix for cover images not being created when publishing only to the Web App resolved
  • Bug fix for publishing multiple issues at the same time resulting in not all issues available to download resolved
  • Bug fix for duplicate entries appearing in the Video Manager for an issue resolved

v2.16.0 - 25th March 2014

New features:

  • The build form team can add their own translations without requiring a server update

Bug fix:

  • Bug fix for properties in the source.xml file not being parsed resolved
  • Bug fix for the Republish button showing whilst an issue is in an archived state resolved
  • Bug fix for a discrepancy with the issue ID we display on the edit issue dialog resolved

v2.15.2 - 14th February 2014

Bug fix:

  • Bug fix for locating assets (e.g. custom fonts) during compilation resolved

v2.15.1 - 13th February 2014

Bug fix:

  • Bug fix preventing push notifications being sent on publishing an issue resolved

v2.15.0 - 10th February 2014

New features:

  • As an Admin user, I can update the widgets for QXP content
  • Allow only enterprise customers to see the hosting settings
  • Allow only enterprise customers to see the XML content settings

Bug fixes:

  • Bug causing a redirect loop when creating a Japanese organization resolved
  • Bug preventing an image for an issue with a Japanese title appearing the list of issues resolved

v2.14.0 - 23rd January 2014

New features:

  • More APIs for issue management implemented
  • Deadline date can now include a time as well as a date

Bug fixes:

  • Large thumbnails displayed on the iOS Store page now cropped correctly
  • Bug with the in-app purchase id field for XML customers resolved
  • Bug preventing East Asian characters for issue names resolved

v2.13.0 - 19th December 2013

New features:

  • APIs for basic issue management introduced
  • New montage function for XML customers

Bug fixes:

  • Bug sometimes showing a completed publish although it may have failed resolved
  • Bug not showing preview images in the iOS app for QXP content resolved
  • Bug with the newsstand.xml file resolved

v2.12.0 - 21st November 2013

New features:

  • Trial deletion service implemented to remove expired trials
  • Larger image assets generated for the new iOS v4 app
  • Publishing process now provides progress updates whilst generating image assets

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with sections not always saving resolved
  • Bug with data on the build form not trimming spaces on field data resolved
  • Bug allowing a user to attempt to create an account multiple times resolved
  • Bug with HTML markup in metadata not showing in the apps resolved
  • Bug with certain metadata not being sent to the apps resolved

v2.11.0 - 21st October 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug preventing the user from updating their timezone resolved
  • Bug deleting the wrong user when managing users in the organization view resolved

v2.9.6 - 10th October 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with videos not playing on the back of a flip page resolved
  • Bug with animations resolved
  • Bug with page flip on iOS7 resolved
  • Bug with Scroll Zone content positioning on iOS7 resolved
  • Bug with Slideshow dots not appearing on iOS7 resolved

v2.9.5 - 24th September 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix when moving items on the flat planner not appearing in the correct place resolved
  • Bug fix allowing test issues to be downloaded before they had finished uploading resolved
  • Bug fix for the billing State dropdown for US / Canada resolved

v2.9.4 - 11th September 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug copying content between issues resolved

v2.9.3 - 10th September 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug compiling XML content resolved

v2.9.2 - 9th September 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with uploading an issue via FTP resolved

v2.9.1 - 6th September 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with the billing screens resolved
  • Bug when compiling XML content resolved

v2.9.0 - 5th September 2013

New features:

  • As a publisher, I can archive an issue

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fixed which prevented QuarkXPress uploads auto compiling
  • Bug fixed which prevented some assets on the build forms saving after uploading
  • Bug when copying content from one issue to another now resolved

v2.8.7 - 20th August 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Animation flashing
  • Animations not looping
  • Animations sometimes not honouring correct path
  • Animations not honouring the hide before option
  • Flashing occurs when loading a WebView widget
  • ScrollZones should not be showing their scrollbars by default
  • Several Internet Explorer fixes for the widgets

v2.8.6 - 19th August 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Atmosphere connectivity issues

v2.8.5 - 31st July 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Animations on iOS5
  • Picture Zoom functionality
  • Popup transition
  • Flickering on page flip for Android devices
  • Jerky scrolling for Scroll Zones
  • Video play and poster images not always disappearing on different browsers

v2.8.3 - 15th July 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for some buttons not being tap-able on page flip pages resolved
  • Bug fix for images at the top of ScrollZones not appearing in the correct position resolved

v2.8.2 - 11th July 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix to support commas in category names for subscription categories resolved

v2.8.1 - 2nd July 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for a client's custom XSL resolved

v2.8.0 - 1st July 2013

New features:

  • As a publisher, I can enter a redemption code in the billing portal

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix to prevent the delation of a publication which has been purchased resolved
  • Bug fix for some buttons not being tappable on a page flip page resolved
  • Bug fix for web links not working when they contain special characters resolved
  • Bug fix for animations not finishing in the correct position resolved
  • Bug fix to prevent text flashing when a slideshow changes slides
  • Bug fix to prevent inline audio overlapping

v2.7.3 - 25th June 2013

New features:

  • RSS transform handles galleries

v2.7.2 - 20th June 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix to allow transformable items to be moved off the screen
  • Bug fix to prevent play buttons appearing for videos which play on page load
  • Bug fix to show visual feedback when the video play icon is tapped
  • Bug fix to prevent the screen from flashing when slideshows are interacted with
  • Bug fix for some buttons not registering tap events resolved
  • Bug fix for the inline audio player to show the correct controller resolved

v2.7.0 - 17th June 2013

New features:

  • The iOS build form now validates certificates that have expired
  • The iOS build form now validates against wildcard certificates

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for adding RGB values when creating sections resolved

v2.6.4 - 11th June 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix to prevent events from stacking and causing memory problems on Android devices
  • Bug fix for using a combination of Animations and ScrollZones resolved

v2.6.3 - 6th June 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for buttons not working in the Portal preview resolved
  • Bug fix for using a combination of ScrollZones, Popups, and Slideshows on top of each other resolved
  • Bug fix for the encoding of web links resolved

v2.6.2 - 4th June 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for animations resolved
  • Bug for for sensitivity of buttons resolved
  • Bug fix for the use of multiple videos playing at once when using an Android device resolved

v2.6.1 - 31st May 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for a bug with animations on drop of a moveable item resolved

v2.6.0 - 29th May 2013

New features:

  • As a publisher, I can reorder the issues within a publication using the column headers
  • As a publisher using the XML workflow, I use a .tar or .tgz file format for the content bundle
  • As a publisher, when I press the edit issue button, I am able to add more platforms to publish my issue to
  • As a publisher, I can select to trial App Studio with Android devices

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix in relation to DTD loading for publishers using the XML workflow resolved
  • Bug fix for some styling issues resolved
  • Bug fix for the iOS build form for enabling Newsstand resolved
  • Bug fix to prevent users from triggering multiple compile operation on the same source file

v2.5.2 - 23rd May 2013

New features:

  • Support for the media manager for QuarkXPress content (requires QXP 9.5.2)

Bug fixes:

  • Bug allowing users to push to test multiple times resolved
  • Bug fix for the push notification validation on the iOS build form

v2.5.1 - 21st May 2013

Bug fixes:

  • Bug fix for uploading a banner advert zip file to the iOS build form resolved
  • Bug fix for validating certificates without push notifications on the iOS build form resolved
  • Bug fix which prevented the use of profiles without push notifications resolved

v2.5.0 - 15th May 2013

New features:

  • LinkedIn Sharing added to the iOS build form
  • Ability to hide the status bar for an iOS app added to the build form
  • Redesign of the iOS build form
  • Improved validation of the iOS build form for profiles and certificates
  • Android build form button enabled for all entitled to an Android build

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with QXP content not removing assets deleted from your files between uploads resolved

v2.4.0 - 9th April 2013

New features:

  • As a publisher, I can create an Android app using the Android build form (available on request)

Bug fixes:

  • Links on the iOS build form have been corrected
  • Thumbnails were missing when copying source files between issues
  • Newsstand.xml was not outputting an absolute URL for the src element
  • Uploading a valid icon for an iOS app was not validating correctly

v2.3.0 - 18th March 2013

New features:

  • Ability to publish content for the Web App (if you plan must include this option)
  • Improvements to the CDN for issues hosted by App Studio
  • Improved support for users using IE10 on Windows 7

Bug fixes:

  • Thumbnails for uploaded HTML content not being displayed

v2.2.0 - 19th February 2013

New features:

  • Ability to purchase a plan via the Billing tab

Bug fixes:

  • The issue thumbnail on the list of issues should be clickable
  • Removing a user from an organization is not displayed in the UI until after a refresh of the page
  • The compile, preview, and test buttons should not be active for an issue with no content
  • Large preview images for the cover not appearing for QuarkXPress content

v2.1.0 - 7th December 2012

New features:

  • Link to App Studio documentation added
  • Inline message in the issue view for help adding content to an issue

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with carousel of pages in issue preview view resolved
  • Bug with new issue notification after pushing to test resolved
  • Bug with incorrect times being shown on audit log

v2.0.0 - 29th November 2012

New features:

  • Rebrand to App Studio
  • A user can request to join an existing organization when signing up to create a new account
  • Improved view for managing users within an organization
  • All new publications have a 30 day trial period
  • Users can control the settings of their organization and publications
  • Added new App Manager section for accessing build forms
  • Users can choose which issues get published to the different platforms
  • Ability to upload content from QuarkXPress
  • Audit logged shown on all pages throughout the Portal
  • Added translations for French, German, and Japanese

Bug fixes:

  • Bug with deleting content now resolved

9th October 2012

XSL Workflow:

  • As a publisher, I can upload a table of contents (TOC) XML file for my issue
  • As a publisher, I can upload my own article XSL document to convert XML to HTML
  • As a publisher, I can upload my own TOC XSL to convert my custom TOC to the standar App Studio TOC

App builds:

  • As a user, I can always see if the status of my app build is in progress whilst on the app build form
  • Validate against the expiration date for the certificates provided. The certificate must not be expired when the user submits a new app build

Bug fixes:

  • When compiling multiple articles at the same time, sometimes images are missing in the content
  • When publishing an issue which contains content which has a file without an extension, the publish dialog freezes
  • Prevent an empty newsstand.xml file (used by iTunes Connect) from being generated during the publishing of an issue

9th July 2012

Workflow improvements:

  • Enhancements to the automated build solution
  • Enhancements to the professional services workflow
  • Reliability improvements with Urban Airship push notifications
  • Bug with source file deletion resolved

31st May 2012

Content management:

  • A user can specify a URL for an article which they can share via social networks
  • Deadline date for an issue is now required
  • Bug with Newsstand XML images being the wrong sized resolved

18th May 2012

General bug fixes:

  • Bug with invite process resolved where not all user roles honoured
  • Bug with landscape thumbnails on issue screen resolved

General enhancements:

  • Pageflow improvements for PDF content source
  • Improved validation on the ipad application build form
  • Auditing updates
  • Updates for more bundles in configuration file
  • Email validation improved on account invitation process
  • Ensure the organisation screen updates the users when a user accepts their invite

24th April 2012

Bug fixes:

  • Prevent the test app from crashing when invalid issue is downloaded
  • User roles bug resolved
  • Allow HTML content source which contains a space in the filename
  • Create new publication link now functioning correctly

User interface improvements:

  • Validation around creating a publication whose name is too long name
  • When deleting a file, the file is now removed from App Studio so the Add content drop down does not show files you're no longer interested in.

30th March 2012

Compilation updates:

  • Prevent covers being created the wrong way round
  • Pub prob to allow metadata to be updated from the summary json callback
  • Add paged scrolling to issue xml/json
  • DTD entity resolution not working on production

Application request form

  • Improvements to the uploading experience
  • App id field validation now allows a dash

User interface improvements:

  • Footer should always be at bottom of screen in flatplan view
  • Html5 Uploader - change error text

Bug fixes:

  • New publication cannot be created

22nd February 2012

Enhancements:

  • Beta version of the application build request form
  • Recommended browsers now shown

20th February 2012

New features:

  • An editor can use a 'flip' transition between hotspot states instead of the standard fade
  • An editor can use a gif image as a zoomable image, previously only jpg and png were supported

Enhancements:

  • Tracked Changes made via Adobe InCopy were corrupting the App Studio output including missing text, wrong styles, etc
  • Slideshows not working on the same page as animations

Bug fixes:

  • Some custom fonts are not being handled correctly
  • Background images appear to be caching in the App Studio test app

15th February 2012

Interface improvements:

  • Several bugs with Internet Explorer version 8 resolved
  • Copy and paste bug resolved
  • Bug with creation of article id's resolved

Roles/Permissions:

  • Passwords must contain alphabetic and numeric characters
  • Create an org designer role - a user can now be a designer of all publications within an organisation
  • Users can now have access to more than the original 15 publication limit

NLMXML transformation updates:

  • An issue description can contain bullets and newlines
  • More issue metadata picked up on issue creation
  • Better date parsing of the issue metadata file
  • Better white space handling in the issue metadata file
  • Improved support for remote DTD references on XML source files

Publishing content:

  • Apple product id field is too short - Apple ids can be very long!
  • Improve Urban Airship integration
  • Bug with config paths resolved

13th January 2012

New feature:

  • HTML5 content uploader. Adding support for sending HTML pages directly to App Studio.

Interface improvements:

  • Validation error messages during sign up resolved
  • Fixed a display issue with keyword information for content sources.
  • Clustering support.

Security enhancements:

  • Invited users must have passwords of a minimum of 8 characters.Fixed a display issue with keyword information for content sources
  • Clustering support
  • Passwords must always be a minimum of 8 characters

13th December 2011

XML workflow:

  • Better FTP support for sending content to App Studio up an ftp for NEJM to push their content to
  • Automated table of contents creator
  • Issue metadata automatically set by table of contents

Roles/permissions:

  • Creating an account with a tester role does not apply all permissions required
  • A tester can be upgraded to designer and/or admin role correctly

Interface improvements:

  • The size of packaged issue bundle is displayed on the issues screen.
  • Source files can be copied between issues and publications.

6th December 2011

Usability Improvements:

  • Vertical scrolling text columns should prevent the app from scrolling horizontally.
  • Moving stickers on the page will no longer result in page swipe.
  • Better tolerance when dropping a moveable into its dropzone.
  • Moveable objects no longer get stuck after being moved.
  • HTML5 Video needs to play inline on the iPhone.
  • Video play button now aligns dead centre.

Added support:

  • A page can be set to be pinch-able so a user can zoom into each page.
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