Update 2.8 release notes with recent changes
Change-Id: I5986ca5a86fa2663c3a2750126a4aed360cda21c
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
index b7ebc0b..4a5685c 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes/ReleaseNotes-2.8.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
footer template] that will be appended to the end of all outgoing emails after
the 'ChangeFooter' and 'CommentFooter'.
+* New `topic-changed` hook and stream event is fired when a change's topic is
+edited from the Web UI or via a REST API.
+
+
Web UI
~~~~~~
@@ -62,13 +66,24 @@
If the user has more than one email address, the preferred email address will
be used.
+* Default user's full name to git committer name if user has not configured a
+full name in their profile.
+
+* Include comment author attributes in comment panels.
++
+Comment author's email address and name are included as attributes in comment
+panels. This makes it easier to filter out CI-based comments using user
+scripts.
+
REST API
~~~~~~~~
-Several new link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api.html[
+* Several new link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api.html[
REST API endpoints] are added.
+* REST views can determine how long their response should be cached.
+
Access Rights
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -159,6 +174,9 @@
* link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api-changes.html#get-diff[
Get diff of a file in a revision]
+* link:http://gerrit-documentation.googlecode.com/svn/Documentation/2.8/rest-api-changes.html#get-commit[
+Get parsed commit of a revision]
+
Config
^^^^^^
@@ -215,6 +233,13 @@
explicitly.
+Emails
+~~~~~~
+
+* The `RebasedPatchSet` template is removed. Email notifications for rebased
+changes are now sent with the `ReplacePatchSet` template.
+
+
Plugins
~~~~~~~
@@ -225,6 +250,9 @@
* Plugins may now contribute buttons to various parts of the UI.
+* Plugins may now provide an 'About' section on their documentation index page.
+
+
Commit Message Length Checker
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -271,6 +299,16 @@
---------
+Configuration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+* Do not persist default project state in `project.config`.
+
+* Honor `gerrit.cannonicalWebUrl` when opening browser after init.
+
+* Fix 'query disabled' error when Query Limit is set.
+
Web UI
~~~~~~
@@ -342,6 +380,13 @@
the event is related to a draft patch set.
+Emails
+~~~~~~
+
+* Email notifications are sent for new changes created via actions in the
+Web UI such as cherry-picking or reverting a change.
+
+
Tools
~~~~~
