New Top Bar Navigation

We added a top bar for navigation and eliminated extra tabs from the user/start page. The top bar makes it easier to access your start page, go to spaces, and edit your account. When you log in, you will see the following screen:

1. A "My Start" link on the left side takes you to your start page from anywhere in Assembla. 
2. Your first three workspaces will be listed on the top bar for easy access. To show your most frequently visited workspaces, go to your start page and drag the circles for those workspaces to the top of the list. 
3. A dropdown menu is located on the right side, under your name and picture. From this menu, you can access the edit profile page, view your account information, and log out.
   

Multiple Languages (Beta)

To serve Assembla users in over 100 countries, we have begun translating our tools into multiple languages, starting with Spanish and Russian. This release is a beta test that only includes select tools such as Tickets, Milestones, Support, and Subversion. In following releases, other Assembla tools will have been translated into Spanish and Russian, and we will begin adding support for additional languages. To update your language preference, go to the Edit Profile page and change the dropdown for Language Preference (see image on right).

Messages Tool Improvements

We simplified the Message tool.  The Messages tool should be a place where any team member can easily post a messages without starting a new email thread.  This makes information accessible to more team members. The revised tool does not have nested threads, which were confusing to navigate.  It has one "conversation" for each top-level topic. The new tool also has simplified forms for posting messages and comments, and fewer controls.

More Estimates

You can turn on Estimates in Ticket settings.  If you do, you will see estimate totals on Milestones, and you will see estimates on cards in the cardwall.  Now we have a popup editor on the agile planner.

Git Merge Requests

We upgraded git merge requests to better support the classic git workflow where developers submit merge requests to a maintainer.  We will improve this in future releases with better review workflow, including some features that we like from Gerrit.

To send a merge request, select a branch, tag, or revision as the source.  Select a branch as the target.  You can review changesets and write comments.

When you receive a merge request, and you want it, you can use the instructions to apply it.