Canvas Deploy Notes (2019-12-18)
Canvas deploys contain code changes that are intended to fix bugs, improve performance, and prepare for new features, but they do not affect customer workflows. These deploys take place every two weeks. Intended changes in workflow are noted in the Canvas Release Notes published monthly.
Deploy notes include notable fixed bugs and additional updates that do not affect user functionality.
Deploy Schedule Changes In observance of upcoming holidays:
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- Fixed Bugs
- Accessibility
- Calendar
- Pages
- Account Settings
- Immersive Reader Feature Option Adjustment
- Calendar
- Event Section Dates and Dashboard
- Notifications
- Grading Notification and Post Policies
- Permissions
- Student Interactions Report
Fixed Bugs |
Accessibility
Calendar
Next and Previous month date numbers display a color contrast of 3:1 for the default Canvas interface and 4.5:1 for high contrast profiles.
Pages
Paginated page buttons are read to screen readers as page 1, page 2, and so forth.
Account Settings
Immersive Reader Feature Option Adjustment
The Immersive Reader feature option supports the Allow functionality for subaccounts.
Explanation: When an admin set the Immersive Reader feature option to Allow, the feature option did not display at the subaccount level. The only way to enable the feature option for a subaccount was to turn it on at the root account level. Canvas code has been updated to support the Allow option for subaccounts.
Calendar
Event Section Dates and Dashboard
Calendar events that were originally set to display a different date for each section and later changed to non-section specific display in the List View Dashboard.
Explanation: When an event was created that used a different date for each section, and the different date option was later removed, the event would no longer display in the List View Dashboard. Canvas code has been updated to retain all calendar events regardless of the section dates option.
Notifications
Grading Notification and Post Policies
Notification preferences are retained for the email Grading notification.
Explanation: When a user changed the Grading notification via email to never in the notification preferences page, notifications regarding posted submissions were changed to immediately. Canvas code has been updated to retain the preference set in the notifications page.
Permissions
Student Interactions Report
To view the Student Interactions Report, users must have both the Grades - View All Grades and Courses - View Usage Reports permissions.
Explanation: When a user without the Grades - View All Grades permission viewed the Student Interactions Report, the user was able to view the report even though it included grading information. Canvas code has been updated to require the Grades - View All Grades permission to view the Student Interactions Report.
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| 2019-12-06 | Deploy Notes Published |
