6.20 - Improved files management, linking existing accounts

30 January 2025

File transfers

The way we handle file transfers and storage has received a much awaited update!  If you identify any hiccup when downloading/uploading a file from Nestor, please let us know at support@nestor-edp.org

Improvement of the file module

The file module has received the following updates:

• Files are now ordered
  • first by filetype order
  • then alphabetically
• No more confirmation popup when changing a file type
  
• Multi-select for easy deletes and downloads!
• The module display is now much clearer on small screens

Co-author validation: linking an existing account

The corresponding author sometimes uses an alternate address (for example a gmail) to register a co-author. If the co-author is already registered in Nestor with another address, this will result in a duplicate account.

This update addresses the issue by proposing the coauthor to discard the alternate address and link his/her historic account: