add "checked" to truth values for Boolean input

Author: Richard Jones

CHANGES.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 This file contains the changes to the Roundup system over time. The entries
 are given with the most recent entry first.
 
+2004-05-?? 0.7.3
+Fixed:
+- add "checked" to truth values for Boolean input
+
+
 2004-05-17 0.7.2
 Fixed:
 - anydbm sorting with None values (sf bug 952853)

doc/announcement.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
+command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
+from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
+
 This maintenance release fixes some bugs in the 0.7 release of Roundup:
 
 - anydbm sorting with None values (sf bug 952853)
@@ -35,13 +39,6 @@ Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
 About Roundup
 =============
 
-Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
-command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
-from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.
-
-Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
-project is [email protected].
-
 Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
 "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:
 

roundup/hyperdb.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # BASIS, AND THERE IS NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE,
 # SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 # 
-# $Id: hyperdb.py,v 1.97 2004-05-02 23:16:05 richard Exp $
+# $Id: hyperdb.py,v 1.97.2.1 2004-05-18 21:50:30 richard Exp $
 
 """Hyperdatabase implementation, especially field types.
 """
@@ -743,7 +743,8 @@ def rawToHyperdb(db, klass, itemid, propname, value,
         value = [str(x) for x in value]
     elif isinstance(proptype, Boolean):
         value = value.strip()
-        value = value.lower() in ('yes', 'true', 'on', '1')
+        # checked is a common HTML checkbox value
+        value = value.lower() in ('checked', 'yes', 'true', 'on', '1')
     elif isinstance(proptype, Number):
         value = value.strip()
         try: