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Changelogs for musikCube

Current version: v1.0

Changelog for v1.0

  • Added:
    • made "Collected" its own library with its own playlists
    • improved selection box "type ahead" filtering
    • selection boxes during search and viewing modified tags
    • ability to set file assocations in the Preferences window
    • wma and mpc playback plugins
    • added updated Winamp Emulator plugin
    • customizable global hotkeys
    • tango icons
    • better volume control
    • Yann Le Moigne's windows media key patch
    • view -> selection boxes
    • theme editor dialog. File -> Theme Editor
    • ability to title a NetRadio when you add it
    • light playback icon theme
    • core_net: added BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE (can't hurt...)
  • Changed:
    • rearranged main menu bar to be more coherent
    • make source devices view hidden by default
    • better theme support when drawing the currently playing song.
    • playlist 'drag and drop reorder' color
    • standardized appearance and workflow of all dialogs
    • "musik" in sources panel renamed "browse"
    • root items in the sources panel are now capitalized
    • sources scrollbar draw location
    • sources items now end with an ellipsis if text is not long enough to fit
    • within the draw region (example: long playlist names)
    • moved sources window toggles to the main "View" menu
    • rearranged the file menu
    • disallow 100% transparency
  • Fixed:
    • next artist/next album hotkeys
    • bug where tray icon would not be displayed properly
    • tag dialog prompts for changes if selected item changes
    • detaching device while playing from it
    • browsing playlists as libraries
    • certain sources drag and drop errors
    • font loading issues
    • nasty crash with extremely long comments (or other fields)
    • BringWindowToTop on file drop
    • font glitch during drag and drop in playlist
    • selection boxes now update properly after a playlist is deleted
    • scrollbar not appearing/disappearing in the sources window
    • miniPlayer's window is musikCube, not the desktop.
    • miniPlayer window not being initialized completely if no song playing
    • bugs regarding removing songs from the library via selection boxes
    • sorting by time added and last played works correctly now
    • OnDragLeave() not being properly handled & leaving DND artifacts around
    • NetRadio works once again
    • NetRadio playlist not refreshing after adding a new station
    • 'not playing' text shifted slightly on first launch
    • make sure to 'unhighlight' last played song when playback stops
    • last of the theming related color issues
    • no longer have to restart musikCube if you change your system's theme
    • FLAC bug introduced in 1.0rc2
    • rare crash on exit when running debug build
    • minor auto capitalize bug
    • "Show in Explorer" actually selects the song now
    • disallow drag and drop from Now Playing to Now Playing
    • disallow drag and drop from Playlist to Same Playlist
    • cleaned up more drag and drop code
    • core_net: added BASS_STREAM_META to request that servers send metadata
    • musikCore: last character of metadata from netradio streams was being dumped due to incorrect string pointer math
    • musikCore: don't call MetaDataChanged() unless the metadata actually changed in some way, preventing balloon popup and tunage from getting a hit every 2-5 seconds on some netradio streams
  • Removed:
    • focus follows cursor option
    • unnecessary dialogs from the resource file
    • "Save Playlist" from the File menu. This is now done automatically
    • dead and unused accelerators

    Changelog for v1.0 RC2

    • Added: installer now downloads additional format plugins from the internet when selected
    • Added: users can now physically copy songs to devices by means of drag and drop: simply grab a group of songs and drop them on the device
    • Added: drop feedback when dragging items over items in the sources control
    • Added: drop feedback when rearranging playlist items
    • Added: "at" to default auto-capitalize list
    • Changed: separated core_Internal.dll into core_mp3.dll, core_ogg.dll, core_flac.dll, core_net.dll, core_cdda
    • Changed: default song highlight color
    • Changed: layout of batch retag dialog
    • Fixed: mini player to always display correct song
    • Fixed: some glitches when mixing songs with different libraries in Now Playing
    • Fixed: the infamous 'tunage hanging' problem
    • Fixed: bug where playlist highlighting was ignored
    • Fixed: search results are now ordered properly
    • Fixed: database would not load if there were certain characters in the username
    • Fixed: devices are now listed in the same order they appear in explorer

    Changelog for v1.0 RC1

    • New installer. props to insomnia.
    • Fixed the random icon
    • Fixed the path synchronization conflict resolution routine
    • Fixed --nographics mode for new now playing layout
    • Fixed balloon corruption up on very long song titles
    • Fixed item selection behavior while searching or renaming an item.
    • Fixed auto capitalize for words starting with (,{,[ characters
    • BatchChgCaseTask.h/.cpp: 50% less stupid
    • Fixed Alt+T for "Tags" menu not working properly
    • Always on Top shortcut key changed from Alt+T to Alt+Shift+T
    • Fixed Repeat Single
    • Added thumbs to the slider controls
    • Made the time slider much smoother (no longer jumps around)
    • Fixed weird "click to set time twice without moving mouse" bug
    • 'Play Next' changed to 'Queue as Next' in context menus

    Changelog for v0.92.5

    • Fixed support for mapped network drives in device list
    • Fixed filename case in the Tag Properties window
    • Fixed a "play next" right click crash
    • Fixed the crash when moving playlists down
    • Fixed some potential bugs with musikCore::Library creating crossfaders, equalizers, and playlists
    • Fixed bug where equalizer settings were not being saved on a per song basis when "Same Equalizer for all Songs" was not checked
    • Fixed bug where all selection boxes could disappear. if they are all closed, they will be reset to default upon next launch
    • Fixed a bug where plugging in a removable device when hidden would cause the sources panel to draw scrambled
    • Fixed the bug where hiding devices wouldn't take effect until musikCube was restarted
    • Fixed bug where press next or prev track would start playback if stopped
    • Fixed a bug where synchronization would fail if the collected sources item was selected
    • Fixed filesize display in playlist: "MB" instead of "mb"
    • Fixed equalizer drawing corruption when switching between 6 and 18 band mode
    • Pressing DELETE in the collected window actually deletes them from the collected library
    • Major overhaul of the now playing control
    • Fixed a lot of bugs relating to mcAmp, including those that made the sound suddenly cut out (FoxyTunes)
    • Volume in the main UI now updates when the mini player updates volume
    • Added Fine Fine's random icon
    • Core_APE added to the musikCore CVS tree
    • Cube_mcAmp and cube_miniPlayer added to the musikCube CVS tree

    Changelog for v0.92.4

    • Added right click -> play next, play now, enqueue, replace now playing, and replace now playing and play in both the playlist and selection box views
    • Fixes the bug where the tray icon would disappear if explorer crashed
    • Fixes some bugs where the database would be queried twice instead of once. (a nice speedup)
    • Fixes a nasty bug where deleting files from multiple libraries could work incorrectly
    • Fixes bug where rating a song in the playlist may not work correctly
    • Fixes bug where incorrect tag properties could be displayed
    • Fixes some random crashes people were experiencing with the option "double clicking an item queues it in now playing" option selected
    • Pressing F5 requires the selected dynamic playlist
    • Dropping files on a devices no longer crashes
    • Times played is now incremented when the song starts, instead of when it ends
    • Clicking on the time elapsed in the playing area now toggles display between time elapsed and time remaining
    • Added code to put list of currently used genres from the database at the top of the genre pulldown in the tag properties dialog box
    • Wrapped OpenURL in a try...catch block -- Tunage should no longer throw a message box if it fails due to lack of internet connection

    Changelog for v0.92.2.3

    • Playlist ordering is remembered
    • Tunage vars $RATING and $GENRE added
    • Reload tags no longer hangs
    • TagLib moved to core_Internal.dll and outside musikCore
    • Added sources type "Collected" to show a history of songs played, including those that aren't in your main library. you can also use this sources item to modify songs that do not exist in the main library
    • "Show All %" changed to "Show All Songs"
    • Selection box "Show All %" bug(s) fixed
    • Fixes typo "existant" should be "existent"
    • Fixes the bug where dynamic playlists would switch around if they were selected and a new song was started
    • Fixes buggy searching while sources panel is scrolled
    • Enabled marquee selection in playlist
    • Fixes a crash when upgrading from musikCube 0.91.x
    • Double clicking fields in selection boxes now queues them in now playing if "Double Clicking a Song Queues it in Now Playing" is selected in the preferences
    • Currently playing songs are ALWAYS highlighted
    • Fixes strange bug where two identical items in the now playing would be drawn with a slightly different font
    • Fix for sources plugin integration. OnSources() is only sent if user left click the sources item. also added WM_SOURCESUNSEL message so plugins can defocus items in the sources panel
    • Fixes a long running problem where new users couldn't add files to their database. this only occured when non ASCII letters were in the user's username
    • Fixes tray icon crash
    • Removed balloon tip "pop" sound
    • Selections are now updated when holding ctrl and deselecting items in the selection boxes

    Changelog for v0.92.2.1

    • Input (new format) plugin support
    • Equalizer now uses Shibatch (shibatch.sf.net) technology
    • McAmp uses [ artist - title ] instead of [ title - artist ]
    • Cd ripper re-designed to work at 800x600
    • Adds "notes" field to dynamic playlist dialog
    • Fixes potentially dangerous bug where Copy To.. or Move To.. overwrites files without conformation
    • Fixes some bloat in the playlist popup menu
    • Right click -> play selected in playlist view
    • Right click -> play selected in selection boxes work again
    • Double click to queue song adds them to the bottom of the list, instead of after the currently playing song
    • "by artist" and "from the album" are no longer displayed in the task tray, balloon tips, or now playing bar if no artist or album information exists
    • Fixes a bug where creating a playlist, going to a device, then back to the library wouldn't show updated playlists
    • Fixes bug where deleting last dynamic or stanard playlist in "device" mode would focus the main library, instead of the active device
    • Use derek's new main icon!
    • About box re-designed

    Changelog for v0.92.1 beta

    • Huge plugin api / framework updates
    • Double clicking items in the selection box starts them playing
    • Last played song and playlist are remembered when you shutdown, and automatically displayed on startup
    • Fixed playing read-only files over the network
    • Modified behavior and appearance of "Create..." buttons
    • Songs rated with -1 have no information displayed in the "rating" column of the playlist
    • Removed confusing "selection scheme" option
    • Right click on artist/album/etc boxes -> Play Selected
    • Right click on artist/album/etc boxes -> Queue Selected
    • Right click songs in playlist -> Queue Selected
    • Changed the playlist icon in the Sources panel
    • Playing a song from a dynamic playlist automatically focuses the now playing list
    • "Move Files To..." right click sources option
    • Scrollbar in the sources control doesn't draw as crowded
    • Winamp command emulation removed from the main program and moved to a plugin called "mcAmp" (included)
    • The first time musikCube is run on a computer it will inform the user about adding files, and automatically launch the directory synchronization dialog
    • Right click on Library -> Show All Songs
    • Right click on Device -> Synchronize Device
    • Right click on files -> (Re)write Tags to File
    • "Select all Artists" changed to "Show all Artists"
    • Much improved keyboard shortcuts
    • A preference that adds the ability to not show all songs in the playlist view when "Select all Artists/Albums/etc" is clicked in a selection box. This can drastically speed up the UI if deselected. See File -> Preferences -> Interface -> Workflow
    • Sound buffer length can be set in File -> Preferences -> Sound -> Driver
    • Crossfader settings are remembered on exit
    • Tag from Filename works again
    • Fixed loading and saving tag-to-filename and Filename-to-Tag masks
    • Drag and drop from explorer fixed
    • Fixes a bug where deleting the last std or dynamic playlist in the sources, without files playing, could cause the library view to go blank until you clicked out and back into it
    • Equalizer presets can be created and stored again
    • Sorting playlist by comments column actually works
    • Minimize bug where UI would simply disappear
    • Toggling equalizer off in the menu now updates the button in the now
    • Playing control properly
    • Fixed crash with cddb
    • Rewrote the playlist sort query.. it shouldn't crash anymore when sorting very large playlists in the main window
    • Fixes a really rare crash caused by an invalid Relative Volume Adjustment id3v2 tag
    • Fixes some bugs related to minimize and close to system tray
    • "rate current" in tray menu now correctly updates after a song's rating has changed

    Changelog for v0.92

    • A basic plugin API
    • Added tooltips to the now playing control
    • Adds quick toggles for random, repeat, crossfader, and equalizer in the main window
    • Tags are now scanned for a "comments" field, which can be toggled on in the playlists Cd devices can be hidden

    Changelog for v0.91.11 Beta

    • Moving the mouse over the playlist, selection boxes, and sources controls makes them scrollable with the mousewheel
    • Clearning the library does not remove stock dynamic playlists
    • Right click on dynamic playlists root menu -> Create Stock Dynamic Playlists (if you have lost yours)
    • Ability to reload tag information from file. right click files in playlist -> Reload Tags from File
    • Fixed cd ripper strangeness when only ripping selected tracks
    • Incorrect thread percentage bug
    • Fixed bug where dragging files out of playlist and sources would moved the files instead of copying them
    • Fixed bug where duplicate files could appear in the database
    • Holding right mouse button while dropping on sources will switch to the item the files were dropped on
    • Fixes another sources drag and drop bug where holding the left mouse button down before entering the sources would be detected as a drag event

    Changelog for v0.91.10 Beta

    • Bitrate for mp3 encoding works properly again
    • Cd ripper supports unicode tags
    • Sources scrollbar is no longer reset after creating a new playlist
    • Dragging from windows explorer and dropping on sources items now works with more sources types
    • Fixes another cd ripper bug where certain discs would just refuse to rip
    • Added "CD Ripper" to File menu
    • Fixed problems when switching between two or more audio cds
    • Device to device / device to library dragging
    • Users can now rearrange dynamic playlist contents in the playlist view
    • Ctrl + o, ctrl + d work again
    • Fixes bug where the selection boxes would be reset if a regular playlist was visible and the user rearranged files in the view
    • Now playing information (song count, runtime, size) is now updated if now playing is active and user plays or queues a random artist, album, or year
    • Sources drag and drop bugs, including dragging from libraries and devices have been fixed. invalid items, such as cd audio discs, can no longer be dragged
    • Sources window is automatically scrolled to the top item when the program is launched
    • Fixes inaccurate popup location of box to rename files and creating playlists in the sources bar

    Changelog for 0.91.9 Beta

    • Unicode support for tags and filenames
    • New option: close to system tray
    • Tray icon mouseover now displays artist name too
    • Rating popup menus now display the current song rating
    • Ability to drag playlists onto now playing (or from dynamic to regular playlists)
    • Now playing is preserved on exit if the songs are from the main library
    • Fixed bug where selecting all artists of a playlist would display incorrect playlist length and filesize
    • Tray icon: use middle mouse button to bring musikCube window to the top if its obscured by other windows
    • Writing tags to file works properly again
    • Fixed bug where selecting an album/artist/genre/etc with an apostrophe in it would return nothing in the playlist view
    • Fixes delete from playlist bug
    • Playlist context menu item "Clean" is no longer enabled if no songs are selected
    • Playing and retagging files with unicode characters works
    • Files not tagged successfully are no longer marked as unmodified
    • Removed all ogg vorbis sdk and id3lib references in musikCore

    Changelog for v0.91.8 Beta

    • Sub libraries have been removed. all playlists and dynamic playlists are treated like sub library -- that is, they link up with the selection boxes
    • New "Net Radio" sources entry
    • Completely redesigned sources right click menu
    • Expanded removable device support to support any disk attached to the system
    • Ability to select which drives to display in the "Devices" section of the sources panel "unplug device" changed to "unload device" in sources menu
    • Dynamic playlists are automatically updated when the currently playing song finishes
    • Stock dynamic playlists added: 50 last played, 50 newest, 10 most played, favorite artist, favorite album
    • More sources drawing enhancements
    • Cd playback and ripping now display track durations
    • Changed the disk drive icon
    • Fixed size of playlist icon
    • Changed default application icon
    • Fixed two drag and drop bugs as reported in the forums
    • Fixed the annoying viewing modified tags bug

    Changelog for v0.91.7

    • Cd ripping: added "rip selected" and "rip entire disc" buttons to prevent confusion
    • Cd ripping: fixed status display when ripping selected tracks
    • Cd ripping: pressing cancel now long displays "the process has completed successfully."
    • Cd ripping: added a dialog to let user know if rip was canceled or failed
    • Couple small bug fixes

    Changelog for v0.91.6

    • Removable storage support for thumb drives and removable storage-type mp3 players (usb/firewire)
    • Search has moved from its own item in the tree, to a subitem of the "musik" sources item
    • Big sources drawing enhancments and speedups. single click to collapse root items
    • Better sources mouse over

    Changelog for v0.91.5

    • Playback buttons now have icons
    • CD Playback works properly again
    • Sources panel has icons
    • Fixed and redesigned the way tag-to-filename and filename-to-tag work
    • Rearranged the playlist right-click menu to be more intuitive
    • Buttons in the now playing control are drawn to match the items in the sources panel
    • Tag now properly updates if no track number or year was entered
    • Various small bug fixes

    Changelog for v0.90 beta

    • Cd ripping support (ogg, flac, mp3)
    • Cd playback support
    • Ability to switch between databases
    • Netstream support
    • Improved playlist creation
    • Fixed a column sorting bug, source of "random" crashes
    • Equalizer much more accurate, now displays frequencies and has a preamp
    • 0:00 duration bug fixed (thanks Al)
    • Interface appearance enhancements
    • Many additional bug fixes and feature enhancements

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