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Changelogs for Mp3tag

Current version: v2.42b Beta

Changelog for v2.42b Beta

FIX: improved error handling for 0 bytes sized files
FIX: improved error handling for broken APIC frames

Changelog for v2.42a Beta

NEW: option to check for updates on program startup
NEW: function sayuntilml for web sources framework
CHG: updated discogs tag source
FIX: lost keyboard focus after removing last cover via extended tag dialog
FIX: runtime error while trying to read empty ID3v2 UFID frames

Changelog for v2.42

NEW: support for drag'n'drop of cover art from Mp3tag
NEW: MP4 fields ITUNESMEDIATYPE, TVEPISODEID, TVNETWORK, TVSEASON and TVEPISODE
NEW: support for padding in Ogg Vorbis files to improve tag writing performance
NEW: action type 'Split fields by separator'
NEW: context menu for cover-related functions now also available at the extended tags dialog
NEW: description of cover art can now be changed via the context menu of the cover art display in the main view
NEW: scripting functions $meta(x), $meta(x,n), and $meta_sep(x,sep)
NEW: support for Ogg Vorbis files with OGA file extension
NEW: tag sources dialogs now with Back buttons
NEW: type and description of cover art can now also be set via the Tag Sources dialog
NEW: type of cover art can now be changed via the context menu of the cover art display in the main view
NEW: type of cover art is now displayed in the main view
NEW: added _FOLDERPATH filtering option
LNG: Belarusian language file
CHG: fields with multiple matching values are now displayed individually at the extended tags dialog also for multiple files
CHG: filtering by _PATH uses the complete file path now
CHG: handling of Ctrl+A in edit fields to select all text
CHG: installer information is now stored at HKLM or HKCU in Windows Registry based on user privileges
CHG: linebreaks in ID3v2 comments now CR LF (0x0D 0x0A) instead of 0x0A for compatibility reasons
CHG: linebreaks in multi-line edit fields now via Ctrl+Return
CHG: memory consumption improvements for large music libraries with cover art
CHG: Mp3tag now ignores the tag alter preservation flag in ID3v2 frames
CHG: open and save dialogs are resizeable now
CHG: removing and deleting of files now separated into different menu items
CHG: SHOW and SHOWSORTORDER MP4 tags renamed to TVSHOW and TVSHOWSORTORDER
FIX: 'Edit > Undo' was not activated in all cases
FIX: arrow symbol for helper menu at 'Tag - Filename' was not displayed on some systems
FIX: binary ID3v2 UFID frames were not read and preserved correctly
FIX: calculation of bitrate at APE files ignored APEv2 tag size
FIX: cancel option at Tag Sources was ignored when asking whether existing cover in directory should be overwritten
FIX: changing cover to 'Back cover' was ignored at MP4s with Nero Digital tags
FIX: deleting files with Ctrl+Del sometimes only removed them from the file list
FIX: drag'n'drop of cover art from Firefox 3 did not work
FIX: fixed possible deadlock situation at action 'Remove fields except'
FIX: fixed wrong button state at column configuration dialogue
FIX: horizontal scrollbar wasn't displayed after changing columns on some systems
FIX: installer ignored different user-defined startmenu folder
FIX: minor issues with displaying of error messages
FIX: playcounter of ID3v2 POPM frame was written to the wrong byte
FIX: possible crash caused by ill-formatted action files
FIX: progress bar showed wrong status in some cases when reading multiple directories from Explorer
FIX: runtime error under Windows Vista at accessing MP3 files that have been moved outside of Mp3tag
FIX: runtime error when undoing operations for files where file name contained percent character
FIX: some actions created empty tag fields if applied to non-existing tag fields with the same name
FIX: undo rename overwrote tag of current visible files in some rare error cases

Changelog for v2.41b Beta

NEW: support for padding in Ogg Vorbis files to improve tag writing performance
NEW: support for Ogg Vorbis files with OGA file extension
NEW: type and description of cover art can now also be set via the Tag Sources dialog
CHG: installer information is now stored at HKLM or HKCU in Windows Registry based on user privileges
CHG: removing and deleting of files now separated into different menu items
FIX: changing cover to 'Back cover' was ignored at MP4
FIX: drag'n'drop of cover art from Firefox 3 did not work
FIX: minor issues with displaying of error messages
FIX: possible crash caused by ill-formatted action files

Changelog for v2.41a Beta

NEW: type of cover art can now be changed via the context menu of the cover art display in the main view
NEW: type of cover art is now displayed in the main view
NEW: description of cover art can now be changed via the context menu of the cover art display in the main view
NEW: scripting functions $meta(x), $meta(x,n), and $meta_sep(x,sep)
NEW: added _FOLDERPATH filtering option
NEW: context menu for cover-related functions now also available at the extended tags dialog
CHG: fields with multiple matching values are now displayed individually at the extended tags dialog also for multiple files
CHG: filtering by _PATH uses the complete file path now
CHG: handling of Ctrl+A in edit fields to select all text
CHG: line-breaks in ID3v2 comments now CR LF (0x0D 0x0A) instead of 0x0A for compatibility reasons
CHG: line-breaks in multi-line edit fields now via Ctrl+Return
CHG: Mp3tag now ignores the tag alter preservation flag in ID3v2 frames
CHG: open and save dialogs are resizeable now
FIX: 'Edit > Undo' was not activated in all cases
FIX: arrow symbol for helper menu at 'Tag - Filename' was not displayed on some systems
FIX: deleting files with Ctrl+Del sometimes only removed them from the file list
FIX: fixed possible deadlock situation at action 'Remove fields except'
FIX: horizontal scrollbar wasn't displayed after changing columns on some systems
FIX: installer ignored different user-defined startmenu folder
FIX: playcounter of ID3v2 POPM frame was written to the wrong byte
FIX: progress bar showed wrong status in some cases when reading multiple directories from Explorer
FIX: runtime error under Windows Vista at accessing MP3 files that have been moved outside of Mp3tag
FIX: some actions created empty tag fields if applied to non-existing tag fields with the same name

Changelog for v2.41

NEW: helper menus for quick access to placeholders and scripting functions at 'View > Columns...'
NEW: option 'Export duplicate covers' at action 'Export cover to file'
NEW: option 'General > Use natural sorting'
NEW: option for message before removing of tags
NEW: support for ITUNESPODCASTDESC, ITUNESPODCASTID, ITUNESPODCASTCATEGORY, and ITUNESPODCASTURL at ID3v2 and MP4
NEW: 'Edit > Undo' runs in separate thread now
NEW: 'Utils > Convert Codepage' at freedb dialog
NEW: field RATING MM for rating in MediaMonkey style
CHG: added mnemonics to filter
CHG: changed behaviour of F2 and F4 keyboard shortcuts at extended tag dialog
CHG: converter 'Tag - Filename' runs in separate thread now
CHG: improved accessibility at extended tags dialog
CHG: invalid characters are now automatically removed from the file name at 'Export cover to file' actions
CHG: minor changes to error reporting at export
CHG: renamed 'Explorer Shell Extension' to 'Explorer Context Menu' in installer
CHG: TDRL ID3v2 frame (RELEASETIME) now also supported for ID3v2.3
FIX: action 'Merge duplicate fields' had no effect (since v2.40)
FIX: action 'Remove duplicate fields' had no effect (since v2.40)
FIX: case conversion on _FILENAME left blank field (introduced in v2.39n)
FIX: crash when right-clicking on empty file view column headers
FIX: detection of cover art for display in Tag Panel was case-sensitive and did not detect folder.* including upper-case letters
FIX: displayed data of previously selected file in Tag Panel when clicking on another file while editing in the file view
FIX: displayed file size in status bar was wrong after undoing remove file operations
FIX: encoding of default HTML export configurations now UTF-8 again (since v2.40)
FIX: length was not sorted correctly in some cases. On new installations, Mp3tag now sorts by %_length_seconds% numerically
FIX: navigation to 'Options > Genres' via Tab key was not possible
FIX: nested subdirectories were not completely removed at undo
FIX: preview at converter 'Filename - Tag' displayed duplicate entries (since v2.40)
FIX: preview at converter 'Text file - Tag' displayed duplicate entries (since v2.40)
FIX: refreshing the directory after renaming the directory via an action resulted in empty file list in some cases
FIX: undo remove file left modified and other technical fields blank
FIX: UNSYNCEDLYRICS was truncated to 10 characters (since v2.40)

Changelog for v2.40d Beta

NEW: support for ITUNESPODCASTCATEGORY at ID3v2 and MP4
NEW: field RATING MM for rating in MediaMonkey style
CHG: renamed 'Explorer Shell Extension' to 'Explorer Context Menu' in installer
CHG: TDRL ID3v2 frame (RELEASETIME) now also supported for ID3v2.3
FIX: length was not sorted correctly in some cases. On new installations, Mp3tag now sorts by %_length_seconds% numerically
FIX: preview at converter 'Filename - Tag' displayed duplicate entries (since v2.40)

Changelog for v2.40a Beta

NEW: option 'Export duplicate covers' at action 'Export cover to file'
NEW: option 'General > Use natural sorting'
FIX: case conversion on _FILENAME left blank field (introduced in v2.39n)
FIX: crash when right-clicking on empty file view column headers
FIX: displayed data of previously selected file in Tag Panel when clicking on another file while editing in the file view
FIX: displayed file size in status bar was wrong after undoing remove file operations
FIX: undo remove file left modified and other technical fields blank

Changelog for v2.40a Beta

NEW: 'Edit > Undo' runs in separate thread now
NEW: 'Utils > Convert Codepage' at freedb dialog
NEW: helper menus for quick access to placeholders and scripting functions at 'View > Columns...'
CHG: added mnemonics to filter
CHG: changed behaviour of F2 and F4 keyboard shortcuts at extended tag dialog
CHG: converter 'Tag - Filename' runs in separate thread now
CHG: improved accessibility at extended tags dialog
CHG: invalid characters are now automatically removed from the file name at 'Export cover to file' actions
CHG: minor changes to error reporting at export
CHG: removed detection of already existing album art at action 'Export cover to file'
FIX: action 'Merge duplicate fields' had no effect (since v2.40)
FIX: action 'Remove duplicate fields' had no effect (since v2.40)
FIX: encoding of default HTML export configurations now UTF-8 again (since v2.40)
FIX: navigation to 'Options > Genres' via Tab key was not possible
FIX: nested subdirectories were not completely removed at undo
FIX: preview at converter 'Text file - Tag' displayed duplicate entries (since v2.40)
FIX: UNSYNCEDLYRICS was truncated to 10 characters (since v2.40)

Changelog for v2.40

NEW: completely redesigned dialog for Tag Sources (Web Sources, freedb, and local freedb)
NEW: action type 'Export'
NEW: action type 'Import text file'
NEW: loading and saving of column configurations
NEW: loading and saving of selection state of action groups
NEW: 'Change directory' now uses new-style dialog under Windows Vista
NEW: 'File > Read tag' runs in separate thread now
NEW: button to browse for file at action type 'Import cover from file'
NEW: button to browse for file at action type 'Import text file'
NEW: dialog 'Export cover to file' is resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Export' is resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Format values' is resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Guess values' is resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Import cover from file' is resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Replace with regular expression' is resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Replace' is resizable now
NEW: enabling and disabling of columns in file view
NEW: function 'set' for web sources framework
NEW: helper menus for quick access to placeholders and scripting functions
NEW: improvements regarding accessibility (menu items can be read by Screen Readers now)
NEW: individual action groups can now be executed directly via drop-down menu of actions toolbar button
NEW: keywords url and url-utf-8 for encoding in web sources
NEW: mapping of ID3v2 UFID frame with MusicBrainz description to MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID
NEW: natural sorting at file list and export
NEW: open/save dialog now uses new-style dialog under Windows Vista
NEW: option 'Default file name for cover art' at 'Options > Tags' (used at web sources)
NEW: option 'Save image to disk' at web sources (uses default file name for cover art)
NEW: option 'Show message at warnings from Actions' at 'Options > Messages'
NEW: possibility to change language within Mp3tag at 'Options > Language'
NEW: possibility to create new directories while exporting cover art via an action
NEW: scripting function $ord(x)
NEW: support for ID3v2.4 TSST frame (SETSUBTITLE)
NEW: support for gzip compressed results for web sources
NEW: support for iTunes SHOW field at MP4
NEW: support for iTunes advisory field for MP4 (ITUNESADVISORY)
NEW: support for iTunes sorting fields at ID3v2.2, ID3v2.3, and ID3v2.4 (ALBUMSORTORDER, BANDSORTORDER, COMPOSERSORTORDER, PERFORMERSORTORDER, and TITLESORTORDER)
NEW: support for iTunes sorting fields at MP4 (ALBUMSORTORDER, BANDSORTORDER, COMPOSERSORTORDER, PERFORMERSORTORDER, SHOWSORTORDER, and TITLESORTORDER)
NEW: tooltips for long items in drop-down lists
LNG: Galician language file
LNG: Japanese language file
LNG: Norwegian Language file
LNG: Serbian (Latin) language file
CHG: $num has now a bigger range of values
CHG: 'ID3v2 only if ID3v1 too small' is now also triggered if tracknumber is > 255 or contains info about total tracks #/##
CHG: ALBUMARTIST is now BAND again since change confused too many users
CHG: FLAC 1.2.1
CHG: WRITER at WMA is mapped to LYRICIST as in other tag formats
CHG: added error reporting to actions 'Import cover art from file' and 'Import text file'
CHG: executing files from within Mp3tag now consistent with Windows Explorer
CHG: export dialogs now detects changes automatically
CHG: export with enabled option 'One file per directory' not longer depends on order of files in file view
CHG: field ORGANIZATION is mapped to PUBLISHER at Vorbis Comments now
CHG: improved accessibility at column configuration dialog
CHG: improved accessibility at edit action group dialog
CHG: improved list of tag fields at extended tag dialog for readability
CHG: improved support for regular expressions at filter
CHG: invalid characters are now automatically removed from file names when creating new export configurations
CHG: keyboard shortcut F2 now also works if filename column is disabled
CHG: removed menu item 'Default values in input fields'
CHG: removed obsolete option dialogs for converters and actions
CHG: removed option for case-sensitive sorting (it's not case sensitive by default now)
CHG: standard format for cover art from clipboard now JPEG
CHG: supported operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008
CHG: tracknumbers in number format (DWORD) are now automatically converted to string format when saving WMA tags
FIX: 'Retry' at renaming of locked files did not have the expected effect
FIX: NETRADIOOWNER was saved to TXXX instead of TRSO at ID3v2
FIX: action 'Export cover to file' had problems with creating a sequence of file names when exporting multiple covers from one file
FIX: action 'Export' did not default to ansi
FIX: action 'Format value' for _DIRECTORY was executed per file
FIX: added workaround for HTTP proxies with erroneous implementation of HTTP chunked mode
FIX: always saved only one value for WMA tag fields that support multiple values
FIX: contents of user-defined fields in the tag panel got reset after changing the tag panel via the options dialog
FIX: directories created by converter 'Tag - Filename' were not removed at undo
FIX: erroneous MPEG properties if Emphasis bit was set
FIX: export in append mode also appended byte order marker to file if option was enabled
FIX: fixed some issues with new column configuration
FIX: fixed various problems due to misplaced/missing formatting parameters in some language files (especially Finnish and Trad. Chinese)
FIX: freedb web search only worked with limited functionality
FIX: function $len(...) omitted everything after first comma
FIX: global keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Del triggered confirmation dialog on deleting files
FIX: import cover from clipboard or via drag'n'drop resulted in reduced image quality
FIX: import cover from clipboard shifted cover by a few pixels in some cases
FIX: in some cases pressing the TAB key did not jump to the next editable field in the file view
FIX: memory leak when saving flac tags
FIX: message regarding inproper installation after installation under Windows Vista
FIX: pasting album art from clipboard did not work in some cases
FIX: progress dialog got stuck in certain circumstances until interaction with the program
FIX: rare crash on multi-core systems on actions that were executed in another thread
FIX: reading of RATING WMP did not convert to values 1-5
FIX: removing of tag fields with trailing blanks was not possible at extended tag dialog
FIX: renaming directories via actions was not undoable
FIX: runtime error when removing invalid album art via tag panel
FIX: runtime error when right-clicking on empty space at the column header of the file view
FIX: saving cover art in APEv2 tags omitted last byte of cover art file
FIX: selection at 'Options > Tags > Default values' was not preserved in all cases
FIX: several improvements at encoding detection for web sources
FIX: tag fields containing = could not be removed via extended tag dialog
FIX: tracknumbers greater than 255 are written as 0 now at ID3v1 because of limitations of ID3v1
FIX: uninstaller did not remove all created shortcuts from the startmenu in some cases
FIX: use of | inside $loop at export gave unexpected results
FIX: when adding multiple playlists via drag'n'drop no progress dialog was displayed
FIX: when sorting the export result with an undefined sort key, the initial order from the file view was not preserved
FIX: wrong directory in question whether configuration files should be removed during uninstall

Changelog for v2.39o Beta

[*]CHG: added error reporting to actions 'Import cover art from file' and 'Import text file'
[*]FIX: action 'Export' did not default to ansi
[*]FIX: action 'Format value' for _DIRECTORY was executed per file
[*]FIX: case conversion on _FIELDNAME left blank field (introduced in v2.39n)
[*]FIX: focus was not set to next tag field when deleting fields via the extended tag dialog on multiple files (introduced in v2.39n)
[*]FIX: minor UI, language text, and help issues
[*]FIX: saving FLAC album art did not default to "Cover" as album art type (introduced in v2.39n)

Changelog for v2.39n Beta

NEW: completely redesigned dialog for Tag Sources (Web Sources, freedb, and local freedb)
CHG: keyboard shortcut F2 now also works if file name column is disabled
FIX: in some cases pressing the TAB key did not jump to the next editable field in the file view
FIX: memory leak when saving flac tags
FIX: runtime error when removing invalid album art via tag panel

Changelog for v2.39m Beta

FIX: saving cover art in APEv2 tags omitted last byte of cover art file
FIX: 'Retry' at renaming of locked files did not have the expected effect
FIX: minor fixes at saving selection state of action groups

Changelog for v2.39l Beta

NEW: loading and saving of selection state of action groups
NEW: function 'set' for web sources framework
LNG: Norwegian Language file

Changelog for v2.39k Beta

NEW: individual action groups can now be executed directly via drop-down menu of actions toolbar button
CHG: WRITER at WMA is mapped to LYRICIST as in other tag formats
CHG: improved accessibility at edit action group dialog
CHG: tracknumbers in number format (DWORD) are now automatically converted to string format when saving WMA tags
FIX: added workaround for HTTP proxies with erroneous implementation of HTTP chunked mode
FIX: erroneous MPEG properties if Emphasis bit was set
FIX: fixed various problems due to misplaced/missing formatting parameters in some language files (especially Finnish and Trad. Chinese)
FIX: reading of RATING WMP did not convert to values 1-5
FIX: runtime error when right-clicking on empty space at the column header of the file view

Changelog for v2.39j Beta

NEW: open directory now uses new-style dialog under Windows Vista
NEW: button to browse for file at action type 'Import cover from file'
CHG: 'ID3v2 only if ID3v1 too small' is now also triggered if tracknumber is > 255 or contains info about total tracks #/##
FIX: Always saved only one value for WMA tag fields that support multiple values
FIX: import cover from clipboard or via drag'n'drop resulted in reduced image quality
FIX: import cover from clipboard shifted cover by a few pixels in some cases

Changelog for v2.39i Beta

NEW: button to browse for file at action type 'Import text file'
CHG: ALBUMARTIST is now BAND again since change confused too many users
CHG: improved list of tag fields at extended tag dialog for readability
FIX: fixed some issues with new column configuration
FIX: tag fields containing = could not be removed via extended tag dialog

Changelog for v2.39f Beta

NEW: mapping of ID3v2 UFID frame with MusicBrainz description to MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID
CHG: $num has now a bigger range of values
CHG: FLAC 1.2.1
CHG: export dialogs now detects changes automatically
CHG: export with enabled option 'One file per directory' not longer depends on order of files in file view
FIX: directories created by converter 'Tag - Filename' were not removed at undo
FIX: renaming directories via actions was not undoable

Changelog for v2.39e Beta

NEW: action type 'Export'
NEW: natural sorting at file list and export
FIX: selection at 'Options > Tags > Default values' was not preserved in all cases
FIX: use of | inside $loop at export gave unexpected results

Changelog for v2.39d Beta

NEW: action type 'Import text file'
NEW: dialog 'Export' is resizable now
NEW: enabling and disabling of columns in file view
NEW: improvements regarding accessibility (menu items can be read by Screen Readers now)
NEW: loading and saving of column configurations
NEW: support for iTunes advisory field for MP4 (ITUNESADVISORY)
CHG: executing files from within Mp3tag now consistent with Windows Explorer
CHG: improved accessibilty at column configuration dialog
CHG: improved support for regular exressions at filter
CHG: standard format for cover art from clipboard now JPEG
FIX: action 'Export cover to file' had problems with creating a sequence of file names when exporting multiple covers from one file
FIX: when adding multiple playlists via drag'n'drop no progress dialog was displayed

Changelog for v2.39c Beta

NEW: helper menus for quick access to placeholders and scripting functions
NEW: scripting function $ord(x)
NEW: tooltips for long items in drop-down lists
CHG: invalid characters are now automatically removed from file names when creating new export configurations
CHG: removed menu item 'Default values in input fields'
CHG: removed obsolete option dialogs for converters and actions
FIX: message regarding inproper installation after installation under Windows Vista
FIX: tracknumbers greater than 255 are written as 0 now at ID3v1 because of limitations of ID3v1
FIX: when sorting the export result with an undefined sort key, the initial order from the file view was not preserved
FIX: wrong directory in question whether configuration files should be removed during uninstall
LNG: Serbian (Latin) language file

Changelog for v2.39b Beta

NEW: option 'Default file name for cover art' at 'Options > Tags' (used at web sources)
NEW: option 'Save image to disk' at web sources (uses default file name for cover art)
NEW: possibility to change language within Mp3tag at 'Options > Language'
NEW: support for ID3v2.4 TSST frame (SETSUBTITLE)
NEW: support for iTunes SHOW field at MP4
NEW: support for iTunes sorting fields at ID3v2.2, ID3v2.3, and ID3v2.4 (ALBUMSORTORDER, BANDSORTORDER, COMPOSERSORTORDER, PERFORMERSORTORDER, and TITLESORTORDER)
NEW: support for iTunes sorting fields at MP4 (ALBUMSORTORDER, BANDSORTORDER, COMPOSERSORTORDER, PERFORMERSORTORDER, SHOWSORTORDER, and TITLESORTORDER)
FIX: NETRADIOOWNER was saved to TXXX instead of TRSO at ID3v2
LNG: Galician language file

Changelog for v2.39a Beta

NEW: possibility to create new directories while exporting cover art via an action
NEW: support for gzip compressed results for web sources
NEW: keywords url and url-utf-8 for encoding in web sources
CHG: field ORGANIZATION is mapped to PUBLISHER at Vorbis Comments now
FIX: freedb web search only worked with limited functionality
FIX: function $len(...) omitted everything after first comma
FIX: removing of tag fields with trailing blanks was not possible at extended tag dialog
FIX: several improvements at encoding detection for web sources
LNG: Japanese language file

Changelog for v2.39

NEW: support for cover art for APEv2 tagged files (WavPack, Monkeys Audio, MusePack, ...)
NEW: possibility to remove varying cover art from multiple files via main window
NEW: support for copy and cut cover art to clipboard
CHG: changed old version notification
CHG: format string for compilations at freedb dialog now uses standard placeholders %title% and %artist%
FIX: clipboard was empty after pasting previously copied tags
FIX: column 'modified' was not sorted numerically
FIX: endless loop when replacing whole words inside an action
FIX: lost focus after canceling move or copy files operation
FIX: permission denied when writing tags to Samba shares under Windows Vista
FIX: placeholder %_length% was not available at converter 'Tag - Filename' anymore
FIX: renamed files were not reloaded during 'View > Refresh' in some cases
FIX: special syntax for MusicMatch* and Songs-DB* comment descriptions was not preserved
FIX: startup error under Vista because directory for user-defined settings could not always be determined
FIX: tag panel was not refreshed if tags were pasted to multiple files
FIX: undo at moving files sometimes caused a runtime error
FIX: update of list of freedb servers did not work anymore
FIX: when editing in the file view under Vista, the input field sometimes moved to the wrong position
FIX: when sorting the export result with an undefined sort key, the initial order from the file view was not preserved
LNG: Bulgarian language

Changelog for v2.38c Beta

FIX: bug when writing multiple covers to APEv2 tags (since v2.38b)

Changelog for v2.38b

NEW: support for cover art for APEv2 tagged files (Monkeys Audio, MusePack, OptimFrog, WavPack)
LNG: Bulgarian language
FIX: clipboard was empty after pasting previously copied tags
FIX: endless loop when replacing whole words inside an action
FIX: update of list of freedb servers did not work anymore

Changelog for v2.38a

NEW: support for copy and cut cover art to clipboard
NEW: possibility to remove varying cover art from multiple files via main window
CHG: changed old version notification
CHG: format string for compilations at freedb dialog now uses standard placeholders %title% and %artist%
FIX: lost focus after canceling move or copy files operation
FIX: permission denied when writing tags to Samba shares under Windows Vista
FIX: placeholder %_length% was not available at converter 'Tag - Filename' anymore
FIX: renamed files were not reloaded during 'View > Refresh' in some cases
FIX: special syntax for MusicMatch* and Songs-DB* comment descriptions was not preserved
FIX: undo at moving files sometimes caused a runtime error
FIX: when sorting the export result with an undefined sort key, the initial order from the file view was not preserved

Changelog for v2.38

NEW: display of cover art in main window
NEW: field RATING WMP for ID3v2 and WMA tags
NEW: files can be reordered by the keyboard shortcuts Alt+Up/Alt+Down and Alt+Page up/Alt+Page down
NEW: freedb web search back again
NEW: function $rg2sc(x) which converts the ReplayGain value x to an iTunes SoundCheck value
NEW: now all previously added files and directories are read again when refreshing the file view via F5
NEW: now possible to use tracktype.org as freedb server
NEW: option to invert filter results
NEW: removing files from the file view without deleting them
NEW: scripting fuction $repeat(a,n)
NEW: support for AacGain undo field at MP4 files
NEW: support for TAK lossless codec
NEW: support for cover art for FLAC files
NEW: support for iTunes gapless field at MP4 files
NEW: support for import of cover art from the clipboard
NEW: support for loading of multiple files or directories via context menu from Windows Explorer
NEW: support for loading of multiple files or directories via drag'n'drop
CHG: ID3v2 text frames are written without terminating 0 now
CHG: after disabling the filter, all files will be displayed again
CHG: freedb web search uses freedb.freedb.org exclusively now
CHG: removed option for notification if no tag was found in file
FIX: $folderdepth returned incorrect result on relative folderpaths
FIX: $left, $right and $mid were missing some range checks
FIX: ITUNESCOMPILATION ID3v2 field was always saved with value 1
FIX: cover art wasn't included in copy/cut/paste clipboard operations
FIX: cover art wasn't removed via action 'Remove fields' if other fields where also specified
FIX: history for format strings was not saved for actions 'Export cover to file' and 'Format value'
FIX: improved syntax checks for export configurations
FIX: incorrect order of web sources in menu and toolbar menu
FIX: keywords If/Else/Endif were ignored in web sources if not written in lower case letters
FIX: menu 'Tag sources' was initialised at startup only
FIX: mimetype of cover wasn't saved at MP4 files
FIX: playing files under Windows Vista sometimes didn't work
FIX: playlists were read by using ISO-8859-1 instead of the system codepage
FIX: position of dialogs wasn't restored correctly if taskbar was docked on the left side of the screen
FIX: tags were not removed from files consisting of tags only
FIX: temporary playlist for playing multiple files was not compatible to all players
FIX: year wasn't saved at 'Options > Default values'

Changelog for v2.37j Beta

NEW: support for TAK lossless codec
FIX: as usual: some bugs and problems introduced with previous development builds

Changelog for v2.37i Beta

NEW: field RATING WMP for ID3v2 and WMA tags.
NEW: scripting fuction $repeat(a,n)
CHG: ID3v2 text frames are written without terminating 0 now
CHG: after disabling the filter, all files will be displayed again
CHG: removed option for notification if no tag was found in file
FIX: menu 'Tag sources' was initialised at startup only
FIX: temporary playlist for playing multiple files was not compatible to all players

Changelog for v2.37h Beta

NEW: support for import of cover art from the clipboard
FIX: $folderdepth returned incorrect result on relative folderpaths
FIX: $left, $right and $mid were missing some range checks
FIX: improved syntax checks for export configurations
FIX: tags were not removed from files consisting of tags only
FIX: as usual: some bugs and problems introduced with previous development builds

Changelog for v2.37f Beta

NEW: support for iTunes gapless field at MP3 files (COMMENT ITUNPGAP)
FIX: runtime error on some freedb queries (introduced with v2.27e)

Changelog for v2.37d Beta

NEW: display of cover art in main window
NEW: option to invert filter results
FIX: keywords If/Else/Endif were ignored in web sources if not written in lower case letters
FIX: fixed bugs introduced with the last Development Build

Changelog for v2.37c

NEW: support for cover art for FLAC files
NEW: function $rg2sc(x) which converts the ReplayGain value x to an iTunes SoundCheck value
CHG: freedb web search uses freedb.freedb.org exclusively now
FIX: fixed some bugs introduced with the last Development Build

Changelog for v2.37b

NEW: files can be reordered by the keyboard shortcuts Alt+Up/Alt+Down and Alt+Page up/Alt+Page down
NEW: support for loading of multiple files or directories via context menu from Windows Explorer
NEW: support for loading of multiple files or directories via drag'n'drop
NEW: now all previously added files and directories are read again when refreshing the file view via F5
NEW: freedb web search back again
NEW: now possible to use tracktype.org as freedb server
NEW: removing files from the file view without deleting them
FIX: history for format strings was not saved for actions 'Export cover to file' and 'Format value'
FIX: playlists were read by using ISO-8859-1 instead of the system codepage
FIX: position of dialogs wasn't restored correctly if taskbar was docked on the left side of the screen
FIX: year wasn't saved at 'Options > Default values'

Changelog for v2.37a

CHG: freedb web search was removed from freedb.org
NEW: Option 'Delete existing cover art' at action 'Import cover from file'
FIX: User-defined genres with Unicode characters were not saved
NEW: Placeholder %_cover_size%
NEW: Placeholder %_cover_mimetype%
NEW: Removing of ID3v2 for FLAC files
FIX: Not all placeholder were available for $loop command in export configurations
FIX: Action for case conversion didn't take line-breaks into account
CHG: ALBUM ARTIST at WMA is mapped to BAND as in other tag formats
CHG: re-implemented 'Suggest sorting - Title' at the freedb dialog
NEW: context menus for action group and export configuration dialogs
NEW: automatically renaming .CDG files when renaming .MP3 files via 'Filename - Tag'
NEW: support for ID3v2 frame TDEN (ENCODINGTIME)
CHG: redesign of various preferences dialogs
CHG: program settings are stored in mp3tag.cfg now
NEW: scripting fuctions $regexp for replacing with regular expressions
NEW: function findlinenocase for web source framework
NEW: placeholder %_id3v2_character_encoding% for character encoding used in ID3v2 tag
CHG: using default application for mte file extension for editing export configurations now
FIX: runtime error on non-matching loop/loopends in export configurations
FIX: sorting files while editing in file view applied changes to wrong file
FIX: renaming tag fields at the extended tag dialog added new field instead of renaming old field
NEW: last codepage used is pre-selected at freedb codepage conversion and action 'Convert codepage'
FIX: track field on tag panel wasn't set to after running auto-numbering wizard on empty track fields
NEW: option 'Filter is case sensitive' at 'Options > General'
FIX: multiple USLT frames were saved as TXXX frames
NEW: option 'abort, retry' at web source connection timeout
NEW: option 'abort, retry, ignore' at renaming of files
FIX: %_md5audio% calculated different values for files with corrupt ID3v2 tags
FIX: runtime error caused by icon in the notification area
LNG: added greek language file
CHG: special case handling for certain comment descriptions at ID3v2 tags (iTunes and MusicMatch fields)
CHG: default focus is on tag list at extended tags dialog now
FIX: runtime error with $filename keyword on wrong position in export configuration
FIX: runtime error on exporting to already existing read-only export files
NEW: last modified date for local freedb index now displayed on options dialog
CHG: ID3v2.3 with UTF-16 is default for writing ID3v2 now
FIX: incorrect order of web sources in menu and toolbar menu

Changelog for v2.36h Beta

NEW: context menus for action group and export configuration dialogs
NEW: automatically renaming .CDG files when renaming .MP3 files via 'Filename - Tag'
CHG: re-implemented 'Suggest sorting - Title' at the freedb dialog
FIX: fixed various minor bugs

Changelog for v2.36f Beta

NEW: function findlinenocase for web source framework
NEW: last codepage used is pre-selected at freedb codepage conversion and action 'Convert codepage'
NEW: option 'Filter is case sensitive' at 'Options > General'
NEW: placeholder %_id3v2_character_encoding% for character encoding used in ID3v2 tag
NEW: scripting fuctions $regexp for replacing with regular expressions
NEW: support for ID3v2 frame TDEN (ENCODINGTIME)
CHG: program settings are stored in mp3tag.cfg now
CHG: redesign of various preferences dialogs
CHG: using default application for mte file extension for editing export configurations now
FIX: renaming tag fields at the extended tag dialog added new field instead of renaming old field
FIX: runtime error on non-matching loop/loopends in export configurations
FIX: sorting files while editing in file view applied changes to wrong file
FIX: track field on tag panel wasn't set to after running auto-numbering wizard on empty track fields

Changelog for v2.36d Beta

NEW: option 'abort, retry' at web source connection timeout
NEW: option 'abort, retry, ignore' at renaming of files
FIX: %_md5audio% calculated different values for files with corrupt ID3v2 tags
FIX: runtime error caused by icon in the notification area
FIX: multiple USLT frames were saved as TXXX frames
LNG: added greek language file

Changelog for v2.36c Beta

NEW: last modified date for local freedb index now displayed on options dialog
CHG: ID3v2.3 with UTF-16 is default for writing ID3v2 now
CHG: default focus is on tag list at extended tags dialog now
CHG: special case handling for certain comment descriptions at ID3v2 tags (iTunes and MusicMatch fields)
FIX: runtime error on exporting to already existing read-only export files
FIX: runtime error with $filename keyword on wrong position in export configuration

Changelog for v2.35p Beta

NEW: ID3v2.4 frames MUSICIANCREDITS (TMCL), TAGGINGTIME (TDTG) and RELEASETIME (TDRL)
CHG: files folder.jpg, cover.jpg, folder.png and cover.png are prefered at cover display of extended tag dialog
FIX: cancel button wasn't displayed at progress dialog when reading large directories after startup
FIX: other refreshing issues (introduced in current beta cycle)

Changelog for v2.35o Beta

CHG: Disabled redrawing of file list when reading directories
FIX: Infrequent deadlock when confirming actions with erroneous or incomplete input parameters

Changelog for v2.35n

NEW: scripting function $trim(x)
CHG: faster redrawing and sorting in file list
CHG: filter is now case sensitive
FIX: field selection at convert codepage action was disabled sometimes
FIX: hidden file attribute was lost on rewrite of ID3v2 tags of large files (> 16MB)
FIX: keyboard mnemonics didn't work in context menu of file list
FIX: option for save mode at the extended tag dialog wasn't displayed correctly

Changelog for v2.35m Beta

NEW: sorting of entries at freedb selection dialog
NEW: sorting via column click in web source result dialog
NEW: sorting via drag&drop in web source result dialog
NEW: display total count of files loaded on status bar if the file view contains filter results
NEW: scripting function $reverse(x)
CHG: converted 'Filename - Filename' matched whole filename on non matching format string
CHG: updated freedb web search
FIX: bug when writing multiple APEv2 tag fields (introduced in current beta cycle)

Changelog for v2.35L Beta

CHG: updated Amazon web source
CHG: faster writing of ID3v2 tags for files > 16MB
CHG: cover art is not longer stored in undo information (to prevent memory flooding)
FIX: runtime error when reading some VBRI headers
FIX: runtime error when reading APEv1 tags (introduced in current beta cycle)

Changelog for v2.35k Beta

CHG: further code-, performance and size optimizations
FIX: infrequent deadlock when changing directories (since 2.25j)
FIX: inconsistency when opening the extended tag dialog while direct editing in the file view

Changelog for v2.35j Beta

NEW: asterisks entered at POPULARIMETER are translated to corresponding numeric value
FIX: last file wasn't updated when saving automatically (since 2.35i)
FIX: changed column widths were not saved on exit (since 2.35h)

Changelog for v2.35i

FIX: refreshing issue with Tag Panel introduced with the last Development Build

Changelog for v2.35h

NEW: action type 'Export cover to file'
NEW: display of common data in tag panel on multiple selection
NEW: display of track length on local freedb queries
NEW: options to display an icon in the notification area
CHG: removed Mp3tag Quick Pick
CHG: removed option 'Don't load tags at directory change'
FIX: $right returned undefined results on empty strings

Changelog for v2.35g

NEW: completely rewritten ID3v2 tagging module with support for ID3v2.4 tags
NEW: Option 'ID3v2.4 UTF-8' at 'Options > Tags > Mpeg'
NEW: completely rewritten APEv2 tagging module
NEW: keyboard shortcut Shift+Enter to navigate to previous file while editing in the file view
NEW: placeholder %_filename% for filename without extension at columns in file view
NEW: log window after exporting multiple files
CHG: removed option 'Case settings of tag item keys'
CHG: dialog 'Add directory' starts at directory last added (per session)
CHG: removed option 'Decode ISO-8859-1 tags using system codepage' (is done by default now)
CHG: restart is no longer needed when adding/removing user-defined fields on the tag panel
FIX: $fmtNum() truncated large numbers
FIX: last line of lyrics in MP4 files was not read (since 2.35b)
FIX: minor rounding errors on track lengths
FIX: option 'Append data' at Export had no effect (since 2.35b)
FIX: runtime error when creating a local freedb index database (since 2.35b)
FIX: tag field contents which exceed the width of an user-defined field on the tag panel were not fully displayed
FIX: while editing in the file view, tab key sometimes jumped to previous field instead of next field

Changelog for v2.35b Beta

NEW: support for user-defined and extended tag fields at the tag panel (see 'Options > Tag Panel')
NEW: auto-complete at drop down lists of action dialogs
NEW: binary APEv2 are now preserved on tag updates
NEW: dialog 'Filename - Filename' is vertical resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Filename - Tag' is vertical resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Tag - Filename' is vertical resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Taglist-File - Tag' is vertical resizable now
NEW: keyboard shortcut Shift+Del to remove format strings which are not longer needed from drop-down lists
NEW: optional second parameter encoding for $filename(name,enc) at Export with possible values ansi, utf-8 and utf-16
NEW: placeholder %_covers% for number of embedded cover art images in the file
NEW: support for tracknumbers in x/xx format for MP4 tags
NEW: UNSYNCEDLYRICS for MP4 tags
CHG: TEMPO now BPM for MP4 tags
CHG: information about used encoder for ogg vorbis files is now available via %_tool% (like with FLAC- and MP4-files)
CHG: invalid characters in filenames are removed by default now
CHG: removed support for old export configuration format
FIX: TEMPO not visible in iTunes after being saved by Mp3tag

Changelog for v2.35b Beta

NEW: support for user-defined and extended tag fields at the tag panel (see 'Options > Tag Panel')
NEW: auto-complete at drop down lists of action dialogs
NEW: binary APEv2 are now preserved on tag updates
NEW: dialog 'Filename - Filename' is vertical resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Filename - Tag' is vertical resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Tag - Filename' is vertical resizable now
NEW: dialog 'Taglist-File - Tag' is vertical resizable now
NEW: keyboard shortcut Shift+Del to remove format strings which are not longer needed from drop-down lists
NEW: optional second parameter encoding for $filename(name,enc) at Export with possible values ansi, utf-8 and utf-16
NEW: placeholder %_covers% for number of embedded cover art images in the file
NEW: support for tracknumbers in x/xx format for MP4 tags
NEW: UNSYNCEDLYRICS for MP4 tags
CHG: TEMPO now BPM for MP4 tags
CHG: information about used encoder for ogg vorbis files is now available via %_tool% (like with FLAC- and MP4-files)
CHG: invalid characters in filenames are removed by default now
CHG: removed support for old export configuration format
FIX: TEMPO not visible in iTunes after being saved by Mp3tag

Changelog for v2.35a Beta

NEW: option 'Display grid lines at file view' at 'Options > General'
NEW: placeholder %band% at $loop() for export configurations
NEW: placeholder %parent_directory% throughout the program
NEW: scripting function $folderdepth(x)
CHG: removing of ID3v2 tags now enabled by default for APE,MPC,... files
FIX: double dollar sign $$ was replaced with single dollar sign at direct editing in the file view
FIX: help file wasn't displayed with Mozilla Firefox if help file path contains blanks (since v2.35)
FIX: runtime error with ID3v2 tags with invalid ID3v2.4 extended headers
FIX: runtime error with modified dates before 1970-01-01 at files

Changelog for v2.35

NEW: action type 'Import cover from file'
NEW: button for fast freedb/web source access at toolbar (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+I)
NEW: button for quick actions at toolbar (keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+5)
NEW: field _DIRECTORY at actions
NEW: file list on freedb dialog can now be sorted on column click
NEW: improved drag'n'drop support for covers from web browsers at the extended tag dialog
NEW: option 'Don't display first image from file directory as cover art' at 'Options > Tags' (enabled by default)
NEW: support for DISCNUMBER, TOTALDISCS and CONTENTGROUP at MP4 tags
NEW: support for UFID (UNIQUEFILEID) ID3v2 frame
LNG: Simplified Chinese language file
LNG: Traditional Chinese language file
CHG: 'Decode ISO-8859-1 tags using system codepage' now enabled by default
CHG: COMPLIATION now ITUNESCOMPILATION for MP4 tags
CHG: WRITER now COMPOSER for MP4 tags
CHG: arithmetic scripting functions are using 64 bit ints now to prevent overflows

Changelog for v2.34h

NEW: file list on freedb dialog can now be sorted on column click
NEW: improved drag'n'drop support for covers from web browsers at the extended tag dialog
NEW: support for UFID (UNIQUEFILEID) ID3v2 frame
CHG: WRITER now COMPOSER for MP4 tags
FIX: 'Suggest sorting ...' at freedb dialog filled length column with filenames
FIX: OK-button wasn't enabled after selecting a field when adding new fields at the extended tag dialog
FIX: button 'Create local index' used the modified freedb path only after closing the options dialog
FIX: connections through proxy servers didn't work occasionally
FIX: file view wasn't updated occasionally on 'File > Read tag' or 'Ctrl+T'
FIX: multiple tag fields were not preserved on tag copy/tag cut operations
FIX: removing ID3v2 tags from files > 16 MB didn't work on Windows 2000

Changelog for v2.34e

FIX: runtime error at 'Filename - Filename' if there were more directory levels than available at the format string
FIX: random problem when saving cover art to WMA files
FIX: playlists were not saved in system codepage anymore
FIX: wrong line numbers at web source debug files
FIX: double dollar sign $$ was replaced with single dollar sign at 'Replace with regular expressions'
CHG: increased max. number of web sources to 30
CHG: preview at 'Tag - Filename' now with proper carriage return/newline combinations

Changelog for v2.34d

NEW: button for fast freedb/web source access at toolbar (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+I)
NEW: button for quick actions at toolbar (keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+5)
CHG: setup downloads missing dlls from mp3tag server on request
FIX: filenames or directory names as simple command line arguments (without /fp: or /fn:) did not work
FIX: minor focus quirks at freedb selection dialog and web source selection dialog
FIX: rounding errors on tracks length of MP3s resulted in wrong bitrates on very short samples

Changelog for v2.34c

CHG: excluded _DIRECTORY from _ALL at actions
FIX: tracknumbers with leading zeros in MP4 tags were stored as freeform atoms and were not displayed in iTunes anymore
FIX: infinite loop on some actions which renamed directories (since 2.34b)
Complete changelog of this beta cycle at http://developer.mp3tag.de

Changelog for v2.34c

CHG: excluded _DIRECTORY from _ALL at actions
FIX: tracknumbers with leading zeros in MP4 tags were stored as freeform atoms and were not displayed in iTunes anymore
FIX: infinite loop on some actions which renamed directories (since 2.34b)
Complete changelog of this beta cycle at http://developer.mp3tag.de

Changelog for v2.34b

NEW: action type 'Import cover from file'
NEW: field _DIRECTORY at actions
NEW: option 'Don't display first image from file directory as cover art' at 'Options > Tags' (enabled by default)
NEW: support for DISCNUMBER, TOTALDISCS and CONTENTGROUP at MP4 tags
CHG: COMPLIATION now ITUNESCOMPILATION for MP4 tags
CHG: arithmetic scripting functions are using 64 bit ints now to prevent overflows
CHG: better detection of publisher at Amazon web source
CHG: field for total count of tracks at autonumbering wizard is now disabled if reset option is enabled
CHG: optimizations regarding program size (~ 700 KB)
FIX: WMA bitrate wasn't displayed correctly on some files
FIX: technical information for WavPack lossy wasn't displayed if there was no WavPack correction file

Changelog for v2.34

NEW: support for adding/removing cover art at extended tag dialog 'View > Tags...'
NEW: import of album information from Amazon.com
NEW: %_tag_size_appended% shows full padding block size at FLAC files now
NEW: 'Options > Default values' back again
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Filename - Filename' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Filename - Tag' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Tag - Filename' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Taglist-File - Tag' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: holding the ctrl key down while using the arrow keys selects next item at the columns dialog
NEW: menu item 'Customize columns...' from the file view selects the column in the columns dialog now
NEW: option 'Decode ISO-8859-1 tags using system codepage' at 'Options > Tags > Mpeg'
NEW: option 'One file per directory' at export dialog
NEW: option 'Reset counter for each directory' at Autonumbering Wizard
NEW: option 'Save cover to tag' at web source dialog
NEW: option 'Write UTF-8 BOM' at 'Options > Export' (enabled by default)

Changelog for v2.33f Beta

NEW: support for adding/removing cover art at extended tag dialog 'View > Tags...'
NEW: option 'Save cover to tag' at web source dialog
NEW: 'Options > Default values' back again
NEW: holding the ctrl key down while using the arrow keys/mouse wheel select next item at the columns dialog
NEW: menu item 'Customize columns...' from the file view selects the column in the columns dialog now
NEW: option 'Write UTF-8 BOM' at 'Options > Export' (enabled by default)
NEW: scripting function $neql(x,y)
CHG: control for displaying cover art at web sources dialog now only displayed when cover art available
CHG: empty tag fields are not saved anymore
CHG: options 'Copy disc-id to comment field' and 'Copy disc-id to DISCID field' now at 'Options > freedb > General'
FIX: description and mimetype were dropped from embedded album art at ID3v2 tags (since 2.32p)
FIX: option 'Show message when no tag was found in selected file' had no effect

Changelog for v2.33d Beta

NEW: option 'Decode ISO-8859-1 tags using system codepage' at 'Options > Tags > Mpeg'
FIX: formatstring at action type 'Guess values' was broken (since 2.33c)
NEW: option 'One file per directory' at export dialog
CHG: removed option 'No double data records' at export dialog (was used at old export format only)
NEW: placeholder %_directory% for name of parent directory at 'View > Columns...'
NEW: placeholder %_workingpath% for current working directory at 'Tools'

Changelog for v2.33c Beta

NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Filename - Filename' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Taglist-File - Tag' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Filename - Tag' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: button 'Preview' at converter 'Tag - Filename' (removed checkbox 'Preview only')
NEW: %_tag_size_appended% shows full padding block size at FLAC files now
CHG: %_tag_size_prepended% shows full metadata block size at FLAC files now
FIX: vendor string was removed from FLAC files at removing tags
FIX: relative paths at 'Tag - Filename' were only working for one level
FIX: action 'Case conversion' had no effect on german umlauts (and probably other special characters)
NEW: readded support for Monkeys Audios invalid APEv2 tags (which are APEv1 tags with the version field set to 2)
NEW: scripting functions are available at formatstring of 'Guess values' action now
LNG: serbian language file
LNG: croatian language file

Changelog for v2.33b Beta

FIX: random runtime error at freedb queries based on Audio CDs
FIX: made no difference between 0 and empty fields when sorting numeric fields at the file list
NEW: optional maximum file size for the debug file at web sources as third parameter of debug command
NEW: option 'Reset counter for each directory' at Autonumbering Wizard

Changelog for v2.33a Beta

FIX: filenames with characters > 0x7F were not saved properly in Mp3tagSetting.zip
FIX: character carriage return (0x0D) wasn't removed from web source index output
FIX: message 'No MPEG-header found' at freedb queries based on MP4 files
FIX: trailing equal signs at tag values were truncated when editing through the extended tag dialog

Changelog for v2.33

NEW: GUI supports Unicode now
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-16 and UTF-8) ID3v2 tags from/to MP3 and TTA files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) APEv2 tags from/to AAC, APE, APL, MPC, OFR and OFS files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) APEv2 tags from/to WV files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) MP4 tags from M4A, M4B, MP4 files (reimplemented complete MP4 module)
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) Vorbis Comments from FLAC files (re-implemented complete FLAC module)
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) Vorbis Comments from OGG and SPX files
NEW: 'Convert codepage' at freedb dialog
NEW: action type 'Convert codepage'
NEW: clipboard format for metadata is capable of doing Unicode now
NEW: detecting UTF-8 content at web sources
NEW: displaying the disc-id in the caption of the freedb dialog
NEW: export is encoded as UTF-8 now (so use charset=UTF-8 in your html exports)
NEW: freedb protocol version 6 is now supported (UTF-8 encoded content)
NEW: improved performance for ID3v2 tag writing and removing

Changelog for v2.32u Beta

NEW: scripting function $ansi(x)
NEW: preview at freedb uses UTF-8 with BOM now
FIX: solved problem with 100% cpu usage at web source queries
FIX: problem at editing tag values with leading spaces at the extended tag dialog
FIX: problem with backslashes when direct editing through the file list
FIX: problem at saving the settings from the registry (since 2.32p)
FIX: APEv2 tags with 131 Bytes were detected as ID3v1 tags (since 2.32p)

Changelog for v2.32t Beta

NEW: action type 'Convert codepage'
NEW: 'Convert codepage' at freedb dialog
NEW: message box when trying to overwrite write-protected playlists
NEW: optional field [Encoding] at web sources with possible values utf-8, iso-8859-1 and ansi
NEW: placeholder %_extension% containing the file extension
NEW: preview at converter 'Filename - Filename' uses UTF-8 with BOM now
NEW: preview at converter 'Filename - Tag' uses UTF-8 with BOM now
NEW: preview at converter 'Tag - Filename' uses UTF-8 with BOM now
NEW: preview at converter 'Taglist-File - Tag' uses UTF-8 with BOM now
NEW: support for track-based values at web sources (pipe symbol | used as seperator; constraint: track count = value count)
CHG: ID3v2 frame TPOS is now mapped to DISCNUMBER instead of PARTINSET
CHG: redesign of freedb dialog
CHG: separator for multiple fields in tag panel is \\ now
FIX: after adding an additional item with the same name at the extended tag dialog, the original contents of that item were overwritten without notice, if there were multiple files with different item values selected
FIX: bitrates and lengths were wrong on some MP3s with constant bitrate

Changelog for v2.32s Beta

Fixed: Runtime error on invalid cover art from MP4 files
Fix: Minor DATE/YEAR issue on MP4 files
Fix: Runtime error after selecting a previously used formatstring at the 'Filename - Filename' dialog (since 2.32p)

Changelog for v2.32r Beta

FIX: freedb queries based on selected files returned no results in some cases (since 2.32p)
FIX: creation of index database for local freedb database and text search on local freedb databases was broken (since 2.32p)

Changelog for v2.32p Beta

CHG: removed W9x/ME support (new source code branch)
NEW: GUI supports Unicode now
NEW: improved performance for ID3v2 tag writing and removing
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-16 and UTF-8) ID3v2 tags from/to MP3 and TTA files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) APEv2 tags from/to AAC, APE, APL, MPC, OFR and OFS files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) Vorbis Comments from OGG and SPX files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) Vorbis Comments from FLAC files (re-implemented complete FLAC module)
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) APEv2 tags from/to WV files
NEW: reading and writing of Unicode (UTF-8) MP4 tags from M4A, M4B, MP4 files (reimplemented complete MP4 module)
NEW: clipboard format for metadata is capable of doing Unicode now
NEW: freedb protocol version 6 is now supported (UTF-8 encoded content)
NEW: regular expression engine eats Unicode characters too now
NEW: export is encoded as UTF-8 now (so use charset=UTF-8 in your html exports)
CHG: removed useless dialog page "Options, Default values" (some user-defined actions will do the same job)
NEW: using Unicode language files now (UTF-8)

Changelog for v2.32b

Fixed problems with standalone $ character at regular expression actions

Changelog for v2.32

CHG: Loading of subdirectories by using drag'n'drop of a file from the file view isn't possible anymore
NEW: Timeout of freedb server is also used for web sources now
NEW: Position and size of web source results dialog is remembered now
NEW: Action type 'Remove fields'
NEW: Action type 'Remove fields except'
NEW: Position and size of freedb results dialog is remembered now
FIX: Cover art was saved multiple times at MP4 in some cases
CHG: Maximum number of web sources changed to 20
FIX: Mapping of items of a taglist file to files using %_path% did not work
NEW: Link to Export Configuration Archive at export dialog
FIX: ID3v2 field POPM (Popularimeter) wasn't read (is mapped to POPULARIMETER now)
CHG: Ignores case of web source framework commands now

Changelog for v2.31b

NEW: action type 'Remove fields'
NEW: action type 'Remove fields except'
NEW: position and size of freedb results dialog is remembered now
NEW: position and size of web source results dialog is remembered now
NEW: timeout of freedb server is also used for web sources now
NEW: link to Export Configuration Archive at export dialog
CHG: loading of subdirectories by using drag'n'drop of a file from the file view isn't possible anymore
CHG: maximum number of web sources changed to 20
CHG: ignores case of web source framework commands now
FIX: mapping of items of a taglist file to files using %_path% did not work
FIX: cover art was saved multiple times at MP4 in some cases
FIX: ID3v2 field POPM (Popularimeter) wasn't read (is mapped to POPULARIMETER now)

Changelog for v2.31a

NEW: action type 'Remove fields'
NEW: action type 'Remove fields except'
NEW: position and size of freedb results dialog is remembered now
FIX: cover art was saved multiple times at MP4 in some cases
CHG: maximum number of web sources changed to 20
FIX: mapping of items of a taglist file to files using %_path% did not work
NEW: link to Export Configuration Archive at export dialog
FIX: ID3v2 field POPM (Popularimeter) wasn't read (is mapped to POPULARIMETER now)
CHG: ignores case of web source framework commands now

Changelog for v2.31

NEW: placeholder %_md5% and %_md5audio% at export
NEW: added _PATH field to the filter
NEW: command sayoutput and generated output field CurrentUrl at the web source framework
CHG: closing of application was possible during copy, move and delete operations
FIX: ID3v2 field IPLS (Involved People List) got truncated in some cases
FIX: message box wasn't displayed if file cannot be opened for writing in some cases
FIX: umlauts didn't work in the search string of the freedb web search
FIX: buffer for formatstrings at editing actions was to small in some cases (> 256 chars)
FIX: $rand() gave the same random numbers every time
FIX: runtime error on invalid MPEG headers

Changelog for v2.30b Beta

NEW: placeholder %_md5% and %_md5audio% at export
NEW: added _PATH field to the filter
FIX: $rand() gave the same random numbers every run
FIX: runtime error on invalid MPEG headers
FIX: buffer for formatstrings at editing actions was to small in some cases (> 256 chars)
FIX: umlauts didn't work in the search string of the freedb web search
FIX: message box wasn't displayed if file cannot be opened for writing in some cases

Changelog for v2.30a Beta

NEW: placeholder %_md5% and %_md5audio% at export
FIX: $rand() gave the same random numbers every time
FIX: runtime error on invalid MPEG headers

Changelog for v2.30

FIX: bitrates and lengths were wrong on some MP3s
FIX: cancel at duplicate action did not work
NEW: keyboard shortcut Shift+F2 to rename actions in the action dialog
CHG: %_vbr% returns CBR on MP3s with constant bitrate now
NEW: icon for extended tag dialog at toolbar
NEW: scripting functions $isdigit(x) and $mod(x,y)
NEW: open cover with default application via click on the preview image at the web source dialog
FIX: negative bitrate on very big FLAC files
FIX: web source parser stopped at some special characters
FIX: WavPack files were not closed after reading data
FIX: selected action was deleted via Del-key while renaming
NEW: proxy support for getting cover art through the web source framework
FIX: silent install didn't take previous component selections into account anymore
CHG: empty wma tag fields are removed when saving the tag now
CHG: track titles are not longer mandatory at web source framework

Changelog for v2.29e Beta

NEW: scripting functions are available at export filename from export configuration now
CHG: track titles are not longer mandatory at web source framework
CHG: multiple APEv2 tag fields are now seperated via a 0 character (as proposed in the standard)
CHG: menu item 'freedb, Create local index' now as button at 'Options, freedb, Local'
CHG: existing tag contents are not deleted when using the web source framework
FIX: $StrRChr did not work
FIX: automatic adjustment of export file paths did not work properly and is disabled now
FIX: some subdirectories were not listed in some very rare cases
FIX: silent install didn't take previous component selections into account anymore
CHG: empty wma tag fields are removed when saving the tag now
FIX: web source parser stopped at some special characters
FIX: WavPack files were not closed after reading data
FIX: selected action was deleted via Del-key while renaming
NEW: proxy support for getting cover art through the web source framework

Changelog for v2.29d Beta

NEW: scripting functions are available at export filename from export configuration now
CHG: track titles are not longer mandatory at web source framework
CHG: multiple APEv2 tag fields are now seperated via a 0 character (as proposed in the standard)
CHG: menu item 'freedb, Create local index' now as button at 'Options, freedb, Local'
CHG: existing tag contents are not deleted when using the web source framework
FIX: $StrRChr did not work
FIX: automatic adjustment of export file paths did not work properly and is disabled now
FIX: some subdirectories were not listed in some very rare cases
FIX: silent install didn't take previous component selections into account anymore
CHG: empty wma tag fields are removed when saving the tag now

Changelog for v2.29c Beta

NEW: scripting functions are available at export filename from export configuration now
CHG: track titles are not longer mandatory at web source framework
CHG: multiple APEv2 tag fields are now seperated via a 0 character (as proposed in the standard)
CHG: menu item 'freedb, Create local index' now as button at 'Options, freedb, Local'
CHG: existing tag contents are not deleted when using the web source framework
FIX: $StrRChr did not work
FIX: automatic adjustment of export file paths did not work properly and is disabled now
FIX: some subdirectories were not listed in some very rare cases

Changelog for v2.29

NEW: support for Monkey's Audio Index files (apl)
NEW: allmusic, artistdirect and musicbrainz web sources
NEW: last used action type is preselected at quick actions
NEW: placeholder %s for search criteria in the index url of the web source framework
NEW: scripting functions for user defined variables $get(x), $put(x) and $puts(x)
NEW: support for old musepack file extension (mp+)
NEW: proxy support for web source framework
FIX: limited second parameter of $num to 5 again
FIX: runtime error at the freedb dialog for local results
FIX: small problem with empty conditions at while loops within the web source framework
FIX: reading of non-standard WMA tag fields
FIX: tag fields with trailing blanks were not removed via the extended tag dialog
FIX: runtime error on very big synced lyrics ID3v2 frames

Changelog for v2.28d Beta

NEW: support for Monkey's Audio Index files (apl)
NEW: last used action type is preselected at quick actions
NEW: placeholder %s for search criteria in the index url of the web source framework
NEW: scripting functions $get(x), $put(x) and $puts(x)
NEW: allmusic, artistdirect and musicbrainz web sources
NEW: support for old musepack file extension (mp+)
NEW: proxy support for web source framework
FIX: limited second parameter of $num to 5 again
FIX: runtime error at the freedb dialog for local results
FIX: small problem with empty conditions at while loops within the web source framework
FIX: reading of non-standard WMA tag fields
FIX: tag fields with trailing blanks were not removed via the extended tag dialog
FIX: runtime error on very big synced lyrics ID3v2 frames

Changelog for Mp3tag 2.28c Beta

NEW: support for Monkey's Audio Index files (apl).
CHG: added version number to 'Control Panel, Software'.
NEW: last used action type is preselected at quick actions.

Changelog for Mp3tag 2.28c Beta

NEW: support for Monkey's Audio Index files (apl).
CHG: added version number to 'Control Panel, Software'.
NEW: last used action type is preselected at quick actions.

Changelog for Mp3tag 2.28b Beta

NEW: scripting functions $get(x), $put(x) and $puts(x)
NEW: allmusic and artistdirect web sources
NEW: placeholder %s for search criteria in the index url of the web source framework
FIX: reading of non-standard WMA tag fields
FIX: web sources were not saved on backup
FIX: limited second parameter of $num to 5 again
FIX: placeholder %_recordnumer% available again at old export
FIX: small problem with empty conditions at while loops within the web source framework
FIX: runtime error at the freedb dialog for local results

Changelog for v2.28a

FIX: runtime error at the freedb dialog for local results
FIX: small problem with empty conditions at while loops within the web source framework
CHG: menu item freedb called last used web source
FIX: placeholder %_recordnumer% available again at old export
FIX: reading of non-standard WMA tag fields
LNG: removed spanish and hungarian help files till they're updated

Changelog for v2.28

NEW: framework to get album information (incl. cover) from user-defined web sources
NEW: Discogs.com web source example to get album information and cover-art
NEW: Preserving and viewing cover art for MP4 files
NEW: action types 'Guess values' and 'Merge duplicate fields'
NEW: scripting functions $strchr(x,y), $strrchr(x,y), $strstr(x,y), $rand(), $ifgreater(a,b,x,y) and $iflonger(a,b,x,y)
NEW: scripting functions at converter Filename - Filename
NEW: file properties dialog now resizeable
NEW: try again option for freedb manual queries
NEW: placeholders %_counter% and %_total% at action 'Format value'
NEW: option 'Don't create directories' at 'Options, Export' and 'Options, Playlist'

Changelog for v2.27g Beta

NEW: framework to get album information (incl. cover) from user-defined web sources
NEW: Discogs.com web source example to get album information and cover-art
NEW: Preserving and viewing cover art for MP4 files
NEW: action types 'Guess values' and 'Merge duplicate fields'
NEW: scripting functions $strchr(x,y), $strrchr(x,y), $strstr(x,y), $rand(), $ifgreater(a,b,x,y) and $iflonger(a,b,x,y)
NEW: scripting functions at converter Filename - Filename
NEW: file properties dialog now resizeable
NEW: try again option for freedb manual queries
NEW: placeholders %_counter% and %_total% at action 'Format value'
NEW: option 'Don't create directories' at 'Options, Export' and 'Options, Playlist'
NEW: keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl+Backspace], [Ctrl+Del] and [Alt+Enter]
NEW: renaming of export configurations
NEW: moving user-defined tools to other positions is now possible
NEW: extended tag dialog now available from context menu
NEW: scripting function in dynamic formatstring example are now evaluated

Changelog for v2.27e Beta

NEW: framework to get album information (incl. cover) from user-defined web sources
NEW: Discogs.com web source example to get album information and cover-art
NEW: Preserving and viewing cover art for MP4 files
NEW: external tool "Amazon Cover Downloader" for Mp3tag available from
http://www.maresweb.de/forums/index.php?showtopic=11
NEW: action types 'Guess values' and 'Merge duplicate fields'
NEW: scripting functions $strchr(x,y), $strrchr(x,y), $strstr(x,y), $rand(), $ifgreater(a,b,x,y) and $iflonger(a,b,x,y)
NEW: scripting functions at converter Filename - Filename
NEW: try again option for freedb manual queries
NEW: placeholders %_counter% and %_total% at action 'Format value'
NEW: option 'Don't create directories' at 'Options, Export' and 'Options, Playlist'
NEW: keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl+Backspace], [Ctrl+Del] and [Alt+Enter]
NEW: renaming of export configurations
NEW: moving user-defined tools to other positions is now possible
NEW: extended tag dialog now available from context menu
NEW: scripting function in dynamic formatstring example are now evaluated

Changelog for v2.27d Beta

NEW: Preserving and viewing cover art for MP4 files
NEW: action types 'Guess values' and 'Merge duplicate fields'
NEW: scripting functions $strchr(x,y), $strrchr(x,y), $strstr(x,y), $ifgreater(a,b,x,y) and $iflonger(a,b,x,y)
NEW: scripting functions at converter Filename - Filename
NEW: try again option for freedb manual queries
NEW: placeholders %_counter% and %_total% at action 'Format value'
NEW: option 'Don't create directories' at 'Options, Export' and 'Options, Playlist'
NEW: keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl+Backspace] and [Ctrl+Del] for deleting words from the input fields
NEW: renaming of export configurations
NEW: moving user-defined tools to other positions is now possible

Changelog for v2.27c

NEW: action types 'Guess values' and 'Merge duplicate fields'
NEW: scripting functions $strchr(x,y), $strrchr(x,y), $strstr(x,y), $ifgreater(a,b,x,y) and $iflonger(a,b,x,y)
NEW: scripting functions at converter Filename - Filename
NEW: try again option for freedb manual queries
NEW: placeholders %_counter% and %_total% at action 'Format value'
NEW: option 'Don't create directories' at 'Options, Export' and 'Options, Playlist'
NEW: keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl+Backspace] and [Ctrl+Del] for deleting words from the input fields
NEW: renaming of export configurations
NEW: moving user-defined tools to other positions is now possible
LNG: Turkish language file

Changelog for v2.27

FIX: didn't display file information for MP3s with ID3v2 tags bigger than 500kb.
FIX: changes are displayed temporarily on files where write permisson was not granted.
NEW: optional second parameter for $caps, $caps2 and $caps3 for additional characters which trigger upper case.
NEW: $caps2 now case conversion 'normal' without changing upper case letters. case conversion 'sentece' now $caps3.
FIX: dragging files to end of file list did not work.
NEW: new syntax for built in scripting functions.
FIX: undo did not work on action sets where filenames and tags of a file were modified.
FIX: one tag was saved to all selected files, when hotkeys were used very quickly.
FIX: %_vbr% was not evaluated at WMA files.
FIX: sometimes did not display all metadata of MP4 files.
FIX: relative folderpaths at 'Tag - Filename' didn't work correctly.
FIX: runtime error at sorting files via drag'n'drop at the freedb dialog.
LNG: catalan translation was outdated.
FIX: Alt+F4 on the progress dialog didn't cancel operation.
CHG: silent setup looks for Mp3tagSetup.ini in the installer directory first, then in the last installation directory.
FIX: main view wasn't updated correctly after freedb queries on incomplete albums in some cases.
NEW: scripting function $len(x)
FIX: reworked Lyrics3 identifier again.