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  2.10 (Released 23-Mar-1996)
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  Added Features:

  - Created the FreqAnalyzer Scope.

  - Added the  LoopRetrig  bit  for  noteplayers,  which  MED/OctaMed  uses
    instead of always trigging the samples on loop. There was some troubles
    with some module types, e.g. AON.

  - Implemented Delta 1.0, Hippel 7-voices,  InStereo  2.0  and  SynTracker
    which uses noteplayers.

  - Made 3 new ARexx commands: GetScriptPath, GetScreen and SetScreen.
    (Hi Killraven :)


  Changes:

  - Support for the Powerpacker.library is gone. It caused several computer
    crashes, so if you want powerpacker support use the xpkmaster library.
    This will unpack all your powerpacked modules flawlessly.

  - Now all the TFMX players are able to play single-file modules.
    TFMX Pro and 7-voices is joined together and uses noteplayers (yes!)

  - Changed the Scope Interface,  so  that  it  could  get  the  number  of
    channels used by the playing module.

  - The FasttrackerII player is  updated  to  version  3.11.  As  mentioned
    earlier we don't use version 3.12 of the player because  it's  terrible
    buggy. The version 3.10 had some problems with some of the modules from
    the Party V, but they can now be played flawlessly (we think :).

  - The resize bar is now moved to the bottom of the window in  the  MLED-,
    and sample-window. (Hi Marcus :)

  - Improved the startup routine and changed APlayer to use the AutoRequest
    function if the error  "Can't  open  library  ..."  occured,instead  of
    opening it's own new window.

  - The fastmem noteplayer-config is gone, there is no need to  change  the
    buffer size anymore.

  - Some recognition problems with certain  Hippel-COSO  modules  are  gone
    now, and player now supports sample info and uses noteplayer.

  - MusicAssembler, SidMon 2.0, SoundFx1.3, SoundFx2.0, VectorDean
    now uses noteplayers

  - The cut-prefix string is expanded to 256 characters  (hopefully  no-one
    will have any problems now :)

  - Now the windows will sleep while you're ejecting the modulelist.

  - Info about the actual (note)player is immediatly shown  when  you  open
    the (note)player config window.


  Bugfixes:

  - Sometimes Future Composer did set the volume too high.

  - A deadlock which could appear with a required noteplayer not being able
    to get enough memory is gone now.

  - If you have set the loop gadget when you hear the last module  in  your
    list + you have "fade on end" set to on, then APlayer would fade at the
    end of the module, which it shouldn't, because of the loop.

  - A lot of possible deadlock situations and neverending loops  caused  by
    the FSS agent has been removed.

  - The ARexx commands to set the main-cycle didn't work anymore after  the
    config window changed.

  - If there was a load error  from  a  player  load-routine  and  you  had
    doublebuffering on, APlayer closed the player library one time to much.

  - Argggggghhhhhhhhh! All the protracker/noisetracker a.s.o. players has a
    MAJOR bug. This bug is to be found in ALL other player programs (as far
    as we know). There is a calculation error when finding the next pattern
    line to play. 2 words were added but words weren't enough as  it  could
    result  in  a wrap-around when adding. This has been changed so it uses
    long-words now. We are the first to fix this problem.

  - The "Used patterns" field in the about  window  was  miscalculated  for
    protracker modules. i.e. the number was 1 pattern to small.

  - If, in the Module List Editor,  you  choose  another  module  than  the
    playing one, and  presses  ctrl-return  the  playing  module  will  get
    selected.  If you then tries to delete the module, the module which was
    previously selected will be deleted instead.

  - Ffw/rewind buttons now (again) works as they should with S3M modules.

  - If APlayer  couldn't  allocate  a  CIA  timer,  APlayer  would  give  a
    recoverable alert when selecting cancel in the  requester.  On  top  of
    this the "Retry" and "why" gadgets were swapped.

  - If an error occurs from the unpacker library, the first letter  in  the
    error message would disappear.

  - The following places will now function properly with propertional fonts

    · About window
    · Main cycle
    · Sample Info Window

  - If you disabled the FSS agent  while  it  was  loading  its  data,  the
    APlayer windows weren't sleeping.

  - Eject Module At End of list didn't work with only  one  module  in  the
    list -now it does!

  - If you played a sample and used "Eject at end of list", then  both  the
    sample AND the modulelist would be freed, but the display wouldn't  get
    updated.

  - Rnd One/All in the FSS agent works again.

  - If you optimized your fss list, the number  of  elements  in  the  list
    wasn't updated.

  - Only the first 22 chars of the filename was shown in the fss list.

  - The Iconify error (when it produced enforver hits) has been removed.

  - The Pro/Noisetracker test  routine  is  improved.  All  speed  problems
    should hopefully be history now.

  - A minor problem with speed commands in  the  QuadraComposer  player  is
    removed.

  - If you exit APlayer with a scope window open, while using Mungwall, the
    scope task crashed.