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- Changes for version 2.2.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - FreeA*p is now Zinf!
- - Fixed makefile problem so that wavlmc.o gets removed
- - Added support for saving the fileselector path between invocations
- of the dialog. (Ed Sweetman)
- - Added support for recursively adding files when selecting a folder
- to add to the database (Ed Sweetman)
- - Added MyMusic as one of the options for the searching
- - Removed all the Relatable, MusicBrainz, and Bitzi metadata lookup/
- submit stuff. The only MusicBrainz thing that remains is the CD Lookup.
- - Updated the internal zlib version to 1.4
- - Removed the custom downloaded stream stuff.
-
- Changes for version 2.1.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Fixed crashes during sigging process
- - Fixed Vorbis playback to work with Vorbis RC2
- - Added a better musicbrainz library missing error message.
- - Added John Cantrrill's WAV LMC
- - Fixed the streaming http redirect to work for more general
- (not just dot notation) URLS.
- - Fixed some track move and drag and drop issues in the playlist
- manager for Linux.
-
- Changes for version 2.1.0 final
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Upgraded the code that interfaces with the musicbrainz client library.
- - Fixed a streaming bug where it never finish buffering small files.
- - Fixed a couple of minor theme alignment issues
- - Fixed bugs where metadata was not written to ID3v1/v2 tags.
- - Fixed bug where ID3v1 tags were favored over ID3v2 tags.
- - Added a right client context menu to the main freeamp ui
- - Improved the Ogg/Vorbis streaming support
-
-
- Changes for version 2.1.0 rc6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Added support for mouse wheel volume adjustment in linux
- - Removed in the internal Vorbis code -- outside libraries are now needed
- for using vorbis.
- - Added ID3lib code to the freeamp codebase. The id3 interfaces keep changing
- so we'll just wait until that stablizes.
- - The user can now set which MusicBrainz server FreeAmp should use.
- - Ray Lucke contributed the arts pmo
- - Decreased the startup time quite a bit.
- - Random stability bugs fixed.
-
- Changes for version 2.1.0 rc5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Fixed some streaming (HTTP) issues (some streams not found)
- - Improved the default theme to look a bit more consistent and to include
- a balance slider
- - Implemented notches in sliders so that the EQ settings can be reset easily.
- - Fixed a bug where after an audio breakup the time display/slider setting
- in win32 was incorrect.
- - Fixed a segfault when switching themes, theme modes or cancelling out
- of the options dialog.
- - Included new and improved Relatable TRM technology
-
-
- Changes for version 2.1.0 rc4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - MusicBrainz CD lookup will no longer attempt to look up each track
- after the first track lookup fails.
- - The data coming from the MB client lib and the vorbis metadata plugin
- now gets converted to ISO 8859-1
- - The ALSA plugin does not report an error during stream rebuffering
- - Stream rebuffering values have been tweaked a bit to improve the
- rebuffering of the stream.
- - The proxy support has been improved. Previously the URI special
- character encoding function was a bit too overzealous.
- - The mouse wheel/middle button mute was not working properly on themes
- without a mute button.
- - Added support for redirects for http streaming
-
- Changes for version 2.1.0 rc3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - More bugfixes
- - MusicBrainz CD lookup plugin
- - Major changes to the Xing MP3 decoder to make it re-entrant.
-
- Changes for version 2.1.0 rc2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Quite a few bug fixes, including the intermittant deadlock when
- switching streams.
- - Very prelimininary Fairtunes tipping integration.
- - FreeAmp will no longer pop up annoying boxes when it comes across
- a corrupt track.
- - Fixed segfault on exit problem in Linux
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 rc1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - The playlist can now be customized to change/reorder the fields that are
- shown. (win32 patch contributed by Steve Kemp)
- - ORBit-based corba UI contributed by Martin Enlund
- - Almost completely functional QNX port! see README.qnx
- - The IRIX port is almost running...
- - The Solaris port works again (on solaris 7, at least)
- - The Relatable features now work behind proxy servers.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 9
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Added support for changing the volume with the mouse wheel in windows.
- - The average vorbis bitrate is updated every 3 seconds.
- - Updated to the latest and greatest Vorbis code.
- - Added support for reading Vorbis metadata. No write support yet.
- - Fixed a bug where FreeAmp would keep playing some tracks indefinitely
- - Fixed a win32 bug where FreeAmp crashed when it loaded a playlist that
- has a track missing.
- - Fixed the long startup time when not connected to the 'net and a Releatable
- profile was enabled.
- - bunches of memory leaks plugged.
- - (Hopefully) fixed DnD on some Win98 boxes.
- - Added a link button to the Edit Track Info dialog that goes to the track's
- page at musicbrainz.
- - Sort additions to the playlist from the music tree properly.
- - Try to grab track numbers from the filename.
- - Enhancements to the GTK My Music.
- - Save -20dB equalizer settings properly.
- - Bunches of little fixes to the Win32 My Music, mostly involving DnD.
- - Don't read tags from files that they don't need to be read on.
- - SoundsLike recommendations
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 8
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Relatable profiles now get saved properly.
- - Much more tolerant of bad frames w/i MP3s
- - preliminary FreeBSD support, courtesy of Roger Hardiman
- - linux: Don't poll the CD for changes by default
- - Fix the streaming bug introduced in beta 7
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Fix a bunch of problems related to the Relatable features
- - Fix the horribly broken Coca-Cola themes
- - Fix icecast titlestreaming
- - id3 tags are now saves properly on linux
- - Turning on/off the equalizer now works as expected
- - The equalizer now clips less and sounds a bit better
- - The preamp in the equalizer panel works.
- - Fixed an issue where http streaming/headlines/downloads
- were not working on some proxies.
- - The ID3v2 Artist is now read from either TPE1 or TPE2 if one or
- the other is empty
-
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - FreeAmp lives!
- - Full Vorbis support (www. )
- - Relatable playlist features - see http://www.relatable.com
- - The player should now advance through playlists that contain
- HTTP streams.
- - The slider bars no longer eat the mouse input for lunch.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Reworking the Panel subsystem again, with default theme changes
- - Add track numbers or '?' to the music tree
- - Use gdk-pixbuf on linux to load any image file format in themes
- - New help files, in HTML
- - Partial support for K-jofol themes (on linux only)
- - Fixes to the winamp skin converter
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - New structure to 'My Streams' in the music tree, now it's grabbed
- off of freeamp.org
- - Fixed a number of bugs in the GTK UIs
- - Reworking of 'Panel' subsystem, as used by the equalizer in the default theme
- - Bugfixes to the equalizer
- - Multiselect in the Linux MusicBrowser
- - Rewritten linux information editor
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - See note for beta 1. It still applies.
- - Fixed lots of bugs... for details go to:
-
- http://www.freeamp.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&email1=&emailtype1=substring&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=substring&emailreporter2=1&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfield=resolution&chfieldfrom=5%2F18%2F2000&chfieldto=5%2F30%2F2000&chfieldvalue=&product=FreeAmp&short_desc=&short_desc_type=substring&long_desc=&long_desc_type=substring&bug_file_loc=&bug_file_loc_type=substring&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Mainly bugfixes from beta 1
- - Font fixes for the Win32 freeamp ui
- - Enhancements to 'Watch this Directory'
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.1.0 beta 1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This is the first beta release ofthe 2.1 series. For changes for
- the 2.1 series, please refer to the specification:
-
- http://www.freeamp.org/~robert/FreeAmp_2.1_Spec.doc
-
- The following items from the spec are not included in the first 2.1
- release:
-
- - CD Burning support
- - Playlist view in theme
- - Icecast stream listing (waiting on the server side xml changes)
-
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.8
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Fixed the HTTP error issue with single-click downloading.
- - Fixed some issues with playing some mp3 files.
-
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Fixed the proxy support for the download manager.
- - Fixed crashing issues in the GTK freeamp ui.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - The update process will now allow us to update system files and
- files that do not have version info, such as the help files.
- - We squashed the huge memory leak some people were seeing.
- - ShoutCast title streaming is now supported.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - More bugfixes than you can shake a stick at.
- - Fixed VBR file playback problem
- - Fixed problem where seek slider sometimes jumped back to its
- original position during a seek.
- - Changed Download Manager to use non-blocking IO so that FreeAmp
- always exits cleanly, even if it is stuck in a connect()
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - No new features, just lots and lots of bug fixes.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Help files on Linux work again.
- - Changing window modes in a theme work again.
- - A bug in the Linux 'My Music' file selection/import was fixed.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Improved speed for adding and removing items in My Music window.
- - Fixes issues with Windows 2000 compatability.
- - Importing Tracks works again.
- - FreeAmp now associates itself with .fat files under Windows.
- - Fixed buffer bug in windows output plugin.
- - Fixed slider issues.
- - Themes now support a miscellaneous comment field that will be
- displayed in the credits for the theme.
- - FreeAmp is now bound to processor 0 under Windows NT.
- - Fix for "Not saving theme" bug under Linux.
- - Better recreation of file/mimetypes under Windows.
- - Fixed theme reload bug.
- - Track info dialog now displays track location.
- - Fonts are now antialiased under Windows.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Help files for both Linux and Win32 have been updated further.
- - Bug fixes galore.
- - Resolved several resource issues.
- - Win32 Music Browser no longer shows duplicates when you search
- for music again.
- - Added some more icons.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Help files for both Linux and Win32 have been updated further.
- - New medium and small modes for the default FreeAmp theme.
- - Better handling of Artist sorting in My Music window.
- - A nice pretty welcome wizard for My Music that gets you up and
- running ASAP.
- - FreeAmp Classic theme now supported. Not quite the same as the old
- FreeAmp but pretty darn close. Hope you like it.
- - Repeat after me, "Lots and lots of bug fixes!"
- - This is it, 2.0 is now gold! Yippee! Now we get to start work on
- 2.1 <grin> and add all those features that were frozen out of 2.0.
-
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0 beta 5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Help files for both Linux and Win32 have been updated.
- - TrueType font support for Linux themes.
- - Updated default FreeAmp theme to use transparent buttons.
- - Added vertical slider capability to themes.
- - Editing metadata in the music browser nows works a lot better.
- - Linux music browser has snazzy new icons in the tree control.
- - Preference to set toolbar look: Icons, Text, or Both.
- - My Music window remembers its state.
- - New example theme, Aquatica... you gotta check this one out!
- - Again, Lots and lots of bug fixes.
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0 beta 4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Again, Lots and lots of bug fixes.
- - Help files for both Linux and Win32 have been updated.
- - New artwork in the music browser.
- - Ability to organize music in playlist manager with drag and drop.
- - VBR files are now handled correctly.
- - Large ID3v2 tags are handled correctly.
- - Fixed alignment issues in default theme
- - Added support for PLS playlist files
- - Added new toolbar UI which allows app to live in system tray.
-
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0 beta 3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Help files for both Linux and Win32
- - Updated Music Browser/Playlist Manager
- - Lots and lots of bug fixes
- - Updated default theme
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 2.0 beta 2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Win32 and Linux are now at 100% feature parity.
- - All new user interface with Themes support. Let's see how creative
- you guys are. Check out http://www.freeamp.org/text/ThemeHowTo.txt
- for more info on making your own themes.
- - Totally rewritten playlist management. New Playlist Manager and
- more robust back end.
- - Download Manager
- - Auto-update, download new components as they are released and
- always know you have the latest bug fixes.
- - All major functionality is implemented as plugins, feel free to
- add more!
- - Basic id3v2 metadata support. (yes we actually read data out of
- them, not just skip them)
- - Way too many bug fixes to list here...
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 1.3.1:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Fixed binary installs requiring esd and asound libs, when they
- shouldn't have.
- - Fixed some random compile warnings
- - Fixed a source install issue where mkinstalldirs could not be found
- - Fixed ncurses.ui and mpeg123.ui to properly display id3 tags again
- - Added README.linux with some PMO change docs
- - The linux version can now play Windows .m3u files
- - Removed GTK config stuff in the configure.in script
- - Fixed half implemented shuffle improvement
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 1.3.0:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- - Fixed support for MPEG-1,2 layer 2 files
- - Fixed 'LMC cannot decode, corrupt media?' bug
- - Added PreBuffer support
- - Added HTTP proxy support (thanks to Alan Cutter for the patch)
- - Improved audio pipeline with much clearer model and common base classes
- - Added support for selecting network card for streaming plugins
- - Added Linux Enlightened Sound Daemon support. (thanks go to Isaac Richards)
- - Added icecast style title streaming support
- - Added ncurses UI for unix (thanks go to Stephan Auerhahn)
- - Fixed lots of the volume bugs for win98/95
- - Fixed "tray menu hanging around" bug
- - Fixed "Lack of changelog"... here it is!
- - You can now use FreeAmp to play files directly from Netscape
- - Random playing is now actually random and non repeating, repeating,
- repeating, repeating...
-
-
- Changes for Linux and Windows version 1.2.3:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Fixed support for MPEG 2.5 streams and files
- - Windows release now uses Jean-Michel HERVE's x86 optimizations
- - Added support for saving incoming SHOUTcast/HTTP streams to disk,
- (enabled by the "-save" command-line argument or the "SaveStreams"
- preference on Linux). See the README for more information.
- - Added an install-freeamp script for Linux
-
- Changes for Linux version 1.2.2:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Incorporated x86 assembly MP3 decoder optimizations from
- "Jean-Michel HERVE" <tuo_stg@hotmail.com>
-
- - Added support for a preferences file in ~/.freeamp_prefs
- The command-line properties are no longer supported.
- See the README for more information.
-
- Changes for Windows version 1.2.1:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Fixed minimization bugs
-
- Changes for Windows version 1.2:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - All cool changes listed for Linux Below +
-
- - Real Playlist Support
-
- - Save playlists to your Rio
-
- - Live in tray
-
- - Pref Panel
-
- Changes for Linux version 1.2:
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
- - Added assembly decoder optimizations, input and output buffering. FreeAmp
- should now be able to play audio uninterrupted, unless the load
- on the machine gets too great. FreeAmp is now much less processor
- intensive, while consuming more memory.
-
- - Added support for SHOUTcast, HTTP and RTP streaming. You can now specify
- a file, an http://, or a rtp:// on the command line. For more information
- on SHOUTcast, please see http://icecast.linuxpower.org or
- http://www.shoutcast.com
-
- - Logging support. Using the Logging, LogInput, LogDecode properties
- the user can now log debug information and errors to the file freeamp.log.
- This will allow the freeamp team to debug problems with versions of FreeAmp
- in the field.
-
- - VBR stream support. FreeAmp handles VBR streams correctly. It might
- have done this in previous versions too, but it does it better now. :-)
-
- - stdin support. To accept an mp3 stream from stdin, invoke freeamp like
- this:
-
- freeamp file://- < myfile.mp3
-
- - Added properties for logging and buffering. See README for details.
-
- - Added autoplay support.
-