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- 3.0
- - Everything. :)
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- 3.0 Beta 3 days (02/08/02) build #466
- - video playback! (still experimental)
- - ogg vorbis, MIDI and MOD support!
- - popup menus work better
- - faster startup
- - more config options
- - color controls faster and better (any skin can now have color themes)
- - all known skin reload issues resolved
- - better desktopalpha support
- - ns_database moved into component
- - http proxy support
- - xml errors handled better
- - adding files to library and loading playlists MUCH faster now
- - component code can now hook skin functions (see SDK for examples)
- - many many bugs fixed, not so many added this time :)
- - and lots more, so explore!
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- 3.0 Beta 2.5 weirzbowski (12/18/01) build #455
- - mostly bugfixes, and lots of em
- - playlists:
- - load somewhat faster
- - directory entries loaded only when needed
- - number column auto-resizes
- - editor accepts dropped playlists
- - popup menus don't stack up against the right side of the screen
- - minibrowser works again (woo?)
- - skin reloading crash fixed
- - skin pieces scale amount linked among layouts
- - internal NT aspi manager support in CDDA
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- 3.0 Beta 2 cold (11/28/01) build #454
- - lots of bugfixes!
- - media playback:
- - more accurate timekeeping
- - CD audio playback! Uses digital extraction of audio so it works
- with the crossfader and eq! Falls back to normal redbook audio
- playback if ASPI layer not installed, see above
- - long playback time crash bug fixed
- - skinning improvements:
- - superslow loading bug fixed
- - zipped skin loading bug fixed
- - per-pixel alpha blending against the desktop! (in win2k/xp only)
- - subtractable region objects (good for rounded corners etc.)
- - more objects can be made ghosted
- - generic frame support, skin one layout and wrap it around anything
- - antialiased font support
- - upside-down fonts bug fixed
- - vertical sliders fixed
- - playlist editor:
- - windowshade mode
- - more robust m3u loading
- - config!
- - this is the very basic version so you can play. by beta3 we should
- have more fully skinnable config screens
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- 3.0 Beta 1 love (10/09/01) (developer's) build #448
- - mostly finalized all interfaces so developers can get busy
- - config file in sexy XML now
- - crossfader switchable again
- - crossfade on next/previous works
- - playlist editor:
- - faster, better, more stable
- - shuffle on next now default behavior
- - sorting by specific criteria, more general sorting to come later
- - .pls loading
- - no more "working playlist", now whatever playlist is showing is the
- playlist being edited, always
- - prioritizes ID3 reading for items you're looking at
- - sexy skinned drop indicator
- - playlist saving works again
- - url selector remembers recent entries
- - skinning:
- - groups work better
- - many components now scalable (not working 100% yet)
- - skins start out centered on screen on first load
- - gamma groups! tintastic!
- - memory usage reduced
- - finally, some better buttons than the ones I made in MS Paint on my laptop
- with a touchpad (thanks Steve!)
- - many many bugfixes, including the NT4 startup crash
- - even better SDK
- - lots more!
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- 3.0 Alpha L8r (08/24/01) build #441
- - apparently we still have jobs (some of us)
- - so we fix the bugs
- - fixed assert on playlist editor's "select dups" and "delete dups" options
- - fixed the minimize bug
- - added "open location" and "open dir" options
- - re-enabled volume & eq settings saving (it's not a bug if it's just
- commented out, right?)
- - p.s. to use Mozilla you also have to set
- "Use Mozilla instead of IE for minibrowser=1" in studio.xnf
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- 3.0 Alpha L8 (08/22/01) build #440
- - much faster startup time
- - systray ASSERT should really really be fixed now
- - 8-bit UTF-8 playlist names work, 16-bit ones still don't
- - lots more text now translated through locales system
- - improved component painting (more efficient, less wrong)
- - faster skin loading (caches unpacked skins into temp directory)
- - faster playlist loading
- - can select mozilla to be used in the minibrowser
- -> go to the mozilla folder and type "regsvr32 mozctlx.dll"
- - ID3 tags read on a timer
- - many and vast improvements to the UI subsystem
- - hokey transparent context menus (under win2k, just 'cause they look cute)
- - bugs fixed, added
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- 3.0 Alpha 667 (06/28/01)
- - autodetects MMX, no need for separate noMMX version any more
- - immediate music stop on shutdown
- - fixed systray ASSERT on WINE & litestep
- - mouse wheel scrolling for list windows
- - scripting:
- - engine speedups
- - mc.exe supports #include, #define, #undef, #ifdef, etc.
- - skinning:
- - fx objects (like dmove) work on subbitmaps
- - faster blitting
- - more options for various GUI objects
- - F5 reloads current skin
- - BMP files work again (bleh... use PNG)
- - basic translation of strings, not everything is translated yet :)
- - keyboard accelerator keys
- - text scale up/down (use control-minus and control+equals)
- - truetype font loading from skins works again (no need to install into OS)
- - skin colors overriding in skins should work again
- - new script included: MiniKick
- - skin switcher! with preliminary wa2 skin loading support (not finished)
- - skin version # checking
- - select duplicates command in playlist editor
- - memory usage cut down in general
- - config screen almost ready (not in this alpha, tho :)
- - lots and lots of other internals stuff you won't see until the SDK :)
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- 3.0 Alpha 666 (05/21/01) build #429
- - better http streaming
- - more responsive interface
- - better seeking
- - image loading done by components
- - faster startup
- - preliminary support for winamp 2.x visualizations
- - less memory usage
- - better crossfading (no more clicks we hope)
- - Shuffle on next added, edit your .xnf file to turn it on
- - skin love:
- - faster skin switching/loading
- - faster gamma tweaking
- - GDI resource usage cut way down
- - faster MMX optimized blitting
- - bilinear filtering for stretched skin pieces
- - snap points for funky-shaped skin piece love
- - more scripting amazingness:
- - guru meditations slightly more helpful
- - faster execution
- - general purpose scripts
- - script manager to add/remove general purpose scripts
- - basic field editing in dbexplorer, which will probably go into the media lib
- - sclist for shoutcast browsing pleasure
- - bugs fixed, added
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- 3.0 Alpha 6 e (4/20/01) build #420
- - takes even less memory, smaller .exe, more stable (as usual ;)
- - playlist editor ASSERT bug smushed
- - working playlist thingy
- - fixed bug where files dropped on bottom of playlist showed up on top
- - faster window painting and resizing and shit
- - new avs with overlay support!
- - skinning:
- - skin xml can include other skins' xml files for tinyness
- - skin pieces can hold multiple components
- - all-in-one skin ("Compact") included, takes up only about 5k
- - added support for horizontal animations
- - accurate animatedrects are back :)
- - eq latency cut to 2 seconds instead of 7
- - eq has sexy curves again!
- - skin scripts can have user functions and user classes
- - automatically updated build numbers to aid conspiracy theorists
- - http status messages added
- - more... much more... can't remember
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- 3.0 Alpha 5 UX (03/16/01)
- - working eq?!
- - even smaller default skin
- - fixed-width bitmap fonts
- - logical font names for various text objects, yay for skinners
- - playlists load now
- - open/save file dialogs remember last dir opened from/saved to
- - less AVS bugs
- - even better skin switching
- - did someone say scaling? =)
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- 3.0 Alpha 4 n1c8 (02/13/01)
- - speed and size optimizations (about 18k cut from exe+dll)
- - far more functional playlist editor
- - remembers last playlist open & vertical scroll position
- - skins can now overlay default.wal, so you don't have to include one of every
- single bitmap from it
- - core playback bugs fixed
- - min/max sizing for components implemented
- - skin piece scaling!
- - better skin switching
- - component status bar now skinnable
- - http streaming leaks less memory
- - plus lots of little bugfixes & tweaks
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- 3.0 Alpha 3.00ZX (02/01/01):
- - uses WAY less cpu when playing files.
- - packaged with latest SuperPimp.
- - volume is now saved.
- - optimized visual animations (sound analyzer, etc...)
- - "Report bugs" option in system menu
- - gamma component! (warning: does not actually tweak gamma)
- - LOTS of bugfixes including:
- - skin switching 99% works!
- - crossfading fixed and can now crossfades mono streams
- - avs fixes
- - song name display fixed
- - audio playback system fixed
- - playlist editor time display fixed
- - a lot more :) Check our bugzilla for more
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- 3.0 Alpha 2 turbo (01/27/01):
- - Fixed lots of bitmaps, scroll bars. Mostly cosmetic stuff.
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- 3.0 Alpha 1 turbo (01/27/01):
- - Everything. :)
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