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3.0
- Everything. :)
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!
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
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
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!
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
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
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 :)
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
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
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? =)
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
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
3.0 Alpha 2 turbo (01/27/01):
- Fixed lots of bitmaps, scroll bars. Mostly cosmetic stuff.
3.0 Alpha 1 turbo (01/27/01):
- Everything. :)