musikCube Changelog

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Table of contents

1 1.0 final 2 1.0 rc2 3 1.0 rc1 4 0.92.5 5 0.92.4 6 0.92.3 7 0.92.2.1 8 CVS 04-02-2005

1.0 final

• added: made "Collected" its own library with its own playlists
• added: improved selection box "type ahead" filtering
• added: selection boxes during search and viewing modified tags
• added: ability to set file assocations in the Preferences window
• added: wma and mpc playback plugins
• added: added updated Winamp Emulator plugin
• added: customizable global hotkeys
• added: tango icons
• added: better volume control
• added: Yann Le Moigne's windows media key patch
• added: view -> selection boxes
• added: theme editor dialog. File -> Theme Editor
• added: ability to title a NetRadio when you add it
• added: light playback icon theme
• changed: rearranged main menu bar to be more coherent
• changed: make source devices view hidden by default
• changed: better theme support when drawing the currently playing song.
• changed: playlist 'drag and drop reorder' color
• changed: standardized appearance and workflow of all dialogs
• changed: "musik" in sources panel renamed "browse"
• changed: root items in the sources panel are now capitalized
• changed: sources scrollbar draw location
• changed: sources items now end with an ellipsis if text is not long enough to fit within the draw region (example: long playlist names)
• changed: moved sources window toggles to the main "View" menu
• changed: rearranged the file menu
• changed: disallow 100% transparency
• fixed: next artist/next album hotkeys
• fixed: bug where tray icon would not be displayed properly
• fixed: tag dialog prompts for changes if selected item changes
• fixed: detaching device while playing from it
• fixed: browsing playlists as libraries
• fixed: certain sources drag and drop errors
• fixed: font loading issues
• fixed: nasty crash with extremely long comments (or other fields)
• fixed: BringWindowToTop on file drop
• fixed: font glitch during drag and drop in playlist
• fixed: selection boxes now update properly after a playlist is deleted
• fixed: scrollbar not appearing/disappearing in the sources window
• fixed: miniPlayer's window is musikCube, not the desktop.
• fixed: miniPlayer window not being initialized completely if no song playing
• fixed: bugs regarding removing songs from the library via selection boxes
• fixed: sorting by time added and last played works correctly now
• fixed: OnDragLeave() not being properly handled & leaving DND artifacts around
• fixed: NetRadio works once again
• fixed: NetRadio playlist not refreshing after adding a new station
• fixed: 'not playing' text shifted slightly on first launch.
• fixed: make sure to 'unhighlight' last played song when playback stops
• fixed: last of the theming related color issues
• fixed: no longer have to restart musikCube if you change your system's theme
• fixed: FLAC bug introduced in 1.0rc2
• fixed: rare crash on exit when running debug build
• fixed: minor auto capitalize bug
• fixed: "Show in Explorer" actually selects the song now
• fixed: disallow drag and drop from Now Playing to Now Playing
• fixed: disallow drag and drop from Playlist to Same Playlist
• fixed: cleaned up more drag and drop code
• removed: focus follows cursor option
• removed: unnecessary dialogs from the resource file
• removed: "Save Playlist" from the File menu. This is now done automatically.
• removed: dead and unused accelerators
• fixed: core_net: added BASS_STREAM_META to request that servers send metadata
• added: core_net: added BASS_STREAM_AUTOFREE (can't hurt...)
• fixed: musikCore: last character of metadata from netradio streams was being dumped due to incorrect string pointer math
• fixed: musikCore: don't call MetaDataChanged() unless the metadata actually changed in some way, preventing balloon popup and tunage from getting a hit every 2-5 seconds on some netradio streams

1.0 rc2

• added: installer now downloads additional format plugins from the internet when selected
• added: users can now physically copy songs to devices by means of drag and drop: simply grab a group of songs and drop them on the device.
• added: drop feedback when dragging items over items in the sources control
• added: drop feedback when rearranging playlist items
• added: "at" to default auto-capitalize list.
• changed: separated core_Internal.dll into core_mp3.dll, core_ogg.dll, core_flac.dll, core_net.dll, core_cdda
• changed: default song highlight color
• changed: layout of batch retag dialog
• fixed: mini player to always display correct song
• fixed: some glitches when mixing songs with different libraries in Now Playing.
• fixed: the infamous 'tunage hanging' problem
• fixed: bug where playlist highlighting was ignored
• fixed: search results are now ordered properly
• fixed: database would not load if there were certain characters in the username
• fixed: devices are now listed in the same order they appear in explorer
• fixed: songs would not play if a device's letter changed
• fixed: device synchronization would fail if device's drive letter changed.
• fixed: songs would no longer play on a device if it's drive letter changed.
• fixed: multiple bugs related to cd playback
• fixed: sources drag/drop handling completely rewritten
• fixed: miniPlayer's slider color matches musikCube's.
• fixed: glitchy sources behavior when showing/hiding nodes
• fixed: drag and drop registration for playlist view instead of list
• fixed: redraw issue with slider controls
• fixed: small playlist drop/arrange bug where songs would be reordered off by 1
• removed: apply button from the preferences

1.0 rc1

• new installer. props to insomnia.
• fixed the random icon
• fixed the path synchronization conflict resolution routine
• fixed --nographics mode for new now playing layout
• fixed balloon corruption up on very long song titles
• fixed item selection behavior while searching or renaming an item.
• fixed auto capitalize for words starting with (,{,[ characters
• BatchChgCaseTask.h/.cpp: 50% less stupid
• fixed Alt+T for "Tags" menu not working properly
• Always on Top shortcut key changed from Alt+T to Alt+Shift+T
• fixed Repeat Single
• added thumbs to the slider controls
• made the time slider much smoother (no longer jumps around)
• fixed weird "click to set time twice without moving mouse" bug
• 'Play Next' changed to 'Queue as Next' in context menus
• added File -> Online Help to take user to musikCube's Wiki
• Tag From Filename no longer obliterates other tags in the database
• fixed slider control overdraw
• fixed WallaTu's Tag From Filename bug
• fixed a bug in the TaskQueue
• fixed synchronization bug
• fixed a memory leak in RemoveOldTask
• fixed bug where net radio filename couldn't be edited.
• fixed 'first track in playlist skipped' bug
• fixed long run random bug
• fixed threading glitch where progress would start at 99%, then drop to 0% and proceed normally.
• "File not found" now displayed in tag edit dialog if the current file is missing or offline.
• revamped about box
• removed mcAmp from distribution. will be available separately.
• sqlite upgraded from 3.2.2 to 3.2.6
• taglib upgraded from 1.3.1 to 1.4

0.92.5

• fixed support for mapped network drives.
• fixed filename case in the Tag Properties window
• fixed some "play next" crashes
• fixed the crash when moving playlists down (thanks DiGiTaLFX)
• fixed some potential bugs with musikCore::Library creating crossfaders, equalizers, and playlists.
• fixed bug where equalizer settings were not being saved on a per song basis when "Same Equalizer for all Songs" was not checked.
• fixed bug where all selection boxes could disappear. if they are all closed, they will be reset to default upon next launch
• fixed a bug where plugging in a removable device when hidden would cause the sources panel to draw scrambled
• fixed the bug where hiding devices wouldn't take effect until musikCube was restarted
• fixed bug where press next or prev track would start playback if stopped.
• fixed a bug where synchronization would fail if the collectes sources item was selected.
• fixed filesize display in playlist: "MB" instead of "mb"
• fixed equalizer drawing corruption when switching between 6 and 18 band mode.
• pressing DELETE in the collected window actually deletes them from the collected library.
• major overhaul of the now playing control
• fixed a lot of bugs relating to mcAmp, including those that made the sound suddenly cut out.
• volume in the main UI now updates when the mini player updates volume.
• added Fine Fine's random icon
• core_APE added to the musikCore CVS tree
• cube_mcAmp added to the musikCube CVS tree
• cube_miniPlayer added to the musikCube CVS tree

0.92.4

• added right click -> play next, play now, enqueue, replace now playing, and replace now playing and play in both the playlist and selection box views.
• fixes the bug where the tray icon would disappear if explorer crashed
• fixes some bugs where the database would be queried twice instead of once.
• fixes a nasty bug where deleting files from multiple libraries could work incorrectly.
• fixes bug where rating a song in the playlist may not work correctly
• fixes bug where incorrect tag properties could be displayed
• fixes some random crashes people were experiencing with the option "double clicking an item queues it in now playing" option selected.
• pressing F5 requires the selected dynamic playlist
• dropping files on a device drives no longer crashes
• times played is now incremented when the song starts, instead of when it ends.
• clicking on the time elapsed in the playing area now toggles display between time elapsed and time remaining
• added code to put list of currently used genres from the database at the top of the genre pulldown in the tag properties dialog box
• wrapped OpenURL in a try...catch block -- Tunage should no longer throw a message box if it fails due to lack of internet connection.

0.92.3

• playlist ordering was removed
• tunage vars $RATING and $GENRE added
• reload tags no longer hangs
• TagLib moved to core_Internal.dll and outside musikCore
• added sources type "Collected" to show a history of songs played, including those that aren't in your main library. you can also use this sources item to modify songs that do not exist in the main library.
• "Show All %" changed to "Show All Songs"
• selection box "Show All %" bug(s) fixed
• fixes typo "existant" should be "existent"
• fixes the bug where dynamic playlists would switch around if they were selected and a new song was started.
• fixes buggy searching while sources panel is scrolled
• enabled marquee selection in playlist.
• fixes a crash when upgrading from musikCube 0.91.x
• double clicking fields in selection boxes now queues them in now playing if "Double Clicking a Song Queues it in Now Playing" is selected in the preferences.
• currently playing songs are ALWAYS highlighted now.
• fixes strange bug where two identical items in the now playing would be drawn with a slightly different font.
• fix for sources plugin integration. OnSources() is only sent if user left click the sources item. also added WM_SOURCESUNSEL message so plugins can defocus items in the sources panel.
• fixes a long running problem where new users couldn't add files to their database. this only occured when non ASCII letters were in the user's username.
• fixes tray icon crash
• added balloon tip "pop" sound

0.92.2.1

• equalizer now uses Shibatch (shibatch.sf.net) technology (thanks Wraith)
• mcAmp uses [ artist - title ] instead of [ title - artist ]
• cd ripper re-designed to work at 800x600
• fixes potentially dangerous bug where Copy To.. or Move To.. overwrites

files without conformation.

• adds "notes" field to dynamic playlist dialog
• fixes some bloat in the playlist popup menu
• right click -> play selected in playlist view
• right click -> play selected in selection boxes work again
• double click to queue song adds them to the bottom of the list, instead

of after the currently playing song.

• "by artist" and "from the album" are no longer displayed in the task tray,

balloon tips, or now playing bar if no artist or album information exists.

• fixes a bug where creating a playlist, going to a device, then back to the

library wouldn't show updated playlists.

• fixes bug where deleting last dynamic or stanard playlist in "device" mode

would focus the main library, instead of the active device.

• use derek's new main icon!
• about box re-designed
• moved version from the help menu to the about box
• changed appearance of time and volume sliders
• adds the ability to specify a freedb server in the preferences.
• capitalizes the first letter of every word in buttons of dialogs
• fixes bug where sources scrollbar wouldn't get shown or disappear until

window was resized.

• added missing OnSeek() plugin event.
• fixes the bug where songs from multiple libraries could not be queued

and played at the same time.

• bug fixes relating to unplugging and adding devices while musikCube is running.
• removes some stupid options relating to transparency.
• ctrl + f starts the "Search" sources entry
• bug where pause button wouldn't refresh properly
• bug where expanding and hiding items in the sources could cause a crash.
• upgraded sqlite to 3.2.1
• upgraded BASS to 2.1.0.5
• ordering of dynamic and standard playlists are now remembered
• added versions of embedded components in about box
• netstream tags are now displayed and updated
• equalizer presets work again
• File -> Database -> Import Database changed to File *> Database *> Change Database
• and a lot more.

CVS 04-02-2005

• intput format support. sample APE plugin included.
• equalizer now uses Shibatch (shibatch.sf.net) technology
• mcAmp uses [ artist - title ] instead of [ title - artist ]
• cd ripper re-designed to work at 800x600
• fixes potentially dangerous bug where Copy To.. or Move To.. overwrites

files without conformation.

• adds "notes" field to dynamic playlist dialog
• fixes some bloat in the playlist popup menu
• right click -> play selected in playlist view
• right click -> play selected in selection boxes work again
• double click to queue song adds them to the bottom of the list, instead

of after the currently playing song.

• "by artist" and "from the album" are no longer displayed in the task tray,

balloon tips, or now playing bar if no artist or album information exists.

• fixes a bug where creating a playlist, going to a device, then back to the

library wouldn't show updated playlists.

• fixes bug where deleting last dynamic or stanard playlist in "device" mode

would focus the main library, instead of the active device.

• use derek's new main icon!
• about box re-designed
• moved version from the help menu to the about box
• changed appearance of time and volume sliders
• adds the ability to specify a freedb server in the preferences.
• capitalizes the first letter of every word in buttons of dialogs
• fixes bug where sources scrollbar wouldn't get shown or disappear until

window was resized.

• added missing OnSeek() plugin event.
• fixes the bug where songs from multiple libraries could not be queued

and played at the same time.

• bug fixes relating to unplugging and adding devices while musikCube is running.
• removes some stupid options relating to transparency.
• ctrl + f starts the "Search" sources entry
• bug where pause button wouldn't refresh properly