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- / EasyCD, Version 2.21 \
- \ (C) Copyright 1996, Greg Leichner, All rights reserved. /
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- September 30, 1996
-
- What's New in EasyCD2 v2.2
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-
- New Features:
-
- 1) New CD database manager program. This new
- add-on program to EasyCD2 provides for "off-line"
- viewing and editing of entries in the EasyCD2
- database. The database manager also allows you to
- export the CD entries to a standard "comma-delimited"
- text file for import into just about any commercial
- database program.
-
- 2) New time display options. You can now select from
- four time display options for the CD Control Panel
- and tray tip displays. These are: track time elapsed,
- track time remaining, disc time elapsed, disc time
- remaining.
-
- 3) Enhanced introduction play mode options. A new
- option has been added allow you to automatically
- play the middle of each track for a specified period
- of time.
-
- 4) The track times and CD total play time are now
- stored in EasyCD2's database. This allows the user
- to view the CD times in the CD database manager
- and export the times along with the title information.
-
- 5) The popup menu available on the CD Control Panel
- now has more of the menu options that were
- previously only available from the tray icon menu.
- This allows the user to perform the same operations
- from either menu.
-
- 6) The cddb server list has been updated to reflect the
- most recent list of active cddb servers. The changes
- are listed below:
-
- New Servers
- smurfy.tcimet.net - East Lansing, MI, USA
- cddb.dartmouth.edu - Hanover, NH, USA
- cddb.westel.hu - Hungary
-
- Removed Servers
- cddb.delphi.com - Lowell, MA, USA
-
-
- Bug Fixes:
-
- 1) Repaired the cddb ID generation in EasyCD2.
- Previous versions of EasyCD2 generated incorrect
- cddb ID's for many CD's. This has been corrected in
- this version.
-
- Please read important announcements about EasyCD2
- version 2.21 in the file 'Notice.txt'.
-
- 2) Fixed a couple of file content errors in the entries
- submitted to cddb from EasyCD2.
-
- Please read important announcements about EasyCD2
- version 2.21 in the file 'Notice.txt'.
-
- 3) When toggling the CD Control Panel "Always On
- Top" attribute, you previously needed to exit and
- restart EasyCD2 for the change to take effect. This
- has been fixed.
-
- 4) All popup dialogs now have appropriate tab orders
- set for all components.
-
-
-
- What Was New In Previous Versions
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-
- New Features In Version 2.10:
-
- 1) Full support for the remote cddb server "fuzzy" search.
- This greatly increases the success rate for finding your
- particular pressing of a CD. EasyCD2 displays a new dialog
- when the cddb server returns that a possible match was found.
- The dialog displays the list of possible matches. You select
- the CD you are currently playing from the list and EasyCD2
- retrieves the information for that CD from the cddb server.
-
- 2) The "CD Control Panel" now contains a fully integrated volume
- control. No more looking around someplace else when you
- really want to crank it up for your favorite song! In
- addition to the volume control, EasyCD2 has a small volume
- indicator AND if you click on the volume indicator it's a
- "Mute" button!
-
- 3) Improved tray icon functions. You can now use the tray icon
- for selecting the next and previous tracks in addition to
- being able to pause the CD. A single-click on the icon is
- Pause, a double-click is Next Track and a triple-click is
- Previous Track.
-
- 4) A new exit option. This option allows you to either stop
- the CD player when you exit EasyCD2 or to leave the CD
- playing.
-
- 5) Enhanced Introduction Play mode. The Introduction Play
- mode now has unlimited offset and unlimited duration
- settings.
-
- 6) The CD control panel has a new improved layout to include
- the volume controls and also has new easier to see buttons.
-
-
- Bug Fixes in Version 2.10:
-
- 1) The cddb server error: "Server handshake error #500" has
- been fixed. This was caused by Windows95 user names or
- computer names that had spaces in them, such as
- "Greg H. Leichner" or "My Computer".
-
- 2) Various errors connecting to some SMTP servers have been
- fixed. EasyCD2 is now compatible with the vast majority of
- SMTP protocol implementations.
-
- 3) The problem when initially connecting to the CD player(s)
- that resulted in the message "Unable to find audio cd on
- any players in system." or the message "CD player has
- already been opened by another application. Exit the other
- application before running EasyCD." has been fixed.
-
- 4) The CD Information dialog now behaves better when typing in
- the track titles. The 'Enter' key can now be used to complete
- the current track entry, and it will the automatically go to
- the next track. No more: type, type, type, grab mouse, click,
- back to keyboard, type, type, type.
-
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