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- Build 5.1.0.7112 (November 12, 2003)
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- * Bug fixes:
- o Problems with import of comments and lyrics from some ID3v2 tags
- o Size of ID3v2 tag was calculated incorrectly
- o List of ignored words was reset to default after compact
- * Catalog becomes more robust when working with read-only databases
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- Build 5.1.0.7026 (October 26, 2003)
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- * Added page preview in HTML export dialog
- * Added MP3 playback via command line
- * Database|Compact feature now provides better optimization of the database
- * Improved categories, formats, genres list customization dialogs:
- o loading and saving the list to a text file
- o merging the list with a text file
- o sorting the list
- * Several cosmetic bug fixes
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- Build 5.1.0.7007 (October 7, 2003)
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- * New feature: "Add from FreeDB" - new command to add albums without CD
- * New feature: track editor allows to change the order of tracks, add or delete tracks
- * New feature: list of words that are ignored during sorting
- * New feature: album icon can be customized, added icons for CDR, HDCD, SACD, DVD
- * Added Title as folder attribute in tree
- * Added confirmation dialog for field update in MP3 Rescan feature
- * Added Cover Size, FreeDB Notes and Personal Notes columns to the list view
- * Added new DAX tags for album/track/volume size in bytes, kilobytes or megabytes
- * MP3 scanning feature now looks for folder.jpg file in MP3 folder
- * Bug fixes:
- o error changing a sort name of the artist when it is same as primary name but in different case
- o some ID3v1 genres (e.g. "Heavy Metal") were not recognized correctly
- o now the entire MP3 album can be played via B4S, PLS or M3U playlist
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- Build 5.0.2.6828 (August 28, 2003)
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- * Added option to load JPEG/PNG covers from MP3 folders
- * Added option to load TXT files from MP3 folders into Notes field
- * Added ArtistSort field to the Advanced search
- * Setup changes:
- o Setup no longer resets the default database
- o Few minor fixes in order to simplify upgrade process
- * Bug fixes:
- o Entire Collection sometimes displayed wrong number of albums (off by one)
- o Advanced search: crash modifying query parameters while search is in progress
- o Advanced search: not_equal condition did not produce correct results for Artist field
- o Template list did not update after new template installation
- o (!) Sort order in Print Options did not work (regression from 5.0.1)
- o External cover files were not deleted when record was deleted from database
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- Build 5.0.1.6725 (July 25, 2003)
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- * Support of Windows XP visual styles
- * Added PATH, DATEADDED, CDDBID tags to the HTML export templates.
- * Improved Extract Artists feature to handle more track title formats.
- * Added WinAmp genres to the global genre list.
- * Added Artist Sort field to the list of fields allowed for export.
- * Scan CD dialog now disables system AutoPlay to prevent other apps from using CD-ROM drive
- * Performance improvements:
- o Startup: removed unnecessary index regeneration when displaying a home page
- o HTML Export now works much faster, updates windows and responds to Cancel button.
- * Bug fixes:
- o Recent additions display was inaccurate
- o Album and track titles disappeared from player after using Track Properties
- o Album list crashed when user clicked a sort header in some situations
- o Random crash in Import and Export dialog
- o Crash scanning certain (possibly corrupted) MP3 files
- o Crash in web search feature when user typed non-ASCII characters
- o Also fixed several unidentified crashes that were detected through automatic error reporting
- o Catalog hanged on shutdown after using some export features.
- o Bitrate, duration and some other fields were not printed properly.
- o A number of minor non-crashing bugs were fixed.
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- Build 5.0.0.6501 (May 2, 2003)
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- * Bug fixes:
- o Numeric overflow when calculating total size of MP3s for the status bar
- o MP3 scanned from the same location were added to database twice
- o Drag and drop in the tree did not update album display
- o Crash in the tree expanding Entire Collection
- o Some of ID3 v2 tags were not decoded correctly
- o Fixed several cosmetic issues with dialog fonts
- * Automatically install DAX files in the template folder after they are downloaded from web
- * Performance fixes: optimized database indexing, list and individual album load times
- * Toolbar changes:
- o Changed order and content of the toolbars
- o Added CD Player button
- * Implemented automatic error reporting feature
- * A number of minor fixes
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- Build 5.0.0.6416 - beta 2 (April 16, 2003)
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- * New feature: Go To Folder menu command (to open a folder that contains MP3 files)
- * New feature: Rescan menu command (to scan original MP3 files for changes)
- * New feature: added Size field to MP3 albums
- * New feature: ID3 v2 support
- * Duration, Size and Price added to the status bar.
- * Major bug fixes:
- o Fixed incorrect recognition of play time on certain MP3 files
- o Fixed crash in the list view after deleting albums
- o Albums imported from cdplayer.ini were displayed using wrong icon
- o Removed limitation of 99 mp3 files per folder
- o Fixed random crash after restoring database from backup
- o Database performance fixes
- o Browse links on the start page did not work as expected
- o Album list view did not update multiple disk sets after individual item changes.
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- Build 5.0.0.6404 - beta 1 (April 04, 2003)
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- * Implemented new generation of HTML export:
- o New extended syntax, new fields
- o Template customizations
- o New template: Advanced Web Site
- o Updated old templates
- * Random bug fixes
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- Build 5.0.0.6303 - preview 4 (March 03, 2003)
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- * Implemented HTML template ("theme") preprocessor
- * New feature: theme customizations (View|Preferences - Theme tab)
- * Bug fixes
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- Build 5.0.0.6223 - preview 3 (February 24, 2003)
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- * New feature: seek bar in player
- * Many bug fixes
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- Build 5.0.0.6217 - preview 2 (February 17, 2003)
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- * New feature: play command for MP3 albums and tracks
- * New feature: Find CD by scanning
- * New feature: folder statistics (folder context menu - Properties)
- * Global statistics (menu Database - Statistics)
- * Fixed application error in track properties dialog
- * Bug fixing
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- Build 5.0.0.6205 - preview 1 (February 6, 2003)
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- * New feature: MP3 support
- * New feature: multi-level customizable content tree
- * New feature: artist sort name, artist spellings
- * Toolbars completely re-done.
- * New feature: query toolbar
- * New feature: multiple disk sets support in album list
- * Updated all embedded HTML templates
- * Many changes in all parts of product
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- Build 4.3.0.5920 (February 9, 2003)
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- * Fixed bug with automatic numbering when format is set to simple number.
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- Build 4.3.0.5919 (November 19, 2002)
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- * Fixed catalog application crash at startup on some Pentium 4 systems.
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- Build 4.3.0.5628 (August 28, 2002)
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- * Now using just an e-mail address to access FreeDB (as opposed to e-mail+host)
- * Bug fix: track artists were not downloaded or imported from FreeDB
- * Bug fix: Leading Caps mode didn't work for some languages
- * Progress indicator displayed in status bar when generating thumbnails.
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- Build 4.3.0.5615 (August 15, 2002)
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- * Added keyboard shortcuts for switching between views, tree and list navigation.
- * Optimized album list load.
- * Now thumbnails are cached during the session.
- * Album lists now remember their style, sort order, selection and focus.
- * Improved HTML export: now it won't change file timestamp if file content doesn't change.
- * Fixed bugs with incorrect Price field export and printing.
- * Fixed sort order in content tree.
- * Added submenu for quick drive change in player.
- * Fixed nasty bug that caused application freeze in background thumbnail loader.
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- Build 4.3.0.5530 (July 30, 2002)
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- * Added feature: advanced search queries.
- * Added feature: bulk edit of albums.
- * Added new fields: reference number, price, registration date (read-only).
- * Added feature: renumbering of albums in database.
- * Added option: automatic assigment of reference numbers.
- * Added UI for sorting list by multiple fields.
- * Added TRACKNUM, VOLUMETIME and ALBUMTIME variables to HTML export.
- * Added UI to customize drop-down lists for categories, genres and formats.
- * Added option to keep cover images out of database.
- * Preferences UI changes: backup options moved to a separate page.
- * Localization fix: could not work with characters >0x7f in file names.
- * Added option to hide artist names in thumbnail view.
- * Improved HTML export: now it reports legible template syntax errors.
- * Fixed player bug: when media changed, it was unable to read TOC from new media.
- * Increased buffer size for FreeDB fuzzy matches.
- * Optimized album list load and render time.
- * Fixed minor bugs in FreeDB data parser.
- * Made Error dialog resizable.
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- Build 4.2.0.5120 (March 20, 2002)
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- * Album list improvements:
- o Optimized loading and drawing in thumbnail mode.
- o Added info tips in thumbnail mode.
- * "Scan CD" dialog improvemens:
- o Now it remembers which device was used last (unless there is a new CD in another drive).
- o Added options: auto eject, auto dismiss dialog.
- * Fixed FreeDB submit/export: now it correctly exports track artists in compilations.
- * Added Google web search engine.
- * Fixed all comboboxes to stretch automatically when contents do not fit.
- * Fixed all edit boxes to scroll automatically when contents do not fit.
- * All file dialogs are XP style.
- * Fixed nasty crash on exiting or switching between tree views.
- * Fixed bug with decoding \n in EXTN fields.
- * Fixed bug with recognizing certain CDs with empty title.
- * Improved batch acquire. Now it handles parsing errors without stopping entire batch.
- * Fixed access violation when opening album list in separate IE frame.
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- Build 4.2.0.5021 (February 21, 2002)
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- * Added import from another OrangeCD database.
- * Added statistics page as Folder properties in tree view.
- * Track lengths became editable.
- * Supported rectangular cover images (e.g. DVD covers).
- * Allowed drag-and-drop of image files on any page in album properties.
- * Changed UI update mechanism, in order to avoid unwanted page refreshes.
- * Many optimizations throughout the code.
- * Major bugfixes:
- o Thumbnails in print preview were not displayed properly.
- o After changes in album details, list was not updated.
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- Build 4.2.0.4911 (January 11, 2002)
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- * Checked Windows XP compatibility
- * Improved list printing:
- o Customizable fields and sort order
- o Optional thumbnail printing
- o Customizable font, footers and headers
- * Improved import and export plugins
- o CDPlayer.ini
- o Added more fields to existing ASCII export
- o Template-driven HTML export - fully customized
- o Added plain text reports
- o Export to local FreeDB using protocol level 5 (DYEAR/DGENRE)
- o Reworked Import/Export user interface
- * New track services
- o lower/UPPER/LeadingCaps case control for track titles
- o Automatic track artist recognition
- o Quote control
- * HTTP proxy authentication is now supported
- * Added automatic backup feature
- * New calculated fields: Album kind and Year.
- * CDDB protocol level 5 - DYEAR and DGENRE now supported
- * Album list improvements:
- o Expanded set of displayable columns, including custom fields
- o Optimized thumbnails loading
- * Major bugfixes:
- o Connection errors when computer name contains spaces
- o Copy in album list does not preserve correct column order
- o Web shortcuts starting from www. handled incorrectly
- o Painting problems with album list
- o Track artists displayed in Details view and in player tooltip
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- Build 4.1.1.4505 (September 5, 2001)
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- * Added Startup database option
- * Bug fixed:
- o Multiple exact matches were rejected from HTTP
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- Build 4.1.1.4430 (August 31, 2001)
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- * Content tree view type is preserved between sessions
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- Build 4.1.1.4426 (August 26, 2001)
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- * Bugs fixed:
- o Memory leaks with volume controls in player
- o Volume controls window painting flickers
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- Build 4.1.1.4420 (August 20, 2001)
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- * More options in content view
- o Added complete album list
- o Added custom fields
- o Added Sync Content button
- * Added Backup and Restore Backup functions
- * Checkbox state in Scan CD dialog now preserved between sessions
- * Bugs fixed:
- o Incorrect statistics displayed in some cases
- o Few small memory leaks in tree update
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- Build 4.1.1.4409 (August 10, 2001)
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- * Added new album properties:
- o Genres
- o Interview flag (this is also used for separate tracks)
- o Bootleg flag
- o Character set
- * Resolved CDDB/FreeDB compliance issues:
- o Added support for CDDB protocol level 4 - multiple exact matches
- o Added X-Cddb-Note header to SMTP submissions
- o Added quoted-printable MIME encoding of SMTP submissions
- * Added support for PNG image format
- * Implemented drag-and-drop between folders in content tree
- * Implemented pie chart statistics
- * Added new Internet/Advanced options:
- o Now it uses Internet Explorer proxy settings by default
- o SMTP submit e-mail address is now configurable
- * Bugs fixed:
- o Player menu freeze on certain conditions
- o Inconsistent behavior of Scan CD feature when CD is known to the system,
- but no data has been entered
- * New installer was created using Inno Setup.
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