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Förändringar v1.10.1 -> v1.10.2

• Playlist and track sync with Android devices has been improved.
• Added official support for Google/Samsung Nexus S, Samsung Galaxy SII, HTC Evo 3D, and Galaxy Nexus.
• The issue with WMA tracks not being playable after updating to 1.10.1 should be resolved.
• When creating a Smart Playlist with the criteria of "Playlist is Library", Songbird no longer crashes.

Förändringar v1.10.1 Beta 1 -> v1.10.1

• Two-way synchronization between devices and the Songbird library
• Automatic organization of downloaded and ripped files into an Artist/Album filesystem hierarchy.
• The PlaylistCommandsBuilders interface has been deprecated. Add-on developers should use the new playlistcommands interface.

Förändringar v1.9.3 -> v1.10 Beta 1

• Two-way synchronization between devices and the Songbird library
• Automatic organization of downloaded and ripped files into an Artist/Album filesystem hierarchy.
• The PlaylistCommandsBuilders interface has been deprecated. Add-on developers should use the new playlistcommands interface (documentation forthcoming -- see bug 23893).

Förändringar v1.8.0 Beta 3 -> v1.8.0.1800

• Support for device synchronization on Mac OS X via the MSC add-on
• Support for the following devices:
• BlackBerry Storm
• HTC Evo
• HTC Magic
• HTC Tattoo
• LG KU990i Viewty
• Nokia N85
• Nokia N96
• Nokia N97
• Sony Ericsson W980
• A complete visual and behind-the-scenes overhaul of the Service Pane

Förändringar v1.7.2 Beta 1 -> v1.7.3

• You’ll no longer lose the Library node after updating from 1.4.3. If you’ve already lost it, don’t worry — this update will bring it back.
• The Last.fm add-on will log in again. It broke because of a change on the Last.fm server side that exposed a flaw in our add-on’s login mechanism. We’ve fixed it and a new add-on is available.
• Sprint’s recent Android 2.1 update for the HTC Hero changed the way that the device identifies itself. Songbird can now recognize the new HTC Hero.

Förändringar v1.4.2.1434 -> v1.4.3

• CD Rip Support (Windows only)
• Songbird can now rip music from audio CDs to the main Songbird library.
• Firmware Update for MSC (Windows only)
• Songbird will be able to manage the firmware on selected MSC devices.
• Purple Rain
• Songbird has a new default feather.
• Display panes are blank on a 1.2 -> 1.4.1 update ( bug 19334)
• Clean install does not launch into EULA ( bug 19365)

Förändringar v1.2.0 -> v1.4.2.1434

• CD Rip
• Songbird will not recognize USB CD drives plugged in while the application is running. Quit and restart Songbird to mount your CD drive inside the application. ( bug 18033)
• Users must click within the CD Rip media view to activate the CD Rip-specific keyboard shortcuts. ( bug 18267)
• CDs will occasionally not eject automatically after a successful rip when the auto-eject option is enabled. ( bug 18291)
• Album artwork for some compilation CDs will not be fetched during the CD Rip process. Users can manually fetch artwork for the album once the ripped tracks are in the Songbird library. ( bug 18328)
• The CD Rip node will be displayed for data-only CDs. ( bug 18349)
• Users must select a track within the CD Rip media view to see the artwork associated with the album. ( bug 18331)
• Will be fixed for 1.5.0 release.
• Attempting to manually eject CD while rip is in progress cancels current track rip and moves to next track. ( bug 18418)
• MSC
• Unknown file types are transferred to devices as-is. ( bug 18204)
• The wrong error string may be displayed in the error dialog during sync (e.g. "Transfer Error" may display instead of "Sync Error"). ( bug 18324)
• Songbird changes case of user files on device as compared to media library ( bug 18363)
• [msc] Disk space usage limitations not working as designed ( bug 18516)
• Other
• Changes to some metadata fields made to AAC files in Songbird are not exported to iTunes. ( bug 17576)
• [mashtape] After minimizing Songbird with mashtape video tab in focus, track changes cause Songbird to become maximized ( bug 18379)
• Number of channels in music files are not listed for some of the file ( bug 18451)
• Inconsistent Music Folder naming based on Locale (18484)
• Intermittently when downloading tracks, progress bars stop animating ( bug 18595)
• Mac only: The new feather (Purple Rain) will display with some artifacts from the old feather (Gonzo) if 1.4.1 is installed directly on top of 1.2 instead of using the in-product updating mechanism. To fix this, go to the View menu, choose Feathers, and choose Purple Rain.

Förändringar v1.4 Beta 3 -> v1.4.1 Beta 2

• MSC (Mass Storage Class) Device Support – Sync tracks (and playlists on compatible devices) to MSC devices. (Windows only, requires the MSC add-on)
• CD Rip Support – Pretty self-explanatory, right? Lookup metadata from Gracenote, and rip CDs to Flac or Ogg (Windows only, requires the CD Rip add-on)
• Purple Rain Feather – We built a new Feather addressing many of the issues/feedback we’ve heard from users

Förändringar v1.4 Beta 2 -> v1.4 Beta 3

• bug fixes

Förändringar v1.2 Beta 2 -> v1.2.0

• NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• Automatically Organize Library Files
• Songbird can now automatically organize the files that are contained in your library. Once enabled, it will consolidate your media in one location. You can customize the structure of the folder and file names based on metadata contained in every track.
• 2-Way iTunes Import/Export
• If you’re using iTunes Music Store to purchase content, you can now automatically expose iTunes library tracks and playlists into Songbird. You can also export tracks and playlists added to Songbird back into iTunes, so that they can easily be synced to your iPhone or iPod touch.
• Last.fm Radio
• Last.fm Radio supports artist, tag, and user stations, mapping station links on the Last.fm website to play internally in Songbird. It includes the Radio Directory allowing you to conveniently browse and explore the tag and artist relationships on Last.fm. Additionally, the Radio directory includes quick links for playing stations based on your Last.fm library, your Songbird library, and friends/neighbors’ libraries.
• 10-band Equalizer
• Now you can tweak the frequency response of the audio playback to match your room’s acoustics or your personal preferences.

Förändringar v1.0.0.860 -> v1.1.1

• On Demand Fetching of Album Artwork
• Songbird can now fetch album artwork from the web at your command. Simply select or right-click a track and choose "Get Album Artwork". You can also select your preferred source of artwork. By default, Songbird will retrieve album art from Last.fm but you can install from other sources such as amazon.com via an add-on.
• MTP Device Support
• We fixed many bugs affecting MTP devices on Windows. We've also added the ability to synch authorized Windows Media DRM'ed content to your MTP device. To see if your MTP device is supported, or to report your findings, visit our MTP Device Support page.
• Watch Folders
• You can choose to watch a folder hierarchy for changes and the content will auto-magically be imported in your library. If a file is removed from the watched folder, the corresponding track will be deleted from your Library.
• Better Sorting
• Library sorting supports unicode collation and better handling of leading definite and indefinite articles such as "The" and "a".
• Replay Gain Support (Normalization)
• If a track's metadata contains replay gain (including iTunes-specific) information, Songbird will adjust the playback gain appropriately.
• Reduced Installer Packages
• We've reduced the installer package size on Mac and Linux by about 45% on each of those platforms.
• Improved Memory Usage/Performance
• As part of our project to bring down memory usage in Songbird, we've re-tuned the database to be less greedy with your system's memory. On some memory starved systems, this should actually increase performance, but most users shouldn't notice any difference in searching, sorting, scrolling, filtering, or smart playlists. Users with very large libraries (>100,000 tracks) will see the biggest memory use improvements. If you do find things are more sluggish than you remember, please see Tuning Songbird Memory Usage and try adjusting the page cache size upwards. If you find any problems in these areas, please file a Bugzilla issue against Songbird.
• 7digital MP3 Store Add-on (Beta)
• We've partnered with 7digital to bring you the highest quality MP3s (320kbps). You can easily search, purchase, organize and get recommendations directly into Songbird. Just click on the 7digital Music Store node in your Songbird service pane. NOTE: The UK store is fully stocked, but the US and other European stores are still continuing to populate a complete catalog of music. Please file any bugs, issues or suggestions for the 7digital MP3 store specifically in our Bugzilla database.

Förändringar v1.0.0 RC 2 -> v1.0.0 RC 3

• Improved Audio/Playback Functionality
• We now use GStreamer as our main media playback system, across all platforms - giving us higher performance, better reliability, and a platform for much more media-related functionality in the future.
• Songbird supports MP3, FLAC, and Vorbis on all platforms; WMA on Windows; and AAC on Windows and Mac.
• UI Experience Improvements
• User experience improvements include these significant visual and functional changes:
• Many new keyboard shortcuts added. The list of those supported per platform can be viewed via "Keyboard Shortcuts" selection in the Help menu.
• We’ve refined the column heading property list and made it easier to enable the properties you care about. Just right click on any column heading in a library or playlist to give it a try.
• "Show File" now available for any selected track via File menu or right click on track contextual menu. This provides an easy way to find the media file location on your filesystem.
• Smart Playlists can now be used as rules within other Smart Playlists.
• Ability to show/hide display panes via individual buttons for service pane, bottom and right sidebar display panes
• Performance Improvements
• This release provides improved performance:
• Faster Media Importing
• Drastically Faster Search
• Reduced Startup Times
• Snappier Sorting
• Efficient Scrolling of Large Libraries
• Reduced Memory Usage (When importing and using large libraries)
• Stability
• Many miscellaneous top crashers were fixed for this release.

Förändringar v1.0.0 RC 1 -> v1.0.0 RC 2

• Improved Audio/Playback Functionality
• We now use GStreamer as our main media playback system, across all platforms - giving us higher performance, better reliability, and a platform for much more media-related functionality in the future.
• Songbird supports MP3, FLAC, and Vorbis on all platforms; WMA on Windows; and AAC on Windows and Mac.
• UI Experience Improvements
• User experience improvements include these significant visual and functional changes:
• Many new keyboard shortcuts added. The list of those supported per platform can be viewed via "Keyboard Shortcuts" selection in the Help menu.
• We’ve refined the column heading property list and made it easier to enable the properties you care about. Just right click on any column heading in a library or playlist to give it a try.
• "Show File" now available for any selected track via File menu or right click on track contextual menu. This provides an easy way to find the media file location on your filesystem.
• Smart Playlists can now be used as rules within other Smart Playlists.
• Ability to show/hide display panes via individual buttons for service pane, bottom and right sidebar display panes
• Performance Improvements
• This release provides improved performance:
• Faster Media Importing
• Drastically Faster Search
• Reduced Startup Times
• Snappier Sorting
• Efficient Scrolling of Large Libraries
• Reduced Memory Usage (When importing and using large libraries)
• Stability
• Many miscellaneous top crashers were fixed for this release.
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• Below are the high profile bugs/issues which are known to still be open for this release. You can also check the Common Duplicates page for lesser profile known issues.
• NOTE: For play of DRM files, make sure you have gone to store where you purchased your DRM tracks from to learn how to authorize your computer to play that those tracks. Songbird will be able to play those tracks as soon as your machine has been authorized.
• All Platforms:
• Youtube scraping not supported ( bug 5199)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale ( bug 5437)
• Dialogs text cropped when OS is using big fonts ( bug 5583)
• [iPod] Need to support the iPod Touch/iPhone ( bug 6389)
• Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI( bug 6956)
• [iPod] Album Artwork switched to wrong music ( bug 7780)
• [podcast] RSS page not displaying properly in SB ( bug 8573)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files ( bug 8812)
• Playback automatically resumes after computer is returned from standby ( bug 9605)
• [ipod] deviceSummary page reports incorrent number of files deleted from device ( bug 9878)
• [ipod] incorrect capacity-used-by-music & songCount on device itself ( bug 10170)
• [ipod] 1st Gen iPod shuffle not mounting in Songbird ( bug 10432)
• Temp Solution:
• Go to iPod directory
• Find "ipod_control" folder and delete it
• Re-connect the ipod and Songbird will recognize it.
• [ipod] Smart Playlist names aren't synced to iPods ( bug 11635)
• [ipod] Smart Playlists don't show up in device node when synced ( bug 11636)
• Clicking track info in faceplate while playing back an ogg stream stops playback, reloads page ( bug 13154)
• Windows Specific:
• Auto hide task bar is not maximized when SB is maximized ( bug 6116)
• [vlc] Play of remote files where connection is dropped causes hang ( bug 7874)
• [mtp] metadata for existing media items are off ( bug 8068)
• Some songs display as 0:00 ( bug 9145)
• [mtp][clip] SB does not remember renamed Sansa Clip device ( bug 9742)
• [mtp] [dups] Same files can be added twice to a device if 2 PCs are used ( bug 9803)
• [mtp] Songbird lockup on sync of 3 devices at once ( bug 9886)
• [win] Seek button displays wrong time in track on pause/play( bug 13174)
• [win/linux] "About Songbird" window can't be closed by Exit button (13207)}})
• [mtp] Mediacore Error on playback of media items on MTP device from within Songbird app ( bug 13336)
• Linux Specific:
• Window resizing broken on some dual head configurations ( bug 2108)
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory ( bug 5011)
• [linux] Mini mode position is not remembered when switched back from Full Player ( bug 5938)
• [Linux] Maximize window state not retained on Quit/Relaunch ( bug 6657)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" ( bug 6671)
• Maximized state is not remembered between feather changes ( bug 9002)
• [ipod][linux] The Mini ( bug 7741), Touch Wheel ( bug 9041) and Photo ( bug 9042) iPod models are not and will never be supported.
• [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather ( bug 9525)
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files ( bug 9798)
• [linux] Cannot D&D import files from directory with spaces it path name ( bug 9804)
• [linux] Files from SMB shares cannot be played (12539)}})
• [linux64] Songbird hanging on shutdown ( bug 13159)
• NOTE: Ensure ALSA install is at least version alsa-lib-1.0.17-2.fc9
• [win/linux] "About Songbird" window can't be closed by Exit button (13207)}})
• MacOSX Specific:
• [mac] No info for WMA files in library ( bug 6129)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird ( bug 6946)
• [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather ( bug 9525)
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files ( bug 9798)
• [mac] Mini-player doesn't show up in Spaces (intermittent) ( bug 9819)
• [key][mac] Keyboard shortcuts for Play/Pause, Next/previous track not shown in Control menu ( bug 12922)

Förändringar v0.7.0 -> v1.0.0 RC 1

• Improved Audio/Playback Functionality:
• We now use GStreamer as our main media playback system, across all platforms - giving us higher performance, better reliability, and a platform for much more media-related functionality in the future.
• Songbird supports MP3, FLAC, and Vorbis on all platforms; WMA on Windows; and AAC on Windows and Mac.
• UI Experience Improvements:
• UI experience improvements include these significant visual and functional changes:
• Many new keyboard shortcuts added. The list of those supported per platform can be viewed via "Keyboard Shortcuts" selection in the Help menu.
• We’ve refined the column heading property list and made it easier to enable the properties you care about. Just right click on any column heading in a library or playlist to give it a try.
• "Show File" now available for any selected track via File menu or right click on track contextual menu. This provides an easy way to find the media file location on your filesystem.
• Smart Playlists can now be used as rules within other Smart Playlists.
• Ability to show/hide display panes via individual buttons for service pane, bottom and right sidebar display panes
• Performance Improvements:
• This release provides improved performance:
• Faster Media Importing
• Drastically Faster Search
• Reduced Startup Times
• Snappier Sorting
• Efficient Scrolling of Large Libraries
• Reduced Memory Usage (When importing and using large libraries)
• Stability:
• Many miscellaneous top crashers were fixed for this release.

Förändringar v0.6.1 -> v0.7.0

• New UI:
• The new UI includes significant visual and functional changes such as:
• A new dedicated tab that contains all of your media content
• Ability to show/hide the service pane when viewing webpages (it's automatically hidden when viewing web content, but a button will allow you to toggle show/hide)
• Ability to choose where the player controls live, the top or bottom of the window, based on user preference (right click on the player control pane to change its location or on some platforms View menu -> Player Controls).
• New look and feel for the Mini Player
• Faster Media Scan:
• Scanning for media on your local drive is significantly faster.
• First Run Wizard:
• The wizard will walk you through EULA, media scanning, and installing recommended add-ons when launching the application for the first time. You'll need to create a new profile to be presented with the wizard (since you will not see it if upgrading).
• Drag & Drop:
• The drag and drop experience in the application has been greatly improved.
• It now supports visual feedback to show you how many items you are dragging.
• Smart Playlists:
• We now have smart playlist support which not only allows you to create your own customized playlists, but also provide defaults for:
• Highest Rated
• Most Played
• Recently Added
• Recently Played
• Album Art
• Songbird can now read, write and display album artwork. There's a new Album Art Display Pane in the bottom of the Service Pane that shows the artwork associated with currently playing track. In the Metadata Editor, you can add, remove and paste artwork to a track - changes will be saved to the file(s) you edit.
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES:
• Below are the high profile bugs/issues which are known to still be open for this release. You can also check the Common Duplicates page for lesser profile known issues.
• NOTE:
• Feathering problems occur when using a single profile against 0.6 and 0.7 (11298)
• All Platforms:
• Youtube scraping not supported (5199)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• Dialogs text cropped when OS is using big fonts (5583)
• Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI (6956)
• [iPod] Album Artwork switched to wrong music (7780)
• Maximize/Restore buttons get confused (8028)
• [scrapper] Media scans occur and show % Found even on non-media sites (8037)
• [podcast] RSS page not displaying properly in SB (8573)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files (8812)
• Playback automatically resumes after computer is returned from standby (9605)
• [ipod] deviceSummary page reports incorrent number of files deleted from device (9878)
• [ipod] incorrect capacity-used-by-music & songCount on device itself (10170)
• [iTunes Importer] Import the album artwork when importing the library (10526)
• Pausing playback causes skipping sound (11386)
• "Always show tab bar" does not always show tab bar (fixed in 0.8.0pre) (11548)
• [ipod] Smart Playlist names aren't synced to iPods (11635)
• [ipod] Smart Playlists don't show up in device node when synced (11636)
• [download] Switch to Download Queue in web playlist does not bring web playlist to front (11701)
• Windows Specific:
• Auto hide task bar is not maximized when SB is maximized (6116)
• [vlc] Play of remote files where connection is dropped causes hang (7874)
• [win][linux] Maximize icon displays always, even when is should be minimize (8031)
• [mtp] metadata for existing media items are off (8068)
• [win] [linux] Songbird collapses when placed on RH dual monitor and Maximized from task bar (8535)
• [mtp][clip] SB does not remember renamed Sansa Clip device (9742)
• [mtp] [dups] Same files can be added twice to a device if 2 PCs are used (9803)
• [mtp] Songbird lockup on sync of 3 devices at once. (9886)
• [win][Album Art] Paste/Copy from Editor Artwork field to clipboard doesn't work (11761)
• Linux Specific:
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory (5011)
• [linux] Mini mode position is not remembered when switched back from Full Player (5938)
• [Linux] Maximize window state not retained on Quit/Relaunch (6657)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" (6671)
• [win][linux] Maximize icon displays always, even when is should be minimize (8031)
• [win] [linux] Songbird collapses when placed on RH dual monitor and Maximized from task bar (8535)
• Maximized state is not remembered between feather changes (9002)
• [ipod][linux] The Mini (7741), Touch Wheel (9041) and Photo (9042) iPod models are not supported.
• [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather (9525)
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files (9798)
• [linux] Cannot D&D import files from directory with spaces it path name (9804)
• hash (#) and question mark (?) in filename cause metadata import problems (fixed in 0.8.0pre) (11624)
• [linux][Album Art] Copy from Editor Artwork field to clipboard doesn't work (11761)
• MacOSX Specific:
• [mac] No info for WMA files in library (6129)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• [podcast][mac][linux] Play stopped on change of feather (9525)
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files (9798)
• [mac] Mini-player doesn't show up in Spaces (intermittent) (9819)
• [mac] Possible to play two tracks at once, then crash (9835)

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