Gnome Music Player Client 11.6 ============================== release: All hail the Greg image::images/gmpc.png[width="300",alt="",link="images/gmpc.png",float="right"] The 11.6 release is another release with the focus on usability and speed. Several widgets are replaced with easier to use ones and often better looking widgets and the overal responsiveness is improved. Some bling has been added to improve the visual attractiveness of GMPC. .Reminder NOTE: This version is not yet released. If people will step up and help I hope to relase it in June 2011 unfloat::[] TODO ---- These things has to be done before I can even think of releasing GMPC 11.6 * Evaluate what plugins still work flawless. NOTE: If this is done, it should extend the list below. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3227[3227]] Clearing metadata does not redraw background * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3221[3221]] Intergrate DiscoGS plugin into GMPC Source. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3222[3222]] Intergrate Last.FM Plugin into GMPC source. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3223[3223]] Add backdrops option to advanced settings window. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3224[3224]] Add extra-playlist plugin to the plugin blacklist. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3145[3145]] Update man pages link. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3129[3129]] Typo in Preferences->Avahi Zeroconf dialog * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3225[3225]] Update Manual .Blocker bug IMPORTANT: I want to have atleast a usable english manual. * [http://musicpd.org/mantis/view.php?id=3226[3226]] Remove OsX specific code from GMPC. (unless somebody wants to maintain it) * Check if Win32 build still works. * etc. New Features ------------ image::images/replaygain-auto.png[width="100",alt="",link="images/replaygain-auto.png", float="right"] * Auto mode support Replaygain unfloat::[] image::images/md-albumview.png[width="100",alt="",link="images/md-albumview.png", float="right"] * New Albumview (large album covers) in MetaData Browser. unfloat::[] image::images/md-songlist.png[width="100",alt="", link="images/md-songlist.png", float="right"] * New songlist view in MetaData browser. unfloat::[] image::images/gmpc-volume.png[float="right"] * New volume button that does not have corner of screen issue like the Gtk Version. unfloat::[] image::images/gmpc-advanced-settings.png[width="100",alt="",link="images/gmpc-advanced-settings.png", float="right"] * Add advanced settings screen that allows you to remove gui elements. unfloat::[] image::images/gmpc-extraplaylist.png[width="100",alt="",link="images/gmpc-extraplaylist.png", float="right"] * Intergrate Extra play-queue plugin. unfloat::[] * Intergrate LyrDB provider plugin. * Add HTBackdrops Provider plugin. image::images/gmpc-ec-cmd.png[width="100",alt="", link="images/gmpc-ec-cmd.png", float="right"] * Easycommand Commandline inside gmpc gui. unfloat::[] image::images/gmpc-backdrop.png[width="100",alt="",link="images/gmpc-backdrop.png", float="right"] * Backdrops in the NowPlaying screen. unfloat::[] image::images/gmpc-fullscreen-11.6.png[width="100",alt="",link="images/gmpc-fullscreen-11.6.png", float="right"] * Fullscreen mode. unfloat::[] * Add support for thumbnail uri's in metadata system. Removed Features ---------------- * Rating support. Fixes ----- * Different version scheme: YY.M * Make music-tree plugin find more art more aggrasively. * Ctrl-W to close window. * Improved (humanity) tray icons. * Etched in border for Nowplaying/Metadata browser * Fix long time crasher in songlist. * Auto query on metadata selector. * Improve sorting in songlists. * Fix several smaller drawing issues with gradient themes. * Fixing several (small) memory leaks. * NowPlaying: Scale images to available size. * Easycommand: Add icons to entrybox. * Easycommand: Better matching for autocomplete. * Easycommand: popup go away very quicly when moving focus. * Easycommand: popup aggrasively grab mouse/keyboard pointer. * Fix right mouse add/replace handling. * Remove all libsexy stuff. * Code cleanups, separations, etc. * Replace libbacon with libunique. * Set 5 second timeout on GmpcEasyDownload. * Reduce sqlite database integrety check time. * Speedup metadata queries by using explicit sql indexes. * (Metadata browser) Do more things lazy loading. * Improve play-queue manipulation (add,replace,play) from metadata. * Center playing in play queue on creation. * Building with newer vala versions. * Easycommand for plugins. * (some) keybindings can be changed using gtk's build in system. * Move more code to vala. * Code cleanups, added code documentation.