Version history of Sonique v2.0 beta 103

Changes from Sonique v2.0 beta 101 to Sonique v2.0 beta 103

• Not known.

• Support for .sqint exntions.
• Many bug fixes and new features for skinners.
• language and help updates.
• Better CD play.
• etc..

• new interfaces browser. skinners should starting skinning this window and adding thumbnails to their interfaces.
• video support: avi, divx, xvid, mpg. not mantis-ized. (thanks Jerome!)
• minimize to systray support: see readme for details. (again, thanks Jerome!)
• many mml/mscript improvements. skinners see the list on the forums.
• reorganize most of the sonique2 menus
• playlist column improvements
• various bug fixes and tweaks
• language and help updates.

• id3 editing - both an ID3Editor object for scripters, and a rough dialog for users (available via a new playlist right-click menu).
• added built-in hotkeys - some at the app level, some at the skin level. see the help file for details.
• new mscript functions: window.SetInputFocus(), window.HasInputFocus(), BrowseForFiles(), LaunchID3EditPopup(), EnableKeyScripts(), :clock.GetLocalTime().
• new 'localtime' mode for Sonique2_TimeDisplay windows.
• make default playlist sort user-defineable.
• streaming bug fixes.
• lots of various fixes/enhancements.
• per popular demand, new *smaller* splash screen.
• language and help updates.

• modplug support (soundtracker and derivative files)
• echo dsp plugin (see the dsp plugin section of the setup window)
• sine wave generator plugin (see the input plugin section of the setup window)
• playlist sorting improvements. added AdvancedSort() mscript function.
• many playlist tweaks and improvements. including translations and help (check it out by clicking help on the playlist window in the default skin).
• settings improvements.
• language updates and minor fixes.

• WMA support (care of Richard Blaylock - thanks Richard!)
• fixed JPEG support
• 24 bit ogg support
• fixed playlist Combine() function
• more unicode system fixes
• slightly improved visual support (vis.ini resurrected)
• various minor tweaks, language updates and bug fixes.
• new installer functionality
• NB:WMA support requires the sonique2 installer to make sure your WM dlls are up to date. The installer spawns a windows media update application to do this (which is why the s2 installer tripled in size). Currently, this Windows Media update only works on Win98SE and later - sorry win95/win98 users.

• added "Sonique2 Restore" entry in the Sonique2 program group. this batch file will attempt to find and delete your sonique2 settings files. thereby restoring all of sonique2 defaults.
• fixed crashes: Translate() call, "prev track" with shuffle turned on
• filter non-supported file extensions out of "add folder" calls. maybe this should be a user configurable setting?
• fixed SetTimer() to respect the 'repeat' param.
• fixed a joint stereo bug in the AE filter (thanks tony!)
• lots of XPL playlist file fixes/tweaks
• fixed vis window group property
• enabled custom image styles for right click menu
• in playlist window, i added a player property and moved playlistname property to window level (from global level). also added SetAssociatedPlayer(), GetAssociatedPlayer(). Note: Playlists don't need to have a player associated with them.
• first hack at supporting multimedia keyboards (and other devices). i don't have one of these, so someone let me know if it works.
• updated LoadSkin() to launch a main window if there isn't one open already
• added InterfacePreference calls (such as :sonique.InterfacePrefsGetString();). Skinners, please use these calls instead of the global prefs calls when saving info about your interfaces. See the mantis help for the full list and details (and the devskin for an example).
• added code to the devskin save/restore size/location/ontop. doubleclick the frame to restore the default size.
• various minor tweaks, language updates and bug fixes.

• moved language setup from the top menu to settings screen
• added help to menu. though it is not very helpful, yet.
• added settings screen to right click menu.
• made settings window and online window MML windows instead of display windows (like playlist and console). you can now easily add them to your interfaces.
• added splash screen
• added :sonique.LaunchURL()
• added support for id3v2.2 tags (depracated id3 version still being used by many apps.)
• added some HTTP settings to the 'miscellaneous' screen
• unicode bug fixes for .xpl playlists.
• added 'Add Folder' to file menu.
• various minor tweaks, language updates and bug fixes.

• many fixes to transparent windows with popout children
• removed mscript function :app.SystemExecute() - possible security threat.
• vorbis code updated to 1.0
• fixed switching to/from transparent/nontransparent skins
• updated open/save/browse dialog boxes (BrowseForFolder will work on win9x boxes, and all dialogs *should* work on unicode systems)
• allow LaunchWindow to use a string, not just an MID for createtype
• fixed author/artist confusion. added filename, artist, track, extension to playlist columns.
• language updates and minor bug fixes.
• fixed more crashes and tweaked settings.
• CDRaw improvements, general cleanup/fixes.
• right click menu added, bugs fixed.

• fixed an id3 crash
• fixed some of the sonique not shuttind down issues (maybe all of them?)
• handful of language additions (thanks everyone, keep the translations coming!)
• various minor changes not worth mentioning

• Win 9x/ME users can now change skins and languages
• Fixed some crashes with loading large playlists
• Minor ui changes
• Renamed the CD plugin from Reader to Raw to avoid confusion with other CD plugins

• CDReader basically works
• ID3 unicode bug fix
• Player no longer stops when it encounters a bad file
• If no default skin in preferences, the app will now start in the default skin
• id3/playlist bug fixes

• eq and pitch/amp/balance now work with id3 filter. (whoops!)
• other minor bug fixes in the audio system.
• added some of bits' display window improvements (thanks bits!)

• handful of streaming bug fixes
• id3 tag support improvements/fixes
• two new mscript calls: prefs.GetStringArray and prefs.SetStringArray
• playlist columns are now user selectable (see setup - forgive the ugly interface, it's temporary)