Version history for Songbird

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for 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).

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Changes for 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

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for 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)

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for 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

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Changes for v1.4 Beta 2 - v1.4 Beta 3

• bug fixes

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for v1.1.1 - v1.1.2

• BUGS FIXED IN THIS UPDATE
• Volume changes between tracks. The problem documented in bug 15751 caused Songbird to change playback volume between tracks with different sample rates.
• Crash on exit in Windows. Songbird will no longer crash on exit bug 15642. This was an intermittent problem that did not affect all Songbird users on Windows.
• Media deleted from iPod during Songbird update. The bug that caused media to be deleted from iTunes-managed iPods during a Songbird update was fixed with an add-on update ( bug 15640). This Songbird update has an updated add-on block list to ensure that the buggy version of the add-on cannot be loaded by the application ( bug 15788).
• 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. The following are not yet supported by Songbird (will be planned for future releases): Video Import/Playback, Podcast Import/Playback, CD Rip/Burn, iPod Touch/iPhone
• All Platforms
• Dialogs text cropped when OS is using big fonts ( bug 5583)
• Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI ( bug 6956)
• [iPod] Album Artwork switched to wrong music ( bug 7780)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files ( bug 8812)
• [ipod] 1st Gen iPod shuffle not mounting in Songbird ( bug 10432)
• [key] Spacebar to play after contextual menu Pause not working ( bug 12937)
• Intermittent. Paused tracks inconsistently increase playcount ( bug 13615)
• [gstreamer] Restarting MP3 by dragging progress slider to the start outputs silence for a while ( bug 15425)
• [watchfolders] Can get duplicate songs after renaming watch folder in new path ( bug 15538)
• 7digital Music Store. Add Track/Add Album buttons should change UI on selection ( bug 15361)
• Windows Specific
• [mtp] Cannot playback media items on MTP device from within Songbird app ( bug 8068)
• Some songs display as 0:00 ( bug 9145)
• [mtp] [dups] Same files can be added twice to a device if 2 PCs are used ( bug 9803)
• Linux Specific
• [linux] Mini mode position is not remembered when switched back from Full Player ( bug 5938)
• Maximized state is not remembered between feather changes ( bug 9002)
• [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 ( bug 12539)
• Songbird won't play music under Fedora 10/Songbird does not work on Fedora 10 ( bug 14090)/ ( bug 15235)
• Songbird hangs / crashes when connection to NAS share lost ( bug 15434)
• [watchfolders][linux] Watch remote folder on Linux ( bug 15536)
• MacOSX Specific
• [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)
• [mac] CMD+Y/Z Undo/Redo does not work after a paste ( bug 15456)
• DOCUMENTATION
• Updating Feathers for Songbird 1.0
• Updating Extensions for Songbird 1.0
• Updated the Media Core APIs to Take Advantage of GStreamer
• Display Panes Documentation
• Webpage API Documentation
• Add-on API Documentation
• For more details, visit: http://bugzilla.songbirdnest.com

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for v1.0.0 RC 3 - v1.0.0.860

• NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS
• 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)
• [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)
• Paused tracks inconsistently increase playcount ( bug 13615)
• Windows Specific
• Auto hide task bar is not maximized when SB is maximized ( bug 6116)
• [mtp] metadata for existing media items are off ( bug 8068)
• [mtp] Some sync'd songs metadata displays as 0:00 ( bug 9145)
• Playback automatically resumes after computer is returned from standby ( bug 9605)
• [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)
• [mtp] Mediacore Error on playback of media items on MTP device from within Songbird app ( bug 13336)
• [win] "Folder not empty" dialog sometimes thrown during upgrade install ( bug 13809)
• [vista] Drag-and-drop from from filesystem to SB on Vista is broken ( bug 13869)
• Linux Specific
• Note: The iPod Mini, Touch Wheel, and Photo models are no longer supported for Linux by the internal Songbird Deveopment Team. However, some community members have indicated that using Firewire cable with the iPod Photo has worked for them.
• 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)
• [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 ( bug 12539)
• [linux64] Songbird hanging on shutdown ( bug 13159)
• NOTE: Ensure ALSA install is at least version alsa-lib-1.0.17-2.fc9
• [linux] "Opening 'songbird' " cancel dialog not functional/cannot close ( bug 13656)
• NOTE: Double clicking on the Songbird shell script in Nautilus on Linux may cause a dialod to appear asking if you want to run or edit the shell script. If you want to avoid this dialog, go into Edit -> Preferences for Nautilus and, under the behavior tab, select 'Run executable text files when they are opened'.
• 0.7.0 -- > 1.0.0 updates do not auto restart on Linux ( bug 13976)
• Won't Fix. User can manually launch the app just fine.
• 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)

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for 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)

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Changes for 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.

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Changes for 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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Changes for v0.7.0 RC 2 - v0.7.0 RC 3

• 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 artworkassociated with currently playing track. In the Metadata Editor, you can add or remove 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)
• Crash doing Remove All from library (intermittent) (11311)
• Sync event every 5 seconds after regular sync (11329)
• Pausing playback causes skipping sound (11386)
• "Always show tab bar" does not always show tab bar (11548)
• Cannot delete any items under Playlists node after upgrade (11614)
• [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)
• 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)
• [linux] Selecting Import Library scans forever/Linux iTunes Import pref UI needs update (11569/11546)
• 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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Changes for v0.6 - v0.6.1

• Scan for media hangs on certain files. (10191)
• 0.5 -> 0.5.1 -> 0.6 complete upgrade causes Media Core Error failure upon 0.6 launch (10307)
• taglib not packaged properly (10338)

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Changes for v0.5 - v0.6

• We have implemented jemalloc as our memory allocator for XULRunner on windows and linux. On these platforms we’ve been noticing Songbird’s memory footprint has reduced between 15-20%.
• There is a new metadata editor! To check it out select a track and choose cmd/ctrl+e.
• We now write metadata back to the file.
• For Windows, the latest MTP add-on has been revved and we’re supporting more devices.
• For all OS platforms, the iPod add-on has been completely rewritten to support our new device API
• Major performance improvements in the library when scrolling, filtering and importing (we now support much larger libraries too.)
• For Mac, the latest Quicktime add-ons for ppc and intel greatly improve playback performance for local MP3 and M4A files (no more latency issues before playback begins.)
• We have added a survey to Help Make Songbird Better in this release. We will use your feedback to improve future versions of the Bird!
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• Attention Extension and Webpage API Authors:
• sbINumberPropertyInfo (and createNumberProperty() for you Webpage API developers) was not originally intended to support floating point values. Due to tighter number format validation, you will get exceptions/errors if you try to set a number property to be a floating point value. For our next release, we intend on being able to support floating point values, but this is not yet available for 0.6. For workarounds you can treat them as regular string properties, and parseFloat() them to floating point values as needed. This is being tracked as Bug 9914.
• The following high profile bugs/issues which are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms:
• We do not support data migration in this release. Please see our blog post regarding this issue.
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Youtube scraping not supported (5199)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• EULA/other 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)
• [VMware] When Changing VM from windowed resolution to Maximize, SB installer doesn't adapt (8723)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files (8812)
• [ipod] deviceSummary page reports incorrent number of files deleted from device (9878)
• Canceling a first run addon install gets app in hang state (9923)
• Windows Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• 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] crash when closing songbird during a sync (9806)
• [mtp] Songbird lockup on sync of 3 devices at once. (9886)
• Linux Specific:
• Text cut-off in library, etc, when fonts are in large DPI mode (2496)
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory (5011)
• [Linux] Maximize window state not retained on Quit/Relaunch (6657)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" (6671)
• [linux] Miniplayer UI weird artifacts with scrolling title/mouse overs (6870)
• [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.
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files (9798)
• [linux] Cannot D&D import files from directory with spaces it path name (9804)
• MacOSX Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• [Mac] Double clicking on menu bar area should minimize the app (5283)
• [mac] No info for WMA files in library (6129)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• [mac][ppc] Load of double byte languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc) getting a parsing error (8177)
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files (9798)
• [mac] Mini-player doesn't show up in Spaces (9819)
• [mac] Possible to play two tracks at once, then crash (9835)

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Changes for v0.6 RC 3 - v0.6 RC 4

• We have implemented jemalloc as our memory allocator for XULRunner on windows and linux. On these platforms we’ve been noticing Songbird’s memory footprint has reduced between 15-20%.
• There is a new metadata editor! To check it out select a track and choose cmd/ctrl+e.
• We now write metadata back to the file.
• For Windows, the latest MTP add-on has been revved and we’re supporting more devices.
• For all OS platforms, the iPod add-on has been completely rewritten to support our new device API
• Major performance improvements in the library when scrolling, filtering and importing (we now support much larger libraries too.)
• For Mac, the latest Quicktime add-ons for ppc and intel greatly improve playback performance for local MP3 and M4A files (no more latency issues before playback begins.)
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• Attention Extension and Webpage API Authors:
• sbINumberPropertyInfo (and createNumberProperty() for you Webpage API developers) was not originally intended to support floating point values. Due to tighter number format validation, you will get exceptions/errors if you try to set a number property to be a floating point value. For our next release, we intend on being able to support floating point values, but this is not yet available for 0.6. For workarounds you can treat them as regular string properties, and parseFloat() them to floating point values as needed. This is being tracked as Bug 9914.
• The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms:
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Youtube scraping not supported (5199)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• EULA/other 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)
• [VMware] When Changing VM from windowed resolution to Maximize, SB installer doesn't adapt (8723)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files (8812)
• [ipod] deviceSummary page reports incorrent number of files deleted from device (9878)
• Canceling a first run addon install gets app in hang state (9923)
• Windows Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• 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] crash when closing songbird during a sync (9806)
• [mtp] Songbird lockup on sync of 3 devices at once. (9886)
• Linux Specific:
• Text cut-off in library, etc, when fonts are in large DPI mode (2496)
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory (5011)
• [Linux] Maximize window state not retained on Quit/Relaunch (6657)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" (6671)
• [linux] Miniplayer UI weird artifacts with scrolling title/mouse overs (6870)
• [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.
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files (9798)
• [linux] Cannot D&D import files from directory with spaces it path name (9804)
• MacOSX Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• [Mac] Double clicking on menu bar area should minimize the app (5283)
• [mac] No info for WMA files in library (6129)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• [mac][ppc] Load of double byte languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc) getting a parsing error (8177)
• [mac][linux] Songbird does not play MIDI files (9798)
• [mac] Mini-player doesn't show up in Spaces (9819)
• [mac] Possible to play two tracks at once, then crash (9835)
• [mac][PPC] 0.6 rc3 -> rc4 upgrade is slow during restart (9846)

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Changes for v0.6 RC 2 - v0.6 RC 3

• The following are new features and improvements for the Songbird 0.6 release:
• We have implemented jemalloc as our memory allocator for XULRunner on windows and linux. On these platforms we’ve been noticing Songbird’s memory footprint has reduced between 15-20%.
• There is a new metadata editor! To check it out select a track and choose cmd/ctrl+e.
• We now write metadata back to the file.
• For Windows, the latest MTP add-on has been revved and we’re supporting more devices.
• For all OS platforms, the iPod add-on has been completely rewritten to support our new device API
• Major performance improvements in the library when scrolling, filtering and importing (we now support much larger libraries too.)
• For Mac, the latest Quicktime add-ons for ppc and intel greatly improve playback performance for local MP3 and M4A files (no more latency issues before playback begins.)
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms:
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Youtube scraping not supported (5199)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• EULA/other 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)
• [VMware] When Changing VM from windowed resolution to Maximize, SB installer doesn't adapt (8744)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files (8812)
• Scan for Media gets stuck on archive files (9789)
• Windows Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• 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] crash when closing songbird during a sync (9806)
• Linux Specific:
• Text cut-off in library, etc, when fonts are in large DPI mode (2496)
• No way to have system-wide install (can only install to a single user) (3679)
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory (5011)
• [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.
• [linux] Cannot D&D import files from directory with spaces it path name (9804)
• MacOSX Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• [Mac] Double clicking on menu bar area should minimize the app (5283)
• [mac] No info for WMA files in library (6129)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• [mac][ppc] Load of double byte languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc) getting a parsing error (8177)
• [mac] Modal dialogs sometimes stay on top of every window in the OS (9323)
• Songbird is unstable on Mac 10.5.3 (9666)

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Changes for v0.6 pre - v0.6 RC 2

• We have implemented jemalloc as our memory allocator for XULRunner on windows and linux. On these platforms we’ve been noticing Songbird’s memory footprint has reduced between 15-20%.
• There is a new metadata editor! To check it out select a track and choose cmd/ctrl+e.
• We now write metadata back to the file.
• For Windows, the latest MTP add-on has been revved and we’re supporting more devices.
• For all OS platforms, the iPod add-on has been completely rewritten to support our new device API
• Major performance improvements in the library when scrolling, filtering and importing (we now support much larger libraries too.)
• For Mac, the latest Quicktime add-ons for ppc and intel greatly improve playback performance for local MP3 and M4A files (no more latency issues before playback begins.)
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms:
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Youtube scraping not supported (5199)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• EULA/other 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)
• [metadata-writing] Unable to write metadata to .m4a files (8812)
• Windows Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• 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][progress meter] Progress meter does not always show progress when it should (9386)
• [ipod] [ipod] A device with not enough free space still reports back as successfully receiving new media items (9592)
• Linux Specific:
• Text cut-off in library, etc, when fonts are in large DPI mode (2496)
• No way to have system-wide install (can only install to a single user) (3679)
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory (5011)
• [Linux] Maximize window state not retained on Quit/Relaunch (6657)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" (6671)
• Drag & Drop of folder of media onto app no working (6792)
• [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.
• MacOSX Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• [Mac] Double clicking on menu bar area should minimize the app (5283)
• [mac] No info for WMA files in library (6129)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• [mac][ppc] Load of double byte languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc) getting a parsing error (8177)

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Changes for v0.5 RC 2 - v0.5

• The following are new features and improvements for the Songbird 0.5 release:
• New Device API with initial MTP Device Support Add-on. We encourage you to provide feedback on your experience with your favorite MTP device. Please see our MTP Device Compatibility Feedback page.
• Extensible Library Views now enable developers to create add-ons that add additional library views in Songbird (6456)
• Improved shuffle algorithm (754)
• Added Mac menu/key command support (4845) for: Hide Songbird (Command-H), Hide Others (Command-Option-H), Show All, Preferences... (Command-,), Quit Songbird (Command-Q)
• Improved RSS playlists support/parsing (5774)
• Notification to let Linux users know they need to add the GStreamer plugin (6427)
• Added "Source" column to downloads playlist (6356)
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms
• Songs with special characters are not sorted correctly (74)
• 'Edit' menu items not hooked up (2116)
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Audioscrobbler add-on not updated to support this release (5193)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• [ipod] adding/removing media items and status display happen in wrong order (6294)
• Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI (6956)
• Maximize/Restore buttons get confused (8028)
• [scrapper] Media scans occur and show % Found even on non-media sites (8037)
• Windows Specific
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• Auto hide task bar is not maximized when SB is maximized (6116)
• QuickTime add-on does not play Fairplay files with a Flash file in the mainwin (7263)
• [vlc] Play of remote files where connection is dropped causes hang (7874)
• [ipod] Multiple Fairplay warning dialog boxes (7913)
• [ipod] [mtp] Can't drag and drop media items from OS to device (7975)
• [win][linux] Maximize icon displays always, even when is should be minimize (8031)
• [mtp] metadata for existing media items are off (8068)
• [mtp][device][crash] Songbird crashes when device is unplugged while busy (8130)
• [mtp] Adding files from Songbird Library to Device Playlist causes error. Workaround: We highly recommend using tracks already in the device library for modifying device playlists, rather than moving files directly from the Songbird Library into a device playlist. (8148)
• [mtp]Adding two identical files found in different locations creates errors (80354)
• Linux Specific
• Text cut-off in library, etc, when fonts are in large DPI mode (2496)
• No way to have system-wide install (can only install to a single user) (3679)
• Can't play Songs from .htaccess password protected apache directory (5011)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" (6671)
• Drag & Drop of folder of media onto app no working (6792)
• [win][linux] Maximize icon displays always, even when is should be minimize (8031)
• [iPod] 3rd Gen Nano will not unmount/eject (8069)
• MacOSX Specific
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• "Cheezy Video Window" cannot be hidden or resized (4706)
• Most keyboard shortcuts unavailable on OS X (5409)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• QuickTime add-on does not play Fairplay files with a Flash file in the mainwin (7263)
• [mac][ppc] Load of double byte languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc) getting a parsing error (8177)

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Changes for v0.4 Developer Preview - v0.5 RC 2

• New Device API with initial MTP Device Support Add-on. We encourage you to provide feedback on your experience with your favorite MTP device. Please see our MTP Device Compatibility Feedback page.
• Extensible Library Views now enable developers to create add-ons that add additional library views in Songbird (6456)
• Improved shuffle algorithm (754)
• Added Mac menu/key command support (4845) for:
• Hide Songbird (Command-H)
• Hide Others (Command-Option-H)
• Show All
• Preferences... (Command-,)
• Quit Songbird (Command-Q)
• Improved RSS playlists support/parsing (5774)
• Notification to let Linux users know they need to add the GStreamer plugin (6427)
• Added "Source" column to downloads playlist (6356)
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms:
• Songs with special characters are not sorted correctly (74)
• 'Edit' menu items not hooked up (2116)
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Audioscrobbler add-on not updated to support this release (5193)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• [ipod] adding/removing media items and status display happen in wrong order (6294)
• Window min/max sizing does not respect DPI (6956)
• Maximize/Restore Buttons Confused (8028)
• [scrapper] Media scans occur and show % Found even on non-media sites (8037)
• [scrapper] Downloading new media shows complete in UI though not complete (8172)
• Windows Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• Auto hide task bar is not maximized when SB is maximized (6116)
• QuickTime add-on does not play Fairplay files with a Flash file in the mainwin (7263)
• [vlc] Play of remote files where connection is dropped causes hang (7874)
• [ipod] Multiple Fairplay warning dialog boxes (7913)
• [ipod] [mtp] Can't drag and drop media items from OS to device (7975)
• [win][linux] Maximize icon displays always, even when is should be minimize (8031)
• [mtp] metadata for existing media items are off (8068)
• Couldn't load XPCOM error trying to launch Songbird (8082)
• [mtp] [device] [crash] songbird crashes when device is unplugged while busy (8130)
• [Win XP]App crash on XP attempting to download to network folder (8207)
• Linux Specific:
• Text cut-off in library, etc, when fonts are in large DPI mode (2496)
• No way to have system-wide install (can only install to a single user) (3679)
• Restarting app too quickly after quitting causes a "app is still running dialog" (6671)
• Drag & Drop of folder of media onto app no working (6792)
• [win][linux] Maximize icon displays always, even when is should be minimize (8031)
• [iPod] 3rd Gen Nano will not unmount/eject (8069)
• MacOSX Specific:
• [QT] erratic playback for protected aac (m4p) files (do not use nsITimer) (2361)
• "Cheezy Video Window" cannot be hidden or resized (4706)
• Most keyboard shortcuts unavailable on OS X (5409)
• [mac][ipod] iTunes can interfere with mount of iPod in Songbird (6946)
• QuickTime add-on does not play Fairplay files with a Flash file in the mainwin (7263)
• [mac][ppc] Load of double byte languages (Chinese, Japanese, etc) getting a parsing error (8177)

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Changes for v0.4 RC 1 - v0.4 RC 2

• Release Notes 0.4 Release Candidate 2
• So much holiday shopping to do, take a break with 0.4RC2! Check out our second candidate release toward our goal to release Songbird 0.4 as Final later this month. We are asking that our dedicated opensource elves try this candidate build out and provide feedback and bugs. Happy Holidays!
• NOTICE TO LEGACY (0.2.5 and older) USERS
• Songbird 0.3 and Later requires a new library format and profiles. As such, you won't be able to migrate your old 0.2.5 libraries and profiles to your new Songbird 0.3 or Later installation. It is possible to install both Songbird 0.2.5 and 0.3 or Later side-by-side to allow you to continue to access your old libraries and profiles while you setup your new Songbird 0.3 or Later installation. Please see the following document for more information on how to do this, and for links to download prior Songbird 0.2.5 binaries for your system: http://www.songbirdnest.com/migration-from-0.2.5-to-0.3
• NOTICE TO iPod USERS
• iPod Device Support version 2.1.2 or Later is needed for Songbird 0.4RC2. Previous versions of this add-on are not compatible with this new release.
• Linux Fedora 64 bit users will need to upgrade to libdbus version 3 to get iPod to sync OR wait for version 2.1.5.
• iPod Touch/iPhone not yet supported
• DOCUMENTATION - The following development documentation is available:
• NEW! - Display Panes Documentation
• Webpage API Documentation
• Starter Guides and Sample Code
• Full Webpage API Documentation
• Add-on API Documentation
• Starter Guides and Sample Code
• Full Add-on API Documentation
• NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS - The following are new features and improvements for the 0.4RC1 release:
• Display panes that make it friendly for multiple add-ons to be installed in Songbird at once by allowing the user to define which add-on gets displayed by context. Read the details on these integration points in our Developer Center.
• The latest generation iPods (the iPod touch/iPhone an exception) are now supported and we have improved the user experience for the iPod including a new iPod Summary Page (requires latest iPod add-on)
• Library support to return to the web location where a media item originated.
• Bug free preferences/options.
• List views now retain users sorting preferences and column reordering.
• The popular "JumpTo" feature is back!
• Faster, smoother window resize.
• Many memory leaks fixed.
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES - The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this release:
• All Platforms
• 'Edit' menu items not hooked up (2116)
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Audioscrobbler add-on not updated to support this release (5193)
• Songs with special characters are not sorted correctly (5373)
• Need to change the HTTP accept-language tag to match locale (5437)
• [iTunes Importer] Scanning for media duplicates track entries (Fixed in iPod Library Importer version 3.0.10) (5465)
• [iPod] iPod Touch/iPhone not supported (6389)
• Linux Specific
• No way to have system-wide install (can only install to a single user) (3679)
• Service pane context menu requires right click + hold (4584)
• [Linux Fedora 32 and 64 bit] Cannot mount iPod (Fixed in iPod Device Support version 2.1.5) (6200)
• MacOSX Specific
• Clicking Pause/Play on the main pane can sometimes take several seconds to respond (4137)
• Service pane context menu requires right click + hold (4584)
• "Cheezy Video Window" cannot be hidden or resized (4706)
• AppleKey + Q Doesn't always Quit (4845)
• Most keyboard shortcuts unavailable on OS X (5409)
• For more details, visit: http://bugzilla.songbirdnest.com

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Changes for v0.3 RC2 - v0.3

• [Mac] Command-V Paste not working in URL text box (4926)
• [iPod] Should query user Songbird closed while performing an iPod operation. (5149)
• [Linux] recommended add-ons are not all visible in firstrun dialog (5186)
• Thread Leak on playlist element load (views aren't deleted/culled) (5197)
• Songbird should load a different home page URL on firstrun (5198)
• Webpage API notification hat missing buttons (5202)
• Combine media item and playlist into one preference / notification type (5205)
• songbird.hasAccess categories need documentation (5221)
• Added documentation for security related events (5222)
• Library items all blank (5242)
• [iPod] iPod storage capacity and usage not shown (5269)
• servicepane playlist node breaks context menu after first use (5288)
• Protect from null mRealSelection in sbLocalDatabaseTreeView (5292)
• [iPod] Crash when installing iPod extension from first run. (5294)
• [Win] Installed text files (gpl.txt, README.txt, etc) have wrong line endings (5298)
• Reading Metadata files is very very slow (from folders with extended chars?) (5300)
• iTunes Library importer does not import rating (5339)
• [Linux] Crash on shutdown @ IPodDeviceSys::ProbeAllDevs (5343)
• Blank items (media lists) in web media history (5368)
• songbird.play() can't resume playback from playURL when no webplaylist present (5369)
• Security modal dialog no longer shows (5381)
• Column titles in Libraries/Playlists don't reload in new language when language changes (5388)
• Medialist not taking UI sort into account(5398)
• Enable property to show dialog when add-on upates are avaible (5401)
• Software update dialog has link that does not open in Songbird and should. (5402)

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Changes for v0.3 RC1 - v0.3 RC2

• APIs:
• Created events to notify when download is completed (4767)
• ID changes to improve compatibility with Firefox add-ons (5035)
• Revised GUIDs in sbIPlaylistCommands (5056)
• An 'MP3 Blogs' extension is now available (5144)
• Songbird now notifies of shutdown requests before quitting (5260)
• UI:
• [Mac] Preferences window improperly sized (1208)
• Resurrect device selection dropdown in the USB preference pane (4133)
• Put a "Report Bug" button in the Control Pane to the right of the faceplate (4826)
• Updated the general look of all dialog elements (4888)
• [Linux] OK and Cancel buttons hidden in first run dialog (4911)
• Dogpile removed from search engines (5043)
• [Win] Resizing can make the window vanish (5053)
• Changedupdated service pane context menus (5077)
• No longer pop media scan dialog after library importer has run (5137)
• Elbo.ws should be removed from Search (5181)
• zh-CN font too small in interface (5236)
• DOCUMENTATION
• The following documentation is available:
• Web Page API Doc
• SDK Documentation
• MAJOR BUG FIXES/UI UPDATES
• The following Major Bugs were fixed for this release:
• [Win/Mac] 1-2 Second Delayed Playback (3936)
• Memory Leak in tabbed browser (4969)
• [Mac] Command-V Paste Doesn't Work in URL text box (4926)
• Closing last tab when two present results in exception (4975)
• Unique playlist can't easily be created in main library using Webpage API (4977)
• Alerts are bad in sbCommands.xml (4982)
• Playlist buttons sometimes don't send the click event (4987)
• [Linux] sbDBEngine.so causes memory permission error with SELinux (4993)
• Servicepane playlist context (right-click) menu shows default (5000)
• Metadata values getting stuck in the column picker (5059)
• getArtists/Albums/Years/Genres/Playists not exposed (5092)
• Crash [@ HashString(nsAString const&)] (5106)
• [Mac] Mac is back to using VLC, not QuickTime, for default playback handling (5158)
• KNOWN BUGS/ISSUES
• The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this blessed RC2 release:
• All Platforms:
• 'Edit' menu items not hooked up (2116)
• Sort selection not retained (4516)
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Scan for Media window does not close if target directory empty (4605)
• Clicking out of 'Subscribe' dialog Hangs songbird (intermittent) (4839)
• Misc memory leaks (4918)
• Songbird plays emusic track endlessly (4928)
• Media scan doesn't find files in a folder with "." in the folder name (4965)
• Audioscrobbler add-on not updated to support this release (5193)
• Thread Leak on playlist element load (views aren't deleted/culled) (5197)
• Windows:
• Cannot Right Click while using Songbird to view a website (2244)
• Runtime error when doing metascan (5073)
• [iPod] Crash in playcounts_init (5293)
• Linux:
• Service pane context menu requires right click + hold (4584)
• MacOSX:
• Service pane context menu requires right click + hold (4584)
• Command "A" key stroke not working on Mac (4546)
• AppleKey + Q Doesn't always Quit (4845)
• "Cheezy Video Window" cannot be hidden or resized (4706)
• Disappearing Menu upon start of application (4847)

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Changes for v0.3 Pre - v0.3 RC1

• Provide a means to set the site scope outside of siteLibrary() (4610)
• We now nitialize QT libraries at playback, not at app-startup. (4817)
• Added new column methods (4842)
• UI
• Finalized a standard for CSS class values (4245)
• Refactored download button CSS to enable skinning (4515)
• Animate the Download icon when there are active downloads. (4521)
• Webplay list column now resize automatically when adding custom columns (4669)
• Download details column now auto show in downloads view (4740)
• DOCUMENTATION
• The following documentation has been updated:
• Updated Web Page API Doc
• Affect of control systems on usage (4575)
• getMediaListByName (4685)
• Examples for remoteapi that use Mozilla interfaces (4747)
• Playlist cell clisk event (4667)
• Separated properties and fucntions info (4738)
• Playback overwriting meta data (4729)
• Library object documentation indicates which method from medialist it supports (4724)
• Use of "nsIPropertyBag 2 (4853)
• Misc updates to SDK Documentation
• MAJOR BUG FIXES
• The following Major Bugs were fixed for this release:
• Search handles spaces as part of the search term (3457)
• Listeners not removed when navigating away/to library (3977)
• VLC errors in Linux (3981)
• URLbar history autocomplete shows empty, translucent, item (3992)
• Memory leak in sbRemoteSiteMediaList_GetInterfacesHelper (4479)
• Setting a void string does not delete properties (4547)
• Cannot drop tracks into empty playlist tree. (4592)
• Metadata scanner doesn't run for the web playlists generated by the remote api (4772)
• Songbird will not start after install of Quicktime 7.2 (4783)
• Trying to play non-media content results in WMP trying to open the file (4796)
• Cannot change order of playlist items (4856)
• KNOWN BUGS
• The following high profile bugs are known to still be open for this blessed RC1 release:
• Sort selection not retained (4516)
• Index column width can be shrunk to cut off index values (4571)
• Need events to notify when download is completed (4767)
• Audioscrobbler add-on not updated to support this release (4186)
• Clicking out of 'Subscribe' dialog Hangs songbird (intermittent) (4839)
• Misc memory leaks (4918)/(4969)
• Songbird plays emusic track endlessly (4928)
• Closing a tab with a playlist makes the previous tabs vanish (4956)
• Media scan doesn't find files in a folder with "." in the folder name (4965)
• Unique playlist can't easily be created in main library using Webpage API (4977)
• Servicepane playlist context (right-click) menu shows default (5000)
• Win32:
• Cannot Right Click while using Songbird to view a website (2244)
• 1-2 Second Delayed Playback (3936)
• Closing last tab when two present results in exception (4975)
• Linux:
• Closing last tab when two present results in exception (4975)
• sbDBEngine.so causes memory permission error with SELinux (4993)
• OK and Cancel buttons hidden in first run dialog (4911)
• Mac OS X:
• Command "A" key stroke not working on Mac (4546)
• AppleKey + Q Doesn't always Quit (4845)
• "Cheezy Video Window" cannot be hidden or resized (4706)
• Disappearing Menu upon start of application (4847)

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Changes for v0.2.5 - v0.3 Pre

• Tabbed Browsing
• Because the Media Web is better that way.
• New Library API
• Better performance on larger libraries.
• Multiple metadata values per field.
• Easier transfer of media.
• Objects! Objects! Objects!
• New Feathers API
• Register entirely new XUL Layouts as Feathers.
• Better CSS file set for inheriting or overriding styles.
• Make new UI for Songbird without scripting.
• Extensions overlay into XBL to not care about different Feathers.
• New Webpage API
• Control or interact with a visiting Songbird directly from your website without having to write or install any add-ons.
• Only with the user's permission, of course!
• New Search API
• Load 3rd party web search add-ons.
• Compatible with Firefox search API.
• Create custom library search add-ons.
• New Sidebar API
• Rearrange Playlists and Bookmarks as you see fit.
• Drag and drop between items.
• Tons of behind the scenes stuff that nobody cares about
• No really, you're better off not knowing.

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