Version history for Songbird for Mac OS X (ppc)

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Changes for v0.4 RC 2 - 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)

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

Changes for v0.3 Pre - 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)

Changes for v0.2.5 RC3 - 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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