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1 XMMS-SID - SIDPlay input plugin for X MultiMedia System (XMMS)
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3 List of user-visible changes in XMMS-SID (See ChangeLog for
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4 more complete listing of changes)
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6 Version 0.8
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8 * Almost complete re-write.
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10 * Support for multiple emulator libraries, including
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11 libSIDPlay 2.x! See instructions in "INSTALL" for
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12 more information.
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14 * HVSC song-length database support. XMMS-SID now supports
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15 the XSIDPLAY's song-length database for tunes contained
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16 in HVSC collection. Requires downloading of a small package
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17 (few hundred kB's), that contains the database. Read
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18 "README" for more info.
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20 * Minimum and maximum playtime settings. If enabled, song will
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21 be played for given time minimum and maximum. This can be
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22 used as a fall-back method if song-length database does not
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23 contain information for selected tune.
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25 * Improved file information dialog.
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27 * XMMS v1.2.5 introduced the "generic title format" that
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28 can be used to have same format titles for those
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29 plugins that support it. XMMS-SID is now one of them.
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30 There is also an overriding option, that enables you
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31 to have SID-specific titles. See the configuration
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32 dialog for more information.
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34 * New sub-song control methods as selectable options. Does
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35 not require patching of XMMS anymore, so they are easier
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36 to use. The XMMS patch used by older versions is
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37 supported as well, though.
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39 * Throw in a handful of bugfixes (and possibly new bugs),
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40 stir powerfully. Finally, sprinkle some minor improvements
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41 on the top and voéla!
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44 Version 0.7
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45 ===========
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46 * Much improved file information dialog. Now shows all relevant
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47 info neatly and orderly. Parses STIL information and shows it
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48 on fileinfo if enabled.
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50 * Updated the xmms song-position patch which makes possible
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51 to use the position slider to change sub-tune SID and also
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52 pattern position in MikMod plugin. Now patches and works
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53 correctly with recent XMMS versions.
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55 * STIL-database file-selector in config dialog.
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57 * Additional improvements from Willem to the song-pos patch!
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59 * And the standard load of bugfixes and minor improvements.
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62 Version 0.6
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64 Improved configuration:
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66 * Filters are now configurable, you can adjust all three
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67 parameters of libsidplay: FS, FM and FT. See "Filter"
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68 panel of configuration dialog.
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70 * STIL database path can be set and STIL usage can be enabled
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71 and disabled from configuration dialog's "STIL" panel.
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73 * Songname / info is now configurable like in the mpg123 plugin,
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74 with %1..%n, see the "STIL" panel of configuration dialog.
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77 Version 0.5
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78 ===========
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79 This version is a "new branch" based on the original
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80 xmms-sid v0.4 by Willem Monsuwe.
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82 This development branch is maintained by Matti "ccr" Hamalainen of TNSP.
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84 Please consider that when thinking where to send bug reports.
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86 - Few minor bugfixes.
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87 - STIL support works now better (quite beta still, though)
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88 - Cleaned up sources somewhat.
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89 - Added a about dialog.
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90 - Re-organized the source structure.
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91 - Improved detection of the XMMS paths and stuff in configure.
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94 Version 0.4
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96 - First release, so nothing new.