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Minor changes
author Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org>
date Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:44:00 +0000
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XMMS-SID - SIDPlay input plugin for X MultiMedia System (XMMS)
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List of user-visible changes in XMMS-SID (See ChangeLog for
more complete listing of changes)

Version 0.8
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* Theme-song (SID-tune!) from Brite-Lite/Dekadence!
  Thanks for great work! Listen to his other tunes
  in HVSC, VARIOUS/A-F/Brite-Lite/ and visit the
  Dekadence web-experience: http://www.dekadence64.org/

* Support for multiple emulator libraries, including
  libSIDPlay 2.x! See the "configure" options, if you
  have problems with autodetection.

* HVSC song-length database support. XMMS-SID now supports
  the XSIDPLAY's song-length database for tunes contained
  in HVSC collection. Requires downloading of a small package
  (few hundred kB's), that contains the database. Read
  "README" for more info.

* Maximum playtime setting. If set ON, song will be played
  for given time max. This can be used as a fall-back method
  if song-length database does not contain information for
  selected tune.

* Improved file information dialog: Sub-song "name" or
  "title" is shown (if any) in the sub-song selector.
  If "name" is found for the song, it is shown, if not,
  then "title" is checked for and shown if found.

* XMMS v1.2.5 introduced the "generic title format" that
  can be used to have same format titles for those
  plugins that support it. XMMS-SID is now one of them.
  There is also an overriding option, that enables you
  to have SID-specific titles. See the configuration
  dialog for more information.

* New sub-song control. Does not require patching of XMMS,
  so this is easier to use. The patch is supported too, if
  found, but it's not "required" anymore. It's still handy
  for those who want the additional functionality it
  provides for other plugins.

* Throw in a handful of bugfixes (and possibly new bugs),
  stir powerfully. Finally, sprinkle some minor improvements
  on the top and voéla!


Version 0.7
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* Much improved file information dialog. Now shows all relevant
  info neatly and orderly. Parses STIL information and shows it
  on fileinfo if enabled.

* Updated the xmms song-position patch which makes possible
  to use the position slider to change sub-tune SID and also
  pattern position in MikMod plugin. Now patches and works
  correctly with recent XMMS versions.

* STIL-database file-selector in config dialog.

* Additional improvements from Willem to the song-pos patch!

* And the standard load of bugfixes and minor improvements.


Version 0.6
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Improved configuration:

* Filters are now configurable, you can adjust all three
  parameters of libsidplay: FS, FM and FT. See "Filter"
  panel of configuration dialog.

* STIL database path can be set and STIL usage can be enabled
  and disabled from configuration dialog's "STIL" panel.

* Songname / info is now configurable like in the mpg123 plugin,
  with %1..%n, see the "STIL" panel of configuration dialog.


Version 0.5
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This version is a "new branch" based on the original
xmms-sid v0.4 by Willem Monsuwe.

This development branch is maintained by Matti "ccr" Hamalainen of TNSP.

Please consider that when thinking where to send bug reports.

 - Few minor bugfixes.
 - STIL support works now better (quite beta still, though)
 - Cleaned up sources somewhat.
 - Added a about dialog.
 - Re-organized the source structure.
 - Improved detection of the XMMS paths and stuff in configure.


Version 0.4 
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 - First release, so nothing new.