Banshee 0.10.4 is out!
This release features faster and more efficient source
management,
improved playlist support, a complete plugin system, and the
first four
official plugins. Plugins include DAAP (iTunes music share)
support
(client and server), cover art fetching, Audioscrobbler song
submitting,
and file system monitoring.
NEW FEATURES
------------
* New plugin system and management/configuration dialog;
allows for easy
loading/unloading of plugins while Banshee is running [1]
* DAAP (iTunes Music Share) plugin that provides the ability
to browse
and listen to songs over DAAP and publish the local Banshee
database as
a DAAP share for other clients to browse; features a light
weight
embedded web-server for proxying DAAP over HTTP which
enables streaming
within all supported media engines (GStreamer 0.8, GStreamer
0.10,
Helix/RealPlayer, VLC). A simple web-based front-end to the
DAAP is also
available at http://localhost:8089 [2]
* Audioscrobbler plugin by Chris Toshok now features queue
saving, main
menu integration, and a configuration pane for entering
account
information
* Metadata Searcher plugin will download cover art
automatically for
songs in the library, and can optionally supplement or
correct song
metadtaa
* File System Monitor plugin can monitor the library
directory in the
file system and automatically import or remove songs added
or removed
from the file system
* Rewritten source management; sources are centrally managed
and
abstracted from the view; sources are accessible to plugins
(DAAP plugin
implements sources)
* Playlist support has been overhauled; much faster, and
reordering a
songs in a playlist now works properly
* All "legacy" transaction/threading code has been
removed, resulting in
various performance gains in many areas
* New popup window "tooltip" is displayed when
hovering over the tray
icon; shows cover art and track information
* Added "intelligent" shuffle that has a 60%
chance of hovering inside
the current genre, making the transitions between songs
slightly more
fluid. (Brad Taylor)
* New Czech translation by Lukas Novotny; other various
translations
have been updated
* Many other improvements and minor features
[1] For details on developing new plugins, please read the
Plugin
Developers Guide on the Banshee Wiki:
http://
banshee-project.org/Developers/Plugins
[2] The DAAP plugin requires at least the latest release of
Avahi core
and avahi-sharp from HEAD. The mDNS layer in the DAAP plugin
is being
rewritten to also work with the legacy mDNSResponder. The
DAAP plugin
can be disabled by passing --disable-daap to configure.
BUG FIXES
---------
315955 (crashes at startup, IPod.DatabaseReadException)
316105 (playlist d&d sort doesn't stick)
320327 (Errors loading library)
321101 (The play icon disappears)
324113 (Banshee does not start when pressing play)
324652 (Library name should be i18ned)
325011 (Help & Contact on website may lead users to
wrong channel)
325076 (""source properties"" menuitem
does not do anything)
325078 (Updating the preferences of a song doesn't refresh)
325079 (play time in notification area is wrong)
325139 (Shuffle/Repeat buttons do not remember state.)
325697 (Can't add column to database table)
325705 (Menu items aren't displayed in localized string)
325956 (Metadata Searcher freezes after ~100 tracks)
326045 (please add a description for the repeat/random
buttons)
326567 (""about..."" menu item should
not be ellipsized)
326568 (search entry keynav)
326863 (Crash on metadata scan.)
326922 (Can't execute uninstalled banshee)
326923 (Accelerator(shortcut key) doesn't work)
327046 (org.gnome.Banshee.service installed in wrong
directory)
327047 (menu entry Music/Source Properties... has no effect)
327123 (random playback isnt working correctling when
banshee is
started)
THE IMPORTANT LINKS
-------------------
Release Overview Page:
http://ban
shee-project.org/Releases/0.10.4
Banshee 0.10.4 Tarball:
http://banshee-project.org/files/banshee/banshee-0
.10.4.tar.gz
njb-sharp 0.2.1 Tarball:
http://banshee-project.org/files/njb-sharp/njb-
sharp-0.2.1.tar.gz
ipod-sharp 0.5.12 Tarball:
http://banshee-project.org/files/ipod-sharp/
ipod-sharp-0.5.12.tar.gz
libipoddevice 0.3.5 Tarball:
http://banshee-project.org/files/libipo
ddevice/libipoddevice-0.3.5.tar.gz
Banshee Wiki:
http://banshee-project.or
g/
DEPENDENCIES
------------
- Mono 1.1.10 and full stack
- gtk-sharp-2.0 (2.3.92)
- sqlite3
- GStreamer 0.8.11 or GStreamer 0.10 (experimental)
- libmusicbrainz 2.1.1 or better
- libnautilus-burn 2.12
- GTK+ 2.6 or better
- HAL 0.5.2 or better
MORE NOTES
----------
* Please do not hesitate to file bugs against Banshee in
GNOME Bugzilla
(http://bugzilla.gnome.org, component: banshee), or discuss Banshee on
this list or in #banshee on irc.gnome.org. The Banshee Wiki,
open to
everyone for viewing and editing is located at
http://banshee-project.or
g.
* Bindings to the VLC libraries have been implemented and
are available
as a Banshee Media Engine. To use the VLC engine, pass
--enable-vlc to
configure. Additionally, libvlc.so must be copied to
banshee/mediaengines/vlc before running "make
install". To build
libvlc.so, download and build Jon Lech Johansen's snd123:
http://nanocre
w.net/2005/09/20/snd123/
Copy the resulting libvlc.so to the aforementioned build
directory, and
proceed with building Banshee as normal. Keep in mind, VLC
support is
optional. Banshee also supports GStreamer and Helix engines.
GStreamer
is required, and Helix is optional, but will be
automatically detected
and configured if your system is set up properly with either
RealPlayer
or Helix Player. See http://helixcommunity.org/
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