[banshee] [release] More NEWS work; far from done

[Gabriel Burt <gburt src gnome org>]

commit 09ad24f4e3c71c3b57b7c683b9281c90c9dc7423
Author: Gabriel Burt <gabriel burt gmail com>
Date:   Mon Mar 29 11:42:37 2010 -0700

    [release] More NEWS work; far from done

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@@ -21,6 +21,189 @@ NEW AWESOME FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS
     are so many new features, bug fixes, and polish in this release, we won't
     be able to do it all justice in these notes, but we'll try.
 
+    New Features Since 1.4.3:
+
+      1.5.5
+      * Gapless Playback / Playbin2
+
+          Banshee now uses the playbin2 GStreamer element.  With this comes
+          support for gapless playback, which is the default now for users
+          with GStreamer > 0.10.25.2.
+
+      * Grid View
+
+          We are debuting a new grid mode for our custom list widget, visible
+          in the modified Album browser.  It will be used for Videos,
+          Audiobooks, and more in future releases.
+
+      * YouTube Extension
+
+          This extension shows YouTube videos in the Context Pane related to
+          what you're playing, and lets you watch them within Banshee.  You
+          can enable it in the Extensions tab of the Preferences dialog.
+
+      1.5.4
+      * Opt-In Usage Data Collection
+
+          Under Preferences, you can choose to "Improve Banshee by sending
+          anonymous usage data" back to the Banshee developers.  This collects
+          information on what version you're running, what OS, library size,
+          slow SQL queries, and a whitelisted subset of your preferences. This
+          information will help us choose better defaults and see what parts of
+          Banshee are used most and can be improved. All collected data is
+          anonymous!
+
+      * Default Equalizer Presets
+
+          Banshee now ships with several equalizer presets, and the core of
+          the equalizer management has seen much internal improvement.
+
+      * Banshee Community Extensions
+
+          A new sub-project named Banshee Community Extensions has been
+          created.  Its code is hosted on Gitorious, and its bugs tracked
+          in bugzilla.gnome.org.  It already contains 9 extensions, including
+          AlarmClock, Lyrics, and Mirage, and has 15 maintainers.  Its releases
+          track Banshee's; for more information, see
+
+            http://banshee-project.org/download/extensions/
+
+      * Extensible Shuffle Modes
+
+          Extensions can now add new shuffle modes and PlayQueue fill-by
+          modes.  The Mirage extension is the first to take advantage of this,
+          adding a Shuffle/Fill-by Similar mode based on acoustical analysis.
+
+      1.5.3
+      * Sync device from playlist option
+
+          Either manually manage what files are added/removed to your device,
+          or choose a playlist to sync from.  You can make a size-limited smart
+          playlist to sync just the right amount to your device.
+
+      * Type-ahead find in track, artist, and album lists
+
+          An alternative to filtering, type-ahead find jumps you to the first
+          track to match your query.  Activate with shift+/, cancel with Esc,
+          and jump to next match with F3.  In track list it matches against
+          artist, album, or title.
+
+      * Optional cover art in lower-left corner
+
+          Turn on via View > Show Cover Art
+
+      * Cover art editable via drag-and-drop and right-click
+
+          Can edit via the cover art in the track editor, lower-left corner,
+          and beside the seek-slider.
+
+      * Audiobooks library extension
+
+          Rough first version, main benefits are separating your books from
+          your music and defining a different file system organization.  In
+          future versions we plan to add intuitive bookmarking and a better
+          browsing experience.  Enable in Extensions tab of Preferences.
+
+      * Library-folder watcher extension
+
+          Watches your libraries' folders for added, renamed, or deleted
+          files, and updates your libraries appropriately.  Requires
+          Mono >= 2.4.3.  Enable in Extensions tab of Preferences.
+
+      * eMusic importer/downloader extension
+
+          If you have purchased music from eMusic and have a .emx file, Banshee
+          will download and import the music files for you.  Select
+          'eMusic Files' from the normal Media > Import Media dialog. Enable
+          in Extensions tab of Preferences.
+
+      * GIO file backend, supports non-local files
+
+          This backend uses the GIO library to support importing local files
+          and network-share files alike.  Requires glib >= 2.22 and Gio#.
+
+      * Return of the Mac OS X release
+
+          OS X 10.5 and 10.6 is now supported again (but still considered
+          beta quality). Additionally, Mono and GTK are now bundled with the
+          binary release, so there are no dependencies for OS X users.
+
+      1.5.2
+      * The Internet Archive extension
+      * Metadata ratings and playcount import and export
+
+      1.5.1
+      * Play Queue Auto DJ keeps the tunes coming
+      * Shuffle by album and artist
+      * Shuffle by weighted rating and score mode
+      * Add tooltips for ellipsized ListView text
+      * Keep the playing song visible in the track list
+
+      1.5.0
+      * Powerful unicode-aware case-insensitive search; i.e. n matches Ã? and vice-versa
+      * Locale-specific, case-insensitive, unicode-aware sorting
+      * Artist/album/track sort fields support; i.e. can set artist sort to "Beatles, The"
+      * Separate library locations for Music, Video, and Podcast
+      * Creative Commons-aware license column/field
+      * Score column/field, automatically updated when played/skipped
+      * Beats per minute (BPM) support: column/field, preference to autodetect library-wide
+      * iTunes and Rhythmbox library/metadata importers
+
+    Enhancements:
+
+      * More devices supported:
+        * Android: Nexus One, Desire, Galaxy, Droid, Pulse
+        * Other: Palm Pre, Nokia N900
+
+      1.5.5
+      * Improve search responsiveness on large libraries
+      * Play Queue item count, size, duration now ignores old tracks
+      * Muinshee fixes: disable Auto-DJ, allow reordering, hide previous song
+
+      1.5.4
+      * Wikipedia context pane extension enabled by default
+      * Add tooltip to playback error column
+      * Enable 'Delete From Drive' action in File System Queue
+      * Coverart for unicode artist/albums now supported
+      * Dropped glade-sharp dep; GNOME 3.0 ready
+      * Add columns showing track sample rate and bits per sample
+      * Option to sort an artist's albums by year, not title
+
+      1.5.3
+      * Improved sqlite performance
+
+      1.5.2
+      * Allow seeking in DAAP streams
+      * Additional tokens for file system organization (bgo#489861)
+      * Cleaner track change notification popup (bgo#565453)
+      * Move Last.fm settings to the preferences dialog
+
+      1.5.1
+      * Keyboard shortcut (ESC) to clear the search box (BGO #558938)
+      * Expose LAME's "preset" option (BGO #563303)
+      * Better support for devices running Rockbox
+      * Set video sync folder for Android and WebOS devices
+      * Auto-completion for composer, conductor, grouping and copyright (BGO #592129)
+      * Added the 'comment' search filter (BGO #380524)
+      * Selectable song properties (BGO #586106)
+      * Show a tooltip in track editor when the property is truncated (BGO #589782)
+
+      1.5.0
+      * Support importing/exporting XSPF playlists
+      * Support loading ASF playlists (BGO #545646)
+      * Whitelist .spx, 669, it, med, mod, mol, mtm, nst, s3m, stm, ult, wow, xm, and xnm (BGO #580014)
+      * Source-specific preferences, accessible via Preferences dialog and via sources' context menu
+      * Much improved child source sorting - live, persistent, with group-by-type option
+      * Podcast espisode details tabs in track information/editor
+      * Can rename podcasts
+      * Can unsubscribe/download/refresh multiple podcasts at a time
+      * New 'Creative Commons' default Last.fm station
+      * New Refresh button for Last.fm stations
+      * More accurate seeking with click/DnD, can use mouse scrollwheel
+      * Make it easier to edit and reset ratings
+      * Add mnemonics to track editor fields and import dialog
+      * Make previous button go back if less than 4 seconds into a song
+
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