********************************************************* REVISION HISTORY 2.6 - 4.2 ********************************************************* 4.2.1641 *new* Find All now reports number of songs found *new* menu Edit->Find next checked *new* doubled the sensitivity of the play rate setting *new* append will now report how many songs were added *new* new faster file icon loading algorithm *new* changed to WMP9 series playback engine *new* ID3v2 support & related options *new* the first time Carlanthano is run, will offer to add files to playlist *new* movie window will display file resolution *new* in files over 10min long - back/forward buttons skip 10s *new* keyboard shortcuts added to movie window *new* track field *changed* default album extension is now .carlan due to high number of programs wishing to use .alb *changed* volume popup behaviour 'lighter' *changed* list of recognised files relating to WMP9 *changed* file extension matching for lyrics more exacting *changed* various improvements in movie window *changed* increased slider detail *fixed* play rate will no longer reset itself each time the window is opened *fixed* deleting a song will close the song information window *fixed* songs with invalid genres will be reset to (none) *fixed* closing album will not be allowed if there are unsaved changes in the song information window *fixed* problems pausing when only one file is in the playist 4.1.1569 *new* files can be dragged from the playlist to other programs *new* keyboard shortcuts customisation *new* drastically improved speed and memory usage in searching for files *new* improved speed of loading files for large files *new* improvements in base support DLLs *changed* changes in help menu *changed* updated tips *changed* removed reference to old album convertor *changed* improvements in scheduler code *changed* time display now marks days with a 'd' instead of a ':' for readability *fixed* file sizes of locked files *fixed* file icons on non English locales *fixed* European locale problems with decimal separators (.) *fixed* Unicode enabled OS locale problem 4.1.1546 Interim Release *new* option to not clear history when changing playmodes *new* messages showing counts in mark and remove menus *new* move files window will remember source folder *new* 12hr clock in scheduler *new* volume setting in song info *changed* improved context sensitive help file response in options window *changed* when loading a file, song will start playing as soon as list is loaded, and before tasks such as removing dupes and setting screen options *changed* appending an album will keep the old program and custom mix *changed* new ways of dealing with some damaged files which would not end properly *changed* improvement in speed of adding songs to list *fixed* sometimes appending albums with relative paths would result in the incorrect paths added to it *fixed* playstate overlays were not been updated in some specific circumstances *fixed* caps checking function was misbehaving for some Eastern languages *fixed* problem with some CD tracks and advanced song options *fixed* splitter minimum increased for program window 4.0.1501 *new* Edit->Go to next *new* splitter bars *new* Play->set play rate *new* advanced song options *changed* Others font now takes effect immediately *changed* Control menu renamed to Play menu *changed* improved CPU usage during playback *changed* volume popup will appear on top of other windows *fixed* next song marker will be removed when song is deleted 3.9.1452 *new* support for file sizes over 4GB *new* drag-drop files into song info window *new* smaller marker to show next song *new* save backup album option *changed* file icons will be updated when the paths are changed *changed* sort submenus moved up a level for easier access *changed* initial focus code *changed* nonexistent files will be removed from the recent files menu on exit *fixed* detects some new types of errors opening files 3.9.1403 Interim Release *new* video windows won't be resized/moved when dealing with the same file *new* option for video windows to be on top only *new* busy cursor shown in song info windows *new* increased number of categories to 16 *changed* improved speed and efficiency of file searching algorithm 3.8.1384 *new* currently playing file will have a green playstate indicators *new* marker to show currently playing file *new* compressed html help file *new* context sensitive help - select a control and press F1 *changed* error playing indicators are saved in the album *changed* 'X' button in information windows will act like the close button *changed* close button in information window now has Yes/No/Cancel options *changed* program step is now saved with the album *changed* fonts will be preselected in the choose fonts dialog *fixed* the options window would restore the main window even when the console elements weren't changed 3.7.1335 *new* files that could not be played will have a red arrow indicator *changed* if Carlanthano was maximised before hidden to the tray, it will be maximised again when it is restored *changed* Back and Forward move smaller distances for better control *changed* made volume control easier to click *changed* using XP style buttons now *changed* changed icon for missing files to a '?' *fixed* sometimes when closing windows Carlanthano would not shut down *fixed* Workaround added - WinXP would cause items inside frames to flicker when the mouse moved over it 3.6.1278 *new* increased number of categories to 12 *new* secondary sort option in Tools->Sort *new* sort menus show a checkmark next to sorted item *new* 'others' font option affecting things like the song info window - useful for viewing other languages *new* warning msg if opening a read-only file *new* video settings options *new* option to change systray icon *changed* raised max song separation to 20 *changed* when sorting columns, the selected item will remain in view *changed* faster loading of edit programs window *changed* total time will now show days if over 24hrs *changed* when starting play in program mode, will check if playing song is 1st programmed song *changed* empty category names are no longer allowed *changed* modified internals to improve performance *changed* KanastaCorpComCtrls.dll updated to improve support for Eastern languages *changed* licenses changed to work in Eastern language environments *fixed* used to not like saved albums with no songs in it *fixed* some small usability improvements *fixed* KanastaCorpComCtrls.dll updated to fix problems when saving window size and changing window border widths in the control panel *fixed* if the song info window was open and the user changed the order in the playlist, the song was being saved to the wrong number *fixed* if import was cancelled, the main window would be disabled 3.5.1199 *new* registration window and registration info in the about window *new* new media subtypes for add folder window and add dialog *new* custom mix and program windows will show changes to items immediately when they are changed *changed* minor interface changes *changed* using new KUtils.dll version - changed name to KanastaCorpUtils.dll *changed* using new KanastaCorpComCtrls.dll *fixed* if lyrics window cannot be closed, the album will not be closed *fixed* a rare problem with choosing the next song in shuffle mode *fixed* file icons were offset by 1 3.4.1160 Beta Release *new* Revert button to song information window *new* Clear button to find song window *new* category column to playlist *new* Hot tracking color to Options->Colors *changed* systray icon will fix itself if explorer crashes *changed* when changing modes, the set next song will be erased *changed* updates to windows positioning *fixed* problem opening albums when in compact mode *fixed* minor interface fixes 3.4.1141 *new* Options->Advanced for changing Carlanthano's priority *new* Tools->Get all song lengths *new* html support in lyrics window *new* Shift-Ctrl-C and Shift-Ctrl-V to save a second set of positions *new* song and lyrics will be saved as relative paths in albums *new* ID3 menu to Batch edit song information window for saving/reading ID3 tags to many songs at once *new* a * is displayed in the window title if the album has been changed since the last save *changed* some optimisations to the scheduler *changed* when playing is finished the song position will be rewound to the start *changed* moved Tools->Edit program/mix to Edit menu *changed* updated tips & hints *changed* Options->Lyrics for html support *changed* window and menus are disabled while performing long tasks and while albums are loading *changed* window will be brought back to the front when opening a new instance *changed* enlarged the font on song info window *fixed* made windows more responsive while doing long tasks *fixed* some drag drop problems with folders *fixed* set as next song was not working at times if the song is the one playing *fixed* several minor bug fixes *fixed* Tools->Move files if chosen file was playing or destination file existed *fixed* number of playing song on the console was sometimes incorrect if you add songs before it in the playlist *fixed* save will not fail if the album resides on a read only disk such as a CD 3.3.1059 *new* No sort option on all lists in Carlanthano *new* move up/down menu item to playlist popup menu *new* keyboard shortcuts / and * for moving items up and down *new* added case checking option in Options->Behaviour *new* option to control whether Carlanthano is hidden from the taskbar when minimized *new* new effects using Shift and Ctrl keys when dropping files or albums into the playlist *new* option to keep lyrics window on top alone *new* Carlanthano now makes a backup of an album before saving. These backups have an extension of bak and are hidden. *new* Tools->Move files *new* option to have the album name in the printout heading *new* windows now snap to each other as well *new* multiple monitor support *new* Tools->Remove->Physically delete selected will now ask whether to also delete any folders left empty *changed* changed accelerator key for Tools->Scheduler to remove conflict with Tools->Sort *changed* list columns will always load with a small width. this is to prevent columns saved as 0 width disappearing and the user not knowing how to get it back *changed* removed dot option from Options->Behaviour *changed* removed Import with ordering option *changed* some changes in subwindows' relation with the main window *changed* windows will no longer automatically hide checkmarks *fixed* moving icons in the edit program window *fixed* stuttering should no longer occur when entering the edit program window on low end computers *fixed* song info changes was sometimes not saved to the album *fixed* new album format as workaround to Microsoft bug in writing to files 3.2.978 *changed* several code optimisations leading to a reduction of file size *changed* when a song cannot be played once Carlanthano will not try to play it again that round *fixed* Go to current function was sometimes incorrect if a file was trying to segue and had failed *fixed* some devices were not seguing properly in very rare cases 3.2.970 Beta Release *new* more options for shuffle mode: separation by artist *new* Invert checkmarks in Mark menu *new* use different icons for each file type *changed* album converter no longer packaged with install. Download from our website if you need it. *changed* duplicate checking should be much faster now *changed* removed path column from playlist and program list *fixed* tweaks with the song separation code *fixed* opening albums with no songs inside *fixed* tips opening on startup while main window was minimised 3.1.942 *new* Import with ordering option *new* Double click to categories and program button on console *new* Lyrics exist in Mark menu *new* playlist is now always sorted by Title first *changed* Carlanthano is no longer supported by ads *changed* Lyrics window is closed when album is closed *changed* View->File properties will show an error message if the file does not exist *fixed* Lyrics window will not close if there was a problem saving *fixed* bug with removing songs that are in the program mode *fixed* scan mode not working when segue was set to 0 *fixed* Lyrics window was not remembering where it was sometimes *fixed* Some albums not opening properly when double clicked in NT 3.0.907 *new* album and file/song directories are remembered separately when using the open/save windows. This will save you navigating between the 2 types of directories where they are kept. *new* Disable/enable controls option in the tools menu. Disable the controls so that nobody will accidentally press the buttons on the front panel when you are recording, etc. *new* Use default album option *new* Carlanthano is now supported by ads *new* Tools->Scheduler to schedule play start and stops *changed* Lyrics will now show selected text after you move to another window *changed* histories are now cleared only if you press stop when the album is already stopped *fixed* song number is now shown when an album is loaded *fixed* If you opened an album, toggled the Repeat All or Music Scan mode, then closed the album immediately, the change was not saved. This is now fixed. *fixed* Carlanthano will no longer crash if you try to print with no printers set up on your system. 2.9.843 *new* Show checkmarks in Mark menu *changed* repeatedly pressing last then next will now always jump to the same next file *changed* you can now open both program windows at the same time *changed* you can now open the find, batch edit, and information windows at the same time *changed* new optimisation techniques, resulting in lower CPU and resource usage. On our machines, CPU usage dropped about 15% (note this is on the console only, not the playback threads, which are controlled by windows) *changed* the find, batch edit, and information windows can now go behind the main window *changed* Carlanthano will call the album converter automatically 2.9.809 Beta Release *fixed* changing window states when the console is maximised *new* Custom mix mode *new* Mark menu *new* Remove checked menu item *new* Find All in the find window *new* batch edit on checked items. *new* favorites for categories mode *new* back and forward buttons, changed old buttons to last and next *new* fonts/colors for printing *new* optional heading for printouts *new* page numbers for printouts *changed* printing will try to keep as many details on one line as possible 2.8.765 Beta Release *fixed* printing problems on long playlists *new* Program mode *new* Music scan mode *changed* window placement scheme for subwindows *changed* new album structure - use the album converter to convert old albums 2.7.737 *fixed* fixed bug involving pressing the back button right after you open a file *fixed* current song number not updating in the display after deletes *fixed* for people with large window border settings in windows, Carlanthano will now take that into account *new* categories mode *new* you can double click path fields in the file information, find, and batch edit window to browse for a file. *new* show tips on startup *new* ability to set a selected song to be the next song to be played *new* Option to turn off reading ID3 tags when a file is added to an album *new* more options for shuffle mode: ability to play more than once per round, and separation *new* eject button *new* favorites for shuffle mode *changed* optimised resizing and window elements changing *changed* menu structure *changed* Import will no longer import files that do not exist *changed* EasyMove and Snap now work differently, and also work on NT 2.6.668 *fixed* Always on top status on lyrics and other windows are now updated immediately. You don't have to close and open them again. *new* Remove duplicates when loading an album option. Uncheck this to make Carlanthano load more quickly. *new* play history is now kept for each individual album! *new* What's New section in the help files to tell you what has been updated in the help file. *changed* some tweaks to the process of changing files *changed* a file will no longer overlap itself. This means that files will no longer cut themselves off. *changed* the lyrics window etc will now always open fully on screen. *changed* added more verbose error messages *changed* some MCI drivers (MPEGVideo) didn't like pathnames longer than 98 characters. So now we feed it a short filename. *changed* Find next will now wrap around the end of the playlist 2.6.647 *fixed* Some shortcut access keys for some items or menus were the same. These are now fixed. *fixed* You can now no longer use the system tray icon while eg. the options dialog is being displayed. *fixed* On some rare occasions, if you manipulate windows in the correct order, Carlanthano would lose its "Always on top" status. These are now fixed. *fixed* The genre list is now displayed in the correct colors. *fixed* Carlanthano will no longer crash when trying to read ID3 tags of large (300mb) files. *new* File properties menu item. *new* MCI32.OCX is now no longer needed! There should be much less delay in starting songs too. The whole playback process should be much more efficient now. *new* new options window *changed* Changed the way some of the messages were displayed, allowing Carlanthano to continue working in the background if the errors aren't critical. *changed* Streamlined the startup process a bit. *changed* Updated the print option. *changed* optimisations on calculating song length and slider position