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Version 2.3.1

Changes

Improved responsiveness when expanding/collapsing items in the collection browser when using single-click mode.

The Collection scanner now runs with idle priority when invoked by Amarok. Batch scan users can invoke it with the --idlepriority flag.

Bugfixes

File browser: fixed sorting files by date. (BR 226941)

Fixed issue with file browser bookmarks not working when the file browser was showing "places".

Fixed crash when right clicking in file browser while it is showing "Places". (BR 237562)

Fixed strange selection behaviour in the music sources pane (BR 222760).

Fixed factor used when filtering lengths in collection browser.

Fixed wrong value used when filtering comments in collection browser.

Don't truncate the "Label:" label in the TagDialog. (BR 235957)

Display extended characters properly in names of Last.fm streams. (BR 222930)

Cover fetcher: prevent automatic fetcher from setting album's cover if it is done manually during the download. (BR 236839)

File browser: show folders first, files afterwards. Patch by <dystopticus@gmx.net>. (BR 226599)

Queued track's contextual menu entry about dequeueing was written wrong and misleading. (BR 235047)

Custom color setting in the On Screen Display was only applied after restart. Patch by Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>.

Track Rating was not always displayed correctly in the On Screen Display. Patch by Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>.

Improved layout for applet setting dialogs. Patch by Felix Geyer <debfx-kde@fobos.de>.

Made icons in applets react correctly in double-click environments. Thanks to Felix Geyer <debfx-kde@fobos.de>.

Several bug fixes for the bundled LyricWiki script. Patch by Oleg G <verdrehung@gmail.com>. (BR 233605)

Better fix for pausing SHOUTcast streams, without advancing to the next track after resume. (BR 192878)

Version 2.3.1-Beta 1

Features

Persistant Queue Saving: The playlist queue is now saved when Amarok is closed and restored upon startup. (BR 215057)

Automated Playlist Generator: allows smart creation of playlists that match user-specified constraints. Combines the features of "Smart Playlists" in Amarok 1.4 with the Bias system of Amarok 2.0.

It's now possible to mark all episodes in a channel as old or new at once.

New "Upcoming Events" applet, displays future concerts for the artist of the currently playing track. The event info is fetched from Last.fm.

New "Similar Artists" applet, displays a list of artists which are similar to the one currently played. The list is fetched from Last.fm.

The scripting system now offers a new function for detecting that a track has finished. Patch by Michael MacDonald <mars@antlersoft.com>. (BR 227312)

Support for the new System Tray technology from KDE SC 4.4. This adds nice animations and a better looking popup menu to the System Tray. Thanks to Aurelien Gateau <agateau@kde.org> for the patch.

Allow playlist layouts to group tracks by directory. (BR 230594)

Cover fetcher: The UI was improved. Now an icon view is used to display results, with an informational sidebar that may show interesting bits about an image.

Cover fetcher: Added ability to enter custom queries via Yahoo!, Google, or Discogs (in addition to Lasf.Fm). Note the source for automatic cover fetching is still Last.fm only.

Changes

Allow changing the number of recently added albums in the albums applet.

Magnatune.com store: Added "Home" link to all artist and album pages leading to the Magnatune.com front page.

Magnatune.com store: Improved Magnatune.com front page.

Magnatune.com store: Completely remove option to purhcase single albums as this is no longer supported by Magnatune.com and the API for doing so will be disabled in the future.

The new file browser now supports "places".

Added "up" and "home" buttons to the new filebrowser.

Items in the breadcrumb navigation bar are now hidden if there is not enough room to show all of them (similar to how it works in Dolphin) (BR 231497)

Improved performance (dramatic in some cases) when filtering the Playlist (231185).

Remove information that is already displayed elsewhere in the playlist from the playlist tooltips.

Make showing the playlist tooltips a per playlist layout option.

When bookmarking a view in the local collection, also store (and restore) the setings for "Show Cover Art" and "Show Years". (BR 230562)

Allow moodbar files witout the leading '.' (both .<trackfilename>.mood and <trackfilename>.mood now work)

Change example SQL command for setting up an external database to remove (sometimes incorrect) host name and possibly fix some random regression in some MySQL versions. (BR 225052)

Bugfixes

We are happy to announce the release of Amarok 2.3.1.This release brings with it some exciting new features like the Automated Playlist Generator which helps you create playlists based on criteria like song length or file size. This is the start of bringing back the smart playlist feature of Amarok 1 and more.We have also added two new applets for the Context View. The Upcoming Events applet shows concerts and events that the currently playing artist is participating in and the Similar Artists applet uses the Last.fm database to show similar artist and makes the ones in your collection directly playable.Cover fetching has seen a lot of improvements and we added support for the new system tray protocol.The 2.3.1 release also fixes many bugs, both major and minor, and brings with it many other small improvements that overall help to make the Amarok experience even more enjoyable!Some of the coding on Amarok 2.3.1 was done in the beautiful town of Randa in Switzerland and on the way to and from there. We've had a very enjoyable sprint together with the KDE Edu team there. Check out the wiki page for links to blog entries and pictures.We're also happy to have a booth again at Linuxtag taking place from 9. to 12. June in Berlin, Germany. We have 15 free tickets to give away for all 4 days! If you want one of them let us know in the comments and don't forget to leave your email address. If you'll be there don't forget to drop by and say hello at the booth! :)The changes since the last release include: