archived history

private alpha 3.74

• Fixed bug where if only Ogg or WAV files were in folders, database creation would fail.
• DOS version now allows registered users to change the welcome screen.
• Ogg average bitrate (as well as nominal bitrate) now available on custom display.
• Jukebox CD player function now recognises being registered.
• Jukebox CD player function handles Next / Previous track operation properly.
• Fixed Jukebox Windows Shutdown function so it can shutdown 100% of the time, even Win2000 / XP.
• New song time output option for custom display - choice of hh:mm:ss or mm:ss
• Fixed Jukebox locking for several seconds if scanning through a track if Winamp is chosen decoder.
• Fixed Input / Output modules so calibration files etc. are not overwritten when a newer version of Jukebox is used.

private alpha 3.73

• Compiled with latest cURL and fixed ShoutCast proxy support bug.

private alpha 3.72

• Added Winamp_Fade option so Winamp can fade out songs or stop immediately.
• Added Winamp_Play_Config to allow different control configurations during playback .
• Fixed crash when attempting to play a large playlist.
• Added TemporaryComplexPlay option to make random playlists.

private alpha 3.71

• Added Keep_Focus to aid use without a monitor connected.
• AutoResume function now works with the Playlist and Search options.
• Added G_STOP to menus which allow you to shutdown the system quicker.
• Fixed a cosmetic issue when the end of list of search results is reached.
• Fixed Browse status saving / loading to allow re-entry to anywhere in database.
• Input config files fixed so they don't revert to default settings on new Jukebox release.
• Added new utility program 'LCDtext' which allows registered users to print messages to the display.

private alpha 3.7

• Added Initial WAV file support.
• Added Initial AVI file support.
• Added ability to configure the display output during play and browsing.
• Added the ability to view the technical information for each file type.
• Added Initial CD Audio support with ability to choose from Jukebox or Winamp players..
• Added more messages, debug and error-trapping.
• Added the ability to alter Winamp volume.
• Added 'Winamp Settings' menu to System menu.
• Added support for 8 and 12 depth (CRT only) displays and up to 76 characters width.
• Added Windows-specific display routines and a choice to use or switch them off.
• Added the ability to play any file on Jukebox shut-down.
• Added 1st stage Auto-Resume code with CRC32 file integrity checking.
• Added ability to adjust Winamp EQ settings.
• Added ability to Load, Save and Delete EQF files.
• Added CRC32 file integrity checking to config files for more relieability.
• Added support for two extra dedicated buttons: Play and Stop.
• Added Joystick redine features so any X & Y movement or button can be used for any action
• Added new text input system and a method of choosing which method is preferred.
• Windows Binary now uses Windows Joystick system for more flexibility with ability to use almost ANY input device Windows has a driver for on any port!
• Now handles both Joystick 1 AND 2.
• Winamp Fast Forward and Rewind scan speed can be adjusted from default of 5 seconds.
• Fixed some small menu bugs.
• Fixed problem where you could not start a new playlist until one already existed.
• Fixed some cosmetic faults.
• Jukebox can now play more file-types on program start-up as the 'boot-tune'.
• The default select keys '[' and ']' are no longer hard-coded in to the software for more flexibility.
• Improved Keyboard redefine function to use F1 keys and many new keys.
• Altered the INI file to be easier to read and contain more settings.
• Moved Genres to Language file to make INI file easier to read.
• Menus now 'time-out' while Winamp is playing.
• 'Safe-Start' option to erase Status files in case of Start-Up failure.
• VBR files are correctly recognised and correct song lengths are now shown.
• Made some tweaks to the Windows Shutdown function & CrystalFontz and MatrixOrbital drivers.
• Made some adjustments to unregistered Jukebox operation with Winamp playback.
• Added some more commands to XLM parser to improve ShoutCast station names.

public beta 3.63

• Fixed LCD/OS detection which failed in DOS sometimes.
• Fixed Refine Search problems.
• Adjusted default LCD timings in INI file down to 200.
• Fixed CrystalFontz and MatrixOrbital drivers.
• Various tweaks to the text input system to make it quicker and easier to enter searches.

public beta 3.62

• Added statistic information for MP3paths 4, 5 & 6.
• Optimised the Normal - Exact search method to increase search speed.
• Fixed bug with Exact search which sometimes made it revert to a Turbo search.
• Fixed small LCD display flicker when returning to main menu.
• Added CPU and clockrate detection to try to keep consistent timing across CPU speeds.
• Fixed adding artists & albums folders to playlists so songs are now added.

public beta 3.61

• Corrected some commands for serial LCD displays - beta testing looking positive.
• Added new brightness and contrast controls for serial LCDs in INI file.
• Tested with latest Winamp V2.81
• Tested with Winamp3 using Winamp2-Plugin-Manager Component.
• ShoutCast system tweaked to show Station playing with Winamp3 in use. (Though it can't currently report the song being played.)
• New choice of search options, Normal or Turbo where Normal is more accurate.
• Compiled with latest stable release of Free Pascal compiler - V1.06
• A bug with the search-core affecting certain searches also now fixed.
• Updated Manual to document all the new features.
• Using Windows NT/2000/XP without LPT driver will no longer crash Jukebox.
• New search options 'Turbo' & 'Normal' to select fast or thorough search methods.
• Fixed ShoutCast bug where station favourites may not play.
• Increased ShoutCast display update speed.
• Fixed Playlist bug from V3.6 where some playlists may not play & could crash Jukebox.
• Added some extra Playlist validation to help with invalid files etc.
• Fixed a small cosmetic bug when creating a new playlist.

private beta 3.6

• New Playlist system, You can now : add tracks & albums, delete entries, re-arrange playing order, play & browse, Save, Load & Delete playlists and get statistics on playlists.
• Registered users can now change the start-up message.
• Quitting a search now works correctly.
• Fixed a Playlist playing bug.
• Corrected a small cosmetic issue with 2-line displays.
• Software Version now available in System Statistics.
• Some new debug options added internally.
• Language / Menu / Messages INI file greatly enhanced.
• Search / Refine options now have a memory.
• File operations now remember the last filename used.
• Added status report to Database Creation.
• Matrix Orbital and CrystalFontz serial problems fixed and under beta-test.
• Added MessageDelay to INI to allows user to control length of error/status msgs.
• Fixed ShoutCast Bug where correct station was not played sometimes.
• Added an LPT LCD reinit on main menu to help cure display corruption.

public beta 3.51 (DOS only)

• Fixed a (cosmetic only) registration issue.
• Fixed an INI file problem.

public beta 3.5

• Retrieves list of ShoutCast stations from main server to browse.
• ShoutCast system now 100% Proxy Configurable / Compatible
• Can manipulate a list of up to 50 Preset / Favourite ShoutCast stations.
• Can now handle up to 6 Drives / Paths for indexing.
• Screen no longer corrupted after using a Playlist with MPXPlay.
• Ability to change start-up logo if a registered user on Win32 version.
• Added some more memory-saving tweaks and general enchancements.
• Added New Language / Menu / Messages Configuration INI file.
• MP3 Header Extractor will now search to end of file to find a valid frame.
• Added Winamp 'In-Tune' menu with time-out back to playing song.

public beta 3.4

• Updated Manual
• Now supports Ogg Vorbis File format.

public beta 3.3.2

• Fixed MPXPLAY bug which prevented you starting MPXPLAY correctly.

public beta 3.3.1

• Fixed IRman which mysteriously stopped in V3.3
• 'Press Any Key' Now means just that !
• Added new 'Preparing Build' message to Build Database function.
• Fixed possible Database memory leak.
• Added a few more helpful error messages.

public beta 3.3

• Tested with latest Winamp Release V2.80
• Tweaked to be compatible with Windows 2000 / NT
• Added new track-sort option - 'Track Number'
• Fixed bug with ID3v1 genres <32 all being type 32
• Fixed Decoder_Path problems with Damp and MPXplay

public beta 3.2.2

• Resolved another possible 'invalid MP3 filename' issue
• Added 'Press Any Key' message when exiting Jukebox.

private beta 3.2.1

• New option to have folders named after album or artist tags.
• Re-written HTML manual to be clearer and more useful.
• Added a few more checks for bad MP3 tags / headers.
• Included a Parallel-LCD addressing map.

private beta 3.2

• Database now checks it was created under a compatible s/w version.
• Jukebox.INI file now has a version mark for compatibility.
• Tested with latest Winamp 2.79

public beta 3.1

• Huge improvement to ID3v2 tag ripping.
• Supports ID3v2.2.x / ID3v2.3.x &ID3v2.4.x. MPEG-1/2 Layer 1/2/3
• Recognises Xing & VBRI files (time may not be accurate yet)
• Now supports new V2 Genres as well as V1.
• Fixed a few issues with the Damp / MPXplay MP3 players.
• Old Databases will have to be recreated to use this version.
• Includes an updated Jukebox.INI which should be used.
• New Genre search system.

public beta 3.0.4

• Fixed 2 bugs in Search Menu affecting entering a name to search for.
• Added extra-check in indexer to avoid Unicode character crash.
• More invalid ID3v1 tags now trapped correctly.
• Winamp-Execute timeout is now larger to allow time for Winamp to boot.

public beta 3.0.3

• Fixed a cosmetic bug when initialising multiple input devices.
• New memory management means 55% less memory on smaller databases.
• Compiled with latest Pre-Release Compiler V1.06.
• Statistics now a little clearer.
• Manual has been completely updated with new screen shots.

private beta 3.0.2

• Made a few changes to database indexer to prevent arithmetic overflows.
• Tweaked 'Smart' display update to so it is now even quicker.
• Added a Folder-layout preprocessor to valid layout quickly before indexing.
• Fixed ID3v2 scanning for the DOS binary.
• Added On-Screen messages to keep user better informed.
• More efficient memory management for small drive-layouts.
• Entire input system is now 35% faster than previous versions.
• Now checks for Free Disk space before creating database.
• Tweaked the 'list-acceleration' when browsing long lists of tunes etc.

private beta 3.0

• Completely new Input / Output / Decoder driver & Interfaces.
• Now accepts more than one input device at once.
• Can now use the DAMP MP3 player !
• DOS / Damp version is freeware. (Win32 remains Shareware)
• Joystick driver has now been fixed for Win and DOS.
• Now has 'easy-read' debug for when things go wrong.
• Improved 'Intial-start' function.
• It is recommended to uninstall any previous versions and reinstall V3.0.
• IRman is also working nicely now.
• Jukebox now exits cleanly upon finding errors.
• Even more comprehensive options in configuration file.