--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.11.2023 - 1.4.01 - updated links to use https pages - integrated changes from 1.5.02: - made "close" button visible in KDE - added some compile-time checks to make project build on Arch - Qt5 port - retries on file read failure - fix for UTF8 output in calls to mp3gain (Linux only) - new transformation: "Remove Xing or LAME streams from CBR files" - always show sessions button if there are more than 1 sessions --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.07.2016 - 1.2.03 - fixed build for GCC 6 - integrated changes from 1.3.03: - improved error reporting - speed improvements for external drives (USB, network, ...) - different treatment for the Xing frame being included in the frame count --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08.03.2015 - 1.2.02 - integrated changes from 1.3.01: - fixed incorrect message occurring some times when start after a crash - better logging and retries for write errors - added offset to the output created via the command line - fixed crash caused by saving very small images - build fix - disabled Discogs integration --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.01.2014 - 1.2.01 - 1.2 as the new stable branch - build fix for clang and for Solaris - fixed broken links in documentation and moved alternate downloads from Dropbox to my ISP --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31.03.2013 - 1.2.00 - new version number to support the new "stable" branch --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01.12.2012 - 1.1.21.080 - fixed bug that caused a "%s" to be shown instead of the list of files about to be changed --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.10.2012 - 1.1.20.077 - Discogs fix --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.04.2012 - 1.1.19.075 - French translation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06.04.2012 - 1.1.18.074 - German translation - made code compilable on GCC 4.7 - several translation fixes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.03.2012 - 1.1.17.073 - fixed crash introduced in 1.1.16 with translation changes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.03.2012 - 1.1.16.072 - made program translatable - added Czech translation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01.02.2012 - 1.1.12.068 - external tools - possibility of applying transformation lists in CLI mode - "Open containing folder" in the main window - delete files from the main window - close buttons for Gnome 3 - APE remover - non-audio remover - CLI analyzer uses session settings to determine quality thresholds - fixed menu tooltips that disappeared too quickly --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03.12.2011 - 1.1.09.064 - moved to Discogs API V2 - added codepage support when copying ID3V1 to ID3V2 - fixed crash caused by ID3V2.4 tag with invalid flags - fixed splitting of unsupported ID3V2 tags - fixed Xing generation for small bitrates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.08.2011 - 1.1.08.062 - made Discogs queries work again, after a Discogs API change - fixed track numbering when querying multi-volume albums from Discogs - made Linux shell integration accept file names containing spaces - added close button for dialogs on Gnome 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30.07.2011 - 1.1.07.061 - shell integration for Linux - replaced MP3Diags with MP3Diags-unstable in places where this wasn't done - restructured the .spec file - added close button on Gnome 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22.07.2011 - 1.1.06.059 - shell integration fixes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.07.2011 - 1.1.05.058 - shell integration (Windows only) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.07.2011 - 1.1.04.057 - folder-based sessions based on command-line parameters --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.06.2011 - 1.1.03.056 - integrated command-line mode by Michael Elsdörfer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30.05.2011 - 1.1.01.054 - created unstable branch --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.05.2011 - 1.0.08.053 - fixed crash when trying to save after error at startup - added branch support to build process --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.12.2010 - 1.0.07.052 - fixed crash in folder filter dialog - made project compilable on Fedora 13 and 14 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04.07.2010 - 1.0.06.051 - fixed crash caused by invalid Lyrics tag - fixed assertion failure when opening the folder filter in Windows --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.03.2010 - 1.0.05.050 - fixed issue #23 (assertion failure) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07.03.2010 - 1.0.04.049 - fixed crash triggered by invalid frame lengths in ID3V2 - fixed crash that occured when the backup directory couldn't be created --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.01.2010 - 1.0.03.048 - fixed crash triggered by GEOB frames containing UTF-16 text --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.01.2010 - 1.0.02.047 - fixed crash triggered by trying to repair broken ID3V2 tags that contain images - fixed crash that occurred when changing file names manually in the file renamer, without defining a pattern - fixed crash caused by unsynchronized ID3V2.4.0 frames that end with 0xff --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11.12.2009 - 1.0.01.046 - fixed crash that occurred when running on Qt 4.6 - fixed crash that occurred when changing song info in the tag editor if songs had images stored as BMP or anything else besides JPG or PNG --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.11.2009 - 1.0.00.045 - wording changes to reflect non-beta status - pressing CTRL+C when viewing full-size images in the tag editor or in "Tag details" in the main window copies the image to the clipboard - added "Rating" and changed field order in "Tag details" to match the Tag editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04.11.2009 - 0.99.06.044 - fixed a crash in folder filter - fixed bug causing non-normalized files having any TXXX frame to appear normalized - case is ignored for file extension, so .Mp3 or .mP3 files are recognized - better support and more consistent handling for TXXX and text frames in ID3V2 - reduced number of locales by eliminating redundant ones - disabled CTRL+A selection in the main window - static link for serialization - added trace details for web downloads --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27.10.2009 - 0.99.06.043 - "Simple view" in file configuration - fixed crash on empty text frames in ID3V2 - generic binaries for Linux - BuildMp3Diags.hta detects VS version - documentation updates --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.10.2009 - 0.99.06.042 - better support for binary frames in ID2V2.4.0 - fixed bug resulting in crash when files were modified in external tools - fixed bug resulting in crash when renaming files if a filter is applied - fixed bug resulting in crash when going to "Tag details" for files using Unicode in USLT (issue 40) - added option to include styles in Discogs info - added case-change option to the tag editor - better detection and notification for changed files before applying transformations or saving from the tag editor - file renamer allows file names to be changed manually - file renamer can use "duplicate" label for unrated songs - images shown for Lyrics tags - improved case-change transformation - removing images from the tag editor now works even for non-cover images --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.10.2009 - 0.99.06.041 - brought documentation up to date - added test for ReplayGain info stored inside Id3V2 - failing to read text frames from files no longer causes crashes - fixed bug resulting in crash when 2 ID3V2 tags are present and "Discard invalid ID3V2 data" gets called - XML export now works when names contain double quotes - locale in export dialog - locale lists are now sorted - long text frames are now truncated when shown in the "File info" area - changed names and order for tabs under Config/Files - made transformation options work correctly in MSVC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30.09.2009 - 0.99.06.040 - "Various Artists" support - all pictures are shown and can be viewed in full size in "Tag details" - all pictures from a file are shown in the tag editor - patterns in the tag editor may now be disabled - export as M3U or XML - better handling of text frames containing null characters - auto-size for the tag editor's "current file" area - better column widths in the tag editor - improved HTA for Windows build --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.09.2009 - 0.99.05.038 - fixed bug introduced in 0.99.05.037 causing crashes when finding empty ID3V2 frames - new build process for Windows - 4th custom transf list now defaults to a "fix-all" approach --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.09.2009 - 0.99.05.037 - fixes on right-click - UTF-8 strings recognized in ID3V2.3.0 - fixed bug 35 (assertion failure) - faster tracer - code compilable with VS 2008 (port by Sebastian Schuberth) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07.09.2009 - 0.99.05.034 - drive labels shown in Windows - mp3gain can be started now if it's in a directory containing spaces - configurable invalid characters and replacement for file renamer - automatic check for new versions - text inside square, curly, and angle brackets removed from web queries - improved tracing code - no longer rescan the files if exiting tag editor without changes - replace non-alphanumeric chars with spaces in web queries (issue 2) - better sorting in the tag editor for albums with unusual track numbers - a default .ini name is generated in most cases - (probably) fixed an assert (not sure because couldn't reproduce it) - tracks without a track number are put at the end in the tag editor - let the user know about reporting support notes and about patterns - better detection of exceptions in threads - exceptions that propagate from slots are now caught - default "actions to be taken" no longer shown when applying transforms - file info for StreamWriter --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02.09.2009 - 0.99.05.033 - fixed crash in Windows when checking a whole drive - fixed crash when saving data from the tag editor - improved trace speed on Windows - fixed potential crash at startup - fixed crash when changing a file that is being used by other program - more details and better formatting in assert messages and trace files - MPEG2 Layer3 streams no longer show Support note - improved temporary file generation, which can result in faster transforms - F1 help now works for the first session dialog - smaller TABs in the "Tag details" area make "Other info" more readable - better HTML paragraph formatting --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.08.2009 - 0.99.05.032 - new Qt (4.5.2) and MinGW (3.4.5) for the Windows version - restructured crash detector - fixed Windows issue with rectangles being shown instead of letters - Lyrics partial support - warning that may corrupt data - note about how to change selected files - HTML clean up --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.08.2009 - 0.99.05.031 - crash detection - fixed small memory leak in config dialog - fixed small memory leak in the tag editor - content is shown for GEOB frames - .ID3 files are now loaded in addition to .MP3 - made the counter shown when applying transforms increment on new file (until now it was incremented for each transform) - "Various artists" no longer set as "artist" when downloading track info from MusicBrainz - fixed "current cell" in the tag editor (until now, when dragging the mouse to select several cells, the current cell was wrong, leading to setting values incorrectly - fixed a bug that didn't allow removal of the track number - slightly improved the normalizer, so a "busy" cursor is shown when the connection to the underlying process is lost (the program seems frozen, but it resumes after about 30 seconds) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.07.2009 - 0.99.05.030 - fixed a bug that caused the tag editor to reserve more space than needed even if the "fast save" option was turned off - fixed a bug that prevented removal of elements from lists - fixed a bug in the ID3V2 tag writer that prevented "Discard invalid ID3V2 data" and other transformations to properly work with ID3V2.4.0 tags that contain UTF8-encoded strings, resulting in a broken ID3V2.3.0 tag - file renamer now accepts patterns with no directory separators, in which case the renamed files are placed in the source directory - pattern dialogs now show the current line and column - fixed an assertion in the code that determines the file list - added tooltips for all the notes in the main file table - improved speed for "Discard invalid ID3V2 data" when no changes are done - transformation name included in the dialog that shows which file is currently processed - broken ID3V2 streams get removed when saving from the tag editor - the tag editor no longer triggers an assertion failure if non-default settings in the file section of the configuration dialog; (e.g. until now saving from the tag editor while original files weren't deleted resulted in this assertion failure) - fixed a bug in the "Change case for ID3V2 text frames" that resulted in a program crash if some fields were missing from the ID3V2 tag --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26.07.2009 - 0.99.05.029 - improved paste in tag editor (it is possible to paste to multiple cells or to paste file names copied from file browsers) - configurable max image size - button to remove image files - fixed loading images from current dir - fixed a bug in tag editor patterns that prevented patterns ending with a static text from working - Windows only: fixed pasting image file that was copied from Windows Explorer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23.07.2009 - 0.99.05.028 - fast save in the tag editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.07.2009 - 0.99.04.027 - file renamer can work with the list of visible files instead of the current album if the user holds CTRL down when pressing the button - new transform for keeping a single image, as front cover - new transform for removing ID3V1 - configurable visible transformations - tooltips for the transformations menu - use of backslash for path separator on Windows - fixed some bugs in the directory filter - made F1 work on Windows - fixed normalization status on Windows - directory filter no longer shows some directories that don't make sense - more checks + fixed error reporting in file renamer - "sessions" button visible by default for second and later sessions --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.07.2009 - 0.99.04.026 - size grip on most dialogs - F1 help --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.07.2009 - 0.99.03.025 - restructured Unicode stream classes - Lyrics inside ID3V2 are now shown --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.07.2009 - 0.99.03.024 - switched to fstream_utf8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13.07.2009 - 0.99.03.023 - tag editor now looks at filter - files changed in the tag editor no longer show up in the main window if a filter is applied and they don't match the filter - better alignment for text in note column header on Ubuntu - replaced C / POSIX calls with Qt calls --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.07.2009 - 0.99.03.022 - configurable colors --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.07.2009 - 0.99.03.021 - 2-letter labels - gradient grouping of notes - more consistent font handling - detecting files changed by external tools - tooltips are shown for the column headers in the file table --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 05.07.2009 - 0.99.02.020 - added sysinfo to "about" dialog - more details in sysinfo - made file renamer work on Windows - file renamer now replaces invalid characters in file names - made logger work on Windows 7 (and probably Vista) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29.06.2009 - 0.99.02.019 - downloaded images are no longer lost when saving in the tag editor - duration is now shown for audio streams - fixed assertion caused by files with too many streams - assertion instructs reports to be made on forum instead of email - number of files that might get changed is shown before processing multiple files - assert message includes more info about the OS - multiple ID3 stream remover no longer included by default in second list - some changes to .spec file in the hope it will work on Mandriva --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.06.2009 - 0.99.02.018 - made -mt suffix default for Boost Serialization --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24.06.2009 - 0.99.02.017 - always use multithreaded libraries - improved assert dialog; now it has more data, which can be copied and even emailed directly - the tag editor shows a warning in some cases when a user action would result in discarded images --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.06.2009 - 0.99.02.016 - fixed an assertion failure that was triggered by an unsupported text encoding in APIC - added support for UTF8 text encoding in APIC - made the documentation look slightly better on IE6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.06.2009 - 0.99.02.015 - made compilable on Fedora 11 and added Fedora 11 build - copying missing ID3V1 fields to ID3V2 no longer part of the default custom transformation list 2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18.06.2009 - 0.99.02.014 - the tag editor loads albums much faster than before; this is most visible when navigating to the next / previous album --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.06.2009 - 0.99.02.013 - Windows-only: new Boost Serialization library, compiled with multithreading support - Windows-only: new install script, so now the setup has a more modern look and allows the user to run the program when the install completes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14.06.2009 - 0.99.02.012 - added support for UTF8 in ID3V240 - added maximize button to most windows in Windows (but could not get this to work with Gnome) - removed "What's this" button from most windows - now the main window shows the session name if more than 1 session was defined - now the main window shows up maximized in Gnome and Windows if it was maximized when it was closed - changed documentation links to point to new site, at SourceForge - minor documentation improvements --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06.06.2009 - 0.99.02.011 - added dependency to guarantee that SVG icons can be displayed on non-KDE desktops - fixed an assertion in "Sessions / Save as" - doc comment changes to prepare for moving to SourceForge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 04.06.2009 - 0.99.02.010 - fixed a bug that could result in removal of audio data when using the "Remove inner non-audio" transformation - first Windows version - fixed incorrect handling of the option to keep a single image in an ID3V2 tag --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03.06.2009 - 0.99.01.009 - added scripts for Ubuntu builds - made compilable on Windows - added some Windows-specific icons, to replace those that are displayed incorrectly - improved ColumnResizer - switched text in SVGs to "path", to avoid issues related to missing fonts - fixed Config / Files so it's no longer possible to only to uncheck all radio buttons - better handling of light background colors in the Notes table - fixed a bug that could result in erased files when the disk becomes full - change header / footer layout in the documentation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25.05.2009 - 0.99.0.008 - increased cell width for notes, to look OK with more fonts - added an #include so gcc 4.4 can compile the project - now using black instead of "selection" color for notes if the contrast with the background is too low - improved the workaround that is needed for multiline text, so now it can handle all fonts (previously a message used to show up telling the user to change the font) - added horizontal scrollbar to directory trees - install.sh now exits errors --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22.05.2009 - 0.99.0.007 - first public version; most of the 1.0 features implemented and functional (what's left is an option to write ID3V2 tags "in place", to be used if the tag editor seems too slow; this may lead to data loss in cases of program / computer crash)