Winamp 5.0rc8 Discussion

[CraigF]

It's out and about, so i suppose you'll want to discuss...

[Sawg]
Information, Downloads, and the changelog can be found here:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=156829

Winamp 5.0 Full RC8
Winamp 5.0 Lite RC8
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[DJ Egg]

Bug reports go here. Any reports which do not meet the requirements as stated in the first post in that thread will be ignored.

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[sgtfuzzbubble011]

I'm assuming that 5.0 final is just around the corner, so I feel the urge to ask why rc8 was released...

"Why was rc8 released when 5.0 final is just around the corner?"



Honestly though, I don't think the Winamp user base would collapse if they had to wait two more days or whatever until final is released.

But anyways, I'm very impressed with Winamp 5. It's lived up to and far exceeded my expectations since development first started.

[will]

check j's .plan, sarge

[X Gryphon X]

Winamp5 RC 8

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1066336873

Saweet

[sebt]

Just checked out the changelog. Wow you guys have been busy!

I knew there were a few internal betas but this is silly. Only thing is I'm sad that I didn't get an earlier release hahahaha

Hope you sweetened up the modern skin windowshade/normal bottom edge gluing like in the classic skins Edit: you didn't fix it yet, bah Well in case you forgot if Windowshade is glued to the bottom and you expand to full it should expand upwards, currently it expands down off the screen.



Seb

[inthegray]

awesome!

[lwells]

Some version history might be useful:

Winamp 5.0rc8 11/19/03:
* modern skin updates
- fixed config menu radiobuttons turning off when clicked again
- fixed unreadable selected list item text color in 2 gamma groups
- fixed theme list using slightly different colors than ml lists
- fixed taskbar move syscommand bringing up wa2 main window
* updated avs, faster evallib. makes eval heavy presets superfaster.
* made cd ripping unlock drive and cleanup on exit in middle of rip

Winamp 5.0rc7 11/18/03:
* fixed metrics dialog parenting
* fixed avs Nbuffer stuff, exposed Nbuffers via API (woo hope no more crashy)
* fixed avs memory leak

Winamp 5.0rc6 11/18/03:
* fixed gen_ml view restoring when "do not load library at startup" checked
* fixed another avs dmove bug

Winamp 5.0rc5 11/18/03:
* made reginfo stored in the registry instead of winamp.ini
* added Ctrl+H to keyboard shortcut list in about

Winamp 5.0rc4 11/18/03:
* fixed drag&drop to main window when AVS is docked
* more advanced title logic tweaks
* fixed error in keyboard shortcuts list in about box

Winamp 5.0rc3 11/18/03:
* updated hotkeys to be tabable
* updated advanced title logic to fix a few issues
* fixed issue when modern skin or gen_ff not found
* fixed modern skin about box when in classic skins
* updated to latest AOD (complete with good uninstall support)

LW.

[D&B]

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
ugh, I don't think the Winamp user base would collapse if they had to wait two more days or whatever until final is released.

Why would you question a good thing like this?

Too bad Im at work so I cant play with it.

[Plague]

neato.
always fun to have something new to play with

-Plague

[X RoCk StAr I]

nice work...its awesome...except theres still no up or down arrows on the playlist scrollbar, but its still great

[xebechene]

great!!!
this update was awaited for a long,
besides i realy like the agent stuff, and the rating, and the popup, and.... greaaaaaat!
You have made a fantastic work

however some things
- It should be possible to write title display format while the help window is still on the screen
- Is it possible to add the normal/fire/line style and thin/thick switch in the current modern skin
- Is it possible to show the songticker on stantard skin, btw the globalhotkey should offer an option for redisplaying the songticker
- The winamp symbol on bottom-right corner, couldt it be like WA, something like burning (and why not following the beat of the song)

that's all, but i'm really happy with this one already

[Ebany]

Bravo

Bravo on another great release. I must say, I am impressed with the 'smart playlist' options, and I'm glad to have a rating system (even if some people don't like it), and I like having play counts. I have one small suggestion about the play counts however, make a song count when it gets to the -end- of a song, rather than when it starts up. Reason being, if a song pops up that I'm not in the mood to listen to, and I hit next, I'd rather it not increment the count, because I didn't actually listen to it.

Actually, I notice that playcounts don't actually update automatically in the library, but you have to switch off of audio to something else, then back, for it to update. Again, small nit.

That aside, I'm eager to see what the full release will be like! I'm still doing comparisons between Winamp5 and iTunes, and deciding which I like better. Honestly, if someone came out with a plugin to access iTunes shares, I'd probably switch to Winamp5!

[evil_oj]

holy crap, rc8 is awesome!
ittssssduhhhnnnNUFF SAID!
AH CAINT WAYUT FOUR TUH FINAL YAHUHHhHpP

[inthegray]

the release is great.. all sorts of little things are making me smile... but...

isn't there supposed to be a new feature to adjust brightness/contrast?

[D&B]

Re: Bravo

Originally posted by Ebany
I have one small suggestion about the play counts however, make a song count when it gets to the -end- of a song, rather than when it starts up. Reason being, if a song pops up that I'm not in the mood to listen to, and I hit next, I'd rather it not increment the count, because I didn't actually listen to it.

+1