Listen 0.5beta1 "a new core"
Pre version of 0.5 branch
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- Project:
- Listen
- Series:
- 0.5
- Version:
- 0.5beta1
- Code name:
- a new core
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- Listen Developers
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Backend
Listen have now a new library backend
This one improved the performances, allow to watch a directory to update it automaticaly with new metadatas, new files or deleted files
All long library manipulation are now in background.
Like import a directory, download podcast, sync ipod...
For wikipedia and lyrics , html rendering use gtkmozembed instead of gtkhtml, the navigation speed increased. wikipedia navigation no longer crash or freeze listen
Metadata
Edition of metadata have been changed, you can more easily edit it or automaticaly retrieve information from musicbrainz "Dynamic playlist" has been improved.
They have other server to retrieve lyrics and album cover
Fetch more informations on last.fm
New feature
You can create automatique playlist with many filter.
Webradio allow to browse shoucast directory.
"Now playling" playlist can be queue song like amarok does, to choose the order that the playlist must be read
A new display mode was added: "party mode"
UI Enhancement
Podcast usability have been improved.
You can browse your filesystem directly in listen and it display the metadata under the browser.
Listen UI has been review, all menu have change, keybinding have been added
Song view have been improved too, you can resize column and select which column you want.
You can change font, color, size of lyrics and wikipeida web page correctly
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