Autor: Lech Wiktor Piotrowski (lewhoo_at_teamos2.org.pl)
Data: Wed 05 Jul 2000 - 12:02:01 MET DST
fter 2 years, PM123 finally gets an update. PM123 is mainly an audio MPEG player for
OS/2, but can now be
extended with the new plug-in API. What's new:
Fixed file with spaces in pipe commands.
execmode -sp executed on pm123.exe so it now runs in WarpServer 4 SMP
Patched notebook loading problem with Default display settings.
Adjusted equalizer dialog frequencies to correspond with new mpg123 values.
Fixed auto-play on load when another stream is playing.
Implemented new decoder, filter and output plugins. For this beta, very little
plug-ins are fully
functional.
Playback of playlist does not close the output plug-in between playback of the
entries anymore.
"Use this playlist" and next/previous now loads the ID3 Tag.
"Default display" now works everywhere.
Playlist now continues playing after selecting a song from the playlist.
Drag and drop from the playlist to main window now works properly.
Random button does random playback again, not sorting. Random is also much
faster than it was in
beta 2. Use "Random" in the Sort submenu if you want to do playlist shuffling.
Repeat and Random playback state are now reloaded after launch.
Fixed random crash when adding with recurse, I hope...
Repeat now works in all conditions.
Adding to a playlist before the current loaded song now updates its index.
Deleting from a playlist before the current loaded song now also updates its
index.
Directories can now be added from the "Add to list" file dialog. This is basically a
hack in the file
dialog. Unless you manually type the path, the directory will have to be selected
in the directory
listbox AND it must be the current directory listed in the file listbox AND the
filename entry field must
be empty, or "*" or the default "*.*".
HUGE playlist (~900 songs and more) are now able to load.
pm123 doesn't crash when loading playlist from the command line for an already
opened instance.
This includes .m3u since they are now loaded as playlists.
Fixed problem when loading playlist and a song from the unloaded playlist was
already playing.
Deleting entries from a playlist doesn't auto-use use it anymore.
Sorting by size and time is now much faster.
Loading entries from the playlist now actually loads the right entry, not just the one
with the same
exact filename. but this basically makes it faster...
Added support for WinAmp style .pls playlist files including SHOUTcast. Titles for
SHOUTcast servers
are loaded from the .pls so you see all the neat stuff like the load of the servers
when you load the
playlist.
Fixed problem loading HTTP URLs with no path like on SHOUTcast.
Included procedure in netscape.html to properly configure pm123 as a Netscape
Navigator helper
application.
Fixed memory leak when removing entries from the playlist.
Streaming buffer now works properly and continues playing buffered stream even
if read operations
are stalled.
Broken HTTP connections are now properly canceled and closed on stop.
Added workaround for timing problem in DART for setting volume right after the
device is opened.
HTTP URL with no filename like SHOUTcast now show the complete host
instead of interpreting it as a
filename. Title streaming is on its way...
mpg123.dll 1.09 in pm123 1.1 beta 1
Fixed streaming audio by adding two in a row header checking.
Implements new pm123 decoder plug-in interface.
Features:
Skin, Visual, Decoder, Output and Filter Plug-in support allowing for major
extendibility.
Play, stop, pause, fast forward, rewind, seek to position
State-of-the-art dynamic priority system
Uses OS/2's DART
Supports 8-bit sound cards and sound device sharing
Supports mixing both channels together and downmixing 2:1
HTTP Streaming Support, including SHOUTcast and icecast
Stream Buffer Support
Graphical Sound Equalizer
A Real 32 bands 1/3 octave Graphical Equalizer
Playlist:
Supports drag'n'drop of files and directories (non-recursive and recursive)
Loads PM123 playlists (LST), WarpAMP playlists (MPL), Internet playlists (M3U)
and WinAmp (PLS)
including SHOUTcast
URL (streaming HTTP) support
Sorting: size, playing time, filename, songname and random
Recall 10 last playlists
Playlist Manager for easy playlist browsing and managing
User interface:
ID3 tag support, including an editor for tags
Recall 10 last songs
2 fonts, plus a smooth scroller using system fonts
3 sizes: regular, small and tiny
Float on top
Skin support, supports PM123 and WinAmp skins
"Remote Control" support through pipes
Included Visual Plugins: Spectrum Analyzer and Oscilloscope
Plug-in Developer's Kit Available
Throughout User's Guide
-> URL: http://www.cam.org/~guardia/pm123.html
-> Hobbes-Search: pm123-1_1-beta1.zip
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Lech Wiktor Piotrowski | ICQ#: 50746253 | lewhoo_at_teamos2.org.pl
TeamOS/2 Poland Webmaster - http://www.teamos2.org.pl
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