Here are the release notes for Centrafuse XLE RC1. Please read through at least the features so you know about all the new additions to Centrafuse.
Release Notes
Version: RC1
Date: 07-12-2006
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New Features
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- Removed two buttons from bottom global navigation and increased the size of the play controls
- Added full screen video overlay, similiar to DVD overlay
- Double clicking visualizations makes them go full screen
- Added support for UltraPlayer visualizations
- Album art view scans for folder.jpeg
- Clicking any button will hide the system drop down menu, if it is visible
- Adjustable aspect ratios added for videos, now defaults to correct aspect ratio
- Added the ability to control application with keyboard with up/down/left/right/tab/backspace
- Matched hotkeys to standard windows remote commands
- TV plugin now has support for most standard TV tuners
- Decreased main drop down menu timeout
- Settings has been re-designed to include all setup options in one list view
- Added the ability to use custom resolutions through settings interface
- Added CF_changeSkin function to the SDK
- Added "..." to truncated songs in the main title
- Enhanced initial setup process
- Album art is retrieved when importing a CD
- When the password is wrong lockscreen displays "invalid password" dialog
- Volume change speed increases as you hold down the buttons
- Logarithmic volume is now optional
- Recording levels and wave output are always linear
- Added search by filename to media manager search dialog
- Added additional hotkeys
- Added feature to record videos with CAM
- Pictures and videos from CAM automatically show up in the media manager
- GPS is fully integrated into application, no longer a plugin (it can still be disabled and not used)
- Added icon support for external applications (place "<external application name>.png" in the icons folder)
- Language and Skin settings removed from all plugins, they are controlled from General settings in setup now
- GPS allows you to navigate at any point during the address navigation process, such as navigating to a city or street
- GPS now has an OSK to allow you to narrow your list of cities, streets, and house numbers
- General settings now has location for Day and Night skin
- Button added to toggle day and night skin, hold down dim for 4 seconds
- New day skin has been created
- Added a hotkey for go to previous section
- Media player list view is now single click
- Random button is now a toggle like mute
- Added phone battery, signal, and headset icons to the global information display
- Holding favorites in media player for 3 seconds loads your favorites playlist
- Option to hide the taskbar while the application is run
- When you click weather and no location is set, a dialog is displayed telling you to go to settings
- When password set, settings is also protected
- Added unlimited previous history
- Web browser new window links now display within the same browser window instead of not showing up at all
- When importing a CD you can click away and continue to use the application, you will be alerted when it's finished
- When selecting a COM port the actual available ports are shown instead of a static list of ports
- Volume progress displays min/max when peaks are reached
- Added enhanced graphics option for fade effects and smooth transitions
- Added option to specify what time of day to switch to day and night skin
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Bugs Fixed:
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- TV plugin properly resizes when resolution or skin changes
- DVD properly resizes when resolution or skin changes
- External applications keep focus when dialogs are launched
- Full screen visualization should now close on slower computers
- You can now remove plugins from within settings
- Settings is now an available button action
- Drop down menu does not break when you modify the button layout
- Voice settings enable/disable option displays proper text
- External applications setting full screen on/off properly works
- All line devices are defaulted to None
- Settings properly hides when using hotkeys to navigate to other sections
- Changed settings are remembered as you change pages before you save
- Volume information dialog properly resizes when resolution is changed
- Changing skins properly reloads skin icons
- Pause button properly updates when playing videos
- Directory icon is displayed next to playlists in media manager
- Album art first checks for folder.jpg, then checks the file for embedded album art
- Settings section properly resizes when resolution is changed
- When cross fade time is set to 0, cross fading is disabled
- Fixed file filter, extra files such as pictures will not show up when adding music
- Files with a ' character in the filename will properly import and play
- Web browser paging buttons have been fixed
- Improved tag reading, track numbers and unicode characters fixed
- Mouse cursor is hidden on resume from hiberation, if enabled
- Voice commands properly save when set in settings
- Calculating route dialog added to all route calculations in GPS
- Plugin display name is now properly read from language file
- All pictures now load when selecting a picture and hitting play now
- Pause icon properly displays when loading a video
- Album art now updates when not in the media screen and the current album changes
- Eject properly works when pictures are loaded
- Phone does not display setup wizard on load when phone is not configured
- Phone properly reads contacts
- Album art properly resizes when resolution is changed
- Hotkey events are disabled while changing hotkeys
- Hidden directories and files are no longer shown
- Playlist properly loads after viewing picture paths
- Playlists and favorites properly load
- Queue reloads if emptied and the media manager is cancelled
- Fixed header display problem that showed radio while in media mode
- GPS voice prompts do not unmute audio when music paused
- When hide cursor enabled it hides on startup
- During the initial setup wizard, rebuild library automatically starts
- Pressing pause/play no longer breaks previous track
- Random should not repeat any song until the entire playlist has been played
- Volume is changed back before it starts playing when exiting DVD player
- DVD menu button works
- DVD skip chapter works
- When hide cursor is enabled, the cursor is hidden when watching DVD's
- Generic art properly displays when playing a CD
- Clicking volume multiple times while in TV, DVD, and Video does not hide overlay
- When radio is paused media properly plays when you switch sections
- Only one instance of Centafuse can now be run
- Phone numbers properly save in internet settings
- Internet status dialog properly displays the status and connects
- Dual monitor settings properly resize and save
- XMPCR works on resume from hibernation
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