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ncmpcpp-0.6_beta1

* Support for polling communication mode has been removed. Additionally, MPD version >= 0.16 is required.
* Keybinding system has been redesigned: "keys" file is now deprecated; "bindings" file is used instead. It has support for many features, including binding to non-ascii characters and macros.
* Support for readline library was added.
* Browser has support for custom sort format.
* Playlist has support for MPD priorities.
* Media library can be sorted by modification time.
* Visualizer's frequency spectrum was adjusted to look more pleasant.
* Broken compatibility of various actions with filtered lists has been corrected.
* Tons of other small changes and improvements were made.

ncmpcpp-0.5.10

* fix compilation with gcc 4.7
* fix building without curl support

ncmpcpp-0.5.9

* new feature: support for fetching lyrics for currently playing song in background
* new feature: support for stereo visualization
* new feature: support for merging screens together
* playlist editor: add support for columns display mode
* settings: provide a way to use alternative location for configuration file
* settings: make characters used in visualizer customizable
* lyrics fetcher: add support for lololyrics.com
* various bugfixes

ncmpcpp-0.5.8

* lyrics fetcher: add support for justsomelyrics.com
* add command line switch -s/--screen for switching screen at startup
* add proper support for asx/cue/m3u/pls/xspf playlists
* bugfixes

ncmpcpp-0.5.7

* convert input path to utf8 before calling 'add' command
* extras: add program that copies Artist to AlbumArtist for mp3/ogg/flac files
* lyrics fetcher: add support for lyricsvip.com
* lyrics fetcher: skip lyricwiki if there's licence restriction on lyrics
* tag editor: do not convert filenames back to utf8 while reading files using taglib
* search engine: fix error occuring while trying to select first album in results

ncmpcpp-0.5.6

* settings: make displaying 'empty tag' entry optional
* bugfixes

ncmpcpp-0.5.5

* new feature: select album around cursor
* new feature: 'replay' function
* fixed feature: display separators between albums
* playlist: support for adding last.fm streams
* browser: support for operations on m3u playlists not created by MPD
* browser: support for deleting group of selected items
* media library: show songs with primary tag unspecified
* lyrics: new fetching system
* lyrics: support for storing lyrics in song's directory
* artist info: support for preffered language
* settings: support for custom visualization color
* settings: support for 'empty' part of progressbar in progressbar_look
* settings: new config option: titles_visibility
* song format: support for limiting maximal length of a tag
* a lot of minor fixes


ncmpcpp-0.5.4

* new feature: toggle bitrate visibility at runtime
* new feature: locate song in tag editor
* new feature: separators between albums in playlist
* new feature: customizable columns' names
* new feature: support for multiple tag types in one column
* media library: support for "All tracks" option in middlle column
* playlist: shorten units' names displayed in statusbar
* browser: critical bugfix in feature "remove directory physically from hdd"
* a few other bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.5.3

* new feature: new movement keys: {Up,Down}{Album,Artist}
* new feature: make displaying volume level in statusbar optional
* new feature: jump from browser to playlist editor
* bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.5.2

 + bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.5.1

 + new feature: customizable startup screen
 + new feature: locate song in media library
 + new feature: support for built-in mpd searching in search engine
 + new feature: support for adding random artists/albums to playlist
 + new feature: support for album artist tag
 + new feature: support for switching between user-defined sequence of screens
 + new feature: discard column colors if item is selected (optional)
 + new feature: support for adding tracks to playlist after highlighted item
 + make displaying dates of albums in media library optional
 + several bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.5

 + bash completion support
 + libmpdclient2 support
 + "idle" command support
 + new screen: mpd server info
 + new feature: sort songs in browser by mtime
 + new feature: lyrics "refreshing"
 + new feature: toggle replay gain mode
 + new feature: support for centered cursor
 + new feature: add selected items to playlist at given position
 + playlist: support for range sort/reverse
 + tag editor: support for numerating tracks using xx/xx format
 + a lot of minor fixes


ncmpcpp-0.4.1

 + support for writing performer, composer and disc tags into ogg and flac files
 + support for custom prefix/suffix of now playing song
 + support for system charset encoding autodetection
 + support for underlined text
 + optimizations and bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.4

 + new screen: music visualizer with sound wave/frequency spectrum modes
 + new feature: alternative user interface
 + new feature: command line switch for displaying now playing song
 + new feature: support for fixed size and/or right aligned columns
 + new feature: display bitrate of current song in statusbar (optional)
 + new feature: display remaining time of current song instead of elapsed (optional)
 + new feature: jump to now playing song at start (enabled by default)
 + new feature: additional attributes for columns
 + song format: support for nested braces
 + support for colors in song_status_format
 + customizable progressbar look
 + mouse support for additional windows
 + optional user prompting before clearing main playlist
 + track and year tag are not limited to numbers anymore if mp3 files are edited
 + marker for full filename (F) has been replaced with directory (D)
 + a lot of other minor improvements and bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.3.5

 + new feature: custom command execution on song change
 + new feature: allow for physical files and directories deletion
 + new feature: add local directories recursively
 + new feature: add random songs to playlist
 + new feature: mouse support
 + new screen: outputs
 + text scrolling in header was made optional
 + some bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.3.4

 + new feature: search in help, lyrics and info screen
 + new feature: two columns view in media library
 + new feature: input box history
 + make displaying hidden files in local browser optional
 + bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.3.3

+ new feature: cyclic scrolling
+ support for single mode (requires >=mpd-0.15_alpha*)
+ support for consume mode (requires >=mpd-0.15_alpha*)
+ support for pdcurses library
+ support for WIN32
+ improvements and bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.3.2

 + new feature: locate currently playing song in browser
 + new feature: stop playing after current song
 + new feature: move item(s) in playlist to actual cursor's position
 + new feature: reverse playlist's order
 + support for external console editor
 + support for multiple composer, performer and disc tags
 + support for basic and extended regular expressions
 + make blocking search constraints after succesful searching optional
 + improved searching in screens
 + minor improvements and bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.3.1

 + support for columns in browser and search engine
 + support for lyricsplugin database
 + support for any tag in search engine
 + support for ignoring leading "the" word while sorting (optional)
 + new feature: apply filter to screen (Ctrl-F by default)
 + new feature: playlist sorting (Ctrl-V by default)
 + new feature: open lyrics in external editor
 + other minor improvements and bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.3

 + general core rewrite
 + new screen - clock
 + support for asian wide characters
 + support for non-utf8 encodings
 + a lot of bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.2.5

 + support for unix domain sockets
 + support for adding to playlist files outside mpd music directory (requires mpd >= 0.14_alpha*)
 + support for browsing local directories tree (requires mpd >= 0.14_alpha*)
 + support for searching in current playlist
 + many bugfixes


ncmpcpp-0.2.4

 + fixed bug with not null terminated strings on mac os x
 + support for renaming files in tiny tag editor
 + support for editing composer, performer and disc tag in mp3 files
 + support for user defined base seek time
 + support for user defined tag type in left column of media library
 + support for user defined display format in album column of media library
 + support for basic mpc commands and command line arguments
 + adding items to playlist can be done like in ncmpc
 + fetching lyrics and artist's info doesn't lock ncmpcpp anymore
 + changed place of storing config files
 + list of recently used patterns in tag editor is now remembered


ncmpcpp-0.2.3

 + new screen - complex tag editor (with albums/directories view)
 + brand new song info screen (old one removed)
 + support for renaming files and directories
 + support for reading tags from filename
 + support for editing artist and album in media library
 + support for playlist renaming
 + support for following lyrics of now playing song
 + support for fetching artist's info from last.fm
 + fixed compilation for Mac OS X and *BSD
 + fixed compilation for older gcc versions
 + extended configuration (e.g. all colors can be user-defined)
 + 'repeat one song' mode works with random mode now
 + incremental seeking (old behaviour is still available through config)
 + a bunch of fixes and improvements


ncmpcpp-0.2.2

 + new screen - playlist editor
 + new playlist view - columns
 + playlist view switcher added (key 'p' by default)
 + find function modes added (wrapped/normal, switch is 'w' by default)
 + albums in media library sorted by year (and it's also displayed)
 + multiple items selection support and related functions added
 + playlists management support
 + new function - "go to dir containing selected song" (key 'G' by default)
 + moving items improved
 + lots of minor fixes


ncmpcpp-0.2.1

 + support for composer, performer and disc tag
 + customizable keybindings
 + "add" option added
 + example config files are installed automatically now
 + "repeat one song" mode added (works only if ncmpcpp is running)
 + minor fixes, improvements etc.


ncmpcpp-0.2

 + libmpd dependency dropped
 + pkgconfig is not needed anymore
 + ncmpcpp now shows more info if it cannot connect to mpd
 + proper handling for mpd password added
 + if ncmpcpp lose connection to mpd it'll try to reconnect
 + playlist status added
 + new screen - lyrics
 + switching between playlist and browser with tab key added
 + alternate movement keys added (j and k keys)
 + auto center mode added
 + new option - crossfade can be set to any value now (X key)
 + new option - going to parent directory in browser using backspace key
 + issue with backspace key fixed
 + sorting items in browser is case insensitive now
 + many fixes and improvements


ncmpcpp-0.1.2

 + parts of interface are hideable now
 + new screen - media library
 + new option - crop (it removes all songs from playlist except the playing one)
 + many fixes and optimizations


ncmpcpp-0.1.1

 + add example configuration file
 + configure.in now works as expected
 + taglib dependency is optional now
 + more customizable options