1 ncmpc 0.21 - not yet released
2 * add a chat screen for communication with other clients on the same server
3 * song format: evaluate literal strings as true
4 * fix crash on search screen when disconnected
5 * screen_queue: fix crash on CMD_SCREEN_SWAP when the queue is empty
8 ncmpc 0.20 - (02/05/2012)
9 * increase connection timeout to 5 seconds
10 * screen_queue: follow songs when they are moved out of the visible
12 * add a doxygen configuration file. Documentation will be generated if the
13 configure script is called with --enable-documentation
14 * screen_lyrics: You can now edit lyrics by pressing 'e'
15 * configurable timeout for MPD connections
16 * screen_keydef: show command descriptions
17 * show the paths of the configuration files in --version output
20 ncmpc 0.19 - (07/23/2011)
21 * require libmpdclient 2.2
22 * show real server address in status message
23 * fix crash after "clear" command
24 * po: added Polish translation
27 ncmpc 0.18 - (09/22/2010)
28 * screen_song: show song range
29 * screen_artist: respect artist when adding albums
30 * po: added Italian translation
33 ncmpc 0.17 - (06/22/2010)
34 * screen_queue: fix range selection check on "shuffle"
35 * screen_browser: check for error before adding song to playlist
36 * po: added Brazilian Portuguese translation
39 ncmpc 0.16.1 - (01/17/2009)
40 * screen_queue: always update the list size
41 * screen_browser: fixed jump to playlist file
44 ncmpc 0.16 - (12/25/2009)
45 * using libmpdclient 2.0 instead of built-in libmpdclient
47 * allow multiple queued database updates
48 * reactivate incremental playlist changes
49 * optimize "add+play song" with addid/playid
50 * handle stderr messages from lyrics plugins
51 * search: eliminate duplicate results
52 * use the "idle" command to reduce CPU and network usage
53 * disable the status bar clock by default
54 * list_window: fix narrow cursor drawing
55 * screen_play: repaint after the "select-playing" command
56 * screen_text: start searching at window origin, not bottom
57 * strfsong: support multiple values for a tag
58 * screen_browser: different colors for directories and playlists
59 * screen_browser: display song duration
60 * screen_queue: move ranges with one single "move" command
61 * status_bar: fix display_remaining_time while seeking
62 * status_bar: display elapsed time event when total time is unknown
63 * charset: added support for zero-width characters
64 * colors: added support for 256 colors and text attributes
65 * compatibility fixes for GLib 2.12
68 ncmpc 0.15 - 2009-09-24
69 * added the "lyrics-autosave" option
70 * added CMD_SELECT_PLAYING
71 * display song duration in the playlist
72 * added the "hardware_cursor" option
73 * show plugin error messages on the screen
74 * fixed NULL pointer dereference when not yet connected
75 * new translation: Hebrew
78 ncmpc 0.14 - 2009-04-21
79 * bell on wrapped search (optionally)
80 * added new "jump" ('.') command, which queries the user for a string and
81 jumps to the entry which begins with that string while the user is typing.
82 * added new "select range" ('v') command, which lets the user perform various
83 actions (e.g. add to playlist, delete, move, shuffle) on ranges of songs
84 * added commands ('H', 'M', 'L') to jump to top, middle, and bottom of screen
85 * added scrolling commands ('^B', '^N', 'B', 'N') to scroll up/down one line
86 or up/down half a screen
87 * added screen swap ('`') command to switch to the most recently used screen
88 * added MPD information and currently playing song to the info screen ('i')
89 * support for new MPD 0.15 modes: single ('y'), consume ('C')
90 * added "scroll-offset" option
91 * new translations: Czech, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Ukrainian, Dutch
94 ncmpc 0.13 - 2009-01-09
95 * added output configuration screen, default hotkey F8
96 * new --disable-locale configure option
97 * new --disable-multibyte configure option; this allows you to
98 disable wide character support, retaining multibyte character
100 * search with regular expressions
103 ncmpc 0.12 - 2008-12-05
104 * added artist screen (tag browser)
105 * added highly experimental lyrics screen (disabled by default)
106 * removed clock screen
107 * support wide characters
108 * optimized memory usage
109 * always try to reconnect after server failure
110 * support unix domain sockets for the MPD connection
111 * added compile-time "mini" option which produces the smallest
112 possible ncmpc binary
114 * scroll long song names in the playlist
115 * added command "locate" ('G') which locates a song in the database browser
116 * added "song" screen ('i') which displays song information
119 ncmpc 0.11.1 - 2005-01-24
120 + Spanish translations from Jose Cedeno
121 + Russian translations from Nikolay Pavlov
122 + French translations from Yann Cézard
123 + ncmpc now supports SIGSTOP and SIGCONT (Ctrl-Z)
124 + ncmpc now hides the cursor on the help screen
125 + ncmpc now can enqueue and play a song from the browse screen (Enter)
126 + configuration changes:
127 o ncmpc no longer supports the old configuration file syntax
128 o the crossfade time can now be definied in (crossfade-time)
129 o support for ncurses mouse events is now optional (enable-mouse)
131 o fixed short option handling for multiple short options
132 o %time% format fix from Aurelien Foret (use %02d for seconds)
133 o Fixed abort (Ctrl-G) handling when saving playlist
134 o survive select/find operations on empty lists (Niko Tyni)
137 ncmpc 0.11.0 - 2004-07-09
138 + removed popt dependency
139 + the default port is now 6600 (mpd-0.11.0)
140 + nls support (glib-2.4 required for nls)
141 + ncmpc now uses the terminal in raw mode (enabling key bindings to Ctrl-C...)
142 + changed key bindings:
143 o cursor movement up/down with j and k (used to be . and ,)
144 o the update/redraw command is now executed with Ctrl-L (used to be u)
145 + new ncmpc commands:
146 o move a playlist entry up/down with Ctrl-K, Ctrl-J (playlist screen)
147 o add a song/url with a (playlist screen)
148 o support for MPD db updates with Ctrl-U
149 + new command line options --config=FILE and --key-file=FILE
150 + configuration changes:
151 o replaced '_' with '-' in configuration field names
152 o the color support in ncmpc have been redesigned - more colors and
154 o the display of song names can now be customized (list-format,
155 status-format, xterm-title-format)
156 o ncmpc no longer changes the xterm title by default (set-xterm-title)
157 o new option for default find mode (find-wrap)
158 o new option for cplay like cursor movement (wrap-around)
159 o alert bells can be customized (audible-bell,visible-bell)
160 o the wide cursor is now enabled by default (wide-cursor)
161 o view the sample configuration file or the manual page for details
162 + ncmpc now scrolls long song names on the status line
163 + ncmpc now have a new build in line editor with completion and history
164 + ncmpc now remembers the cursor position when changing directories
165 + ncmpc now offers to overwrite when saving playlists
166 + ncmpc now have an optional clock screen
167 + ncmpc now updates the local playlists via MPD's plchanges command...
168 + ncmpc now support ncurses mouse events (xterm)
169 + ncmpc now has german translations from Ingmar Gebert
172 ncmpc 0.10.1 - 2004-04-26
173 + support for user key bindings (~/.ncmpc/keys)
174 + a key configuration screen (press 'K')
175 + fixed resize event (SIGWINCH) handling.
176 + improved drawing routines (removes flickering)
177 + support for seeking, toggle crossfade
178 + support for a wide (like cplay) cursor (se the man page for details)
179 + display mpd status flags on the second row [rzx] (repeat,random,crossfade)
180 + support for system-wide configuration files (config,keys)
181 + the user configuration file is moved to ~/.ncmpc/config
182 + and some small changes (view the ChangeLog for details)
185 ncmpc 0.10.0 - 2004-04-12