ppcPodcast

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: beta-9-proper

Notes:


Changes:
Beta-2 Changelog:
- Removed dependency on Microsoft.VisualBasic and Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility libraries.
- Added "http://" as default for manually added subscription URLs.
- Fixed bug in which RSS feeds with non-unique episode GUIDs would cause the application to crash.
- Fixed UI bugs in which deleted subscriptions would not immediately disappear from the tree, and the episode icon would not change if the related enclosure was deleted.
- Added ability to remove episode enclosure files from the menu.
- Updating episode list now automatically removes episodes that no longer appear in the feed.

Beta-3 Changelog:
- Fixed bug in which ISO-8859-1 XML streams couldn't be read.
- Fixed OPML parser to eliminate NotSupportedException when multi-language characters are encountered.
- Fixed bug in which RSS feeds with blank enclosure length fields caused an exception.
- Added PodcastDirectory.com to the Top podcast tree.
- Changed add subscription tabs so that OPML stream isn't downloaded until user expands root node.

Beta-4 Changelog:
- Corrected options/subscription window names.
- Added close menu to options window.
- Changed close menu options so they actually close the forms instead of making them invisible.
- Fixed options window so that settings are actually saved (oops).
- Fixed executable icon.
- Fixed OutOfMemoryException on some RSS feeds.
- Fixed problem with application not shutting down properly.
- Changed "Tools" menu into "File" menu and "Subscriptions" menu.

Beta-5 Changelog:
- Corrected NullReferenceException when a downloaded episode expires.
- Changed "Play" functionality from using CreateProcess to ShellExecuteEx, which is much quicker and more reliable on different devices.

Beta-6 Changelog:
- Added libsyn.com and podfeed.net to category listings on "Add Subscription" screen.
- Fixed options screen to show Beta-6.
- Cleaned up installation settings and added ability to install software via Microsoft ActiveSync.

Beta-7 Changelog:
- Changelog lost due to crash

Beta-8 Changelog:
- GREATLY Improved handling for non-UTF8 RSS feeds.
- Added "Browse Folder" dialog on options screen.
- Started working on support for ATOM podcasts - incomplete.

Beta-9 Changelog:
- Fixed the InvalidNullReference exception that many users reported (thanks to acknull, Devin Richards, and Conrad Perfett)
- Fixed problem re-downloading episodes after they are manually deleted from the device.