[Pjbexploder-announce] Version 1.0.40 released...

[Michael H. <mi...@ho...>]

I've topped off version .40 with a new sorting criteria - you can now =
sort
by
size!  It's been long enough since a full release that I've decided to =
put
this
out.  This release consists of minor features and a few small bug fixes.

This version adds some new minor additions:

 - Recent Additions

   pjbExploder now keeps track of the most recent additions to you PJB, =
so
you
   can easily locate and play the most recent music you have added to =
your
PJB.
   When you upload to the PJB, pjbExploder will *also* link the new =
music
under
   a set called 'Recent Additions'.  It will automatically put your most
recent
   uploads at the top, and will delete the oldest entries once the =
maximum
   number of Recent Additions is hit.

   If you are uploading something under "<setname> / <discname>", it =
will
also
   be linked under "Recent Additions / <setname> - <discname>".  This =
should
   work no matter how the material is uploaded.

   The default number of Recent Additions to track is 10.  You can =
change
this
   by using the Registry Editor, and changing
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\pjbExploder\RecentAdditions
   (a DWORD) to another value.  To disable this functionality, enter =
zero,
or
   delete the value.

   This functionality does *not* use up any extra disk space on your =
PJB.
   However, it will use up a small amount of TOC space, so if you have
already
   run into problems with your TOC being too big, you may want to =
disable
this.

 - Sort by Size

   You can sort Sets, Disks or Tracks by size (largest first).

 - Sort By Year

   You can now sort Discs by their year.  It's available on the Context =
Menu
   (right click) in the Disc pane of pjbExploder.  The year for an album =
is
   determined by examining the tracks for that album, using the 'Year' =
tag.

   If no track has tags, or has tags but not 'Year' information, then =
the
year
   for the album is unknown.  In that case, it is placed last, and if is
more
   than one album with an unknown year, they are sorted using the
   'Bibliographic' sort.

   If the tracks for the album report *different* years, then the album =
year
is
   also unknown.  However, so long as all the tracks that have 'Year'
   information are consistent, then the year is known.  So, you can have
just
   *one* track with year information, and pjbExploder will use that as =
the
year
   of the album.  Right clicking on a track will give a context menu, =
pick
   'Properties' to see what the Year (if any) is for that track.

   The first time you sort a set by Year can be slow, as the tracks on =
the
PJB
   have to be examined for the 'Year' tags.  However, once retrieved, =
the
   information is cached, and subsequent sorts will happen without =
delay.

- The "Sort PJB.." menu item (under 'Edit') now has UI.  You can now =
choose
how
  each level of the PJB will be sorted.

  You can choose to each level (Sets, Discs and Tracks) as follows:
      Sort by name (ascending)
	   A Flock of Seagulls
	   Abba
	   Bjork
	   The Beatles
	   Thomas Dolby

      Sort by name (descending)
	   Thomas Dolby
	   The Beatles
	   Bjork
	   Abba
	   A Flock of Seagulls

      Sort by name (bibliographic)
	   Abba
	   The Beatles
	   Bjork
	   A Flock of Seagulls
	   Thomas Dolby

      Sort by year		(for Discs only)

      Sort by track number	(for Tracks only)

      Sort by size		(largest first)

  If "Sort 'Special' sets" is *checked* then the entire PJB is sorted as =
you
  choose in the controls above it.  If *not* checked (the default), then
  pjbExploder will apply special logic for 'Recent Additions', =
'Playlists'
and
  'Favorites'.  The special logic is currently:

    - Do not sort at all under 'Recent Additions'.  This preserves the
upload
      order, so that as new additions are made the oldest ones will be
      discarded.

    - Do not re-order tracks under 'Playlists' or 'Favorites'.

    - Order Discs under 'Playlists' and 'Favorites' using your choosen =
sort
      order, *except* that if you have choosen 'Sort by year', we use =
'Sort
by
      name (bibliographic)' instead.

  If you have any suggestions on better 'special' processing, or a =
better
name
  for it, please let me know.

- I've included a set of (user contributed!) splash screens for your =
PJB.
You
  can preview / download to your PJB by invoking the menu item
  'pjb / Update PJB Splash Screen...'.

  You can create your own splash screens easily enough.  Just create a
*monochrome*
  (black and white) image, 128 pixels wide by 64 pixels tall (or =
smaller).

  Note that .GIF and .JPG images require that you have GDIPLUS on your
machine.
  If you don't have it, pjbExploder will tell you so and tell you where =
you
can
  download it.  If you'd rather not, you can use .BMP or .TXT images
instead.

  A .TXT image is simply a text file, where a ' ' means a blank pixel, =
and
any
  other character means a black pixel.  Check the samples, there are =
several
  such images there.

  Thanks to "Ed Bethea" and "Andrew" for providing these screens!

  If you would like to contribute, please send me mail directly, and =
attach
the
  splash screen as a file.  I'll add it to the pot, and it will go out =
with
the
  next release.


This is available for download 'in the usual place':
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D87114

(or http://tinyurl.com/w6iq if mangled)

Downloads available:
ExploderSetup-1.0.40.exe		Full setup.
pjbExploder-1.0.40.zip			Core Binaries only
pjbExploder-1.0.40.opt-bin.zip	Optional binaries
pjbExploder-1.0.40.pdb.zip		Debugging symbols
pjbExploder-1.0.40.src.zip		Full source code
pjbExploder-1.0.40.help.src.zip	Help file source code
pjbExploder-1.0.40.CImage.src.zip	CImage code
pjbExploder-1.0.40.Utils.src.zip	Useful stuff for building
splashscreens-1.0.40.zip		Splashscreens for your PJB

The help file source is a subset of the full source code.  If you'd
like to help create help content, this is the one to use.

The utils provide command line build scripts, and the bits required to
create a full release (including the setup program).

  Michael H.