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Changes since last release:

- [bugfix] changing passphrase not possible, if there were an existing one (thanks to jlac)
- implemented recenttracks, getlovedtracks
- extended selection of Radio Stations by loved, recommended, fans, playlist
- Branching to newaudiocode adapted from project vdr-muggle, so * resampling will be supported.
- Updated credits.
- Removed unused functions and variables.
- Updated README with makedependencies.
- Removed obsolete class cFrame pointers.\ Take care of stopped playing and exit thread immediately.
- Changed DEBUG message.
- Action() thread will be terminated immediately, when pmStopped has been triggered.
- Updated Italian translation. Thanks to Diego Pierotto <vdr-italian@tiscali.it>
- Added DEBUG_AUDIO_HTTP option to file DEBUG.
- Saving an existing passphrase_md5 not to be deleted when no new one has been entered.
- Handle error code for subscriber state.
- Reordered locking mechanism and devicepolling.
- Added getRecentStations.
- Making player buffer time via setupmenu configurable.
- Added reference of lyricwiki.org to osd_userinterface_data_songLyrics.

- not authenticatinng to webservice, will start playback anyway; webservices only provide love, ban, etc.

Important changes since last release:
- removed timeout for polling device in audio_player.c
- changed plugin config directory to subdir lastfm
- changed Password to Passphrase (incl varnames) in setup
- implemented selectable menuitems especially for plugin vdr-remote
- first implementation of support for vdr-graphtft plugin
- updated README
- code uncrustify
- implemented html2text for use with artistMetadata
- removed unused menuitems in submenu metadata
- removed i18n.h (so, for now, no vdr<1.6.0 internationalization supported)
- reworked insert of favourites in OSD searchmenu
- segfault during handshake, while no networkconnection
- clearing MetadataMap after shutting down AudioPlayer::Profile
- start playerthread only, if there was a successful authentication
- corrected translation of user input chars in setupmenu
- added service interface for external scrobbling
- after buffer underrun, trigger Next title
- set AUDIO_DEBUG condition
- buffer and timing for audio thread
- audioplayer POLLTIMEOUT and buffer redefinitions
- code-rework

Changes since release of last version:

- applied patch made by vdr-debian project, regarding compilation of xmlparser with compiler flags
- reduced polling value in config.h, in order to reduce osd delay in combination with dxr3plugin
- Support for handling imagemagick include paths with its config utility Magick*-config in Makefile.
- removed migration (from versions with old-style storing) parameter and implementation
- Makefile uses script Magick++-config, in order to get libraries for linker, now.
- improved Makefile according to suggestions mentioned in release of vdr-1.5.11 (i18npo)
- update of file HACKING concerning "Submitting patches"
- renewed Makefile and language files from newplugin and po2i18n scripts
- Renamed IMAGE_LIBS in LIBS and let ImageMagick dependent libs add to $LIBS
- added translation of plugin description
- inclusion of <vdr/config.h> for getting info on APIVERSNUM
- added missing includes in utils.c
- added function GetFileNameChars_lastfm(void) to setup.*, in order to get a chance to select underscores in usernames
- added FileNameChars to function cMenuEditStrItem for compatibility with VDR-1.4.x
- updated xmlParser to version 2.33
- FFmpeg includes will be found in /usr/include/ffmpeg and also in /usr/include/libavformat, now.
- a second search immediately triggered after a tag search led to a crash (s_post.SetCloseOnComplete( true );)
- introduced GETPLAYLIST_DELAY in cAudioPlaylist. No brute force requests, when no track is in xspf-playlist.
- gcc 4.3 fixes
- internationalization of user input special characters with po files

The gentoo ebuild for the latest version 0.2.1 has been added. Thanks again to Kai Krakow for that.
It can be found in the download section.

Changes in this version:

- help keys in setup menus will only present "remove" if necessary, now
- introduced songLyrics in submenu metadata
- update to Makefile according to changelog of vdr-1.5.10 (dependency I18Npot)
- added Include Sockets/Utility.h for Utility::l2string in ...httppostxml.c

At first, if you have a large collection of favourites, you should make a backup of your <vdr/setup.conf> and if you used svn-version before your <vdr/plugins/lastfm_config.xml> files.

The most important changes in this version:

- multiuser environment
- dynamical favourite list
- audioscrobbler protocol v1.2
- playing of separated files provided by last.fm instead of a single stream
- neighbourhood station selectable in submenu
- metadata of artist selectable in submenu
- storing plugin settings to xml file
- service connector for other plugins scrobbling audio tracks... read more

The gentoo ebuild for the latest version 0.1.4 has been added to the package. Thanks again to Kai Krakow for that.
It can be found in the download section.

A new version 0.1.4 has been released:

The changes since version 0.1.3 are below:

- solved some compiler warnings
- added new class cUtils including sorting function (not sorting case sensitive anymore)
- softdevice: receiveDev->AttachReceiver must have been succeeded before channels can switch
- added sorting function for favourites
- changed maximum value of favourites to 99
- fixed searching for globaltags with long names (thanks to sebo)
- adjusted mp3buffer in config.h again
- reduced buffer in config.h
- added headings to settings.*
- added logmessage to skip function
- reworked key operations
- fixed crash, when no favourite is entered and "Select" has been triggered in search submenu
- removed encoding of lastfm-url-string in changestation()
- fixed exceeding length of variable m_searchword in cUserInterface_Search (thanks to sebo)
- introduced Osd refresh interval parameter in setup
- introduced a textbased mainmenu

The gentoo ebuild for the latest version 0.1.3 has been added to the package.
It can be found in the download section.

It is a copy from freshly updated svn trunk. There were only maintenance updates and a compile fix, so no errors should occur.

Changes:

- Debugmode option in setup menu instead of compiletime parameter, now.
- Makefile updated: __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS preprocessor define should be defined before first use of <stdint.h>, according to footnote 224 at page 260 of C99 standard

fix for softdevice receiver (needed for VDR-1.5.0)
Makefile options prefixed with LASTFM_

ebuilds for the famous linux distribution Gentoo are available in downloads, now.
They are written and maintained by Kai Krakow (aka hurikhan). Thanks a lot!

- Token errors in debug defines fixed (thanks to Kai Krakow)
- Fixed segfault when saving the password on setup page
- networkstream connection cuts off after 30 seconds, now

Changes:

- added submenus (search, metadata, personal radio)
- integrated new network get-method (Sockets-2.1 by Anders Hedström (http://www.alhem.net/Sockets/))
- Sockets-2.1 compiles without optimization under gcc-2.9.5
- introduced XML handling via tinyxml (so, handling of love and ban lists is possible)
- added option to start plugin without osd
- On-Screen-Display works with standard fullfeatured cards, now

Actually this version is a maintenance release with recent patches and bugfixes.

Fixes gcc-4.xx compile error.
To be installed after applying first v0.0.5 patch!

This patch fixes password saving and corrects doubling of cOsd::SetAreas.

Some bugfixes and the possibility to show albumcovers. Therefore, the OSD had to be redesigned completely.

Bugfix for calling search similar artists by pressing remote key 5.

- bugfix: "updatetitle" thread did not cancel
- introduced remote key " 0 " to update trackinfo on demand
- fixed entering and storing of username and password
- remote key " 5 " opens a search mask where similar artists can be tuned in.
- network timeouts reduced in order to response faster
- reworked receivercontroller (softdevice only)

Fixes the bug of Version 0.0.3 in the setupmenu. It corrects the handling of storing username and passwords.

This release includes a LiveTV-receiver for use with vdr-softdevice plugin and display of meta information, like artist and title of the currently played track.

Two bugs (high cpu-usage and a memoryleak) have been fixed.
Furthermore, some internal changes have been made.

A patch that fixes a bug causing high cpu-utilization is now available.
It will be integrated in the next release.