Pragha v.1.4 Release Candidate 2

Well, Still another release candidate..

News:

• Shows temporary messages or services errors such as in-app-notifications.
• Replace the status bar with a floating bar that does not require so much space.
• Huge refactoring of the mtp plugin. Everything runs in a second thread.
• Split Pragha between the application and a library to link the plugins. [1]

Other Changes:

• Add proxy setting to song-info plugin. Thanks to Pavel Vasin.
• Introduce PraghaTempProvider but not used yet.
• Move background tasks popover to main toolbar.
• Strip accentuation and others characters when approximate search. Issue #146
• Send notification when finished ampache or koel import
• Use popovers in the menus of sidebars.
• Improve metadata for appstream. Issue #152 Thanks to Joel Barrios
• Adjust copyright mentioning Consonance.
• Convert the status bar to an floating bar.
• Implement upgrade Koel and Ampache from library pane menu.
• Ampache: Reports when the server is empty.
• Save the list of suggestions with the original information.
• Show and hide the status bar automatically.
• Depends on xdt-csource instead of exo-csource to compile the menus.
• Add option to ignore playback errors to continue with others songs.

Bug Fixes:

• Vizualizer: Not saturate particles so much but give them more dynamics.
• Last.fm: Postpose update current song when a scrobble is pending. Improve issue #142
• Tune.In: Find the first audio between all results.
• Rename dbus and appstream ids to better reverse-DNS domain. Issue #117
• Don't use deprecated g_type_class_add_private.
• Port the status icon menu to GktBuilder/GMenu/GAction.
• Port part of library pane to GtkBuilder/GMenu.
• Fix a lot of deprecations messages.
• Fix ghost row (null null), in the list of similar songs
• Fix pulse indication in filter entry while search.
• DLNA client.. Force load glr-dleyna plugin.
• Various fixes to compile pragha with msys2

[1]: This results in a true plugin system, being able to write 3rd party plugins

• https://github.com/pragha-music-player/pragha-sample-plugin

Pragha 1.3.4

V1.3.4

Codename: "Cherry, cherry, cherry pick..."

News:

• Fixes some border, spacing and margin in all gui.
• Various improvements to the tag editor dialog.

Others Changes:

• Implement emit CanNext/Prev/Play/Pause/Seek. Issue #123
• Use Alt+Return shortcut to edit the selected song.
• Some backport of improvents to MTP plugin
• Allow build with grilo-0.2 and grilo-0.3.
• Set user-agent and ssl strict ssl to gstreamer on internet music.
• Fix second sidebar dont show with accel. Issue #73
• Allow apply a custom css. Related to Issue #64, #87
• Allows to customize the styles to the distro packagers.

Bugs fixed:

• Fix Incorrect Can* properties of the MPRIS Specification #123
• Fix wrong Wiki address. Issue #138
• Fix segmentation fault when close deactivate mpris plugin.
• Remove use-hint preferences that was removed..
• Fix GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent..
• Dont use keybinder plugin on wayland. Issue #118
• Dont use X11 session on wayland.
• Use same accel -Shift-F9- to show second sidebar that gnome-builder. Issue #73
• Align to center the toolbar icons instead vertical fill. Issue #10
• Fix toolbar shows 00:60 instead of 01:00. Issue #103
• Remove custom invisible char of lastfm password
• Update dlna-renderer plugin. Issue #94
• Update dlna plugin to rygel 2.6.
• Prefer non symbolic icons. Fix blured menu icon.. Issue #85
• Avoid opening unknown files on Taglib.
• Fix TuneIn when it offers many results.

Updates Translations:

• Nothing here since transifex dont use versions and change so much there.
• Sorry.. 🙌

Pragha v.1.4 Release Candidate

V1.3.99

News:

• First implementation of Favorites as a playlist.
• Sync favorites with Koel and Last.Fm.
• New Visualizer plugin. Just thanks to Koel for the idea.

Other Changes:

• Use Alt+Return shortcut to edit the selected song.
• Add progress indicator to the search entry while it works.
• Remember last pane used on song info plugin.
• Allows to customize the styles to the distro packagers.

Bug Fixes:

• Restore X11 session support. As fallback try to use dbus session manager.
• Fix bad encoding on lastfm responses. Issue #93
• Fix encoding on similar song pane.
• Import Year from Koel if available.
• Fix typo in autogen.sh. Thanks to acharjyanisankh.
• Misc deprecation fixes and remove old code.

Updates Translations:

• Update Danish translation thanks to scootergrisen.
• Update Ukranian translation thanks to Koljan1970.
• Update Dutch translation thanks to Vistaus.
• Update French translation thanks to rptx.
• Update Czech translation thanks to anespor.
• Update Turkish translation thanks to Celonfix.
• Update Russian translation thanks to Kyrill Detinov.
• Update Chinese (China) translation thanks to Mingcong Bai.
• Update Indonesian translation thanks to zk.
• Update Catalan translation thanks to Robert Antoni Buj Gelonch.
• Update Bulgarian translation thanks to Любомир Василев.
• Update Lithuanian translation thanks to Moo.

Screenshot

Note:

I doubted publish the Visualizer plugin. This consumes CPU.. and the premise of Pragha is still being lightweight and low CPU consumption.. 😉

But in any case, it's a plugin!. 😅
Without using it, it does not consume any extra resources. Then everyone will know if they want to use it .. 😜

Pragha v.1.4 Beta 3 (Maybe the last beta..)

V1.3.92

News:

• Some improvements the recommendations panel
  • New button to append all recommendations
  • Can queue the songs with the Q key.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix some memory leaks.
• Fix some deprecation warnings.. Issue #136
• Fix issue #139 "Similar songs" always shown.
• Mitigate a lot of warnings introduced on pull request #131
• Ignore phones that are charging without mtp support (Android Default)
• Handle correctly when disconnect the phone cable.

Updates Translations:

• New Arabic translations thanks to wissam.
• Update Bulgarian translation thanks to Любомир Василев.
• Update Danish translation thanks to scootergrisen.
• Update German translation thanks to Ettore Atalan and Vinzenz Vietzke.
• Update Catalan translation thanks to Robert Antoni Buj Gelonch.
• Update Spanish translation thanks to Josué Aquino.
• Update French translation thanks to sda2b.
• Update Indonesian translation thanks to zk.
• Update Korean translation thanks to smallsnail.
• Update Polish translation thanks to Eryk Andrzejewski and nunoho emailsy.
• Update Portuguese translation thanks to Sérgio Marques.
• Update Portuguese (Brazil) translation thanks to carlo giusepe tadei valente sasaki.
• Update Russian translation thanks to Kyrill Detinov.
• Update Slovak translation thanks to Dušan Kazik.
• Update Chinese (China) translation thanks to Mingcong Bai.

Pragha v.1.4 (Beta 2.1)

v1.3.91.1
News:

• Save lyrics and artist bio ans similar songs in user cache as files.
  • These are easily editable by the user.
• Implement increse play count to Koel.
• Various improvements to the tag editor dialog.
  • Add a header that highlights the main tags.
  • Update the header as you edit the tags.
  • Hides the check buttons and shows them when the tag is modified.
  • When you demarcate the check, restore the original tag.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix plugins on last tarball due to an internal development patch. Issue #135
  • Thank to @casta

v1.3.91
News:

• New Koel plugin that allow play music from this service.
• Implements cache purge limited by size. 1GB by default.
• Add option to "Add and Play" from library view. Thanks to triorr
• Allows reordering the columns of the playlists. Thanks to triorr
• New panel on info plugin that show recomendations from Lastfm.

Other Changes:

• Use custom name for the panel icons. Issue #121
• Add a symbolic icon for panel. Not used by default.
• Put cover arts cache to .cache/pragha/art
• Need Gtk >= 3.14: Even old debian jessie supports it.
• Add "Search" hint to search entry.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix Incorrect Can* properties of the MPRIS Specification #123
• Implement emit CanNext/Prev/Play/Pause/Seek. Issue #123
• Rename default playlist name from "Playlists" to "Tracks" on MPRIS2.
• Fixes for Appstream Standard Conformance Thanks to Gabriel F. T. Gomes.
• Add BUFFERING state to backend to allow stop on slow connections.
• Fix some GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent.
• Fix Build system can try to use grilo-0.2 and grilo-0.3 simultaneously. Issue #124
• Fix double unref on Ampache and Koel plugins.
• Fix easy to miss dependency on exo-csource Issue #128
• Try to improve filter response.
• Silently ignore utf8 errors from last.fm reponces. Issue #93
• Try to improve open files dialog.

Pragha 1.3.91 - (1.4 beta2)

News:

• New Koel plugin that allow play music from this service.
• Implements cache purge limited by size. 1GB by default.
• Add option to "Add and Play" from library view. Thanks to triorr
• Allows reordering the columns of the playlists. Thanks to triorr
• New panel on info plugin that show recomendations from Lastfm.

Other Changes:

• Use custom name for the panel icons. Issue #121
• Add a symbolic icon for panel. Not used by default.
• Put cover arts cache to .cache/pragha/art
• Need Gtk >= 3.14: Even old debian jessie supports it.
• Add "Search" hint to search entry.

Bug Fixes:

• Fix Incorrect Can* properties of the MPRIS Specification #123
• Implement emit CanNext/Prev/Play/Pause/Seek. Issue #123
• Rename default playlist name from "Playlists" to "Tracks" on MPRIS2.
• Fixes for Appstream Standard Conformance Thanks to Gabriel F. T. Gomes.
• Add BUFFERING state to backend to allow stop on slow connections.
• Fix some GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent.
• Fix Build system can try to use grilo-0.2 and grilo-0.3 simultaneously. Issue #124
• Fix double unref on Ampache and Koel plugins.
• Fix easy to miss dependency on exo-csource Issue #128
• Try to improve filter response.
• Silently ignore utf8 errors from last.fm reponces. Issue #93
• Try to improve open files dialog.

Pragha 1.3.90 (1.4 Beta1)

News:

• New Ampache plugin.
• Uses a new concept of 'provider' that allows show music from multiple
• collections independently.
• New standard widget to display progress of long tasks.

Others Changes:

• Allow apply a custom css. Related to Issue #64, #87
• Register session in GtkApplication now compatible with xfce 4.14
• Implement disconect device action to mtp plugin.
• Add backward compatibility to grilo.
• Use a .ui file to define menu button.
• Remove custom invisible char of lastfm password
• Dist pragha.ico/.rc needed to msys build
• Fixes some border, spacing and margins.

Bugs fixed:

• Use same accel to show second sidebar that gnome-builder. Issue #73
• Fix Menu icon blured preferring non symbolic icons. Issue #85
• Fixing duration formatting thanks to Jeremiah Menétrey. Issue #103
• Fix dnd over an empty place in the playlist. Issue #104
• Align to center the toolbar icons instead vertical fill. Issue #108
• Dont use keybinder plugin on wayland. Issue #118
• Fix a few of Gtk deprecations.
• Misc fixes to Gtk 3.20 and GCC 6.0.
• Valgrind: Fix a lot of memory leaks.
• Fixed typo analized -> analyzed thanks to radej.
• Fix spelling and grammar on README thanks to rski.
• Consider all rows as fixed size. It is supposed to improve speed.

Updates Translations:

• New Danish tranlations thanks to scootergrisen.
• New Indonesian tranlations thanks to Zk.
• New Slovak tranlations thanks to prescott.
• A lot of updated translations. Thank you very much to all.

Pragha 1.3.3

Codename: "Just a preamp..."

Just add a preamplifier, and I'm surprised that not was added before. Wow. Improve a lots the quality of equalizer. 😄

I delayed this version a lot of time, because it just was not working, but then discovered that is a bug in GStreamer 1.4 [1]. haha.

News:

• Rework the interface of equalizer and adds the preamplifier.
• Add a switch for disabling the equalizer preset easily.
• Add option to use small icons on tool/headerbar.

Others Changes:

• Change "Use Gnome 3 HIG" option to "Use system title bar and borders"
• Don't use icons on menubar.

Bugs fixed:

• Fixes undefined symbols of devices plugin.
• Use uri instead filename to save playlist with TotemPlPlarser.
• Add all songs when import online playlists. Issue #81
• Expand widgets if added as wide control.

Updates Translations:

• New Lithuanian translation thanks to Moo.
• New Polish translation thanks to m_szymczak.
• Update French translation thanks to Pingax.
• Update German translation thanks to Atalanttore.
• Update Portuguese translation thanks to smarquespt.
• Update Russian translation thanks to Lazy_Kent.
• Update Bulgarian translation thanks to lyubomirv.
• Update Swedish translation thanks to monotux.

[1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=748068

Pragha 1.3.2.2 Preview to Windows

Here another preview release of Pragha compiled to Windows. 😬

You can see in Win32 branch that the work involved to get it was not very complicated, but there are many things to polish.

Mmm.. For example:

• Absolutely any plugin supported. [Only due to missing dependencies.]
• Drag and drop does not work sometimes.. 😩 [Gtk bug?.] Seems fixed..
• Some cosmetics.. 😅
• ..

I do not expect to declare officially supported, because it is difficult to debug, but I'll keep you updated and constantly improving.

However, It's now my official player for windows.. 😀

Changes since last preview.

• All the improvements between 1.3.2.2 and 1.3.1
• Update to Gtk 3.16
  • Adwaita used as default theme.
  • Set cleartype by default without any hack.
  • Fix drag and drop. =)
  • .. . . a lot more..
• Improve the icons..
• ..and I think that's enough.. 😉

Any questions or want to help?

• Issue: All about windows port

FILES:

• https://www.dropbox.com/s/5m61hxrne3ic3qp/Pragha%201.3.2.2.exe
• https://nube.huayragnulinux.com.ar/index.php/s/jqqEnGWAVSPhVCx

The installer, tested on Windows 8.1 64bits, Windows 7 64bit, Windows Vista, and Wine. Now have all the necessary codecs to play Ogg, FLAC, mp3, M4A, and Wav.

Pragha 1.3.2.2

Overview of changes between Pragha 1.3.2.2 and 1.3.1

V1.3.2.2
Codename: "Gtk 3.14: Que cunda el panico. haha. ;)"

Bugs fixed:

• Not save state album_art_in_osd=false. See issue #77
• Provide more app icons size. See issue #80
• Set expand comment entry on tag dialog.
• Ensure menu size and fallback to 16 on library and playlist icons.

Updates Translations:

• New Bulgarian translation thanks to lyubomirv.
• Update German translation thanks to Zijj.
• Update Ukrainian translation thanks to Koljan1970.
• Update Czech translation thanks to anespor.
• Update German translation thanks to Aru21.

V1.3.2.1
Codename: "Gtk 3.14: Que cunda el panico. haha. ;)"

Bugs fixed:

• Add Castillan translation to install list.
• Disable libtool versioning for plugins. See issue #74
• Not remember visibility of the second siderbar when init. Issue #73
• Fix icon size on preferences dialog on Gtk 3.14 [1].
• Try to fix the small progress bar on gtk 3.14, but finally just center it. [1]
• Disable popover on gear menu!. It is just horrible!!, and pior on 3.14.
• Fix size of Gear menu.

Updates Translations:

• Update Russian translation thanks to Lazy_Kent.
• Update Korean (Korea) translation thanks to Smallsnail.
• Update French translation thanks to Pingax.

Note [1]: It worked correctly in at least 13 versions!. (Gtk 2.10 -> 2.24
and 3.0 to 3.13), 7 years!!. Why sh*** did they get changed in gtk 3.14!?

V1.3.2
Codename: "Que no cunda el panico. ;)"

News:

• Add optional client-side-decorators support trying to follow Gnome3 HIG.
• Can hide menubar and then append a gear menu on toolbar.
• Add a infobar when some change on prefrences need restart.

Others Changes:

• Except activation of plugins must accept the preferences dialog for the changes to take effect.
• A lot of margins and sizes were stylized to improve the design.
• Acrivate mpris2 and show lyrics sidebar by default.
• Remove windows installer from source. Moves to its own repository.

Bugs fixed:

• Devices plugin: Fix remove library and drop database when eject any usb mass storage.
• Devices plugin: Show a message when fails to mount a usb.
• Devices plugin: Properly handles devices that are mounted by the desktop before than by Pragha.
• Devices plugin: Fix format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]
• Check existence of the files before import any playlist. So.. never more import empty playlists.
• Fix change library when old list is empty.
• Insensitive some playback actions on toolbar, menubar and systray when startup.
• Lastfm: Be a little more careful with PraghaMusicobject references.
• Remove useless option to setting gstreamer version con configure.ac.
• Remove preferences (including passwords) when plugins are deactivated.
• Don't use deprecated GtkArrow.

Updates Translations:

• New Castillan translation thanks To Jordi Mas.
• Update German translation thanks to Atalanttore.
• Update Czech translation thanks to anespor.
• Update Portuguese thanks to Smarquespt. Sorry. I lost another author.
• Update Russian translation thanks to Lazy_Kent.
• Update Korean (Korea) translation thanks to Smallsnail.
• Update Spanish translation thanks to Fitoschido.
• Fix typo thanks to Atalanttore.