XMPlay 3.3 released, Lots of improvements Options

[Pike84]

The lightweight Windows audio player, with a special focus on mod playback, just got another step forward.

3.3 - 22/12/2005
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* Config moved from registry to XMPLAY.INI file
* Show/manipulate queue in playlist panel
* Separate resizable search window
* Position bookmarking (save current position to resume later)
* CD-TEXT support
* "Recover dead tracks" option to locate missing files
* Automatically check other drives for missing files
* "Play count" added to library
* Time of last play shown in track info window
* Integration option to select/deselect all extensions
* Quick launch bar shortcut
* Option to save playback position on closing XMPlay
* Shortcut to close XMPlay is now customizable
* Shortcut to save list
* Shortcut to toggle MOD playback mode
* Tray title bubbles are now optional
* "Move selected to top" sort option
* "Only sort selected" option removed (now always on)
* "Write to disk" continues writing after reconnection
* Download progress shown in "General" info
* Improved track dragging in list
* Moving of main and info windows together
* Options and stuff window rearranged
* Differentiation between unplayable and missing tracks
* Skinning improvements (see skinning kit)

Homepage: www.un4seen.com

[edit] Highlighted some of the more notable improvements.

This post has been edited by Pike84: Dec 24 2005, 15:11

[Lyx]

* "Play count" added to library
* Time of last play shown in track info window

Out of curiousity - how are the above two stored?

- Lyx

[Pike84]

I passed the question to XMPlay's forums, and one of the regulars, Rah'Dick had the answer:

These are stored in the file "xmplay.library". How? By simple fileIO write actions, I guess.

[paciuli]

Hi!
I'm trying XMPlay right now for the first time, and liking it quite a lot!
I just wish there was a way to change library's layout, in a way similar to Winamp's (3 panels: Artist - Album - Track): is it possible?

Thanks a lot in advance

[Pike84]

Yes, it is. Just right-click any of the columns' headers, and you can choose the desired columns.

This post has been edited by Pike84: Dec 30 2005, 03:46

[paciuli]

Yes, it is. Just right-click any of the columns' headers, and you can choose the desired columns.

Thanks But maybe you have never seen Winamp library's layout... there's a panel on the left with a list of the artists, another one on the right with the albums and the tracks' one below the two. And they change their contents according to your selections of artist and/or album. And that's very nice when you have a lot of records, instead of a simple mega-playlist like XMPlay's...

This is definitely a great player to be carried on the usb pen nevertheless!

[Pike84]

Oh ok, didn't know about that. Well, I can pass your suggestion to XMPlay's forums and see if it catches fire.

Remember, that you can always go and suggest stuff yourself there - the author, and the forums in general, are very responsive .

[Pike84]

Update (.1) released

Ian@un4seen:

Yep, an update is up on the XMPlay page. Basically just an accumulation of the little changes made since the initial 3.3 release, but also with the addition of uber-fast skin loading, even big skins like iXMPlay should load pretty much instantly.