Floola Changelog

What's new in Floola 2011r3

Feb 15, 2011
  • FloolaDesktop is now available
  • translations updated
  • minor bugs fixed

New in Floola 6.1 (Nov 2, 2010)

  • Twitter integration
  • fixed Facebook authentication
  • translation issue with terms containing line feeds icons can be removed from minelayer
  • album artwork added to miniplayer
  • update translations
  • memory usage improvements
  • quicker file add process
  • last.fm option to submit any kind of media not just music
  • improved smart playlist editor window
  • minor bug fixed

New in Floola 6.0 (Oct 24, 2010)

  • Facebook integration
  • database compression for iPods with upgraded hd
  • fixed some crashes under linux
  • update translations
  • menubar optimization

New in Floola 5.9.1 (Aug 17, 2010)

  • issue copying files with international characters
  • nano5G support fixed
  • fixed an issue where loading would hang
  • youtube download fixed
  • auto delete unused backup files on low free space
  • fixed issues with playlist menuitems under windows
  • several minor issues fixed

New in Floola 5.8 (Jul 12, 2010)

  • issue with database update on iPod shuffle.
  • podcast window improvements
  • improved quit on error
  • improved playback when using Windows Media Player
  • update translations

New in Floola 5.7 (Apr 25, 2010)

  • fixed issue when deleting items on shuffle3G
  • update translations

New in Floola 5.6 (Apr 7, 2010)

  • fixed playback issue under windows
  • updated languages

New in Floola 5.5 (Mar 12, 2010)

  • nano5G and shuffle 3G support!
  • "add this artwork to items in album" feature
  • database update when needed
  • updated languages
  • added scrollbars to smart playlists edit window
  • fixed issue where some files would not play entirely after edit operation
  • files can be copied over from a network mapped drive

New in Floola 5.4 (Dec 27, 2009)

  • improved artwork scaling algorithm under windows
  • first playlist could not be renamed
  • listbox clicks should now behave as expected on every platform
  • app would freeze when sorting playlists under certain conditions
  • alert when all podcast episodes were downloaded
  • album artwork no longer has white borders
  • fixed issue on menubars when changing translation several times
  • fixed some issues when editing notes
  • sort by date added issues fixed
  • runs some basic database sanitization when needed
  • fixed youtube download
  • clean orphan items feature
  • fixed some selection issues when renaming items
  • fixed issues when deleting photos
  • fixed issues when deleting playlist items
  • added sort submenu when right clicking on playlists
  • fully compatible with iTunes playlist sorting
  • improved compatibility with some untagged mp3 files
  • added mediakind smart playlist field support
  • improved smart playlist window
  • improved jpeg artwork decode
  • artwork window will resize according to artwork size
  • new "retrieve new episodes on startup" in podcast preferences
  • playback position of currently playing song was not saved when quitting
  • fixed bug in threaded add/delete artwork
  • improved show by menu item
  • improved podcast update notificiations
  • translations updated
  • transcode now allows selecting ALAC codec
  • unknown elements are now renamed to "unknown artist, unknown album, etc."
  • searching by keyboard now properly ignores leading "the " and "a "

New in Floola 5.3.1 (Sep 25, 2009)

  • Expiration message removed

New in Floola 5.2 (Jun 18, 2009)

  • rewritten iPod notes manager
  • iTunes 8.2 compatibility
  • Portuguese,Czech,Dutch,French,German,Greek,Hebrew,Italian and Russian translation updated

New in Floola 5.1.1 (May 25, 2009)

  • cosmetic improvements
  • added chapter support in audiobooks
  • improved artwork duplicate detection when adding compilations
  • items with embedded lyrics are added quicker
  • fixed some sorting issues
  • improved titlebar update under mac
  • improved song position slider
  • better compatibility with ffmpeg under linux
  • dup search detects equal length tracks
  • fixed issues exporting to playlist
  • issue on quit
  • executable integrity check
  • warnings when adding videos to a non video capable iPod
  • language couldn't be changed easily under linux
  • iTunes 8.1.1 compatibility
  • greatly improved startup speed
  • rename iPod name
  • faster delete
  • freeze on quit issue
  • improved podcast decode
  • improved transcode functionality
  • improved destination filenames when looking for orphan files
  • mac ffmpeg build updated to SVN-r18709 (with swscale)
  • win ffmpeg build updated to SVN-r18681 (with swscale)
  • tvout photo option write wasn't honored
  • FLAC and OGG tag support
  • improved photo support on nano 4G
  • fixed issue with hidden columns reappearing on startup
  • updated dutch translation
  • fix some crash under linux when quickly browsing playlists
  • fixed some issue when transcoding files

New in Floola 5.1 Beta (May 13, 2009)

  • There has been several major changes since 5.0 focused mainly on improving performances. Since large part of code changed I decided to release a beta version.
  • Before proceeding with download please beware that beta versions are to be used at own risk. Backup your iPod data before proceeding.

New in Floola 5.0 (Mar 22, 2009)

  • better item list sorting (including in playlists)
  • can now edit season and episode number of TV Shows
  • optional confirmation before podcast delete
  • improved png artwork support in mp3 files
  • does not crash anymore when removing rules from smart playlists
  • all episodes in a podcast can be marked/unmarked as unlistened
  • main listbox columns are resizable when browsing playlists
  • issue displaying small artwork on iPod
  • linux: check for other processes that might interfere with Floola
  • improved generation detection
  • finally 100% compatible with iTunes artwork database
  • faster artwork delete
  • iTunes 8.1 compatibility
  • fixed some exception while loading artwork on startup
  • fixed issues on quit
  • Threaded artwork library write
  • fixed cosmetic issues when using mid and big artwork thumbs
  • photo synch window minor cosmetic issues
  • text notes manage window improved
  • empty podcast error message
  • fixed crash when deleting podcasts

New in Floola 4.9 (Feb 28, 2009)

  • playback settings were not saved
  • player resumes playback position when necessary
  • artwork was not saved to files when selected to do so in preferences
  • fixed issue when changing main listbox columns visibility
  • new option that allows to consider a track as played when 50% of it was listened

New in Floola 4.8 (Feb 14, 2009)

  • Swedish translation updated
  • Russian translation updated
  • improved tag read compatibility with mp3tag
  • fixed issue when storing user and proxy password

New in Floola 4.7 (Jan 26, 2009)

  • Czech and Turkish translation were updated,
  • Fixed an issue with photo database of nano 4G iPods,
  • Now there's a quicker way to add artwork to albums.

New in Floola 4.6 (Jan 18, 2009)

  • Photos are added sorted by date.
  • A problem with the "add to iPod" window position under Linux was fixed.
  • A smart playlist video kind bug was fixed.
  • The Italian, Slovak, and Simplified Chinese translations were updated.
  • Problems with main menubar items were fixed.
  • Progressbar updates were made under Linux.
  • Memory usage was improved in the photo manager displayer.

New in Floola 4.5 (Jan 2, 2009)

  • simplified Chinese translation updated
  • position of add to iPod window saved
  • add to playlist in add to iPod window fix

New in Floola 4.4 (Dec 27, 2008)

  • Various minor cosmetic issues were fixed.
  • A yellow dominant issue in GIFs under Linux was fixed.
  • A createphoto error was fixed.
  • A podcast todo error message was fixed.
  • An issue with photos on Nano4G was fixed.
  • Various issues with GoogleCalendar synch were fixed.
  • A "used in playlist" feature was added.

New in Floola 4.3 (Dec 20, 2008)

  • fixed cosmetic issue in Snarl messages
  • fixed rate playing song issue under windows
  • issue when closing calendar window
  • slightly improved dup detection
  • issue notifing under linux

New in Floola 4.2 (Dec 12, 2008)

  • various minor improvements
  • podcast "mark as not new" fix
  • issue with download from web
  • improved podcast decoding
  • issue with png embedded artwork under linux
  • Slovak translation
  • Google calendars import added

New in Floola 4.1 (Nov 29, 2008)

  • fixed bug with id3v2.2 embedded artwork
  • fixed podcast decoding issues;
  • artwork preview in main window (nano 4G);
  • Danish translation update;
  • improved gui of manage note window;
  • fixed bugs in manage note window;
  • improved artwork rebuild for non mp3 files.

New in Floola 4.0 (Nov 16, 2008)

  • various crashes under Ubuntu 8.10
  • fixed blank messageboxes under linux
  • tracks can be tagged as audiobooks
  • minor issue when trying to repair
  • rate current playing song
  • not new podcasts that are deleted don't show up again when updating
  • German translation updated

New in Floola 3.9 (Nov 9, 2008)

  • faster podcast add
  • blank messageboxes under linux
  • crash on FAT32 iPod under Mac
  • improved eject message warning
  • audio transcode up to 320kbit/s
  • podcast can be marked as new/not new

New in Floola 3.8 (Oct 25, 2008)

  • The current selected songs playback time was wrong.
  • Playback of items in smart playlists was improved.
  • An Albanian translation was added.
  • Tag reading and writing was improved.
  • A freeze when adding bad pictures was fixed.
  • An issue with the preference window under Linux was resolved.
  • A "decoding rss feed" error was fixed.
  • An problem copying some files under Windows was fixed.
  • Issues with automatic install of ffmpeg were resolved.
  • Quitting was improved.
  • A problem copying a podcast from the podcast window was fixed.
  • A podcast downloaded with Floola can be imported to iTunes.

New in Floola 3.7 (Oct 12, 2008)

  • Podcast decoding was improved.
  • The user experience when adding a podcast was made better and faster.
  • An error when adding many podcasts at the same time was fixed.
  • A video is made to fit to the screen when converting.
  • A Linux root=nil? error was fixed.
  • A database writing error was fixed.
  • Some rare problems when adding podcasts were fixed.
  • A visual glitch when renaming genres, artists, or albums was fixed.
  • Artwork is now properly embedded in files when copying.
  • Memory usage when adding files was improved.
  • The Hungarian and Czech translations were updated.
  • Improvements and bugfixes were made in folder synchronization.

New in Floola 3.6 (Sep 29, 2008)

  • This release fixes album mixup, an issue with shuffle playcount; and autocompletion with Tab.
  • It has a more iTunes-like database, an ascending/descending setting for playlists, the ability to sort smart playlists by fields, support for Nano4G, and better quitting.

New in Floola 3.4 (Aug 27, 2008)

  • new ffmpeg version (windows only)
  • minor issues with iteminfo window
  • more consistent autocomplete feature in iteminfo window