KRadio for KDE4.x Changelog

What's new in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.7

Jan 26, 2013
  • fix for planar sound sample formats in very recent ffmpeg releases
  • support for id3 tags in recording configuration
  • fixed segfault in case sample format is unknown
  • fixed charset/encoding of id3 tags / vorbis comments

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.4 (Feb 19, 2012)

  • improved shoutcast support: fixed "Accept:" HTTP header field
  • issue warning if a broken V4L2 kernel is detected
  • fixed buffer alignment issue to avoid alignment-error segfault in libffmpeg sse2 code

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.1 RC2 (Sep 27, 2010)

  • Some Translation updates and minor but nice feature enhancements (recording filenames and tray icon configurability).

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.1 RC1 (Sep 17, 2010)

  • Alexey Kouznetsov - updated Russian translation (from 2009-06-11)
  • Pavel Fric - updated Czech translation (from 2009-06-12)
  • Márcio Moraes - Portuguese (Brazil) translation (from 2009-11-12)
  • Sveinn í Felli - Islandic translation (from 2010-09-15)

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 RC4 (Apr 26, 2009)

  • preset: Added preset file for Croatia/Split. Thanks to Ivica Bozulic.
  • fix: Default value for Alsa buffer size consistent with comments/help in GUI
  • Updated translations for ru and cs. Thanks to Alexey Kouznetsov and Pavel Fric
  • fix: tabulator order in config tabs
  • fix: better lirc synchronization mechanism + consistency checks
  • fix: default playback channel for internet radio has been line. Is now PCM
  • feature: allow reading of multiple preset files at once
  • added spec file for Fedora

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 RC3 (Apr 18, 2009)

  • fix: added missing .po files for incompletely translated languages
  • fix: updated German translation
  • fix: added missing include for ogg encoder
  • cleanup: some cleanup of mute stuff in v4l
  • fix: added detection of wrong installation and missing libs
  • cleanup: removed profiling output at application quit
  • fix: workaround for problem with drivers not reporting mute state correctly
  • debug: re-enabled caps debug logging again for v4l1

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 RC2 (Apr 11, 2009)

  • fix: .pls Playlist reading is now case-insensitive
  • fix: crash in recording plugin caused by improper thread-locking
  • fix: compilation errors in Czech translation
  • fix: Noise in recording of net radio caused by unintended repetition of sound data
  • fix: added detection for old/new libffmeg/libavformat headers (ffmpeg/avformt.h vs libavformat/avformat.h)
  • fix: added missing include of math.h
  • fix: no error message any more when trying to mute a non-playback channel caused by active playback
  • fix: german translation reported a non existant error in debug info
  • fix: cmake 2.6.2 compat fix for libffmpeg detection

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 RC1 (Mar 29, 2009)

  • fix: included preset files that have been queued for a quite long time
  • fix: debian build system
  • fix: stddisplay: rds info update on station change
  • fix: localization
  • fix: completed german translation
  • fix: enable/disable usefull/useless gui elements in standard display
  • fix: typos in country names
  • svn branches/kde4 is now svn trunk
  • fix: better naming of meta data tab of stations config page
  • fix: use attachments instead of body for sending .krp station files by email

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 Beta 2 (Mar 15, 2009)

  • fix: combo boxes for alsa sound cards switched back to first entry periodically
  • improvement: config groups for plugin instances now named uniquely, preparation for instance renaming
  • feature: add support for renaming plugins
  • fix: better unique identifiers for plugin instances in config file
  • fix: Give Sound Devices/Plugins in Combo-Boxes of V4L Cfg etc. better names than just AlsaSound..blah1
  • fix: default names for plugins should not contain "instance1" should be added by pluginmanger for config only
  • fix: plugin instance names should be displayed in the config dialog below the icons in case there are multiple instances
  • fix: occasional crash on manual deleten and insertion-after-deletion of plugin instances

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 Beta1 r694 (Mar 2, 2009)

  • initial support for internet radio stations
  • fix: pause does not work with internet radio stations
  • fix: recording does not work 100% with internet radio stations
  • fix: enable initial lirc_client state/mode selection
  • fix: pause also does not work for active playback
  • fix: activatstation in power-onstate fails if old station is v4l, new station is net
  • netradio: support for decoding types (mp3/ogg/auto)
  • fix: Icon for InternetRadio

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 4.0.0 Beta1 r664 (Feb 23, 2009)

  • Added support for station-wise stereo/mono settings. Unfortunately, my radio card driver seems to ignore this feature without telling it to kradio :-(
  • polish: tray icon has now indicators for all three states: play, pause, recording
  • fix: without kradio event map entry in .lircrc file: hang/loop/freeze
  • fix: exit button in stdview without icon
  • FAQ: write something where RDS support can be seen.
  • FAQ: how to setup lirc, use event map!! (?)
  • FAQ: item: how to compile
  • fix: fixed missing reread of capabilities during switch of V4L1/V4L2 mode
  • fix: get the window hide/restore/show stuff consistent again. It is working now with the (stable) KDE3.5.9 Window Manager, the KDE4.3(svn) Window Manager seems to be a bit broken currently.
  • translation: added Ukrainian translation. Thanks to Yuri Chornoivan!
  • preset file for Kyiv/Ukraine

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 2009-02-20 (Feb 21, 2009)

  • fix: canceling kradios config dialog unnecessarily opens sound device, even if nothing changed
  • feature: improve device information on radio device in v4l config dialog (hints for permissions, etc)
  • some tuning in alsa config mixer settings
  • fixed packing of tar.bz2/gz files
  • some icon changes to comply more with standard icon sets
  • fix: mute playback channel on power off worked, but unmute at power on afterwards failed:)
  • fix: removed cause of "QPainter::begin: A paint device can only be painted by one painter at a time"-msg appearing on some Qt versions
  • fix: added some checks in shortcuts and lirc code
  • fix: c&p error in default shortcuts resulted in shortcut ambiguity
  • as long as we are not using the old style per-plugin-about-stuff, we have the standard KDE about dialog in place now.
  • improved pause handling a lot, it is now explicit if the system is paused or not

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 2009-02-19 (Feb 20, 2009)

  • RDS support
  • Shortcuts support
  • now with PVR (/dev/video24) support by general purpose streaming plugin
  • Pre-Recording - no longer worry about starting recording too late: The last seconds before the decision are captured, too
  • Improved Timeshift playing - just press pause when you get interrupted
  • Active Playback: For cards that don't use the line-in loop the sound can be captured from a special device and played back on the sound card
  • ALSA Plugin
  • support for V4L and V4L2 based radio card drivers
  • MP3 and Ogg/Vorbis recording (libmp3lame and libogg/libvorbis required)
  • database with station preset files, station search
  • lirc support
  • alarms (weekday specific if you wish), stations and volume may be assigned, types: start/stop play, start/stop recording
  • sleep countdown functions
  • docking menu, includes menu entries for preferred stations
  • quickbar, toolbar with buttons for preferred stations
  • icons for stations in quickbar, display, etc.
  • error logging window instead of nerving messageboxes:)
  • dynamic plugin library architecture, kradio is ready for new radio types (e.g. internet radio), your own radio display, etc.

New in KRadio for KDE4.x 2009-02-08 (Feb 10, 2009)

  • After a long time of silence, this is an initial port to KDE4. It is not intended for productive use, however for developers who want to contribute fixes/patches and brave users who want to report excessive errors. Please test and report problems and patches!