ALSong Version History
### ALSong v1.53 ###
Changed: Update module (alupdate.dll)
### ALSong v1.52 ###
1) Added: Playback controls added to Desktop Lyrics Bar (Previous/Next Track, Play/Pause, Stop)
2) Added: You can now hover over the right edge of the Desktop Lyrics Bar and resize it
3) Added: In Preferences > Shortcuts a new option for the Desktop Lyrics Bar was added (Default: Ctrl + Alt + D)
4) Added: In Preferences > Song Lyrics an option to toggle Always on Top for the Desktop Lyrics Bar was added (Default: Always on Top is checked)
5) Added: Playback controls added to Language Learner (Previous/Next Track, Play/Pause, Stop) and interface reworked for easier use
6) Added: The ALSong Web Radio Broadcasters list now shows the number of listeners
7) Added: Support for lyrics through ALSong web radio broadcasts for listeners with ALSong (i.e. Both the broadcaster and listener must be using ALSong for the listener to see the live lyrics.)
8) Added: Option to show your ALSong web radio broadcasts in ALSong Web Radio Broadcasters list added to broadcast settings
9) Added: Option to edit web radio favorites
10) Added: Option to add ALSong Web Radio Broadcasters to favorites list
11) Fixed: Clicking and holding spin controls in the Language Learner now properly updates the time display
12) Fixed: Drag & drop now functions properly in web radio favorites
13) Fixed: Web radio broadcast settings are preserved and survive restarts
14) Fixed: Alt + Tab in Windows now properly omits ALSong when ALSong is minimized to the system tray only
### ALSong v1.5beta ###
1) Added: Web Radio & Broadcasting with Shoutcast
- Broadcast audio played with ALSong
- Lyric support for ALSong broadcasted music without synchronizations
- Add favorite web radio stations
- Web radio presets list
2) Added: Album Authoring Extension
- Choose from 3 album themes
- Add custom images to albums
- Supports changing title in album list
- Compressed files can be used
- Font and background color can be set
- Advanced users can modify album source code (HTML)
- Albums can be edited and changed
- Album window size can be set
3) Added: For the playlist in folder view when you use the mouse wheel to scroll, the ALSong playlist automatically scrolls horizontally for you to show nested folders and files in nested folders when the path & name width is greater than the playlist width.
4) Added: Option to view desktop lyrics bar in 1, 2, 3 rows or in auto mode (Options > Preferences > Song Lyrics > Show Desktop Lyrics > View Height)
5) Changed: Updated playback module
6) Fixed: On some PCs CPU usage rose
7) Fixed: Issue with changing screen resolution caused windows to reposition improperly
8) Fixed: Loops were reset after stopping playback then playing again
9) Fixed: When ALSong was set to Always on Top, the Open File dialog and the Submit Lyrics window opened behind ALSong and not in "Always on Top" mode
10) Fixed: The option in the playlist to delete files from disk now sends them to the recycle bin
11) Changed: ALSong context menu items in Windows Explorer context menu are no longer cascaded
12) Fixed: Playlist item order changes were not saved
13) Fixed: Could not play files in folders with Unicode names
14) Fixed: Playlist items were displayed in all lower case
15) Fixed: Titles and addresses disappeared when reopening Web Radio Broadcast window
16) Modified: Web Radio favorites now saved according to Windows user accounts
17) Added: Can now set name of web radio broadcaster
18) Fixed: Problems opening invalid addresses and addresses ending in "*.pls"
### ALSong v1.2 ###
1. Added: New sort option in playlist - "File Path + File Name"
2. Added: New looping function added to DSP effects
3. Added: Option to toggle ALSong on/off in the Windows Explorer context menu
4. Added: Option to toggle Desktop Lyrics Bar on/off added to menu and context menu
5. Added: Option to toggle shortcut key functionality on/off
6. Fixed: Problem with playlist recognizing some audio files
7. Fixed: Problem with handling duplicated shortcut keys
8. Fixed: Lyrics now refresh better after adding/editing lyrics
9. Fixed: Selecting a folder in the playlist and pressing "Enter" now plays the songs in it
10. Fixed: When finished editing tags, confirmation message is now displayed
11. Fixed: Some audio files played too fast when editing lyrics
12. Fixed: ALSong icons now properly displayed in Windows Explorer when file extensions are associated with ALSong
13. Fixed: Problem with playlist entries being duplicated when ALSong playlist set to "No Repeat" and "Shuffle"