Comments on: Songbird 0.5rc2 is available for testing http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/ Play music. Play the Web. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: raffel http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3807 raffel Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:01:52 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3807 @MA In general, we do our best to blog about updates worth noting in our nightly builds. It's particularly useful when we think we've hit a milestone on stuff we're working on. We benefit greatly from the community giving it a spin and providing feedback. Hopefully, we'll have some stuff to blog about that will interest you during the course of our next release! Also, I should set your expectations - 0.6 represents our first release cycle where we're actually dedicating a chunk of work to focus solely on P&O improvements. Going forward this will be an ongoing effort but we don't expect to solve everything in 1 release. :) @MA
In general, we do our best to blog about updates worth noting in our nightly builds. It’s particularly useful when we think we’ve hit a milestone on stuff we’re working on. We benefit greatly from the community giving it a spin and providing feedback. Hopefully, we’ll have some stuff to blog about that will interest you during the course of our next release! Also, I should set your expectations - 0.6 represents our first release cycle where we’re actually dedicating a chunk of work to focus solely on P&O improvements. Going forward this will be an ongoing effort but we don’t expect to solve everything in 1 release. :)

]]> By: Co w trawie piszczy? (7) at Hadret’s.Blog http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3775 Co w trawie piszczy? (7) at Hadret’s.Blog Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:26:02 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3775 [...] dni wstecz pojawiła się wersja 0.5rc2 Songbirda. Nie mam pojęcia, czy to tylko u mnie tak jest, ale Songibrd wciąż jest strasznie oporny i [...] [...] dni wstecz pojawiła się wersja 0.5rc2 Songbirda. Nie mam pojęcia, czy to tylko u mnie tak jest, ale Songibrd wciąż jest strasznie oporny i [...]

]]> By: MA http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3753 MA Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:37:54 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3753 Thanks, raffel - that's great news. And, of course, the reason I'm here nagging is because Songbird appears excellent in many ways, so it's frustrating that I can't use it. :) Could I request that you blog as soon as the nightly contains performance improvements that the devs believe will make it usable for the likes of me? Thanks. Thanks, raffel - that’s great news.

And, of course, the reason I’m here nagging is because Songbird appears excellent in many ways, so it’s frustrating that I can’t use it. :)

Could I request that you blog as soon as the nightly contains performance improvements that the devs believe will make it usable for the likes of me? Thanks.

]]> By: raffel http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3694 raffel Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:58:46 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3694 @MA Here's some good news: part of the plan for 0.6 includes working on media library performance and optimization improvements. Now that we're a slightly more mature project we expect to dedicate cycles in each release going forward to opportunities where we can improve P&O in Songbird. @brizz We've deprecated the track editor for one release (it will be back in 0.6.) Here's why: we have embarked on a project to allow writing metadata back to the file and part of that project includes major updates to the functionality of the track editor. We noticed some problems in the track editor in 0.5 and we decided since we're a small team rather than fix something that is about to undergo change we'd turn it off for a single release cycle and re-introduce it. Sorry for not calling this out sooner. In the interim, you can edit track metadata in the library/playlist by clicking on the field you want to change. @MA
Here’s some good news: part of the plan for 0.6 includes working on media library performance and optimization improvements. Now that we’re a slightly more mature project we expect to dedicate cycles in each release going forward to opportunities where we can improve P&O in Songbird.

@brizz
We’ve deprecated the track editor for one release (it will be back in 0.6.) Here’s why: we have embarked on a project to allow writing metadata back to the file and part of that project includes major updates to the functionality of the track editor. We noticed some problems in the track editor in 0.5 and we decided since we’re a small team rather than fix something that is about to undergo change we’d turn it off for a single release cycle and re-introduce it. Sorry for not calling this out sooner. In the interim, you can edit track metadata in the library/playlist by clicking on the field you want to change.

]]> By: brizz http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3690 brizz Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:56:53 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3690 Is there a way to get the track editor working on OSX for 0.5rc2? It comes up as a 1 px wide horizontal line for me. Is there a way to get the track editor working on OSX for 0.5rc2? It comes up as a 1 px wide horizontal line for me.

]]> By: MA http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3636 MA Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:37:21 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3636 Good to see progress, but just puzzling that there's no sign of improving performance. For those of us with more than a few hundreds tracks, it's so slow that it's unusable (20k tracks on E6750 / 2GB). Wouldn't it be better to make the *core* work before worrying about all the bells and whistles? Good to see progress, but just puzzling that there’s no sign of improving performance. For those of us with more than a few hundreds tracks, it’s so slow that it’s unusable (20k tracks on E6750 / 2GB).

Wouldn’t it be better to make the *core* work before worrying about all the bells and whistles?

]]> By: raffel http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3512 raffel Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:58:07 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3512 @eiht Unfortunately, we had some issues with the way watch folders were originally implemented. We understand a lot of users would like to see it back in Songbird and it's definitely on our ToDo list. I've noted your additional request for the feature! @Wagaf-d As we progress towards a 1.0 release we'll definitely be re-evaluating the default skin. Thanks for your feedback! @Ken The 0.5rc2 branch source is not exposed publicly. Sorry, we haven't got to it yet! But, you can snag the latest source here (we'll post the 0.5 branch as soon as it is final): http://publicsvn.songbirdnest.com/ @eiht
Unfortunately, we had some issues with the way watch folders were originally implemented. We understand a lot of users would like to see it back in Songbird and it’s definitely on our ToDo list. I’ve noted your additional request for the feature!

@Wagaf-d
As we progress towards a 1.0 release we’ll definitely be re-evaluating the default skin. Thanks for your feedback!

@Ken
The 0.5rc2 branch source is not exposed publicly. Sorry, we haven’t got to it yet! But, you can snag the latest source here (we’ll post the 0.5 branch as soon as it is final):
http://publicsvn.songbirdnest.com/

]]> By: Ken http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3489 Ken Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:05:51 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3489 Hi, Where is the source tarball for SongBird 0.5RC2?? -K Hi,
Where is the source tarball for SongBird 0.5RC2??
-K

]]> By: Versusray http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3434 Versusray Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:51:12 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3434 kamisori: Maybe this indicates Songbird is still buggy? Maybe the puffs will vanish with the first stable and bug-free version? kamisori: Maybe this indicates Songbird is still buggy? Maybe the puffs will vanish with the first stable and bug-free version?

]]> By: kamisori http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3393 kamisori Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:41:43 +0000 http://blog.songbirdnest.com/2008/03/19/songbird-05rc2-is-available-for-testing/#comment-3393 You guys DO know that all your songbird-logos are... uhm farting.... do you? You guys DO know that all your songbird-logos are… uhm farting…. do you?

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