Catwalk Release.txt

25/04/10 v1.1.14 Cara

• Add JRMC v15 to installer

07/03/10 v1.1.12 Cara

• Upgrade of user settings throwing an exception (..\user.config) on one system - Catch and report exception
• Reordered license validation and settings upgrade - first run of new JRMC installation now correctly picks up old settings
• Changed "receipt" to "license" to avoid confusion with PayPal receipt

17/11/09 v1.1.11 Cara

• Fixed a problem with Volume Limit setting > slider.max on some installations, (causing exception on Volume Settings button)
• Upgraded to LibUpnpCil v3.2.2
• Added a DeleteAll clause to the JR Delete Playlist Items function
• Removed the "Wait for DS Playlist finished inserting" workaround

01/10/09 v1.1.10 Cara

• Minor registry changes to attempt to catch a exception with output plugins

27/09/09 v1.1.9 Cara

• Increased track-change-suppress period to 8 seconds to work round some JRMC deadlocking
• Only detect JRMC seeking if in the correct zone, and is not STOPPED
• Added a JRMC watchdog to detect if JRMC goes deaf and callbacks are not being called
• Suppressed seeking events immediately after track changes, and watchdogs

18/09/09 v1.1.8 Cara

• DS now responds to changes to the JRMC seek bar
• Added two-way Track-Elapsed-Time syncronisation
• Improved volume connection reliability (again)

15/09/09 v1.1.7 Cara

• Fixed "ARTIST" being displayed on DS display when items added to playlist with Catwalk - removed the "role = performer" attribute from the XML metadata

14/09/09 v1.1.6 Cara

• Added support for JRMC v14
• Fixed a registry bug
• Started migration to CatwalkQ naming

03/08/09 v1.1.5 Cara Beta

• Added support for JRMC Library Servers
• Removed upper limit on MC version compatibility check

31/07/09 v1.1.4 Cara Beta

• Updated to LibUpnpCil 3.1.19
• Use evented (shadow) device elapsed counter only in device events
• Tidied logging
• Hashed reciept key in trace log
• Removed some unused code
• Ported fix for Volume Limit divide-by-zero problem, volume bounds checking, and volume startup diagnostics
• Volume control attached only for the same room as currently selected source

29/05/09 v1.1.2 Cara Beta

• Reduced dependency from .NET 2.0 SP1 back to .NET 2.0 - Don't use AutoResetEvent.WaitOne(int) overload

25/05/09 v1.1.1 Cara Beta

• Fixed expiration behaviour for Vista UAC

22/05/09 v1.1.0 Cara Beta

• Support Linn Cara API - Integrated Cara LibUpnpCil library; Many changes.
• Volume connection is now reliable
• Resolved instances of tracks prematurely ending. (LibUpnpCil v3.0.10 is reporting incorrect (non-zero) track elapsed time for some short period after track transitions.)
• Fixed a missing Event Suppress in playlist integration
• StartStack() will no longer complete if Loopback IP address (Network "None") is selected
• Rewrote the Network selection, change, and attach code. Includes rewrite of Power management code
• Added a 30 day expiry policy for try-before-you-buy
• Modified HTTP server shutdown code

RELEASES BELOW ARE FOR BUTE DS FIRMWARE ONLY

17/07/09 v1.0.21 Bute

• Detect spurious track elapsed data on JR track transition
• More logging

14/07/09 v1.0.20 Bute

• Use evented device elapsed counter only in device events
• Create search timer earlier in initialisation to deal with consequences of exceptions during initialisation
• Reject Auto-IP (169) network addresses

10/06/09 v1.0.19 Bute

• Fixed Volume Limit divide-by-zero problem
• Added start of Catwalk Configuration via .NET remoting
• Hashed reciept key
• Added a 30 day expiry policy for try-before-you-buy
• Resolved instances of tracks prematurely ending. (LibUpnpCil v3.0.10 is reporting incorrect (non-zero) track elapsed time for some short period after track transitions.) Workaround backported from Cara
• Added additional diagnostics on Volume Setting dialog
• Explicitly set min-max and bounds checking for Startup Volume control on construction because of unfathomable strangeness, (cf SR volume bug)

13/05/09 v1.0.17 Bute (Unreleased)

• Fixed a problem where Pause from an IR handset would sometimes erroneously resume playback after a short time. (Removed setting MC playback position on Pause())
• Added another special case for track transitions - This should resolve instances of track restarts cause by MC lagging by more than 8-10 seconds, (due to slow PC clock)
• Reduced read-ahead buffering in output plugin
• Added debug trace to output plugin
• Set MJOUTPUTPLUGINNOPRE_BUFFER to TRUE
• Caught another exception from MC's playback position bug - wrapped all calls to IMJPlaybackAutomation.Position_set

04/05/09 v1.0.16 Bute

• Catwalk Settings are now retained when upgrading MC
• Changed the feedback dialog box slightly

01/05/09 v1.0.15

• Added NetworkAddressChanged event to pick up all changes to network state. All Network events now hang off NetworkAddressChanged event
• Don't restart the stack on network change if the IP address is the same as last selected network
• Added a "preferred network" button, to set users preferred network
• Worked around race condition between playlist diff timer and Standby()/Resume() (causing exception crash)
• Added a startup volume setting - A volume level is applied every time Catwalk connects to a DS, and when the volume integration is enabled
• Changed the UI for volume settings
• Adjust JR volume proportionally when Volume Upper Limit is changed
• Added Mute integration - (Full round trip integration requires a JRMC bug fix due v13.0.167 or later)
• Force the volume control to "internal" - Unfortunately this currently only works over a restart
• Fixed a volume bug - Made Volume control object Zone aware

02/04/09 v1.0.14

• Redistribute C++ runtime

01/04/09 v1.0.13

• Fixed a shutdown bug
• Removed the code that disables (greys) the Catwalk UI on Init exceptions
• Fixed vista layout bug on registration dialog
• Detect .NET framework versions
• Updated Receipt.dll to reduce .NET dependency to v2.0

27/03/09 v1.0.12

• Import Album Art URI from DS UPnP objects when added to MC Playlist
• Added registration and receipt validation
• Changed registration dialog: removed default text, and added label
• Set Preferred Catwalk Options in MC when MC version changed as well as on first execution
• Restart stack on restart after hibernation or standby
• Don't apply meta-data from DS to local MC files
• Rediscover NICs on stack restart
• Deal with Discovery exceptions when NIC is removed. (Usually due to fiddling with available NICs while CW is running)

06/03/09 v1.0.11

• Fixed intermittant "PlayNow" failure by moderating JR Playing events to prevent excessive calls to DS.Play()
• Fixed a few registry bugs to make Catwalk work on "Media Jukebox 12"
• Removed skinning hooks
• Added Invoke check to JR playlist diff to improve robustness of shuffle

04/03/09 v1.0.10

• Implemented Catwalk null output plugin to capture local computer audio
• Removed muting behaviour and option in favour of null output plugin
• Null output plugin applied only when player is not "None" and on attatched zone change
• Added exception catching and debugger triggers on Invoke, JR Events, and Device Events. This resolves a number of JRiver crashes
• Fixed problem receiving JR events while unsubscribing

24/02/09 v1.0.9

• Changed "Tagging - Update Tags" setting to "off" by default. Can be turned on again in Tools | Options | General

24/02/09 v1.0.8

• Refined the Vista firewall installation settings - now works for non-english versions of vista, and Home and Ultimate and XP
• Optimised incoming entries by removing calls to diffing engine - should now defer to next diff tick
• Optimised incoming entries by moving logging to exceptions only
• Put back server flushing, and set lump size to 64k
• Added More logging

19/02/09 v1.0.7

• Changed JR's "stop mode" option to "instant" in registry to avoid lots of volume changes
• Vista URL ACL for Catwalk service at install time
• Changed server file access share-mode to "allow ReadWrite" to match JR access
• Changed widget layout slightly for tidyness on vista

19/02/09 v1.0.6

• Fixed suppress Event bug (swapped re-enable actions)
• Fixed track transition bug
• Changed server uri to include extention to help clients determine filetype
• Changed http server content type to "audio/*"

19/02/09 v1.0.5

• Bugfix: Deal with multiple Catwalk machines adding to same DS playlist - Correctly deal with a Catwalk server URL that isn't run on this computer.
• Moved generated log file to be next to assembly
• moved catwalk http port to 17071
• added port to firewall in installer
• forced off "save image tags inside file" setting
• changed wording ds status on eop

17/02/09 v1.0.4b

First public beta