Radio Downloader Changelog

0.10

BBC Radio Provider

enh
Updated flvstreamer binary to 2.1c
maj
Implemented downloading and re-encoding AAC streams when MP3s are unavailable.
enh
Implemented re-encoding options for directly downloaded MP3 files.

Core Application

enh
Reduced the possibility of the application settings being lost.

0.8.4

BBC Radio Provider

nor
A descriptive error is returned if an MP3 download fails to resolve the hostname.
nor
A descriptive error is returned if an MP3 download resumes too many times.
nor
A descriptive error is returned if an MP3 download fails part of the way through.

0.8.2

BBC Radio Provider

nor
A descriptive error is returned if a direct MP3 download fails without connecting.
nor
Tuned retry logic for direct MP3 downloads.
enh
Updated flvstreamer binary to revision 39.

Core Application

enh
Enabled clickable url links in the text section of the sidebar.
min
Fixed a crash if the user's download and Documents folders do not exist when starting a download.

0.8

BBC Radio Provider

min
Fixed flaw in retry logic for interrupted direct MP3 downloads.
nor
Fixed failure to get programme info for programmes with no synopsis.
enh
Added ability to directly download higher quality MP3 audio streams.

Core Application

min
Fixed a crash when deleting an episode when the audio file is in use.

Installer

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The installer and binaries are now digitally signed.

0.6

BBC Radio Provider

nor
Fixed some programmes showing no available episodes when there are some.
enh
Implemented the option to report errors when finding new programmes.
enh
A machine readable data source is now used for Programme Info.

Core Application

maj
CachedWebClient now caches unsuccessful web requests as well.
min
Improved the interface when compacting the database.
enh
The downloaded programme file name format option now allows sub-folders.
crt
Fixed data loss bug in UpdateDB class.
enh
Users are now prevented from subscribing to one off episodes.
nor
Temp folder is checked and re-created if missing before each download.

0.5.10

BBC Radio Provider

min
Fixed setting Lame priority to Low under windows XP.
maj
Stopped all multi-episode programmes returning an error when selected.

0.5.8

BBC Radio Provider

maj
Resolved issue with all multi-episode programmes returning an invalid page error.
enh
Updated bundled LAME executable to version 3.98.2
nor
Fixed error when selecting any programme from the currently available list.
nor
Episodes which are no longer available are now removed from the download list.
nor
Errors caused by the user's geographic location are now correctly reported.
enh
Added options to select the MP3 encoding parameters for BBC Radio downloads.

Core Application

enh
Added command line parameter to close a running instance of the application.
enh
Enabled providers to be able to show their own specific options dialogs.
enh
Improved errored download retry and removal.
enh
Added a 'Choose Programme' button to the Find New view.
enh
Improved accessibility for visually impaired users.
enh
Added shortcut keys for common operations.

Installer

enh
The application is now automatically closed on uninstall.
enh
Reduced the size of the installer by compressing the bitmaps.
enh
Streamlined the installer wizard by reducing the number of dialogs.

0.5.6

BBC Radio Provider

min
Fixed the status returned when a stream is not in the mediaselector.
enh
ID3 tags are now added to downloaded episodes.
min
Fixed downloads failing if computer is suspended during conversion.
nor
Fixed browsing by genre and format when finding new programmes.
enh
Lame now runs as a low priority so that it can yield more to other processes.

Core Application

enh
Improved control navigation with the tab key.
enh
Added accelerators to the toolbar buttons and dialog controls.

0.5.4

BBC Radio Provider

crt
Resolved issue with all programmes returning an invalid page error.
nor
Fixed a problem which made it impossible to download one-off programmes.
enh
Switched to using a machine readable file to check for new BBC episodes.

Core Application

maj
Resolved a problem where updates repeatedly fail if the original installer was renamed.
enh
Mapped the delete key to the delete toolbar button in the downloads view.

0.5.3.1

Core Application

maj
Fixed application crash when main window is minimized.
min
Fixed count of 'Newly downloaded' episodes in the in Downloads view.

0.5.3

Core Application

nor
Stopped database compaction from occurring when selecting Clean Up.
enh
Added a 'Help Contents' menu option to the help menu.
nor
Removed a crash if database compaction took a long time.
trv
Improved Vista integration with more consistent theme usage.
enh
Adjusted and improved the sidebar.
trv
Switched to native menus for better integration with Vista.
enh
Ensured consistent use of the current system font throughout the application.
trv
Made Listview controls use the same theme as explorer on Vista.
enh
Dates are now stripped from episode names.

Website

enh
Added a basic help page to the Radio Downloader section of the site.

0.5.2.1

BBC Radio Provider

crt
Fixed invalid page error when selecting new BBC Radio programmes.

Core Application

maj
Fixed crash on upgrade from versions before 0.5 if there are no downloads.

0.5.2

BBC Radio Provider

nor
Stopped JavaScript debugger launching when choosing BBC Radio programmes.

0.5.1

BBC Radio Provider

min
Fixed unavailable BBC programmes being misreported as an unknown error.
enh
Improved the interface for finding new BBC Radio programmes.

Core Application

enh
Improved the options for the naming of downloaded files.

0.5.0

BBC Radio Provider

crt
Completely overhauled the BBC Plugin to download audio from the iPlayer.
enh
Improved error reporting from failed BBC Listen Again downloads.

Core Application

enh
Improved storage of images to better handle duplicate images.
maj
Refactored plugin interface and data storage to be more sensible and flexible.
enh
Updated the SQLite provider for ADO.NET to version 1.0.51.

Podcast Provider

enh
Created a new plugin to allow subscribing and downloading generic Podcasts.

0.4.9

Core Application

enh
Implemented automatic pruning of old programme information from database.
enh
Added a 'Last Download' column to the list of subscriptions.
nor
Ensured programmes at bottom of download list are removed when deleted.

0.4.8

BBC Radio Provider

min
Fixed reported error output from Mplayer so it contains line breaks.

Core Application

enh
Upgraded solution to work with VB Express 2008 and v3.5 of the .NET SDK.
enh
Added a tool to clean up orphaned entries in the programme list.

0.4.7

BBC Radio Provider

enh
Adjusted the bit-rate of created MP3 files from 128k to 112k.
nor
Downloads now restart if they are much shorter than expected.
maj
Fixed LAME DEP error on Vista if DEP is enabled for all programs.

Core Application

enh
Downloaded programmes now play with double click on programme name.
min
Double click on system tray icon now brings application to foreground.
enh
Improved the retry timing for errored programme downloads.
enh
Added the ability to report downloads that have failed with unknown errors.

Website

enh
Linked bug reporting page to Bugzilla.
enh
Added a dynamic changelog based on Bugzilla data.

0.4.6

BBC Radio Provider

maj
Improved tolerance to varying spaces in the programme info pages.

Core Application

trv
Made ampersands show properly in programme info pane.
nor
Fixed long pause when program starts sometimes.

Website

enh
Removed msi name from latest version file on website.

0.4.5

Core Application

maj
Fixed error with downloads in progress during upgrade from 0.4.3.