Some of the changes since alpha 2:
Features
* Inline editing of tracks in the Collection is now possible.
* Album moves can be undone
* Grouped albums can be moved in the playlist by draggin the album
header
* Track moves in the playlist can now be undone
* Gapless playback.
* New "fuzzy" bias type, which matches values loosely.
* Collection Setup automatically expands to show selected directories.
(BR 123637)
* Tag editing and file deletion for MTP devices
* Add toolbox to context view
* Allow selecting multiple playlist items.
* Implement "Move to collection" functionality in file browser.
* Saving/loading of biased playlists.
* Improved script console
* Set items in directory selector to partially checked when relevant.
patch by Sebastian Trueg
* Album is now added to the playlist when clicked in Albums applet.
* Trigger play/pause when middle-clicking systray icon. (BR 167162)
* New start flag --multipleinstances allows to run multiple instances of
Amarok.
* Full cover support for Nepomuk collection
* Search local collection for albums to show in the album applet when
playing non local content
* Context view state is saved on exit and restored on start up.
* New functions available to the scripting interface, under Amarok.Info.
Changes
* New filename scheme widget in the Organize Collection dialog.
* New laylout of the main toolbar using the new graphics.
* Greatly reduced memory usage when using dynamic playlists.
* Reworked layout and more intuitive interface in the Guess Tags from
Filenames dialog.
* New artwork by Nuno Pinheiro and Wade Olson
* Better zooming animation in the context view
* Better usage of the available space in the context view.
* Show url in the playlist if track has no name. patch by Edward Hades
(BR 167171)
Bugfixes
* Fix crash when dragging media from an external source (or the file
browser) to the playlist (BR 169035)
* Fix crash when opening the setting dialog (BR 169215)
* Many fixes to the behavior of the playlist when dragging things
around.
* Don't pop up multiple cover search dialogs when cancelling search in
the Cover Manager (BR 167462)
* Amarok would not respect the user's changes in the cover search
dialog.
* Amarok would submit tracks to lastfm reguardless of whether the user
chose to enable scrobbling.
* OSD translucency works now. (BR 166567)
* Use name based sorting of tracks without a track number (fixes sorting
in shoutcast and cool streams services)
* Don't try to scan the whole $HOME on first startup.
* Don't pop up the OSD after changing Amarok settings. (BR: 168197)
* Fix crash when exiting while collection scan was running. (BR 167872)
* Automatically re-authenticate connection if the Ampache server has
logged us out. (BR 166958)
* Status bar now allows shrinking main window beyond it's width and does
not enlarge main window by itself. Patch by Daniel Molkentin (BR
166832)
* Submit tracks to Last.fm also when playing Last.fm Radio. (BR 164156)
* Check if the file is writable before allowing the tags to be edited in
SqlMeta. ( BR 122797 )
* Properly insert items dragged from the collection view. (BR: 166609)
* Don't remove all the tracks in the group when removing the first. (BR:
167251)
* Only increment playcount if we've played more than half of the song.
(BR 121587)
* Added protection against endless looping when a playlist contains only
unplayable tracks.
* Missing default playlist does not produce error message now. (BR
167385)
* Fixed playlist bias drop-down box showing multiple empty and duplicate
entries. (BR 167153)
* Fixed the "Toggle Main Window" shortcut. (BR 167218)
* Script manager now could stop scripts which use qt bindings.
* Fix crash when calling GetCaps from the DBus Player interface
* Update album applet on track change. (BR 167256)
AmaroK is a media player for KDE. There are many media players
around these days, true. What's missing from most players is a user
interface, that doesn't get in the way of the user. How many buttons
do you have to press for simply adding some new tracks to the
playlist? amaroK tries to be a little different, providing a simple
drag and drop interface, that really makes playlist handling easy.
This package contains the KDE4 version of amarok.
TODO:
PLIST needs more fixes, tries to remove too many files.
Feature Overview
Music Collection:
You have a huge music library and want to locate tracks quickly?
Let amaroK's powerful Collection take care of that! It's a database
powered music store, which keeps track of your complete music library,
allowing you to find any title in a matter of seconds.
Intuitive User Interface:
You will be amazed to see how easy amaroK is to use! Simply drag-and-drop
files into the playlist. No hassle with complicated buttons or tangled
menus. Listening to music has never been easier!
Streaming Radio:
Web streams take radio to the next level: Listen to thousands of great
radio stations on the internet, for free! amaroK provides excellent
streaming support, with advanced features, such as displaying titles
of the currently playing songs.
Context Browser:
This tool provides useful information on the music you are currently
listening to, and can make listening suggestions, based on your personal
music taste. An innovate and unique feature.
Visualizations:
amaroK is compatible with XMMS visualization plugins. Allows you to use
the great number of stunning visualizations available on the net.
3d visualizations with OpenGL are a great way to enhance your music
experience.
Multiple Audio Systems:
You have been using aRts, but would like to try GStreamer, or the innovative
NMM multimedia system? With amaroK, you can simply switch between these
audio systems at runtime, using a unique plugin based engine technology.
PS: Sorry, this is what http://amarok.kde.org says ;)
