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Version 2.4.0 - April 6, 2012
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Contributors since 2.2.0:
Alexander Kojevnikov, Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Frank Ziegler,
Kevin Anthony, Timo Dörr

New extensions since 2.2.0:
* FolderSync: Copy and synchronize tracks from playlists into specified folders

Enhancements since 2.2.0:
* AlbumArtWriter: Allow forcing a copy of the album art into the album folders
* AlbumArtWriter: Add configuration of the name and the type of the image file
* DuplicateSongDetector: Use a more aggressive algorithm for detecting duplicates

Notable bugs fixed since 2.2.0:
* DuplicateSongDetector: Fix bug causing the window to be blank
* Karaoke: Don't change the visual style of the lyrics
* Karaoke: Disable keybindings in the context pane
* LiveRadio: Fix crash when updating the genre list
* LiveRadio: Disable non-functional plugins: shoutcast, magnatune, realradios
* LiveRadio: Fix crash when live365 session stream cannot be retrieved
* LiveRadio: Fix crash when clicking multiple genres quickly (bgo#662794)
* Lyrics: Use HTTP proxy management provided by Banshee (bgo#664710)
* Telepathy: Fix dllmap for cross-architecture support


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Version 2.2.0 - September 21, 2011
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Contributors since 2.0.0:
Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Frank Ziegler, Kevin Anthony, Kriss,
Manish Sinha, Nicholas Parker, Olivier Dufour, Philipp Ittershagen,
Raimo Radczewski

New extensions since 2.0.0:
* AlbumArtWriter: Write album art to the folder containing the music files
* DuplicateSongDetector: Detect and remove duplicate songs in your library

Enhancements since 2.0.0:
* ClutterFlow: Major refactoring and code cleanup, for better readability.
* DuplicateSongDetector: Add toggling by activating row
* DuplicateSongDetector: Add a refresh and close button to the toolbar
* Mirage: Re-enable rescan and reset methods (bgo#653826)
* OpenVP: Add new "Spectrum Scan" and "Spectrum Rain" visualizations
* OpenVP: Make "Scaled Voiceprint" visualization look nicer (bgo#658304)
* OpenVP: Add a new "Scaled Voiceprint" visualization
* Use dbus-sharp instead of ndesk-dbus. The Telepathy extension does not bundle
  the ndesk-dbus sources anymore.

Notable bugs fixed since 2.0.0:
* ClutterFlow: Fix crash when searching (bgo#658334)
* ClutterFlow: Fix NRE crash (bgo#647134)
* Karaoke: add an gst_init() call to make sure gstreamer is working
* Karaoke: fix NRE on dispose if audiokaraoke was not found
* Karaoke: Fix crash when switching to Now Playing
* LastfmFingerprint: Build only if enabled in the build (bgo#657013)
* LastfmFingerprint: Don't strdup strings
* LastfmFingerprint: Fix empty name exception (bgo#648168)
* Lirc: Drop liblirc_client.so moduleref (lp#773686)
* LiveRadio: Re-enable ShoutCast with request structure from RadioStationFetcher
* Lyrics: Always update pane title when track changes (bgo#647108)
* Lyrics: Fix crash when switching to Now Playing
* RadioStationFetcher: Updated the shoutcast plugin to fix the IP address
* RandomByLastfm: Do not query Last.fm when offline (bgo#634785)
* StreamRecorder: Fix files not being split by metadata (bgo#656339)
* ZeitgeistDataprovider: Register dataprovider in DataSource Registry (lp#691842)
* ZeitgeistDataprovider: Differenciate between ScheduledActivity and UserActivity (lp#748120)


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Version 2.1.4 - September 8, 2011
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Contributors since 2.1.3:
Bertrand Lorentz, Kevin Anthony, Nicholas Parker

Enhancements since 2.1.3:
* DuplicateSongDetector: Add toggling by activating row
* DuplicateSongDetector: Add a refresh and close button to the toolbar
* OpenVP: Add new "Spectrum Scan" and "Spectrum Rain" visualizations
* OpenVP: Make "Scaled Voiceprint" visualization look nicer (bgo#658304)

Notable bugs fixed since 2.1.3:
* ClutterFlow: Fix crash when searching (bgo#658334)
* StreamRecorder: Fix files not being split by metadata (bgo#656339)


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Version 2.1.3 - August 25, 2011
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Contributors since 2.1.1:
Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Kevin Anthony, Nicholas Parker,
Philipp Ittershagen, Raimo Radczewski

New extensions since 2.1.1:
* AlbumArtWriter: Write album art to the folder containing the music files
* DuplicateSongDetector: Detect and remove duplicate songs in your library

Enhancements since 2.1.1:
* Mirage: Re-enable rescan and reset methods (bgo#653826)
* OpenVP: Add a new "Scaled Voiceprint" visualization

Notable bugs fixed since 2.1.1:
* RandomByLastfm: Do not query Last.fm when offline (bgo#634785)
* LastfmFingerprint: Build only if enabled in the build (bgo#657013)


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Version 2.1.1 - June 13, 2011
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Contributors since 2.0.0:
Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Frank Ziegler, Kriss, Manish Sinha,
Olivier Dufour

Enhancements since 2.0.0:
* Use dbus-sharp instead of ndesk-dbus. The Telepathy extension does not bundle
  the ndesk-dbus sources anymore.
* ClutterFlow: Major refactoring and code cleanup, for better readability.

Notable bugs fixed since 2.0.0:
* ClutterFlow: Fix NRE crash (bgo#647134)
* Karaoke: add an gst_init() call to make sure gstreamer is working
* Karaoke: fix NRE on dispose if audiokaraoke was not found
* LastfmFingerprint: Don't strdup strings
* LastfmFingerprint: Fix empty name exception (bgo#648168)
* Lirc: Drop liblirc_client.so moduleref (lp#773686)
* LiveRadio: Re-enable ShoutCast with request structure from RadioStationFetcher
* Lyrics: Always update pane title when track changes (bgo#647108)
* RadioStationFetcher: Updated the shoutcast plugin to fix the IP address
* ZeitgeistDataprovider: Register dataprovider in DataSource Registry (lp#691842)
* ZeitgeistDataprovider: Differenciate between ScheduledActivity and UserActivity (lp#748120)


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Version 2.0.0 - April 6, 2011
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Contributors since 1.8.0:
Alexander Kojevnikov, Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, David Nielsen,
Frank Ziegler, Gabriel Burt, Janez Troha, John Moore, Manish Sinha,
Mathijs Dumon, Olivier Dufour, Raimo Radczewski, Rodney Dawes, Samuel Gyger

New extensions since 1.8.0 :
* Ampache: Browse and play your remote music with Ampache
* Jamendo: Browse the Jamendo catalog, stream and download free music
* Karaoke: Filter out the singers voice
* LastfmFingerprint: Identify your music automatically, using the Last.fm online service
* RandomByLastfm: Shuffle your library using information from the Last.fm online service
* ZeitgeistDataprovider: Publish your Banshee activities into Zeitgeist

Enhancements since 1.8.0:
* AlarmClock: Improve the sleep timer configuration
* LiveRadio: Add a module to fetch radio stations from RealRadios.com
* Lyrics: Improve performance

Notable bugs fixed since 1.8.0:
* Fix missing unique IDs in several extension sources
* AlarmClock: Fix sleep timer fade out duration (bgo#634200)
* AlarmClock: Don't start playing if the alarm is disabled (bgo#637481)
* ClutterFlow: Handle horizontal scrolling properly (bgo#644609)
* Lirc: Fix potential memory issues
* Lirc: Add a dllmap for lirc_client (bgo#635848)
* LiveRadio: Fix crash when retrieving source icon (bgo#640152)
* LiveRadio: Fix display of the source icon
* Lyrics: Fix NullPointerException when artist is unknown
* Lyrics: Properly trim artist name and track title and fix NRE (bgo#635616)
* Lyrics: Change regex on LyricWiki to show only original language (bgo#635434)
* Lyrics: Throw a NetworkUnavailableException when there is no network (bgo#634787)
* Lyrics: Don't use lyricsplugin.com anymore (bgo#640570)
* Magnatune: Fix display of the source icon
* Streamrecorder: Fix recording of some streams (bgo#642933)
* StreamRecorder: Fix write error by creating output directory if needed


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Version 1.9.6 - March 24, 2011
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Contributors:
Alexander Kojevnikov, Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Frank Ziegler,
Gabriel Burt

Enhancements:
* Jamendo: Allow cancelling downloads
* Karaoke: Use youtubelyric.com for optional scrolling lyrics display

Bugs Fixed:
* ClutterFlow: Handle horizontal scrolling properly (bgo#644609)
* Streamrecorder: Fix recording of some streams (bgo#642933)

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Version 1.9.5 - March 10, 2011
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Contributors:
Frank Ziegler

Bugs Fixed:
* Karaoke: fixed a potential application crash

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Version 1.9.4 - March 3, 2011
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Contributors:
Bertrand Lorentz, Frank Ziegler, Olivier Dufour, Chow Loong Jin

Enhancements:
* Karaoke: added a new extension to filter out the singers voice

Bugs Fixed:
* LastfmFingerprint: Fix some exceptions
* Fix missing unique IDs in several extension sources
* Lirc: Fix potential memory issues
* Lyrics: Fix NullPointerException when artist is unknown

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Version 1.9.3 - February 3, 2011
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Contributors:
Bertrand Lorentz, Frank Ziegler

Enhancements:
* AlarmClock: Improve the sleep timer configuration
* LastfmFingerprint: Only show the authentication dialog once per run
* LiveRadio: Add a module to fetch radio stations from RealRadios.com

Bugs Fixed:
* AlarmClock: Fix sleep timer fade out duration (bgo#634200)
* LastfmFingerprint: Update display when saving track (bgo#639721)
* LiveRadio: Fix crash when retrieving source icon (bgo#640152)
* LiveRadio: Fix display of the source icon
* Lyrics: Don't use lyricsplugin.com anymore (bgo#640570)
* Magnatune: Fix display of the source icon

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Version 1.9.2 - January 12, 2011
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Contributors:
Bertrand Lorentz, David Nielsen, Frank Ziegler, John Moore, Olivier Dufour

Enhancements:
* [LastfmFingerprint] Add authentication support
* [Lyrics] Improve performance

Bugs Fixed:
* [StreamRecorder] Fix write error by creating output directory if needed
* [AlarmClock] Don't start playing if the alarm is disabled (bgo#637481)

We now are using the Transifex tool for translations for BCE.

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Version 1.9.1 - December 16, 2010
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Contributors:
Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Gabriel Burt, Janez Troha, John Moore,
Manish Sinha, Mathijs Dumon, Olivier Dufour, Rodney Dawes, Samuel Gyger

New:
* [Jamendo] Browse the Jamendo catalog, stream and download free music
* [ZeitgeistDataprovider] Publish your Banshee activities into Zeitgeist

Enhancements:
* [LastfmFingerprint] Correct more information : album name, track number, etc.
* [build] Various build/unit test fixes

Bugs Fixed:
* [Ampache] Improve handling of large libraries (bgo#636069)
* [Ampache] Reduce the initial load time by loading songs on demand (bgo#636041)
* [LastfmFingerprint] Fix NRE when fingerprint request times out (bgo#635899)
* [Lirc] Add a dllmap for lirc_client (bgo#635848)
* [Lyrics] Properly trim artist name and track title and fix NRE (bgo#635616)
* [Lyrics] Change regex on LyricWiki to show only original language (bgo#635434)
* [Lyrics] Throw a NetworkUnavailableException when there is no network (bgo#634787)

The SoundMenu and UbuntuOneMusicStore extensions have been removed, as they are
now core extensions and part of the main Banshee source tree.

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Version 1.9.0 - November 10, 2010
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Contributors:
Bertrand Lorentz, John Moore, Olivier Dufour, Raimo Radczewski

New:
* [Ampache] Browse and play your remote music with Ampache
* [LastfmFingerprint] Identify your music automatically, using the Last.fm online service
* [RandomByLastfm] Shuffle your library using information from the Last.fm online service

Bugs Fixed:
* [SoundMenu] Fix removal of the preference checkbox (bgo#633708)

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Version 1.8.0 - September 29, 2010
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Contributors:
Bertrand Lorentz, Gabriel Burt, Gianvito Cavasoli

Bugs Fixed:
* [AlarmClock] Rework synchronization to avoid an infinite loop
* [AlarmClock] Fix a crash on exit
* [SoundMenu] Add dependency on the MPRIS extension

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Version 1.7.6 - September 15, 2010
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Contributors:
Aaron Bockover, Bertrand Lorentz, Patrick Niklaus

Enhancements:
* [Lyrics] Add a Copy button to the lyrics window
* [Lyrics] Fix up the label in LyricsPane
* [Lyrics] Use Banshee.WebBrowser instead of webkit-sharp

Bugs Fixed:
* [build] Bring gnome-doc-utils autofoo into the tree
* [Lyrics] Detect a false positive from lyricsplugin.com
* [Lyrics] Fixed LyricsWiki source
* [U1MS] Set a TypeUniqueId for the source (bgo#626965)

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Version 1.7.4 - August 14, 2010
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Contributors:
Aaron Bockover, Alex Launi, Alexander Kojevnikov, Andrés G. Aragoneses,
Bertrand Lorentz, Chow Loong Jin, Chris Howie, Frank Ziegler, Gabriel Burt,
Iain Lane, Ruben Vermeersch, Sense Hofstede

New:
* [OpenVP] Add various visualizations to the Now Playing source
* [SoundMenu] Control Banshee from the sound menu available in Ubuntu

Enhancements:
* User help is now available, automatically integrated into the Banshee help pages.
  To contribute to it, get in touch with the GNOME Documentation Project at
  http://live.gnome.org/DocumentationProject
* [AppIndicator] Avoid conflicts with NotificationArea by not being enabled at the same time

Bugs Fixed:
* [AppIndicator] Fix toggle state issue when the window was launched from its starter
* [AppIndicator] Stop the notifications from lagging and stacking up (bgo#616652)
* [AppIndicator] Use banshee-panel icon if it exists
* [ClutterFlow] Fix crash when checking GL extensions
* [ClutterFlow] Copy the clutter-sharp assemblies during installation
* [LiveRadio] Fix ShoutCAST streams (lp#572819)
* [LiveRadio] Fix crash when disabling last enabled plugin (bgo#623983)
* [Lyrics] Follow the WriteMetadata preference
* [Mirage] Remove the ineffective "Duplicate Search" menu entry
* [Mirage] Explicitly link mirageaudiotest to GStreamer libs (bgo#624084)
* [Mirage] Delay initialization to avoid slowing down Banshee's startup
* [StreamRecorder] Use a filesink in the gstreamer pipeline (bgo#616167)
* [Telepathy] Update Now Playing information when gapless is on
* [UbuntuOneMusicStore] Delay initialization until actually needed

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Version 1.6.0 - March 31, 2010
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Contributors:
Alex Launi, Alexander Kojevnikov, Andrés G. Aragoneses, Bertrand Lorentz,
Frank Ziegler, Gabriel Burt, Jo Shields, Mathijs Dumon, Sense Hofstede

New:
* [AppIndicator] use the new application indicator area available in Ubuntu.

Enhancements:
* [ClutterFlow] Added an alphabet bar to the scrollbar for fast browsing
* [Lyrics] Add www.lyricsplugin.com support

Bugs Fixed:
* [ClutterFlow] Fix shade bug when there's no shader support
* [ClutterFlow] Fix party-mode transition, fixed wrong slider label
* [ClutterFlow] Fix small bug, now stores user sorting setting
* [ClutterFlow] Fix asynchronous clone creation when user clicks album currently not centered
* [ClutterFlow] Fix fullscreen bug, fixing internationalisation strings (again)
* [I18N] Replace all Catalog calls with calls to the Mono.Addins localizer
* [Magnatune] Replace unicode char with \u expansion
* [Mirage] Only load RandomBySimilar if Mirage working
* [StreamRecorder] Added "unchanged" encoder to record streams as they are
* [StreamRecorder] fixed encoder choose to not include plugins that are not found
* [StreamRecorder] updated deprecated lame gstreamer plugin to lamemp3enc

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Version 1.5.5 - March 10, 2010
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Contributors:
Alexander Kojevnikov, Bertrand Lorentz, David Corrales, Frank Ziegler,
Gabriel Burt, Jo Shields, Mathijs Dumon, Max Battcher, Neil Loknath

New:
* [CoverWallpaper] new, migrated from Google Code
* [LiveRadio] new, another way to discover internet radio stations
* [Magnatune] new, browse and stream tracks from Magnatune
* [Telepathy] new, browse your IM friends' music library, download or stream their tracks
* [UbuntuOneMusicStore] new, browse and preview songs from the Ubuntu One Music Store

Enhancements:
* [ClutterFlow] Added a slide out animation when user right-clicks album so he/she can see the cover better
* [ClutterFlow] Dragging sensitivity is now adjustable
* [Mirage] Much more sophisticated shuffle/fill-by similar

Bugs Fixed:
* [Lyrics] Handle proxy config errors (bgo#611446)
* [Mirage] Fix crash in RandomBySimilar (bgo#611066)

Translators:
Frank Ziegler, Gianvito Cavasoli

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Version 1.5.4 - Feb 24, 2010
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Banshee Community Extensions is a sub-project of Banshee, where the
community can work on upcoming extensions with fewer barriers to entry.

Learn more: http://banshee-project.org/download/extensions/

In this first release, we have migrated nine community extensions that were
previously hosted all over (Google Code, Gitorious, self-hosted), including
their full commit history.  These are:

  AlarmClock, Awn, ClutterFlow, LCD, Lirc, Lyrics, Mirage,
  RadioStationFetcher, StreamRecorder

Since migrating them, some changes have been made:

  * Mirage now adds shuffle-by-similar and fill-by-similar modes instead
    of adding its own automatic-playlist source.

  * All extensions can be found in Preferences under the 'Community
    Extensions' category

  * All extensions are disabled by default; enable in Preferences