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version 0.5.1
	fixed crash bug after deleting playlists
	fixed importing fb2k EQ presets
	fixed bug causing garbage output when DSP plugins were changing channels count
	added oggenc --ignorelength bug workaround to converter
	added new mono2stereo DSP plugin
	fixed numerous bugs in multichannel support, down/upmixing, sampleformat conversions, etc
	fixed updating window titlebar after editing current track metadata
	fixed wrong middle mouse button double-click reaction in tray icon
	fixed scrobbling last track in "don't loop" mode
	fixed shuffle albums mode when user starts album from the middle
	added connection timeout to libmms to prevent several-minutes freezes on unresolved hosts
	fixed inconsistent gui reaction when going from 1st track to previos in "don't loop" mode
	removed -s option from bundled AAC encoder preset, for compatibility with older versions of FAAC
	fixed multiple selection "sticking" when pressing left+right mouse buttons, or trying to play missing file
	fixed syncing converter DSP preset list with the list from Preferences DSP tab
	FLAC plugin can now play files which report zero size, but have samples in them
	fixed playback of U8 wav files, and all the libsndfile formats that were not working in raw reading mode
	added option (on by default) to convert 8 bit samples to 16 bit
	added automatic samplerate option to SRC plugin
	restored "use ALSA resampling" option in ALSA plugin
	fixed several output format bugs in ALSA plugin
	added support for creating directory tree in converter plugin (Jan D. Behrens)
	set converter output folder to $HOME when it's empty
	added new DSP plugin method "can_bypass", to detect when DSP plugins can be bypassed by streamer
	improved check for multiple instances
	fixed loading cuesheets from archives
	added automatic resampler setup on 1st run with empty dsp chain, to simulate 0.4.4 behaviour

version 0.5.0
	added support for multichannel output
	added support for output in 8,24,32,float32 bits per sample formats
	improved replaygain support, with new options
	new DSP plugin API, allowing format conversions, time stretching and multiple instances
	configurable DSP chains
	added VGZ support to GME plugin
	moved libsamplerate resampler to separate DSP plugin
	added new playlist plugin API
	added new plugin for importing and exporting M3U and PLS formats
	added Edit->Sort By menu entry, with flexible sort options
	DUMB, AOSDK, SHN plugins are not distributed in deadbeef tarball anymore
	added "Shuffle albums" mode
	improved metadata editing, allowing modification of any text fields, including custom fields
	added support for editing metadata for multiple selected tracks
	improved Album Artist support
	added album covers to notifications
	title formatting now gives access to any track properties
	new option to auto-rename playlist when adding folders
	multiple mp3 plugin improvements, both speed and stability
	extended VFS plugin API to allow archive/container plugins
	added new ZIP plugin, to add/play files from zip files without unpacking
	numerous stability fixes in CURL plugin
	numerous stability fixes in AAC plugin
	fixed "hotkeys stop working after reboot" problem
	multiple improvements in playlist sorting and grouping
	multiple fixes in gtk widget rendering (playlist, tab bar, etc)
	few improvements in cue parser
	added OSS device selection to gui configuration
	reworked plugin list UI, to make bigger description field, and per-plugin license terms
	added saving/restoring window geometry to track properties and preferences
	new plugin Converter: convert from any supported format using customizable encoder presets)
	new plugin Soundtouch: resample, change pitch/tempo, timestretch, etc
	added support for files larger than 2Gb in size
	fixed CD Audio plugin freeze after switching CDs
	added support for switching GUI plugins to preferences window
	customizable lists of supported file extensions in SNDFILE and FFMPEG plugins
	fixed rendering of right-to-left text in playlist group titles
	added description with example to shellexec plugin
	fixed mp3 gapless playback (via LAME info tags)
	improved search speed
	added --play-pause command line option

version 0.4.4
	fixed race condition in streamer interaction with output plugins
	atexit and sigterm handlers are not used anymore to prevent playlist corruption when X session is being killed
	artwork plugin doesn't have direct libcurl dependency anymore
	merged new translations from LXDE branch

version 0.4.3
	fixed crash in OSS plugin
	fixed random crashes caused by upgrading to libcurl-7.21.2
	fixed metadata editing in non-english locales
	fixed switching playlists using hotkeys with caps/num/xcb modifiers
	made preferences window tabs scrollable
	fixed dts plugin description
	fixed 'n' hotkey with numlock
	improved support for icy (shoutcast) protocol
	fixed ctrl+j (jump to current track) to work correctly with multiple playlists
	fixed cursor/scroll follows playback to work correctly with multiple playlists
	session resume does not seek anymore after skipping failed track
	fixed seekbar flickering
	bundled libmms library to fix freezes after updating to 0.6
	blank cue tracks (without titles) are not skipped anymore
	fixed trailing whitespace handling in cuesheets
	"middle mouse button to delete playlist" is now default behavior
	fixed few issues with auto-saving playlist configuration
	fixed playlist redraw after cddb queries

version 0.4.2
	added translation into many languages, see translators.txt (LXDE Project)
	added ability to add custom menu items from plugins (Viktor Semykin)
	new shellexec plugin to execute shell commands with deadbeef title formatting (Viktor Semykin)
	added "Look up at last.fm" context menu option (Viktor Semykin)
	merged in DUMB 0.9.3 (mainly to satisfy debian lawyers)
	added samplerate conversion quality option to DUMB plugin
	fixed multichannel WavPack support (David Bryant)
	decode all valid integer bitdepths and float data from WavPack files (David Bryant)
	added MIDI player plugin, using WildMidi
	new MusePack plugin using libmpcdec SV8, with support for multi-chapter files
	new TTA plugin using TTAv1 library, with 8/16/24bit support and gapless
	added support for cover artwork embedded in APEv2 tags (David Bryant)
	added GTKUI option to set status icon volume control sensitivity (gordi-o)
	added support for custom tray icon and icon themes (gordi-o)
	new DTS Coherent Acoustics decoder using libdca from VLC project, plays from .wav, .dts, .cpt files
	added display of multichannel info to statusbar
	fixed reading of bad (unindented) CUE files
	new AAC decoder based on FAAD2 and MP4FF libraries
	new MMS plugin based on libmms, requires FFMPEG plugin to decode WMA content
	new icon by Sofias
	new shorten plugin, port of xmms-shn
	new aosdk plugin, plays several PSF derivatives (PSF,PSF2,DSF,QSF,SSF,SPU)
	"stop after current" feature no longer does auto-reset every time
	fixed OSS pause/unpause
	fixed seeking via global hotkeys
	improved global hotkeys plugin APIs and GUI configuration
	added Play/Pause global hotkey
	customizable IPC socket directory via DDB_SOCKET_DIR env variable (by request from Pandora port people)
	switched to GME 0.5.5 (keeping compatibility with 0.5.2)
	added option to hide system tray icon
	added new format conversions to title formatting (see built-in docs in the player)
	added support for displaying current track using bold font
	new playlist can be created by double-clicking or middle-clicking on empty area of tab strip
	added switching between playlists using [Alt +] 1-9 keys
	added option to hide "remove from disk" menu item
	added custom title-formatting for window titlebar and system tray tooltip
	added tooltip to volumbar, displaying current level in dB
	added option to follow symlinks while adding files, in the Open File dialogs
	added option to open/add files in specified named playlist
	fixed multichannel support in libsndfile, vorbis, tta, ffmpeg plugins
	added scrolling to current playing track using Ctrl+J and through menu
	fixed several bugs in mp3 tag parsers
	fixed initial track prebuffering timing bug, playback starts faster now
	fixed file->open in paused state, not resuming paused file anymore
	removed NRG support from cd audio plugin, as it was causing crashes
	improved album cover caching/updating/reloading
	added custom file filters to cover art plugin
	show progress dialog while adding files/folders from commandline
	added option to remember current track / position / state on exit, and resume after restart
	added scrolling support to playlist tabs
	improved Album Artist field support in many file formats
	got rid of STL code in AdPlug and libsidplay2 libraries

version 0.4.1
	better default/minimal search window size
	improved tag reader in ffmpeg plugin + reload metadata support
	fixed EQ drawing unwanted current value at initialization
	allow editing previous custom grouping value
	increased sort speed
	fixed alsa and oss plugins writing zero samples at start of tracks (TheMaister)
	fixed recover from suspend in alsa plugin
	fixed md5 structure buffer overflow
	added experimental support for gtk3 (2.90), enabled with --enable-gtk3
	improved oss plugin responsiveness on pause (TheMaister)
	fixed vfs_curl crashing randomly when loading album art
	ignore currently paused song when opening new file(s) from commandline
	fixed playlist moving bugs
	fixed memory leaks in id3v2 parser
	increased maximum limit on id3v2 APIC frame size to 2MiB
	added cd text support (Viktor Semykin)
	fixed wavpack crash on corrupted files
	fixed random crash when using File -> Open
	added remember/restore current folder in playlist save/load dialogs
	fixed reversing track order after drag-n-drop
	fixed "Loop single file" mode after track was moved or deleted
	removed apply button from Global Hotkeys preferences window
	fixed FLAC bitrate calculation
	fixed ID3v2 "extra size" field parser
	fixed memory leaks in vorbis plugin
	fixed several crash-bugs in mp3 plugin
	fixed known bugs in album artwork code
	added automatic backtrace printing on SIGSEGV
	added multi-track vorbis files support
	added %C(composer) expansion to title formatting
	fixed few theming/colors issues
	fixed replaygain field parsing when reading cuesheets and r.g. peak scale handling (David Bryant)
	added support for WavPack correction files (David Bryant)
	fixed loading of album art embedded in ID3v2
	added MP4 file type to ffmpeg plugin

version 0.4.0
	multiple tabbed playlists
	added grouping of tracks using title-formatting strings
	added Album Cover Art plugin
	added EQ plugin (SuperEQ library by Naoki Shibata)
	added basic PulseAudio support
	added metadata editing support
	improved global hotkeys plugin, with GUI configurator
	colors for custom widgets are taken from GTK theme, and user-customizable
	fixed FreeBSD compatibility problems
	improved resampling/streaming code
	enabled .TTA support in ffmpeg plugin
	improved metadata readers (id3v1, id3v2, apev2)
	improved Icy (shoutcast) protocol support
	moved built-in decoders to their own dynamic libraries
	now it's possible to exclude any plugin from build
	player remembers scroll positions in playlists between sessions
	added ability to delete selected files from disk (playlist context menu)
	added ability to reload metadata (playlist context menu)
	added AAC 'net streaming support (ffmpeg plugin)
	faster search and sorting
	added support for proxy username/password authentication
	better recognizer of remote pls/m3u files for online radio
	improved/fixed last.fm plugin
	OSD notifications about track changes though any notification daemon
	fixed gapless playback errors

version 0.3.3
	fixed "unknown response" in command line
	fixed winkey in global hotkeys plugin
	fixed crash in id3v1 parser
	fixed crash in mp3 plugin
	fixed few bugs/problems in ALSA plugin (now works on wider range of soundcards)
	fixed playback of multichannel FLAC files
	fixed 24 bit wavpack playback
	fixed duration calculation and seeking bugs in mp3 plugin
	added support for older versions of ffmpeg
	added OSS(3,4) support
	experimental FreeBSD support
	experimental OpenSolaris support
	improved GUI dialogs
	added new "File Number" column type
	added new "File Name" custom column conversion
	added option to disable nowplaying notifications in lastfm plugin
	added support for icy metadata (title in shoutcast streams)
	added experimental (optional) support for notifications using libnotify

version 0.3.2
	all GTK+ UI code is now in plugin
	improved main menu layout in GTK UI
	numerous memory and cpu optimizations
	fully editable/scriptable columns with sorting
	native look and feel of playlist widget
	selection is synchronized between main window and search window
	keyboard navigation in search window
	plugins got basic GUI configuration
	much smoother seekbar
	compatible with more GTK theme engines
	improved restore window geometry after minimizing to system tray
	search window geometry is now saved and restored between sessions
	flexible nowplaying querying support via command line
	ALSA code moved to plugin
	new "nullout" output plugin - good for testing, and as basis for new plugins
	added template .c file (with comments) for making new decoder plugins
	updated id3v2 and apev2 parsers to support more metadata types
	id3v2.2 parser now supports unsynchronization
	metadata viewer accessible from context menu
	flac plugin now plays "oga" files (flac in ogg container)
	ffmpeg plugin, adds formats: m4a (aac,alac), mpc/mp+/mpp, wma, shn, oma, ac3, vqf
	vtx plugin using libayemu
	adplug plugin - cmf, rol, hsc, etc (including adlib S3Ms)
	fixed cuesheet support in mp3 and ogg plugins
	fixed sse2 issues on i686 architecture
	added 24-bit ape support (thanks to Rockbox project)
	added support for custom scrobbler url to last.fm plugin (e.g. libre.fm)
	added Play Queue funtionality to playlist (context menu)
	added average/approximate bitrate display to statusbar
	new "cursor follows playback" feature
	new "stop after current track" feature
	.dbpl extension is auto-added when saving playlist
	improved robustness in http code (handling connection problems, etc)
		
version 0.3.1
	improved header widget drawing and gtkengines compatibility
	fixed vfs_curl to fetch content size properly again
	fixed rare memory leak bug in seekbar drawing
	fixed total playtime display
	changed buttons to use stock icons
	implemented reading of embedded cuesheets from ape and wavpack files
	fixed bug in filename resolving when starting from commandline
	added possibility to open multiple files from filemanagers
	fixed random locking/hanging in alsa module
	loading plugins from $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.local/lib/deadbeef/ (by Alexey A. Smirnov <alexey.smirnov@gmx.com>)
	middle click on tray icon toggles pause on current track (by Alex Dedul <rotmer@gmail.com>)

version 0.3.0
	vfs plugins - for implementing http/ftp streaming, etc
	improved mpeg (libmad) plugin - eats less memory, works faster
	added support for icecast and shoutcast streams (mp3, ogg)
	added support for podcasts (basically, for any files residing on http/ftp)
	added support for opening pls and m3u files
	improved about dialog
	added support for Super (winkey) modifier and multimedia keys in global hotkeys plugin
	fixed random crash in global hotkeys plugin if key combination was used elsewhere
	improved cuesheet reader
	added cd audio support, including cddb/freedb
	added preferences window
	new unified config file for everything
	added total playtime display in statusbar
	improved plugin build system, displays list of plugins to be built
	custom columns (through manual config editing yet)
	column header drag-and-drop
	improved alsa compatibility
	player can release sound device while not playing
	better alsa resume after suspend support
	support for hardware samplerate conversion (when supported by hardware)
	support for alsa software resampling
	improved skipping through bad files
	fixed replaygain bugs
	added full file path display via tooltip (optional, disabled by default)
	statusbar shows info while paused
	added new buffering icon while streamer loads data
	added scrolling in playlist while dragging/selecting tracks
	case-insensitive file filter in gtkfilechooser dialogs
	added cursor sync between playlist and search windows
	player saves playlist/config on SIGTERM (should improve things on shutdown)

version 0.2.3.2
	added winkey (Super) modifier support to hotkeys plugin
	added multimedia keys support to hotkeys plugin
	added hex keycodes (as reported by xev) support to hotkeys plugin
	fixed crashbug in playlist loader when loading playlist files from older releases
	fixed bug in flac decoder attempting to read past end of file
	added new workarounds for malformed cusheet files

version 0.2.3.1
	disabled debug tracing in most modules, to prevent slow-downs
	fixed streaming bug introduced last moment before 0.2.3
	fixed redrawing of playing status after resume from pause

version 0.2.3
	added native gapless playback which works with most decoders
	added replaygain support
	added wavpack plugin
	added libsndfile plugin
	fixed seeking in paused and stopped states
	fixed reading of some id3v2 tags
	changed tag reading order to APEv2->ID3v2->ID3v1
	improved cuesheet reader
	fixed interlocking bug in streamer (should reduce skips)

version 0.2.2.2
	fixed resume after suspend/hibernate
	fixed cue reader regression
	fixed another playlist drawing regression
	fixed stutter at the start of ape tracks

version 0.2.2.1
	fixed playlist drawing regressions encountered in 0.2.2

version 0.2.2	
	fixed several build problems reported by users
	added app icons, updated launcher script
	proper sse2 detection and usage in ape plugin
	reduced volumebar range to -50dB
	horizontal scrolling in playlist
	pango is now used for ellipsizing
	case-insensitive search using russian, danish, french and other alphabets
	vertical scroll is much faster now

version 0.2.1
	new ape decoder - faster, doesn't crash
	fixed APEv2 tag reader
	fixed id3 tag reader on big-endian systems
	player now builds without errors on big-endian systems
	memory for HVSC song length database is now allocated on demand
	fixed icons in system tray menu
	fixed color detection for column header text
	improved cuesheet reader (pregap support and better bounds checking)

version 0.2.0
	plugin API - decoder and misc plugins working, other types are work in progress
	most decoders are in plugins now, which means that most dependencies are optional (libmad, libFLAC, etc)
	global hotkeys plugin
	last.fm scrobbler plugin
	added help page (under help menu)
	huge amount of performance tweaks (including power consumption tweaks)
	cuesheets embedded into FLAC's vorbis comments
	24 bit flac support
	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME env variable support
	APE format support through libdemac
	launcher (.desktop) file
	scroll follows playback (optional)
	no more "?" when no track number in tags
	fixed seekbar accuracy bug
	improved cuesheet reader
	cuesheet text charset detection (utf8, iso8859-1, cp1251)
	improved mp3 parser (better vbr duration calc, more accurate seeking, etc)
	fixed bug when starting files from command line using relative paths
	fixed order/loopmode session saving
	fixed id3v2.2 reader
	focus/deiconify window on trayicon click
	X button no longer minimizes to tray by default (configurable)
	search is now accessible from menu
	column sizes are now saved between sessions
	select multiple folders in "add folder(s)" dialog

version 0.1.1
	volume control now works on dB scale
	fixed bug in ogg vorbis decoder that was skipping songs
	flac decoder now can ignore corrupted files to some extent
	added shuffle playback mode
	removed some of the unused code from build scripts
	player no longer hangs if song change happend near the end of current song
	playlist redraw fixed for pause/unpause
	speed optimizations on playlist drawing
	changed scrollwheel step to 2 rows
	changed playlist drawing from cairo to gdk, uses proper font now
	fixed server part to be started earlier, to prevent multiple instances bug
	fixed several things preventing player to work on ppc64 architecture
	fixed id3v2 unsynchronized frames reading
	implemented basic session management, window size/position, volume, playmode are remembered across sessions