Annotation of /jsampler/trunk/ChangeLog

CVS HEAD
  * Implemented a server list with option to manually choose a server
    to connect on startup

  * Bug fixes:
    - fixed bug #66
    - fixed a null pointer exception in the AudioDevicePane, when JACK
      driver is used and the additional device parameters are shown.

JSampler v0.8a: 2007-12-06
  * Added new menu item: Help/Online Tutorial

  * Implemented support for retrieving instrument information
    from instrument files

  * Added support for monitoring the total number of active disk streams

  * Added Windows file path support

  * The volume values are now shown in decibels

  * Added confirmation dialog on exit

  * Fantasia:
    - Added option for turning off the custom window decoration
      (choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `View' tab)

  * Bug fixes:
    - The parameter changes were discarded when creating
      new audio/MIDI device
    - The orchestras changes were not saved for the next session
      when orchestras.xml does not exist in the JSampler's home directory
    - In some cases the sampler configuration was not exported
      properly to LSCP script
    - Fixed a bug in the parameter table occuring when combo box
      is used as cell editor
    - If there is a cell editing in progress in the parameter table,
      it is now finalized before creating new audio/MIDI device
    - Fantasia: Fixed the view of the channel's stream/voice count statistic
    - Some minor bugfixes and enhancements

JSampler v0.7a: 2007-10-15
  * Added options for choosing default actions when channel is
    created and assignment of default MIDI/audio drivers to be used
    (choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `Defaults' tab)

  * A lists of recently used instrument files, directories,
    database instruments, database directories are now available
    for quick access, where appropriate.

  * The locations of the last loaded instrument, last scanned
    instrument/directory, last added instrument to orchestra are
    now saved for the next session

  * The last used instrument selection method is now saved
    for the next session

  * Implemented automatic scrolling when new channel is created to
    ensure that it is visible on the screen

  * Added context menu to the orchestra's instrument table with
    commands for editing an instrument, deleting an instrument,
    loading an instrument to a sampler channel and adding an
    instrument to MIDI instrument map

  * Implemented more proper retrieval of the MIDI/audio driver settings

  * Implemented some UI enhancements for speeding up the
    MIDI instrument mapping process

  * Implemented new table cell editor for editing string list
    parameters with possibilities

  * Added support for escape sequences

  * Now database instruments and directories can have multiline descriptions

  * Added support for formatting the instruments database
    (Choose from the instruments database window Actions/Format Database)

  * Added options for setting the maximum master and channel volume
    (choose Edit/Preferences)

  * JS Classic:
    - Added new button to sampler channels for starting an instrument editor

  * Fantasia:
    - Added scrollbar to the channels pane
    - Added new menu items: Edit/Add Channel, Edit/Create MIDI Device,
      Edit/Create Audio Device, View/Toolbar, View/Side Pane,
      View/Devices Pane
    - Added button to the channel screen for starting an instrument editor
      (point the mouse cursor over the channel screen and click 'Edit')
    - Removed the lock border from non-editable text fields in
      properties panes and LS Console
    - Added detailed error dialog
    - Master volume is now fully implemented
    - Added options for showing additional device parameters in audio/MIDI
      device panes (choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `View' tab)

  * Bug fixes:
    - fixed bug #49
    - the first loaded script was not always been executed
    - some javadoc documentation fixes
    - some minor bugfixes

  * Some GUI enhancements and code cleanup

JSampler v0.6a: 2007-08-10
  * The Fantasia distribution is now capable of
    controlling all features available in LinuxSampler

  * Refactoring: all common UI components are moved
    to a new package - org.jsampler.view.std

  * Some GUI enhancements, bugfixes and code cleanup.

JSampler v0.5a: 2007-05-24
  * Implemented instruments database support
  * Added context menu to the MIDI instrument tree

JSampler v0.4a: 2007-04-02
  * Added support for MIDI instrument mapping

  * Added support for effect sends

  * Implemented export of the current sampler configuration
    to LSCP script (Actions/Export/Sampler Configuration or Ctrl + S)

  * The JSampler's data is now stored in a user specified location.
    To change the JSampler's home directory choose Edit/Preferences.

  * Implemented Global Controls bar (View/Global Controls).
    
  * Saving the LS Console's command history on exit is now optional.
    (Edit/Preferences, then click the `LS Console' tab)

  * Some GUI enhancements, bugfixes and code cleanup.

JSampler v0.3a: 2006-08-07
  * Partially implemented a new view - Fantasia
    (Graphic design: Olivier Boyer).
  
  * Implemented LS Console with command autocompletion
    (using the Tab key), command history (using Up, Down keys),
    command history search (Ctrl + R), command list search (Ctrl + F).
    To edit the console settings (colors, command history size, etc),
    choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `LS Console' tab.
  
  * Implemented Orchestras (something like Bookmarks/Favorites
    for instruments). Instrument can also be added to orchestra using
    Drag & Drop (drag the loaded instrument from a sampler channel
    and drop it in the instrument list on the desired position).
    Drag & Drop can also be used to load an instrument and to
    autocomplete an instrument loading command in the LS Console.
  
  * Implemented LSCP script execution (Actions/Run Script).
  
  * Added more properties to the Preferences dialog.
  
  * API documentation updates.

  * Some bugfixes, optimizations and code cleanup.
        
JSampler v0.2a: 2006-03-16
  * Implemented a wizard for creating sampler channels
    (Channels/New Channel Wizard or Ctrl+Shift+N)

  * Improved the look of the sampler channels' border

  * Added `Custom Colors' section in the Preferences dialog
    (choose Edit/Preferences, then click the View tab)

  * Support for saving the window size and location for the
    next session (choose Edit/Preferences, then select 
    `Remember window size and location' checkbox)
        
  * Support for saving the visibility state of the
    Toolbar, Statusbar and Left Pane for the next session
        
  * Added information about the total number of sampler
    channels in the statusbar.

  * Changes to the focus subsystem in some dialogs to
    improve the usability of the keyboard.

  * Some bugfixes

1	iliev	1585	CVS HEAD
2	iliev	1606	* Implemented a server list with option to manually choose a server
3			to connect on startup
4
5	iliev	1585	* Bug fixes:
6			- fixed bug #66
7	iliev	1606	- fixed a null pointer exception in the AudioDevicePane, when JACK
8			driver is used and the additional device parameters are shown.
9	iliev	1585
10	iliev	1567	JSampler v0.8a: 2007-12-06
11	iliev	1496	* Added new menu item: Help/Online Tutorial
12
13	iliev	1567	* Implemented support for retrieving instrument information
14			from instrument files
15	iliev	1540
16	iliev	1567	* Added support for monitoring the total number of active disk streams
17	iliev	1545
18	iliev	1480	* Added Windows file path support
19
20	iliev	1567	* The volume values are now shown in decibels
21
22			* Added confirmation dialog on exit
23
24	iliev	1496	* Fantasia:
25			- Added option for turning off the custom window decoration
26			(choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `View' tab)
27
28	iliev	1467	* Bug fixes:
29			- The parameter changes were discarded when creating
30			new audio/MIDI device
31			- The orchestras changes were not saved for the next session
32			when orchestras.xml does not exist in the JSampler's home directory
33			- In some cases the sampler configuration was not exported
34			properly to LSCP script
35	iliev	1488	- Fixed a bug in the parameter table occuring when combo box
36			is used as cell editor
37			- If there is a cell editing in progress in the parameter table,
38			it is now finalized before creating new audio/MIDI device
39	iliev	1496	- Fantasia: Fixed the view of the channel's stream/voice count statistic
40	iliev	1467	- Some minor bugfixes and enhancements
41
42	iliev	1445	JSampler v0.7a: 2007-10-15
43	iliev	1315	* Added options for choosing default actions when channel is
44			created and assignment of default MIDI/audio drivers to be used
45	iliev	1313	(choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `Defaults' tab)
46
47	iliev	1308	* A lists of recently used instrument files, directories,
48			database instruments, database directories are now available
49			for quick access, where appropriate.
50
51	iliev	1304	* The locations of the last loaded instrument, last scanned
52			instrument/directory, last added instrument to orchestra are
53			now saved for the next session
54	iliev	1302
55	iliev	1343	* The last used instrument selection method is now saved
56			for the next session
57
58	iliev	1318	* Implemented automatic scrolling when new channel is created to
59			ensure that it is visible on the screen
60
61	iliev	1325	* Added context menu to the orchestra's instrument table with
62			commands for editing an instrument, deleting an instrument,
63			loading an instrument to a sampler channel and adding an
64			instrument to MIDI instrument map
65
66	iliev	1327	* Implemented more proper retrieval of the MIDI/audio driver settings
67
68	iliev	1329	* Implemented some UI enhancements for speeding up the
69			MIDI instrument mapping process
70
71	iliev	1327	* Implemented new table cell editor for editing string list
72			parameters with possibilities
73
74	iliev	1347	* Added support for escape sequences
75
76	iliev	1355	* Now database instruments and directories can have multiline descriptions
77
78			* Added support for formatting the instruments database
79			(Choose from the instruments database window Actions/Format Database)
80
81	iliev	1357	* Added options for setting the maximum master and channel volume
82			(choose Edit/Preferences)
83
84	iliev	1343	* JS Classic:
85			- Added new button to sampler channels for starting an instrument editor
86
87	iliev	1318	* Fantasia:
88			- Added scrollbar to the channels pane
89	iliev	1323	- Added new menu items: Edit/Add Channel, Edit/Create MIDI Device,
90			Edit/Create Audio Device, View/Toolbar, View/Side Pane,
91			View/Devices Pane
92	iliev	1341	- Added button to the channel screen for starting an instrument editor
93			(point the mouse cursor over the channel screen and click 'Edit')
94	iliev	1343	- Removed the lock border from non-editable text fields in
95			properties panes and LS Console
96	iliev	1355	- Added detailed error dialog
97	iliev	1357	- Master volume is now fully implemented
98			- Added options for showing additional device parameters in audio/MIDI
99			device panes (choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `View' tab)
100	iliev	1318
101	iliev	1310	* Bug fixes:
102			- fixed bug #49
103	iliev	1311	- the first loaded script was not always been executed
104	iliev	1327	- some javadoc documentation fixes
105	iliev	1329	- some minor bugfixes
106	iliev	1310
107	iliev	1445	* Some GUI enhancements and code cleanup
108
109	iliev	1285	JSampler v0.6a: 2007-08-10
110			* The Fantasia distribution is now capable of
111			controlling all features available in LinuxSampler
112
113			* Refactoring: all common UI components are moved
114			to a new package - org.jsampler.view.std
115
116			* Some GUI enhancements, bugfixes and code cleanup.
117
118	iliev	1204	JSampler v0.5a: 2007-05-24
119			* Implemented instruments database support
120			* Added context menu to the MIDI instrument tree
121
122	iliev	1143	JSampler v0.4a: 2007-04-02
123			* Added support for MIDI instrument mapping
124
125			* Added support for effect sends
126
127			* Implemented export of the current sampler configuration
128			to LSCP script (Actions/Export/Sampler Configuration or Ctrl + S)
129
130			* The JSampler's data is now stored in a user specified location.
131			To change the JSampler's home directory choose Edit/Preferences.
132
133			* Implemented Global Controls bar (View/Global Controls).
134
135			* Saving the LS Console's command history on exit is now optional.
136			(Edit/Preferences, then click the `LS Console' tab)
137
138			* Some GUI enhancements, bugfixes and code cleanup.
139
140	iliev	911	JSampler v0.3a: 2006-08-07
141			* Partially implemented a new view - Fantasia
142			(Graphic design: Olivier Boyer).
143
144			* Implemented LS Console with command autocompletion
145			(using the Tab key), command history (using Up, Down keys),
146			command history search (Ctrl + R), command list search (Ctrl + F).
147			To edit the console settings (colors, command history size, etc),
148			choose Edit/Preferences, then click the `LS Console' tab.
149
150			* Implemented Orchestras (something like Bookmarks/Favorites
151			for instruments). Instrument can also be added to orchestra using
152			Drag & Drop (drag the loaded instrument from a sampler channel
153			and drop it in the instrument list on the desired position).
154			Drag & Drop can also be used to load an instrument and to
155			autocomplete an instrument loading command in the LS Console.
156
157			* Implemented LSCP script execution (Actions/Run Script).
158
159			* Added more properties to the Preferences dialog.
160
161			* API documentation updates.
162
163			* Some bugfixes, optimizations and code cleanup.
164
165	iliev	845	JSampler v0.2a: 2006-03-16
166	iliev	911	* Implemented a wizard for creating sampler channels
167			(Channels/New Channel Wizard or Ctrl+Shift+N)
168	iliev	845
169	iliev	911	* Improved the look of the sampler channels' border
170	iliev	845
171	iliev	911	* Added `Custom Colors' section in the Preferences dialog
172			(choose Edit/Preferences, then click the View tab)
173	iliev	845
174	iliev	911	* Support for saving the window size and location for the
175			next session (choose Edit/Preferences, then select
176			`Remember window size and location' checkbox)
177	iliev	845
178	iliev	911	* Support for saving the visibility state of the
179			Toolbar, Statusbar and Left Pane for the next session
180	iliev	845
181	iliev	911	* Added information about the total number of sampler
182			channels in the statusbar.
183	iliev	845
184	iliev	911	* Changes to the focus subsystem in some dialogs to
185			improve the usability of the keyboard.
186	iliev	845
187	iliev	911	* Some bugfixes
188