Sorry the 11.0 build is only available in home:plater, 11.1 and 11.2 are in multimedia:apps. On 02/17/2010 10:48 AM, Dave Plater wrote: > Congratulations on the release, it's busy building and will be > available, in a few hours time, for openSUSE 11.0 to 11.2 in the > multimedia:apps repository and is submitted to 11.3 Factory. To find it > go to :- > http://software.opensuse.org/search > Regards > Dave P > > On 02/14/2010 06:13 AM, D. Michael McIntyre wrote: > >> ====== ROSEGARDEN 10.02, codename "Thorn" RELEASED ====== >> >> The Rosegarden team is proud to announce the release of version 10.02 of >> Rosegarden, an audio and MIDI sequencer and musical notation editor for >> Linux. >> This release on 14th February, 2010 marks five years to the day since the >> release of 1.0 (which would be be called 05.02 using our current numbering >> scheme). >> >> http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/ >> >> With this release, we finally bring an end to the long and difficult job of >> transforming Rosegarden from an obsolete KDE 3 application into a modern Qt >> 4 >> application. There was no precedent for an application following this >> upgrade >> path, and so we had to begin this process by writing our own custom porting >> tools. From there, we spent an entire year chipping away at an immense >> mountain of compiler errors before we could even get a glimpse to see if our >> new code was going to work. From that first peek until now swallowed the >> biggest part of a second year, digging into every dusty corner, and putting >> everything back in order. >> >> Along the way, we found plenty of opportunities to improve Rosegarden, and >> get >> this new codebase turned into an exciting landmark release that rivals 1.0 >> for >> the sheer amount of collective effort that went into its making. We have >> fixed hundreds of bugs, including many old bugs that had been around for >> years, and we have introduced dozens of new features. >> >> ===== Usability Enhancements ===== >> * With its bold new custom look, including hundreds of new icons, >> Rosegarden >> ensures all of its interface elements are usable, freeing you to configure >> the >> rest of your system any way you like >> * With its more compact, netbook-friendly interface, Rosegarden gets more >> done with less screen real estate >> * Rosegarden has a low installation footprint, and creates local, user- >> editable copies of all example and library files >> * Expanded translations (varies by language) put more of Rosegarden in >> your >> native language than has ever been possible before >> * You may now run as many instances of Rosegarden as you like, in >> parallel, >> and can even install and run different versions simultaneously >> * Enhanced device management support, including an all-new MIDI device >> manager, finally addresses a number of long-standing usability issues and >> bugs >> * Control rulers (notation and matrix) completely redesigned from the >> ground >> up to use primary editing tools (eg. pencil) and present controller data as >> a >> series of connected points that may be manipulated very fluidly and easily >> * Control rulers share a selection with their associated editor (notation >> or >> matrix), allowing control events to be cut, copied and pasted along with >> notes >> * A number of non-critical warning dialogs about system configuration >> issues >> have been moved out of your way, and onto a compact health indicator at the >> bottom right of the main window >> * You can add, display and access what we hope will prove to be an >> effectively unlimited number of MIDI controllers in the instrument >> parameters >> box, eliminating the need for an alternative tabbed layout mode >> * New streamlined interface merges the insertion cursor functions into the >> playback cursor, so Rosegarden has only one cursor at long last >> * All new integrated project packager provides built-in, native support >> for >> Rosegarden project packages, eliminates a number of obscure dependencies, >> and >> provides a cleaner user experience >> * Document modified status is indicated in the title bar >> * Markers text entry fields have been renamed to make it more clear which >> of >> the two editable texts is the functional one >> * The simple event editor now handles notation-quantized notes more >> intelligently >> * All but a few keyboard shortcuts are now exposed through menu entries or >> tooltips, to facilitate learning >> * Improved controller manager dialog now opens the editor automatically >> after creating a new controller >> * Grace notes are scaled correctly relative to full-sized notes (in a way >> that may lead to true support of cue-sized notation in the future) >> >> >> ===== New Features ===== >> >> ==== General ==== >> * Most windows have special function-related icons associated with them, >> so >> it is easier to use your desktop task manager to find the window you seek >> * Improved flashing metronome mode and more realistic looking LEDs for the >> transport >> * Rosegarden comes bundled with a library of composition templates (.rgt >> files), and any file can be saved as a template with the new File => Save As >> Template option >> * New support for Frontier Design Group’s TranzPort™ contributed by >> Immanuel >> Litzroth >> * The MIDI device manager can now import bank and program information from >> LinuxSampler .lscp files >> * The automatic clef guessing feature (used in a variety of contexts, such >> as when importing MIDI or splitting a segment by pitch) now adds transposing >> clefs to its repertoire in order to avoid excessive ledger lines in parts >> that >> extend to the extremes of reproducible pitch >> >> ==== Notation ==== >> * Higher quality on-screen rendering removes the annoying chromatic >> artifacts that have afflicted all previous versions, and provides crisp, >> clear >> rendering >> * New pan and zoom allows you to move around quickly, and zoom the window >> contents as far in or out as you like, or zoom either axis independently >> * You can now add a layer to the part you're editing with just one click. >> The "Add Layer" function uses the currently active segment as a template for >> creating a new "layer" segment in the same place, with the same clefs and >> key >> signatures, but in a contrasting color >> * The segment changer (located with the pan and zoom controls) provides a >> visual indication of which segment is currently active for editing, even in >> continuous page layout mode, and allows you to change segments without >> removing your right hand from your mouse >> * Print and Print Preview are both performed through LilyPond, which >> provides extremely high-quality output >> * Expanded range of point sizes (from 6 to 30) available for LilyPond >> export >> * New interactive LilyPond Print/Preview allows you to configure your >> preferences for which applications you prefer to use for printing files and >> viewing PDFs, and compares the result of the LilyPond conversion operation >> against your LilyPond export options in order to offer intelligent >> suggestions >> for what steps to take when things go wrong >> * New support for notation symbols, giving Rosegarden the ability to >> display >> (non-operative) segno, coda and breath mark symbols >> * New marks for open, stopped/muted, and harmonic/flageolet >> * New cycle slashes function allows you to use the **/** shortcut or the >> new >> toolbar icon to cycle through from 0 to 5 slashes on selected notes >> * All marks are exported to LilyPond now, and mark placement has been >> aligned with LilyPond's placement rules, following the philosophy that they >> have spent vastly more time studying best notation practices than we have, >> and >> where we disagreed, we were wrong >> * Add Trill With Line moves from Note ==> Marks... and the marks toolbar >> to >> Phrase and the group toolbar, reflecting an internal change that transforms >> this from a mark attached to a single note into a more flexible indication >> that can span any number of (usually tied) notes. The mark version still >> exists internally to preserve compatibility with existing compositions >> * Even quicker and improved keyboard access to inserting notes and rests, >> with the default duration determined by the denominator of the current time >> signature >> * More compact notation toolbar layout combines note and rest entry in one >> place, freeing up space, and improving efficiency >> * When using the notation editor to insert notes, long notes are tied at >> barlines by default, so red barlines are less common >> >> ==== Matrix ==== >> * At long last it is possible to open multiple segments (from any number >> of >> different tracks) in the same matrix view >> * The pitch highlights on I III and V are now calculated relative to the >> key >> signature in effect, rather than being fixed against C major >> * Notes and pitch highlights are always displayed in concert pitch, >> allowing >> you to work with segments in many different transpositions simultaneously on >> the same grid, even though they appear as completely different notes in >> completely different keys in a notation view >> * Cleaner interface leaves the instrument parameters in the main window, >> so >> you have more room for editing what's important >> * New pan and zoom allows you to move around quickly, and zoom the window >> contents as far in or out as you like, or zoom either axis independently >> * The segment changer (located with the pan and zoom controls) provides a >> visual indication of which segment is currently active for editing, and >> allows >> you to change segments without removing your right hand from your mouse >> * Is is now possible to insert key changes from the matrix >> * The standard matrix now allows the possibility of opening the same >> segments in a percussion matrix, and vice versa >> * New Pitch Bend Sequence allows you to insert a series of calculated, >> machine-generated pitch bends to create a variety of vibrato effects >> * Translucent event bars make it easier to see and work with overlapping >> notes >> >> ==== Audio ==== >> * If the JACK audio server is not already running, Rosegarden will start >> it >> for you transparently >> * If you attempt to record to a document named "Untitled" you will be >> prompted to name your composition before continuing, so as to promote better >> housekeeping over time >> * New controls available from the main window and the audio mixer allow >> you >> to give audio and synth plugin instruments (eg. "Audio #3" or "Synth #5") >> custom names >> * When recording, the composition title and custom audio instrument name >> (if >> provided) are used in the filename in order to make it much easier to work >> with recorded audio files outside of their original context. Instead of >> **rg-20091123-102030-1.wav** you can now have something like **rg-[Jam >> Session >> 12]-[Bobs_Guitar]-2009-11-23_10.20.30-1.wav** >> >> ===== Available Languages ===== >> The following translations are complete and up to date for this release: >> >> * German >> * Spanish >> * Swedish >> * French >> >> The following translations are substantially complete for this release: >> >> * Finnish >> * Czech >> * Japanese >> * Italian >> >> =====The Porting Team===== >> >> We'd like to give special thanks to the following members and contributors, >> some old, some new, for their outstanding work on the long and difficult >> port. >> These brave few are the authors of a new chapter in our history. >> >> * Chris Cannam >> * Michael McIntyre >> * Julie Swango >> * Emanuel Rumpf >> * Yves Guillemot >> * Chris "CJ" Fryer >> * Heikki Junes >> * Shelagh Manton >> * Jani Frilander >> * Mikko Vepsäläinen >> * Ilan Tal >> >> ===== Thanks To ===== >> * Luis Garrido >> * David Willis >> * Queen Mary, University of London and Sonic Visualiser for all the useful >> code >> * Dave Plater >> * Michel Munnix >> * Mario Moles >> >> >> ==== Bug Fixes ==== >> >> * The project packager can now handle spaces in paths and filenames >> * Faders can now be moved in both directions with the mouse scroll wheel >> * Corrected LilyPond export of double octave clefs >> * Corrected rendering problem when moving expanded-height tracks >> * Controller editor dialog now keeps track of the color index properly >> * Newly created knobs of color "default" now display the correct color, >> rather than black >> * Rosegarden no longer creates useless, confusing extra devices, which >> solves many related problems >> * Percussion tracks now sound when importing broken MIDI files that use >> zero-length notes for percussion >> * The forward and back tab navigation buttons on the MIDI mixer work >> properly now >> * Problems with the "trill with line" mark solved through the new >> indication, which allows a trill to span multiple tied notes, and allows all >> of this to export to LilyPond correctly >> * Corrected export of sustain pedal notation for LilyPond 2.12 >> * The main window no longer expands horizontally upon loading files that >> were last saved with a high level of zoom >> * When grace notes occur at a height that requires ledger lines, the >> ledger >> lines are now drawn at the correct size >> * Notation staffs now respect user font configuration choices consistently >> >> >> >> ====Thanks to==== >> The KDE translation team took on an enormous number of difficult >> translations >> for us, and we are in their debt! >> ===Active translators for this release:=== >> * Heikki Junes >> * D. Michael McIntyre >> * Thorsten Alteholz >> * Yves Guillemot >> * Alexandre Prokoudine >> * Jani Frilander >> * Pavel Fric >> * Stefan Asserhall >> >> ===Other people who contributed to Rosegarden development:=== >> * Immanuel Litzroth >> * Thorsten Alteholz >> * Vladimir Savic >> * Alexander Kulikov >> * Stefan Asserhall >> >> ===People who contributed device files to the Rosegarden Library=== >> >> * Greg Lyons >> * Georg Balzer >> * Theo Smit >> * ADR >> * Sezer Dursun >> * Julie Swango >> * Geoff King >> * Pietro Pedrozzi >> * Alexander Methke >> * John Murphy >> >> >> >>
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