Update of /cvsroot/audacity/audacity-src
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README.txt
Log Message:
Few more updates to bring known issues into line with Checklist
Index: README.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/audacity/audacity-src/README.txt,v
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--- README.txt 16 Jan 2010 23:35:52 -0000 1.87
+++ README.txt 17 Jan 2010 20:27:42 -0000 1.88
@@ -61,40 +61,45 @@
Bug fixes for:
* Imports and Exports:
+ * Bug when exporting partial selections caused too much audio to be
+ exported is fixed.
+ * Fix corrupt files exported through FFmpeg when metadata included,
+ (metadata is now exported correctly in M4A files)
+ * Prevent saving a new Audacity Project over an existing one as this
+ could corrupt both projects.
* Improved help for files that cannot be imported because the relevant
- optional library is missing.
- * Fix corrupt files exported through FFmpeg when tags are set.
- * Prevent saving an new Audacity Project over an existing one, as this ruins
- both projects.
- * Bug when Exporting partial tracks causing too much audio to be exported
- is fixed.
+ optional library is missing.
* Effects:
* Allow effects which change the length of the audio they work on to also be
- applied to selected label tracks, thus keeping them in sync.
- * Fixed problems with using plug-ins that create labels on existing label
- tracks.
+ applied to selected label tracks, thus keeping them synchronized.
+ * Fixed inability in Nyquist plug-ins to add labels to an existing label
track
+ * (Mac) Equalization window was corrupted after Preview
+ * (Linux 64-bit) Fixed crash Generating Click Track
* Audio Devices:
- * Fixed bug causing recording to stop short when the record sample is not
- supported by the sound device and libsamplerate is used for resampling.
- * Fix crash when opening the preferences on a machine where there are no
- available audio devices.
- * Fixes for bugs associated with Timer Record.
+ * Fixed bug causing recording to stop short when the recording sample rate
+ is not supported by the sound device and libsamplerate is used for
+ resampling.
+ * Fix crash when opening Preferences on a machine where there are no
+ available audio devices.
+ * Fixes for bugs using Timer Record and Sound Activated Recording
* User Interface:
* Sizes of some dialogues adjusted to ensure they fit on the screen.
* Fix for supposedly "hidden" items appearing on screen with large
- monitors.
+ monitors.
* Various keyboard shortcut and translation fixes.
* Other bug fixes:
* Several timing-dependent crashes and minor incorrect behaviours have been
- fixed
+ fixed
+ * Windows installer now installs correctly over previous versions of
Audacity
Changes and improvements:
- * Better icon file for Windows - higher resolution and transparency
- * Windows Installer now installs correctly over previous versions of
Audacity
+ * (Windows) Better icon file with higher resolution and transparency
+ * New SoundFinder plug-in to label regions of audio between silences, so
+ allowing silences between tracks to be excluded when exporting multiple
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@@ -108,29 +113,36 @@
* Imports:
* On-Demand WAV/AIFF import not available if using the optional
FFmpeg importer (that is, if "FFmpeg-compatible files" set in
- the import dialog)
+ the import dialogue)
* (Windows) The Audacity executable cannot be added to the
- Explorer "Open With" menu if you have another version
- of Audacity also called "audacity.exe". You can set the
- file association to always use the Audacity Beta executable
- to open the required file type, but it will not appear in
- the list accessed by the "Open With" context menu item
- whilst there is another "audacity.exe" on the computer.
- * If a WAV/AIFF file is imported into a project using on-demand
- import, then the file is deleted whilst the project is still
- open, then trying to play the project will cause Audacity to hang.
+ Explorer "Open With" menu if you have another version
+ of Audacity also called "audacity.exe". You can set the
+ file association to always use the Audacity Beta executable
+ to open the required file type, but it will not appear in
+ the list accessed by the "Open With" context menu item
+ whilst there is another "audacity.exe" on the computer.
+ * If a WAV/AIFF file is imported into a project using on-demand
+ import, then the file is deleted whilst the project is still
+ open, trying to play the project will cause Audacity to hang.
* Exports:
* Album art and lyrics in imported metadata lost when exporting
* WAVEX (Microsoft) headers: GSM 6.10 files cannot be exported, and
- U-Law/A-Law files may not be playable
+ U-Law/A-Law files may not be playable
* M4A: exports at 38000 Hz may not play properly (FFmpeg bug); M4A
- renamed to MOV will not play on Windows in iTunes or QuickTime
+ renamed to MOV will not play on Windows in iTunes or QuickTime
+ * WMA: no metadata is exported; this has been disabled because
+ Windows cannot play the files if metadata is included (due to
+ a current limitation in FFmpeg)
* Muting specific time-shifted mono tracks produces audio at wrong
- point on timeline in exported file if muted tracks are to left
- of unmuted
+ point on timeline in exported file if muted tracks are to left
+ of unmuted
+ * Custom FFmpeg Export: Not all combinations of format,codec and
+ options will produce a successful export. This is mainly or
+ entirely due to limitations in FFmpeg, but currently Audacity
+ lacks a warning that errors were encountered on export.
* (Windows) Exported "Comments" ID3 tag not recognised by Windows
- Media Player or Explorer
+ Media Player or Explorer
* Genre WAV info tag (IGNR) not supported due to limitation in
libsndfile
@@ -148,7 +160,11 @@
* Label tracks:
* Typing "j" or "k" in a label may activate the "move cursor"
- shortcut instead
+ shortcut instead
+ * After adding a label at the playback position and confirming with
+ ENTER, using an unmodified shortcut to stop or pause will not do
+ so, but will write a label at the cursor position. Workaround:
+ use up arrow instead of ENTER to confirm the label.
* Mixer Board:
* The meter range does not reflect a change in the dB range meter
@@ -168,6 +184,9 @@
* A few interface elements do not change correctly after a language
change until restart
+ * If you add an external audio device while Audacity is open, you
+ must restart Audacity to enable it to recognise that device
+
* Calculation of "disk space remains for recording (time)" incorrect
when recording in 24-bit quality. You may record for 50% longer
than the indicated time.
@@ -179,30 +198,36 @@
appropriate legacy version of Audacity, then import the WAV files
into current Audacity.
+ * It is no longer possible to use Save Project or Save Project As to
+ overwrite another pre-existing project, even if that project is not
+ in use. Functionality to overwrite a project not in use will be
+ restored in a future version of Audacity when we are sure it will
+ always be safe.
+
* Audacity can import, display and cut/copy/paste MIDI files, then
export them, but they cannot be played; undoing an edit with a MIDI
track open causes the MIDI data to be lost in Windows builds
* Intermittently occurring bugs: Please write to feedb...@audacityteam.org
- if you experience any of these known but not fully understood
- issues, giving us steps to reproduce them so they can be fixed.
- For items marked �, some work has already been done which may
- have eliminated the issue - your help with testing these issues
- is especially welcome.
+ if you experience any of these known but not fully understood
+ issues, giving us steps to reproduce them so they can be fixed.
+ For items marked ^, some work has already been done which may
+ have eliminated the issue - your help with testing these issues
+ is especially welcome.
* Projects do not reopen properly with "orphaned" or "missing"
blockfiles or "duplicate attribute" errors
* Projects do not re-open properly from the Automatic
Crash Recovery dialogue
* Projects crash when applying repeated effects towards
- the end of audio tracks�
- * WAV or AIFF files import as noise�
+ the end of audio tracks^
+ * WAV or AIFF files import as noise^
* (Windows XP, reported on) Clicks during recording
* (Windows) Timer Record unreliable with recordings starting
before and ending after midnight
* (Windows) On Vista and 7, and on XP with some USB microphones, the
Audacity input/output level sliders act independently of/incorrectly
- with system level sliders:�
+ with system level sliders:^
* The achieved recorded level only matches the level indicated on
the Recording VU meter if the Audacity input slider is at 100%
* On Vista, adjusting the system level sliders then starting to
@@ -219,14 +244,14 @@
until first file completes play
* (Windows XP) The input slider and selector for inbuilt devices are
- unavailable if a USB microphone is also connected
+ unavailable if a USB device is also connected
* (Windows 7) On launching Audacity, "Runtime Error Program:(location)
R6034" occurs. Workaround: Right-click over audacity.exe > Properties
and change compatibility mode to Vista SP2 or XP SP3.
* (Windows) Visible scanning dialogue appears on every launch of Audacity
- when no VST plug-ins are present
+ when no VST plug-ins are present
* (Windows) On Vista and 7, input sources such as microphone and line-in
must be selected in the Audacity Audio I/O Preferences, not the
@@ -267,6 +292,9 @@
not been tested, and has a number of known reliability and usability
issues: patches to improve both will be welcomed
+ * (Linux) Custom FFmpeg Export dialogue does not respond to ENTER after
+ clicking in the Formats or Codecs selector
+
Also note the Windows installer will not replace 1.2.x installations,
but will install alongside them.
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