Release Version : Ziepod 0.98 (BETA)
Release Date : December, 2005
New Items :
New Wizard-based Initialization Procedure
Fully Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts
Customization of global 'Base Download Path'
Global auto shell command run for each downloaded episode
Drag'N'Drop audio and video files from your computer
Drag'N'Drop links to audio and video files from web pages
'New Download' menu option in 'Tasks' tab to download external files w/Ziepod
<iTunes:duration> tag interpretation for RSS and ATOM feeds
Folder hierarchy preservation at OPML import
3 Podcast Status Icons : Normal(), Synching(), Updated()
Download related customization for individual podcasts :
Download path customization
Actions at the detection of new episodes
Actions when download finishes
Auto shell command run for each downloaded episode
Confirmation dialog for re-download
Confirmation dialog for cancelling all downloads
'Delete all & clear the tab' menu option in Home tab
Multiple selection of podcasts and folders in 'Folders' tab
New external 'Uninstaller Dialog' for better uninstall
'Play(ext)' menu option to play episodes in default external media player
Green filled bar for played portion in position seeker panel
Video icon() to distingush posts associated with video-type episode
Option to let user remove 'My Ziepod Downloads' folder at uninstall procedure
Handle at bottom-right corner for all visual modes(except deskbar) to resize window easily
Auto-mark-as-read when reading text-only posts(w/o associated episode) thru hover window
As in home tab, popup notifier will pop up for downloaded episodes
'Save Path' of downloaded episode shown in post
More robust parse of feeds to extract implicit media file links given inside post content
Resizable left panel in full view mode and a button to toggle left panel visiblity
In full view mode, new posts in the list are shown in drak blue to distingish from old ones
New root folder called 'My Text Feeds' to distinguish text-based feeds from podcasts
Changes:
Overall polished look
Reduced flickering
Popup Notifier
Polished look
Acting as a home tab while showing new posts
Providing functions to mark as read or delete posts
Allowing popup notifier pops up in Deskbar and Player visual modes
Moving 'Use Gecko Rendering Engine' menu option into 'Advanced' tab in preferences
Auto-mark-as-read timer disabled for posts with media file associated, namely episodes
'Show trashed items in search results' option disabled in preferences
Documentation updated
Removed Bugs:
When sound is off, if new item starts to play, it turns on.
In Home tab, scrolling with mouse wheel was buggy
In multi-langugae search, searching in all languages was same as searching in English
Couple of bugs in download procedure
Bug disabled Popup Notifier
Special Note:
* Some of the bugs listed above may not be removed completely since they occur very rarely.
If you encounter any, please let us know. Plus, there are also other small bugs that not
listed above.
WHIT is a 20 - 40 minute, English language podcast that tells you about what\'s going in the parks, pubs, and clubs around Tokyo. Great podsafe music, and local bands are spotlighted, and we also entertain you with humorous accounts of life in Japan. Listen to WHIT to get ideas about what you can do when you get some of that rarest of all resources in Tokyo - free time!