Radio Downloader Changelog

Version 0.36

Bugs

• Resolved error when fetching info for a podcast episode with the same ID as a previous filtered episode.
• Fixed download failures on Windows with long generated episode filenames.
• Linux: Changed download filename character replacement list to prevent interoperability issues.
• Linux: Fixed audio files failing to play if they have the execute permission set.

Enhancements

• Run under the .NET Framework 4.5.2 instead of 2.0.

Version 0.34

Bugs

• Resolved unknown download error if a podcast episode added to download list has gone from the feed.
• Mono: Stop main window staying disabled after status window is shown.
• Fixed crash on startup if there is not enough space to compact the database.
• Give a useful error message to Windows users without the .NET framework TLS update installed.
• Stop treating Podcast episodes with URL encoded enclosure URLs as invalid.
• Resolved crash when cancelling an in-progress episode download.

Enhancements

• Report details of any errors during podcast downloads back to the user.
• Replaced DatabasePath app configuration setting with improved AppDataDir setting.
• Store original images in database rather than converting them all to PNG.
• Downloads: Prefix episode name with programme name (if needed) in the sidebar and default Name column.
• Added automatic pruning of never-downloaded programme data from database.
• Created a Linux .deb install package.
• Enabled foreign key constraints in the application database.

Version 0.32

Bugs

• Resolved download errors connecting to servers only supporting TLS 1.1 and 1.2.
• Fixed crash on start with 3rd party Windows shell which doesn't implement ITaskbarList3.

Enhancements

• Added support for consuming and producing Podlove Simple Chapters data.
• Added option to change program database location in Radio Downloader.exe.config.
• Added an option to view the feed URL for favourites and subscriptions.
• Overhauled the code that strips the date from episode titles.
• Made adjustments so that Radio Downloader can run under Mono as well as .NET.
• Added Programme Name to the available columns for the Downloads list.

Version 0.30

Bugs

• Complex HTML in podcast descriptions now converted into more readable text.
• Added check at start-up to see if a user's database has become corrupt.

Enhancements

• Added RSS server so that other applications or devices can consume downloaded content.
• Changed in-progress download cancellation to use a call instead of Thread.Abort.
• Enabled sorting in the favourites list.
• Enabled sorting in the subscriptions list.

Version 0.28

Bugs

• Fixed crash when a previously used provider no-longer exists.
• Stopped progress bar showing in top-left of downloads list for off-screen entries until list is scrolled.

Enhancements

• Moved code from Data class into individual data model classes.

Version 0.26.2

Bugs

• Fixed crash when a programme or episode description contained just a numeric value.
• Programme or episode info can be fetched without an error for podcasts without the itunes namespace.

Enhancements

• A link is now shown on the About dialog if an update is available.

Version 0.26

Bugs

• A sensible download error message is now displayed if a request for a podcast episode returns 403 (Forbidden).
• Fixed crash on startup if HKCU\..\Run registry key is missing.
• Removed requirement for podcast feeds to have a channel description node.
• A change to the enclosure URL no-longer breaks the download of a podcast episode.
• Subscriptions now only download the last 14 days worth of episodes.

Enhancements

• Podcast URLs are now assumed to be http if a protocol is not specified.
• Updated the SQLite provider for ADO.NET to version 1.0.82.
• Unknown download errors are now serialised as binary instead of XML.
• The .NET framework 4.0 is now used if version 2.0 is not available.
• Programme information is now passed to provider available episode and episode information calls.
• Added context-sensitive help to views and main dialogs.
• Application is now configured to pick up IE proxy credentials as well as settings.
• Removed 'Radio Downloader setup is complete' dialog after a successful install.
• Implemented update of out of date episode data.
• Made extids unique per provider and per programme in the database.
• A 64-bit install is now fully available for x64 Windows.
• Implemented automatic pruning of image data for unavailable episodes.

Version 0.24.2

Bugs

• Updated project build files to reference StyleCop 4.7 instead of 4.6.
• Waiting downloads are now correctly removed from download manager when cancelled.
• Unable to determine the status of checkboxes with screen readers.

Enhancements

• Improved handling and clean-up of temporary files used by the providers.
• Improved additional data sent with error reports.

Version 0.24

Bugs

• Resolved a crash when attempting to clean up downloads from a non-existent path.
• Fixed crash when moving / renaming existing downloads if there are less than 100 in the list.
• Progress does not continue to be displayed in Win 7 taskbar after final waiting download is cancelled.

Enhancements

• Added check to ensure 250MB of free space exists in save location before starting download.
• User preferences are now stored in the application database instead of using .net settings.
• Current episodes are now shown after a double-click on a subscription or favourite.
• Enabled changing the auto-download status of multiple episodes in the available episodes list.
• Enabled multiple selections in the available episodes list.
• Enabled multiple parallel downloads up to a user configurable maximum.

Version 0.22

Bugs

• The episode name and description are now passed correctly to providers when downloading.
• Prevented long running download cleanup from causing crashes.
• Stopped duplicate entries appearing in downloads list when manually downloading after searching.
• Prevented left-over entries in search index causing crashes when downloads are added.
• Fixed starting in taskbar under Win 7 when set to minimise to notification area.

Enhancements

• Updated bundled flvstreamer to rtmpdump 2.3.
• Updated bundled LAME executable to version 3.99.
• The search index is now rebuilt at startup if the number of entries is different.
• Updated dialog layouts to be closer to the Windows Ux Guidelines.
• Reduced delay before initial subscription check to 2 minutes.
• Adjusted application manifest to indicate full compatibility with Windows 7.
• Added option to allow cleaning up downloads without removing audio files.
• Enabled subscribing to one-off programmes.
• Added option to update existing downloads to use new download location and naming template.
• Added options to filter Download cleanup by date, programme and played status.

Version 0.20.2

Bugs

• Fixed links in sidebar not opening in the user's browser.
• Fixed a crash when selecting an episode without an associated image.
• Window size and download sort order now maintained after application restart.

Enhancements

• Enabled copying selected text from sidebar using control-c.
• Added time of broadcast tokens to available options for file name format.

Version 0.20

Bugs

• Fixed a crash when selecting Find Programme -> Podcast.
• Fixed crashes caused by episodes without a value for duration.

Enhancements

• Enabled receiving GZip compressed content over HTTP.
• The user is now given the ID of their reported error if available.
• Converted application and providers from VB.net to C#.
• If root of download path does not exist, a prompt is displayed when cleaning up.
• 'Last Download' date is now stored in the database instead of calculated.

Version 0.18.2

Bugs

• Fixed occasional application crashes when run under a Terminal Services session.
• Clean Up button in Downloads view is now also displayed when episodes are selected.

Version 0.18

Bugs

• Fixed race condition causing crashes when removing items from the downloads list.
• Fixed resource leaks caused by old Find New panels not being disposed.
• Fixed GDI handle leak when episodes are downloading under Windows 7.
• Suppressed COMExceptions when setting taskbar overlay under Win 7.

Enhancements

• Added a 'Favourites' tab.
• Main window position, size, and state are now saved.
• Added a word wheel search to the downloads list.

Version 0.16

Bugs

• Fixed number of downloads including deleted episode when removing from list.
• Icon is now displayed in the 'Uninstall a program' list in Windows 7.
• Prevented installer running again if exact version is already installed.
• Made run on startup per user instead of per machine, and added a preference to control it.

Enhancements

• Stopped the StoreProgrammeInfo function from concealing provider exceptions.
• Upgraded projects and solution to Visual Basic Express 2010.
• Added option to minimise to system tray on close under Windows 7.
• Moved the view state code from the main form into a separate class.
• Update prompt now respects the focus of the rest of the application.
• Download progress is now displayed in the taskbar under Windows 7.
• Improved integration with Windows 7.
• Changed main views bar to display tabs instead of buttons.

Version 0.14.2

Bugs

• Added extra locking to prevent timeouts when writing to the database.
• Stopped comments in RSS podcast feeds preventing them from loading.
• Made downloads and subscriptions unique by programme or episode id.
• Reduced amount of time database is locked for writes in data class.
• Fixed occasional crash when downloads are removed from the list.

Version 0.14

Bugs

• Stopped subscription check preventing writes to the database.
• Fixed crash when cancelling active download.
• Made database connection variables Shared as well as ThreadStatic.
• 'Last Download' column in subscriptions list is now updated.
• Error message is given when unable to copy template database instead of crashing.
• Added primary key to episodeext table to prevent duplicate entries.
• Fixed ErrorType of RemoveFromList returned from provider causing all downloads to hang.

Enhancements

• Replaced DldError event in the provider interface with an exception.
• Taskbar overlays are now used for status in Windows 7 instead of the system tray.
• The columns displayed in the Downloads view are now user selectable.
• Added 'Duration' to the list of selectable columns in the Downloads view.
• Added the ability to sort by column in the Downloads view.
• Adjusted column widths are now remembered in the Downloads view.

Version 0.12

Bugs

• Fixed crash if contents of file name format box are deleted.
• Fixed application hang while fetching episode information.
• Fixed crash when attempting to delete read-only files.
• Main window now minimises to taskbar instead of system tray on Windows 7.
• Fixed hang when fetching subscriptions if there are network problems.

Enhancements

• Updated the SQLite provider for ADO.NET to version 1.0.65.
• Made functions in the data class to return all programme or episode details.
• Refactored interaction between the main form and data class.

Version 0.8.2

Bugs

• Fixed a crash if the user's download and Documents folders do not exist when starting a download.

Enhancements

• Enabled clickable url links in the text section of the sidebar.
• Reduced the possibility of the application settings being lost.

Version 0.8

Bugs

• Fixed a crash when deleting an episode when the audio file is in use.

Enhancements

• The installer and binaries are now digitally signed.

Version 0.6

Bugs

• Fixed data loss bug in UpdateDB class.
• CachedWebClient now caches unsuccessful web requests as well.
• Temp folder is checked and re-created if missing before each download.
• Improved the interface when compacting the database.

Enhancements

• Users are now prevented from subscribing to one off episodes.
• The downloaded programme file name format option now allows sub-folders.

Version 0.5.8

Enhancements

• The application is now automatically closed on uninstall.
• Reduced the size of the installer by compressing the bitmaps.
• Streamlined the installer wizard by reducing the number of dialogs.
• Added command line parameter to close a running instance of the application.
• Added shortcut keys for common operations.
• Improved accessibility for visually impaired users.
• Added a 'Choose Programme' button to the Find New view.
• Enabled providers to be able to show their own specific options dialogs.
• Improved errored download retry and removal.

Version 0.5.6

Enhancements

• Improved control navigation with the tab key.
• Added accelerators to the toolbar buttons and dialog controls.

Version 0.5.4

Bugs

• Resolved a problem where updates repeatedly fail if the original installer was renamed.

Enhancements

• Mapped the delete key to the delete toolbar button in the downloads view.

Version 0.5.3.1

Bugs

• Fixed count of 'Newly downloaded' episodes in the in Downloads view.
• Fixed application crash when main window is minimized.

Version 0.5.3

Bugs

• Stopped database compaction from occurring when selecting Clean Up.
• Removed a crash if database compaction took a long time.
• Made Listview controls use the same theme as explorer on Vista.
• Switched to native menus for better integration with Vista.
• Improved Vista integration with more consistent theme usage.

Enhancements

• Ensured consistent use of the current system font throughout the application.
• Dates are now stripped from episode names.
• Adjusted and improved the sidebar.
• Added a 'Help Contents' menu option to the help menu.

Version 0.5.2.1

Bugs

• Fixed crash on upgrade from versions before 0.5 if there are no downloads.

Version 0.5.1

Enhancements

• Improved the options for the naming of downloaded files.

Version 0.5.0

Bugs

• Refactored plugin interface and data storage to be more sensible and flexible.

Enhancements

• Created a new plugin to allow subscribing and downloading generic Podcasts.
• Updated the SQLite provider for ADO.NET to version 1.0.51.
• Improved storage of images to better handle duplicate images.

Version 0.4.9

Bugs

• Ensured programmes at bottom of download list are removed when deleted.

Enhancements

• Implemented automatic pruning of old programme information from database.
• Added a 'Last Download' column to the list of subscriptions.

Version 0.4.8

Enhancements

• Upgraded solution to work with VB Express 2008 and v3.5 of the .NET SDK.
• Added a tool to clean up orphaned entries in the programme list.

Version 0.4.7

Bugs

• Double click on system tray icon now brings application to foreground.

Enhancements

• Downloaded programmes now play with double click on programme name.
• Added the ability to report downloads that have failed with unknown errors.
• Improved the retry timing for errored programme downloads.

Version 0.4.6

Bugs

• Made ampersands show properly in programme info pane.
• Fixed long pause when program starts sometimes.

Version 0.4.5

Bugs

• Fixed error with downloads in progress during upgrade from 0.4.3.