Upcoming moOde 8.3.4 release (Q3 2023)

[Tim Curtis]

Latest WIP release notes for upcoming moOde 8.3.4 release (Q3 2023).

What's new:

A new feature has been added that enables Library tag/album view searches to be saved and easily reused.

Activating a saved search 
                     

Saving a search
           

Saved searches are stored as JSON format
   

Code:

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New Features

- NEW: Save/Reuse searches for Library Tag/Album view

Updates

- UPD: Add support for LDAC encoder to Bluetooth
- UPD: Add support for SBC XQ/XQ+ quality settings (default to XQ+)
- UPD: Add CamillaDSP support for Bluetooth inbound connection
- UPD: Add plus (+) entries to Prefs "Thumbgen scan" to include image types
- UPD: Add btrfs file system to udisks-glue auto-mount config (PR/631)
- UPD: Add PixelRatio to the viewport debug popup
- UPD: Add System config option to adjust responsiveness of worker daemon
- UPD: Add option to moodeutl to print daemon sleep intervals (responsiveness)
- UPD: Add options to moodeutl to print mount monitor and auto config logs
- UPD: Add option for predefined filters to Library Advanced search
- UPD: Improve renderer event handling when CamillaDSP volume is used
- UPD: Place most recently selected CamillaDSP configs at top of Quick menu
- UPD: Improve Players >> feature by adding capability to send commands
- UPD: Improve positioning and size if of [HD] and [HiRes] badges
- UPD: Improve kbps bitrate reporting for FLAC stations (assume 900 kbps)
- UPD: Improve various help text and labels

Radio Stations (New Image Only)

- UPD: Radio Paradise stations to FLAC with metadata

Bug fixes

- FIX: Allo Katana DAC driver load fail on Pi-4B (** PENDING KERNEL UPDATE **)
- FIX: Allo Boss 2 driver no sound output on 6.1 kernel (** PENDING KERNEL UPDATE **)
- FIX: HDMI volume incorrectly set to +4dB at 100% instead of 0dB (PR/636)
- FIX: Wrong message printed for Mixer type when USB DAC has no Hardware mixer
- FIX: Extraneous hostname added to string returned by get_rx_status
- FIX: Triggerhappy default user permissions not sufficient to run ALSA commands