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:

- Queue time has been added to the Playback and Queue item context menus. It shows the total play time for all song files in the Queue
- Saved searches have been added to Backup/Restore

Queue time
       

Saved searches - Backup/Restore
   

Code:

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New Features

- NEW: Save and reuse searches for Library Tag/Album view

Updates

- UPD: Add support for Bluetooth LDAC encoder
- UPD: Add support for Bluetooth SBC XQ/XQ+ quality (default to XQ+)
- UPD: Add support for CamillaDSP to Bluetooth inbound connection
- UPD: Add plus (+) entries to Prefs "Thumbgen scan" to include image types
- UPD: Add predefined filters from Quick search to Library Advanced search
- UPD: Add BTRFS (B-Tree File System) to udisks-glue auto-mount config (PR/631)
- UPD: Add System config option to adjust responsiveness of worker daemon
- UPD: Add System config option to reduce system logging
- UPD: Add option to moodeutl to print daemon sleep intervals (responsiveness)
- UPD: Add option to moodeutl to print Mount monitor and Auto-config logs
- UPD: Add "Queue time" to the Playback and Playqueue context menus
- UPD: Add PixelRatio to the viewport debug popup
- UPD: Improve Backup/Restore (add missing settings, refactor code)
- UPD: Improve renderer event handling when CamillaDSP volume is used
- UPD: Improve Players >> feature by adding capability to send commands
- UPD: Improve positioning and size of [HD] and [HiRes] badges
- UPD: Improve kbps bitrate reporting for FLAC stations (assume 900 kbps)
- UPD: Improve Config screen toggle buttons (SET no longer required)
- UPD: Improve various help text, labels and notification messages
- UPD: Place most recently selected CamillaDSP configs at top of Quick menu
- UPD: Add saved searches to Backup/Restore

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
- FIX: Duplicate source mounts created when restoring from backup