Upcoming moOde 8.2.0 release (Q3)

[Tim Curtis]

what can I use the router option for?

It's useful in environments where there are only Ethernet connections available and no WiFi. In this case moOde's built-in WiFi access point can be used and the Router configuration provides access to what's behind the Ethernet connection for example the Internet or a NAS with music files.

[Tim Curtis]

Here are updated WIP release notes.

A new Prefs option has been added to control whether Browser native lazyloading is used.

   

Code:

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New features

- NEW: File sharing via NFS server or SMB server
- NEW: Access Point (AP) Router mode

Updates

- UPD: Add preferences option for native lazyloading
- UPD: Add librespot access point fallback workaround to launch params
- UPD: Provide a default Playlist cover if no cover image is set
- UPD: Remove unused Flat UI icons
- UPD: Bump size of help text on configuration screens
- UPD: Add -N Detect NFS hosts to moodeutl

Radio stations

- NEW: Soma FM - The Dark Zone

Bug fixes

- FIX: Empty tags cause just the bullet to be displayed under the cover art
- FIX: Folder view "Update individual folder" broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Queue move item(s) broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Wlan0 IP address check occuring twice during startup in certain scenarios
- FIX: SSID's from scan list not being escaped in Network Config
- FIX: System Config WiFi/BT On/Off buttons not showing for Zero 2 W
- FIX: Alsa-cdsp XRUNS in certain usage scenarios affecting CamillaDSP
- FIX: Camilla pipeline editor "Show log file" causes 500 Internal Server Error

[Tim Curtis]

Here are updated WIP release notes.

For convenience, there is a new On/Off option that will check for an available software update and show an (i) notification in the header if one exists. The check is done at power on or reboot during moOde startup and whenever the option is changed.

         

In addition, starting with release 8.2.0:

1) Software update downloads will be from the project "updates" repo instead of via Amazon Web Services (AWS)
2) Updates will upgrade any >= 8.2.0 release to the latest release. There will no longer be a need to do incremental version specific updates.

Code:

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New features

- NEW: File sharing via NFS server or SMB server
- NEW: Access Point (AP) Router mode
- NEW: Automatic check for available software update

Updates

- UPD: Add -N Detect NFS hosts to moodeutl
- UPD: Add preferences option for native lazyloading
- UPD: Add librespot AP fallback workaround to launch params
- UPD: Remove unused Flat UI icons
- UPD: Use default thumbnail image when thumbnail can't be created
- UPD: Provide a default Playlist cover if no cover image is set
- UPD: Bump size of help text on configuration screens
- UPD: Improve in-place update process

Radio stations

- NEW: Soma FM - The Dark Zone

Bug fixes

- FIX: Empty tags cause just the bullet to be displayed under the cover art
- FIX: Folder view "Update individual folder" broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Queue move item(s) broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Wlan0 IP address check occuring twice during startup in certain scenarios
- FIX: SSID's from scan list not being escaped in Network Config
- FIX: System Config WiFi/BT On/Off buttons not showing for Zero 2 W
- FIX: Alsa-cdsp XRUNS in certain usage scenarios affecting CamillaDSP
- FIX: Camilla pipeline editor "Show log file" causes 500 Internal Server Error

[TheOldPresbyope]

Nice!

[adolfotregosa]

looking forward for the new release ! 

[Tim Curtis]

Here are draft release notes.

Recent adds include a prefs option for Playlist one-touch action and improved detection/extraction of FLAC cover art compliments of Git user @yn386 https://github.com/moode-player/moode/pull/539

Code:

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New features

- NEW: File sharing via NFS server or SMB server
- NEW: Access Point (AP) Router mode
- NEW: Automatic check for available software update

Updates

- UPD: Bump to Linux kernel 5.15.56 build #1575
- UPD: Bump to librespot 0.4.2
- UPD: Bump camillagui to 1.0.0 rc4
- UPD: Bump camilla-backend to 1.0.0 rc5
- UPD: Bump alsa-cdsp to 1.1.0
- UPD: Add -N Detect NFS hosts to moodeutl
- UPD: Add prefs option for Native lazyloading
- UPD: Add prefs option for Playlist one-touch action
- UPD: Add librespot AP fallback workaround to launch params
- UPD: Remove unused Flat UI icons
- UPD: Use default thumbnail image when thumbnail can't be created
- UPD: Provide a default Playlist cover if no cover image is set
- UPD: Increase size of help text on configuration screens
- UPD: Improve in-place update process
- UPD: Improve detection/extraction of FLAC embedded cover art

Radio stations

- NEW: Soma FM - The Dark Zone

Bug fixes

- FIX: Empty tags cause just the bullet to be displayed under the cover art
- FIX: Folder view "Update individual folder" broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Queue move item(s) broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Wlan0 IP address check occuring twice during startup in certain scenarios
- FIX: SSID's from scan list not being escaped in Network Config
- FIX: System Config WiFi/BT On/Off buttons not showing for Zero 2 W
- FIX: Alsa-cdsp XRUNS in certain usage scenarios affecting CamillaDSP
- FIX: Camilla pipeline editor "Show log file" causes 500 Internal Server Error

[Tim Curtis]

Here are updated draft release notes.

There is a bump to Linux kernel 5.15.61 and a new CoverView clock mode feature. CoverView itself has been improved so  that timed activation will not occur if MPD is playing. 

         

The next few weeks will be devoted to testing the images and the in-place update with the goal of shipping 8.2.0 before the end of the month :-)

Code:

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# 2022-MM-DD TC moOde 8.2.0
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New features

- NEW: File sharing via NFS server or SMB server
- NEW: Access Point (AP) Router mode
- NEW: Automatic check for available software update
- NEW: CoverView clock mode

Updates

- UPD: Bump to Linux kernel 5.15.61 build #1579
- UPD: Bump to librespot 0.4.2
- UPD: Bump camillagui to 1.0.0 rc4
- UPD: Bump camilla-backend to 1.0.0 rc5
- UPD: Bump alsa-cdsp to 1.2.0
- UPD: Add -N Detect NFS hosts to moodeutl
- UPD: Add prefs option for Native lazyloading
- UPD: Add prefs option for Playlist one-touch action
- UPD: Add librespot AP fallback workaround to launch params
- UPD: Remove unused Flat UI icons
- UPD: Use default thumbnail image when thumbnail can't be created
- UPD: Provide a default Playlist cover if no cover image is set
- UPD: Increase size of help text on configuration screens
- UPD: Improve in-place update process
- UPD: Improve detection/extraction of FLAC embedded cover art

Radio stations

- NEW: Soma FM - The Dark Zone

Bug fixes

- FIX: Empty tags cause just the bullet to be displayed under the cover art
- FIX: Folder view "Update individual folder" broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Queue move item(s) broken due to bad variable name
- FIX: Wlan0 IP address check occuring twice during startup in certain scenarios
- FIX: SSID's from scan list not being escaped in Network Config
- FIX: System Config WiFi/BT On/Off buttons not showing for Zero 2 W
- FIX: Alsa-cdsp XRUNS in certain usage scenarios affecting CamillaDSP
- FIX: Camilla pipeline editor "Show log file" causes 500 Internal Server Error

[the_bertrum]

CoverView itself has been improved so  that it will not activate if MPD is playing. 

I assume that's only if if coverview is in clock mode?

[Tim Curtis]

It applies to either clock or cover mode.

ETA: I've updated the post to clarify 
"CoverView itself has been improved so that timed activation will not occur if MPD is playing."

It can still be activated manually via the icon or automatically on local display if "Automatic display" is set to "Yes"

[the_bertrum]

I obviously misunderstood what cover view did. I don't use it, so no surprise that I don't know it. I'll shut up