Software Requirements Specifications By Katerina Fotiou

Special thanks to Katerina Fotiou for preparing this document, Wish You All The Best!

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"FrozeN" Laxegon

Based on the google search results for "MusicBox.NET", 80% of software distributing sites spelled my name wrong. "Frozen Laxegon"? "Freezer Laxegon"? What The Hell?! for the last time...my name is "FrozeR Laxegon"! Also the application has been updated to V1.7.5.5, for distributors that haven't chang or update the version, please download the latest from here.

Thank you.

A Small Update

Hi, again, it's a long time since I've updated this blog, well, the website hosted at Source-forge is currently down because I messed up the button "Upload" and "Delete" =.='. And I've moved to x64 bit Windows 7 to focus more on the MusicBox.NET 64 bit OS version development. But I'm forgetful, so I've forgot to make a backup of the source code and the source files of the website(the Source-forge one, that is.) But I'm glad I've been uploading source codes for each version on the project page. So I can pick up from where I stopped, as for the website, which I didn't make a backup to, have to be created all over again, but w/e, will try to recreate the website before February, and here, I wish you guys a happy new year!

594 Downloads For A Single Version?! OMG!

Hey what's up.
I just woke up today morning and decided to check the downloads for the latest version of MusicBox.NET, and guess what? It already reached 594 downloads in just 3 days!
Here's the complete statistics :

I'm so happy!!!

MusicBoxDotNet V1.7.5.0 Beta

Hi, I've released the first beta as all of you know, nothing much has been changed but I've added some really useful functions, such as system-wide hot-keys.

What is system-wide hot-key?
System-wide hot-key is a hot-key that can be accessed from other applications.
Old VB.NET hot-keys function only can perform only when the form is selected by using :
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
'Do Your Code Here
End If
For system-wide hot-keys, the functions can be accessed even if the form is not focused / selected.

The Hot-KEYS
Currently, this is a list of hot-keys I've added :
ALT + UP - Toggle Play / Pause
ALT + DOWN - Stop
ALT + LEFT - Previous
ALT + RIGHT - Next

Bug Fixes
Added scroll-bar to console to allow users to scroll down / up.

V1.7.0.0 Released

Finally a new version of MusicBox.NET.
The final changelog for this version is :
ChangeLog V1.7.0.0 :
-New tags reader(taglib-sharp.dll)
-Now supports reading album cover.
-14 new visualizations.
-Full screen Visualizations(Press F11)
-Enhanced for Windows 7(taskbar buttons, taskbar progressbar)
-Fixed position tracker.
-Support for more Internet Radio stations format(iTunes /WinAMP : .PLS|WMP : .ASX|Realplayer : .RAM)
-Support for languages(CTRL + SHIFT + L)
-Now with magnetic function(just like WinAMP)
-Cursor hides when Visualization is full screen.
-Autoload BASS addons on startup.
-Autoadd BASS addons filter on startup.
-Visualizes Aero(CTRL + ALT + V, Special thanks to Winand(youtube.com/winandfx))
-Added mixer for DX8 FX, 128khz, etc.
-Can handle arguments without the need of ArgsHandler.
-Adds file to playlist if application is already running.
-Able to associate all supported file formats to application via registry(requires admin privillege in Vista / 7).
-Added tags editor.
-Added console application which acts like a Windows' Command Prompt(CMD) for MusicBox.NET

Also, it has a new packaging method because the installer method is buggy and doesn't works well for everyone, therefore, I decided to use a ZIP archive to do the job.

Special Thanks(This version only) :
WinandFX - Aero Visualization

Please download the latest version from our "Downloads" section.

Synclib

I've added another new feature to MusicBoxDotNet, by using a library I wrote, synclib associates the file types(e.g.: .mp3) with your own application(e.g.: MusicBoxDotNet)
Synclib is available free of charge and can be downloaded here :
Synclib + Example App
Synclib + Example App + Source Code
Notes :
Synclib requires administrator privileges to access to registry(only required on Vista / 7)
To do so, right click on your application and select "Run As Administrator"(proven that your application is a Windows standalone executable without virtual host(vhost))
Example Code :
Imports synclib.Sync
Dim synce As New synclib.Sync
synce.sync("extension", "Application", "Icon")