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1. Changed: MC now looks in "Data\Custom Art" before looking in "Data\Default Art". (for customizing art)

Does that mean that mean I need to put the full set of files in Custom Art or just the ones I've customised (or should I say fretwalker has customised!)?

1. Changed: MC now looks in "Data\Custom Art" before looking in "Data\Default Art". (for customizing art)

Nice new feature!

Does this replace the <Art> section of the main.xml you once talked about?
Could it also include the "Send To" subdirectory?

Theres one annoyance I've been meaning to mention.

When you update to a new build.
Tools/Options/Encoding.
The Quality does not stick if you have changed it from the default.

Thanks,
EQ

BUG: MC seems to have problems with synchronized files...

Some setup in case it's important:
All machines are running Windows XP SP1.

I have a home "server" machine that holds the original library and .mpc files.  The drive on that machine holding the stuff is D:\ and I have D:\ mapped on all my other machines to the same location.

On this laptop, I also mapped the D:\ drive and then I made one of the subfolders available offline D:\Music\Albums.  I then created a new library on the laptop and duplicated it from the library on the "server".  So, when I'm connected to my home network, I can play anything available in the library since D:\ is mapped, but when I disconnect I still have the D:\Music\Albums directory available so my music goes with me.

This works just fine for playing files, but the following things are broken:
1) MC can't update any of the synchronized files tags even though if I check them, the files are not set READ-ONLY
2) MC crashes if I choose a synchronized file in the media library and select AW->File Properties->File Type Info
3) MC pops up an error dialog "PlaybackEng - the parameter is incorrect." if I browse to My Computer\D:\Music\Albums.  When I click OK, another dialog pops up saying "Gathering information and updating view...".  It never seems to finish if left alone, clicking CANCEL only deactivates the button, but clicking on Playing Now does make it go away.

-John

System Info:
Media Center Registered 9.1.279 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
Intel Unknown 1594 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 1047 MB, Free - 628 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1226 / Shell32.dll: 6.00.2800.1233 (xpsp2.030604-1804) / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping /   Drive Z:   Copy mode:ModeSecure   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
  Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
  Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive Z: MATSHITA UJDA745 DVD/CDRW   Addr: 1:0:0  Speed:8  MaxSpeed:8  BurnProof:Yes
  Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: No
  Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

If I right-click on a column header in the file list view, choose Save This View > For All Locations then click Yes, columns to show and sorting are reset to the install default the next time MC is started... which negates all my careful column/sorting setup  

Bug - Action Window Drawing
The "Click here to continue" button that replaces the "Drag and drop files here" text of the "Burn CD" dialog in the AW does not support transparency of PNG files or the defined "TransColor" of the "Frame_Button". (Win2K only?)

Cosmetics - Appearance of large icons in AW
The "CDBurn.png" that is used as the icon for the "Burn CD" dialog in the AW has a size of 200x200 pixel. But the large icon is drawn with max. 128x128 pixels since some builds... so the icon looks a little bit blurred (and "nibbled off" at the left border...). It looks much better when the "CDBurn.png" is already scaled to 128x128. As I don't own a handheld, I can not say what happens with the "Handheld.png", but I guess it might be similar... Here is a scaled CDBurn.png to try.

Cosmetics - Appearance of "Burn CD" dialog
The "flying papers" animation in the "CD Burning Progress" dialog does not support transparency (Win2K only?).

Bug - Frame Drawing
The "Select Folder" options dialogs show the selected path twice, once outside the box...

The tree window doesn't have an horizontal scroll bar as it had in 9.0.
Is it possible to add one?
Thanks
Luigi

I'm not sure if this is a bug, but if you take an MP3 which has a full length date (10/13/2000 or something like that) and Update the tags (from the library) then update the library (from the tags), it strips away all but the year from the date.  Is this the way it's supposed to work, or is it something which isn't supposed to happen ?

When I change skin, MEGA, MC crash. Have tried from Win Media to PixOS to Brushed Metall to BB.
Restarting MC and it's shows the skin I selected.
Build .279

When I close MC I get the message that "Media Core has encountered a problem etc..."
No problems starting again though

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In My Computer, if a folder is dragged to a new location it appears two times

Any more details?  We've never been able to reproduce this.

It might be specific to network drives.  All of my music is on a server on my network.  This happens whether the folder is being moved on a Unix server via Samba shares or a Windows server.

When I close MC I get the message that "Media Core has encountered a problem etc..."
No problems starting again though

If this happens consistently then try shutting down all interface plug ins that you have running and tell me if it still happens.