M3U Dropper Changelog

What's new in M3U Dropper 0.741

Oct 8, 2012
  • Bug Fixed: Right clicking and exploring a file works as intended when the filename has an internal comma or is on a \\server
  • https:// is no longer stripped from filenames when links are dropped from browsers
  • Added F8 as a hotkey for "Clear Config File"
  • When config (*.m3udrop) files are saved to the same drive as M3U Dropper.exe, all references to the file are relative

New in M3U Dropper 0.74 (May 7, 2012)

  • Button added to "Select Matching," which resets selected files and launches a new instance with matching files
  • Launched program instances inherit the folder drop and find settings of the parent instance

New in M3U Dropper 0.73 (Aug 4, 2011)

  • Reformatted the "Link Summary" dialog
  • Rearranged the Check menu
  • Added a menu item that launches the Hot Keys html file

New in M3U Dropper 0.72 (May 8, 2011)

  • //network/ link locations are now also fully relative when "Create Portable Playlists" is selected
  • "Repeat these choices" is working as intended when multiple folders are dropped simultaneously
  • "Create Portable Playlists" now defaults to false when the program is first run

New in M3U Dropper 0.71 (Apr 23, 2011)

  • The background color for alternate list rows is user selectable
  • File references in playlist files are fully relative and not just drive-less when "Create Portable Playlists" is selected. This functionality was in earlier versions, but was mistakenly dropped when creating non-portable playlists was implemented.
  • Check related menu items were moved to a new sub-menu
  • Replace moved to the Edit menu

New in M3U Dropper 0.701 (Apr 12, 2011)

  • Check/Uncheck Matching menu items are working correctly
  • The state of "Create Portable Playlists" is remembered between Preferences dialog popups

New in M3U Dropper 0.7 (Apr 10, 2011)

  • All menu-based program options are now consolidated in a Preferences dialog box
  • Issue relating to drive letters when saving playlists to arbitrary drives resolved
  • Double clicking a file uses a fully qualified pathname when portable playlists is not selected
  • Launched new instances inherit the default media player and media player list from the current instance

New in M3U Dropper 0.661 (Jan 25, 2011)

  • Added a dialog showing the progress of folder drops
  • The File menu has a maximum of eight recently opened .m3udrop files.
  • If the app is started with an .m3udrop file on the command line, it is reflected in the window title.
  • When the the configuration file is cleared, the app title is changed if needed.
  • Non-portable playlists can be generated
  • Brutal error found, fixed: ., .. and all sub-folders were being added as links in recursive folder drops when *.* or * or *anything that matches a folder* was one of the file specifications

New in M3U Dropper 0.65 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • The drop location indicator line is more accurate
  • Duplicate drops from browsers are now dropped instead of automatically skipped
  • Added tooltip text to the "find matching files" dialog
  • All dialogs use a slightly larger font
  • init_filename in .m3udrop files has no path if it's in the same folder as the .exe file (e.g. it's 100% portable, not just drive-less)

New in M3U Dropper 0.64 (Nov 30, 2010)

  • If only one file is selected, Edit->Paste now inserts list items above the currently selected item instead of to the top of the list
  • File opens now default to *.m3udrop instead of "M3U Dropper.m3udrop"

New in M3U Dropper 0.63 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Added a "Clear Selections, Then Select" button to "Select Matching Files"

New in M3U Dropper 0.62 (Sep 23, 2010)

  • More toolbar icons added
  • "Open Playlist File" has a dropdown list for imported playlist file types
  • The file list has alternating row colors
  • Added "Sort By Path, Then Randomize" option

New in M3U Dropper 0.61 (Sep 15, 2010)

  • Dropdown list added to the file save dialog for creating various playlist file types
  • Cut/Copy/Paste implemented using \r\n delimited unicode text

New in M3U Dropper 0.6 (Sep 12, 2010)

  • "Select/unselect matching" can search either filenames or the full path
  • The window on top menu setting is correctly reset when an .m3udrop file is opened
  • Recent files with relative paths now open correctly if the app is started via the command line with an .m3udrop file in a random location
  • Added a "Clear config file" option, which clears the name of the current configuration file so it won't be overwritten when the app exits
  • Added a dialog describing select/unselect results

New in M3U Dropper 0.592 (Sep 8, 2010)

  • Select/unselect matching items remembers the previous state
  • Text edit in select/unselect matching changed to a dropdown list
  • Select/unselect matching can use multiple search texts, separated by semicolons (e.g. grateful dead;mozart;live)
  • Playlist imports fixed

New in M3U Dropper 0.591 (Aug 31, 2010)

  • "Select matching" now searches the full path rather than the filename
  • Added "Unselect matching" function
  • The list of previously selected custom media players correctly refreshes
  • Removed the sort icons from the toolbar, as clicking on the column headers has the same effect and they were ugly

New in M3U Dropper 0.59 (Aug 27, 2010)

  • he link list can be displayed in a user-selectable font
  • Toolbar added, which can be hidden
  • Changed the behavior of "Focus next selected"
  • Added "Focus previous selected"
  • Split the "Misc" menu into two menus
  • Sorting by full path now sorts by folder/filename instead of the complete path, which is a bit slower but more accurate
  • Note: sorts are not case sensitive
  • Added "New instance with selected" feature, which launches another instance of the app with the selected items only
  • The source code download .zip file is now encapsulated in a folder

New in M3U Dropper 0.58 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • "Remove duplicates" no longer redraws the entire list
  • Filename column added
  • Switched the hotkey for "reverse selected" to Ctrl+D; menu item hot key also changed
  • Bug fixed: Windowplacement was not being saved to .m3udrop files except when the program exited
  • Changed item edit (F2) to a dialog from edit-in-place
  • Folder links are launched generically (not to the selected media player)
  • Added a right click context menu
  • \\Network file locations now launch correctly

New in M3U Dropper 0.577 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Implemented "remove duplicates" which was in the v0.576 menu but undone
  • &'s in imported .wpl files are translated back to just &'s

New in M3U Dropper 0.576 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Fixed a very obscure ini_map bug relating to checking for quoted strings when a key existed but there was no string
  • media_players_list, use_default_media_player, and default_media_player are reset whenever an .m3udrop file is opened
  • Enter now launches the current list item if the list is focused and only one item is selected
  • On a folder drop, SetFocus() is called
  • App is now compiled with Visual Studio 2010, .sln file updated

New in M3U Dropper 0.563 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Fixed a rather aggregious relative file error

New in M3U Dropper 0.562 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • added a "use winebrowser as the media player" note in the help->usage dialog

New in M3U Dropper 0.56 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Generated playlist files are now relative to where the file is saved, rather than relative to GetModuleFilename()

New in M3U Dropper 0.51 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • adjusted the drop point down by one for http:, ftp:, file: links
  • Bug fixed: Replace would hang if there was no to be replaced text

New in M3U Dropper 0.42 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • fixed the line drop indicator (wasn't working properly against selected items)

New in M3U Dropper 0.41 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • various small changes, like keeping the active item visible
  • very slightly changed the randomize function

New in M3U Dropper 0.40 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Config now saves the selected state of a list (which is restored on a load)
  • added a "Select Checked" menu item
  • added a "unselect all" menu item
  • all Shift+ key handlers are now Ctrl+ (conflicted with built -in actions)
  • drops to the top of the list now work
  • the selected item is set to the first dropped item after a drop
  • created a case-insensitive CString replace function, used it in the Replace dialog
  • when erasing a drop line indicator, uses a selected or background color, as appropriate
  • drop line indicator seems work more or less perfectly now
  • added .pls file support
  • Note: links in .pls files include a drive letter if the links start with a \ (e.g., they aren't fully portable)
  • VLC & WMP were choking on relative links

New in M3U Dropper 0.33 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • still not entirely sure the drop indicator is always in the correct position

New in M3U Dropper 0.32 (Aug 20, 2010)

  • Added the Misc menu
  • the listbox now resizes with the dialog
  • x64 solution added
  • version 0.30 & 0.31 released
  • randomize function added
  • edit item function added
  • visible drop point indicator added