Lyrics Here for IE Changelog

What's new in Lyrics Here for IE 3.10

Sep 27, 2016
  • Updated Rapgenius.com (moved to Genius.com, source format changed);
  • Updated PLyrics.com (omit trailing "[ ]" at end of lyrics);
  • Updated Songmeanings.com (source format changed);
  • Updated Musica.com (improve search filter);
  • Updated NewReleaseTuesday.com and Supermusic.sk (use Google by default);
  • Updated Metrolyrics.com (do not use the mobile site);
  • Updated Magistrix.de (improve title extraction algorithm);
  • New Lyrics sources:
  • Bulgarian lyrics: Tekstove.info;
  • Tamil lyrics: PaadalVarigal.com;
  • Tamil lyrics: Tamillyrics.hosuronline.com;
  • Thai lyrics: SiamZone.com;
  • German/English/international lyrics: Songtexte.com;
  • Add support for iHeart.com (iHeartRadio);
  • Add support for Superplayer.fm;
  • Add support for Last.fm;
  • Do not force links on the options page to be opened in a new tab;
  • Updated Lyricsmint.com, LyricsMasti.com, HindiLyrics.net (display movie name instead of singer names);
  • This means that the extension can still show lyrics without reloading the page after an update!;
  • Options: Add a way to completely disable a lyrics source.;
  • Userscript: Drop support for Opera's UserJS (use the Opera extension instead);
  • Removed all comments and links to userscripts.org;
  • Fix Google search result parser (& -> &);
  • Replace icon fonts with inline SVG for a consistent look;
  • Show at most one blank line between lyric lines;;
  • YouTube: Insert tiny "Lyrics Here" button elsewhere to make sure that the icon is always rendered at the right of the video title;
  • YouTube: Only show automatic lyrics for music videos;
  • Remove all uses of m.bing.com (replaced with www.bing.com);
  • Add search.yahoo.com as one of the search engines;
  • Distribute searches equally over the known search engines (one at a time).

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.9.2 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • Updated STLyrics.com (title format changed);
  • Updated NewReleaseTuesday.com (source format changed);
  • Removed LyricsTime.com (website has been taken down).

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.8.0 (Feb 25, 2014)

  • Fix position of Lyrics navigation bar to the top of the panel.
  • Bugfix: Correctly reset the state of the search engine when you navigate to a different YouTube video.
  • New Lyrics sources:
  • Malaysian / Indonesian / Nasyid lyrics: Lyrics.my
  • Fix fallback detection of artist + song name on YouTube after navigating from a channel to a video.
  • Add support for Deezer.com
  • Add support for 8tracks.com
  • Use bing.com instead of m.bing.com for better search results.
  • Update metrolyrics.com source definition.
  • Detect change of YouTube video when you re-activate YouTube (previously, a transition to a different video was not detected when the tab was inactive).

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.7.1 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Changed YouTube video title detection method (fallback), to deal with the wrongly reported title caused by YePpHa's "YouTube Center" script.
  • Recognize video metadata on YouTube in the Latvian and Slovenian languages.
  • Format special search characters (such as " and -) before using a search term in a search query.
  • New Lyrics sources:
  • Punk, indie, hardcore, ska, ...: PLyrics.com
  • Icelandic lyrics: GuitarParty.com
  • From now on, the extension (.msi file) will be signed with a certificate from StartCom. Only trust the extensions that show my name ("Rob Wu") as publisher.
  • Internet Explorer: Statically link against VC2010 runtime. The extension is stand-alone, there's no need for installing the Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package any more.

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.7.0.4 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Bugfix: font size preference works again.
  • Updated parser of Soso's search results (format changed).

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.7 (Jan 3, 2014)

  • Renamed all extensions from "YouTube Lyrics by Rob W" to "Lyrics Here by Rob W"
  • Changed all extension icons to "Lyrics Here"
  • Updated parser of Bing's result for iPhone/iPad user agents.
  • Updated Lyrics.com (source format changed)
  • Updated Lyricsmode.com (source format changed)
  • Updated Magistrix.de (source format changed)
  • Updated Lyricsmania.com (recognize OST)
  • Extended LyricsSource with new properties for common source formats.
  • New Lyrics sources:
  • Rap and rock lyrics: rapgenius.com
  • Polish lyrics: tekstowo.pl
  • Anime / Japanese lyrics: animelyrics.com
  • Asian / Chinese / Japanese / Korean / ... lyrics: mojim.com
  • Songmeanings.com
  • Songlyrics.com
  • Dutch lyrics: Songteksten.nl
  • Greek lyrics: Stixoi.info
  • New Lyrics source type:
  • Search in ALL known sources using bing.com
  • Search in ALL known sources using google.com
  • Added parsers for search engines:
  • Soso.com (used for mojim.com)
  • Google.com
  • Options page: Description of source sticks to the top when scrolled down.
  • Options page: Remove save button (changes will be saved immediately).
  • Chrome: Show permission request when a site is not accessible.
  • Chrome: Improve performance in the detection of optional sites using the webNavigation API.
  • This feature requires the "Access your tabs and browsing activity" permission,
  • which will be requested if you enable one of the optional sites (e.g. Spotify, Jango).
  • Added support for AccuRadio.com.
  • Additions to lyrics panel:
  • Highlight line on click to make it easier to keep up with the song.
  • Search within lyrics. This search box can be activated by double-clicking on the lyrics.
  • Updated a few colors in the dark theme.
  • Increased z-index to avoid being hidden by YouTube's top bar ("masthead-positioner").
  • Internet explorer:
  • Implemented automatic updates (at most once a day). Updates are signed and transported over a secure connection (SSL), no data other than the current extension version is transferred to my server.
  • Several enhancements to improve the speed and stability of the extension.
  • Implemented a high-performance API for storing settings.

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.5.3 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • Internet Explorer installer: Enable installation of extension when UAC is enabled.
  • Support Internet Explorer 11 and Enhanced Protected Mode (EPM).
  • Improved support for Internet Explorer in 64-bit mode.

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.5.1 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • Fixed bug in request handler

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.5.0 (May 7, 2013)

  • Spotify Web Player is now supported!
  • Options: New preference: disable Lyrics extension for some site(s).
  • Options: Removed "Remember position" preference; panel offsets are always saved.
  • Lyrics sources for metal music:
  • DarkLyrics.com
  • Metal-archives.com
  • Fix appearance for right-to-left languages (such as Arabic).
  • Auto-resize panel when toggling song info

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.4.2 (Feb 17, 2013)

  • Grooveshark's HTML5 and Retro site are also supported

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.4.1 (Feb 14, 2013)

  • Added iframe ad blocker for video pages (these often contain flash ads which hurt performance and cover the panel)

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.4.0 (Feb 14, 2013)

  • Added Grooveshark support ! ! ! !
  • Added new source: AZLyrics.com
  • Clip text with ... when it does not fit in the title bar
  • Moved tiny 'YouTube Lyrics' button after the video title (formerly located at the upper-right corner)

New in Lyrics Here for IE 3.3.2 (Feb 14, 2013)

  • Improvement: On resize of the window, the panel will always stay within the window
  • Opt-out preference: Remember panel's size and position when it's dragged elsewhere (YouTube)
  • Internal: Improved random ID generator to avoid conflicts between quickly dispatched messages.