[Bluemusic-users] [announce] blue 0.94.0 beta2

[stevenyi <ste...@cs...>]

Hi all,

I've put up a new beta2 release of blue 0.94.0.  This has the new XML
file format and thus far has been fine for my general use, but it has
not been exhaustively tested. Please make backups of your files before
proceeding to use.  

I still have to document some of the new features; most likely they
won't make any sense (i.e. the "pre" and "once" command blocks
features).  

The changes are listed below.  Please let me know if you come across any
bugs.  Any other feedback is greatly appreciated!  

steven


>Notes for 0.94.0 beta 2<
[released 2004.5.9]

blue

    [new] - Added ability to shift soundObjects by a given time amount
            (Select soundObjects on timeline, rt-click on any
soundObject,
            choose "Shift", then enter time value to shift by) 

    [new] - CommandBlocks - currently for use in globalOrc in
Instruments, it 
            allows for directions to be given to blue for what to do
within the
            block; currently two commands are implemented, "pre" which
moves the
            enclosed text to the top and "once" which will only use that
text
            once even if other instruments define it too
            
    [new] - *File format changed* - all data now in valid XML format
                -Changes have occurred in all data classes for custom 
                saving/loading to/from XML
                -File size generally smaller by 20%
                -Opens opportunities for cleaning up data classes and
new 
                features which require more flexible data saving

    [updated] - SoundObject Interface changed, added saveAsXML() and 
            setNoteProcessorChain(), added loadFromXML as required
static method
            (not expressable in Interface)
            
    [updated] - refactored PolyObject's addLayer to newSoundLayer,
returns new
            SoundLayer (old way was to create a layer and add it to
polyObject)
            
    [updated] - reworked InstrumentEditPanel to add tabs for Instrument
Editor
            and to bring back Comments for instruments
            
    [fix] - Instruments generate globalOrc once even if assigned
multiple times
            in Arrangement (globalSco still generates multiple times)
            
    [fix] - Instruments did not clone all properties (Global Orc and
Sco)
    
    [fix] - using keyboard shortcuts in InstrumentLibrary before using
popup
            menu at least once caused NullPointerException