CD-Runner® - What's New...
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This new version of CD-Runner has been written for Windows 95, 98,
and NT 4.0 operating systems.

If you are new to CD-Runner, please read the "cdrunner.txt" file to 
see all of the major features and highlights. If you are currently 
enjoying an older version of CD-Runner, the following features have 
been added:

Version 9.10 / SL 3.10
    * New shortcut icon for Audio CD Recorder ("Ripper")
    * New menus while running CD-Runner to access Ripper
    * Greatly expanded systray options - all CD/Multimedia player
      track controls on popup menu (right-click systray icon)
    * New option to eliminate CD-Runner popup volume/track control
      window and minimize directly to systray option (setup
      section, "Advanced 1" tab)
    * New "x" (Windows-style exit button) added to upper right
      corner of all faceplates
    * Added Help, System Info & CDROM-RD Library applications and
      shortcut icons to package (ver 9.10 only)
    * Added popup menu item for Audio CD Recorder (Audio CD Runner)
    * Fixed CD-Setup section / LCD text cutoff (small font mode only)
    * Improved graphical selection of faceplate themes (much faster
      and reliable)
    * Changed Audio CD Recorder screen & icon descriptions (easier
      to use)

Version 9.01 / SL 3.01:
    * Fixed problems with the new Ripper command line interface
    * Fixed problem with Ripper settings not being saved properly

Version 9.0 / SL 3.0:

    * New Audio CD Recorder or "Ripper" - record Audio CD tracks 
      into WAV (or using an MP3 encoder convert to MP3) format. 
    * New Media Runner program mode (ver. 9.0 only) allows your 
      entire recorded CD (in either WAV or MP3 format) to be played 
      back as if the original Audio CD were in your drive.
    * New Volume Control Sliders - custom animated design with
      color status bars and animated slider button
    * New popup volume / track control options including faceplate
      restore and easier move options
    * New faceplate(s) move and re-centering options
    * New single lyric lookup mode, with optional manual override 
      of song title
    * New right mouse click support added throughout
    * New CD-ROM / Audio CD Disc prompt screen with menu options
      (ver. 9.0 only)
    * New faceplate mousepointers throughout
    * New save repeat mode setting on exit
    * New access to menu when disc ejected
    * New option not to export song lyrics
    * New option to specify location of lyrics web site search 
      engine page
    * New individually saved screen positions of each Runnner 
      screen on exit
    * New right mouse click shortcuts to hide info boxes
    * New right mouse click shortcuts to edit Media Runner program
      (ver. 9.0 only)
    * New right mouse click shortcuts to delete stored program files
    * New internal tab control replaces very buggy Microsoft 
      "tabctl32.ocx"
    * New Music Library sort links for Artist, Title & Category
    * New Music Library option to add new permanent music categories
    * New saved screen size of Music Library on exit
    * Improved Music Library printing
    * Improved Music Library statistical reporting ("Stats")
    * Improved Music Library exporting
    * Improved Media Runner displays and optimized MP3 playback
    * Improved listboxes - prevents "tabbing" of data in small 
      fonts mode
    * Smaller program executables, smaller distribution zip file to 
      download, faster execution speeds throughout, more reliable

Version 8.30 / SL 2.30:

    * New Intro Play mode - plays the first 7 seconds of all audio
      CD tracks (default time duration may changed as desired)
    * New "fuzzy search" engine added for online retrieval of song 
      lyrics from the ILS (International Lyrics Server) - greatly
      improves "hit rate" of lyrics found
    * New 100 track capability added for audio CDs (up from 50)
    * New programming option to program up to 100 audio tracks
    * New Microsoft Intellimouse support (scroll wheel)
    * New links for search engines added to search the Internet for
      Artist, Album and/or Song Info. (for audio CD loaded)
    * New option to auto eject CD on play completion
    * New option to continue audio CD play when exiting CD-Runner
    * New option to auto load mixer when Audio CD / Media Runners
      initially loaded
    * New option to set default Intro Play mode duration (seconds)
    * New option to exit CD-Runner when Audio CD or CD-ROM ejected
    * New option to set default Internet search engine

Version 8.21 / SL 2.21:

    * New online access to the ILS (International Lyrics Server)
      to retrieve song lyrics online
    * New Internet Link added for ILS (above)
    * All code fully certified "Year 2000 compatible"
    * Improved CDDB Sites Listing
    * Improved date format used in music library Stats to support
      both MM-DD-YYYY and DD-MM-YYYY formats
    * Fixed "1-track Audio CD" bug
    * Fixed "repeated CD-ROM Runner access" bug (ver. 8.01 only -
      caused repeated open/close drawer animation)
    * Fixed "retrieval of very long song titles" bug from the CDDB
    * Fixed "specified device ID out of range" for incompatible 
      sound boards and/or device drivers (for volume sliders)

Version 8.01 / SL 2.01:

    * Added support for Proxy Server & Authentication for HTTP
      mode to access the CDDB online
    * New "Pager" LCD Theme
    * Improved Music Library Export options - new toolbar icon
    * Improved screen redraw on eject/reload audio CD when not
      using wallpaper (eliminated momentary faceplate minimize,
      ver. 8 only affected)

Version 8.0 / SL 2.0:

    * New LCD Themes for display windows
    * New Disc Eject operation and close drawer animation
    * New Music Library database, includes:
      - New "Stats" function displays database statistics - entries
        by Year Released, by Category, by Artist, etc.
      - New Additional Info tab (section)
      - New media type capability to store info for CD, Cassettes,
        LPs, DATs, LDs, CD-Rs, Enh-CDs, DVDs, etc.
      - Over 20 new data fields including ratings, track lyrics,
        recording venue, year released, artist info, etc.
      - New artist web site entry links to faceplate www button
      - New user defined data inputs - now create your own custom
        data fields
      - PLUS - many more tweaks, enhancements and additions...
    * New Search option to find any keyword(s) in any title, artist,
      liner note, track, lyric etc. ("who sung what?")
    * New Data Export Operations for all data fields - now use
      your favorite spreadsheet, database or word processor to
      analyze and report on your musical entries
    * New Track Info/Lyrics, with auto-CDDB download/submit
    * New Automatic Enhanced-CD Video Playback
    * New Printer Dialog boxes to set attributes before printing
    * New option to play MP3 files with Winamp - even create Winamp
      m3u playlists "on-the-fly" (ver. 8 only)
    * New option to play RealMedia, Shockwave Flash, RealText,
      RealPix, SMIL and RAM Meta Files using RealPlayer (ver. 8 only)
    * New Movie playback options for Media Runner - set default
      screen zoom modes or 1:1 video playback (ver. 8 only)
    * New Title/Song text display option - change font size on-screen
      left/right mouse click text = +/- 1 pt. size
    * New Audio CD / Media Runner display option ("DSP" mode) 
    * New Volume Control "Mixer" control option
    * New "Force Windows Volume Compatibility" option allows any
      sound board to be controlled using CD-Runner's Volume Sliders
    * 24 New 3D Faceplate Themes available! (download from:
      http://www.cdrunner.com/download.htm)
    * PLUS... Many improved cosmetic changes & smoother operation

We hope you enjoy this program as much as we do, and please feel 
free to contact us with your comments and technical support questions!
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