CDpedia Changelog

What's new in CDpedia 6.1.1

Jun 29, 2021
  • macOS 10.12 and above only.
  • macOS Big Sur interface changes

New in CDpedia 6.1 (Dec 24, 2020)

  • macOS Big Sur release

New in CDpedia 6.0 (Jun 25, 2019)

  • MacOS 10.12 and above only.
  • All new core.
  • Fresh start with many improvements and fixes.

New in CDpedia 5.6.1 (Jun 11, 2018)

  • New:
  • Stability fixes for pre-macOS 10.12.
  • Improvements to the Amazon search for reliability.
  • Number of other small bug fixes.
  • Fixes:
  • IBS search updated to include vinyl.
  • Catalog # is now picked up from Delicious Library imports.

New in CDpedia 5.6 (Nov 2, 2017)

  • Updates for macOS High Sierra.
  • Pressing space in a tag field will now display the entire list of autofill options.
  • Smart collection count updated for excluded collections on changing custom check box values.
  • Discogs and Bol.nl search plugins updated

New in CDpedia 5.5.2 (Apr 27, 2017)

  • New:
  • Improved energy efficiency.
  • Doghouse search speed and interface enhancements.
  • When showing special filtered results with a footer, clicking the x in the search field will set the filter method back to the user's preferred setting.
  • Fixes:
  • links in the details view were not working correctly under 10.12.4 macOS update.
  • clicking on last read date in statistics and filtering the view to show those results did not work correctly.
  • mart collections for last seen/read/played did not update immediately after using the Mark As Seen/Read/Played menu command.

New in CDpedia 5.5.1 (Nov 5, 2016)

  • New:
  • Updates for macOS Sierra.
  • New special preference setting for pro-users, entering ”defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "Discogs Credits" -bool YES" into Terminal will add missing credits from DiscoGS into the Comments field.
  • New ‘Enter Full Screen’ menu command and shortcut Command-Control-F.
  • Fixes:
  • Fix for an OS bug drawing borders over the combo box control in graphite appearance.
  • Classical music details template updated to provide more space for the fields, especially artist.
  • DiscoGS classical music track listing and info retrieval vastly improved, especially for DiscoGS items with alternate info encoding.
  • Bug fix: added a beep when reaching the bottom of the collection with next button.

New in CDpedia 5.5.0 (Aug 13, 2016)

  • New:
  • Pocketpedia TV support.
  • Fixes to spacing of filter footer for non-english localizations.
  • Title attribute of web page added as name for imported links.
  • Semi-colon handled as divider in CSV import.
  • [track:disc] template key added for the disc of the track.
  • Formats are now included in Statistics.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Improved Pocketpedia syncing across various network setups.
  • Bug fix: Fixes to internal linking between entries, where sometimes the right entry wasn’t selected in macOS El Capitan.
  • Bug fix: If the toolbar is not displayed, the list view is now the default view to display.
  • Bug fix: macOS El Capitan was stopping some users from using the self upgrade feature to purchase version 5.
  • Bug fix: Rare bug when a smart collection was left without attributes.
  • Bug fix: Using the contextual menu repeatedly in cover view could work on a non-intended multiple selection.
  • Bug fix: Issues when changing a smart collection rule from a date field with a set date to a string field.
  • Bug fix: Custom fields are again displayed in italics in the Fields preference window, to quickly tell them apart from built-in fields.
  • Bug fix: Linked iTunes tracks with accents in the track name were not playing when clicked in the details view.

New in CDpedia 5.4.2 (Dec 20, 2015)

  • 5 second delay on updating a smart collections when changing a rating in the table view.
  • Added megabyte counter to activity sheet for backup zip export, for more feedback during backup process.
  • Fixed redrawing issue with the cover image and scrolling the collection view.
  • Under El Capitan Cover flow view would not load right away when switching to cover flow or app launch.
  • Using a quote character as part of a smart collection rule would incorrectly appear as a backslash in subsequent edits. Furthermore if at the end of the rule, would then cause the smart collection to begin failing.

New in CDpedia 5.4.1 (Oct 13, 2015)

  • New:
  • Full 10.11 El Capitan support.
  • Use of HTTPS on all server connections that support TLS 1.2
  • Faster backup zip creation.
  • New search by date range option, filter searches for "1990-2005" will now be done as a date range.
  • Faster installation of Pedia extras from http://bruji.com/extras
  • DogTag field available as smart collection option.
  • Search scope now displayed as a place holder text and not label.
  • Layout updates for El Capitan.
  • Freebase plugin disabled as it's being moved to Wikidata.
  • More real time updates of the notes indicating which tracks appear in iTunes when editing entries.
  • Fixes:
  • Plugin: Fixed UPC search for DiscoGS.
  • Bug fix: index ignores capitalization and sorting as well to place "A" and "a" together.
  • Bug fix: view file from the links tab for files in the data folder was not working in the previous update.
  • Bug fix: Backup zip creation was failing on some Macs.
  • Bug fix: Fix for gradient issue on full screen cover reflection.

New in CDpedia 5.4 (Mar 4, 2015)

  • New:
  • Added 64-bit support for users on OS X Mavericks and Yosemite.
  • New option to duplicate a collection, using the copy/paste commands or the “Duplicate” command in the collection contextual menu.
  • Improved localizations.
  • Autosave for the autofill.xml file has been optimized.
  • Autosave for the itunes.xml file has been optimized.
  • New iSight code for faster and more reliable barcode recognition.
  • The Wikipedia search now downloads more images.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Rare bug with the autofill that could cause the smart collection rule sheet to freeze up.
  • Bug fix: when opening an entry twice for editing (by accident) any changes will be saved automatically.
  • Bug fix: Status column now sorts all images of the same type together.
  • Plug-in fix: Bol NL search site.

New in CDpedia 5.3.2 (Dec 15, 2014)

  • New:
  • Horizontal bounce is now turned off in list view to avoid issues with scrolling in Yosemite.
  • New Add/Edit panel look for header and footer.
  • New toolbar icons.
  • New export options icons.
  • New checked/unchecked style for the list view.
  • Yosemite optimizations.
  • Cover flow is faster.
  • Highlights updated in Add/Edit panel.
  • New “Command-Option-A” keyboard shortcut for opening an Amazon URL.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Source list does not pop open again if currently collapsed.
  • Bug fix: Possible iSight crash in Yosemite.
  • Bug fix: Delicious Library importer was not bringing in the Format field.
  • Plugin: Discogs plugin updated to fix failed searches.

New in CDpedia 5.3.1 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • New:
  • Further memory improvements.
  • Ability to click and drag My Rating in the table view to set different ratings.
  • Dog tag is now used to detect duplicates when showing duplicates.
  • Dog tag is no longer editable for moderators of Doghouse.
  • New eSellerate serial validation framework.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: The catalog number search limiter for the DiscoGS plug-in was not working.
  • Bug fix: Date picker would close after several fast successive clicks on the month changer button.
  • Bug fix: Program could crash submitting a large number of entries for contribution to Doghouse.
  • Bug fix: For a few users the Bluetooth barcode scanner was disabled.

New in CDpedia 5.3 (Aug 1, 2014)

  • New Doghouse online library feature

New in CDpedia 5.2.2 (Jul 22, 2014)

  • New:
  • New modern memory managed, making the program faster and lighter on memory use.
  • Yosemite bug fixes and updates.
  • Thinner borders inside the main window to match Yosemite UI.
  • DiscoGS plugin updated to use OAuth to authenticate.
  • The Doghouse Mirror command (for moderators) is limited to one entry at a time.
  • Doghouse contribution is faster now by not contributing entries without images.
  • Doghouse menu "Remove Dog Tag" is now available from the Doghouse menu.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Date timestamp for foreign locales could be off, if not using the 24 hour clock.
  • Bug fix: When filtering by artist or genre and then editing the search directly it would remove the entire search term.
  • Bug fix: Edit window's gear button contextual menu responds on mouse down, instead of mouse up, to allow click and hold gesture.
  • Bug fix: Under certain Maverick installations it would require a restart of the program to stop syncing all the images and get the latest additions into Pocketpedia.
  • Bug fix: Debug menu "Remove Orphaned Covers" was not working and removing incorrect covers.

New in CDpedia 5.2.1 (May 26, 2014)

  • New:
  • The IF statement is removed for tags representing check box fields in the export when the value is not checked.
  • Option to make the display of duplicates stricter, where artist and release year must all be equal or empty for it to match as a duplicate. For now it's included as a secret preference to be entered into Terminal: "defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "Strict Duplicate Match" -bool YES".
  • Dimensions from Amazon are now automatically translated to metric for users of that format.
  • Program stops looking for Bluetooth scanner automatically on launch if it is not found after a second launch of the program.
  • The tracks table now accepts a paste action as well as a drag and drop of text of a list of tracks, including title, artist and duration. (The interpretation of each field depends on the setup of the list.)
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: the My Rating stars were displayed in retina size, instead of original size, in the statistics.
  • Bug fix: previewing additional information to add to an entry could change the stored value of a check box field.
  • Bug fix: Doghouse email check did not take into account a possible dash in the domain name.
  • Bug fix: Changing the preference for the fields display was not possible on some Mavericks installs.
  • Bug fix: Smart collections based on borrower updated right away when borrowing or returning items.
  • Bug fix: When using Spaces, the edit window could remain in the last space used.
  • Plugin: Mondadori fixed.

New in CDpedia 5.2 (Nov 25, 2013)

  • New:
  • New Doghouse server for faster, more reliable searches and and a modern programming language for future improvements.
  • Easier sign up for moderators by including an email in the Doghouse settings window.
  • New tag for details template "isModerator" to indicate the user is a moderator.
  • Detail view filters are now applied only to the clicked field.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Contextual menu in collection view would act on selection and not on the row clicked.
  • Bug fix: Improved response time of multiple edit update for smart collections for users with tens of thousands of items.
  • Bug fix: Changing My Rating stars with a mouse click on the multiple edit was off and made it difficult to select a 5 star rating with clicking.
  • Bug fix: Empty rows in track listings are kept intact when copy/pasting an album.

New in CDpedia 5.1.10 (Nov 1, 2013)

  • New:
  • New blazing fast server for Doghouse.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Number of hours before automatic email feature sends emails is now correctly reported.
  • Bug fix: No duplicate emails are added to outgoing messages when updating the borrowed information.

New in CDpedia 5.1.8 (Oct 16, 2013)

  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: A rare validation error could appear in the database when merging changes from Pocketpedia.
  • Bug fix: Borrowed On date could be interpreted incorrectly as month/day instead of day/month.
  • Bug fix: Artist and Composer at the track level now ignore articles and can be clicked with option for last name sorting, just like the main Artist and Composer fields.

New in CDpedia 5.1.7 (Sep 19, 2013)

  • New:
  • The keyboard shortcut for updates from a specific site in the Add/Edit window (Command-Ctrl-[a digit]), now also works on a selection in the main window.
  • The "Capture cover" feature restores the previously used crop setting between launches.
  • Command-Ctrl-C shortcut has been added for capture cover art.
  • Command-up arrow and command-down arrow take you to the first and last collection when the collection view is selected.
  • When showing the cover image enlarged (by clicking on the image well), clicking on the image well again will close the main image window.
  • Smaller code memory footprint.
  • Smart collections count updates immediately when items are added to the database or changes are made to an entry.
  • Fixes:
  • Deleting and then re-creating the borrowed collection did not automatically include currently borrowed entries in that borrowed collection again.
  • CDpedia track CSV import takes into account the format to separate albums if available.
  • Collection icons now center correctly when using the "Tiny" or "Extra Large" font size option.
  • Capture cover was displaying the red scanner square by mistake.
  • Capture cover was not saving the cover for searched items not yet added to the database.
  • Moderating an entry and mirroring directly from the add panel without adding the entry into a collection could remove the entry's main cover in Doghouse.
  • Large image window again remembers its given location instead of always being centered.
  • Large image window now changes along with the selection if left open.
  • Drop down menu did not match jump to already selected letter when using the down arrow to navigate possible completions.
  • Some small adjustments to the Printing List Color template.
  • Under certain conditions multiple edit would not respond to "return" as the default button action.

New in CDpedia 5.1.6 (Jun 5, 2013)

  • New:
  • "Print Selection" menu option. Bring it up by holding down the option key when visiting the File menu or using the keyboard shortcut Command-Option-P.
  • The duplicate warning while adding entries now takes UPC matches into account.
  • The UPC column is automatically displayed in the list view when viewing duplicates for easier visualization if duplicates were detected via UPC.
  • The "Download Covers from…" command now does a more extensive search based on title and other attributes and not only on unique ID numbers.
  • The Wikipedia search plugin now adds country URLs if possible instead of the default English.
  • Statistics.xml and statistics.html files that have been customized by the user can be stored in the program's data folder for prefered display.
  • "sortByLabel" option in the statistics for alphabetical/ chronological sorting instead of by value.
  • Years are now sorted chronologically by default in the statistics.
  • Secret preference to tell the program to move linked files with certain extensions directly into the data folder/downloads: defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "Automatically Move Link Types" -array "pdf" "jpg" ...
  • PNG transparency respected in Cover View when PNGs are used.
  • The grid view baseline alignment is on the bottom edge of the images now instead of in the center.
  • Small margin update to the grid view for an improved layout.
  • Number of tracks is set based on the tracks during an XML import.
  • Fixes:
  • Improved localizations, especially French.
  • Importing a file into the program via drag and drop onto the Dock icon did not automatically save the imported data.
  • Selecting further preference options in the Preferences/Sites would bring up the add panel.
  • The key localeLanguage was not being set for internal searches with the Amazon plugin.
  • Improved Collectorz XML import.
  • Exception that could occur in the logs with certain settings while copy pasting a search string into the list view.
  • Some long dates with days could be read ambiguously and displayed wrong.
  • The "Add & New" function would not check for duplicates.
  • Using the Command-F search command while editing now brings up a warning about unsaved changes.
  • Scrolling elasticity on the horizontal axis in the grid view is fixed.
  • Details view would cache local images and not update them when changed.

New in CDpedia 5.1.4 (Feb 14, 2013)

  • New:
  • New: "Last Played History" toolbar button
  • New: If an error should occur in the Amazon Settings window, it is now selectable to copy information that might be useful to the user
  • New: All images retina ready
  • New: Highlighted 'My Rating' stars in list view now golden
  • New: Updated 'My Rating' stars in Add/Edit window for easier clicking and golden with outline for possible stars instead of dots
  • New: MP3 and M4A importer; drag files or folders over the CDpedia dock icon to import
  • New: Rename custom fields to 'Country', 'Style' or one of the roles listed under musical credits to fill those out automatically with a DiscoGS search
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Spanish and French accents are ignored for index creation during export
  • Bug fix: Toolbar buttons were not being enabled based on the current selection options
  • Bug fix: Amazon Settings window would continue to expand for additional sign up errors
  • Bug fix: Covers would not rearrange in cover view after changing the currently sorted attribute
  • Bug fix: Removed NSReadOnlyPersistentStoreOption warning in console when importing Spotlight data
  • Bug fix: Last Played per year statistic now reflects the history of the entry, instead of only the last year it was played
  • Bug fix: Removing the current Last Played History now updates Last Played to the most recent date
  • Bug fix: Last Played statistics are now based on the Last Played history and not the Last Played field
  • Bug fix: Under Mountain Lion a Bluetooth scanner might not pair with CDpedia
  • Bug fix: Cover flow did not update immediately after an external image was copy pasted into the main image view
  • Bug fix: Sometimes when switching between search sites the error message for "no results" might contain a limit description that was incorrect
  • Bug fix: If the database is empty then a sync from Pocketpedia brings in the Pockeptedia data. Great for users who only owned Pocketpedia and decide to add CDpedia. (This will not bring in cover images but those can be dowlnoaded with "Download Cover from Doghouse" contextual menu command, found in the cover image well.)
  • Bug fix: Bol IT has been replaced by Mondadori
  • Bug fix: DiscoGS URL link-back updated for master results
  • Bug fix: DiscoGS Summary does not have a double carriage return in the details view
  • Bug fix: DiscoGS Release date might not be set correctly on some Macs
  • Bug fix: DiscoGS multiple credits for producer
  • Bug fix: BOL NL brought in some incorrect info
  • Bug fix: MusicBrainz duration might be off by one second for a few tracks due to a rounding error
  • Update: Music Collectorz import to handle more robust cover import

New in CDpedia 5.1.3 (Oct 29, 2012)

  • New:
  • Partially retinafied buttons - rest to follow soon!
  • Localization updates
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Recently set "My Rating" would be changed after updating entry with the advanced search gear button.

New in CDpedia 5.1.2 (Aug 22, 2012)

  • New:
  • A personal Amazon associate ID is now mandatory for Amazon search.
  • DiscoGS plugin updated to handle rare artist cases were no match was found and improved catalog number searches.
  • Improved support under Lion and Mountain Lion for sending automatic emails to borrowers.
  • Updated hidden preference "defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "NoBeepOnAdd" -bool YES" to include bluetooth scanner.
  • Added keys [key:borrowedByFirstName] and [key:borrowedByLastName] for email text templates.
  • Address Book is not loaded until needed to coincide with new Mountain Lion Address Book warning.
  • Improved iSight scanning for iMac cameras.
  • Freebase plugin updated to work with new API address now at Google.com instead of Freebase.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: Rebuild autofill command would include data from Doghouse moderator collection.
  • Bug fix: Import from Delicious Library sometimes would include a single item when importing from custom shelfs.
  • Bug fix: The lent history from Pocketpedia now syncs backwards to the Pedias when an item is both borrowed and then returned in Pocketpedia before the next sync.
  • Bug fix: Changed audio feedback to Core Audio to avoid Garbage Collection auto registration warning present in NSSound.

New in CDpedia 5.1.1 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • New:
  • For Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) compatibility, CDpedia's code signature has been updated so you will be asked to re-authorize the program in Keychain the first time you run this version.
  • MobileMe export no longer an option due to MobileMe's discontinuation
  • Custom tag fields can now be filtered by clicking
  • New details view template "Easy" with larger font and higher contrast for easier reading
  • Played/Read imported from Delicious Library 2 into last played field
  • Improved Delicious Library 2 Importer for user synposis
  • Moderators can edit the dog tag column
  • New [key:...Raw] details template key for users who don't want filter links added to certain keys for creating links
  • iTunes ratings are averaged for an album based on all the imported songs, instead of only the first rating of the album
  • Apple scripting bridge to iTunes makes imports a lot faster and more reliable about bringing in all possible artwork
  • Fixes:
  • Translation tags in RTF exports were not being applied
  • Format included for Music Brainz plugin instead of defaulting to CD
  • Bol NL plug-in updated to fix HTML code in genre field being downloaded
  • IBS updated for date in genre field
  • Bug fix: smart collection with multiple rules might not display the field name for the first rule when opening again for edit

New in CDpedia 5.1.0 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • Pocketpedia 3 support for syncing data to your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. (Download Pocketpedia 3 from the App Store.)
  • Better launching of linked files on external hard drives that have changed names or are named the same as other media.
  • More explicit memory management for some iSight scanning cases.
  • Fixes:
  • Cancelling a search could still trigger the results to be displayed.
  • Bug fix: regression in 5.0.3 "Add & New" button during manual add would not add the second incremental id when using automatic collection ID generation.

New in CDpedia 5.0.3 (Mar 4, 2012)

  • New:
  • Doghouse search for disc scanning results in a single result to gather cover image and summary
  • Artist field no longer a multi-value field and no longer has a blue bubble
  • Statistic counts, when displaying the same amount, are now sub-sorted in alphabetical order
  • Folders are no longer displayed as options for the details view style menu when present in the users customizable InfoTemplates folder
  • Using the toolbar view button to leave the statistics would mean the program would show statistics again after adding a new entry
  • Last name sorting takes into account middle name for sorting, e.g. "Johann Christian Bach" versus "Johann Sebastian Bach"
  • Faster last name sorting
  • Improvements to the FTP feature to make it faster and more stable
  • Allow paste into a multi-value field (blue bubbles) to go into the edited bubble instead of creating a new one
  • Drag and drop of Doghouse URLs to add items into a collection
  • Fixes:
  • Plug-in fix: BOL NL plug-in updated
  • Plug-in fix: DiscoGS includes new masters and release type option
  • Plug-in fix: DiscoGS drag and drop URLs with release/master on them to add items into a collection
  • Bug fix: DiscoGS better matching when downloading information again for a CD that's already been linked with a particular entry at DiscoGS
  • Bug fix: iPod classic export could fail for some users who had to then create the directory by hand
  • Bug fix: previously three lines or more in a multi-value bubble field might hide the fourth line instead of expanding to display it
  • Bug fix: sorting by last name where the other deep sorting field orders would get ignored
  • Bug fix: links imported from .cdpedia files exported with version 5 format
  • Bug fix: migrating from version 4 to 5, smart collections with My Rating criteria less than or greater than were not updated correctly
  • Bug fix: previous update to selecting a collection with the mouse broke keyboard navigation of the tab and shift-tab among the collection, entry view and search field
  • Bug fix: in certain situations the HUD display for selecting a link to open when more than one link is present would not work
  • Bug fix: on launch the search field did not display its label which showed what the filter search was set to

New in CDpedia 5.0.2 (Jan 13, 2012)

  • Playing a song automatically sets Last Played to today and increases the play count by one.
  • The play button starts playing the first iTunes song linked if no song is selected in the tracks list.
  • Composer is now part of the filter drop down search menu.
  • Composer can be filtered via click in the details view.
  • Updated DiscoGS to new API for better results as well as barcode and catalog number searches.
  • Last name sorting takes into account Jr. and ignores it.
  • No longer removes hard coded tags from export templates when they are turned off in the details view display.
  • Automatic page break added for printing now has a class name of "pageBreak" for CSS styling if necessary, such as page numbers with the CSS counter property.
  • Help button links added to the preference tabs: Fields, Sites and Autofill.
  • Last selection is now stored in the plist file for better DropBox support, to avoid modifying the database when only browsing.
  • Help file now includes an exact list of fields that are contributed to Doghouse.
  • Typing a letter to arrive at the index point on the sorted column takes into account the "sort" field if it's being used to modify the sort order on the selected column.
  • Search text is now placed in clipboard for copy/paste into the add manually window after a failed search.
  • Collection listing leaves item view selected when changing collections to allow for use of keyboard shortcuts on items.
  • Plug-in menu additions now also appear in the contextual menu for an entry as well as in the main menu.
  • Fixes:
  • Bug fix: collections were not re-sorting after editing an entry in the edit panel and changing the currently sorted field.
  • Bug Fix: creating a new database defaulted to show the save panel window inside the current database folder instead of Application Support.
  • Bug fix: My Rating in FancyIndex template now sorts correctly.
  • Bug fix: When adding a new item to a smart collection where it does not match, the wrong cover would be displayed for the selected item.

New in CDpedia 5.0.1 (Nov 29, 2011)

  • Improved relevance ranking for Doghouse search results
  • Improved results when searching for more info on existing entries
  • Return appropriate cover for UPC searches when available
  • Default associate ID for users who do not wish to sign up for the associate program
  • Included database validation during upgrade to make upgrade experience from version 4 smoother
  • Bug fix: Custom text field was not allowing multiple lines and included in the autofill
  • Bug fix: Incorrect version number displayed in About box
  • Bug fix: Localizations errors fixed
  • Bug fix: Doghouse moderator collections were not displaying data in the user's language

New in CDpedia 5.0.0 (Nov 9, 2011)

  • Most importantly:
  • Version 5 only runs on Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion (OS X 10.5 or higher).
  • Version 5 is Intel only; PowerPC Macs are no longer supported.
  • Version 5 is a paid update (US$ 12) for all users who purchased the programs before October 1, 2010. Users who purchased the programs after that date receive this update for free.
  • You can run the new version 5 times before it will prompt you for a new serial number.
  • Online searches:
  • New dedicated media server for the Pedias, Doghouse, with support for all languages and countries. Doghouse is built from Pedia users uploading and sharing their data with other Pedia users so the more you share, the better it gets!
  • New Doghouse menu. Sign up for a username and password under Doghouse > Settings to reveal the commands 'Contribute Collection' and 'Contribute Selection' which will let you upload a collection or parts of it to Doghouse.
  • Doghouse moderator positions available - if you're interested, let us know why you would make a good moderator here.
  • Special Moderator collections to monitor new and updated entries in the database (these will appear after you have signed up to be a moderator and re-opened the Settings window once).
  • New Freebase search plug-in added.
  • New Amazon search sign-up: click the help mark in the Amazon Settings window (found in Preferences/Sites) for more information about it or check out the same help file online.
  • Amazon Associate tags field for Amazon associates to use their own tags on web exports or directly from the programs.
  • New Amazon CN, IT and ES searches added to the Amazon search options.
  • New Italian search plug-in added for BOL IT.
  • New Dutch search plug-in added for BOL NL.
  • New French search plug-in added for Alapage.com.
  • New search plug-in added for MusicBrainz.
  • New Wikipedia search plug-in.
  • New:
  • 10 point rating system with half stars (click on a star again to change to half star).
  • Added 3 new fields: Format, # of Tracks and Catalog number.
  • Added 8 new custom fields: two date fields, two checkboxes, two tag fields (aka multi-value, blue bubble fields) and two regular text fields.
  • Custom field names can now be changed in the Preferences > Fields tab, removing clutter from Preferences > General. Just double-click the custom field name in the "Fields" list and enter your new title. Mousing over a custom field title in the list will reveal the original custom field name.
  • New details view styles.
  • A new generic detail view template tag that is automatically expanded to include all fields selected in the Preferences > Fields, making the creation of detail templates easier: [key:genericField].
  • Optimized secondary search options (the 'limit to', 'search for', 'sort by' drop down menus) now show only those available for the selected search site.
  • Results for advanced info found via the gear button in the edit window can now be browsed and previewed before adding the correct one.
  • Enter a barcode into any active text field simply by scanning it with a Bluetooth or OPN scanner. Outside of a text field, scan a barcode for quickly finding an entry in your database (no need to go into the search field first).
  • Plug-ins can now have their own preferences accessed through the little gear button in Preferences > Sites. These are accessed through the little gear button next to a site in Preferences > Sites.
  • Default loan period (found in the Preferences > Fields) can now be 0 if no set period is desired.
  • New 'Open URL' toolbar button to visit the entry's associated webpage.
  • New settings for date format based on international standards.
  • New smart collection criteria: "Cover Image is/is not set", to easily group items without covers.
  • New HTML command to export locally linked files without copying the file: .
  • New Help files, now also available online under http://www.bruji.com/help/cdpedia.
  • Cut command for links table now works in the Add/Edit window.
  • Paste command now inserts new links after the current selection instead of at the end of the list.
  • Cut command for tracks list.
  • Paste command now inserts new tracks after the current selection instead of at the end of the list.
  • Autofill in smart collection values, just like in the Add/Edit window, to avoid typos.
  • Multiple edit window now gives a warning if you're trying to change the selection while changes in the multi edit window are pending.
  • Date Added can now be set in the past when adding a new entry.
  • Creating a duplicate entry via copy/paste changes the selection to the new duplicate.
  • Press the Delete key to stop a Doghouse moderator collection updating itself. Press the Delete key a second time to delete the actual collection. (Opening the Doghouse > Settings once will bring the collection back.).
  • UI updates:
  • Several fields have been turned into multi-value fields (the blue bubble fields), including artist.
  • Info view display (single album information display in the lower half of the main window) has been renamed "Details view".
  • Some fields including genre, tags and artist, are now clickable in the details view to filter the current collection by that attribute. Similar to doing an internal search but a lot quicker.
  • Table view area renamed "List view".
  • Cover view area renamed "Grid view".
  • New menu buttons at the bottom of the main window for Add Collection, Modify Collections and Close/Open cover image.
  • Updated toolbar buttons.
  • Updated source column icons.
  • Row coloring updated to match Snow Leopard and Lion.
  • "No Selection" now matches current selected details style template.
  • Updated animations for details view opening and closing .
  • New enter and exit fullscreen icons to match OS X.
  • Header for source list removed.
  • New, larger header display for list view, including new highlight.
  • Pinch to zoom gesture added to grid view (turn it on in System Preferences > Trackpad).
  • Swipe gesture added to grid view and list view (turn it on in System Preferences > Trackpad).
  • Swipe gesture added to add/edit panel to move to the next item (turn it on in System Preferences > Trackpad).
  • Different collections can have different cover size settings for the cover view.
  • Duplicates are now displayed without creating a new collection.
  • Resize target expanded by 4px so the collections split is easier to target with the mouse for growing and shrinking the source column.
  • New look for Search window.
  • Multi edit window now shows state by displaying a dot in the red close button when changes have been made.
  • Arrow keys can be used to move between results in the add/edit window (the previous shortcuts of Command-N and Command-B still work as well).
  • New menu locations and optimized placement of commands.
  • New menu names for some confusing commands (for example: Get advanced info for selection => Update from, Download Cover for Selection => Download from).
  • 'Download from' menu command which downloads a cover image for an entry has been moved to contextual menu in image well. Ctrl-click or right-click in the image well to bring it up.
  • Cover download options have been expanded to include Google images, available via the contextual menu in the image well.
  • Added flags to site list in Preferences > Sites, indicating where information comes from and/or which language it will be in.
  • New status banner graphics (resolution independent and without transparencies).
  • New header for 'Go to Site' command (including visible URL field for easier web browsing). The 'Go to Site' command is found in the contextual menu of the details view.
  • Statistics header stays in place to close statistics and change options, with new animations.
  • New statistics graphs with updated colors and formatting.
  • New date picker style to match OS X default version.
  • New look for smart collection rule editor.
  • New checkbox look for checkbox column in list view .
  • New tiny preference size for collection text view (found in Preferences > Style).
  • New keyboard shortcut Command-Shift-G to open and close the results drawer in the add panel.
  • New mock cover image for entries missing actual covers.
  • New busy animation at the bottom right to provide information about Doghouse uploads (what it's doing and how many entries are left to process).
  • New busy spinner next to the collection being uploaded to Doghouse.
  • Sharper coverflow images.
  • Keyboard shortcut "Command-Ctrl-[digit]" now works in the search window to switch between search sites depending on their position in Preferences > Sites. (Previously this only worked for advanced searches in the edit window.).
  • The multiple edit window is no longer modal (the front most window) to allow for browsing in list view as long as the selection of entries isn't altered. If that happens, the multi edit window will close.
  • The add multiple window displays the name of the selected search site at the top of the window.
  • Updated links now display at the bottom of the main window when mousing over links in the details view.
  • Fixes:
  • Multi edit window now warns when discarding changes and closing the window via the red close button.
  • Multi edit window now also accepts Command-S as save and close shortcut.
  • Updated localizations.
  • The template text for 'email selection' and 'email borrower' are now localized.
  • Couldn't display two messages that needed confirmation simultaneously.
  • Description of .cdpedia export style would stay description of backup export after selecting backup.
  • Multi-value value fields could in some cases display an empty blue bubble when there was no data to display.
  • Setting default columns was not saving the default sorting.
  • Smart collection rule for "Album is in collection" renamed to "Collection Name is" to make it easier to find.
  • iSight scanning paused if CDpedia is not the active application.
  • Calendar picker would get displayed behind the multiple edit window and was not usable.
  • Duplicated entries that had been created via copy/paste in a non-library collection were not being added to the library collection.
  • Text field template radio button is now selected automatically when selecting a template.
  • Some online searches containing ampersands (&) where not returning as many relevant results as possible.
  • Add multiple now has its own search options so the search site can be changed directly in the window instead of having to return to regular search to change it.
  • CSV imports are more robust now, allowing for only some columns to be quoted, double-quoted escape quotes and newlines inside a quoted section.
  • After clicking a link to filter a collection (in statistics for example), the previous default search filter would be overwritten.
  • The 'Track Other' search no longer includes the track titles; only artist and composer.
  • Technical stuff:
  • Application digitally signed to avoid having to re-request permissions after upgrade.
  • Update packages digitally signed for added security.
  • More reliable self update procedure with request for permission if needed to install.
  • Garbage collected for modern memory management.
  • Custom fields names now saved with the program's database file instead of the preferences.
  • New CDpedia database file name: Database.cdpd (previously all Pedia programs' database files were called Database.pediadata, leading to confusion). The file will be copied and updated automatically when you run version 5 (or one of its beta versions) the first time.

New in CDpedia 4.6.8 (Aug 25, 2011)

  • Top entry in table view could pop out of view with the new Lion springloaded scrollers
  • Folders in the Source column could appear collapsed on restart even though they had previously been open
  • Minor UI fixes for Lion

New in CDpedia 4.6.7 (Jul 21, 2011)

  • Lion Compatibility Fixes:
  • "My Rating" was not changeable for some entries, specifically in the info view
  • HTML export could cause a crash for some users

New in CDpedia 4.6.5 (Apr 22, 2011)

  • Updated the internal architecture for search plug-ins
  • RTF export templates now handle all international encodings, including Japanese
  • Fixes:
  • Adding more info to an album could hide the composer/artist column in the tracks list if the new info did not have this information
  • All search plug-ins fixed and updated
  • Setting default columns was not saving the default sorting
  • Template files that begin with

New in CDpedia 4.6.4 (Jan 24, 2011)

  • Fixes:
  • "Location" field added to autofill pop-up button in the Preferences
  • The Mail account used for sending emails is now the default account instead of the first account of the list
  • Made the non-US Amazon searches more reliable
  • Upgraded the plug-in architecture to be more lightweight and faster
  • Updated the "Sell at Amazon" feature
  • Editing a smart collection based on a checkbox would default the rule to 'not set'
  • Several smaller bug fixes

New in CDpedia 4.6.2 (Sep 26, 2010)

  • New:
  • After sorting a new column the table scrolls to the top automatically
  • New menu command "Validate links on file" to check the existence of all the linked files (hold down Option and go into the Help menu to bring it up)
  • Allow registration with serial numbers that have leading spaces
  • Added contextual menu "Create link from link for selection" for pages opened via an already present link
  • Removed Listmania and Wishlist search as Amazon is removing them from the API due to low use
  • If you have a list of artists separated by returns (for a compilation), you can now copy paste that into the Artist field under the Tracks tab and have the program fill in the information for the whole album
  • Fixes:
  • With iOS 4.1 Pocketpedia had trouble synching only updated data, now gets the correct time-stamp again for syching only new and edited entries
  • Artist column might show in the tracks tab even though it was empty
  • Freedb formatting fix for the Genre bubble; it was too big
  • Bol.it plug-in has been updated
  • If horizontal scroller is present on relaunch, last entry selected was not being scrolled to
  • "Edit" button in text templates was not working for some users
  • "Edit" button in HTML templates export now automatically creates customization file for templates with a secondary details template, e.g. the "White" template
  • Autofill values could appear for the wrong field in the Preferences if a custom field was named after a regular field
  • Automatic email reminders were not being sent in some cases with the latest Snow Leopard 10.6.4

New in CDpedia 4.6.1 (May 18, 2010)

  • Fixes:
  • The title in the info view was not linking to the URL field if URL was turned off in the info view preferences
  • Fixed iSight scanning issues experienced by a few users

New in CDpedia 4.6.0 (May 7, 2010)

  • New:
  • New search plug-ins: Bol IT and IBS
  • New HTML export template "FancyIndex" created by CDpedia user April King
  • Direct import from Delicious Library 2 Core Data database; means you don't have to export to 1.5 XML format anymore before importing
  • Choose the video source you'd like to use for barcode scanning (if you have more than one camera connected to your Mac). The program will remember the default selection but this can be changed by holding down the CTRL key while clicking the iSight button.
  • Confirmation to import duplicates or skip them: on drag and drop of multiple files, PDFs, ePub, EyeTV or movie files
  • Users can now set how long the large title is displayed when adding in an automated manner. Use the following Terminal command: defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "BezelDisplayTime" -float 3.0
  • Option to have program beep during scans in multiple add window for those with scanners that don't provide a beep of their own. Use the following Terminal command: defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "BeepOnMultipleAdd" -bool YES
  • New template meta tag to label the URL of grouped pages by their sorted attribute: (i.e. if you sort your collection by genre before exporting then the URL for the 'Classical' entries will end in /classical.html)
  • Opticon OPN-2001 scanner support added to the add multiple feature (i.e. if you own this scanner, make sure you use the 'Add Multiple' feature, not the regular 'Add'.)
  • Fixes:
  • Improved iSight barcode scanning algorithm for the best barcode recognition on Mac OS X (read more about it on our blog)
  • The location of the My Rating field in the Add/Edit window (under the cover image) updates when the image is deleted
  • If a folder is selected when creating a new folder, it is nested within that folder automatically
  • Add/edit window follows the main window in Spaces
  • Greater accuracy when checking for duplicates during add
  • If IP numbers are used instead of a host name for FTP export/upload, they are displayed properly in possible HTTP location
  • Adjusted font size and weight for cover image banners for better readability in localizations
  • Updated info view to avoid possible text overlaps that can't be wrapped
  • Sorts Play Count column in real time when marking entries as played
  • Capturing cover art with a camera while in the Add window could set the cover for the selected game and not the entry about to be added
  • When undoing "Include Collection in Library" or "Exclude Collection from Library", the collection icon updates to reflect the new status of the collection
  • "Get More Info" menu command could hang the program when used in a smart collection
  • Ctrl-clicking in cover view on a selection of multiple entries could lead to only the last entry being selected
  • In isolated cases, dragging did not work in cover view mode
  • Filtering for dates sometimes did not produce results
  • Closing the Last Played History window without finishing an edit in Comments (i.e. adding a comment but then not moving the cursor to another field) could lead to comments not being saved
  • Greater accuracy for UK Amazon genre results

New in CDpedia 4.5.5 (Jan 19, 2010)

  • Sorting order saved for default column command
  • Ability to set a date format for export directly in a template with:
  • Ability to export files based on item title with template command:
  • New export tags [key:coverImageURLHeight] and [key:coverImageURLWidth]
  • After an internal search is cleared the table is scrolled in order to show the selection
  • Mark as bought command add current date as purchased on date
  • Mark as bought keyboard shortcut changed to command-shift-K
  • Keyboard shortcut information display removed from contextual menus
  • Collection item count now a minimum size for a crisper font and better readability
  • "No cover image" placeholder shown in info view for missing covers instead of missing image question mark
  • Ability to add several menu commands from a single plug-in
  • Ability to set amount of cover image compression (1.0 to 0.1) via Terminal with: "defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia "JPEGCompression" -float 0.8"
  • Optimized compression for covers
  • New Amazon access keys
  • Bug fix: index in HTML export works with UID naming setting set
  • Bug fix: view links toolbar button might have to be pressed twice under certain settings
  • Bug fix: RSS feed for HTML exports "&" sign was not encoded in the title
  • Bug fix: previews of HTML exports that included spaces in the name would not launch in Firefox automatically
  • Bug fix: in some cases images might not have been imported from Delicious Library

New in CDpedia 4.5.4 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • 'Open amazon' command will open a multiple selection.
  • Smart collections in folders updated when enclosing folder is selected.
  • UI shows green plus for adding to collection for a drag instead of link icon.
  • UI shows you can drag entries to smart collections.
  • UI shows drags to excluded collections are a move and not a link.
  • Command-option drag from excluded collection will not remove the item from the excluded collection.
  • Updated jbhifionline plug-in.
  • UPC stored for an entry matches the one used on the search instead of the EAN.
  • Support for Metrologic MS9535 Bluetooth scanner.
  • Bug fix Snow Leopard 10.6.1: cover flow images not loading for some users.
  • Bug fix Snow Leopard: automatic email overdue notice not being sent.
  • Bug fix: to not launch Parallels when Firefox is set as default browser.
  • Bug fix: when switching the print theme, entries might sort differently.
  • Bug fix: searching for wish lists via email gave no results.
  • Bug fix: get advance info for titles with diacritics gave no results.

New in CDpedia 4.5.3 (Aug 26, 2009)

  • List view button updated.
  • Added missing gradient to reflection in Add/Edit panel.
  • Date Added not set for some users.

New in CDpedia 4.5.2 (Aug 25, 2009)

  • Snow Leopard ready and tested.
  • Statistics at bottom of the main window now reflect values for a selection of items.
  • Added pressed image for statistics, info view and links button on the toolbar when active.
  • Added contextual menu "Close" option for statistics and links view.
  • Exposed new "addEntriesWithAttributes:" method for plug-in developers.
  • Faster item info view display.
  • New Date modified column.
  • All new capture cover art function built on new QuickTime foundation, with scaling and rotation.
  • Full screen view made faster by being udpated for Core Image.
  • Updated plug-in architecture to be able to add multiple items at once from a plug-in including links.
  • Added URL link to pasteboard when dragging/copying a single entry.
  • Check for duplicates now matches possible duplicates based on UPC (ISBN) as well as Titles.
  • Moved toolbar commmands to view menu.
  • Added zoom command to the window menu.
  • Fixed: capitalization in some menu commands.
  • Bug fix: removed unused contextual menu option in statistics view.
  • Bug fix: only the first link would be added if a search plug-in retuned multiple links.

New in CDpedia 4.5.1 (Jul 18, 2009)

  • Updated Amazon Web Services access key.

New in CDpedia 4.5 (Jul 12, 2009)

  • Play count not editable directly in the table view.
  • Incremental Collection ID shown when previewing the add, instead of added later.
  • No more Amazon link sheet explanation when clicking on info view link.
  • New eSellerate engine 4.0.0.2.
  • Updated version of Amazonpedia widget for Dashboard 2.2.0.
  • Statistics information from bottom of main window can now be included in export (see Help for individual HTML tags).
  • Limit of discs per album extended to 100.
  • Plug-in: DiscoGS updated.
  • Bug fix: send email was not working for those without a me card in the address book.
  • Bug fix: HTML templates can contain no headers or footers before the repeating entry section.
  • Bug fix: autofill values reloaded when switching databases.
  • Bug fix: Amazon titles starting wth a parenthesis downloaded correctly.
  • Bug fix: when editing a collection name, a collection would become unsorted until clicked again.
  • bug fix: a few foreign articles where not being ignored during title sort.
  • Bug fix: some links could cause an invalid RSS feed in exported HTML sites.
  • Bug fix: title in non UTF-8 HTML export was being double encoded.
  • Bug fix: wishlist search was returning only DVD items.
  • Bug fix: total days of music decimal and thousand separator localized.
  • Bug fix: tracks not highlighted randomly.

New in CDpedia 4.4.3 (Apr 12, 2009)

  • New contextual menu for main cover view, with "show original" option.
  • Cursor disappears in fullscreen after 3 seconds of not being moved.
  • Get advanced info releases memory sooner to allow for better performance when run on large selections.
  • Downloaded links now named using the title of the entry and incremental number instead of the current date (allows for multiple download of a selection).
  • Duplicates can no longer be added in add multiple batch.
  • More undo actions labeled for clarity.
  • Due date field now also in the add/edit window and full screen details options.
  • Holding down shift and pressing add button opens iSight directly.
  • Internal filter search by dates stricter to avoid picking up dates in regular search string.
  • Apply default columns command sets a collection to update to the current default columns even if they change in the future.
  • Creation and modification date of albums passed to single album uid named exports HTML pages, for faster sync when uploading only changed files.
  • Update: Amazon diacritic encoding updated to allow searches using diacritics again.
  • Bug fix: adding a new link with an empty URL was not allowed and would trigger the bug reporter.
  • Bug fix: imported images with high DPI could appear smaller with the rest of the area drawn in white.
  • Bug fix: deleting from an excluded collection inside a folder could lead to the delete warning not being displayed.

New in CDpedia 4.4.2 (Feb 5, 2009)

  • If selection is greater than one, total number of selected items is display in the window footer
  • Added "any track artist" and "any track composer" to smart collection rules
  • Weekly refresh iTunes tracks done in a background thread
  • Note indicating that a track is in iTunes, update immediately after changing a track name or artist
  • All text output now always UTF-8
  • MobileMe upload changed from old http://homepage.mac.com/you/export to http://web.me.com/you/export
  • Improved FTP upload
  • Multi value field Genre
  • New 'show in collection' menu item in the entries' contextual menu
  • Mounts smb:// and afp:// links if necessary before playing a movie
  • Added "any link type" and "any link url" to smart collection rules
  • Added "play count" smart collection rule
  • Added 'or' search to internal search, e.g. "Blue or Green"
  • Bluetooth scanner sends barcode to internal filter search field if selected
  • Bluetooth scanner connects on startup, if it was left connected on previous quit
  • Included "il" on list of foreign articles to ignore
  • Bug fix: crashed when using statistics button on an empty collection
  • Bug fix: on first run the wish list collection could appear as named untitled
  • Bug fix: collection count could sometimes be shifted right when expanding and collapsing folders
  • Bug fix: play count history not stored in .cdpedia files
  • Bug fix: when pasting a large list containing a duplicate into the add multiple window, the paste would stop at the duplicate
  • Bug fix: the move button could be inactive for a selected link
  • Bug fix: in rare cases the info view would not update to reflect the selection after changing collections
  • Bug fix: when editing the multiple numbers rules of smart collections a number could reset to 0
  • Bug fix: cut command inside the table view would fill the now empty attribute with the first autofill value
  • Bug fix: sorting foreign article "Le"

New in CDpedia 4.4.1 (Dec 3, 2008)

  • Statistics work on selections, if selection is greater than one
  • No selection when the selected entry is not in a collection just switched to
  • Table view shows the row selected when moving collections
  • Bug fix: fixed a crash affecting a few users displaying overdue and sale banners

New in CDpedia 4.4 (Nov 28, 2008)

  • Background colors updated to match Leopard colors
  • New larger text preference options for both collection view and table view
  • Table view stars appear white when selected
  • Count appears white when collection is selected
  • New preference "defaults write com.bruji.cdpedia NoAutomaticBackup -bool YES"
  • Change on how tags are handled in multiple edit: tags are now added and removed and not replaced; to replace remove all the tags first
  • Tags now added to Spotlight index and Quick Look (to reindex with tags, turn spotlight on and off under the Help menu)
  • Tabs, new lines and returns escaped in a tab delimited export
  • Faster statistics
  • New statistics look
  • Statistic configuration options, allow to select brand new options as well as turn off the defaults for a lightning fast statistic with what is most important to you
  • Clickable names in statistics to filter your collection by that attribute
  • Contextual menu for tracks table to split and join tracks to new discs
  • New JB hi-fi online plug-in
  • Canon MV500i camera support
  • Typing in cover view works as it does the in the table view selecting the entry which current sorted attribute begins with those letters
  • Diacritics ignored when creating HTML export index
  • Total info at bottom of window updated when style preferences changed without having to change collection
  • Smaller HTML exports with same image quality
  • Updated eSellerate registration engine
  • Email borrower works on a multiple selection as well as a single entry
  • Bug fix: Count on collection would not display sometimes when inside a folder
  • Bug fix: marking an entry as returned in the borrowed collection under cover flow would not update the cover flow view
  • Bug fix: when editing an entry in a smart collection that causes it to be removed from the smart collection, changes to credits/tracks or links could be lost
  • Bug fix: when including a wish list or borrowed collection in the library, existing entries would not be added to the library automatically
  • Bug fix: Using the "mark as wish list" command from the menu on a item already marked as wish list would cause a validation bug
  • Bug fix: Better handling of commas in the price when sorting and adding up the total count
  • Bug fix: with an error exporting .Xpedia file that had a borrowed history
  • Bug fix: removing someone from the address book who has an entry borrowed would cause the automatic borrowed email to hang
  • Bug fix: album names starting with @ could not be imported from iTunes
  • Bug fix: Total duration recalculated after adding tracks via paste

New in CDpedia 4.3.2 (Sep 25, 2008)

  • Amazonpedia updated to handle accents in search.
  • More matches for EAN searches on Amazon CA and DE.
  • Included links as an option for text template exports.
  • A collection stays selected after moved in or out of a folder.
  • Bug fix: on rare occasions entries would default to Amazon US locale instead of the original locale.
  • Bug fix: any collection sorted by status would cause the Pocketpedia sync to timeout.
  • Bug fix: introduced in 4.3.1 some smart collections where not displaying the latest updated collection on the first click.
  • Bug fix: a title of only a single double-quote when sorted would crash the program.
  • Bug fix: for a few users the last update stopped them from adding tracks manually to an empty track list.
  • Bug fix: A track with no name would stop a Pocketpedia sync.

New in CDpedia 4.3.1 (Sep 3, 2008)

  • Saves changes when switching currently edited entries via the table view.
  • Command-R adds a new row in tracks and links.
  • Move linked file asks for a new name, if name already exists.
  • Copy of links and paste into the Finder will create a copy of the file.
  • Numbered index created in HTML templates for exports separated by a specific number of entries.
  • Multiple edit panel now has no default initial responder, so that a field must be selected first before typing.
  • More accurate cover art downloading.
  • New warning when marking an entry as borrowed without a borrower name.
  • Unmodified CueCat translation to UPC in internal search field.
  • Contextual menu in cover flow view.
  • Custom10 field included in info view.
  • Adding a new track row automatically inserts the editing pointer in the name for fast entry.
  • Track information included for Pocketpedia sync.
  • Stricter matches based on album name when telling iTunes to play a song.
  • Leopard bug fix: Collapsing the collection view via the header grab area resulted in the divider line not being able to be dragged.
  • Bug fix: all smart collections updated before a sync with Pocketpedia.
  • Bug fix: 'The' after a quote was not being ignored for sorting.
  • Bug fix: rare bug that would not show the last row in the table view of a smart collection.
  • Bug fix (Pocketpedia): sync sections could be incomplete when the sort title field is in use.
  • Bug fix (Pocketpedia): accented letters would create their own section.
  • Bug fix (Pocketpedia): changing My Rating on the table view, would not mark the entry as updated for syncing.
  • Bug fix: iTunes import could fail on certain occasions where tracks had a negative rating.
  • Bug fix: not importing artwork from new iTunes 7.7.
  • Bug fix: get iTunes CD info does not import artist column if CD is by a single artist.
  • Bug fix: when album artist and artist are different the artist is set at the track level.
  • Bug fix: last played count not updated until after restart when adding or removing last played history items.

New in CDpedia 4.3.0 (Jul 7, 2008)

  • New secret feature (comes into play next week)
  • Hovering over links in the info view reveals the link in the bottom window status bar
  • Exported images have the same creation and modification dates as the originals for syncing with FTP
  • Demo limit increased to 25 items
  • Font now adjustable in the list type print
  • Holding down option key and using the scroll wheel in cover view resizes covers
  • Download cover art for selection also trims white borders for images
  • Black dot on close button to show unsaved changes in the edit panel as well as a warning sheet when closing with the close button
  • Busy indicator while .Mac preview is being created
  • Faster sorting when ignoring articles
  • Amazon sales rank added to Marketplace information
  • Link creation drags from inside the covers folder to the info view now active
  • Automatically removes trailing spaces and new lines from one line fields
  • Command-S is caught in the add/edit panel as 'save' to avoid confusion
  • Bug fix: "Remove this column" would not remove the clicked column if the contextual menu extended beyond the application window
  • Bug fix: when editing directly in the table and then leaving the program while the editing is still active, the cell would then display the value of the next edited cell
  • Bug fix: Delicious Library 2 exported 1.5 format file was no longer in alphabetical order and could not be imported
  • Bug fix: keyword searches starting with a period where being treated as CueCat encoded barcodes
  • Bug fix: if the horizontal scroller was shown at launch the last movie would be hidden behind it
  • Bug fix: during window resize the vertical scroller could display a graphic glitch
  • Bug fix: a shared collections might not load in latest Leopard 10.5.3 and would cause an error, prompting for a bug report
  • Bug fix: In cover view when doing an edit that changed the order of the items, the thumbnails would not reflect the new order immediately
  • Take into account multiple disc for the track numbering in the tracks tab

New in CDpedia 4.2.2 (May 14, 2008)

  • Stars in info view clickable to change user rating
  • Filter search now searches entire year when given "2008"
  • Support for TerraCam X2 camera
  • Checkbox fields are now resizable
  • New user created template, "Tabbed", based on Collection but with tabs
  • New Amazon Reviews command and display, including sorting
  • New Marketplace seller look to match the collection template
  • Bug fix: Resizing the window to a smaller size with the info view closed could result in the info view being bigger than the window size when next opened
  • Bug fix: cover flow drag and edit double click now only active on the selected movie
  • Bug fix: ".5" was calculated as 5 instead of 0.50 cents for the total spent/paid value
  • Bug fix: At some resolutions, it was not possible to select last menu item with the mouse in full screen view
  • "Original Release Date" renamed "Original Release" for consistency
  • If-statements for track section, allowing for more flexible info views and exports
  • Bug fix: at certain resolutions the last sentence of the summary field could be cut off in the full screen view

New in CDpedia 4.2.1 (Apr 19, 2008)

  • New Email Selection command for sending entries to a friend quickly (customizable template in the preferences)
  • New shortcuts for table, cover and cover flow views (command-1, 2 and 3)
  • Added .m4v extension to be recognized as a movie
  • Automatic trimming of white space around downloaded images, for better cover
  • Bug fix: iSight window in the multiple add could not be closed before the multiple add and could lead to getting stuck in modal mode
  • Bug fix: for export of .pedia file that had lent histories
  • Bug fix: percent escape in incoming links are encoded properly
  • Bug fix: direction of up scroll wheel was reversed in cover flow
  • Bug fix: the "new" part of the Add & New button was not working in certain cases
  • A general trimming of the contextual menus items
  • More fields imported from iTunes like sort artist and comments
  • Bug fix: covers where not being imported from iTunes for non-English users

New in CDpedia 4.2.0 (Apr 4, 2008)

  • Cover Flow (Leopard owners only)
  • Upgraded iSight support for new Macs (Mid 2007 editions)
  • Updated support forum
  • Added copy/paste support to cover view
  • Empty lines in a text import not imported as empty entries
  • Export and print templates can now have .xhtml extension
  • Ability to tab between the keyword field and the search options in the find window
  • Bug fix: could create duplicate links between entries, if links were created with version 3.x and then again with version 4.x
  • Bug fix: cover view contextual menu delete option not enabled
  • Bug fix: typing a number to select an entry in the current sorted column was not working as expected
  • New ArkivMusic plug-in
  • Bug fix: order of tracks would be lost when exporting and importing from .cdpedia files

New in CDpedia 4.1.3 (Feb 29, 2008)

  • Support for wireless Bluetooth scanners
  • Multiple add searches continuously as entries are added
  • Multiple add flashes name of added title on screen and sound cue
  • Multiple add saves pending searches when quitting application for later searching
  • Multiple add small redesign of window
  • Multiple add copy/paste support, including large list
  • Sound cue when adding using "add first result automatically" preference
  • Ability to drag and drop urls and search terms to the dock icon instead of only the table/cover view for adding
  • Composer imported at track level from iTunes if not the same for all the tracks
  • Icon has a white glow to stand out in the Leopard dock and Cover Flow
  • Last played comments now available as a smart collection rule
  • Plug-in fix: discogs fixed
  • Leopard bug fix: double click on smart collection icon opens collection for edit as in Tiger
  • Bug fix: Contextual paste command in table view now working
  • Bug fix: When coming out of fullscreen with a search applied sometimes the selected result would not be selected in the table view
  • Bug fix: [key:myName] was not being changed when creating emails to borrowers
  • Bug fix: yes and no buttons were flipped in a possible warning message of the FTP upload feature
  • Bug fix: removing the cover from a movie not yet added could remove the cover of another (selected) movie
  • Bug fix: When editing the rules of a complex smart collection, a blank date value might appear as "nil"
  • Bug fix: scroll wheel in full screen did not scroll covers
  • Bug fix: UTF-8 characters in templates where being misinterpreted
  • Bug fix: in export, total number of pages could be off by one extra in some cases
  • Bug fix: printing purchase receipt from integrated webstore could cause program to hang

New in CDpedia 4.1.2 (Jan 28, 2008)

  • Composer at track level now available as part of the info view
  • Additional information for tracks added to present tracks when searching for more info
  • CDpedia now imports sequential track based text files and merges them based on album title
  • Will resolve an alias at ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml pointing to the original file if the default location has been moved
  • Plays VIDEO_TS movies located inside ISO images
  • Automatic sending of overdue emails for borrowers
  • More detailed errors on permissions issues
  • Double clicked .pediadata files now load on startup directly without loading the previous database
  • Program does not load library collection at startup but last collection selected, making startup faster in some cases
  • View (table or cover) is now remembered per collection
  • Enter in tracks and links works as it used to pre-Leopard by proceeding to edit the row below
  • Leopard only fix: when editing in table view and then clicking another entry, it would scroll back to the edited entry
  • Leopard bug fix: removing a rules from a smart collection lead to not being able to close the panel
  • Bug fix: multiple selection can no longer be made while edit panel is open
  • Bug fix: the drawer showing the results when searching Amazon could think there were more results available, especially for listmanias
  • Bug fix: changing custom field names could cause the autofill preference to show wrong field values instead of the selected field
  • Bug fix: German localization of the date picker calendar was starting the week on Sunday and not Monday
  • Bug fix: on some systems the iSight could hang after continuously scanning a number of barcodes
  • Bug fix: small update to HTML code in the DFPro template
  • Bug fix: bottom of main window was missing separation line in localizations
  • Bug fix: Copy pasting a CD could rearrange the tracks in the copy

New in CDpedia 4.1.1 (Dec 28, 2007)

  • Composer field at the track level
  • Filter search option now includes searching only track names or artist and composer
  • Tags search added to filter search option
  • Full screen switch collection menu now has check mark for the currently selected collection
  • Limit online search to particular fields
  • DFProHTML version 2 by Dan Friml template available on our extras page
  • Bug fix: High DPI images look better in full screen
  • Bug fix: Comments and Summary fields did not allow input of characters with diacritics
  • Bug fix: My Rating not included in text file import fields
  • Bug fix: proper German localization of up-to-date message
  • Bug fix: Smart collection based on empty number fields is possible
  • Bug fix: Smart collection with 'contains' would be switched to 'is' when edited
  • Bug fix: Images dragged to add/edit window in some cases resulted in a upside down image
  • Leopard bug fix: printing list could appear skewed
  • Leopard bug fix: dragging cover view size slider could lead to moving window instead

New in CDpedia 4.0.7 (Oct 27, 2007)

  • Leopard ready
  • QuickLook plug-in
  • Larger icons for card and metadata files for cover flow
  • Card files use new xml key formats, will not open with old 3.6 version but 4.0 can handle old format
  • Holding down option (alt) key when clicking preview for .Mac or FTP will go directly to the uplaod without showing a preview
  • Better comparison of cover modification dates on .Mac to avoid not uploading some recently replaced covers
  • Get advanced info from Amazon a bit stricter including director, artist and author if possible to limit results
  • iTunesCDInfo plug-in updated

New in CDpedia 4.0.6 (Oct 22, 2007)

  • Faster smart collections for large libraries
  • Bug fix: Registration now works with Leopard
  • Bug fix: in some cases closing the edit window with the red close button could lead to entries being modified instead of added
  • Bug fix: undoing the addition of a shared collection could lead to orphaned entries
  • Bug fix: tables in add/edit panel save value being currently edited when new row is added
  • Bug fix: check for update at startup if there was no internet connection could cause a crash on some systems
  • Bug fix: Default title sort was not ignoring articles
  • Bug fix: fixes to the import from iTunes, where artist and duration at the track level were not being entered.

New in CDpedia 4.0.5 (Oct 20, 2007)

  • Faster launching
  • Library excluded entries also considered for the autofill rebuild command
  • Added copy paste support for credits and tracks
  • Enabled the delete key in the tracks, credits and link table
  • When mark as seen/read/played if in a smart collection the collection is updated
  • When editing entries and using next and back button current edited field stays selected for further editing and entire text is selected
  • If HTML export template charset is set to utf-8, then files are exported as utf-8 and utf-8 characters are not encoded for HTML with &...;
  • Added "
  • " as a new line indicator for text imports
  • Option-shift click on the add entry button brings up the add multiple window
  • Bug fix: Widget was not searching inside the Pedias for some users
  • Bug fix: Spotlight searching was recognizing all entries as DVDs instead of Books and CDs. (If this problem affected you, re-index Spotlight by turning it off and on again from under the Help menu).
  • Bug fix: plug-in menu showed even if no menu plug-ins were installed
  • Bug fix: possible .xpedia file cover import
  • Bug fix: CVS export did not have proper accent encoding
  • Bug fix: borrowed history toolbar button was not active
  • Bug fix: beep when launching a movie from fullscreen that was the only movie link
  • Bug fix: most recently purchased and most recently borrowed the last entry of 10 might have not been in the top ten most recent
  • Bug fix: similar products from Amazon not included for entries since version 4.0.3
  • Bug fix: in some cases adding an entry was not possible, especially a manual entry
  • Bug fix: landscape printing templates not set to landscape by default
  • Bug fix: DiscoGS plug-in was not returning results
  • Bug fix: status about a song in iTunes not displayed at the individual track level in the edit window
  • Bug fix: import from iTunes placed all tracks as track number 1, now set to correct track number
  • Bug fix: removing tracks did not change the track number for the remaining tracks
  • Bug fix: couldn't remove artist from track level

New in CDpedia 4.0.1 (Sep 28, 2007)

  • Smart collection limited to entries in Library by default, new preference to include excluded collections as well
  • Address Book person images displayed in the status column when a book is borrowed
  • Delete command grayed out in smart collections
  • Bug fix: show duplicates initial sort was not ignoring articles
  • Bug fix: undo disabled during add, as it could cause an orphaned entry
  • Bug fix: Upgrade from 2.x skipping 3.x did not work
  • Bug fix: Some iPod exports could crash
  • Bug fix: Would not remember iPod export as last exported selected tab
  • Bug fix: Apple remote was not working in certain situations
  • Bug fix: Amazon Japanese search locale was not working
  • Bug fix: Smart collection with dates in the last x days was not including today
  • Bug fix: Eject CD and Scan CD preferences not connected and could not be changed

New in CDpedia 4.0 (Sep 26, 2007)

  • New requirements: 10.4 (Tiger)
  • CoreData database format replaces XML
  • Full undo support
  • Folders for sub-sorting collections
  • Italian and Dutch localizations
  • New Add/Edit window design
  • Add/Edit window is now resizable and customizable
  • Add/Edit panel has entry name as title when adding
  • Turn off unwanted fields in the Preferences (info will not be downloaded for those fields)
  • Fullscreen views support scrolling with the scroll wheel
  • Change collections in full screen
  • Filter selected collection in full screen
  • Show more details in full screen
  • Search field in toolbar is resizable
  • New HTML tag format for export templates
  • 6 additional custom fields
  • Sort Title field for full control over sorting order
  • Original Release Date field
  • Location field
  • Last played history
  • Play count column based on the last played history
  • Ability to build smart collections based on what's inside a collection or is not
  • Ability to build smart collections based on borrowed history
  • New menu 'View' and redesign of 'Advanced', 'Window' and 'Help' menus
  • When adding an entry manually, using the 'Add&New' button adds the entry and automatically opens another add window
  • Command-Option-F places the focus in the search field - new full screen shortcut is Command-Option-U
  • Sharing option via HTML export (download an exported collection to share in your database or add entries from an export to your library)
  • Standard RSS compliance feed
  • Self-updating feature thanks to Sparkle framework
  • Shortcut for advanced search, depending on the order of the search sites in Preferences/Sites: Command-Control-1 corresponds to the first site on the list, Command-Control-2 corresponds to the second site, etc.
  • Added ellipsis to header in table if the column title does not fit
  • Command-1 through 4 change tabs in edit panel
  • No animation going to fullscreen when cover view is displayed to avoid slowdown on slower computers
  • Holding down Option while clicking on the toolbar add button opens a manual add window
  • Collections sorted numerically
  • Progress sheet for text imports
  • Cover view does not force images to a ratio
  • When using 'Select random', entry is also highlighted and shown in the cover view
  • Rebuild autofill button that sets the entries for the selected autofill to those in the database
  • Borrower auto fill updates if more entries are added to the address book while the program is running
  • Bug Fix: option delete only worked with the keyboard, not with the menu command, or the toolbar button
  • Bug Fix: with dragging covers out to the finder
  • Bug fix: borrowing an entry already borrowed moves the current borrower into the borrowed history as returned on that day