Ethereal Waves changelog

Version 0.7.3

Build

• Added Flatpak build manifest and vendored Cargo source metadata for offline Flatpak builds.
• Added AppStream/metainfo fixes for Flatpak packaging.

Changed

• Updated package version metadata for the 0.7.3 release.

Version 0.7.2

Added

• Added metadata syncing for user playlists after library updates.

Fixed

• Fixed library update notification counts so added and removed track totals are based on the library state when the update started.

Changed

• Updated package version metadata for the 0.7.2 release.

Version 0.7.1

Added

• Added notifications through DBus.

Changed

• Updated package version metadata for the 0.7.1 release.

Documentation

• Marked Notifications through DBUS as complete in the README.

Version 0.7.0

Added

• Now playing and playlist edit notifications through DBUS

Version 0.6.0

Added

• Added partial library update that only processes new files.
• Added full library update as a separate action.
• Added Ctrl+U shortcut for partial update.
• Added Ctrl+Shift+U shortcut for full update.

Changed

• Renamed the previous full update flow to Full Library Update.
• Slightly widened menu dropdowns.

Version 0.5.1

Fixed

• Corrected package version metadata for the 0.5.x release line.

Localization

• Updated Ukrainian translations for newly added and previously missing UI strings

Version 0.5.0

Added

• Added M3U playlist import.
• Added M3U/M3U8 playlist export.
• Added File menu actions for importing and exporting playlists.
• Imported playlists are created as new user playlists and preserve matching library metadata when possible.
• Playlist exports now write extended M3U output with track duration and display title information.

Improved

• Added file path as a sorting tie-breaker for more stable ordering when tracks share the same sort fields.

Documentation

• Marked Import / Export .m3u playlists as complete in the README.

Version 0.4.1

Added

• Added an artwork thumbnail pipeline.
• Added grid view artwork size selection.
• Added support for regenerating thumbnails during library updates.

Changed

• Increased the maximum crossfade duration to 30 seconds.

Fixed

• Fixed a panic when trying to play from an empty library.

Version 0.4.0

Added

• Added crossfading between tracks.
• Added playback transition settings for gapless/crossfade behavior.
• Added crossfade duration configuration.

Improved

• Continued playback-service refinements around track transitions.

Version 0.3.1

Added

• Added separate zoom behavior per view.
• Made footer artwork draggable.
• Added additional grid/list polish after the initial grid view work.

Improved

• Consolidated shared time/string helper logic.
• Updated README/screenshots around the new visual layout.

Version 0.3.0

Added

• Added the first complete public-facing grid view milestone.
• Added updated screenshots and README documentation for the grid view era.

Improved

• Polished the visual presentation and documentation after grid view landed.

Version 0.2.2

Added

• Added initial grid view.
• Added view mode configuration for switching between list and grid views.
• Added grid/list view labels and keybindings for view switching.

Improved

• Added sorting case-sensitivity control.
• Improved track info display sizing.
• Removed unused artwork from the artwork cache.
• Fixed sort direction button color.

Version 0.2.1

Added

• Added column reordering.
• Added additional list-view column controls.
• Added new keyboard shortcuts, including keyboard volume control.

Improved

• Improved list column width behavior.
• Improved track instance/id handling in list view.
• Improved playlist dialog behavior consistency.
• Continued MPRIS, mute, shuffle, and search-related fixes.

Version 0.1.10

Added

• Added playlist duplicate management.
• Added duplicate handling options for adding tracks to playlists.

Fixed

• Fixed a drag-and-drop bug related to playlist operations.

Version 0.1.8

Added

• Added optional Album Artist column.

Improved

• Continued list-view column configurability work.

Version 0.1.7

Added

• Added title sorting mode: alphabetical or track-number based.

Improved

• Improved sorting behavior for album/track ordering.

Version 0.1.6

Added

• Added condensed responsive footer layout.
• Added responsive playback controls for narrower window widths.

Documentation

• Marked condensed responsive layout as complete in the README.

Version 0.1.5

Added

• Added responsive menu behavior.
• Added responsive row/menu layout polish.

Fixed

• Fixed a row width issue.

Version 0.1.4

Added

• Added drag-and-drop support for tracks.
• Added custom MIME payload support for dragging selected track IDs.
• Added drag labels for single-track and multi-track selections.

Documentation

• Marked drag-and-drop support as complete in the README.

Version 0.1.3

Changed

• Updated dependency lockfile versions, including libcosmic/GStreamer-related dependency updates.
• Cleaned up local Flatpak build artifact ignore rules.

Build

• Continued Flatpak/build packaging cleanup after the namespace transition.

Version 0.1.2

Changed

• Updated the app namespace/repository metadata.
• Updated the app icon.

Fixed

• Fixed an issue where the library update process could fail to finish.
• Fixed/adjusted Flatpak/AppStream metadata and screenshot references.

Localization

• Added or updated Swedish and Czech translations.

Version 0.1.1

Added

• Added gapless playback.
• Added queued URI handling for seamless track transitions.
• Added playback-service state tracking for gapless transition handling.

Changed

• Updated repository metadata from the previous personal namespace to the cosmic-utils repository.
• Updated README planned-feature formatting and marked gapless playback complete.

Improved

• Improved repeat-state synchronization with gapless playback.

Version 0.1.0

Added

• Initial public development baseline for Ethereal Waves.
• Basic libcosmic music player interface.
• Library update flow.
• Playback controls.
• Playlist creation/renaming/deletion.
• Search support.
• Artwork loading/cache behavior.
• Supported formats documented: MP3, M4A, Ogg, Opus, Flac, and Wav.
• Initial keybindings for library update, quit, new playlist, rename playlist, playlist movement, zoom, scrolling, settings, and selection.

Fixed

• Fixed delete playlist menu state handling.
• Fixed search behavior.
• Fixed artwork/image store behavior.
• Added Select All and its hotkey.