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ML TNG Release Notes

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May 10th, 2008

Beta u32 Released

 

- Implemented use of FBA's new command-line option to add SOURCE information to your gamelist view. As more command-line functionality is added - ML will add what it can for support.

 

- Corrected an issue where the console window would be completely cleared out if using FBA in certain instances.

 

- Fixed a problem related to loading .BDF fonts. If the saved BDF font is not found then the display should revert to default font built-in.

 

- Ability to use F4 to save a viewed "Parent/Clone" list was not working due to a filename issue. This has been corrected.

 

- Fixed some commands related to the using screen0,1,2,3 triggers. My range I had was DISPLAY0-3 instead of DISPLAY1-4.

 

- Latest round of additions to RESOURCE.ML for MAME 0.125/MESS 0.125.

>> Get it HERE.

0.125

 

New System Drivers Supported (in no particular order):

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- Bashkiria-2M (not fully operational) [Miodrag Milanovic]

- BK 0010/0010.01 [Miodrag Milanovic]

- Bondwell 2 (not working) [Tomas Karlsson]

- COMX 35 (not working) [Curt Coder]

- Dick Smith Super-80 with VDUEB (original version) [Robbbert]

- KOEI PasoGo (not working) [Peter Trauner]

- Orion 128/Z80 Card II/Pro [Miodrag Milanovic]

- Pentagon (not fully operational) [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

 

System Driver Changes:

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- [ABC80] Fixed so that it boots and keyboard works. [Robbbert]

 

- [APPLE2] Changed slot system to be implemented as MAME devices. [Nate Woods]

 

- [bK] Added cassette loading [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [bW2] Added MSM6255 LCD controller emulation. [Curt Coder]

 

- [CBM, C16] Simplified keyboard and interrupt handling code. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [C64] Fixed some timings in c64 pal. [Roberto Zandona]

 

- [C64] Partial input fix, joystick 2 still not working. (bug #1150) [Roberto Zandona]

 

- [C64] Implentation of sprite wrapping at the top of the screen. (bug #1599) [Roberto Zandona]

 

- [COCO/COCO3] Transitioned Bitbanger and VHD support to use MAME's core device system. [Nate Woods]

 

- [COUPE] Rewrote interrupt handling and screen handling, fixes line interrupts. [Dirk Best]

 

- [COUPE] Added natural keyboard support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [COUPE] Added support for the SAD and SDF disk image formats, as well as 720k CP/M images. [Dirk Best]

 

- [COUPE] Added support for up to four 1 MB memory expansions. [Dirk Best]

 

- [ELECTRON] Fixed corrupt text in Mode 3. [Robbbert]

 

- [EP128] Merged ex128 and ex128a drivers, to use alternate BIOSes. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [GENESIS] Clean and speed up SSF2 banking [Cowering]

 

- [GENESIS] Add automatic support for many 'pirate' carts (thanks to Haze for them) [Cowering]

 

- [iBMPC,IBM5150] Renamed ibmpc driver to ibm5150. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [LISA] Fixed serial number read. (bug #1583) [Gilles Fetis]

 

- [MBEE] Added quikload support for COM and MWB filetypes. Added LOCK key to keyboard. [Robbbert]

 

- [ORION] Added cassette loading [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [PC] Fixed error reporting when loading non-existant images. [Nate Woods]

 

- [PC] Fixed cursor blinking. (bug #1096) [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [PCJR] Various improvements, promoted from TESTDRIVER. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [QL] Converted ZX8301/2 into devices, and fixed system halting. [Curt Coder]

 

- [sCORPION] IO map is fixed, and NMI for service mode added [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECIAL] Added Erik clone, and fixed bank switch problem [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECTRUM] Split into multiple drivers and cleanup [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECTRUM] IO maps are done in proper way [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECTRUM] Homebrew ROMs are now selectable BIOSes instead of separate drivers. [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sVI318] UART fix. [Tomas Karlsson]

 

- [T1000HX] Fixed bug #1130. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [THOMSON] Fixed crashes with non-default ram sizes. (bug #1443) [Antoine Mine]

 

- [TI99] Natural keyboard fix. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [TUTOR] Changed joystick to use keypad instead of arrow keys by default. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [VECTREX] Fixed bug #1569 [Mathis Rosenhauer]

 

 

User Interface Changes:

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- Fixed bug in file selector that could cause paths to contain extraneous separators. (bug #1595) [Nate Woods]

 

- Shift+ScrollLock now triggers a paste command. [Nate Woods]

 

- Fixed file manager navigation keys. (bug #1600) [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows] Made -nonewui default. Depending on the reaction this spawns, the newui may be removed in the future. [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows] Fixed "Configure..." dialog problem when customizing certain system's controllers. (bugs #1570, #1573) [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows] Reduced flickering in input configuration dialog. [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows UI] Updated MESS icon, logo and other artwork (Asterokid, MAMEPlus team, Hobie Troxell)

 

- [Windows UI] Fixed custom filters dialog. (bugs #1561, #1574) [Nate Woods]

 

 

Source Changes:

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- The core is based on MAME 0.125. This incorporates all features of the update to this core. [MAME team]

 

- Major changes to transition MESS's device system onto MAME's device system. [Nate Woods]

 

- Converted printers, snapshots and quickloads to the new device system. [Nate Woods]

 

- Fixed memory bug in the hash file parsing code that could cause problems in debug builds. [Nate Woods]

 

- Converted CDP1861 and CDP1864 display controllers to devices. [Curt Coder]

 

- Updated WD17xx floppy implementation; busy signal is now set correctly. [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- Clarified error message when MESS fails to load because of a device that is expected to be present. (bug #1493) [Nate Woods]

 

- Created a 'dumpkbd' debugger command to dump all natural keyboard info. [Nate Woods]

 

- Fixed a regression in natural keyboard support that could cause certain keys to not be recognized. (bug #1564) [Nate Woods]

 

- Converted HD63450 DMA controller to the new device system. [barry Rodewald]

 

- New MESS specific OSD call: osd_get_clipboard_text(). [Nate Woods]

 

- Changed Apple FDC/IWM implementation to be a MAME device. This affects the Apple II, Apple III, Apple IIgs, Lisa and Mac drivers. [Nate Woods]

>> Get it HERE.

BT client for the Mac

All Platforms

+ Support https tracker connections

+ IP blocking using the Bluetack Level1 blocklist

+ Better support of multitracker torrents

+ Faster UPnP port mapping on startup

+ Ability to reset global statistics

+ Various bugfixes

 

Mac

+ Display of decimal numbers matches system international settings

+ Updated Dock badge images

 

GTK+

+ Inhibit hibernation when downloading

+ Use XDG basedir spec for configuration files

+ Various bug fixes and usability improvements

+ Vastly improved translations thanks to the Ubuntu translation team

>> Get it HERE.

Windows API emulator for Unix

This is release 1.0-rc1 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix.

 

This is the first release candidate for Wine 1.0. Please give it a good testing to help us make 1.0 as good as possible. In particular please help us look for apps that used to work, but don't now. See http://wiki.winehq.org/PlatinumRegressionHunt for details.

 

What's new in this release:

- Bug fixes only, we are in code freeze.

 

Bugs fixed in 1.0-rc1:

 

3164 Missing XP Theme toolbars in app toolbar for Metatrader4

3362 Picasa Movie feature does nothing

3426 WinGizmo does not download magic number code

3792 PrinterPorts does not exist in win.ini

4644 Intuit Quicken 2006 will not run after installation

4969 IDA Pro Trial 5.0 doesn't run; VkKeyScan failure?

6538 Adobe After Effects 7 installer crashes upon startup

6911 MetaTrader 4.0 icons missing

6947 CSpy/Tab: Tabs are in the wrong order

7024 VB program using Tabstrip control produces invalid property under wine

7179 Enhanced metafile: record EMR_EXTSELECTCLIPRGN not handled

7800 Grand Theft Auto Series with a gamepad plugged in the protagonist will start running ahead immediately

8069 FAR manager 1.70(build 2087): keeps printing "fixme:curses:WCCURSES_GetEvents Ooch. somebody beat us", and doesn't work.

8115 MyScribe loads but doesn't go past the login screen (Centos 4.4)

8125 Marratech 6.1 crashes on start

8615 Medieval 2: Total War crashes when loading game scenario.

8783 USB serial ports do not work

8919 CSS Tab Designer 2 lets wine crash

9178 "hello world" dos program hangs

9356 Serial communication not working since wine-0.9.33

9419 Autocad 2002 crashes after 2 mins of running

9588 Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 dragonpad corrupted left few chars

9729 gdi/x11 related changes cause lockups in various win32 gui apps

9770 Graphical glitches in Children of the Nile demo

10046 GPSMapedit crashes when editing label on a map

10056 False error on serial port read

10431 GPSMapEdit: Unimplemented function gdiplus.dll.GdipGetImageDimension

10573 dlls/kernel32/tests/comm.c test fails on systems with serial ports

10627 child window position is not updated

10756 Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 training feedback lags behind until you pause

10757 Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 can't control mic volume

10794 LEGO Racers (and the demo) crashes when launced outside virtual desktop

10847 Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9.0 Preferred sound level unstable

11072 Gun Metal thinks POV2 Up is permanently set

11306 software built with Visual C++ software library crashes

11339 serial.c:wait_on() sanity checks seem to be too strict

11420 service control manager API problem: name of named objects might differ (client vs. service process)

11559 Blood 2: The Chosen (version 1.0) - D3D crash

11644 Crashes in the dinput device.c and joystick.c tests...

12052 Flatout 2, dinput_test: crashes if joystick axis mapping is enabled, different joystick sensitivity

12064 SkySorter halts while starting

12165 Wrong height on 1st list item, on eMule Plus preferences.

12166 Richedit "word wrap" refresh

12373 Nothing is rendered in Crimsonland - blank black screen

12395 NeverWinterNights 2 DM Toolkit crashes on 0.9.59

12429 Gamepad buttons not working in PES 6 (ProEvolutionSoccer)

12431 programs window moves down when clicking in a menu

12597 3d studio MAX 9 trial installer crash

12613 Adobe Acrobat Pro 7 trial version does not install

12680 jack driver produces buffer underruns (regression)

12831 wineserver use ~34% cpu permanently.

12833 no hide button in FlashFxp

12857 Guitar Pro 5 window jumps by the size of the window decoration

12866 wineserver assertion failure when TMG7 installer completes

12885 application sees IPv6 enabled, even if whole system has it disabled / blacklisted

12892 Winedbg crashes on a simple mingw binary

12895 Winedbg can't return the value of a double

12907 Text not totally visible in the Display tab (winecfg)

12913 Regression with D3DTBLEND_MODULATE

12922 Black screen in all direct'x 3d Apps

12924 Children of the nile demo crashes

12928 Microsoft Office 2003 won't install in Wine 0.9.61

12972 Neverwinter Nights upgrade crashes

13016 Steel Panthers crashes between missions in campaign

13074 Large filesize in winefile shown as negative size

>> Get it HERE.