__________               __   ___.
  \______   \ ____   ____ |  | _\_ |__   _______  ___
   |       _//  _ \_/ ___\|  |/ /| __ \ /  _ \  \/  /
   |    |   (  <_> )  \___|    < | \_\ (  <_> > <  <
   |____|_  /\____/ \___  >__|_ \|___  /\____/__/\_ \
          \/            \/     \/    \/            \/

Release notes, version 1.4. October 11, 2002.

General changes since 1.3
-------------------------
- Loadable WPS templates (.wps files)
- Loadable languages (.lng files)
- Loadable settings (.cfg files)
- Rockbox Loader (ROLO): Load and execute firmware files
- Text reader
- Repeat mode options: Off, All, One
- Disk read retry (shock proofing)
- Ffwd/rew accelleration
- Dirs and menus now wrap
- Channel setting (left,right,mono,stereo)
- "Follow playlist" browser feature
- Improved ID3 support
- Idle poweroff

Player-specific changes since 1.3
---------------------------------
- File type icons
- Animated progress indicator
- Charger status indication

Recorder-specific changes since 1.3
-----------------------------------
- Loadable fonts (.fnt files)
- Enabled DRAM burst mode: Major speed boost!
- Adjustable playback pitch 50-200%
- Quickset screens on F2 and F3 buttons
- ON + UP/DOWN acts like PgUp/PgDn in dir browser
- Scrollbars added in many places
- Peak meter
- Oscillograph demo
- Proper pixel scrolling

User manual
-----------
The Rockbox user manual is located here:
http://rockbox.haxx.se/manual/

Playlists
---------
Files ending in ".m3u" are assumed to be playlist files.
The supported file format for playlists are plain text: One file path
per line. Both back- and forward slashed are supported, as well as drive
letters (which are simply ignored). Lines starting with # are considered
comments and thus ignored.

Playlist files are limited to max 10000 entries. Entry 10001 and above are
ignored.

A menu option selects whether to play the list in shuffled order.

Directory playback (clicking PLAY on an mp3 file in the dir browser) also
uses playlist options such as shuffle and repeat.

Resume
------
The resume feature will resume playback at the point where you last shut off
your unit. On players, the exact position is stored by pressing PAUSE and
letting it save to disk before shutting down. If this is not done, the resumed
position will be where the disk was last spun.
Recorders do not need to press PAUSE before shutting down, since they store
the resume position in their RTC RAM.

Resume also handles playlists, and even shuffled playlists. You will return
to the point in the playlist where you shut down. Also the order of the
playlist is the same.

Performance
-----------
We have tested with bit rates from 32 to 320 kbit/s and sample frequencies
from 11 to 48 kHz. If you experience skipping, please report it!

Limitations
-----------
The maximum supported directory length is 400 files, or a max sum of all
filenames of 16 KB.

Bug reports
-----------
If you find that one of the supported features misbehave, please file a bug
report on our web page. Do not report missing features as bugs, instead file
them as feature requests.

License
-------
All files in this archive are subject to the GNU General Public License.
See the file COPYING in the source tree root for full license agreement.

Contact
-------
Please direct questions, comments and other feedback to the mailing list.
See the web page for subscription instructions: 
  http://rockbox.haxx.se

Credits
-------
Rockbox is a collaborative project with many contributors:

Björn Stenberg          Originator, project manager, code
Linus Nielsen Feltzing  Electronics, code
Andy Choi               Checksums
Andrew Jamieson         Schematics, electronics
Paul Suade              Serial port setup
Joachim Schiffer        Schematics, electronics
Daniel Stenberg         Code
Alan Korr               Code
Gary Czvitkovicz        Code
Stuart Martin           Code
Felix Arends            Code
Ulf Ralberg             Thread embryo
David Härdeman          Initial ID3 code
Thomas Saeys            Logo
Grant Wier              Code
Julien Labruyére        Donated Archos Player
Nicolas Sauzede         Display research
Robert Hak              Code, documentation, sarcasm
Dave Chapman            Code
Stefan Meyer            Code
Eric Linenberg          Code
Tom Cvitan              Web design
Magnus Öman             Font
Jerome Kuptz            Code
Julien Boissinot        Code, Sound research
Nuutti Kotivuori        Code
Heikki Hannikainen      Code
Hardeep Sidhu           Code
Markus Braun            Code
Justin Heiner           Code
Magnus Holmgren         Code
Bill Napier             Code
George Styles           Code
Mats Lidell             Code
Lee Marlow              Code
Nate Nystrom            Code
Nick Robinson           Code
Chad Lockwood           Code
John Pybus              Code
Randy Wood              Code
Gregory Haerr           Code
Philipp Pertermann      Code
Gilles Roux             Code
Mark Hillebrand         Code