news

- Changed copyright messages to "1999-2001" instead of "1999/2000"
- Sound output is now louder (a lot of people complained about how
  quiet damp was - it's now about twice as loud as it used to be)

- Added util_previous_n_tracks() and util_next_n_tracks() for input
  drivers to use.
- If you have beautify filenames enabled (which it is by default) then
  DAMP *should* retrieve the long filename, even under plain DOS, although
  I've not been able to test this myself.  Use the -nolfn option if it
  gives you any problems (and let me know!).
- Added the -show_playlist_number option.  Specifying this will tell DAMP
  to display the playlist number as well as the track number.
- The playlist window in the GUI now displays the track number as well
  as the filename.
- You can now alter the pitch of the beep emitted (if you use the -beep
  option) by changing the beep_pitch setting in DAMP.ini

- Fixed the LCD function util_time_remain_toggle which was previously
  mis-spelt as util_time_remiain_toggle.
- Fixed a but that caused DAMP to quit if a playlist had a file in it
  which contained an illegal "*" character.
- Added the XAudio support. Select it from the [audio_engine] section
  of DAMP.ini

- DAMP can return the current track number when it quits if you specify the
  -return_track option.  This should be useful for front-end authors
  who want to make DAMP start from where it left off.

- Added the -yield option and "yield_cpu" setting in DAMP.ini.  If you
  specify -yield, or set yield_cpu to "yes" then DAMP will give the
  CPU back to the system during its main loop.  This may improve overall
  system performance when running in a multitasking environment, but could
  degrade performance of DAMP, so use only if your system has the
  horsepower :-)
- Restructured the way DAMP handles audio playback internally, making it
  no longer DEPEND on the LibAMP library.  So it's quite possible to use
  other playback libs (maybe even to play something other than MP3). As
  a test, I've added an XAudio driver.  It's not complete, and using it
  with the graphics mode even causes my PIII-700 to stutter occasionally,
  but it shows it can be done...
  You can select which engine to use from the [audio_engine] section of
  DAMP.ini
  *NOTE THAT XAUDIO IS DISABLED IN THIS RELEASE*
- Graphical visualisation mode should have improved performance on slower
  machines now.
- Fixed a bug with using the keypad to select a playlist > 9 (Spotted by
  Klaus Ening)
- Fixed a couple more bugs related to track numbering when changing
  playlists.
- Continuous play when using multiple playlists should now work (not tested
  extensively)
- Keyboard now almost totally redefineable in the "[keyboard]" section of
  DAMP.ini    This means I've had to remove the keys N and M that selected
  a new gfx palette and a new gfx modifier - if this bothers anyone, let
  me know.
- Fixed a bug where DAMP was actually ignoring the digi_volume setting
  in the [sound] section of DAMP.ini (spotted by Mike)