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…but at last I’ve gotten round to publishing the update of WP MP3 Player to v3.0.3. I’ve also updated the updater in it so hopefully all those who have had an older version for some time will get notified of this one, although the format might be a bit scrambled. Anyhoooooo, here are the main changes…

1. fixed bug where wma files could only play in random (and not by clicking play)
2. added memory of previous state for ‘Use OnAirNow Plugin’ menu item
3. added memory of previous state for ‘Show in MSN Messenger’ menu item
4. replaced all instances of “$mircdir” to “$nofile($mircexe)” for mIRC 6.3 (for vista compatibility $mircdir returns the mirc installation/settings folder which changed in mIRC 6.3 to %appdata%) This change will not affect older mIRCs.
5. added horizontal scrollbars to the list boxes when data exceeds box width.
6. changed zipping of list to happen minimized, this makes it faster and non-intrusive.
7. removed installer executable.
8. wpplayer.zip is now automatically created from my own machine when invoked for increased security.
9. updated 7zip as it wasn’t the standalone (7za.exe in original download) version.
10. updated WP MP3 Player UPDATER to include list box with current updates. Also changed to updates file on the server.

I think update 9 in that list is very important, I don’t know how long the wrong executable was being used but I suspect it was from the very first time! That meant that unless you had 7zip already installed on your computer then the zipping/unzipping of lists in the player was redundant. This had a knock-on effect of not cleaning up old lists when creating new ones, opening the new list from the @listmaking -in-progress window and sending with @nick or ctcp list commands.

As always get in touch by leaving a comment here or in email if you find any bugs. I often miss things(like the zip problem, only noticed when I uninstalled my 7zip for testing) here as I only use one machine for editing and testing. (although I do run my regular mirc and another “clean” mirc for testing)

btk