Minirok 2.0

The long overdue Minirok 2.0 release is out! Not many new features, but it’s all been ported to KDE 4, yay. It should be well tested, but please report any bugs. Tarball and Debian package available, NEWS entry follows.

PORTED TO KDE 4

Minirok now uses PyQt4 and PyKDE4. As a result:

• global keybindings work natively, without needing KHotKeys.

• the set of buttons in the toolbar can be configured, as in other KDE applications.

• the DCOP interface is gone, replaced by DBus. See README.Usage for details.

IMPROVEMENTS

• The playlist now supports Undo/Redo functionality.

• If you don’t use the search in the tree view, it is now possible to disable it, saving Minirok from having to recurse your entire filesystem tree each time it starts.

• Command line arguments that are directories will not be discarded. Instead, all playable files underneath them will be added to the playlist.

• When changing directories in the tree view, if the new directory had already been loaded, it won’t be scanned again and search will be available instantly.

OTHER NEWS

• Support for Amarok’s classic “funky-monkey” theme has been dropped. Sorry!

• Last.fm submissions are disabled by default now, instead of enabling themselves opportunistically upon the presence of lastfmsubmitd (which could be not configured). If you want Minirok to continue submitting to Last.fm, you’ll have to enable it in the preferences dialog.