From dfe0730e223c9f657f6a2ae784255ed713a3b258 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adrian Sampson Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 10:41:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Reorganize changelog for release --- docs/changelog.rst | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst index ccb6cf18d..cac48caad 100644 --- a/docs/changelog.rst +++ b/docs/changelog.rst @@ -4,38 +4,47 @@ Changelog 1.3.18 (in development) ----------------------- +This update adds a new :doc:`/plugins/hook` that lets you integrate beets with +command-line tools and an :doc:`/plugins/export` that can dump data from the +beets database as JSON. You can also automatically translate lyrics using a +machine translation service. + The ``echonest`` plugin has been removed in this version because the API it used is `shutting down`_. You might want to try the :doc:`/plugins/acousticbrainz` instead. .. _shutting down: https://developer.spotify.com/news-stories/2016/03/29/api-improvements-update/ -New features: +Some of the larger new features: -* :doc:`/plugins/convert`: A new `album_art_maxwidth` setting lets you resize - album art while copying it. -* :doc:`/plugins/convert`: Make `extension` optional for conversion formats. - By default, the extension is the same as the name of the configured format. -* :doc:`/plugins/importadded`: A new `preserve_write_mtimes` option - lets you preserve mtime of files even when beets updates their metadata. +* The new :doc:`/plugins/hook` lets you execute commands in response to beets + events. +* The new :doc:`/plugins/export` can export data from beets' database as + JSON. Thanks to :user:`GuilhermeHideki`. * :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: The plugin can now translate the fetched lyrics to your native language using the Bing translation API. Thanks to :user:`Kraymer`. * :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: Album art can now be fetched from `fanart.tv`_. + +Smaller new things: + +* There are two new functions available in templates: ``%first`` and ``%ifdef``. + See :ref:`template-functions`. +* :doc:`/plugins/convert`: A new `album_art_maxwidth` setting lets you resize + album art while copying it. +* :doc:`/plugins/convert`: The `extension` setting is now optional for + conversion formats. By default, the extension is the same as the name of the + configured format. +* :doc:`/plugins/importadded`: A new `preserve_write_mtimes` option + lets you preserve mtime of files even when beets updates their metadata. * :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: The `enforce_ratio` option now lets you tolerate images that are *almost* square but differ slightly from an exact 1:1 aspect ratio. * :doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: The plugin can now optionally save the artwork's source in an attribute in the database. -* The new :doc:`/plugins/export` can export data from beets' database as - JSON. Thanks to :user:`GuilhermeHideki`. -* There are two new functions for use in templates: ``%first`` and ``%ifdef``. - See :ref:`template-functions`. * The :ref:`terminal_encoding` configuration option can now also override the *input* encoding. (Previously, it only affected the encoding of the standard *output* stream.) -* The new :doc:`/plugins/hook` lets you execute commands in response to beets - events. * A new :ref:`ignore_hidden` configuration option lets you ignore files that your OS marks as invisible. * :doc:`/plugins/web`: A new `values` endpoint lets you get the distinct values